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diff --git a/album/7th-gate-project.yaml b/album/7th-gate-project.yaml index 4542a8bb..4430ab18 100644 --- a/album/7th-gate-project.yaml +++ b/album/7th-gate-project.yaml @@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ Color: '#00fcf8' Groups: - Fandom Commentary: |- - <i>Catboss:</i> (original commentary) + <i>Catboss:</i> ([Tumblr](https://konec0.tumblr.com/post/7260287179/seventh-gate-lowas), excerpt, 7/5/2011) + + Oh-kay, going to kick off with something old since I'm still trying to figure out the interface and everything. The "Seventh Gate Project" - as I like to call it - is something I have been planning for a while now. At least like half a month, I'd say. I started it for more or less the same reason I started this blogthing - I mentioned that I felt that my music was gaining a sort of "direction" to it, and I guess this project is basically to see where it's going, and to develop my own style. @@ -23,7 +25,11 @@ Commentary: |- Maybe I'll just do it as an on-and-off thing after I'm done with the 4 lands. - <i>Catboss:</i> (commentary redux) + Anyway. Where was I? + + *(Continued in [[track:through-the-seventh-gate-land-of-wind-and-shade]])* + + <i>Catboss:</i> ([SoundCloud album description](https://soundcloud.com/catbossstudio/sets/7th-gate-project)) Completed around June 2011, the 7th Gate Project was a series of remixes of songs from webcomic and internet sensation Homestuck. @@ -47,16 +53,15 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Warhammer of Zillyhoo - Doctor Commentary: |- - <i>Catboss:</i> (original commentary) - - Through the Seventh Gate ~Land of Wind and Shade~" is a song that contains many things that I am a complete sucker for. Soaring string melodies? Check. Piano solo with lots of reverb? Check. Chorus? (I know it's synthesized eh who cares) Check. Running notes, lots of them? Check. Dramatic piano octaves? Check. Mash them all together with a bunch of windy sounds and you get this. + <i>Catboss:</i> ([Tumblr](https://konec0.tumblr.com/post/7260287179/seventh-gate-lowas), excerpt, 7/5/2011) - One odd thing though is I'm using a Battery preset meant for dance songs. I, uh + *(Continued from [[album:7th-gate-project|Tumblr album commentary]])* - don't actually like dance that much - - so it's a bit of an oddity that I actually use it a lot. + "Through the Seventh Gate \~Land of Wind and Shade~" is a song that contains many things that I am a complete sucker for. Soaring string melodies? Check. Piano solo with lots of reverb? Check. Chorus? (I know it's synthesized eh who cares) Check. Running notes, lots of them? Check. Dramatic piano octaves? Check. Mash them all together with a bunch of windy sounds and you get this. + One odd thing though is I'm using a Battery preset meant for dance songs. I, uh<br> + don't actually like dance that much<br> + so it's a bit of an oddity that I actually use it a lot.<br> I guess you would describe this song as a weird mishmash of dance-electronic-orchestral stuff. Which is cool. I think I would quite like that, actually. I would definitely like to fiddle around more with electronic stuff though @@ -65,11 +70,17 @@ Commentary: |- That's enough ramblin' from me. - <i>Catboss:</i> (commentary redux) + <i>Catboss:</i> ([SoundCloud description](https://soundcloud.com/catbossstudio/through-the-seventh-gate-lowas), excerpt) The Heir of Breath enters the Tower of the Tempest... Although many seem to prefer [[track:through-the-seventh-gate-land-of-frost-and-frogs|Land of Frost and Frogs]] more, this is my personal favorite from the set. For one, it strays furthest from the source material. For another, I experimented much more heavily with dynamic changes in this song, and I'm honestly quite happy with the outcome! +Referencing Sources: |- + <i>Catboss:</i> ([Tumblr](https://konec0.tumblr.com/post/7260287179/seventh-gate-lowas), excerpt, 7/5/2011) + + Originals:<br> + [[Doctor|"Doctor"]] by [[artist:buzinkai]], [[artist:michael-vallejo]], and [[artist:clark-powell]]<br> + [[Warhammer of Zillyhoo|"Warhammer of Zillyhoo"]] by [[artist:michael-guy-bowman]] --- Track: Through the Seventh Gate ~Land of Heat and Clockwork~ Duration: 4:36 @@ -85,15 +96,15 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Beatdown (Strider Style) - Atomyk Ebonpyre Commentary: |- - <i>Catboss:</i> (original commentary) + <i>Catboss:</i> ([Tumblr](https://konec0.tumblr.com/post/7345321566/seventh-gate-lohac), excerpt, 7/7/2011) Sometimes songs come to me more or less fully formed - this was the case for [[track:through-the-seventh-gate-land-of-wind-and-shade|LOWAS]]; some fidelity is lost in the transition from imagination to audio, but that song is more or less how I imagine it. - Other times, though, I have far less to work with. In this case all I had was the opening and a rough idea of where I wanted the song to go. Dave is the perennial coolkid so I figured the Seventh Gate song for LOHAC would be far more casual than [[track:through-the-seventh-gate-land-of-wind-and-shade|LOWAS]]. Sort of a "herp derp gonna waltz in and slaughter the denizen all cool-like", but other than that I didn't have anything else. So I don't really do my own thing like I did for [[track:through-the-seventh-gate-land-of-wind-and-shade|LOWAS]], barring some improvisation on the bass (I like bass solos). Later there was [[Tribal Ebonpyre]], because I was using bongos already anyway. + Other times, though, I have far less to work with. In this case all I had was the opening and a rough idea of where I wanted the song to go. Dave is the perennial coolkid so I figured the Seventh Gate song for LOHAC would be far more casual than LOWAS. Sort of a "herp derp gonna waltz in and slaughter the denizen all cool-like", but other than that I didn't have anything else. So I don't really do my own thing like I did for LOWAS, barring some improvisation on the bass (I like bass solos). Later there was [[Tribal Ebonpyre]], because I was using bongos already anyway. So yes. - It's also a tribute to Castlevania music, to an extent. + It's also a tribute to Castlevania music, to an extent. The main inspiration came from [this song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyXRV7wkeyo), and I wanted to try and capture that feel. I also have a heck of a lot more percussion in this song than I otherwise would have; 1x drum kit, 1x sample set full of metallic-ish sounds, and bongos. I would have added record scratches too (it's Dave after all) if I had satisfactory ones, but I don't. Not now, anyway. If I ever revise this song I might find some and add them in. @@ -101,11 +112,18 @@ Commentary: |- Annnnd finally we end with a simple drum riff and a fadeout. That's all folks! I'll probably work on [[track:through-the-seventh-gate-land-of-light-and-rain|LOLAR]] next. - <i>Catboss:</i> (commentary redux) + <i>Catboss:</i> ([SoundCloud description](https://soundcloud.com/catbossstudio/through-the-seventh-gate-lohac), excerpt) The Knight of Time enters the Forge of Flame... - This song was heavily inspired by the music of the Castlevania series. More specifically, I tried to emulate the style of one particular song - "[Empty Tome](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyXRV7wkeyoAn)," from Order of Ecclesia. I think it's possibly one of my favorite songs from the series! + This song was heavily inspired by the music of the Castlevania series. More specifically, I tried to emulate the style of one particular song - ["Empty Tome,"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyXRV7wkeyoAn) from Order of Ecclesia. I think it's possibly one of my favorite songs from the series! +Referencing Sources: |- + <i>Catboss:</i> ([Tumblr](https://konec0.tumblr.com/post/7345321566/seventh-gate-lohac), excerpt, 7/7/2011) + + Originals:<br> + [[Atomyk Ebonpyre|"Atomyk Ebonpyre"]] by [[artist:toby-fox]]<br> + [[Tribal Ebonpyre|"Tribal Ebonpyre"]] by [[artist:erik-scheele]]<br> + [[Beatdown (Strider Style)|"Beatdown"]] by [[artist:curt-blakeslee]] (traces of) --- Track: Through the Seventh Gate ~Land of Light and Rain~ Duration: 4:36 @@ -120,7 +138,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Endless Climb - Black Rose / Green Sun Commentary: |- - <i>Catboss:</i> (original commentary) + <i>Catboss:</i> ([Tumblr](https://konec0.tumblr.com/post/7561460690/seventh-gate-lolar), excerpt, 7/12/2011) Slow songs are NOT my forte. Welp. @@ -128,7 +146,7 @@ Commentary: |- This was supposed to be ambient-ish, and vaguely creepy. I actually quite like the opening! I tried to give it a sort of underwater alien feel because Rose's denizen did kill everything in the water after all. So yeah. On the other hand, I think it ended up sort of relaxing instead. Welp konec0 what are you doing. - It's not as if final dungeons can't have relaxing themes though. + It's not as if final dungeons can't have [relaxing themes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6Go_pOucCI) though. Also: Now I'm wondering if I should have added rain sound effects. @@ -136,17 +154,23 @@ Commentary: |- Anyway that's about it for this one. - Next up is [[track:through-the-seventh-gate-land-of-frost-and-frogs|LOFAF]]!... actually no. I think I'll let [[track:through-the-seventh-gate-land-of-frost-and-frogs|LOFAF]] sit for a while, because I don't really have any good ideas for it and I want it to be good. We'll see. + Next up is [[track:through-the-seventh-gate-land-of-frost-and-frogs|LOFAF]]!... actually no. I think I'll let LOFAF sit for a while, because I don't really have any good ideas for it and I want it to be good. We'll see. Meow! - <i>Catboss:</i> (commentary redux) + <i>Catboss:</i> ([SoundCloud description](https://soundcloud.com/catbossstudio/through-the-seventh-gate-lolar), excerpt) The Seer of Light enters the Sea of Silence... Slow songs are definitely not my forte. As such, Land of Light and Rain was the hardest of the four songs for me. I tried using sounds such as the bowed waterphone to create an unsettling atmosphere, but I think the song still ended up sounding too relaxed and even a little sluggish. Slow songs are definitely something I have to improve on. +Referencing Sources: |- + <i>Catboss:</i> ([Tumblr](https://konec0.tumblr.com/post/7561460690/seventh-gate-lolar), excerpt, 7/12/2011) + + Originals:<br> + [[track:black-rose-green-sun|"Black Rose / Green Sun"]] by [[artist:malcolm-brown]]<br> + [[Endless Climb|"Endless Climb"]] by [[artist:buzinkai]] --- Track: Through the Seventh Gate ~Land of Frost and Frogs~ Duration: 5:43 @@ -162,36 +186,42 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Dissension (Original) - Sunsetter Commentary: |- - <i>Catboss:</i> (original commentary) - - Remember when I said I'd sit on LOFAF for a bit? I lied. - - okay not really - - more like I got an idea, but then I was going to do other stuff, but turns out it's one of those ideas that cripples your creative output unless you do it first, so yeah I was pretty much forced to do it + <i>Catboss:</i> ([Tumblr](https://konec0.tumblr.com/post/7920295724/seventh-gate-lofaf), excerpt, 7/22/2011) + Remember when I said I'd sit on LOFAF for a bit? I lied.<br> + okay not really<br> + more like I got an idea, but then I was going to do other stuff, but turns out it's one of those ideas that cripples your creative output unless you do it first, so yeah I was pretty much forced to do it<br> them's the breaks ANYWAY. [[track:frost-vol6|Frost]] is one of my favourite Homestuck songs. Go listen to it because it is fantastic. I could probably leave it on loop all day and not get tired of it. It's also Jade's land theme so there's pretty much no way I wasn't going to put it in here. - The original idea for this song was always to use [[track:frost-vol6|Frost]] as a "backdrop" and then link it to other songs, but to be perfectly frank I wasn't expecting to use [[Dissension (Original)|Dissension]]. I was intending to transition straight to [[Sunsetter]], but then I played a bunch of stuff and was like "hey this sounds like a Homestuck song" and it turned out to be [[Dissension (Original)|Dissension]] so I used it. My subconscious is a thief sometimes. Turned out for the better, really, it's one of those happy little coincidences that happen sometimes. =3 + The original idea for this song was always to use Frost as a "backdrop" and then link it to other songs, but to be perfectly frank I wasn't expecting to use [[Dissension (Original)|Dissension]]. I was intending to transition straight to [[Sunsetter]], but then I played a bunch of stuff and was like "hey this sounds like a Homestuck song" and it turned out to be Dissension so I used it. My subconscious is a thief sometimes. Turned out for the better, really, it's one of those happy little coincidences that happen sometimes. =3 - Also: [[Dissension (Original)|Dissension]] doesn't get remixed enough. Needs more luv~~ + Also: Dissension doesn't get remixed enough. Needs more luv~~ Let's see, where was I. - [[Sunsetter]] might seem like an odd choice really, but since its cousin [[track:sunslammer]] (by [[artist:seth-peelle|Beatfox]]) was [[flash:3001|featured in the comic itself]] it's become more or less linked to Jade, despite the fact that [[Sunsetter]] was originally supposed to be a Dave strife theme if I remember? And that is why I chose it! Which makes [[track:frost-vol6|Frost]] + 2 strife themes, which I think actually makes for a decent seventh-gate theme. + Sunsetter might seem like an odd choice really, but since its cousin [[Sunslammer]] (by Beatfox) was [[flash:3001|featured in the comic itself]] it's become more or less linked to Jade, despite the fact that Sunsetter was originally supposed to be a Dave strife theme if I remember? And that is why I chose it! Which makes Frost + 2 strife themes, which I think actually makes for a decent seventh-gate theme. - Stylistically I went for something between [[track:through-the-seventh-gate-land-of-wind-and-shade|LOWAS]] and [[track:through-the-seventh-gate-land-of-heat-and-clockwork|LOHAC]]. It's not as dynamic as the former in terms of... dynamics (-_-") and tempo, but I went for stylistic shifts instead; the sudden orchestral [[Sunsetter]] was completely intentional though, as was the slower, more ambient ending. As a result this actually ended up more complex than [[track:through-the-seventh-gate-land-of-wind-and-shade|LOWAS]] did. It was quite fun to compose. + Stylistically I went for something between [[track:through-the-seventh-gate-land-of-wind-and-shade|LOWAS]] and [[track:through-the-seventh-gate-land-of-heat-and-clockwork|LOHAC]]. It's not as dynamic as the former in terms of... dynamics (-_-") and tempo, but I went for stylistic shifts instead; the sudden orchestral Sunsetter was completely intentional though, as was the slower, more ambient ending. As a result this actually ended up more complex than LOWAS did. It was quite fun to compose. Altogether it's a fun romp to end off the Seventh Gate Project, and I'm quite satisfied with it. Now what to do next hmmmmmm - <i>Catboss:</i> (commentary redux) + <small>#ribbit</small> + + <i>Catboss:</i> ([SoundCloud description](https://soundcloud.com/catbossstudio/through-the-seventh-gate-lofaf), excerpt) The Witch of Space enters the Glacier of Genesis... - I really enjoyed pulling the sudden switch from what was essentially house-inspired electronica to orchestral. I've used several more times since, such as in [[Vodka Mutiny]] or [Jackpot (Birthday Bash Mix)](https://soundcloud.com/konec0/jackpot-birthday-bash-mix). I'm not personally fond of the idea of pigeonholing songs into genres, so making this song was a real treat for me; I like to think of it as kind of genre-fluid, and that's interesting to me." + I really enjoyed pulling the sudden switch from what was essentially house-inspired electronica to orchestral. I've used several more times since, such as in [[Vodka Mutiny]] or [Jackpot (Birthday Bash Mix)](https://soundcloud.com/catbossstudio/jackpot-birthday-bash-mix). I'm not personally fond of the idea of pigeonholing songs into genres, so making this song was a real treat for me; I like to think of it as kind of genre-fluid, and that's interesting to me. +Referencing Sources: |- + <i>Catboss:</i> ([Tumblr](https://konec0.tumblr.com/post/7920295724/seventh-gate-lofaf), excerpt, 7/22/2011) + + Originals:<br> + [[track:frost-vol6|"Frost"]] by [[artist:solatrus]]<br> + [[track:dissension-original|"Dissension (Original)"]] by [[artist:david-ko]]<br> + [[track:sunsetter|"Sunsetter"]] by [[artist:toby-fox]] diff --git a/album/im-a-member-of-the-midnight-crew-soapstone.yaml b/album/im-a-member-of-the-midnight-crew-soapstone.yaml index 69403e42..8893aee8 100644 --- a/album/im-a-member-of-the-midnight-crew-soapstone.yaml +++ b/album/im-a-member-of-the-midnight-crew-soapstone.yaml @@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ Track: I'm a Member of the Midnight Crew Directory: im-a-member-of-the-midnight-crew-soapstone Always Reference By Directory: true Duration: 3:19 -Cover Artists: -- Soapstone Referenced Tracks: - track:im-a-member-of-the-midnight-crew - I'm a Member of the Midnight Crew (Post-Punk Version) |