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| -rw-r--r-- | album/adventurous-ascent-lofam5a2-version.yaml | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/beatdown-raid-remix.yaml | 20 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/black-raid-remix.yaml | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/doctor-raid-remix.yaml | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/flare-raid-remix.yaml | 15 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/i-warned-you-about-stairs.yaml | 43 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/infinite-cataclysm.yaml | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/lofam5a2.yaml | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/moonslayer.yaml | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/references-beyond-homestuck.yaml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/the-showdown-album-version.yaml | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/the-showdown-single-version.yaml | 13 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | album/universal-umbrosity.yaml | 11 |
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diff --git a/album/adventurous-ascent-lofam5a2-version.yaml b/album/adventurous-ascent-lofam5a2-version.yaml index fc0750ed..6b9b7a56 100644 --- a/album/adventurous-ascent-lofam5a2-version.yaml +++ b/album/adventurous-ascent-lofam5a2-version.yaml @@ -24,22 +24,22 @@ Art Tags: - Battlefield Commentary: |- <i>LudicrousFalcon:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://ludicrousfalcon.bandcamp.com/track/adventurous-ascent-land-of-fans-music-5-act-2-version), composer) + This song is featured in Land of Fans and Music 5 Act 2. [[album:lofam5a2|Listen to the full album here.]] I like to think that this song captures the overall vibe of a Sburb session, and the journey of its players reaching toward the goal of creating a new universe while ascending to the god tiers. Not super dark or gritty, but not a easy breeze in the park either. The Adventurous Ascent through Sburb mirrors the ascent through life itself, and the many challenges it brings. This track was originally going to be on an upcoming album for my fanadventure (and it'll probably still be on there despite also being on LOFAM); when I saw submissions open for LOFAM 5.2, I decided to submit some tracks, and Adventurous Ascent was the one that got approved. This is my first track to appear on a LOFAM album, and I'm very happy to see that it made it on! <i>Circlejourney:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://ludicrousfalcon.bandcamp.com/track/adventurous-ascent-land-of-fans-music-5-act-2-version), album artist) + On reading that the track is about progression through a SBURB session, I pictured all 4 beta kids in a sort of staircase composition, each representing a phase in their session's timeline. <i>LudicrousFalcon:</i> ([Bandcamp credits blurb](https://ludicrousfalcon.bandcamp.com/track/adventurous-ascent-land-of-fans-music-5-act-2-version), excerpt) - Song is from "Land of Fans and Music 5 Act 2" by [[group:unofficial-mspa-fans|The Homestuck Fan Musicians]] - - Music composed and mixed by LudicrousFalcon - - Mastering by [[artist:ruby]] - Art by [[artist:circlejourney]] + Song is from [[album:lofam5a2|"Land of Fans and Music 5 Act 2"]] by [[group:unofficial-mspa-fans|The Homestuck Fan Musicians]] + Music composed and mixed by LudicrousFalcon<br> + Mastering by [[artist:ruby]]<br> + Art by [[artist:circlejourney]]<br> Song composed and mixed in Soundtrap, and Cakewalk by Bandlab. References [[track:sburban-jungle|"Sburban Jungle"]] by [[artist:michael-guy-bowman]] and [[track:showtime-piano-refrain|"Showtime (Piano Refrain)"]] by [[artist:kevin-regamey]]. diff --git a/album/beatdown-raid-remix.yaml b/album/beatdown-raid-remix.yaml index aadabd11..18dca534 100644 --- a/album/beatdown-raid-remix.yaml +++ b/album/beatdown-raid-remix.yaml @@ -21,10 +21,24 @@ Wallpaper Artists: Wallpaper File Extension: png Commentary: |- <i>Raid:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://rudecustard.bandcamp.com/track/beatdown-raid-remix)) + This is a remix of [[track:beatdown-strider-style|"Beatdown,"]] composed by [[artist:curt-blakeslee]] for Homestuck. I loooove Beatdown. It fills me a fierce, fiery energy every time I hear it. I intended to channel that intensity with this remix here. I rushed it out just in time for 4/13 so it's a little rough around the edges, but like all of my music, it is my child, and so I still love it dearly. Hope you enjoy. - <i>Raid:</i> ([extended description](https://pastebin.com/GaFE0ekU)) - On this date 12 years ago, a stupid webcomic that's far too long and weird and hilarious and all sorts of fucked up went online. Of course, I'm talking about Homestuck. It crashed [[flash:4109|Newgrounds]], broke metafictional barriers, ruined a lot of lives (not mine, miss me with that shit), and caused a big ruckus in its heyday. But I was along for the ride as a young tween/teen, and I quite enjoyed it. + <i>Raid:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJIX37ZhUbk), excerpt) + + I almost forgot that it was April 13th. Still though. I must pay my respects to Homestuck, on this 13th of April in the year two thousand and twenty one, with a piece of hard work as tribute. I don't make the rules. I just observe them. + + I really rushed this one out. It's my fault; I lost track of time. I did the intro and buildup (everything up until the 1:11 mark) over the course of several months, then lost my shit when I noticed it was April 11th and did EVERYTHING ELSE AFTER THAT over the span of eighteen hours. I would've liked to spend more time adjusting levels, doing a proper mixdown, and polishing up the many rough patches, but like I said, I lost track of time. Regardless, I'm pretty proud of how the track turned out. It feels like it could be a boss battle theme for a Homestuck video game. This is what plays when you, Dave, ascend to the rooftop and get your ass kicked by your older brother, or something like that. + + Credit for the .gif goes to [[artist:andrew-hussie]], as always. I ripped it straight from one of Homestuck's earlier pages. I'm sure nobody will mind. + + By the way, doing these music uploads on Homestuck meme dates has made the relentless passage of time very apparent to me. My older sis introduced me to Homestuck when I was 12. TWELVE. I was a tiny fucking baby. Then I uploaded my first Homestuck piano video to YouTube when I was in high school, at age 16. Now it's 2021. I'm going to turn 21 this summer. How crazy is that? I should get a job or something + + For more info about my inspiration for this track and the sound design, check out the extended description. + + <i>Raid:</i> (extended description, ["beatdown remix notes"](https://pastebin.com/GaFE0ekU)) + + On this date 12 years ago, a stupid webcomic that's far too long and weird and hilarious and all sorts of fucked up went online. Of course, I'm talking about Homestuck. It [[flash:4109|crashed Newgrounds]], broke metafictional barriers, ruined a lot of lives (not mine, miss me with that shit), and caused a big ruckus in its heyday. But I was along for the ride as a young tween/teen, and I quite enjoyed it. Some of the tunes from the webcomic's discography remain among my favorite tracks of all time because they evoke emotionally-rich memories of the past. [[track:beatdown-strider-style|Beatdown]] by [[artist:curt-blakeslee]] is one of those tunes. I still remember being 12 years old, coming home from school and throwing all my homework aside to read Homestuck for hours, skipping every single pesterlog like a dumb little kid, just trying as hard as I could to blast through the thousands of pages that were out already and catch up to the comic's present. I think I caught up around the time when Andrew Hussie put the comic on pause for a long time. I don't remember exactly, though. @@ -42,4 +56,4 @@ Referenced Tracks: - track:beatdown-strider-style - Killbot - Arcturus -- Sound Off \ No newline at end of file +- Sound Off diff --git a/album/black-raid-remix.yaml b/album/black-raid-remix.yaml index 7175977d..acdc5328 100644 --- a/album/black-raid-remix.yaml +++ b/album/black-raid-remix.yaml @@ -14,21 +14,20 @@ Color: '#ff3b3b' Cover Art File Extension: png Groups: - Fandom -Art Tags: -- 'cw: blood' Wallpaper Artists: - Lilithtreasure Wallpaper File Extension: png Commentary: |- <i>Raid:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://rudecustard.bandcamp.com/track/black)) + A cover of [[Black]] by [[artist:toby-fox]]. Check it out on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVxGkCVClQE). <i>Raid:</i> ([Bandcamp credits blurb](https://rudecustard.bandcamp.com/track/black)) + Arrangement, performance, recording, and mixing by me<br> Original tune by [[artist:toby-fox]] - <i>Raid:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVxGkCVClQE)) - 11 June 2022 Update: this track is now on spotify. [Here's the link.](https://open.spotify.com/track/5EbYKZVq78NWoPb5H3OPu0) + <i>Raid:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVxGkCVClQE), excerpt) It's 10/25 in the year 2021. As has been tradition on this channel for the past half-decade, here is a video of me playing some Homestuck music. I had very limited time to practice and record all of this stuff because of school, but I did my best! @@ -36,14 +35,15 @@ Commentary: |- For some more info about Black, Homestuck, and my thought process as I made this arrangement, check out the extended description. - <i>Raid:</i> ([extended description](https://pastebin.com/f5W3QMsv)) + <i>Raid:</i> (["toby fox black extended desc"](https://pastebin.com/f5W3QMsv)) + Extended description for Black remix/cover/don't know what to call it I spent an entire evening a few weeks back rereading Act 5 Act 2. Knocked it out within several hours. My goodness. Homestuck is still such an amazing story. Nothing I've ever watched or read or heard even comes close to delivering the amount of narrative-payoff-induced-catharsis that [[flash:4109|[S] Cascade]] brings. Homestuck stays goated. [[Black]] is a Homestuck tune I really like. It's so chaotic and frenzied. Whenever I hear it, I get a sense of urgency or imminent danger. I've been hoping to cover it for a while, but I was a bit hesitant because I thought I'd fuck up the piano and synth parts because they're so fast. They sound more or less OK here, I think. I used some audio editing magic to make them sound less terrible. Only a little bit of magic involved, though. Not too much. I want to keep it human. - Before doing this arrangement, I'd always made sure to avoid using the virtual instrument voice presets that came with my keyboard, like the tenor sax voice I used here. I thought they sounded tacky and strange. But I made an exception for this track because [[artist:toby-fox|Toby Fox's]] original version uses a virtual sax and it still sounds great. So I thought I'd imitate him here. And maybe stop being so dismissive of virtual instruments, even if they sound hella fake. The fakeness of the sound does imbue the music with a certain distinctive character, however. I suppose that's something some people might desire and intentionally aim for. This video-gamey, low-fidelity, scrappy kind of character. It does sound good at times. + Before doing this arrangement, I'd always made sure to avoid using the virtual instrument voice presets that came with my keyboard, like the tenor sax voice I used here. I thought they sounded tacky and strange. But I made an exception for this track because Toby Fox's original version uses a virtual sax and it still sounds great. So I thought I'd imitate him here. And maybe stop being so dismissive of virtual instruments, even if they sound hella fake. The fakeness of the sound does imbue the music with a certain distinctive character, however. I suppose that's something some people might desire and intentionally aim for. This video-gamey, low-fidelity, scrappy kind of character. It does sound good at times. I was pretty ambitious with this track. Throwing together a ton of parts, altering the track structure to add my own percussion break and solo section, doing a one-man drumline thing with the percussion break, playing a damn virtual guitar on my keyboard. Well. If you thought this was a lot of experimentation for a single video, brace yourself. I got something else coming soon. Get ready. --- @@ -58,4 +58,4 @@ URLs: Referenced Tracks: - track:black - My Curse -- Unite Synchronization \ No newline at end of file +- Unite Synchronization diff --git a/album/doctor-raid-remix.yaml b/album/doctor-raid-remix.yaml index a0626b3a..206f7139 100644 --- a/album/doctor-raid-remix.yaml +++ b/album/doctor-raid-remix.yaml @@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ Wallpaper Style: |- background-size: 1350px; Commentary: |- <i>Raid:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://rudecustard.bandcamp.com/track/doctor-raid-remix)) - This is a remix of [[track:doctor|"Doctor,"]] composed by [[artist:buzinkai|George Buzinkai]] for Homestuck. Doctor is possibly my favorite Homestuck track of all time and I wanted to pay my respects by producing a remix. This is the first proper EDM track I've done, with a legit structure, motivic development, section transitions, and all that. I did a ton of Googling how to use Ableton plugins and effects and instruments to make this track. I'm not usually very proud of my own work, but I really like this remix. I put a great amount of effort into it. I hope you like it too! - <i>Raid:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOb95BdDAXA)) - 2022 Jan 23 Update: Go [check this track out on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/1Bd2MvE4CT5FHVVtY06wmW)! + This is a remix of [[track:doctor|"Doctor,"]] composed by [[artist:buzinkai]] for Homestuck. Doctor is possibly my favorite Homestuck track of all time and I wanted to pay my respects by producing a remix. This is the first proper EDM track I've done, with a legit structure, motivic development, section transitions, and all that. I did a ton of Googling how to use Ableton plugins and effects and instruments to make this track. I'm not usually very proud of my own work, but I really like this remix. I put a great amount of effort into it. I hope you like it too! + + <i>Raid:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOb95BdDAXA), excerpt) Another year, another 10/25. I made a harsh, mean, bass-heavy remix of my favorite piece a' Homestuck music. I like how it turned out. Even did a cheap little visualizer video with changing colors and shit, kinda like those old independent EDM channels on YouTube used to do. @@ -48,4 +48,4 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Doctor - Green Ghost - Savior of the Waking World -- Atomic Bonsai \ No newline at end of file +- Atomic Bonsai diff --git a/album/flare-raid-remix.yaml b/album/flare-raid-remix.yaml index a5540fc6..ccf6b292 100644 --- a/album/flare-raid-remix.yaml +++ b/album/flare-raid-remix.yaml @@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ Wallpaper Artists: Wallpaper File Extension: jpg Commentary: |- <i>Raid:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://rudecustard.bandcamp.com/track/flare-raid-remix)) - a breakcore/glitch hop/drum 'n' bass remix of flare by clark powell! i played a real electric guitar for the first time ever in this one. that shit hurts my fingers + + a breakcore/glitch hop/drum 'n' bass remix of [[track:flare|flare]] by [[artist:clark-powell|clark powell]]! i played a real electric guitar for the first time ever in this one. that shit hurts my fingers <i>Raid:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbBGCwfPbR0), excerpt) - This track is out on Spotify and other streaming services. Here's the [Spotify link.](https://open.spotify.com/track/5bIZfbO7LiOSjBI9TPLaiX) I should probably make a compilation album of all this shit at some point. - It is 4/13. I present to you my remix of [[artist:clark-powell|Clark Powell]]'s [[track:flare|"Flare."]] I broke my first tom and shattered a brand new drumstick while recording the drum solo. Look at how I suffer for you. You're welcome. + It is 4/13. I present to you my remix of Clark Powell's [[track:flare|"Flare."]] I broke my first tom and shattered a brand new drumstick while recording the drum solo. Look at how I suffer for you. You're welcome. This is some breakcore, drum 'n' bass, glitch stuff, with some of my own organic acoustic live drums, piano, and electric guitar playing mixed in. Yeah, that's right! You're hearing a real electric guitar in this track. I went and bought my first axe. I still barely know how to wield this thing but I'm super excited to continue learning how. @@ -32,14 +32,15 @@ Commentary: |- For more thoughts on the music, check the extended description. - <i>Raid:</i> ([extended description](https://pastebin.com/xMUMJKfH)) + <i>Raid:</i> (["flare remix extended description"](https://pastebin.com/xMUMJKfH)) + 4/13 again. I flew across the country to visit my family, and I value every second I get to spend with them, so I'm rushing all this together. Hopefully you couldn't tell. I'm releasing the video at midnight in Pacific Time because it's already past midnight here on the east coast. Hahaha. It wouldn't have mattered either way. I'm scheduling the video this way just cause I felt like it. - It's been a while since I've produced an EDM track like this one. The last time I did this was... actually exactly two years ago! That was when I made my remix of [[track:beatdown-raid-remix|Beatdown]], which has since become the most popular track I've released. I remember rushing to complete that one on time for April 13th. Well, I guess nothingfs changed, because I rushed to complete this one, too. + It's been a while since I've produced an EDM track like this one. The last time I did this was... actually exactly two years ago! That was when I made [[track:beatdown-raid-remix|my remix of Beatdown]], which has since become the most popular track I've released. I remember rushing to complete that one on time for April 13th. Well, I guess nothing's changed, because I rushed to complete this one, too. I've loved electronic music ever since I was a kid, but I haven't really been flexing my electronic music production skills ("production skills") lately. I've been doing a lot of acoustic live shit and playing my instruments because I've been on a jazz and rock kick ever since last spring/summer. Making electronic music again is refreshing. Electronic is the vibe of most stuff the Homestuck music team has made so I guess I'm in good company as I return to making more EDM. - I took a page out of a few dope musicians' books to make this track. I was thinking of [[Carne Vale]] by [[artist:malcolm-brown|Malcolm Brown]] when I panned the drums around. [Too Many Fucking Stairs by Enduser](https://adnoiseam.bandcamp.com/track/too-many-fucking-stairs) gave me the idea to make anything breakcore-like and provided me with some rhythmic ideas for my drum solo. Listening to most of KOAN Sound's shit got me to pay more attention to my bassline and kick rhythms. Oh, and [[Bec Noir]] by [[artist:will-kommor|Will Kommor]]! That's a Homestuck tune that also made me think of making something with glitchy breakcore drums. I think that tune and the one by Enduser were my two foremost inspirations for this remix. + I took a page out of a few dope musicians' books to make this track. I was thinking of [[Carne Vale]] by Malcolm Brown when I panned the drums around. [Too Many Fucking Stairs](https://adnoiseam.bandcamp.com/track/too-many-fucking-stairs) by Enduser gave me the idea to make anything breakcore-like and provided me with some rhythmic ideas for my drum solo. Listening to most of KOAN Sound's shit got me to pay more attention to my bassline and kick rhythms. Oh, and [[Bec Noir]] by Will Kommor! That's a Homestuck tune that also made me think of making something with glitchy breakcore drums. I think that tune and the one by Enduser were my two foremost inspirations for this remix. You know, I really didn't expect my new guitar to sound this good. It's the first electric guitar I've ever owned. It's a Gibson Les Paul and it sounds glorious. I can't wait to go home and practice on it. I still need to really figure out my effects and stuff for it, iron out all the kinks, buy a better amp, learn the fretboard, develop better hand dexterity... so much to learn, so much to do...... @@ -57,4 +58,4 @@ Referenced Tracks: - track:flare - Amen, Brother - track:black-raid-remix -- Omega Rhythm \ No newline at end of file +- Omega Rhythm diff --git a/album/i-warned-you-about-stairs.yaml b/album/i-warned-you-about-stairs.yaml index d8362d4a..612ab8ac 100644 --- a/album/i-warned-you-about-stairs.yaml +++ b/album/i-warned-you-about-stairs.yaml @@ -148,19 +148,19 @@ Referenced Tracks: - track:highscore-panda-eyes-teminite - Moonsetter Commentary: |- - <i>Raid:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCJ2Z0HOSLs), excerpt) + <i>Raid:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCJ2Z0HOSLs), excerpt, 4/13/2024) It's April 13!!!! Here's the Homestuck tune you were promised. I present to you Out of Breath, a tune I worked pretty hard on. It's got real electric guitars, a little chiptune intro, some intense drumming, a lot of quoted material from songs I like, and an 80-bar piano solo. There's a LOT of piano in this tune. It's very piano-centric, for reasons apparent to anyone who's ever read the comic. This is the first of the three new tracks to be released on my upcoming compilation album of all my old Homestuck music, titled "I Warned You About Stairs". The album will come soon-ish. - <i>Raid:</i> ([personal blog](https://raidsrc.me/content/posts/6-out-of-breath), album progress and commentary, 4/12/2024) + <i>Raid:</i> (["album progress, out of breath, and more"](https://raidsrc.me/content/posts/6-out-of-breath) blog post, 4/12/2024) <big>ASDFJASDFASDFAKSDF UDPATE AGSDHDFGJHKL</big> Yo! Update time. I've finally begun listening to my old Homestuck tracks and polishing the mixes to get them ready for <i>I Warned You About Stairs</i>. I've got some preliminary mixes done. And lemme tell ya, they sound so much better now that I actually somewhat understand what I'm doing. I released the first versions of these tunes years ago. Some I released as far back as 2020 or 2021. And back then I didn't know a damn thing about mixing. I was just recording myself playing the instruments and then smushing all the tracks together and exporting the whole mess and calling it a day. It's not like I'm a mixing gneius now, either, but at least now I know how to work a highpass filter (at the very least!). And I understand the basic principles of mixing multitrack recordings. So expect the remastered versions of these tunes that will appear on the album to sound a lot better, a lot clearer, a lot smoother. - So. "Out of Breath". It's a tune about [[flash:3696|that one time John got stabbed through the chest by Bec Noir and died.]] He came back to life soon after, but for a brief moment, he was... Out of Breath. <i>cue uproarious applause</i> + So. "Out of Breath". It's a tune about [[flash:3696|that one time]] John got stabbed through the chest by Bec Noir and died. He came back to life soon after, but for a brief moment, he was... Out of Breath. <i>cue uproarious applause</i> This tune was a lot of fun to make. It took me forever, and so much blood and sweat and tears was shed. But I'm proud of the end result. A lot of stuff went wrong because I tried to expand my horizons. You know how it is. I'm always wanting to try something new, and grow, and learn, and all that jazz. And that usually results in me making a lot of mistakes and getting a lot of stuff wrong and learning from the experience. I've never incorporated electric guitars into a tune this extensively, for one. Mostly because I only recently learned to play electric guitar at all. Recording guitars is hard in ways I wasn't prepared for. Fret buzz, string noise, feedback, amp hum, improper muting... ugh. Guitar is hard. Mixing is hard too. Music in general is hard! @@ -177,8 +177,7 @@ Commentary: |- Now let's talk about the future, about the other upcoming tracks, and about the album's release. As is the case with most things in my life... I didn't really plan this out. I just kinda announced that I would be compiling all my old Homestuck music, applying a fresh coat of paint, remastering it all, and composing a couple new tunes, and then wrapping all of it up into a nice neat little package and releasing it as an album. My first ever "real" album, I guess. I think I will shoot for a release date of 10/25. Because what other date would I possibly pick? Plus I've got to give myself time to get everything ready. I still need to figure a lot of stuff out. I'd rather give myself more time and get everything right, and not rush it and mess it all up. - On 6/12 I will release the next of my newly composed tunes. This is the tune that a lot of people seemed to get excited for. It was the tune that played during the announcement/teaser video that hyped people up! What's it called? What kind of tune is it? What does the whole track sound like? You'll just have to wait until June 12th. - + On 6/12 I will release the next of my newly composed tunes. This is the tune that a lot of people seemed to get excited for. It was the tune that played during the announcement/teaser video that hyped people up! What's it called? What kind of tune is it? What does the whole track sound like? You'll just have to wait [[track:i-warned-you-about-stairs|until June 12th]]. --- Track: I Warned You About Stairs!!!!!!!! Duration: 5:51 @@ -190,15 +189,15 @@ URLs: Referenced Tracks: - Atomyk Ebonpyre - Endless Climb -- track:routine-silent-siren - track:re-re +- track:routine-silent-siren - Love Theme from Spartacus - track:synthesis-tn-shi - track:ill-face-myself - Showtime (Original Mix) - Crying for Rain Commentary: |- - <i>Raid:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbt75VrB9YA), excerpt) + <i>Raid:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbt75VrB9YA), excerpt, 6/12/2024) It's 6/12. Have some Homestuck music. From the composition to the arrangement to the performance to the mixing to the everything, I really like how this one turned out. @@ -208,7 +207,7 @@ Commentary: |- The guitar solo isn't very fast or flashy. I'm still a guitar newbie, mind you. But I spent a long time practicing, and I played it with heart! - <i>Raid:</i> ([personal blog](https://raidsrc.me/content/posts/7-iwyas-tune), album progress and commentary, 6/8/2024) + <i>Raid:</i> (["i warned you!"](https://raidsrc.me/content/posts/7-iwyas-tune) blog post, 6/8/2024) <big>i warned you!</big> @@ -224,15 +223,13 @@ Commentary: |- I played this one to a 150 BPM click. Sometimes I like doing that and sometimes I don't. I usually prefer to play freely, without a click, which makes playing feel better in some ways and worse in others. It definitely helped around 0:18, when I just started spamming notes on the snare, floor tom, and bass drum as fast as I could, knowing I could easily hop back on beat because I had a click in my ear. That's something that's a lot harder to do well without a click. I dunno if I could do it well without a click. - And all these J-rock quotes! It's now very clear how much J-rock has been influencing me lately. I've always kinda sorta liked J-rock and anime music ever since I was in high school, but it's only recently (over the past 2-3 years) that I've gradually come to REALLY love it. I've watched my [fair share of anime](https://raidsrc.notion.site/Frequently-Asked-Questions-cd033f8c10334d298e9418ec117e7d91#89a16353cffe4f778cabbc885618a182), but it's mostly older stuff. I haven't watched a lot of new shows. So if you can recommend me a new anime to watch (that's actually good, because I'm not wasting my time watching some fucking garbage), go for it in my YouTube comments somewhere.<br> - And say that this blog post sent you there. - - The next and last new tune from this album will come out sometime between now and 10/25. It will be quite different than what you've been getting, and yet, somehow, sort of similar. Stay tuned for that. + And all these J-rock quotes! It's now very clear how much J-rock has been influencing me lately. I've always kinda sorta liked J-rock and anime music ever since I was in high school, but it's only recently (over the past 2-3 years) that I've gradually come to REALLY love it. I've watched my [fair share of anime](https://raidsrc.notion.site/Frequently-Asked-Questions-cd033f8c10334d298e9418ec117e7d91#89a16353cffe4f778cabbc885618a182), but it's mostly older stuff. I haven't watched a lot of new shows. So if you can recommend me a new anime to watch (that's actually good, because I'm not wasting my time watching some fucking garbage), go for it in my YouTube comments somewhere. And say that this blog post sent you there. - <i>Raid:</i> ([personal blog](https://raidsrc.me/content/posts/7-iwyas-tune), blogpost edit, 6/12/2024) + The next and last new tune from this album will come out sometime between now and 10/25. It will be quite different than what you've been getting, and yet, somehow, sort of similar. [[track:on-still-wings|Stay tuned for that.]] - You hear the [[track:ill-face-myself|Persona OST]] quote in the guitar solo? Fuckin, sick, right?? Just letting you know, I've never actually played the game. The reason I know the tune is because I played a <i>Five Night's at Freddy's</i> parody fangame called <i>Five Nights at Fuckboy's</i> in 2016 or so, and that tune from Persona was used as battle music. And for some reason, I remember the melody of the tune, 8 years later! + <i>Raid:</i> (["i warned you!"](https://raidsrc.me/content/posts/7-iwyas-tune), blog post edit, 6/12/2024) + You hear the [[track:ill-face-myself|Persona OST quote]] in the guitar solo? Fuckin, sick, right?? Just letting you know, I've never actually played the game. The reason I know the tune is because I played a <i>Five Night's at Freddy's</i> parody fangame called <i>Five Nights at Fuckboy's</i> in 2016 or so, and that tune from Persona was used as battle music. And for some reason, I remember the melody of the tune, 8 years later! --- Track: On Still Wings Duration: 8:24 @@ -247,7 +244,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: - Bec Noir - Another Medium Commentary: |- - <i>Raid:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnrl2l3kZOw), excerpt) + <i>Raid:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnrl2l3kZOw), excerpt, 10/12/2024) I present to you On Still Wings, the tenth track and final new composition on I Warned You About Stairs, the compilation album of many of the Homestucky tunes I've made over the years (coming October 25th!!!). @@ -257,11 +254,11 @@ Commentary: |- I've also got a video with more information about the album coming out at some point. I may release that video before or after I release this video. I dunno. - <i>Raid:</i> ([personal blog](https://raidsrc.me/content/posts/8-on-still-wings), album progress and commentary, 10/12/2024) + <i>Raid:</i> (["on still wings + album progress"](https://raidsrc.me/content/posts/8-on-still-wings) blog post, 10/12/2024) <big>An egret descends on still wings.</big> - I just dropped On Still Wings, the final new track on I Warned You About Stairs. I've wanted to make a track like this for a while. Tough, angry, villainous, and a little ominous. I really like how it turned out, especially considering that I jumped into recording the instrumental parts with only a half-baked idea of how I wanted the tune to go, and composed and arranged most of it as I went along F635;. That's not actually a good idea, by the way. You should have your shit planned out before you get to recording. Don't do what I did F635; F635; F635; + I just dropped On Still Wings, the final new track on I Warned You About Stairs. I've wanted to make a track like this for a while. Tough, angry, villainous, and a little ominous. I really like how it turned out, especially considering that I jumped into recording the instrumental parts with only a half-baked idea of how I wanted the tune to go, and composed and arranged most of it as I went along 😵. That's not actually a good idea, by the way. You should have your shit planned out before you get to recording. Don't do what I did 😵😵😵 I'd wanted to make a tune like this for a while, and I was 90% there, but what really gave me that last 10% of motivation and pushed me over the edge was when a friend introduced me to an album called ["Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven"](https://godspeedyoublackemperor.bandcamp.com/album/lift-your-skinny-fists-like-antennas-to-heaven) by a group called Godspeed You! Black Emperor. There's only 4 tracks on it, but the tracks are long, dark, atmospheric, moody, and god they sound cool. I was especially blown away by the buildup to around 16:00 on track #2, titled ["Static."](https://godspeedyoublackemperor.bandcamp.com/track/static) The sense of urgency, the gradual acceleration, the harsh timbres of the instruments.. all colliding and crashing, washing over me like waves against a cliffside. Shit blew my mind. After hearing that album I thought "alright, it's go time" and got down to business. @@ -273,7 +270,7 @@ Commentary: |- You are horizontal.<br> I am vertical.<br> - We divide the heavenly bodies.<br> + We divide the heavenly bodies<br> And the four directions between us.<br> We come from the place of becoming,<br> Pass by here,<br> @@ -286,13 +283,13 @@ Commentary: |- Quietly make an appointment,<br> Climb to far apart hillsides,<br> And look back from the summits.<br> - A pure white feather float down.<br> + A pure white feather floats down.<br> As the feather floats down,<br> Oh, at that moment<br> We both hope that happiness<br> May also be like a white bird,<br> Quietly descending<br> - We hope-<br> + We hope—<br> Even though birds<br> Are creatures with wings. @@ -311,8 +308,6 @@ Commentary: |- I plan for this to be the last Homestuck tune I make for a while, because I've been pumping out Homestuck related stuff every single 4/13, 6/12, and 10/25 for like, 7 years straight, and I would like to wholeheartedly dedicate my time and effort to some other stuff that I've put on the back burner for a while. - But fear not! Homestuck is special to me, Homestuck music especially, being one of the primary motivating factors behind my decision to start recording my own music as a teenager all those years ago. The melodies and instrumentation and styles of Homestuck composers have become a permanent part of my musical vocabulary.<br> - Homestuck has inspired me endlessly. It'll always be a part of whatever I do!<br> - Nothing can change that. + But fear not! Homestuck is special to me, Homestuck music especially, being one of the primary motivating factors behind my decision to start recording my own music as a teenager all those years ago. The melodies and instrumentation and styles of Homestuck composers have become a permanent part of my musical vocabulary. Homestuck has inspired me endlessly. It'll always be a part of whatever I do! Nothing can change that. - I'm pretty sure I'll return to making more Homestuck music sooner rather than later. I'm just tryna take a short break from that for a while so I can compose other kinds of music and release other kinds of videos. \ No newline at end of file + I'm pretty sure I'll return to making more Homestuck music sooner rather than later. I'm just tryna take a short break from that for a while so I can compose other kinds of music and release other kinds of videos. diff --git a/album/infinite-cataclysm.yaml b/album/infinite-cataclysm.yaml index eb31a291..87f941e7 100644 --- a/album/infinite-cataclysm.yaml +++ b/album/infinite-cataclysm.yaml @@ -13,16 +13,17 @@ Groups: - Fandom Commentary: |- <i>LudicrousFalcon:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://ludicrousfalcon.bandcamp.com/track/infinite-cataclysm), excerpt) + This is a Homestuck fan music track that will be appearing on my next fan-album "Friends Beyond The Ring". <i>LudicrousFalcon:</i> ([Bandcamp credits blurb](https://ludicrousfalcon.bandcamp.com/track/infinite-cataclysm)) + Composer and Mixer - LudicrousFalcon<br> Album Art: LudicrousFalcon & [Homestuck.com](https://www.homestuck.com)<br> Tracks composed & mixed in Soundtrap<br> - Album art sourced from the webcomic "Homestuck" pages 19, 1487 and 4000, and distorted using paint.net<br> + Album art sourced from the webcomic "Homestuck" pages [19](https://www.homestuck.com/story/19), [1487](https://www.homestuck.com/story/1487) and [4000](https://www.homestuck.com/story/4000), and distorted using [paint.net](https://getpaint.net)<br> Additional album images sourced and drawn by LudicrousFalcon, distorted with paint.net<br> [additional image source](https://www.deviantart.com/falconhawk5/art/Smooch-988462982)<br> - [getpaint.net](https://getpaint.net) Track references [[track:crystamanthequins|"Crystamanthequins"]] by [[artist:erik-scheele|Erik "Jit" Scheele]], from [[album:homestuck-vol-5|Homestuck Volume 5]] @@ -38,4 +39,4 @@ URLs: Referenced Tracks: - Crystamanthequins - track:doctor -- track:sburban-jungle \ No newline at end of file +- track:sburban-jungle diff --git a/album/lofam5a2.yaml b/album/lofam5a2.yaml index 6854d5d6..6bc5a366 100644 --- a/album/lofam5a2.yaml +++ b/album/lofam5a2.yaml @@ -2604,7 +2604,8 @@ Art Tags: - Dirk - Earth Commentary: |- - <i>Raid:</i> + <i>Raid:</i> (booklet commentary, originally [[album:moonslayer|for YouTube]]) + Why'd I call it Moonslayer? Well, I was looking for a cool edgy yet catchy little name to title this track while riffing off the Homestuck Music Team’s theme of titling tracks Moon/Sun + word that starts with S. Moonsetter is the name of the original track. [[track:moonshatter|Moonshatter]] and [[track:sunsetter|Sunsetter]] are the names of a couple of Toby Fox’s other Homestuck music contributions. [[track:moonsweater|Moonsweater]] is the name of a track on [[album:homestuck-vol-10|Homestuck Volume 10]] by [[artist:david-ellis|A Lunatic's Daydream]]. So you see what I mean. I considered Moonslammer, like [[track:sunslammer|Sunslammer]] by [[artist:seth-peelle|Beatfox]], but that wasn't edgy enough for me. So I settled on Moonslayer. Yeah. "Moonslayer" brings up catastrophic, apocalyptic images of destroying the moon, but not just destroying the moon—slaying it, as though the moon were a living entity capable of being conquered. A spirit. A god or goddess, maybe. A constant observer of mankind. Something personified, and then killed. Very edgy. Absolutely perfect. --- Track: Frost and Frogs diff --git a/album/moonslayer.yaml b/album/moonslayer.yaml index 465ba9d1..f37def62 100644 --- a/album/moonslayer.yaml +++ b/album/moonslayer.yaml @@ -20,21 +20,23 @@ Wallpaper Style: |- background-size: 698px 693px; Commentary: |- <i>Raid:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://rudecustard.bandcamp.com/track/moonslayer)) - An electronic jazz rock VGM type cover of Moonsetter by Toby Fox.<br> + + An electronic jazz rock VGM type cover of [[Moonsetter]] by Toby Fox.<br> [Check it out on YouTube too.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9KKJQEMQ7o) <i>Raid:</i> ([Bandcamp credits blurb](https://rudecustard.bandcamp.com/track/moonslayer)) + Arrangement, performance, recording, and mixing by me<br> Original tune by [[artist:toby-fox]] - <i>Raid:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9KKJQEMQ7o)) - 11 June 2022 Update: this track is now on spotify. [Check it here.](https://open.spotify.com/track/3VOklsDiPnHGiuA9S6Kkm1) + <i>Raid:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9KKJQEMQ7o), excerpt) - Happy 4/13. Homestuck is getting old. I'm getting old, too. I will graduate from college and turn 22 this year. But my love of music, especially of music from Homestuck, will never get old. So here's a fun little remix of Toby Fox's "Moonsetter." Copious amounts of virtual distorted electric guitar, jazz piano, and intense rock drumming included. Enjoy. + Happy 4/13. Homestuck is getting old. I'm getting old, too. I will graduate from college and turn 22 this year. But my love of music, especially of music from Homestuck, will never get old. So here's a fun little remix of Toby Fox's [[track:moonsetter|"Moonsetter."]] Copious amounts of virtual distorted electric guitar, jazz piano, and intense rock drumming included. Enjoy. For some blabbery on how I arrived at the name "Moonslayer," check out the extended description. - <i>Raid:</i> ([extended description](https://pastebin.com/GQ1epnKH)) + <i>Raid:</i> (["Moonslayer extended description"](https://pastebin.com/GQ1epnKH)) + Why'd I call it Moonslayer? Well, I was looking for a cool edgy yet catchy little name to title this track while riffing off the Homestuck Music Team's theme of titling tracks Moon/Sun + word that starts with S. Moonsetter is the name of the original track. [[Moonshatter]] and [[Sunsetter]] are the names of a couple of Toby Fox's other Homestuck music contributions. [[Moonsweater]] is the name of a track on [[album:homestuck-vol-10|Homestuck Volume 10]] by [[artist:david-ellis|A Lunatic's Daydream]]. So you see what I mean. I considered Moonslammer, like [[Sunslammer]] by [[artist:seth-peelle|Beatfox]], but that wasn't edgy enough for me. So I settled on Moonslayer. Yeah. "Moonslayer" brings up catastrophic, apocalyptic images of destroying the moon, but not just destroying the moon-slaying it, as though the moon were a living entity capable of being conquered. A spirit. A god or goddess, maybe. A constant observer of mankind. Something personified, and then killed. Very edgy. Absolutely perfect. --- Track: Moonslayer @@ -49,4 +51,4 @@ Referenced Tracks: - You Must Believe in Spring - My Curse - Central Park West -- track:heir-of-grief \ No newline at end of file +- track:heir-of-grief diff --git a/album/references-beyond-homestuck.yaml b/album/references-beyond-homestuck.yaml index 0c79c800..adcc026a 100644 --- a/album/references-beyond-homestuck.yaml +++ b/album/references-beyond-homestuck.yaml @@ -33848,7 +33848,7 @@ Always Reference By Directory: true Artists: - John Coltrane (performance) Contributors: -- John Coltrane +- John Coltrane Duration: 13:41 URLs: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej6gfL4yF4E diff --git a/album/the-showdown-album-version.yaml b/album/the-showdown-album-version.yaml index e46ac543..97a68370 100644 --- a/album/the-showdown-album-version.yaml +++ b/album/the-showdown-album-version.yaml @@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ Commentary: |- Tracks composed & mixed in Soundtrap and LMMS<br> Album Art sourced from [Pexels.com](https://www.pexels.com) and [Unsplash.com](https://unsplash.com)<br> Car Source Image: [Severin Demchuk](https://unsplash.com/photos/panning-photography-of-racing-car-Rjp69lTNSDE)<br> - Car Driver With Helmet Source Image: ["A Man With Red Helmet Inside a Race Car" by Tom Fisk](https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-man-with-red-helmet-inside-a-race-car-11149058/) + Car Driver With Helmet Source Image: ["A Man With Red Helmet Inside a Race Car"](https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-man-with-red-helmet-inside-a-race-car-11149058/) by Tom Fisk - Images manipulated using paint.net<br> - [getpaint.net](https://getpaint.net) + Images manipulated using [paint.net](https://getpaint.net) --- Track: The Showdown (Album Version) Duration: 3:49 @@ -35,4 +34,4 @@ URLs: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbU9Z5ckaTQ - https://soundcloud.com/the-engineer-760315130/the-showdown-album-version Referenced Tracks: -- track:the-showdown-single-version \ No newline at end of file +- track:the-showdown-single-version diff --git a/album/the-showdown-single-version.yaml b/album/the-showdown-single-version.yaml index 3f052877..278bb6ee 100644 --- a/album/the-showdown-single-version.yaml +++ b/album/the-showdown-single-version.yaml @@ -13,22 +13,19 @@ Groups: - Fandom Commentary: |- <i>LudicrousFalcon:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://ludicrousfalcon.bandcamp.com/track/the-showdown-single-version), excerpt) - A rock song that will be appearing on one of my future albums at some point in the future. - - Listen on Soundcloud: [dead SoundCloud link] - Listen on [Youtube.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oHGeVGmETI) + A rock song that will be appearing on one of my future albums at some point in the future. <i>LudicrousFalcon:</i> ([Bandcamp credits blurb](https://ludicrousfalcon.bandcamp.com/track/the-showdown-single-version)) + Composer and Mixer - LudicrousFalcon<br> Tracks composed & mixed in Soundtrap.<br> Album Art sourced from [Pexels.com](https://www.pexels.com) and [Unsplash.com](https://unsplash.com)<br> Car Source Image: [Severin Demchuk](https://unsplash.com/photos/panning-photography-of-racing-car-Rjp69lTNSDE)<br> - Car Driver With Helmet Source Image: ["A Man With Red Helmet Inside a Race Car" by Tom Fisk](https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-man-with-red-helmet-inside-a-race-car-11149058/)<br> + Car Driver With Helmet Source Image: ["A Man With Red Helmet Inside a Race Car"](https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-man-with-red-helmet-inside-a-race-car-11149058/) by Tom Fisk<br> End of song references [[track:walk-stab-walk-r-and-e|"Walk Stab Walk"]] by [[artist:erik-scheele|Erik Scheele]]. - Images manipulated using paint.net<br> - [getpaint.net](https://getpaint.net) + Images manipulated using [paint.net](https://getpaint.net) --- Track: The Showdown (Single Version) Duration: 3:49 @@ -36,4 +33,4 @@ URLs: - https://ludicrousfalcon.bandcamp.com/track/the-showdown-single-version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oHGeVGmETI Referenced Tracks: -- track:walk-stab-walk-r-and-e \ No newline at end of file +- track:walk-stab-walk-r-and-e diff --git a/album/universal-umbrosity.yaml b/album/universal-umbrosity.yaml index e06d3087..c5141b6a 100644 --- a/album/universal-umbrosity.yaml +++ b/album/universal-umbrosity.yaml @@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ Wallpaper Style: |- background-size: 375px 750px; Commentary: |- <i>Raid:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://rudecustard.bandcamp.com/track/universal-umbrosity)) + This is a sick ass remix/cover I made of two Homestuck tunes I like. [[artist:toby-fox|Toby Fox's]] [[track:umbral-ultimatum|"Umbral Ultimatum"]] and [[artist:tensei|Tensei's]] [[track:dance-of-thorns|"Dance of Thorns"]]. Virtual distorted guitar solo, intense jazz/post-hardcore drumming, and synth-filled chiptune bridge included. [Check it out on YouTube too.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zufQxNQSyM) - <i>Raid:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zufQxNQSyM)) - This track is now on Spotify and other platforms! Here's the [Spotify link.](https://open.spotify.com/track/5YXUtmieKsA5wpIJNR0DRJ) + <i>Raid:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zufQxNQSyM), excerpt) I Googled "cool nouns that begin with U" to arrive at this title @@ -35,14 +35,15 @@ Commentary: |- For some random thoughts on music, Homestuck, the title of the song, and more, check the extended description. - <i>Raid:</i> ([extended description](https://pastebin.com/n3CjS7HQ)) + <i>Raid:</i> (["universal umbrosity extended description"](https://pastebin.com/n3CjS7HQ)) + Woooooo! 10/25 music video! At some point I'm going to need to stop doing these because I'm going to run out of Homestuck music to cover/remix/interpolate, but that point, if it ever came, would be very far off in the distant future. I love doing these and there is still so much good Homestuck music out there. I'll probably stop doing these before I get to that point simply because I become too busy with life stuff, or because the YouTube algorithm craters me for no reason, or for a whole host of other possible reasons. I suffered a shoulder injury in late September and was afraid I wasn't going to be able to record the drums for this tune, but I very fortunately healed in time to drum my heart out on this track. Unfortunately, I have started browsing Twitter more frequently these past few months. I see some disgusting stuff on that app. Anyway, [[artist:james-roach|James Roach]] tweeted something about there maybe being an announcement today. Hmm... - Last but not least, what's with the title? I wanted to stick with the double "u" alliteration that [[artist:toby-fox|Toby Fox]] did with the title of the original tune [[Umbral Ultimatum]]. A lot of titles of Homestuck tunes are alliterative. I wanted two "U" words. I landed on universal umbrosity, which sounded cool to me. What is universal umbrosity? Well, umbrosity, according to [Wiktionary](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/umbrosity), is an obsolete noun which means "The quality of state of being umbrose; shadiness." So when I say universal umbrosity, I picture an omnipresent, inescapable, all-encompassing sense of terror, darkness, blackness, and silence. Like drowning in a pool of ink. It's too thick to swim out of and too opaque to get your bearings in. Nobody can hear you scream as you slip further into the depths, ever closer to your doom. + Last but not least, what's with the title? I wanted to stick with the double "u" alliteration that Toby Fox did with the title of the original tune [[Umbral Ultimatum]]. A lot of titles of Homestuck tunes are alliterative. I wanted two "U" words. I landed on universal umbrosity, which sounded cool to me. What is universal umbrosity? Well, umbrosity, [according to Wiktionary](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/umbrosity), is an obsolete noun which means "The quality of state of being umbrose; shadiness." So when I say universal umbrosity, I picture an omnipresent, inescapable, all-encompassing sense of terror, darkness, blackness, and silence. Like drowning in a pool of ink. It's too thick to swim out of and too opaque to get your bearings in. Nobody can hear you scream as you slip further into the depths, ever closer to your doom. I hope your day is going great! @@ -58,4 +59,4 @@ Referenced Tracks: - track:umbral-ultimatum - track:dance-of-thorns - Doctor -- Goya no Machiawase \ No newline at end of file +- Goya no Machiawase |