From ac53dc52a8b4a4f1018e2292e1b57c82564d2a1c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "(quasar) nebula" Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:58:29 -0300 Subject: vol 6 + sound test ii commentary review --- album/sound-test-ii.yaml | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) (limited to 'album/sound-test-ii.yaml') diff --git a/album/sound-test-ii.yaml b/album/sound-test-ii.yaml index 3569022c..2bb9e159 100644 --- a/album/sound-test-ii.yaml +++ b/album/sound-test-ii.yaml @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- autumnalEquinox: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/prog-322)) - This is the prog metal track I did before [[track:eidolon-vast-error|Eidolon]] and it uses the [[track:curtain-call|curtain call motif]]. I wasn't really proud of the final product so I never used it. + This is the prog metal track I did before [[track:eidolon-vast-error|Eidolon]] and it uses the [[curtain call]] motif. I wasn't really proud of the final product so I never used it. Referencing Sources: |- autumnalEquinox: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/prog-322)) @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Sampled Tracks: Commentary: |- autumnalEquinox: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/bane-in-blood-demo)) - Very first complete version of [[Bane in Blood]]. You may notice the [[Raining Blood|Raining Blood sample]] at the end of the song, this was when i wanted to lean more heavily into the very clear influence that song had on this song. Either way, I ended up ditched it because it felt out of place. + Very first complete version of [[Bane in Blood]]. You may notice the [[Raining Blood]] sample at the end of the song, this was when i wanted to lean more heavily into the very clear influence that song had on this song. Either way, I ended up ditched it because it felt out of place. Referencing Sources: |- autumnalEquinox: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/bane-in-blood-demo)) @@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ Commentary: |- This is one of the very first versions of [[track:eidolon-vast-error]] that I sent before I decided to make it so long. I just wanted to make something similar to Dream Theater. --- Track: Eidolon (Early Intro ver. 1) +Additional Names: +- presence of enemies knockoff (working title) Directory: eidolon-vast-error-early-intro-ver-1 Artists: - autumnalEquinox @@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- autumnalEquinox: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/eidolon-early-intro-ver-1)) - This version has the first version of the intro thats very similar to [In the Presence of Enemies](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=methQx40Vd8) by [Dream Theater](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOqFAHwYETg) (the files for this song for the longest time were saved as "presence of enemies knockoff". You'll also probably notice that the part after the intro sounds much more dramatic than the final product. + This version has the first version of the intro thats very similar to [In the Presence of Enemies](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=methQx40Vd8) by Dream Theater (the files for this song for the longest time were saved as "presence of enemies knockoff". You'll also probably notice that the part after the intro sounds much more dramatic than the final product. --- Track: Eidolon (Early Intro ver. 2) Directory: eidolon-vast-error-early-intro-ver-2 @@ -430,7 +432,7 @@ Sampled Tracks: Commentary: |- Rabooski: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/cognitive-dissonance-beta)) - This is (obviously) unfinished and a very rough draft, BUT- I really, really want to finish it some day. I was thinking of Bedman from Guilty Gear and started to play around with sampling "[[track:the-circle|Circle]]" from GG Strive. I am very proud of the title and the tone as I think I've done a good job of capturing some of Occeus's vibe (so far) . Fingers crossed- That's all :] + This is (obviously) unfinished and a very rough draft, BUT- I really, really want to finish it some day. I was thinking of Bedman from Guilty Gear and started to play around with sampling [[track:the-circle|"Circle"]] from GG Strive. I am very proud of the title and the tone as I think I've done a good job of capturing some of Occeus's vibe (so far) . Fingers crossed- That's all :] Referencing Sources: |- Rabooski: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/cognitive-dissonance-beta)) @@ -538,7 +540,7 @@ URLs: Commentary: |- Rainy: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/go-beyond-and-fight-further-take-1-uf)) - An scrapped idea for [[track:go-beyond-and-fight-further|Go Beyond and Fight Further]]. Wound up retooling motifs from this into '[[Occult Hymns]]' and '[[Vigilante's Gambit|Vigilante's Gambit.]]' + An scrapped idea for [[track:go-beyond-and-fight-further|Go Beyond and Fight Further]]. Wound up retooling motifs from this into [['Occult Hymns']] and [['Vigilante's Gambit|Vigilante's Gambit.']] --- Track: Little Miss Fortune [Demo] Artists: @@ -636,7 +638,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- Rainy: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/vigilantes-gambit)) - I wrote this song as a theme for Necron using parts [[track:go-beyond-and-fight-further-take-1-unfinished|of an old draft]] of [[track:go-beyond-and-fight-further|Go Beyond and Fight Further]]. Between the abundance of songs the guy has and the fact that I'm not quite fond of how it turned out, I decided to release it here. It was Inspired by "[Hunter's Chance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B-qFx0CiWw)" by [[artist:nobuo-uematsu|Nobou Uematsu]]. + I wrote this song as a theme for Necron using parts [[track:go-beyond-and-fight-further-take-1-unfinished|of an old draft]] of [[track:go-beyond-and-fight-further|Go Beyond and Fight Further]]. Between the abundance of songs the guy has and the fact that I'm not quite fond of how it turned out, I decided to release it here. It was Inspired by ["Hunter's Chance"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B-qFx0CiWw) by Nobou Uematsu. Referencing Sources: |- Rainy: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/vigilantes-gambit)) @@ -655,7 +657,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- Rainy: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/torchlight-beta)) - This was a collab between me and [[artist:cerulean]] that fell through because of time constraints. Wound up having to finish [[track:torchlight-vast-error]] by myself for [[album:vast-error-vol-5-side-1|Vol. 5]]. + This was a collab between me and [[artist:cerulean]] that fell through because of time constraints. Wound up having to finish [[track:torchlight-vast-error]] by myself for Vol. 5. --- Track: By My Blade (Justice Is Served) [Demo 2] Artists: @@ -781,7 +783,8 @@ Sampled Tracks: Commentary: |- Rom M: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/gofuckyourself-wav-2019)) - Song I made for a group project for literature class. The project was making an artistic representation of a book we read for the class, none of my groupmates did anything, hence the name. I grabbed a random loop, edited it and its chord progression using Melodyne, and sang gibberish on it - along with the sentence ""aren't you glad its over""? Because I was! Since I was also into Air and [[artist:massive-attack]] at the time, I grabbed some random ambient pads, weird percussion and played with them. Decent results overall. I have no idea what I sampled at the end there, besides [[Flowey's laugh]]. Sorry. Regardless, this same loop later made its way onto [[Purple Hot Mess]]. Wow!
+ Song I made for a group project for literature class. The project was making an artistic representation of a book we read for the class, none of my groupmates did anything, hence the name. I grabbed a random loop, edited it and its chord progression using Melodyne, and sang gibberish on it - along with the sentence ""aren't you glad its over""? Because I was! Since I was also into Air and [[artist:massive-attack]] at the time, I grabbed some random ambient pads, weird percussion and played with them. Decent results overall. I have no idea what I sampled at the end there, besides [[Flowey's laugh]]. Sorry. Regardless, this same loop later made its way onto [[Purple Hot Mess]]. Wow! + The book was George Orwell's 1984 by the way. Referencing Sources: |- Rom M: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/gofuckyourself-wav-2019)) @@ -837,8 +840,9 @@ Sampled Tracks: Commentary: |- Rom M: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/perfection-draft-1)) - The very barebones original draft of the penultimate [[album:vast-error-vol-5-side-2|Vol 5]] song. I wanted to make a simple motif that could be easily hummed and referenced, as well as one that reflected the horror in the panels at [pages 1776](https://www.deconreconstruction.com/vasterror/1776)-[1780](https://www.deconreconstruction.com/vasterror/1780) (seriously the animation there is so good) I remember arriving at the harmony specifically through chopping up a Schonenberg piece? I don't remember which one, though...
- I also always knew I wanted the song to end with "[[track:glimpses-of-perfection|"Glimpses of Perfection"]]". That drone creates such an unbelivable feeling that leaves you in awe. The rest of the song is effectively buildup for that moment. + The very barebones original draft of [[track:perfection-vast-error|the penultimate Vol 5] song]]. I wanted to make a simple motif that could be easily hummed and referenced, as well as one that reflected the horror in the panels at [pages 1776](https://www.deconreconstruction.com/vasterror/1776)-[1780](https://www.deconreconstruction.com/vasterror/1780) (seriously the animation there is so good) I remember arriving at the harmony specifically through chopping up a Schonenberg piece? I don't remember which one, though... + + I also always knew I wanted the song to end with [[""Glimpses of Perfection""]]. That drone creates such an unbelivable feeling that leaves you in awe. The rest of the song is effectively buildup for that moment. Referencing Sources: |- Rom M: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/perfection-draft-1)) @@ -867,7 +871,8 @@ Sampled Tracks: Commentary: |- Rom M: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/perfection-draft-2)) - Second, little less barebones version! It has a lot more of the recognizable elements which are present in [[track:perfection-vast-error|the final version]]. But I still had my reservations with it. The song *is* supposed to be a slow build, but the reason I went with the full on Dubstep drop in the original is because this one felt a little too stale. This one is a track to get lost in, while I wanted Perfection to terrify you and catch you off guard.
+ Second, little less barebones version! It has a lot more of the recognizable elements which are present in [[track:perfection-vast-error|the final version]]. But I still had my reservations with it. The song *is* supposed to be a slow build, but the reason I went with the full on Dubstep drop in the original is because this one felt a little too stale. This one is a track to get lost in, while I wanted Perfection to terrify you and catch you off guard. + This song was also super inspired by Bjork. Specifically the songs [Hunter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flh3i44N8eQ), [Joga](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loB0kmz_0MM) and [Pluto](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPgAjvaM2aQ), the production in those tracks are insane. Crediting Sources: |- Rainy: ([HSMusic Discord](https://discord.com/channels/749042497610842152/749067042250031214/1486037211324481598), 3/24/2026) @@ -908,7 +913,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- Rom M: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/halloween-album-intro-melody-ideas)) - I was debating between referencing [[Two Sweeps Older|the TSO motif]] and just doing an original motif for this one. We ended up deciding on the first option - which is why the track is called '[[Two Spooks Greater|Two Spooks Older]]'! + I was debating between referencing the [[Two Sweeps Older|TSO]] motif and just doing an original motif for this one. We ended up deciding on the first option - which is why the track is called 'Two Spooks Older'! Referencing Sources: |- Rom M: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/halloween-album-intro-melody-ideas)) @@ -944,11 +949,11 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- Rom M: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/unused-racren-track)) - Was gonna develop this into a more Metal idea, but never did it and I'm probably never going to. Also this includes the [[Too Slow|Too Slow motif]] for, some, reason???? + Was gonna develop this into a more Metal idea, but never did it and I'm probably never going to. Also this includes the [[Too Slow]] motif for, some, reason???? Referencing Sources: |- Rom M: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/unused-racren-track)) - [...] Also this includes the [[Too Slow|Too Slow motif]] for, some, reason???? + [...] Also this includes the [[Too Slow]] motif for, some, reason???? --- Track: Dismas [Draft] Artists: @@ -959,7 +964,7 @@ URLs: Commentary: |- Rom M: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/dismas-draft)) - First draft of the [[Dismas|Dismas song]] I made for [[album:vast-error-vol-6|Vol 6]], made this after [[album:vast-error-vol-5-side-1|Vol. 5's]] [[album:vast-error-vol-5-side-2|release]] originally but couldn't really figure it out for a while. Adding acoustic drums was what made it work, who knew! + First draft of the [[Dismas|Dismas song]] I made for Vol 6, made this after [[album:vast-error-vol-5-side-1|Vol. 5's]] [[album:vast-error-vol-5-side-2|release]] originally but couldn't really figure it out for a while. Adding acoustic drums was what made it work, who knew! --- Track: '"IM ON FIRE AAAA" (2020)' Artists: @@ -972,7 +977,7 @@ Sampled Tracks: Commentary: |- Rom M: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/im-on-fire-aaaa-2020)) - First or second ever track I made in Ableton! I also made it on my birthday (: ended up becoming "[[track:whiplash-pass-the-yaoi]]" on [[album:vast-error-vol-6|Vol 6]]! + First or second ever track I made in Ableton! I also made it on my birthday (: ended up becoming [["Whiplash [Pass the Yaoi]"]] on Vol 6! --- Track: MurritFlow Artists: @@ -1007,7 +1012,8 @@ Sampled Tracks: Commentary: |- Rom M: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/scathing-sharper)) - Scathing Sharper potential battle theme, ended up shelving this. But I did use parts of it for something completely different - [www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgKjYK87Kzc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgKjYK87Kzc)
+ Scathing Sharper potential battle theme, ended up shelving this. But I did use parts of it for something completely different - [www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgKjYK87Kzc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgKjYK87Kzc) + I do like that [[The Ballad of Jack Noir|Ballad of Jack Noir]] section though... Referencing Sources: |- Rom M: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/scathing-sharper)) @@ -1149,7 +1155,7 @@ URLs: Commentary: |- Tycoon: ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://vasterror.bandcamp.com/track/meltdown-draft)) - This is an early working mix of the instrumental for "MELTDOWN" featuring Ucklin from In Medias Res. Internally it was referred to as "Spent Fuel" at first, but eventually we settled on "MELTDOWN" as the title. Even though it was not long ago, there are definitely things I would change if I were to redo the track, but we live and we learn! Hope you enjoy the instrumental version :D + This is an early working mix of the instrumental for [[track:meltdown-in-medias-res|"MELTDOWN"]] featuring Ucklin from In Medias Res. Internally it was referred to as "Spent Fuel" at first, but eventually we settled on "MELTDOWN" as the title. Even though it was not long ago, there are definitely things I would change if I were to redo the track, but we live and we learn! Hope you enjoy the instrumental version :D --- Section: Bonus track --- -- cgit 1.3.0-6-gf8a5