Album: SBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD Date: June 12, 2021 Date Added: January 1, 2023 URLs: - https://sahcon.bandcamp.com/album/sburban-neighborhood-sahcon-album-2021 Cover Artists: - Cerulean Color: '#68f279' Has Track Art: false Cover Art File Extension: png Track Art File Extension: png Groups: - Stuck at Home Con - Fandom Commentary: |- YoItsCro: Presented for Stuck At Home Con 2021, we bring you a new Homestuck fan album, complete with multiple, unheard tracks! You can watch the live premiere of the album on the SAHCon youtube (/sahcon). --- Section: Main album --- Track: Karkat's Brain Duration: '2:19' Artists: - Funk McLovin URLs: - https://sahcon.bandcamp.com/track/karkats-brain --- Track: Talkin' Sh8t Duration: '2:26' Artists: - Circlejourney Cover Artists: - Circlejourney Art Tags: - Vriska - Meenah URLs: - https://sahcon.bandcamp.com/track/talkin-sh8t Commentary: |- Circlejourney: MINISTRIFE!!! Lyrics: |- (I see. It's the Peixes wannabe. So you're the one raising the army.) (And fight me.) (And fight me.) (Serket the sequel. Shut your cocky mouth and fight me.) --- Track: Everyone Here, Fine and Happy, Let's Eat Some Cake and Play a Song Duration: '2:06' Artists: - sunsprite URLs: - https://sahcon.bandcamp.com/track/everyone-here-fine-and-happy-lets-eat-some-cake-and-play-a-song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPFpFjJ0-7g Referenced Tracks: - track:harlequin Commentary: |- sunsprite: The game finally ended. Come over, let's eat some cake and play that song your dad liked.
The base motif is obviously [[track:harlequin|Harlequin]], but it's jazzy.
One of the main inspirations is [[Moonsweater]] by [[artist:david-ellis]], it's great.
Playing everything live on real instruments just feels different to me, and I really like that feeling.
It was very fun to iterate on the parts and do all different solos.
--- Track: Day One Artists: - FrostyMac Duration: '3:01' URLs: - https://sahcon.bandcamp.com/track/day-one Referenced Tracks: - track:penumbra-phantasm Commentary: |- FrostyMac: I had just downloaded a Gameboy VST and REALLY wanted to use it. Intended to be a track based on the first day spent on Earth C. My FL Studio stopped working towards the end so I couldn't quite do EVERYTHING I wanted with it, but I'm still happy with how it turned out. --- Track: Live from the Meteor Artists: - Ishmael Fisher Duration: '6:29' URLs: - https://sahcon.bandcamp.com/track/live-from-the-meteor Commentary: |- Ishmael Fisher: This was inspired by listening to a lot of Gemini and Frankie Knuckles, I wasn't able to really replicate their sound (mainly cause my voice sucks) but it was a great challenge and a lot of fun. The name of the track is based off of all of the house sets that I love that are always labeled Live at (insert venue here). --- Track: Remember Artists: - Cerulean Duration: '3:24' URLs: - https://sahcon.bandcamp.com/track/remember Referenced Tracks: - Do You Remem8er Me --- Track: ExistentHal Crisis Artists: - Funk McLovin Duration: '3:14' URLs: - https://sahcon.bandcamp.com/track/existenthal-crisis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeQ3yn_AgTI Lyrics: |- Dirk Strider represent, I'm in the middle of the sea Makin' funky little robots, watchin' MLP Just doin' my thang when all of the sudden An idea in my cranium gets all to buddin' (PROGRAM!) Buddin' like a being growin' off my toeses Splittin' from my mind: undergoing mitosis I put a copy of my brain in my fav'rite pair a' shades AI with half the work and double neuroses (PROGRAM!) At long long last I obtained a pal If Jake was here, he'd say that's "Swall" Why make friends when you can make-make 'em Why produce emotions when you make-fake 'em (PROGRAM!) Who needs smiles? Who needs frowns? Who needs people when they just let you down? I'm a genius of robotics- My own best pal So I turned on the shades and I named him Hal (PROGRAM!) (PROGRAM!) (PROGRAM!) (PROGRAM!) Lil Hal coming atcha from inside sunglasses Normally reserved for covertly checking asses Now a fully realized autonomous guy Part automaton but that's kind of fly Imagine if you had the memories of a human dude And woke up in shades- An awakening rude And suddenly my friends don't belong to me Treat me like some fabricated fakery (PROGRAM!) Or imagine being shades when you're used to a bod Can't even breathe- Can't even nod All I can see is internet memes I have no mouth but I must scream (PROGRAM!) I know I'm fake that's plain to see But I still have human memories I represent a self that might be good to ponder Unless Dirk makes me a fucking auto-responder (Alright, this got a little dark. I think we need to bring it back.) (One, two, three, four.) (PROGRAM!) Alright, fair enough, it seems I've failed Thinking through the implications, but that ship has sailed It's not like I knew you'd be a waking nightmare And it's not like I have it better, to be fair You talk about not being the Dirk OG But my friends like you more, that's plain to see You shouldn't be snide to me, who made you Unless you'd like me to un-create you (PROGRAM!) Maybe if you weren't so insecure Your intentions wouldn't be so impure If you just let go, like I'm able to do You wouldn't have the charisma of an old shoe I'm sick of being your second-stringer Your little puppet wrapped around your finger You've got it all and you want more Wait don't put me in the drawer! (It seems you've asked about DS's chat client auto-responder. This is an application designed to simulate DS's otherwise inimitably rad typing style, tone, cadence, personality, and substance of retort while he is away from the computer. The algorithms are guaranteed to be 99% indistinguishable from DS's native neurological responses, based on some statistical analysis I basically just pulled out of my ass right now.) (Shit, Roxy, look. He's doing the thing where he ironically pretends to fail the Turing test to sass me into submnission. Even though I was the one who fucking programmed him to do that.) --- Track: Bridging the Event Horizon Artists: - Rainy Duration: '2:00' URLs: - https://sahcon.bandcamp.com/track/bridging-the-event-horizon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0hpnVN1r7Q --- Track: no homo Artists: - Astroblur Duration: '3:32' URLs: - https://sahcon.bandcamp.com/track/no-homo - https://soundcloud.com/metafract/no-homo Referenced Tracks: - track:upward-movement-dave-owns Lyrics: |- (Yes, it's understandable because you are really attractive. I am attracted to you.) (Thank you.) (I should probably text him soon, see what's up, because I love him.) Commentary: |- Astroblur: for stuck at home con. fruity tune this is my 11th year knowing what homestuck is and i think thats crazy --- Track: Nostalgia Paradox Artists: - Levc Duration: '4:39' URLs: - https://sahcon.bandcamp.com/track/nostalgia-paradox - https://soundcloud.com/levc-egm/nostalgia-paradox-sburban-neighborhood Referenced Tracks: - track:showtime-piano-refrain Commentary: |- Levc: It started as a sequel to [[October]] (By [[artist:erik-scheele|Erik "Jit" Scheele]]) but i gave up and basically came up with something more weird and original to celebrate this great virtual convention where im too shy to talk! --- Track: Pumpkin Tide (TV's I Can Barely Sleep I Have To Quickly Finish This Rock Cover) Artists: - Tee-vee Duration: '2:29' URLs: - https://sahcon.bandcamp.com/track/pumpkin-tide-tvs-i-can-barely-sleep-i-have-to-quickly-finish-this-rock-cover - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri_B238WIX4 - https://soundcloud.com/tee-vee-novae/pumpkin-tide-rock-cover Referenced Tracks: - Pumpkin Tide (Acoustic Version w/ Chords) Commentary: |- Tee-vee: This is a cover of [[artist:michael-guy-bowman]]'s [[Pumpkin Tide]] from [[album:mobius-trip-and-hadron-kaleido]], loosely based on his acoustic version on Youtube with inspirations from the original and personal interpretation. I joined this project literally five days before SAHcon, so I hurried up to find something fun I could complete quickly enough, and this was a good idea since I love this song, it's within my vocal range, had chords readily available, and also MTaHK turned 10 years old very recently so this was a great opportunity ! Went for a quick and dirty punk rock cover with cool keyboards, with the mixing stage a bit rushed towards the end but best I could do. also I'm still very new to vocals so bear with me here Lyrics: |- (Four, three, two, fuck you!) Well destroy your desk, it's useless now Build yourself a fort to hide Close your eyes and crawl inside You're sailing on the pumpkin tide The ship you're on is yours alone The wind will push your sweet, sweet ride But this foreign wave just appearified You're sailing on the pumpkin tide Focus on the sound of my voice You are under my control Obey my will or I'll bury you alive And it's you who'll dig your own damned hole Well forget your friends, what good are they? Suckers filled with words that chide Heads green with envy but orange with pride Screaming at that pumpkin tide Listen to their whispering voice The current where the pumpkins roam You never saw a thing, never saw the thing you thought you saw Just shadows looking for a home The door into your heart is locked Its [gun] is buried in your mind Too heavy to carry but too huge to leave behind Without it you will surely die But even that's just another lie Sailing on the pumpkin tide (I'm gonna fight Andrew Hussie) --- Track: When The Curtains Part Artists: - Circlejourney Cover Artists: - Circlejourney Art Tags: - Calliope - Jade Duration: '3:53' URLs: - https://sahcon.bandcamp.com/track/when-the-curtains-part - https://soundcloud.com/circlejourney/when-the-curtains-part-from-sahcon-album-2021 Commentary: |- Circlejourney: This is my last Homestuck track. (Well, it's intended to be...) It's been an amazing run with the Homestuck fandom. Thank you for being there for my music and making me realise it's not bad! The bittersweet tragedy and cosmic tone of Homestuck always reminded me a bit of Chinese novels and folk tales, I thought it'd work if I brought my (already overt) Chinese music influences into the track. The backing lyrics at the end roughly translate to "We'll fly forth together / unafraid of the cold and dark / enter the brilliance of the new universe / conductor of the spacetime orchestra." Lyrics: |- Don't be afraid For no more will you be lonely and friendless Don't be afraid We share this space, dark and endless Too long you've stayed And though your fate anchors down your spirit Too long you've stayed, my friend Let's talk a minute We've met before, I know your voice But from which dream, I'm not sure This is the pause in between the applause And the overture Friend, we'll face tomorrow On the seams of space, we'll sew the past and future Here's where we start, when the curtains part To reveal the conductor The light and darkness dovetail As the needle threads the tale from past to future Here we part, fortune guide your heart Can you hear the orchestra stir? I recall, I see it all A thousand deaths by fire And you've waited here, but its time that you go Now the time draws near Friend, we'll face tomorrow On the seams of space, we'll sew the past and future Here's where we start, when the curtains part To reveal the conductor The light and darkness dovetail As the needle threads the tale from past to future Here we part, fortune guide your heart Can you hear the thunder? My friend, we'll face tomorrow (wǒ mén yī qǐ xiàng qián fēi, bù pà hán lěng bù pà hēi) (We'll fly forth together, unafraid of the cold and dark) Don't you be afraid, a new story starts (jìn rù xīn yǔ zhòu guāng huī, shí kōng lè tuán de zhǐ huī) (Enter the brilliance of the new universe, conductor of the spacetime orchestra) (wǒ mén yī qǐ xiàng qián fēi) (We'll fly forth together) When the curtains part (bù pà hán lěng bù pà hēi) (Unafraid of the cold and dark) To reveal the conductor (jìn rù xīn yǔ zhòu guāng huī) (Enter the brilliance of the new universe, conductor of the spacetime orchestra) The light and darkness dovetail (wǒ mén yī qǐ xiàng qián fēi, bù pà hán lěng bù pà hēi) (We'll fly forth together, unafraid of the cold and dark) The scorelines burn and (jìn rù xīn yǔ zhòu guāng huī, shí kōng lè tuán de zhǐ huī) (Enter the brilliance of the new universe, conductor of the spacetime orchestra) They'll return (wǒ mén yī qǐ xiàng qián fēi, bù pà hán lěng bù pà hēi) (We'll fly forth together, unafraid of the cold and dark) Can you hear the page start to turn? (jìn rù xīn yǔ zhòu guāng huī, shí kōng lè tuán de zhǐ huī) (Enter the brilliance of the new universe, conductor of the spacetime orchestra) --- Track: Lofistuck Artists: - sunsprite Duration: '2:45' URLs: - https://sahcon.bandcamp.com/track/lofistuck Referenced Tracks: - Elevatorstuck - Homestuck Anthem Commentary: |- sunsprite: Cro originally suggested doing Lofi [[Elevatorstuck]], so there's that. Absolutely loved the idea and started doing that right when I first read it in the chat. Storywise, it's mostly about Alpha Rose and the world they're living in. And specifically, the song is about the Roxy Pestequest route where we meet Alpha Rose and then return back with Roxy. Went a bit overboard with sound effects, but none of them are random, and all fit well with the story. Initially, I did both the main minor version and the major intro version, but they alone didn't quite work by themselves. So, there came the idea that both could be combined in a pretty dramatic way, with the vibe suddenly changing from major to minor when we teleport to Rose. Inspiration: random stuff I heard at 2am on 'lofi hip hop radio - beats to relax/study to' --- Track: Translucence, Transience Artists: - Gnøs Duration: '3:29' URLs: - https://sahcon.bandcamp.com/track/translucence-transience - https://soundcloud.com/gnosc/translucencetransience Commentary: |- Gnøs: a track tailored for the SAHCON album, inspired by Egbert. --- Track: Slow Dancing in the Clockwork Hall Artists: - sunsprite Duration: '2:24' URLs: - https://sahcon.bandcamp.com/track/slow-dancing-in-the-clockwork-hall Referenced Tracks: - Clockwork Melody Commentary: |- sunsprite: This is the last of my three tracks on the album, and it's a cute little orchestral [[Clockwork Melody]] arrangement about Dave's and Rose's journey. Didn't think I would do this. Moreover, I didn't really do orchestral stuff before. [[Clockwork Melody]] is one of my favorite leitmotifs in Homestuck, and I like to play it on every occasion I get on any instrument I get my hands on. It made sense that I'd want to make a full arrangement of it. So I went with the flow, and here's that. I really like what came out of this. *Btw, it might be easy to spot that James Roach's work on Hiveswap OST was quite an inspiration there. *Shoutout to Ableton devs for "Capture MIDI" feature. It's when you jam along with the song, play a cool part, but then realize you weren't recording it and won't be able to do it once again. The button captures this part back as if it was recorded. This such a great way to write complex stuff without the usual pressure of arranging or recording. Such a killer feature! --- Track: 5 Years Older Artists: - Cerulean URLs: - https://sahcon.bandcamp.com/track/5-years-older Duration: '7:44' Referenced Tracks: - Vast Error - Overlook - Liquid Negrocity - track:sburban-jungle - track:beatdown-strider-style - Flare - Even in Death - Terezi's Theme - track:MeGaLoVania - track:doctor - track:penumbra-phantasm - Terexi Commentary: |- YoItsCro: Featuring 40 references and motifs! --- Section: Bonus tracks --- Track: Tangled Up Artists: - Crustacean Mother Duration: '4:10' URLs: - https://sahcon.bandcamp.com/track/bonus-tangled-up Referenced Tracks: - Entrance of the Gladiators Lyrics: |- I'm tangled up all just in my brain I'm mangled up all writhing in pain No matter how many bullets I take Not no diamonds, hearts clubs or spades Can take, me, down You say I'm just clowning around You think you can stop me and my sound Brother you should be running 'Cuz the circus is coming To town These tents ain't coming down I live a world in my head A place full of mirth, full of dread Calliopes play to sleep Every color all ground beneath my feet When I was up on the ladder High on that tightrope Teetering, struggling not to fall You were my safety net You were my lifeline You caught me, myself alone I am Rotting from the inside out Your blind stare filling me with doubt Who am I really? What is this feeling? This burning rage, endless and devout I live in a world in my head A place full of mirth, full of dread Calliopes play me to sleep Every color all ground beneath my feet No more bronze, no brilliant red No more teal that shines like justice No more tyrants in my bed No more miracles, that does it I am done seeking redemption from someone who doesn't care I am done being a puppet on a string So I live inside my visions This paradise in me I'll believe in my religion He is I and also me I live in a world in my head A place full of mirth, free of dread Calliope, please sing me to sleep Every colour the ground beneath your feet --- Track: Black Nova / Green Moon Artists: - Viceroy of Monte Cristo Duration: '4:39' URLs: - https://sahcon.bandcamp.com/track/bonus-black-nova-green-moon Referenced Tracks: - Flare - track:sburban-jungle - Derse Dreamers --- Track: One Last Strife Artists: - Levc Duration: '3:03' URLs: - https://sahcon.bandcamp.com/track/bonus-one-last-strife - https://soundcloud.com/levc-egm/bonus-one-last-strife-sburban-neighborhood Commentary: |- Levc: Wanted to do a quick chiptune track for the album. Honestly I'm really proud of it despite how simple it is.