Album: The Strider Mixtape
Directory Suffix: strider-mixtape
Artists:
- Pascal van den Bos
Date: July 19, 2019
Date Added: June 12, 2024
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/album/the-strider-mixtape
- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtcgklmZsk9Ac7DKm_Z36R64b8u1xW2q5
Cover Artists:
- Phos
Cover Art File Extension: jpg
Art Tags:
- Dave
- Dirk
# - Caledfwlch
# - Unbreakable Katana
# - Heart (aspect)
# - Time (aspect)
# - Heart (outfit)
# - Time (outfit)
Color: '#fc430c'
Groups:
- The Paradox Music Team
- Fandom
Commentary: |-
    <i>The Paradox Music Team:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/album/the-strider-mixtape))

    From sweet chill Lo-Fi beats to kickin’ rad 16-Bit CARNAGE, The Strider Mixtape has it all! 14 tracks based on all your favorite Striders, a PDF with commentary from [[artist:pascal-van-den-bos]] AND an extra bonus track at the end!

    <i>The Paradox Music Team:</i> ([Bandcamp credits blurb](https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/album/the-strider-mixtape))

    Music by: [[artist:pascal-van-den-bos]]

    Art by: [[artist:phos|Maria Panaiotti]]

    Album mastering by: [[artist:spad3s]]
Additional Files:
- Title: Album Booklet
  Files:
  - The_Strider_Mixtape_Commentary.pdf
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Section: Main album
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Track: New Ironic Depths
Duration: '3:52'
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/new-ironic-depths
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuCsCoOFzNU
Cover Artists:
- Phos
Art Tags:
- Dave
# - Timetables
# - Time (outfit)
Referenced Tracks:
- Coolkid
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (booklet commentary)

    I wanted to try to make a dubstep song for Dave since he was originally supposed to be an EDM producer before everyone started making hip hop songs for him. I had never made a dubstep song before, or anything like this for that matter so it was quite a challenge. I also wanted to reference [[track:coolkid]] by [[artist:haunter]] from [[album:coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-b|colours and mayhem universe b]] since I think it's an awesome song and i haven't seen it referenced anywhere yet.
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Track: Blankest Stare
Duration: '3:06'
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/blankest-stare
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntC2C2cp2yc
Cover Artists:
- Phos
Art Tags:
- Lil Cal
Cover Art File Extension: png
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (booklet commentary)

    I started this with the idea of a Kurloz song in mind but i later realized i didnt need a kurloz song as much as i needed a Cal song, why was i making a Kurloz song? no idea! Either way i had only written the piano and some heartbeats when i decided to make this a song for Cal. I used a lot of samples from the game WarioWare D.I.Y since they all sound very wacky and sometimes eerie, perfect for cal lol. I also used the SOM chants that were used in versus to represent Cal's voice.
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Track: The Remains of the Rambunctious Crow
Duration: '2:01'
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/the-remains-of-the-rambunctious-crow
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gmwjz8Yrk8
Cover Artists:
- Phos
Art Tags:
- Dave's bro
# - Unbreakable Katana
# - Reckoning
# - Dave's home
- Earth
Referenced Tracks:
- Versus
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (booklet commentary)

    One day i was trying to recreate [[track:versus]] by [[artist:toby-fox]]. I got some of the start and then i just gave up and decided to remix the song as a theme for Dave's bro. I used some crow sound effects because there are always plenty of unwanted crows around where Dave and Bro live, and i used some disk scratches here and there for max coolness.
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Track: Mr. Orange Creamsicles
Contributors:
- Erik Scheele (project file)
#unsure about if being the one who still had the project file counts as contributing, but it probably does
Duration: '1:55'
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/mr-orange-creamsicles
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl7g7apoDqY
Cover Artists:
- Phos
Art Tags:
- Davesprite
# - Ninja Sword # (?) as prototyped
- 'cw: blood'
Referenced Tracks:
- Davesprite2
- Temporal Virtuoso
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (booklet commentary)

    Ever since i heard [[track:davesprite2|Davesprite 2]] for the first time i've wanted to remix it in some way. When i had to make the song for Davesprite on this album i knew what i wanted to do, so i sent [[artist:erik-scheele]] a message on Twitter asking if he still had the project file for Davesprite 2, and he did! With this song i basically tried to make a finished version of Davesprite 2 while throwing in some stuff of my own like the [[track:temporal-virtuoso]] reference.
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Track: Heart Beat
Duration: '2:49'
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/heart-beat
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj_gN138rd4
Cover Artists:
- Phos
Art Tags:
- Dirk
# - Dirkbot
- Lil Cal
# - Smuppets
- Earth
# - Dirk's home
# - Rockets
Cover Art File Extension: png
Referenced Tracks:
- track:moonsetter
- Dark Necessities
Sampled Tracks:
- Starsky & Hutch
Lyrics: |-
    (Maybe there's something we can do to make your stay a little more comfortable. Nice transistor radio for your cell maybe?)
    (No.)
    (How about a TV?)
    (Tell you what. I do like your blond friend here. Lemme see your belly button.)
    (Wh-no. What— let's go, come on.)
    (Noooo, nononono!) (No, listen— no, no! I'm not gonna—)
    (Oh, eureka!)
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (booklet commentary)

    This is another attempt at me trying a different genre than what i'm used to, i wanted to make a Lo-Fi beat for Dirk. I had a song in mind that he would maybe listen to while working on robots or something like that. I also sampled a bit from Starsky & Hutch at the beginning for obvious reasons that need no explanation. (Fun fact, the title of the song was a wip title for the album itself).
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Track: Brobot Scrimmage
Contributors:
- Funk McLovin (trumpets)
Duration: '2:16'
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/brobot-scrimmage
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlBic0tJpok
Cover Artists:
- Phos
Art Tags:
- Dirk
# - Dirkbot
- Jake
# - Twin M9 Berettas
- Frog Temple
- Earth
Referenced Tracks:
- track:heir-of-grief
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)

    So i was watching some old Pokemon movies and i got a bit inspired by the music in said old Pokemon movies, i wanted to make a part orchestral piece for the epic Brobot battle that takes place in [[flash:4572|[S] Prince of Heart: Rise Up.]] When i finished the song i posted it in the Music channel to see if anyone had feedback, when i checked back [[artist:funk-mclovin|JoJo]] had offered to play live trumpet since the horns i used were pretty trashy, so obviously i took that and now the song sounds amazing.
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Track: Good Morning, Dirk
Duration: '2:09'
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/good-morning-dirk
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tozc5YQFpW4
Cover Artists:
- Phos
Art Tags:
- Dirk
# - Hal
# - Heart (symbol)
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (booklet commentary)

    Hey another attempt at a genre i'm unfamiliar with, i wanted to make a Synthwave track to fit with the theme of 2001: A Space Odyssey references like the title and the art for Hal. After this i actually made a full synthwave album because i liked the genre so much.
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Track: Shattered
Suffix Directory: true
Duration: '2:03'
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/shattered
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLJnHK83mGQ
Cover Artists:
- Phos
Art Tags:
- Dirk's bro
- Earth
# - Shaggy 2 Dope
- 'cw: blood'
Sampled Tracks:
- Very Ape
Referenced Tracks:
- track:megalovania-ebhh
- Spider's Claw
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (booklet commentary)

    One day i stayed up till the sun came up and i just sampled a bit from a [[track:very-ape|Nirvana song]] and slapped the base for this song together. I finished the rest later when i wasnt half asleep. I wanted it to be a very powerful sounding song for Dirk's epic mysterious bro who kills juggalo's for a living, i think i got that down pretty well so i just threw some random references in it too cause i felt it was a little empty.
Review Points:
- Date Recorded: May 21, 2024
  Field: Art Tags
  Notes: >-
    This artwork is a redraw of [page 4867](https://www.homestuck.com/story/4867), so it's one of the members of [Insane Clown Posse](https://mspaintadventures.fandom.com/wiki/Insane_Clown_Posse) - probably Shaggy 2 Dope, going by the longer legs.
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Track: Waveform Showdown!
Duration: '1:26'
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/waveform-showdown
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFTxVrRPAes
Cover Artists:
- Phos
Art Tags:
- Squarewave
- Sawtooth
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (booklet commentary)

    With this song the 2 leads (which are a square and a saw instrument) are supposed to be Sawtooth and Squarewave singing/rapping over the beat. It's kind of like a rap battle between the two. This song is also very inspired by Sonic music, lol. This song is probably also cursed because it crashed 3 times forcing me to recreate it by ear from the last wip i exported, so it almost didn't exist.

    But of course us over at PMT have the most epic DETERMINATION B)
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Track: Jittery Optimist
Duration: '2:13'
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/jittery-optimist
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iob2jQgiY4I
Cover Artists:
- Phos
Art Tags:
- Davepeta
Referenced Tracks:
- Moonsetter
Sampled Tracks:
- them meows
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (booklet commentary)

    Dave already produced music before he became Davepetasprite^2 or even Davesprite, so with this song i tried to make something that Davepetasprite^2 would make. A song with influences from Dave and Nepeta, that means lots of MarioPaint but PHAT MarioPaint.
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Track: To Die A Legend
Duration: '3:08'
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/to-die-a-legend
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8963O41BxwI
Cover Artists:
- Phos
Art Tags:
- Davesprite
- Dave's bro
- Jack Noir
# - Unbreakable Katana
# - Ninja Sword # (?) as prototyped
- 'cw: blood'
- 'cw: corpse'
Cover Art File Extension: png
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (booklet commentary)

    This is a song i made about a year ago, i later remixed it into a theme for a planet in a fansession and then recently into a theme for Jack. But this is the original version. I tried to make a song that was upbeat and kinda sad and slow too, perfect fit for the [[flash:4109|battle vs. Bec when Bro died]], so that's what i decided to clean it up and use it for.
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Track: Infinity Beatdown
Duration: '3:05'
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/infinity-beatdown
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P_bhfQXBUk
Cover Artists:
- Phos
Art Tags:
- Dave
- Dave's bro
- Lil Cal
# - Dave's home
# - Unbreakable Katana
# - Ninja Sword
- Earth
Cover Art File Extension: png
Sampled Tracks:
- Upward Movement (Dave Owns)
Referenced Tracks:
- Versus
- Beatdown (Strider Style)
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (booklet commentary)

    This was originally made for a Homestuck fighting game, it was meant to play on the Strider stage.

    But since then not much has happened with that project, so i decided to clean up the song and use it for this album. It's a remix of [[track:versus]] with some [[track:beatdown-strider-style|other stuff]] in there.
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Track: Gamebro (1989 Hip-Hop Mix)
Duration: '2:18'
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/gamebro-1989-hip-hop-mix
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6nUcvRAqV0
Cover Artists:
- Phos
Cover Art File Extension: png
Art Tags:
# - GameBro
Referenced Tracks:
- GameBro (Original 1990 Mix)
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (booklet commentary)

    I wanted this to be like a shitty remix of the [[track:gamebro-original-1990-mix|GameBro theme]] made by Dave in his bedroom, shitty mic and all. I also hate recording vocals for things now because this took a while and it still sounds horrible lmao.
Lyrics: |-
    Alright bros, are you ready?
    It's time for the one, the only, GameBro!
    He's coming to your screen straight from the magazine
    The mix meister of Master Swords and mushrooms
    Are you sure you're ready for this?
    Well let's go

    The GameBro is here and he's got the games
    All you other lamebrainers better feel the shame
    He can bend the rules, he's too cool for school
    And he's got just a few cheat codes for you
    There ain't nothing that'll ever hold this bad boy down
    That hat that he's wearing's like his personal crown
    He's got every game beat and skills that sweet
    But if you want in his crew, you gotta be elite

    You've gotta be on the spot, on the dot, we're just saying
    You've gotta be ready to go, if you're too slow, thanks for playing
    You've gotta know where it's at, who's at bat, and if you don't, then
    Well, then, you'll know just who to call

    It's GameBro
    When you're out of quarters, he's got your back
    He never ever betray you, man, that's a fact
    Yo, he's your best friend, and never foe
    So, come on, and let's go

    You've gotta be on the spot, on the dot, we're just saying
    You've gotta be ready to go, if you're too slow, thanks for playing
    You've gotta know where it's at, who's at bat, and if you don't, then
    Well, then, you'll know just who to call

    The games will never stop, the games will never stop (Oh yeah)
    The games will never stop, the games will never stop
    The games will never stop, the games will never stop (Oh yeah)
    The games will never stop, the games will never stop

    the games will never stop the games will never stop
    the games will never stop the games will never stop
    the games will never stop the games will never stop
    the games will never stop the games will never stop

    The games will never stop, the games will never stop
    (Go, go, go, go, go, go, go GameBro) (Oh yeah)
    The games will never stop, the games will never stop
    (Go, go, go, go, go, go, go GameBro)
    The games will never stop, the games will never stop
    (Go, go, go, go, go, go, go GameBro) (Oh yeah)
    The games will never stop, the games will never stop
    (Go, go, go, go, go, go, go GameBro)
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Track: Rematch
Suffix Directory: true
Duration: '2:15'
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/rematch
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3MhvkhUXz8
Cover Artists:
- Phos
Cover Art File Extension: png
Art Tags:
- Dave
- Dirk
# - Caledfwlch
# - Unbreakable Katana
# - Time (outfit)
Referenced Tracks:
- Versus
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (booklet commentary)

    This song is heavily based off [[track:versus]], i wanted to make a more happy song based on Versus to play when Dave is battling alongside Dirk to show that he's happier after all the stuff that happened with Bro. Kind of like a post scratch version of Versus as [[artist:caelan-kier]] puts it, lol.
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Section: Bonus tracks
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Track: Of Striders and UAHHGs
Duration: '1:04'
URLs:
- https://pascalpotatovandenbos.bandcamp.com/track/of-striders-and-uahhgs-bonus
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOrX4Sntaxo
Cover Artists:
- Phos
Cover Art File Extension: png
Art Tags:
- Dave
- Dirk
- SBaHJ
Sampled Tracks:
- CITH - Beatdown (Strider in the House)
Commentary: |-
    <i>Pascal van den Bos:</i> (booklet commentary)

    Meme.
Lyrics: |-
    (Woo, yeah! Yeah, what's up?)

    (Go Strider! Go Strider!)
    (Listen up, ere we g-g-g-go!)

    I'm the new kid, movin' in, gettin' it done
    And I'm officially the candidate of having some [bleep], you know?
    (Go Strider! Go Strider!)

    I'm talkin' bout an all out party
    And we're gettin' it started
    How the president is droppin' some sick ass
    (Go Strider! Go! Go!)
    (Go Strider! Go! Go!)

    Yeah! Party every week, bro!
    I'm your man!
    Yeah! I'm your man!
    Yeah! Yeah! I'm your man!
    Yeah! I'm your man! (Party every week, bro!)
    I'm your man!
    Yeah! I'm your man!
    Yeah! Yeah!

    That's right, I'm in the house!
    Yeah!
    Party every week, bro!
    Shake it up!

    Yeah!
    Yeah! Just a little bit! Yeah!

    Look out now!
    Party every week, bro!
    Whaaaat?
    Yeah! Yeah!

    Ye-Ye-Yeah!
    Ye-Ye- Party every week, bro!

    Yeah, yeah, yeah!
    Yeah! (Yeah, yeah!) Yeah!
    Yeah, yeah, yeah!
    Party every week, bro!
    Yeah, yeah,
    Yeah! (Yeah)
    Yeah, yeah!

    Ye- Ye-Ye-Ye
    Woo! Yeah! Yes!

    UAHHG