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Album: Bowmanstuck
Directory Suffix: bowmanstuck
Suffix Track Directories: true
Always Reference Tracks By Directory: true
Artists:
- Michael Guy Bowman
Date: January 10, 2025
Date Added: January 6, 2025
#URLs:
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Cover Artists:
- Alice Hu
Wallpaper Artists:
- Alice Hu
Color: '#94c93d'
Groups:
- Michael Guy Bowman
- Fandom
Art Tags:
- Gate
- Bowman
Commentary: |-
    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> ([Portfolio site credits blurb](https://michaelguybowman.com/album/bowmanstuck))
    Music by [[artist:michael-guy-bowman]].

    Collaborators, featured artists, and other credits listed by track on Bandcamp.

    Album art by [[artist:alice-hu]].

    Special thanks:<br>
    [[artist:marcy-nabors]]<br>
    The Homestuck Music Wiki ([[home:-|hsmusic.wiki]])<br>
    Bowmantown Discord

    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> ([Portfolio site about blurb](https://michaelguybowman.com/album/bowmanstuck))
    BOWMANSTUCK is the first-ever collection of all my tracks from the various Homestuck compilation albums dating as far back as 2009. This early yet essential chapter of my work as a musician began when I was drafted into the music team for [[artist:andrew-hussie]]’s web comic / visual novel, Homestuck, which exploded in popularity during its original run from 2009 to 2016. Along with a team of dozens of talented musicians, we released a massive catalog of albums that served not only as the soundtrack to Homestuck’s animations and interactive elements but as an expanded listening experience with hours of bonus content.

    Included here are all the songs I produced for [[album:homestuck-vol-1]] (2009), [[album:homestuck-vol-2]] (2009), [[album:homestuck-vol-3]] (2009), [[album:midnight-crew-drawing-dead]] (2010), [[album:homestuck-vol-4]] (2010), [[album:homestuck-vol-5]] (2010), [[album:squiddles]] (2010), [[album:homestuck-vol-6]] (2011), [[album:homestuck-vol-7]] (2011), [[album:the-wanderers]] (2011), [[album:homestuck-vol-8]] (2011), [[album:homestuck-vol-9]] (2012), and [[album:cherubim]] (2013). I have also included my stirring vocal performance on “[[track:hardchorale-bowmanstuck]]” which was produced by [[artist:alex-rosetti]] and [[artist:toby-fox]]. All of these tracks were originally released by What Pumpkin, the official Homestuck music label.

    For you collectors, I’ve also thrown in a few extras from various fan projects I took part in. “[[track:mechanic-panic-bowmanstuck]]” appeared on the [[group:homestuck-gaiden]] album [[album:jailbreak-vol-1]] (2011), a tribute to [[artist:andrew-hussie]]’s comic Jailbreak. “[[track:waiting-for-adventure-bowmanstuck]]” appeared on the album [[album:sburb-ost|Sburb OST]] (2012) released by [[group:unofficial-mspa-fans|The Homestuck Fan Musicians]]. “[[track:bro-hop-bowmanstuck]]” and “[[track:we-shall-not-cease-from-exploration-bowmanstuck]]” were among the many previously unreleased songs meant for Homestuck that appeared on the album [[album:p-s]] (2018), released by [[group:casual-sunday]].

    The songs on this album are presented sequentially by release date with a slight exception for “[[track:sburban-jungle-bowmanstuck]]”, which was previewed in abridged form as “[[track:sburban-jungle-brief-mix-bowmanstuck]]” on [[album:homestuck-vol-1]] (2009). I’ve swapped its full version from [[album:homestuck-vol-4]] (2010) to the opening spot and saved the short version for the last track to avoid repetition.

    The journey does not stop here, True Bowlievers. My first solo album [[album:mobius-trip-and-hadron-kaleido]] (2011) was originally released by What Pumpkin and weaves the themes of Homestuck into a psychedelic rock / electronic concept album. I also returned to the “[[track:sburban-jungle-bowmanstuck]]” theme on my song “[[track:jungle-boogie]]”, which was originally meant for [[album:homestuck-vol-10]] (2016) but ultimately released on my own album [[album:archive]] (2016). And of course, I was only one of many, many other musicians involved in Homestuck whose music you can discover.

    While I’ve gone in all kinds of completely different directions since Homestuck, few experiences can compare to the mix of viral success and creative freedom we all had during those extraordinarily unusual years. The songs included here are as often toweringly anthemic as they are incredibly silly, a testament to the wide-eyed millennial whimsy of an era when Internet culture took over real life. Cosplay went mainstream. I was crashing conventions with a guitar and leading hordes of weirdos in gray face paint to sing “[[track:how-do-i-live-bunny-back-in-the-box-version-bowmanstuck|How Do I Live]]” at the top of their lungs. The in-jokes had all finally spilled out.
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Track: Sburban Jungle
Originally Released As: Sburban Jungle
Duration: 3:39
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Track: Harlequin (Rock Version)
Originally Released As: Harlequin (Rock Version)
Duration: 2:48
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Track: Explore
Originally Released As: Explore
Duration: 2:28
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Track: Ohgodwhat Remix
Originally Released As: Ohgodwhat Remix
Duration: 1:05
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Track: Chorale for Jaspers
Originally Released As: Chorale for Jaspers
Duration: 1:15
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Track: Pony Chorale
Originally Released As: Pony Chorale
Duration: 1:05
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Track: Lunar Eclipse
Originally Released As: Lunar Eclipse
Duration: 2:59
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Track: Hauntjam
Originally Released As: Hauntjam
Duration: 2:16
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Track: Happy Cat Song!
Originally Released As: Happy Cat Song!
Duration: 0:34
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Track: Hardchorale
Originally Released As: Hardchorale
Duration: 2:54
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Track: How Do I Live (Bunny Back in the Box Version)
Originally Released As: How Do I Live (Bunny Back in the Box Version)
Duration: 3:40
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Track: Ruins (With Strings)
Originally Released As: Ruins (With Strings)
Duration: 3:09
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Track: Greenhouse
Originally Released As: Greenhouse
Duration: 2:50
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Track: Tangled Waltz
Originally Released As: Tangled Waltz
Duration: 4:16
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Track: Squiddle Samba
Originally Released As: Squiddle Samba
Duration: 3:06
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Track: Mister Bowman Tells You About the Squiddles
Originally Released As: Mister Bowman Tells You About the Squiddles
Duration: 4:27
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Track: I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
Originally Released As: I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
Duration: 3:57
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Track: Warhammer of Zillyhoo
Originally Released As: Warhammer of Zillyhoo
Duration: 0:48
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Track: Maplehoof's Adventure
Originally Released As: Maplehoof's Adventure
Duration: 2:59
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Track: Aimless Morning Gold
Originally Released As: Aimless Morning Gold
Duration: 3:46
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Track: Ruins Rising
Originally Released As: Ruins Rising
Duration: 4:59
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Track: Mechanic Panic
Originally Released As: Mechanic Panic
Duration: 1:42
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Track: Calamity
Originally Released As: Calamity
Duration: 3:38
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Track: Ocean Stars Falling
Originally Released As: Ocean Stars Falling
Duration: 3:12
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Track: Escape Pod
Originally Released As: Escape Pod
Duration: 2:58
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Track: Frog Hunt
Originally Released As: Frog Hunt
Duration: 4:15
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Track: Gust of Heir
Originally Released As: Gust of Heir
Duration: 4:17
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Track: Revered Return
Originally Released As: Revered Return
Duration: 2:33
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Track: How Do I Live (D8 Night Version)
Originally Released As: How Do I Live (D8 Night Version)
Duration: 3:17
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Track: Another Jungle
Originally Released As: Another Jungle
Duration: 4:39
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Track: GameGrl (Original 1993 Mix)
Originally Released As: GameGrl (Original 1993 Mix)
Duration: 3:29
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Track: Minihoof's Adventure
Originally Released As: Minihoof's Adventure
Duration: 2:47
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Track: Elephant Gun
Originally Released As: Elephant Gun
Duration: 2:39
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Track: Busting Makes Me Feel Good
Originally Released As: Busting Makes Me Feel Good
Duration: 3:25
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Track: iRRRRRRRRECONCILA8LE
Originally Released As: iRRRRRRRRECONCILA8LE
Duration: 1:40
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Track: I'm a Member of the Midnight Crew (Post-Punk Version)
Originally Released As: I'm a Member of the Midnight Crew (Post-Punk Version)
Duration: 3:50
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Track: Another Countdown
Originally Released As: Another Countdown
Duration: 1:17
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Track: Waiting for Adventure
Originally Released As: Waiting For Adventure [Loading Screen]
Duration: 1:27
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Track: Constant Conquest
Originally Released As: Constant Conquest
Duration: 4:46
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Track: Bro Hop
Originally Released As: Bro Hop
Duration: 3:08
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Track: We Shall Not Cease From Exploration
Originally Released As: We Shall Not Cease From Exploration
Duration: 2:25
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Track: Sburban Jungle (Brief Mix)
Originally Released As: Sburban Jungle (Brief Mix)
Duration: 1:36