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Album: coloUrs and mayhem: Universe B
Cover Art: Shelby Cragg
Wallpaper Art: Shelby Cragg, Niklink
Directory: coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-b
Date: April 13, 2012
Color: #a5d2e2
Groups: Official
Art Tags:
- John
- Rose
- Dave
- Jade
- Jane
- Roxy
- Dirk
- Jake
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/colours-and-mayhem-universe-a-b
- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD729D6C2BFB4844C
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Group: Side 1
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Track: ~~SIDE 1~~
Artist: Toby Fox
References: English
Track Art: none
Duration: 0:08
Directory: side-1-universe-b
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/universe-b-side-1
- https://youtu.be/ScD8J0igQwU
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Track: Green Ghost
Artist: Monobrow
Duration: 5:58
Art Tags:
- John
References:
- Doctor
- Moonsong
- Eternal Recurrence
- A Bell is Tolling
- Terra's Theme
Track Art: Koba
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/green-ghost-2
- https://youtu.be/nx2CqNp16IA
- https://soundcloud.com/robobrow/green_ghost
Commentary:
<i>Monobrow:</i>
So my song, Cosmic Surgeon? People told me to enter a contest that came up right around the time I finished it. It was for the Homestuck Fan Album, which actually turned out to be 2 albums lol. So yup, I entered, and I was one of the winners, in fact it’s actually the first track (track 1 is an opener)... I’m kinda astonished by that today, but I guess it fits!
About the song, I called it Cosmic Surgeon because of John and that big drill thing he did... And the whole cancer thing.. So I guess the song did kinda cater as a theme for him already. What a coincidence that as soon as I make a remix, I can enter it into a contest right away and it actually wins. When I wrote it, I just really wanted to capture how the entire comic made me feel at the time, especially after watching Cascade. It’s a theme for John, but I also think of it as kind of a real “Homestuck” theme for the entire thing, I guess, as a lot of people kinda obsess over Doctor...
Anyway, I remastered this version of the song, and added a few other elements, and instrument balance, per a couple suggestions by Radiation Fox... So you can think of this as more of a Cosmic Surgen v. 0.1...
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Track: Orchid Horror
Artist: David DeCou
Track Art: Sukka
Duration: 4:07
References: Chorale for Jaspers
Art Tags:
- Rose
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/orchid-horror-2
- https://youtu.be/ZOVhMJgdIX0
Commentary:
<i>David DeCou:</i>
(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf5X2PbLNfQ&lc=UgwWhsMYgXXX5g_F4Yl4AaABAg">YouTube</a>)
<blockquote>Probably one of my favorite songs on the album.<br>I'm curious, what songs are remixed in this?</blockquote>
Thanks! The first five notes are from Chorale for Jaspers, and I used that twice in the song. I also used the chord progression that's often used in Sburban Jungle in the middle section with the drums, organ, piano and strings. (actually, a lot of homestuck songs) but the rest of it is original I'm pretty sure.
(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf5X2PbLNfQ&lc=UgzZnx3ouFO3y5zD49B4AaABAg">YouTube</a>)
<blockquote>I thought I heard Black Hole/Green Sun, and also, if you squint your ears just right, it sounds a bit like The Dangerous Symphony (not a Homestuck song)</blockquote>
Black Rose/Green Sun is a great song. I did use the same sort of chord progression that's in there. It shows up in a lot of Homestuck songs though I think.
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Track: Red Disc
Artist: Nathan H.
Track Art: Aurum
Duration: 2:52
References: Atomyk Ebonpyre
Art Tags:
- Dave
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/red-disc-2
- https://youtu.be/Y4lJcMpYGZk
Commentary:
<i>Nathan H.:</i>
This was the first entry I made for the contest, and likely the one that took me the longest to complete; probably because I was running into walls during transitions while trying to keep whole song congruent. Nonetheless, I think it turned out great. I had a battle between Hephaestus and Dave in mind as I wrote the piece, and took inspiration for it from the first few boss fights in the game Dark Souls.
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Track: Blue Atom
Artist: David Ellis
Contributors: Malik Refaat (alto saxophone)
Track Art: Petra K.
Duration: 4:46
References: The Beginning of Something Really Excellent
Art Tags:
- Jade
- Frogs
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/blue-atom-2
- https://youtu.be/QrB8PrwBIY0
Commentary:
<i>David Ellis:</i>
When I started writing the pieces for the contest I knew I wanted one of them to be based around a theme that already existed. Running through a few ideas I landed on doing a kind of jazzy shuffle piece around the main theme from ‘The Beginning of Something Really Excellent’. As soon as I hit the first chord with the Rhodes piano it became smooth. The writing process was really quick and the piece was almost completely sketched out on the keyboard in one go. As the piece was intended for Jade - given the use of the earlier theme - I added in a little bass solo.
Technical note: Sometimes when I think I’ve finished writing something I’ll find that it’s a bit too long and something needs to change, this was one of those times. The sound you hear at 3:53 is the sound of me finding a way to avoid playing an extra intro/verse and tightening up the song a bit. Using almost the same build up heard earlier in the piece and changing the resolution at the end has the added advantage of (hopefully) making you think it’s heading back towards the intro riff until the key shifts in the last bar and the song jumps straight to the final chorus.
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Group: Side 2
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Track: ~~SIDE 2~~
Artist: Toby Fox
Track Art: none
Duration: 0:13
References: ~~SIDE 1~~:side-1-universe-b
Directory: side-2-universe-b
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/universe-b-side-2
- https://youtu.be/fhaFzwEZ-VI
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Track: Cyan Beast
Artist: David Ellis
Track Art: PaperArtichokes
Duration: 3:44
Art Tags:
- Jane
- God Cat
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/cyan-beast-2
- https://youtu.be/qhP_QTvAeQg
Commentary:
<i>David Ellis:</i>
This piece started as an offshoot of a song that was very loosely based on John and Jade’s three year voyage between the two windows. I felt that the theme that became the chorus to this piece needed to be at a higher tempo than the rest of that song so I took it out and based this tune around it instead. It was originally titled ‘Heir of the Dog’ as I was still thinking it could be either a Jade or a John piece at the time and wasn’t certain who I’d end up submitting it for (also because terrible puns).
Technical note: Although the piece features keyboard and guitar solos the bass was actually the hardest part to play, in particular during the chorus and the part behind the guitar solo.
Extra: This is no longer true since I recorded <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGLUBAgOS7E">the video</a>. For the original recording the two handed parts in the verses and the outro were originally done as 2 separate takes for each one. It wasn’t until I started the video that I thought ‘I could turn these into single parts’ and made things really difficult for myself.
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Track: Pink Cat
Artist: Ryan Ames
Track Art: MissNK
Duration: 3:52
References: Chorale for Jaspers, Aggrieve, Carefree Action
Art Tags:
- Roxy
- cw: alcohol
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/pink-cat-2
- https://youtu.be/mF7WdQcSkHI
Commentary:
<i>Ryan Ames:</i>
I don’t want to clog up the audio post so I figured I’d make a separate post for my reasoning behind the different parts of the song!
First off, the song itself was inspired by the mental image of Roxy jumping through fenestrated planes to get to a bunch of different places (hence the name Void Hopper). I tried capturing various aspects of her interests and personality through the different sections so it’s less of a Theme For Roxy than it is a Song About Roxy. There is still a particular melody that can be heard throughout all three major sections, so I suppose could be the MAIN THEME?
ANYWAY...... ==>
<b>Section 1. [0:00-0:56]</b>
This section is meant to represent her childish and playful side. Roxy always seemed to have this child-at-heart quality about her, what with her infatuation with cutesy wizards and her bedroom in the beta session.
The beginning is an obvious nod to Harry Potter. She’s totally into wizards so I felt it was appropriate. It then turns into a waltz rendition of Jasper’s theme because she is also totally into cats. Then we have a neato transition that I guess could be her travelling through a window or something? I put a spacey sounding pad there to emphasize the VOIDINESS of it.
<b>Section 2. [0:56-2:24]</b>
After the transition, it picks up speed and has a variety of computer-y and sci-fi effects to hopefully capture her HACKER attribute. The bassline to Aggrievance can also be heard here as a callback to the STRIFE! between Mom and Rose. After that, we have the main theme again, this time accompanied by a busy slap bassline because I love slap bass. This and the following parts were an attempt to convey her get-shit-done attitude and her assertiveness with what she believes in. It could also be a cool action sequence. I imagine her rushing to reach a destination in time by jumping through windows and stuff all badass-like and it’s a pretty fitting mental image for her I think!
Anyway, after this, it all ends with a booze snooze. The song slows down and gets kind of tipsy sounding before glitching out into white noise.
<b>Section 3. [2:25-END]</b>
Roxy is asleep and we are now on Derse. This last section is meant to represent her sleepwalking around the void. We have a little sad sounding ocarina melody which then makes way for the main theme to play one last time on violin. The song finally ends on an ominous and spooky note as Roxy drifts further and further into the void.
Wow I did not expect to type this much. Anyway this song was a blast to make and even if it’s not accepted, I still learned a whole lot! I hope you all enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed making it!
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Track: Orange Hat
Artist: Plumegeist
Track Art: Meggie Fox
Duration: 2:36
Art Tags:
- Dirk
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/orange-hat-2
- https://youtu.be/sMkNFjy8xcU
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Track: Emerald Terror
Artist: Elisa McCabe
Track Art: HamsterParade
Duration: 2:31
Art Tags:
- Jake
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/emerald-terror-2
- https://youtu.be/CWDbNoGgGyQ
Commentary:
<i>Elisa McCabe:</i>
First of all I have this unreasonably intense love of Jake that I can’t really entirely explain. Uh. So I definitely wanted to do a song for him. The main idea I started out with was that I’d do a song with two parts, the first part representing Grandpa Harley, then I’d have it morph into the second part, which would be for post-scratch Jake. I first thought of having a literal record scratch but man that sounded dumb :] I referred to the first part, to myself, as Grandpa Harley, and the second part as Hellmurder Island.
For the Grandpa Harley part, I spent about half an hour listening to/watching ragtime piano and vaudeville acts on youtube, to refresh myself on the types of intervals and suchlike that they used. Then I just made it up.
I wanted to make Hellmurder Island really dramatic. I had some (not particularly complicated) scenes of Jake running around on his island that I was making it a soundtrack for. Like…the first section is just…running around in the jungle. Then there’s him standing at the top of this huge waterfall, and some birds take off, and the last part is him fighting something or being about to enter the SBURB session. Whatever shit is about to get real for him. :3
The song is mainly influenced by ELO’s ‘Jungle’, haha. Mainly in the way it goes, “duh DUH, duh DUH!” I love how that sounds. I tried to do more jungley percussion but it didn’t end up sounding that good. I made the drum track in this app, which I pretty much use for all my drum tracks cuz it’s awesome.
I did everything except the guitar - which was my bandmate playing - in Garageband using my midi keyboard and various soundfonts. I’m so in love with the one that does the main melody. It’s a flugelhorn. It just sounded so much like Jake to me!
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Group: Additional Mayhem
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Track: ~~ADDITIONAL MAYHEM~~
Artist: Toby Fox
Track Art: none
Duration: 0:18
References: Jadesprite
Directory: additional-mayhem-universe-b
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/universe-b-additional-mayhem
- https://youtu.be/GetfDAZKshg
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Track: Squiddle Song
Artist: Maya Kern
Track Art: Maya Kern
Duration: 2:27
Art Tags:
- Squiddles
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/squiddle-song-2
- https://youtu.be/eWNMf4-ZMOQ
Lyrics:
(<i>C G6 Am F</i>)
wake up in the morning<br>there's a brand new day ahead<br>the sun is bright and the clouds smile down<br>and all your friends are dead
but the ocean is so friendly<br>the bright blue diamond stratosphere<br>and you know you're gonna have buckets of fun<br>as soon as you can get out of here
(<i>G F C G6</i>)
running from skipper plumbthroat<br>last night he murdered all your friends<br>hiding from skipper plumbthroat<br>you gotta run from your end
(<i>C G6 Am F</i>)
he came last night when you were all asleep<br>and you narrowly avoided death<br>you hid behind a rock while he got to work<br>now there's no buddies to tangle with
you swim and swim and swim some more<br>to find a new squiddle colony<br>and though there's hope you really can't help<br>but feel just a little bit lonely
(<i>G F C G6</i>)
running from skipper plumbthroat<br>why must squiddles meet such an end?<br>hiding from skipper plumbthroat<br>it's time to make new squiddle friends
(<i>E F C G</i>)
squiddles are social creatures<br>squiddles need friends<br>even when they have squiddle fights<br>they always make amends
squiddles are peaceful plushes<br>squiddles would never hurt you<br>they tangle you up in a big friendship ball<br>oooooooooooooooooo
(<i>G F C G6</i>)
running from skipper plumbthroat<br>why must squiddles meet such an end?<br>hiding from skipper plumbthroat<br>it's time to make new squiddle friends
it's time to make new squiddle friends
Commentary:
<i>Maya Kern:</i>
well i really love the squiddles? and the squiddles album is one of my favorite albums.
but i think a lot of it is because i’m not super great at writing music on demand? like, i write music all the time, but only when inspiration hits. and since there was a deadline, i didn’t quite have that option. i had tried writing a very different song before that with… not great results. i mean, it’s not a bad song, but it’s very unspecific and was not a good homestuck song.
so then i just decided i would write something silly and the squiddle song came out! because silly, i can do
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Track: Pendulum
Artist: Shandy
Track Art: Rii Abrego
Duration: 3:16
References: Sburban Jungle
Art Tags:
- Dave
- cw: corpse (abstract)
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/pendulum-2
- https://youtu.be/Mv0zF9BRfOI
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Track: Pale Rapture
Artist: The Black Curtain
Track Art: The-Everlasting-Ash
Duration: 4:06
Art Tags:
- John
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/pale-rapture-2
- https://youtu.be/iWnZhSjbPrs
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Track: Do The Windy Thing
Artist: Brian Schaefer
Track Art: Emily Blundell
Duration: 2:45
References: Doctor, Showtime (Original Mix)
Art Tags:
- John
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/do-the-windy-thing-2
- https://youtu.be/T-CliOV5-sg
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Track: Pilot Light
Artist: Thomas Ibarra
Track Art: KIIPPU
Duration: 2:51
References: Flare
Art Tags:
- Jade
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/pilot-light-2
- https://youtu.be/05nEUculjxM
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Track: Ohgodcat
Artist: Eligecos
Track Art: Shelby Cragg
Duration: 2:22
Art Tags:
- God Cat
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/ohgodcat-2
- https://youtu.be/s-4SihyV1yU
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Track: Cupcake Girl
Artist: Liam O'Donnell
Track Art: dodostad
Duration: 1:21
Art Tags:
- Jane
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/cupcake-girl-2
- https://youtu.be/zvtTVc1s70A
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Track: Phantasmic Youngsters
Artist: Tristan Scroggins
Track Art: Ari Hunt
Duration: 3:21
Art Tags:
- Rose
- Jade
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/phantasmic-youngsters-2
- https://youtu.be/q4VTyykeKFw
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Track: Battle Brotocol
Artist: Elliot Colp
Track Art: Hanni Brosh
Duration: 2:16
Art Tags:
- Dirk
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/battle-brotocol-2
- https://youtu.be/XeHvUfWSYS4
Lyrics:
Exterminate
Target locked, scanning<br>There you are, target acquired
Severe damage to right arm detected<br>Attempt to repair<br>Repair failure<br>Compensating<br>Hard mode engaged
You win<br>Thanks for p-p-p-p-playing
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Track: Bec Noir
Artist: Will Kommor
Track Art: Rem
Duration: 3:17
References:
- Amen, Brother
Art Tags:
- Jack Noir
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/bec-noir-2
- https://youtu.be/5V-RpYzKfx8
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Track: The Vast Glub
Artist: Kris Flacke
Track Art: M. Schmahl
Duration: 4:23
Art Tags:
- Feferi
- Horrorterrors
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/the-vast-glub-2
- https://youtu.be/wq3tRD7hBH0
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Track: WV: Become the Mayor of Cans
Artist: Solarbear
Track Art: Derples
Duration: 4:00
Art Tags:
- WV
- Serenity
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/wv-become-the-mayor-of-cans-2
- https://youtu.be/uQ-OLuD6WAM
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Track: March of the Batterwitch
Artist: Marcy Nabors
Track Art: Dawn Davis
Duration: 3:35
References: Chorale for Jaspers
Art Tags:
- The Condesce
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/march-of-the-batterwitch-2
- https://youtu.be/1YyY6v87qsA
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Track: Coolkid
Artist: Haunter
Track Art: Raizor
Duration: 4:03
Art Tags:
- Dave
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/coolkid-2
- https://youtu.be/2el6ZUkK6YE
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Track: Clockstopper
Artist: viaSatellite, infiniteKnife
Track Art: Kurimja
Duration: 5:42
References:
- Beatdown (Strider Style)
- Atomyk Ebonpyre
- Upward Movement (Dave Owns)
Art Tags:
- Dave
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/clockstopper-2
- https://youtu.be/CO5IN60Nt9E
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Track: Dapper Dueling
Artist: Max Wright
Track Art: Soju
Duration: 2:45
Art Tags:
- Jake
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/dapper-dueling-2
- https://youtu.be/-bnKY83hEAc
Commentary:
<i>Max Wright:</i>
Dapper Dueling was inspired originally by a Steampunk band named The Cog is Dead - after listening to the song I just linked, I tried to take down the general feel and basic instrumentation, and then work on my own from there. Instruments used in the piece are:
- Acoustic Guitars
- Accordion
- Whistle Synth (fun fact, I’m pretty sure it’s the same one as used in Horchestra)
- Banjo
- Harmonica (1:14, panned left)
- Violin/Fiddle
- Full string section (1:28)
- Maracas, castanets, very very faint snare (you can hear it at 0:10, under the whistle), constant bass drum beat
- bang bang wink
I also gave the original Showtime strife mix a few listens for the purpose of structuring my piece - after all, it’s meant to be a Strife theme. However, pretty much all sources of inspiration were only used in the parts before the banjo solo; the rest was just me having fun with music.
Let me also point out that it made me extremely happy to see in canon that Jake bounces from side to side before he is about to fight; it was the exact image of him I was hoping for.
Also, while composing, I imagined Dapper Dueling to fit a fight scene similar to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGCMfprPJoA">this</a>, from Sherlock Holmes (2009).
(<a href="https://youtu.be/clnLNQkB5O4">YouTube</a>)
This was my interpretation of a Jake Strife theme. After the intensity of [[Cobalt Corsair]] I wanted to make something fun to listen to, and ended up with this. Imagine Jake English bouncing nimbly from side to side, facing off to wrestle his eager opponent.
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Track: Checkmate
Artist: David Dycus
Track Art: Shad Andrews
Duration: 2:42
Art Tags:
- Jack Noir
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/checkmate-2
- https://youtu.be/Z6IMxFibTTQ
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Track: Vodka Mutiny
Artist: Catboss
Contributors: theMfish (SFX)
Track Art: Riri
Duration: 3:01
Art Tags:
- Roxy
- cw: alcohol
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/vodka-mutiny-2
- https://youtu.be/H1Ry5qhIaOs
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Track: Dord Waltz
Artist: Elaine Wang
Track Art: Merrigo
Duration: 2:09
Art Tags:
- Roxy
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/dord-waltz-2
- https://youtu.be/e-fb2fUGNIE
Commentary:
<i>Elaine Wang:</i>
Fun facts:
“Dord” is a rather amusing typographical error that occured back in 1934 when someone in the Merriam-Webster editing staff misread “D or d”, intended as abbreviations for density, as “Dord” and... made up a pronunciation for it. (Whoops.)
Given Roxy Lalonde’s penchant for drunk typing^W^W lexicographical creativity, I thought it was appropriate. The accidentals, at least as much so. As for the waltz part of it... well, I have no idea either.
It was written as a Roxy song. It will now be a Roxy song until the end of the Internet.
I came up with the title first and the music second. The accidentals were there the first time I put down the notes. (They are going to stay there.)
The above is not normal for me. I have more recently taken to using random word generators to title my music, because I often struggle with that.
I am told that the song has some similarities to Endless Climb. That part is most definitely not deliberate. Not going to rule out subconscious influences though.
The album art is by merrigo. She (?) does cool work. Go look at her tumblr too.
“Dord” is a real thing that happened in the Merriam-Webster in the 1934 edition. Read the article for more information.
A dord is also a kind of instrument. There’s none of them in the song, just so’s you know.
Although if you’re willing to play Dord on a dord I can send you sheet music.
Full disclosure: I’m not actually finished with the Dord sheet music. Remind me in two weeks and I’ll probably have something.
The above two points also apply even if you aren’t going to play Dord on a dord. (I have no idea what the range of that instrument is, so whatever.)
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Track: Rustless Fall
Artist: Gabe Stilez
Track Art: Kadi Fedoruk
Duration: 3:32
References: Endless Climb
Art Tags:
- Rose
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/rustless-fall-2
- https://youtu.be/YDzxho9uztI
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Track: Pipeorgankind
Artist: James Roach
Track Art: VickyBit
Duration: 5:04
Art Tags:
- John
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/pipeorgankind-2
- https://youtu.be/hTpm_sDz62M
References:
- Showtime (Original Mix)
- Warhammer of Zillyhoo
- Explore
- Liquid Negrocity
- Doctor
- Lifdoff
- Harlequin
- Toccata and Fugue in D minor
Commentary:
<i>James Roach:</i>
As a lot of you know, my track Pipeorgankind was featured in last night's Flash! I used melodies and themes from several talented musicians to create this track, and orchestrated/arranged them for fun! I never thought it would become anything!
I thought it might be fun to show you all the nods and themes I used in the track! (though unless otherwise stated its Showtime, throughout)
- 0:00 [[Showtime (Original Mix)]]
- 0:35 [[Warhammer of Zillyhoo]]
- 1:05 [[Explore]]
- 1:24 [[Black]]
- 1:47 [[Doctor]]
- 2:04 [[Lifdoff]]
- 2:17 [[Harlequin]] / [[Toccata and Fugue in D minor]]
- 2:29 Toccata line turns into [[Warhammer of Zillyhoo]]
- 3:27 [[Doctor]] line again
- 3:32 [[Harlequin]]
- 3:43 Zillyhoo/Toccata line
- 3:56 I wrote in a Breath, (or whats called a Grand Pause!) since John was the Heir of Breath!
Thanks for all the overwhelming encouragement and support! I wouldn’t be here without you guys!
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