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Album: 'Homestuck Vol. 6: Heir Transparent'
Directory: homestuck-vol-6
Directory Suffix: vol6
Date: January 5 2011
Date Added: November 15, 2019
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/homestuck-vol-5-6-with-the-felt
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrNz5d97JIA
- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnVpmehyaOFYpSor-2EQjZx8pG-RNSbp_
Cover Artists:
- Andrew Hussie
Default Track Cover Artists:
- Homestuck
Track Art File Extension: png
Color: '#6699ff'
Groups:
- group:official
Art Tags:
- John
- Jade
- LoFaF
Banner Artists:
- Andrew Hussie
- Niklink (edits for wiki)
Banner Dimensions: 1100x216
Banner File Extension: png
Wallpaper Artists:
- Andrew Hussie
Wallpaper Style: 'opacity: 0.55;'
Additional Files:
- Title: Bandcamp background
  Files:
  - bg.jpg
- Title: What Pumpkin site banner
  Description: >-
    Banner on ["about the albums"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110718035128/http://www.whatpumpkin.com/albums.html) page.
  Files:
  - vol6_wp_banner.jpg
- Title: Cover artwork export
  Description: >-
    Cover artwork Andrew Hussie drew and shared as a download with the album announcement.
  Files:
  - vol6_wpp.jpg
Commentary: |-
    <i>Andrew Hussie:</i> ([MSPA news post](https://web.archive.org/web/20110114120911/http://www.mspaintadventures.com/), excerpt)

    This is pretty easily my favorite album so far. It's such a great mix of silly songs and kickass songs and all the wonderful moments where those two types of songs intersect. Sometimes those moments even span <i>entire songs</i>. Please enjoy this.

    Awesome job by the guys as usual. Nice mastering work by [[artist:solatrus|Jeremy]], author of the first and last songs.

    I drew the cover in case you couldn't tell. I have a feeling SOMEBODY out there might ask for a desktop version so before you get all flustered about that, [[media:album-additional/homestuck-vol-6/vol6_wpp.jpg|here it is]] to be adapted to your viewing device however you choose.

    <i>Cindy Dominguez:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com news post](https://web.archive.org/web/20110208011641/http://whatpumpkin.com/))

    Alright, you guys can stop begging for Vol. 6. Or, if you want to engage in a bit of pedantry (and boy do I ever!), Homestuck Vol. 6: Heir Transparent. We did it, it is done. And it is incredible.

    Hmm. I wonder how many times I can imply that these guys have outdone themselves before people start thinking I am a bit of a liar? Well, I suppose all you have to do is listen to the album and promptly feel silly for ever doubting me.

    I tip my hat (and implore you to do the same) to [[artist:solatrus|Jeremy "Solatrus" Iamurri]] for doing a standout job at mastering this bad boy.

    <i>Homestuck:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com side blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20110208011641/http://whatpumpkin.com/))

    The sixth official Homestuck album, and the first with a cool subtitle. A mere number-title alone cannot possibly hope to do this album justice.

    <i>Homestuck:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com "about the albums" blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20110718035128/http://www.whatpumpkin.com/albums.html))

    The sixth official Homestuck album......... IS GREAT!

    <i>Homestuck:</i> ([Bandcamp credits blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20110108034132/https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/homestuck-vol-6-heir-transparent))

    Music by:<br>
    [[artist:kalibration|Robert Blaker]]<br>
    [[artist:michael-guy-bowman]]<br>
    [[artist:buzinkai|George Buzinkai]]<br>
    [[artist:tensei|Joren "Tensei" de Bruin]]<br>
    [[artist:toby-fox|Toby "Radiation" Fox]]<br>
    [[artist:mark-j-hadley|Mark Hadley]]<br>
    [[artist:solatrus|Jeremy "Solatrus" Iamurri]]<br>
    [[artist:david-ko]]<br>
    [[artist:robert-j-lake]]<br>
    [[artist:seth-peelle|Seth "Beatfox" Peelle]]<br>
    [[artist:clark-powell|Clark "Plazmataz" Powell]]<br>
    [[artist:alex-rosetti|Alexander Rosetti]]<br>
    [[artist:erik-scheele|Erik "Jit" Scheele]]

    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> ([How to Bronze Bowman](https://web.archive.org/web/20110530044130/http://iambowman.com/2011/01/how-to-bronze-bowman.html), 01/05/2011)

    > bowman needs to be bronzed so we never lose him<br>
    > someone google "how to bronze bowman" - [Jitka](https://web.archive.org/web/20110530071815/http://www.mspaforums.com/showthread.php?34415-Homestuck-Vol.-6-Heir-Transparent&p=4475117&viewfull=1#post4475117)

    Hi Jitka!

    Volume 6 of Homestuck is out today with my small contribution to it, [[track:i-dont-want-to-miss-a-thing|a cover]] of [[track:i-dont-want-to-miss-a-thing-aerosmith|"I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing,"]] best known to most of us as that ridiculously over-the-top love ballad that [[artist:aerosmith]] sang in Armageddon. Between this and [[track:how-do-i-live-bunny-back-in-the-box-version|my last little movie ballad]] (by the [[artist:diane-warren|same writer]] even) I have almost completely sold out before even having established myself as a working musician, but that is NOT MY CONCERN. My concern is that you go ahead and buy this album and support not just me but all the wonderful artists working on the MSPA music team.

    My concern is also that now I might be on the fast-track to being a wedding singer if I keep recording love songs from 90's action movies, although that ain't such a bad gig. Any Homestuck fans out there who want to buy me a plane ticket so I can crash your day of holy matrimony?
---
Track: Frost
Suffix Directory: true
Artists:
- Solatrus
Art Tags:
- Jade
Duration: '5:05'
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/frost-3
- https://youtu.be/57FwbcQ4LIA
Referenced Tracks:
- track:flow-solatrus
- Vertigo
Sheet Music Files:
- Title: Piano score by almostsix
  Files:
  - 'Frost - almostsix (piano score).pdf'
Commentary: |-
    <i>Solatrus:</i> ("commentary redux", via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt))

    I can't really make a post about this song without mentioning the above flash animation and the following image:

    <img src="media/misc/02522.gif" width="550">

    Because, really, if I didn't, I wouldn't be explaining a significant amount of the story behind this song.

    This image of Terezi standing in the Land of Thought and Flow is what inspired the opening arpeggio for Frost. The whole Land's environment is fascinating to me, and I simply had to write a theme for that medium world. As I have probably mentioned, my preference in writing music is for settings, which gives me my really ambient sound, contrary to other musicians on the team who prefer to write melodical songs describing emotions and people.

    I ended up realizing an industrial kit would work extremely well for an unusual drum beat, particularly to contrast the incredibly ethereal sound I had already established. Hell, this song is so ambient people have a hard time telling what the melody is... and no, it's not the french horn. :D

    Eventually the arping bassline comes in and all is good.

    Anyway, I was really hoping that Terezi's land would be explored more, but that never happened. I ended up getting contacted by Andrew to feature this in the comic, and I was really ecstatic. My music went from a few dozen people listening to it regularly, before I joined the team, to probably a few thousand after Volume 5. And then with this feature, I jumped to having hundreds of thousands of people listening to one of my songs. And it's grown since then.

    That was a really mind blowing, and really awesome. I've had very few proud moments in my life more worthy than this one.

    After the feature, though, I scrambled to improve the song's quality. I changed around a few things in the first half (most notably making the whole mix a bit quieter), and pushed the melody a bit more forward. The second half, I basically swapped out this very strange sounding piano improvisation I did with the percussion (vibes, glockenspiel) instruments and a saw pad for lead. The replacements work incredibly well for trying to give an icy sound, and I'm pleased with how it turned out.

    I don't know if I'll ever go back to doing songs that are this ambient and minimalist, because my composing skills have progressed significantly since then, and I require much more complexity in my work. Also, now that this song is actually over two years old (for me), I've noticed how flawed it is.

    But nonetheless, this is probably one of my best songs, and it's well loved by the Homestuck fandom. That's good enough for me.

    <i>Solatrus:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt))

    Anyway, man, where to begin on this one? My most famous song, one of the proudest moments of my musical career, etc. etc. I could go on.

    But I'll start with the roots.

    Frost didn't start off as the theme for the Land of Frost and Frogs. It started off as the theme for the Land of Thought and Flow. As I've mentioned in a previous post on this song, you really need to look at [this image](https://www.homestuck.com/images/storyfiles/hs2/02522.gif) to understand what went through my head.

    Remember that image? Yeah. Okay. Now then, go listen to the first 30 seconds of Frost while staring at that image.

    Got it?

    Good.

    That's how it started.

    And then Andrew asked me to use it in the animation and it got renamed. But, considering half of the song no longer fit the new theme, I rewrote the second half to include a lot more percussive instruments to give that icy feeling.

    Frankly, I'm not sure what's more well known, the really ethereal arpeggio that opens the song, or the industrial drums that drive it.

    <i>Quasar Nebula:</i> (wiki editor, 12/4/2024)

    The [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt), which was originally the only source for most commentary on the wiki, annotates the first commentary entry on this page as "commentary redux", and places it second. For the wiki we assume this is an error and place it first, because in the other (and ostensibly original) entry, Solatrus refers to "a previous post" where he shared [the panel](https://www.homestuck.com/images/storyfiles/hs2/02522.gif) that's part of both posts. The commentary collection has no source links or dates, and we haven't found sources for either post on this track, so this is just our best read of the text itself.

    Note, though, that for [[track:crystalanthology]] (the other track by Solatrus on this album), the commentary collection *does* seem to order its two entries correctly.
---
Track: Courser
Artists:
- Seth Peelle
- Alex Rosetti
Art Tags:
- Becquerel
Duration: '4:37'
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/courser-2
- https://youtu.be/EmdRALDqt7k
Referenced Tracks:
- Sburban Jungle
- Lotus
MIDI Project Files:
- Title: MIDI by Twix Stix (from Sburbmon)
  Files:
  - 'Courser - Twix Stix.mid'
---
Track: Umbral Ultimatum
Artists:
- Toby Fox
Art Tags:
- Jade
Duration: '3:33'
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/umbral-ultimatum-2
- https://youtu.be/OEB1uh0T9UA
Referenced Tracks:
- Penumbra Phantasm
- An Unbreakable Union
- Courser
- track:sburban-jungle
- track:carefree-action
- Homestuck Anthem
Sheet Music Files:
- Title: Piano score by Max Wright
  Files:
  - 'Umbral Ultimatum - Max Wright (piano score).pdf'
MIDI Project Files:
- Title: MIDI by Destradious
  Files:
  - 'Umbral Ultimatum - Destradious.mid'
- Title: MIDI by Unknown
  Files:
  - 'Umbral Ultimatum - Unknown A.mid'
- Title: MIDI by Unknown
  Files:
  - 'Umbral Ultimatum - Unknown B.mid'
---
Track: GameBro (Original 1990 Mix)
Artists:
- Erik Scheele
Duration: '3:24'
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/gamebro-original-1990-mix-2
- https://youtu.be/k_-LPPdHEyA
Referenced Tracks:
- Say "I Gotta Believe!"
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 come on, get ready, get set, and here we 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!

    Uh!
    Do it, do it, do it, do it!
    Uh!
    Alright!

    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
    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)
    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)
    The games will never stop, the games will never stop
    (Go, go, go, go, go, go, go)

    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)
    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)

    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)
    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)

    Alright!
Sheet Music Files:
- Title: Sheet music by Nocturne
  Files:
  - 'GameBro (Original 1990 Mix) - Nocturne.pdf'
- Title: Organ score by Gamehunter
  Files:
  - 'GameBro (Original 1990 Mix) - Gamehunter (organ).pdf'
MIDI Project Files:
- Title: MIDI by Nocturne
  Files:
  - 'GameBro (Original 1990 Mix) - Nocturne.mid'
- Title: MIDI by JohnJRenns (drums)
  Files:
  - 'GameBro (Original 1990 Mix) - JohnJRenns (drums).mid'
Commentary: |-
    <i>Erik Scheele:</i>
    <img src="media/misc/gamebro-original-1990-mix.jpg" width="350">
    THE GAMES, WILL, NEVER STOP
    THE GAMES WILL NEVER STOP
    you know the rest
    (alternatively: where the heck did that horrible dude come from get him out of the way of the album art jesus)

    I just binged on too much [Go Mario Go](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkreaWxL224) and [The Heat Is On (bust a groove 2)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cez1x1Gei4) and went out to mow the lawn and came up with it
---
Track: Tribal Ebonpyre
Artists:
- Erik Scheele
Art Tags:
- Dave
- Consorts
- LoHaC
Duration: '1:48'
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/tribal-ebonpyre-2
- https://youtu.be/xStVhvhg1i4
Referenced Tracks:
- Atomyk Ebonpyre
- Sburban Jungle
Commentary: |-
    <i>Erik Scheele:</i>
    <img src="media/misc/tribal-ebonpyre.jpg" width="350">
    naknaknaknaknaknaknaknaknaknak
    Although I didn't think the crocodiles would be so low, but whichever
---
Track: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
Artists:
- Michael Guy Bowman
Art Tags:
- John
Duration: '3:57'
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/i-dont-want-to-miss-a-thing-2
- https://youtu.be/383DEqnj71w
Referenced Tracks:
- track:i-dont-want-to-miss-a-thing-aerosmith
- Sburban Jungle
- Showtime (Original Mix)
- Squiddles!
- Explore
- How Do I Live
Lyrics: |-
    I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
    Watch you smile while you are sleeping
    While you're far away and dreaming
    I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
    I could stay lost in this moment forever
    Where every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure

    I don't wanna close my eyes
    I don't wanna fall asleep
    'Cause I'd miss you, babe
    And I don't wanna miss a thing
    'Cause even when I dream of you
    The sweetest dream could never do
    I'd still miss you, babe
    And I don't wanna miss a thing

    Lying close to you, hearing your heart beating
    And I'm wondering what you're seeing
    While you're far away and dreaming
    Then I kiss your eyes, and thank God we're together
    I just wanna be with you
    In this moment forever
    Forever and ever

    I don't wanna close my eyes
    I don't wanna fall asleep
    'Cause I'd miss you, babe
    And I don't wanna miss a thing
    'Cause even when I dream of you
    The sweetest dream could never do
    I'd still miss you, babe
    And I don't wanna miss a thing

    I don't wanna miss one smile
    I don't wanna miss one kiss
    I just wanna be with you
    Right here, right now, just like this
    I just wanna hold you close
    Feel your heart so close to mine
    And just stay right here in this moment
    For the rest of time
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

    I don't wanna close my eyes
    I don't wanna fall asleep
    'Cause I'd miss you, babe
    And I don't wanna miss a thing
    'Cause even when I dream of you
    The sweetest dream could never do
    I'd still miss you, babe
    And I don't wanna miss a thing

    I don't wanna close my eyes
    I don't wanna fall asleep
    'Cause I'd miss you, babe
    And I don't wanna miss a thing
    'Cause even when I dream of you
    The sweetest dream could never do
    I'd still miss you, babe
    And I don't wanna miss a thing
    Yeah, yeah, yeah
Commentary: |-
    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> ([Music and Stuff](https://web.archive.org/web/20110326020456/http://www.iambowman.com/music.html), sometime 1/5/2011 - 3/26/2011)

    Yeah yeah yeah, uh, there's not too much to say about this one other than I once again did an over-the-top summer movie song and now I'm starting to turn into some weird irony-laden crooner. If I keep this thing up, I'll end like Bryan Ferry, slowly mutating from a bizarre parody of a lounge lizard into the real deal. When you guys find me in Vegas playing to some bar full of people scratching their heads or playing at some rich guy's wedding, please dose me with some smelling salts so that I can figure out where I am and what the hell is going on.

    Anyway, recording "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing" is something that proved especially difficult, as I ended up cobbling the thing together whilst briefly staying at my parents' house (oh, those deadlines!) which wouldn't make things so hard except that they went ahead and painted the place and changed all the floors to wood paneling just before I arrived. What this means is that the rooms I recorded in were live as hell and it took a lot of work to hide the extra noise whilst being unable to pad the freshly-painted walls with anything that could possibly dampen the sound. Enjoy the results!

    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (Bowmantown Discord, excerpt, 8/4/2017)

    I do not like this recording at all and was high on paint fumes when I recorded it.

    But I am glad it at least made people laugh. I think there wasn't enough of a joke to it other than how stupid and dramatic the original is, so I just imitated the dumb inflection Steve Tyler put on it

    But honestly I should have either just done it for real or done it way worse

    I feel like it ends up weirdly in the middle<br>
    I guess that's just how Homestuck is

    <center>Everything's WEIRDLY IN THE MIDDLE</center>

    "is it serious"<br>
    "is it stupid trolling"<br>
    "it's homestuck"

    I blame my dad for painting while I was staying over at the house

    Did the bedroom really need a new coat of paint then and there? Could it not have waited?

    Guess I just don't know hospitality.

    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> ([Michael Guy Bowman Talks About His Homestuck Music](https://youtu.be/85VXWZTg-vo?t=1324), adapted to text, 7/20/2024)

    I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - (scoff) I was, like... totally high on paint fumes when I recorded that one. I think I would have liked, [[track:how-do-i-live-bunny-back-in-the-box-version|once again]], to have tried a little harder to do it, like, *well,* instead of just sarcastically do it. But, I liked kind of making fun of the dramatics of the Aerosmith recording. I liked weaving in all the other little themes on that. I kind of did a light remaster, [when I went to the Requiem Café](https://youtu.be/QzF-zd-C0K0?t=3139), I dug through my junky computer and found all the stems and went, oh, my god, I would never do it like that today!
---
Track: MeGaLoVania
Directory: MeGaLoVania
Artists:
- Toby Fox
Contributors:
- Tensei (guitar)
Art Tags:
- Vriska
Duration: '2:47'
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/megalovania-2
- https://youtu.be/xbUTyGfolX0
Referenced Tracks:
- track:megalovania-ebhh
- Spider's Claw
- Sunsetter
- The La2t Frontiier
Sampled Tracks:
- track:megalovania-ebhh
Sheet Music Files:
- Title: Tabs by Tensei (original guitarist)
  Files:
  - 'MeGaLoVania - Tensei (tabs).pdf'
- Title: Sheet music by Gamehunter
  Files:
  - 'MeGaLoVania - Gamehunter.pdf'
MIDI Project Files:
- Title: MIDI & ROM rips by MrCheeze
  Files:
  - 'MeGaLoVania - MrCheeze (band).mid'
- Title: Piano MIDIs by various Unknown
  Files:
  - 'MeGaLoVania - Unknown A.mid'
  - 'MeGaLoVania - Unknown B.mid'
  - 'MeGaLoVania - Unknown C.mid'
  - 'MeGaLoVania - Unknown D.mid'
Commentary: |-
    <i>Andrew Hussie:</i> (Homestuck Book 6: Act 5 Act 2 Part 2, p. 101, excerpt)

    Also, upon loading, this Flash cues up the song "Megalovania" by Toby Fox, which, you know, at the time was no big deal. Just another cool song from the greater discography dropped into one of these animations. But then years later he [[track:megalovania-undertale|used it again]] in *Undertale,* thus somewhat rebranding the public's association with it. Does that mean it's fair to say it's more of an *Undertale* song than a *Homestuck* song now? This question, of course, is completely ridiculous, since the answer is: it's neither. It still is, always has been, and always will be, a Vriska song.
---
Track: Walk-Stab-Walk (R&E)
Artists:
- Erik Scheele
Art Tags:
- Jack Noir
- Karkat
- LoPaH
Duration: '3:29'
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/walk-stab-walk-r-e-2
- https://youtu.be/4UpaT_FjsH8
Referenced Tracks:
- Walk-Smash-Walk
MIDI Project Files:
- Title: MIDI by Nocturne
  Files:
  - 'Walk-Stab-Walk (R&E) - Nocturne.mid'
Commentary: |-
    <i>Erik Scheele:</i>
    No special picture this time because -I am lazy-
---
Track: Gaia Queen
Artists:
- Toby Fox
Art Tags:
- Jade
- Dave
- LoFaF
Duration: '3:06'
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/gaia-queen-2
- https://youtu.be/MU0eoyziRrU
Referenced Tracks:
- Showdown
Lyrics: |-
    Say your prayers
    Mortal
    Say your prayers
    Impossible
---
Track: Elevatorstuck
Artists:
- Tensei
Art Tags:
- Dave
- LoHaC
Duration: '2:09'
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/elevatorstuck-2
- https://youtu.be/9namZe_rorQ
Referenced Tracks:
- Homestuck
Sheet Music Files:
- Title: Flute line by Optimatum
  Files:
  - 'Elevatorstuck - Optimatum (flute).pdf'
- Title: Piano score by lugiaa
  Files:
  - 'Elevatorstuck - lugiaa (piano score).pdf'
MIDI Project Files:
- Title: MIDI by lugiaa
  Files:
  - 'Elevatorstuck - lugiaa.mid'
- Title: MIDI by Twix Stix (from Sburbmon)
  Files:
  - 'Elevatorstuck - Twix Stix.mid'
---
Track: Wacky Antics
Artists:
- David Ko
- Toby Fox
Art Tags:
- WV
- AR
- Serenity
- Ruined Earth
Duration: '2:05'
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/wacky-antics-2
- https://youtu.be/X7x3cKse9YI
Referenced Tracks:
- Vagabounce
---
Track: Horschestra
Artists:
- Alex Rosetti
Art Tags:
- HB
- Horses
Duration: '4:13'
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/horschestra-2
- https://youtu.be/rm8exhakcIY
---
Track: Heir Transparent
Artists:
- Robert J! Lake
Art Tags:
- John
- Skaia
Duration: '4:01'
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/heir-transparent-2
- https://youtu.be/bcUrTlpTKPU
Referenced Tracks:
- Doctor
---
Track: Boy Skylark (Brief)
Artists:
- Robert J! Lake
Art Tags:
- John
Duration: '2:46'
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/boy-skylark-brief-2
- https://youtu.be/p2cEangTsWY
Referenced Tracks:
- Boy Skylark
Sampled Tracks:
- Boy Skylark
---
Track: Squidissension
Artists:
- Mark J. Hadley
Duration: '2:44'
Art Tags:
- Jade
- Squiddles
- Dream Bubbles
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/squidissension-2
- https://youtu.be/zJ7y3sWT7l0
Referenced Tracks:
- Dissension (Original)
- Squiddles!
Commentary: |-
    <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt))

    Not a lot to say here aside from it being a combination of the Squiddles Theme and Dissension. I always enjoy finding ways to combine two themes together, and this worked better than I had hoped. I did have to move the Squiddles to a minor key for it to work though.
---
Track: Blackest Heart
Additional Names:
- Name: Blackest Heart (Miracles Edition)
  Annotation: earlier MSPA credit
Artists:
- Mark J. Hadley
Art Tags:
- Gamzee
- 'cw: blood'
Duration: '2:32'
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/blackest-heart-2
- https://youtu.be/t12NlwsrlAQ
Referenced Tracks:
- Liquid Negrocity
Commentary: |-
    <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt))

    It's extremely subtle, but the cello tremolos are playing a very slow version of the theme from the beginning of Liquid Negrocity (and Black). I wrote this just after Jack Noir retreated from John and the rabbit. I didn't know what he'd be doing at the time, nor what his motivation would be, so I imagined him retreating to some castle and brooding as he contemplated his next move. Later on, Blackest Heart would be applied (rather effectively) to Gamzee instead.
---
Track: Nic Cage Song
Additional Names:
- Name: two shitty nic cage songs
  Annotation: earlier MSPA credit, see also [[Nic Cage Romance]]
Artists:
- Toby Fox
Art Tags:
- Vriska
Duration: '2:45'
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/nic-cage-song-2
- https://youtu.be/dxVXLeX9FXY
Referenced Tracks:
- Drop It Like It's Hot
- Alphabet song
- Nic Cage Romance
Sampled Tracks:
- The Wicker Man
- The Rock
- Leaving Las Vegas
- Vampire's Kiss
- Gone in 60 Seconds
- Snake Eyes
- Matchstick Men
- 'National Treasure: Book of Secrets'
- 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans'
Lyrics: |-
    You tell me another and I'll arrest you myself, that is a promise! Miss...
    Rose. Sister Rose.
    Of course. Another plant.
    What do you say we cut the chit-chat, A-hole!

    (Ha-haa!) I'm a vampire! I'm a vampire!
    (Ha-haa!) I'm a vampire! I'm a vampire!
    (Ha-haa!) I'm a vampire!
    (Ha-haa!) Long as I'm in here, you're just gonna sit out there, aren'tcha?

    (Ha-haa!) I'm a vampire!
    (Ha-haa!) I'm a vampire!
    (Ha-haa!) I'm a vampire!
    (Ha-haa!) I'm a vampire!

    That's what she was there for, that was the plan
    To give you a boner
    And you got one
    Boner, boner, boner
    Boner boner boner boner boner boner

    (Ha-haa!) Brrrump, you're not too tall, you're not too short, you're not too round, brrump!
    You're like a cat, the cat with a hat!
    I'm like a prickly pear! (Oh, my God!)
    I'm a prickly pear! (I'm a vampire!)

    Oh what is that, what is that, what is it? (I'm a vampire!)
    Oh no, not the bees, not the bees!
    AAAAAAH!

    Boner boner boner boner!
    Bo-boner boner boner bo-boner
    Bo-ner boboner bo-bo-boner
    Bo-boner bo-boner bo boner boner bo-boner
    Boner boner boner boner boner bonebobobo-

    How, in the name of Zeus' BUTTHOLE?
    Am I getting THROUGH TO YOU?
    Have you ever been dragged to the sidewalk and beaten until you, PISSED, BLOOD!
    Because obviously you have the tendency to OVERREACT!

    You know, A B C D E F G! (Peter)
    H I J K L-M-N-O-P! (Peter!)
    Q R S, T U V W-X-Y-Z! (Oh, Peter...)
    HUH?

    NOW what?

    (Ha-haa!) PISSED, BLOOD? (Can I get my prescription, PLEASE?)
    (Ha-haa!) PISSED, BLOOD? (Can I get my prescription, PLEASE?)
    (Ha-haa!) PISSED, BLOOD?
    (Ha-haa!) What do you say we cut the chit-chat, A-hole!

    (Ha-haa!) (I'm a vampire!) PISSED, BLOOD?
    (Can I get my prescription, PLEASE?)
    (Ha-haa!) (I-I-I-I'm a vampire!) PISSED, BLOOD?
    (Can I get my prescription, PLEASE?)
    (Ha-haa!) (I'm a-I'm a vampire!) PISSED, BLOOD?
    (Ha-haa!) What do you say we cut the chit-chat, A-hole!
    (I'm a vampi-I'm a vam-I'm-I'm-I'm a vampire!)

    Bangers and mash. Bubbles and squeak. Smoked eel pie. (Sir?) HAGGIS!

    Oh no, not the bees, not the bees!
    AAAAAAH!
---
Track: Phrenic Phever
Artists:
- Clark Powell
Art Tags:
- Karkat
- Gamzee
- Meteor
Duration: '3:18'
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/phrenic-phever-2
- https://youtu.be/8rlgjJgyhyw
Referenced Tracks:
- Doctor
---
Track: 3 In The Morning (Pianokind)
Artists:
- Erik Scheele
Art Tags:
- Snowman
Duration: '4:13'
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/3-in-the-morning-pianokind-2
- https://youtu.be/OesxlnyaBGE
Referenced Tracks:
- Three in the Morning
- Doctor
- Showtime (Piano Refrain)
- Aggrieve
Sheet Music Files:
- Title: Sheet music by Galactides
  Files:
  - '3 In The Morning (Pianokind) - Galactides (part 1).pdf'
  - '3 In The Morning (Pianokind) - Galactides (part 2).pdf'
MIDI Project Files:
- Title: MIDI by Galactides
  Files:
  - '3 In The Morning (Pianokind) - Galactides.mid'
---
Track: A Tender Moment
Artists:
- Toby Fox
Art Tags:
- Jade
Duration: '2:17'
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/a-tender-moment-2
- https://youtu.be/hyP0FFPcL0c
Referenced Tracks:
- Atomyk Ebonpyre
MIDI Project Files:
- Title: MIDI by IronInvoker47 (piano)
  Files:
  - 'A Tender Moment - IronInvoker47 (piano).mid'
---
Track: Crystalanthology
Artists:
- Solatrus
Art Tags:
- Vriska
Duration: '4:44'
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/crystalanthology-2
- https://youtu.be/3wsZuqG5IY0
Referenced Tracks:
- Crystalanthemums
Commentary: |-
    <i>Solatrus:</i> (via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt))

    It's a chill drum and bass song, and one of my best productions for Homestuck. It was also my first remix since I made that Skaia remix.

    Have I mentioned that Alex Rosetti's compositions are pretty incredible? They are. You should go give him some love.

    <i>Solatrus:</i> ("commentary redux", via [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt))

    Woo, my first official remix since my Skaia remix on Volume 5!

    So as I've probably mentioned, I'm a huge fan of Alex Rosetti's work, and this song is absolutely no exception. I had been wanting to do something with Crystalanthemums since first listening to it. Coincidentally, it immediately proceeded my Skaia remix.

    At the time, I really had no idea on who anyone was on the team, so it never really sunk in that I should do that remix until December of 2010.

    Obviously at this point I had gained an interest in drum and bass music, which explains the sound, yet I still had a very soft and ethereal sound reminiscent of the original song.

    Of course, I really pushed the energy up, which made it a lot of fun. I jokingly said to Alex after Volume 6 came out that while his song was at the top of the echeladder, my remix was god tier, in part due to Vriska in her God Tier outfit being there. :D

    Anyway, on to the song.

    So the song opens with a really interesting sounding ostinato, which is actually the same notes that open Crystalanthemums: E, D, B, A, E, D, B, D.

    However, I really gated the length of the note to make it become such a short blip that the sound barely registers. On top of that I gave it a delay and combined with the gate it sounds nothing like the original motif.

    And then when I open the gate on the note length you hear the ostinato faaaaar better.

    A lot of people missed this, actually. :D

    I have to say I really love the chord progression Alex went with in Crystalanthemums, and it was incredibly fun to make that bassline, which is actually a layered bass, but not a note-for-note bass. This is actually a pretty common thing to do, with the lower bass just playing simple sustained notes, and the higher bass is more animated.

    Though I've definitely grown to prefer warm sawtooth basslines, this bass has a really nice quality that's almost a square. The filter based attack is pretty sweet sounding, too.

    I really was happy with how the drum beats layered in at 2:16, though honestly, I was really out of practice of doing any sort of breakbeat stuff.

    Fun fact, this was the first song I used Gross Beat on. What's Gross Beat? It's something a Time Lord of Gallifrey would approve of in music. :D If you listen to the stutter effects heard in the song, mostly in the latter half, that's where I start using Gross Beat to do some crazy time shifting stuff.

    Man, I really love what I did on this song.

    ...I need to do another Homestuck remix, don't I?

    <i>Quasar Nebula:</i> (wiki editor, 12/4/2024)

    In contrast to [[track:frost-vol6]] (the other track by Solatrus on this album), the [early commentary collection](https://hsmusic.wiki/media/misc/commentary-collection.txt) appears to order its first entry, not annotated, and its second entry, "commentary redux", correctly. Solatrus says in the second entry, "as I've probably mentioned, I'm a huge fan of Alex Rosetti's work" - and he did shout Alex Rosetti out in the first, probably earlier entry.