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Album: P[S]
Directory: p-s
Date: June 13, 2018
Date Added: July 24, 2020
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/album/p-s
Cover Artists:
- slogbait
- climeade
Cover Art File Extension: png
Color: '#bbc0a8'
Groups:
- Casual Sunday
- Fandom
Art Tags:
- WQ
Commentary: |-
    <i>Casual Sunday:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/album/p-s))

    a love letter to homestuck

    <i>Casual Sunday:</i> ([Bandcamp credits blurb](https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/album/p-s), excerpt)

    album organised by [[artist:veritas-unae|veritas unae]]

    album mastered by [[artist:marcy-nabors|marcy nabors]]

    album commentary booklet by [[artist:circlejourney|circlejourney]]

    cover art by [[artist:slogbait|slog]]<br>
    and [[artist:climeade|climeade]]

    featuring tracks by

    [[artist:catboss|catboss]]

    [[artist:david-dycus|david dycus]]
    
    [[artist:david-ellis|david ellis]]

    [[artist:tensei|joren "tensei" de bruin]]

    [[artist:malcolm-brown|malcolm brown]]

    [[artist:mark-j-hadley|mark hadley]]

    [[artist:max-wright|max wright]]

    [[artist:michael-guy-bowman|michael guy bowman]]

    [[artist:robert-j-lake|robert j! lake]]
    
    [[artist:slogbait|slog]]

    [[artist:thomas-ferkol|thomas "eidolonorpheus" ferkol]]

    and [[artist:veritas-unae|veritas unae]]

    featuring contributions by [[artist:adam-beveridge|adam beveridge]], [[artist:clouds-haberberg|clouds haberberg]], [[artist:erik-scheele|erik scheele]], [[artist:joe-morley|joe morley]], [[artist:joe-teague|joe teague]], [[artist:stellamorphine]] and [[artist:timothy-reed|timothy reed]]

    <i>Quasar Nebula:</i> (wiki editor)

    this is an independent release from the band [Casual Sunday](http://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/)!

    please support the group by purchasing the album - it comes with a commentary booklet i don't intend to transcribe here.
    &lt;3
Banner Artists:
- Robert J! Lake
- Niklink (edits for wiki)
Banner Dimensions: 1100x180
Banner File Extension: png
Wallpaper File Extension: png
Wallpaper Artists:
- Robert J! Lake
- Niklink (edits for wiki)
Wallpaper Style: 'opacity: 0.8;'
Additional Files:
- Title: Bandcamp Banner and Background
  Files:
  - banner.png
  - bg.jpg
# - Title: Album Booklet
#   Files:
#   - PS_commentary_booklet.pdf
---
Section: Main album
---
Track: First Steps
Artists:
- David Ellis
Duration: '1:28'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/first-steps
---
Track: Back to Life
Artists:
- David Ellis
Contributors:
- Clouds Haberberg (vocals)
- Adam Beveridge (trumpet)
Duration: '7:31'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/back-to-life
Referenced Tracks:
- Cyan Beast
Lyrics: |-
    Home, in this game we play
    Stunned, then whisked away
    Staring out into a nightmare

    Stuck years in the past
    I stepped through the looking glass
    And descended to an empty world.

    Breaking through from the ground
    Is there still hope
    Waiting here to be freed
    Can this world be restored, will it rise up
    If I planted the seeds
    Could I bring it back to life?

    Those that died, they left behind
    Cryptic writings to explain
    Four heroes once were promised
    Too late, these tablets and fossils
    All that remains

    Breaking through from the ground
    Is there still hope
    Waiting here to be freed
    Can this world be restored, will it rise up
    If I planted the seeds
    Could I bring it back to life?

    We will flood the sky
    With unearthly light
    But if every lantern dies
    Do we all fall down?

    Just a wish to sow
    So I carved our hope
    Filled it up
    Then let it go

    In a world lighter than air
    Could a dream that's lost be healed?
    The hope I held beside me
    Took flight as I entered this wasteland
    Daylight revealed

    Buried under the ground
    Is there no hope
    Waiting here to be freed?
    Like this world we'll be dead
    Will we rise up
    If I planted the seeds...

    When I fall back to sleep and I'm dreaming
    I'll look up to the clouds
    If it's out there to see, to believe in
    There's no reason to doubt

    Step out into the world
    We're not homestuck
    Take the chance to be free
    'Cause this land can't be dead
    We will rise up
    So I planted the seeds
    And I'll bring it back to life.
Commentary: |-
    <i>David Ellis:</i> ([Tumblr](https://ducksual.tumblr.com/post/121219506219/back-to-life-so-this-is-a-homestuck-related-song), 06/10/2015)

    [YouTube embed: [Back to Life - Recording Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOoBGPbptsE)]

    So this is a Homestuck related song I've been working on for quite some time, it's only recently that I've done the final part and edited all of the footage from the recording sessions together.

    Back to Life is based around a reworking of the [[Cyan Beast|'Cyan Beast']] theme for Jane set during the exploration of LoCaH during [[flash:4825|myststuck]]. Somewhere in my tumblr archive there's a [short video with an early draft of the chorus idea.](http://ducksual.tumblr.com/post/21077689419/a-short-bit-of-playing-around-with-the-main-theme) I think I wrote about 4 different verses for the song before landing on one I was happy with.

    This piece features two of my friends on Vocals and Trumpet. A big thanks to [[artist:clouds-haberberg|Clouds]] for their wonderful vocal performance and to [[artist:adam-beveridge|Adam]] for not complaining about the key too much.

    There are actually 2 other pieces of music that go with this to make a small suite, [[First Steps|a short piano introduction]] and [[A World Awake|a more orchestral piece based]] once more around the Cyan Beast theme. I should be posting [[Myststuck Suite (Full Version)|the full suite]] on soundcloud soon.

    The piano solo towards the end is quite tricky (and is also another nod towards Cyan Beast). Full lyrics are included in the Youtube description. I hope you enjoy the song.
---
Track: A World Awake
Artists:
- David Ellis
Duration: '7:17'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/a-world-awake
Referenced Tracks:
- Cyan Beast
---
Track: Blue Blood Group
Artists:
- Mark J. Hadley
Duration: '3:06'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/blue-blood-group
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MNfr-CC56E
Referenced Tracks:
- Spider's Claw
- Vriska's Theme
- Horschestra
Lyrics: |-
    (Luck can be defined as probability taken personally, and is often described as one's belief in an intangible force, that is able to indirectly enact change in one's environment. The more favorable to one the change is, the luckier one is said to be. In contrast, strength can be defined as the measure of one's ability to directly enact change in one's environment. Therefore, though they approach it differently, luck and strength share a common purpose.)
Commentary: |-
    <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> ([YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MNfr-CC56E))

    As evident by the title, this is intended to be a style parody of Blue Man Group, using the themes of Vriska and Equius as a base. I’ve always wanted to write a song using the PVC pipe instrument, and this seemed like a good opportunity.
---
Track: Bro Hop
Artists:
- Michael Guy Bowman
Duration: '3:08'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/bro-hop
Referenced Tracks:
- Aggrieve (Violin Refrain)
---
Track: Wily Espionage
Artists:
- Thomas Ferkol
Duration: '3:49'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/wily-espionage
Referenced Tracks:
- track:wily-espionage-original
---
Track: Apexhalation
Additional Names:
- Shave and a Heircut (alternate name)
Artists:
- Malcolm Brown
Duration: '4:44'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/apexhalation
Referenced Tracks:
- Ballad of Awakening
- Lifdoff
- Doctor
- Showtime (Original Mix)
Commentary: |-
    <i>Malcolm Brown:</i>

    Couldn't end my run on Homestuck without doing one last John/Showtime track! It's an orchestral smorgasbord of Ballad of Awakening, Lifdoff, Showtime and probably something else I've forgotten. Also makes use of Shepard Tones in the middle to give the impression of a constantly rising melody, (or just to sound annoying)

    Didn't quite make the Volume 10 cut, but presented here for your enjoyment! :D

    Alternative name: "Shave and a Heircut"
---
Track: Sburban Metro
Artists:
- Veritas Unae
Contributors:
- Joe Teague (drums)
- Erik Scheele (piano)
- Timothy Reed (trumpet)
- stellamorphine (alto, tenor, and baritone saxophone)
- Joe Morley (trombone)
Duration: '3:16'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/sburban-metro
Referenced Tracks:
- Sburban Jungle
- Rosanna
---
Track: Skaianet 2.0
Artists:
- Mark J. Hadley
Duration: '2:40'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/skaianet-20
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NLBe52ptkc
Referenced Tracks:
- Skaianet
Commentary: |-
    <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> ([YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NLBe52ptkc))

    I just thought [[Skaianet]] needed an upgrade.
---
Track: Whiteout
Suffix Directory: true
Always Reference By Directory: true
Artists:
- David Dycus
Duration: '4:24'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/whiteout
---
Track: Requiem for Something Really Excellent
Artists:
- Robert J! Lake
Duration: '3:14'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/requiem-for-something-really-excellent
Referenced Tracks:
- Requiem for Something Really Excellent (Demo)
- The Beginning of Something Really Excellent
---
Track: Atoms in the Snow
Artists:
- David Ellis
Duration: '1:07'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/atoms-in-the-snow
Referenced Tracks:
- Blue Atom
---
Track: Web Weaver
Artists:
- slogbait
Duration: '3:10'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/web-weaver
---
Track: We Shall Not Cease From Exploration
Artists:
- Michael Guy Bowman
Duration: '2:25'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/we-shall-not-cease-from-exploration
Referenced Tracks:
- Explore
---
Track: The New Crew
Additional Names:
- The New Crew. (name in booklet)
Artists:
- Thomas Ferkol
Duration: '3:50'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/the-new-crew
---
Track: Heir of Grief 8-bit
Additional Names:
- Name: >-
    Heir of Grief (8-Bit Remix)
  Annotation: >-
    Original name
Artists:
- Tensei
Duration: '3:33'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/heir-of-grief-8-bit
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz7e3tMl7Z0
Referenced Tracks:
- Heir of Grief
Commentary: |-
    <i>Tensei:</i> ([YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz7e3tMl7Z0))

    Opening track on my "Songs That Probably Shouldn't Have An 8-bit Version But Now Do Anyway" EP.
---
Track: '[S]ynchronise'
Directory: synchronise
Artists:
- Malcolm Brown
Duration: '5:19'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/s-ynchronise
Referenced Tracks:
- Unite Synchronization
- Lifdoff
- Doctor
Lyrics: |-
    I'm still wondering,
    Where to go now,
    We have seen the highest peak but there was nothing there, no truth, and how
    I'm wandering,
    Through all these places,
    Lands of Little Cubes & Tea, of Wind and Shade, these null spaces.

    I've stared at the stars, how they shine verdant dreams,
    I've looked through the void, seen it crack at the seams,
    I fought every challenge, these Devils and Gods,
    They won't know what hit them!

    ([S]ynchronize) With every BREATH resounding,
    ([S]ynchronize) We'll see the LIGHT astounding,
    ([S]ynchronize) TIME keeps our heartbeat pounding,
    ([S]ynchronize) Now witness SPACE surrounding!

    I'm still wandering,
    In this [[Cascade]],
    See this Universe we made, [[Do You Remem8er Me|will you remem8er me]]?
    These games we played?
    Our plundering;
    Boonbucks and Grist,
    [[album:prospit-and-derse|Prospit and Derse]],
    In the end we gave them everything, our final verse.

    I've sang with the muses, dead timelines denied,
    I've hunted the wolf and seen planets [[album:s-collide|Collide]],
    I've witnessed the end of these Gods and their Tiers,
    And no one could save them...

    ([S]ynchronize) See this new LIFE we're founding,
    ([S]ynchronize) Now with the VOID confounding,
    ([S]ynchronize) It's all our HEARTs still sounding,
    ([S]ynchronize) Infinite HOPE abounding!

    [[Showtime (Original Mix)|Showtime!]]

    [Instrumental]

    [Bridge: Her Imperilous Constatation]

    ([S]ynchronize) With every BREATH resounding,
    ([S]ynchronize) We'll see the LIGHT astounding,
    ([S]ynchronize) TIME keeps our heartbeat pounding,
    ([S]ynchronize) Now witness SPACE surrounding!

    ([S]ynchronize) With every BREATH resounding,
    ([S]ynchronize) We'll see the LIGHT astounding,
    ([S]ynchronize) TIME keeps our heartbeat pounding,
    ([S]ynchronize) Now witness SPACE surrounding!

    This will be the end!
    Come with me and we'll [[Ascend|Ascend!]]
    Solving puzzles Universal,
    In our [[Sburban Reversal|Sburban Reversal!]]
    All these [[track:ruins]] we [[Explore]],
    Could it be there's something more?
    Pester me, I'm not alone,
    I'm just Stuck inside my Home!
---
Track: Bane
Suffix Directory: true
Always Reference By Directory: true
Artists:
- Mark J. Hadley
Duration: '6:06'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/bane
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsOMrYyBiV8
Referenced Tracks:
- track:bane-old
Commentary: |-
    <i>Mark J. Hadley:</i> ([YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsOMrYyBiV8))

    This one goes back a long ways. I wrote the first version of Bane back in 2001, originally envisioned as a final boss fight. I really liked the theme, so I made different versions of it over the years, although [[track:bane-old|the last version]] I did was about 13 years ago in 2005. Several times I considered making a new version of it for Homestuck, but I always hesitated. I finally decided to go for it, since this was my last chance.
---
Track: Interstellar
Suffix Directory: true
Always Reference By Directory: true
Artists:
- Thomas Ferkol
Duration: '3:43'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/interstellar
---
Track: Bronze Brawling
Artists:
- Max Wright
Duration: '2:44'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/bronze-brawling
- https://soundcloud.com/mxwright/bronze-brawling
Referenced Tracks:
- Dapper Dueling
Commentary: |-
    <i>Max Wright:</i> ([SoundCloud description](https://soundcloud.com/mxwright/bronze-brawling))

    Pow! Here's something nobody was asking for - a rootin tootin brawling theme for Skylla Koriga. The in-game music felt a little too relaxed at times given all the action, so this song here takes names, chews cud and kicks ass.

    Consider this a successor to [[Dapper Dueling]], an older track of mine that was used as the BGM for the Skylla route.
---
Track: Infinity's Lament
Artists:
- Veritas Unae
Contributors:
- Circlejourney (mixing / production)
Duration: '6:39'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/infinitys-lament
Referenced Tracks:
- track:thunderhead-loftlocked
- English
- Black Hole / Green Sun
- track:glide-lofam4
- Sburban Jungle
- track:ruins
- Penumbra Phantasm
Commentary: |-
    <i>Lilithtreasure, Marcy Nabors|[[artist:marcy-nabors]]:</i> ([Tumblr](https://shadolith.tumblr.com/post/741451683172892672/casual-sunday-question-regarding-ps-if-you))

    > (casual sunday question regarding P[S]) if you don't mind me (casual sunday question) okay so, in Veritas' preview video for P[S], ["P[S] - Album Preview"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXumGLC3zAc) and in the description for the video, Circlejourney has mixing credit "mixing by Circlejourney" for Veritas' track, Infinity's Lament that is nowhere to be found on the P[S] bandcamp page for the track or the included booklet; was this an error, and/or an overlooked detail? hopefully I don't sound too rude [[artist:lilithtreasure|- Lilith]]

    Hi! I ran it by Veri and he found that funny given that Circlejourney made the booklet themself. I’ve confirmed that Circlejourney did in fact help work on the song, so I’d say it’s probably either an overlooked detail, or something Cj themself decided wasn’t worth including. Unfortunately the particulars are lost to my personal memory, but thank you for reaching out!

    <i>Circlejourney:</i> (mixing / production, [HSMusic Discord](https://discord.com/channels/749042497610842152/779895315750715422/1213813960860635156))

    forgive me but I am a little amused (meant in the kindest way possible) that y'all ended up going to go these lengths to find this out, because I would happily have told you that I did produce Infinity's Lament and I have the stems to prove it, hahaha

    the reason I left it out is *because* I made the booklet and felt it might be too self indulgent to credit myself. but I should probably just have asked if they wanted to credit me
---
Track: A Farewell to Arms
Additional Names:
- Name: >-
    a farewell to arms
  Annotation: >-
    [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YT--cfMA4Q) title & in-video
Artists:
- Catboss
Duration: '4:36'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/a-farewell-to-arms
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YT--cfMA4Q
Referenced Tracks:
- Skies of Skaia
- Homestuck Anthem
- Theme
- Crystalanthemums
- The Beginning of Something Really Excellent
- Eden
- Courser
- Infinity Mechanism
- Sburban Jungle
- Another Jungle
- track:frost-vol6
- Heir Conditioning
- Endless Climb
- Dissension (Original)
- Beatdown (Strider Style)
- Ohgodwhat
- Sarabande
- Ballad of Awakening
- Upward Movement (Dave Owns)
Commentary: |-
    <i>Catboss:</i> ([YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YT--cfMA4Q))

    P[S] is an album of Homestuck music and remixes from the official music team consisting of tracks that were cut from previous albums - most officially [[album:homestuck-vol-10|Vol. 10]], which was trimmed to 25 tracks because [[flash:4109|meme numbers]]. Get it here: Get P[S] here: [casualsunday.bandcamp.com/album/p-s](https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/album/p-s)

    Here's my track, A Farewell to Arms, an ode to Homestuck music, and really a thank-you letter to the entire music team itself. I tried to quote something by every member of the team. Might've missed a couple people, but I tried my best. Frankly, without Homestuck music, I wouldn't be making music today. If you liked the music at all, I highly recommend tracking down what music team folks are doing nowadays - many of them could really use the support!

    (Also it's an arms joke.)
---
Track: Moving On
Artists:
- Robert J! Lake
Duration: '14:30'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/moving-on
---
Section: Bonus tracks
---
Track: '[S]ynchronise (Instrumental)'
Additional Names:
- Name: >-
    [BONUS] [S]ynchronise (Instrumental)
  Annotation: >-
    [Bandcamp](https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/bonus-s-ynchronise-instrumental)
Directory: synchronise-instrumental
Artists:
- Malcolm Brown
Duration: '5:22'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/bonus-s-ynchronise-instrumental
Referenced Tracks:
- '[S]ynchronise'
---
Track: Myststuck Suite (Full Version)
Additional Names:
- Name: >-
    Back to Life suite: First Steps/Back to Life/A World Awake
  Annotation: >-
    [SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/a-lunatics-daydream/back-to-life-suite-first-stepsback-to-lifea-world-awake)
- Name: >-
    [BONUS] Myststuck Suite (Full Version)
  Annotation: >-
    [Bandcamp](https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/bonus-myststuck-suite-full-version)
Artists:
- David Ellis
Contributors:
- Clouds Haberberg (vocals)
- Adam Beveridge (trumpet)
Duration: '16:13'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/bonus-myststuck-suite-full-version
Referenced Tracks:
- First Steps
- Back to Life
- A World Awake
Commentary: |-
    <i>David Ellis:</i> (composer, [Tumblr](https://ducksual.tumblr.com/post/121427607929/back-to-life-suite-first-stepsback-to-lifea), excerpt, 06/13/2015)

    Back to Life suite: [[First Steps]]/[[Back to Life]]/[[A World Awake]]

    This is the audio of the full suite of which Back to Life - the song in the video - makes up the middle section.

    Thanks again to [[artist:clouds-haberberg|Clouds]] and [[artist:adam-beveridge|Adam]] for their performances.

    A little commentary:<br>
    The basic idea for the piece started after [[album:coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-b|Colours and Mayhem]] was released (Was that really over 3 years ago!?) and it’s essentially an attempt to rework [[Cyan Beast|the Cyan Beast theme]] into a song intended for Jane Crocker (Cyan Beast was written for John originally).

    There are actually some short bits of the writing lurking back further on the blog:

    [First sketch of the chorus idea (with horrible crackling noise now for some reason?)](http://ducksual.tumblr.com/post/21077689419/a-short-bit-of-playing-around-with-the-main-theme)<br>
    [Outline of the Verse/Chorus](http://ducksual.tumblr.com/post/24440536961/a-wip-verse-chorus-section-from-the-jane-song)
---
Track: Requiem for Something Really Excellent (Demo)
Suffix Directory: true
Additional Names:
- Name: >-
    [BONUS] Requiem for Something Really Excellent (Demo)
  Annotation: >-
    [Bandcamp](https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/bonus-requiem-for-something-really-excellent-demo)
Originally Released As: track:requiem-for-something-really-excellent-demo
Duration: '1:45'
URLs:
- https://casualsunday.bandcamp.com/track/bonus-requiem-for-something-really-excellent-demo