path: root/album/the-ultimate.yaml

Album: THE ULTIMATE
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Artists:
- Curt Blakeslee
Date: October 16, 2016
Date Added: April 13, 2025
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/album/the-ultimate
Cover Artists:
- Brndn
Wallpaper Artists:
- Brndn
- Jebb (edits for wiki)
Cover Art File Extension: png
Wallpaper File Extension: png
Color: '#f91919'
Groups:
# - Curt Blakeslee
- Beyond
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/album/the-ultimate))
    For best effect, play at MAXX VOL

    Shout outs to my bro, my noisebros, and all my chiptune friends for the inspiration, motivation, and collaboration over the years!!
---
Track: 100%
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Duration: '03:40'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/100
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/100))
    The first of my "Percent" series which really had nothing to do with each other.
---
Track: 200%
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Duration: '00:45'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/200
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/200))
    I wrote myself into a corner very quickly on this one :|
---
Track: 300%
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Duration: '02:19'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/300
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/200))
    This track is soooooooo dope and it makes me feel good inside
---
Track: 400%
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Duration: '01:29'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/400
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/400))
    This one didn't really do it for me but I like those soft pads in the background
---
Track: 500%
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Duration: '04:36'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/500
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/500))
    M E A T Y
---
Track: 600%
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Duration: '00:32'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/600
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/600))
    This is some sort of sick joke right? Nope, this dumb loop somehow got a PERCENT title. That was the end of that.
---
Track: Growth
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Additional Names:
- bluppamans.wav (file name)
Duration: '01:18'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/growth
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/growth))
    This track's filename was "bluppamans.wav" which cracks me up
---
Track: Dave
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Additional Names:
- Dave (Ft. Brndn) (original name)
Duration: '00:48'
Artists:
- Brndn
- Curt Blakeslee
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/dave-ft-brndn
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/dave-ft-brndn))
    Lots of mystery to this track. Why's it called Dave? I think my brother wrote this and I put some glitter on it.
---
Track: Crepuscular Rays
Duration: '02:18'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/crepuscular-rays
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/dave-ft-brndn))
    Lots of mystery to this track. Why's it called Dave? I think my brother wrote this and I put some glitter on it.
---
Track: Haunt
Duration: '00:54'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/haunt
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/haunt))
    This has the composition of a hymn and it is the most relaxing thing I have ever made
---
Track: Reef (Loop)
Duration: '00:38'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/reef-loop
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/reef-loop))
    This loops perfectly so you can listen to it forever
---
Track: FIGHT!!!
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Duration: '03:02'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/fight
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/fight))
    Basically I made a few different sequences with a mono/porta instrument (meaning they can only produce one note at a time, no chords) and then stacked the sequences on top of each other, making unique sequences with each combination. I wanted to animate this like I want to make a video for everything (and never, ever have).
---
Track: The End Of Time
Duration: '03:38'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/the-end-of-time
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/the-end-of-time))
    This track was originally meant to be the title track of a concept LP about cat people that nuked their planet or something
---
Track: Fractal
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Duration: '04:15'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/fractal
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/fractal))
    This one strays (even further) from the chiptune sounds that I more typically use. It's kind of unsettling!
---
Track: Blue Bird
Additional Names:
- Goodnight (production name)
Duration: '04:38'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/blue-bird
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/blue-bird))
    This track at one point was called Goodnight but that's dumb. It's Blue Bird now. I was very honored to hear this at my brother's wedding reception because he liked it that much. :')
---
Track: Grim Kingdom
Duration: '05:13'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/grim-kingdom
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/grim-kingdom))
    This is the weirdest song. It gets this sewer vibe three and a half minutes in; what is that about?
---
Track: Lost Planet
Duration: '03:06'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/lost-planet
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/lost-planet))
    A world of
---
Track: Indescribable
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Duration: '02:27'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/indescribable
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/indescribable))
    Some dreamy track I've been hearing in my head periodically for close to a decade
---
Track: Palace
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Additional Names:
- JAMS2 (alternate name)
Duration: '03:47'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/palace
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/palace))
    AKA JAMS2

    This song rips
---
Track: Moving Out
Duration: '02:43'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/moving-out
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/moving-out))
    Packing up, hitting the road, never looking back
---
Track: Pause Sub
Duration: '03:06'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/pause-sub
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/pause-sub))
    Back when this awesome netlabel called PAUSE existed (iimusic.net - defunct as of ~2013) I thought it would be cool to release an album through them. I guess I took too long!
---
Track: Menu (Loop)
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Duration: '00:38'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/menu-loop
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/menu-loop))
    This song is fun to listen to for 45 minutes straight. Use it in a game!
---
Track: PYLO
Duration: '02:35'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/pylo
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/pylo))
    HuskyStarcraft anyone? This is a weird internet joke song that I covered. I actually like it a lot!
---
Track: Screwdriver
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Duration: '03:33'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/screwdriver
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/screwdriver))
    Vodka and orange juice
---
Track: Silver Horseman
Duration: '01:30'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/silver-horseman
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/silver-horseman))
    Fun with note length
---
Track: Star King
Duration: '04:13'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/star-king
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/star-king))
    He's got a cape and a scepter and a moustache and he looks like he belongs in a Kirby game
---
Track: 'Strike Fist: Dark Lightning'
Duration: '00:51'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/strike-fist-dark-lightning
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/strike-fist-dark-lightning))
    2dope4u (⌐■_■)
---
Track: Swampy
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Duration: '03:51'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/swampy
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/swampy))
    This song is super old and boring. Look how far I've come!
---
Track: Fluorescent
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Additional Names:
- The Fluorescent Chase (early name)
Duration: '03:42'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/fluorescent
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/fluorescent))
    It used to be called The Fluorescent Chase because I (as always) had some music video concept story thing to go with it that never amounted to anything but a weird picture of a power ranger running down a hallway
---
Track: Try Again
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Duration: '01:42'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/try-again
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/try-again))
    I regularly use filenames to describe a song or project to myself, so I always thought "Try Again" meant the song therein was no good, but it's great!
---
Track: Island Song
Duration: '01:06'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/island-song
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Track: Amish Bonnet
Duration: '01:05'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/amish-bonnet
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/amish-bonnet))
    What are titles
---
Track: Day Man (Loop)
Duration: '00:27'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/day-man-loop
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/day-man-loop))
    For Everyone
---
Track: Dracumanz
Duration: '04:49'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/dracumanz
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/dracumanz))
    This has a lead instrument that reminds me of vampires. It's also longer than it ought to be, but I have no control over these things!
---
Track: Hey-O
Duration: '00:01'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/hey-o
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/hey-o))
    Yeah this is one measure long but it loops in a fun way
---
Track: Softworld
Duration: '02:01'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/softworld
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/softworld))
    It's made of cotton candy clouds

    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp credits blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/softworld))
    Chris Darin made the weird little dude that went 'soft kick~' and 'soft punch~' and I made this song about his life
---
Track: Them Ol' Cows
Duration: '00:36'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/them-ol-cows
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/them-ol-cows))
    Ice-Cream-Truck-Core
---
Track: bleh.wav
Duration: '00:49'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/bleh-wav
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/bleh-wav))
    Little loop, aptly named
---
Track: blah.wav
Duration: '01:56'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/blah-wav
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/blah-wav))
    I also had buh.wav and ugh.wav and meh.wav and whatever.wav but those didn't make it on this album because they're GARBAGE
---
Track: furgh.wav
Duration: '02:09'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/furgh-wav
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/furgh-wav))
    Draw your own conclusions on this one. The swing drums don't match the aggressive backing instruments which devour the cute little tune and make it a completely bizarre journey
---
Track: OK
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Duration: '03:07'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/ok
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/ok))
    I love that little pitch bend
---
Track: Shower
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Duration: '01:24'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/shower
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/shower))
    No Description
---
Track: Laser Fight
Duration: '01:56'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/laser-fight
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/laser-fight))
    The toms make it
---
Track: Der (Loop)
Duration: '00:16'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/der-loop
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/der-loop))
    No Description
---
Track: Pleiades
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Duration: '01:55'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/pleiades
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/pleiades))
    ✨ A beautiful cluster of blue stars near Taurus ✨
---
Track: Space
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Duration: '02:30'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/space
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/space))
    The beginning of my Depths album which was never released. The two ships, one gold, one silver, hurtle toward Earth.
---
Track: Waves
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Duration: '02:17'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/waves
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/waves))
    Our tiny protagonists fight fish and seagulls and boats and lots of waves as they enter the ocean on their mission to recover the Life Stone from the clutches of the malevolent ruler of an interstellar race of ocean monsters! We suffer some damage, but our mission demands we go on!
---
Track: Heart
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Duration: '03:22'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/heart
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/heart))
    We plunge deeper and deeper into the ocean, in search of the monstrous sea beast.
---
Track: Depths
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Duration: '04:26'
Referenced Tracks:
- track:depths-loudness
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/depths-2
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/depths-2))
    The monster is revealed! Our heroes engage it in battle; the Life Stone will be ours! But our heroes meet with tragedy as the gold ship is destroyed, killing all onboard. Despite their loss, the silver ship is victorious, recovering the Life Stone from the lair of the Deep King.
---
Track: Reef
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Duration: '04:58'
URLs:
- https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/reef
Commentary: |-
    <i>Curt Blakeslee:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://norock.bandcamp.com/track/reef))
    Victorious against the monstrous sea beast that dwells in the Heart Of The Ocean's Depths, our protagonist emerges... alone... from inky blackness to a world of color and sunlight and promise.