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diff --git a/album/alterniabound/album.txt b/album/alterniabound/album.txt index 69a0e640..328b9ab8 100644 --- a/album/alterniabound/album.txt +++ b/album/alterniabound/album.txt @@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ Commentary: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Dreamers and The Dead Artist: Thomas Ferkol +References: Cuddlefish URLs: https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/dreamers-and-the-dead-2 Commentary: <i>Thomas Ferkol:</i> diff --git a/album/ancestral/album.txt b/album/ancestral/album.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f5dd6fe4 --- /dev/null +++ b/album/ancestral/album.txt @@ -0,0 +1,973 @@ +Album: Ancestral +Directory: ancestral +Cover Art: Rangzhe +Date: August 27, 2017 +FG: #ff0300 +Canon: Fanon +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/album/ancestral +- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1fTYKSo2grBk7cJ3aIoYT2tc8eikCUKV +Commentary: + <i>Circlejourney:</i> + <center>Josefin B and the Ancestral Music Team present;<br><b>ANCESTRAL</b><br>A collaborative Homestuck fan album in three discs.</center> + Track commentaries are authored by their respective fan musicians and fan artists. Track art is the property of the credited visual artists. + The Ancestral Album and related media are brought to you by Josefin B and the Ancestral Music Team, and are unofficial fan works based on Andrew Hussie's <i>Homestuck</i>. <i>Homestuck</i> is a property of Andrew Hussie and What Pumpkin. + <i>Josefin B.:</i> + <b>Special Thanks</b> + I would like to thank Blackhole for having helped and guided me through this entire process. Couldn't have done it otherwise. Circlejourney for assembling the booklet and thus ensuring there would be one. Everyone who jumped in at a second's notice when I needed a track done. Everyone at the LoFaM team for having helped me and for managing a lot if not all the final workload. It's been fun. + <i>Rangzhe:</i> + As it is the cover of the album, I wanted to make it dramatic as much as to my ability. I wanted to put them in order of the zodiac at first but I realized that it didn't look as great, so I put the Signless and his associates as one and the other highbloods on the other side, and to show the Handmaid vs Condesce I made them top and bottom, as polar opposites. I felt like this was the best way to put them to show their interactions in the stories. The background was inspired by the actaul Homestuck album "Alternia" and the pixel-y title font is also because of the ancestor's role to prepare the descendants for the game. + <i>Josefin B.:</i> + To some extent, I consider Ancestral to be a little sister album to <a href="album/beforus/index.html">Beforus</a>. We share many contributors and this project was largely inspired by Beforus. The reason we asked Rangzhe to make our cover was to tie it in. The very last track of Beforus, [[Motions of Infinity]], ending with the ancestors being created, was drawn by her. Isn't it fitting how she begins this story after having ended the last? That, and her art is hella. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Disc One +Directory: disc1-ancestral +Artist: Corona Sanctus +Track Art: Rebecca Peason +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/disc-one +Commentary: + <i>Corona Sanctus:</i> + This track was written with fairytales and myths regarding the troll ancestors in mind. I tried to give it a fairytale-y feel. + <i>Rebecca Peason:</i> + I was thinking about how I could include all twelve trolls in a picture that sort of introduced them in a sense. The organ sounding bit in the song made me think "rose window" and, of course, the only direction given to the artist who made the Ancestor silhouettes for the showdown flashes: "Heavy handed religious imagery." +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: ♈Reality Theatre♈ +Artist: Navochao +Track Art: Prince +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/reality-theatre +Commentary: + <i>Navochao:</i> + Continuing my trend of using a flute in every single song I've written, I bring you Reality Theatre! + This song kind of creeps me out and I'm not sure if that's good or bad. + I hope you enjoy this song that can only be described as a trip. + <i>Prince:</i> + The story of the Handmaid is one of long drawn out sorrow and pain. But she was also a powerful being responsible for dealing with some of Lord English's worst demands. I wanted to accurately portray her character in my track art: someone lonely and pained, but still had some sort of power and magic to her. She's a fearsome foe for what it's worth. In my art, I posed the handmaid to look distant from the viewer, but still her eyes are sharp and her stance is ready to attack. Who knows what she will do when she strikes. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: ♉W1th W1ngs♉ +Artist: irl-porrim-maryam +Track Art: Molly +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/w1th-w1ngs +Commentary: + <i>irl-porrim-maryam:</i> + I was absolutely ecstatic when I was given the track of the Summoner! Though there's not much canon information on him, towards the end I was able to include an excerpt from <a href="https://www.homestuck.com/story/3758">Page 3758</a>, in which Midnfang journals about the Summoner. I also looked to [[Bronze Rebel]] from coloUrs and mayhem and [[♉ - Breathtak1ng]] from the Beforus Album to get a feel on what instruments I should be using. I gave the song a bit more of a minor key since the Summoner's life most likely wasn't the easiest or most fun life to lead. This track was definitely great fun to work on, and I'm definitely honoured to be a part of the Ancestral Album! + <i>Molly:</i> + I quite like how this piece came out! The track itself was lovely and soothing, and the vocals at the end added an interesting feeling to it, almost like a story book. I wanted to showcase the atmosphere rather than The Summoner directly, but still wanted it to be obvious that this is The Summoner's track, and a view point from behind where you can obviously see his defining caharacteristics but not directly see his face felt like the best way to accomplish that! That, and a purple and blue night sky above the rust-blooded Summoner, with a golden fire in front of him feels rather poetic ina way. This was definitely a learning experience, and a really fun piece to work on for the album. I'm excited to see what's next! +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: ♊Propulsion♊ +Artist: Sean William Calhoun +Track Art: Dogslug +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/propulsion +Commentary: + <i>Sean William Calhoun:</i> + When I was asked to fill in four the Psiioniic's track, I wanted to make a nod to First Turn Fold's [[Gold Pilot]], given my history with it. So, while I did not quote any full theme from Gold Pilot, several elements are a little bit like it. + <i>Dogslug:</i> + The Psiioniic is without ad oubt my favorite character in Homestuck, and this song is absolutely perfect for him. The whole song, but especially the glitchy sounding parts, make me think of him losing himself in the Helm, losing everything that he was and is and what's left of his past can be just as painful as his present. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: ♋️A Peace Worth Fighting For♋️ +Artist: Nate Tronerud +Track Art: Lilly Higgs +References: Skies of Skaia +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/a-peace-worth-fighting-for +Commentary: + <i>Nate Tronerud:</i> + Cursed with visions of a better Alternia, one of love and peace, the Signless walks ever forward. Visions of such a world may bring to Him great pain, but also great hope: it is a ÷orld worth striving for, one He could possibly see in His own lifetime, and so He continues walking. He spreads the message of such a world knowing it will fall on mostly deaf ears, even met with hostility. But for the chance to bring love and happiness to even a single troll, it fills Him; His suffering is worth it, even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice in the name of peace... + <i>Lilly Higgs:</i> + I wanted to experiment a little with this one! And great apologies to Austin Wintory and the whole team who worked on Journey by That Game Company. This song seemed very lonely, very solitary, so I envisioned the Signless wandering through the dunes between city and township of people who won't listen, lit by the light of two moons, but only remembering one. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: ♌On The Hunt For Something Unknown♌ +Artist: The One Music Maniac +Track Art: Melissa Peebles +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/on-the-hunt-for-something-unknown +Commentary: + <i>The One Music Maniac:</i> + "On The Hunt For Something Unknown" is not about the events that took place within the Disciple's lifetime, but rather how these events allowed her to define who she became: a Warrior, a Lover, and a Survivor. The overall title is a play on her cat-like survival skills, while the definition of "unknown" can be led to open interpretation-- a love beyond quadrants, equality in a society that's built upon an oppression of hierarchy, etc. + <i>Melissa Peebles:</i> + For this song I pictured people gathered around a fire late into the night listening to fables, the beat and thrill of a hunt, and the undefinable love between Disciple and Signless echoed in the heartbeat at the end. This track defines Disciple beautifully and I wanted to show who she had become through symbolism. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: ♍Theotokos♍ +Artist: SerialSymphony +Track Art: Shu +References: Crustacean +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/theotokos +Commentary: + <i>SerialSymphony:</i> + Theotokos is about how the Dolorosa saw the Signless growing up, his sermons and execution, and ends with a look forward to his descendant. Making this song was like making a premix brownie cake; I love brownie cakes. But you can't just make a brownie cake, you gotta eat it too. + Thusly, this song is delicious. + <i>Shu:</i> + I love how this track starts off so sweet, builds up steadily, then falls back again. There's so much happening; it was very difficult to pick a single snapshot// I just hope I was able to do this magnificently dynamic piece a little justice! +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: ♎H3R HONOR4BL3 V3NG34NC3♎ +Artist: Seren Mist +Track Art: Liz Fish +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/h3r-honor4bl3-v3ng34nc3 +Commentary: + <i>Seren Mist:</i> + When I was assigned to write Redglare's main track for the album, my first thought was to make it a very orchestral track, with lots of strings. As it was forming, I decided that limiting myself to only orchestral instruments would hamper my exploration of her character, so I added in more synth sounds and heavier drums. The name of the track comes from a play on "His Honorable Tyrrany" and from a quote by Alexander Pope, "On wrongs swift vengeance waits." I think it's quite fitting for Redglare, who blindsides Mindfang but in the name of justice, of course. + <i>Liz Fish:</i> + This track inspired me to put a noir twist on my usual style. I could picture Redglare stalking down dirty back alleys and seedy underground establishments, hunting down the fleeing criminals that need to be brought to JUST1C3 in a gritty detective game with cyberpunk flavor. A great track and a great character; I hope I've done justice for them both. >:] +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: ♏Spider's Eclipse♏ +Artist: Blackhole +Contributors: Magnoliajades (vocals) +Track Art: Josefin B. +References: Spider8ite!!!!!!!!, Cobalt Corsair +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/spiders-eclipse +Lyrics: + Walk the gangway, look right through me,<br>Take it my way, no one's duty.<br>Trust my dice cast, where the wind falls,<br>Fortune's eye glass, scattered light shoals. + Fires burning 'cross the ocean,<br>Fate is turning, starboard motion.<br>Now an outcast, dreams of dying<br>Foretold at last, waking, flying. +Commentary: + <i>Blackhole:</i> + This song took me a while to finish off, but it's finally here! At 10 minutes it is the longest singular piece I've ever composed. I tried to take inspiration from different Mindfang themes and parts of her story to get a rounded depiction of her character, while keeping an overarching theme for her throughout. + <i>Josefin B.:</i> + I've been working a lot with Blackhole lately and they've really helped me out a lot with this album, so I wanted to collab right from the start. There's not much to tell; it's Mindfang looking good and probably being nasty. It's fully made with aquarelle and I never want to ever see her hair again. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: ♐Broken Strings♐ +Artist: psithurist +Track Art: Phil Gibson +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/broken-strings +Commentary: + <i>psithurist:</i> + This track is about Darkleer and his fall from his position of E%ecutor. 'toe' were a big influence for me on this. They're a math rock band, so I wrote it in 15/8 because it sounds awkward, just like the Zahhaks. The title is a pun on bow and instrument strings. + <i>Phil Gibson:</i> + One of the absolte best character arcs in HS is Darkleer and Equius - both succumbing to their own desires to tragic ends, but for the greater good of the story. It's a heavy bittersweet taste, but one I love enough to make them my favorite characters. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: ♑His Demented Mural♑ +Artist: Zan Beaver +Track Art: Amanda +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/his-demented-mural +Commentary: + <i>Zan Beaver:</i> + The Grand Highblood,<br>He is the enforcer,<br>He is the ruler,<br>He is the one they fear.<br>But why do they fear?<br>His unmatched tyranny?<br>His capricious pardons?<br>They do not know,<br>And they fear to know,<br>Because anyone who knows,<br>Becomes a part of His Demented Mural. + So yeah, The Grand Highblood. Pretty scary guy, right? Anyways, that short sort-of poem is the best way I can portray my thought process while making this. It starts off with an eerie organ and piano representing the dread anyone would feel from having to confront him. It speeds up to represent his violent nature, and the many repetitions embody his cruel insanity. The few sections of the piece that show glimmers of hope are soon shot down and brought back to vicious hopelessness. + <i>Amanda:</i> + The title of the track I did work for was called "His Demented Mural". Besides the painting he keeps behind his throne, I also imagined his face paint to be a part of that. Changing everyday to match each addition to the wall behind him. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: ♒Tumescent♒ +Artist: Seijen +Track Art: Sigourney Martin +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/tumescent +Commentary: + <i>Seijen:</i> + So this is a re-hash of one of my first tracks from about 2 and a half years ago. The original title of the track was "Robot Pirate Island" and had a shift into a ravecore EDM as opposed to the constant high energy baroque sound we have here. This current edit is from april of 2016. I would create another, had it not been for the project crashing upon loading. It sounds incredibly rough in comparison to my current skill and I'm losing a little sleep over it. A damn shame since the amount of tools and knowledge I have now could make this sound night and day in quality, but what you hear is what you get. + <i>Sigourney Martin:</i> + While working on this piece, the song wasn't difficult per-say? It was more challenging, because I had many different images on how I wanted this to look like. In the end, I chose what I drew and it was fun! I tried watercolours (though it might not be noticable) and I think it turned out alright! +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: ♓Greatest -Empress♓ +Artist: Matthias Ramalho +Track Art: Lou Chastain +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/greatest-empress +Commentary: + <i>Matthias Ramalho:</i> + She's the one, the one and only. The one I decided to make an outstanding track. From orchestra to electronic, it ended way too cool than I would ever expect. + <i>Lou Chastain:</i> + This track made me think of the Condesce plotting in secret, alone in a rather small surveillance room. Here she has some screens where she can go over her fleet, ongoing sieges, targets etc. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Disc Two +Directory: disc2-ancestral +Artist: Corona Sanctus +Track Art: Rebecca Peason +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/disc-two +Commentary: + <i>Corona Sanctus:</i> + With disc 2 I wanted a more violent, powerful feel to assimilate the feeling of terror all the battles the ancestors fought + <i>Rebecca Peason:</i> + I wanted the Disc two piece to be related to the first in that it showed the wear and tear their actual lives had on them. Where they ended up, how they died, what happened, etc. Signless is completely smashed out of the window as if he never existed, a few of the panels are modified, but some have holes smashed through them, indicating their deaths in one way or another. Just as this disc is meant to be the story of the Ancestors, I wanted this track's art to reflect that in comparison to the first disc's. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Ancestral Anthem +Artist: Rhyselinn +Track Art: bootsie +References: +- Theme +- Darling Dolorosa +- Iron Infidel +- Olive Scribe +- Gold Pilot +- Jade Mother +- Indigo Heir +- Cobalt Corsair +- The Lost Child +- Fuchsia Ruler +- ♈Reality Theatre♈ +- ♉W1th W1ngs♉ +- ♊Propulsion♊ +- ♋️A Peace Worth Fighting For♋️ +- ♌On The Hunt For Something Unknown♌ +- ♍Theotokos♍ +- ♎H3R HONOR4BL3 V3NG34NC3♎ +- ♏Spider's Eclipse♏ +- ♐Broken Strings♐ +- ♑His Demented Mural♑ +- ♒Tumescent♒ +- ♓Greatest -Empress♓ +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/ancestral-anthem +Commentary: + <i>Ryhselinn:</i> + Ancestral Anthem is a big huge medley of Homestuck tunes! It loosely tells the timeline of the ancestors and the shenanigans that they went through. + The motifs used, in order-- + - [[Alternia]] + - [[Darling Dolorosa]] + [[Iron Infidel]] + - [[Olive Scribe]] + [[Gold Pilot]] + - [[Jade Mother]] + - [[Indigo Heir]] + - [[Cobalt Corsair]] + - [[Violet Prince]] + [[Purple Bard]] + - [[Bronze Rebel]] + [[The Lost Child]] + - [[The Lost Child]] + [[Fuchsia Ruler]] + then each of the tunes of the album played in hemospectrum order, followed by a reprise of Alternia. + So all in all, it's a medley of 26 songs! It's one of the more ambitious projects I've taken in recent memory, and it took me a number of months to complete, but I had a blast doing it! I hope you guys enjoy it :smile: + <i>bootsie:</i> + I greatly enjoyed working on this piece. I'm so proud of all the work that's gone into this project and it's been an honor to participate. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: BATTERWITC)( ASC-ENDANT +Directory: batterwitch-ascendant +Artist: Seren Mist +Track Art: Shellsea +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/batterwitc-asc-endant +Commentary: + <i>Seren Mist:</i> + This track gave me room to explore, as the only thing we know about this event is that it had to have happened. I decided to make it a very absolute battle theme, with a tension-building lead up and a main body with lots of leading synth. The end with the brass is meant to end on a note of bittersweet, because the Batterwitch has won this battle, but what will that mean for the rest of the universe? + <i>Shellsea:</i> + Capturing such a profound moment proved to be somewhat challenging, balancing struggle, triumph, and condescension all in one piece. The process of creating such a proud and arrogant face of victory washed over by the shadows of an unforeseeable future was very fun, eagerly claiming the crown for her own, for better of or for worse. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Rampage +Artist: Matthias Ramalho +Track Art: Kisbys +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/rampage +Commentary: + <i>Matthias Ramalho:</i> + This is a track made for the Grand Highblood, a short track reflecting his own traits and personality, just to tell you how good he is at his job. + <i>Kisbys:</i> + Since the track was for the Grand Highblood and centered around his job and traits, I decided to try and make something that would reflect that. I drew him in a situation where he is getting ready to take care of his usual business: culling some trolls. The song sounded powerful so I wanted to try and portray the GHB that way too by drawing him much larger than the trolls in the foreground. There are some silhouettes of other trolls in the background which are the other subjuggulators. I added some of my own headcanons for what I like to imagine he dresses like and kept it relatively simple, as well as trying to add as much color to the image as I could. He's also looking outwards and the viewpoint is that of someone in the crowd of trolls that are about to be culled, so it can be taken as a "you're next" type scenario. Truly I just tried to create a piece that represented what the music made me envision and feel, and I hope I could do the lovely song some justice! +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Orphaner's Ocean +Artist: Acyl +Track Art: Cro +References: Eridan's Theme +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/orphaners-ocean +Commentary: + <i>Acyl:</i> + A variation of Eridan's Theme from AlterniaBound, written more sombre for his ancestor. I was originally going to add lyrics and make a shanty, but the instrumental alone sounded perfect. Dualscar is always portrayed loud and angry so I quieted the mood. + <i>Cro:</i> + This piece was really intersting to try out. I was experimenting with a way of painting over everything rather than just staying within the comfort zone of line art. I think for the most part it worked out. Considering the song literally had wave sounds in it, I'd figure to put Dualscar near an ocean as well. The song parallels Eridan's theme too, so I thought I'd set a callback to when he took down a whale of his own. Dualscar's a messy shot thoug, which is why he's probably cleaning the spill off his gun. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: cerulean seas, misery machine +Artist: smear +Track Art: Silverwater +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/cerulean-seas-misery-machine +Commentary: + <i>smear:</i> + this track started out as a rough ambient piece, with dissonant piano and beating drums. like each new page of mindfang's journal, more layers found their way in to complete the picture. much like her, this track is unsettling and restless. + <i>Silverwater:</i> + A music that you can imagine of Mindfang's destiny with the ancestor from start til the end, awesome! +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Nothing Will Ever Be The Same +Artist: Nate Tronerud +Track Art: Anna Rodman +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/nothing-will-ever-be-the-same +Commentary: + <i>Nate Tronerud:</i> + The Dolorosa makes the fateful decision to abandon the mother grub and care for the mutant anomaly, the Signless, setting into motion events far beyond her understanding, ones that will have far reaching consequences, even beyond her own timeline. The music begins as the ramifications of her decision quickly begin to unfold, following not just her efforst to keep the Signless safe on the surface, but the broader implications that her choice set in motion. The gears begin to turn... +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Protector +Artist: Sean William Calhoun +Track Art: Tunapuns +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/protector +Commentary: + <i>Sean William Calhoun:</i> + "Protector" is about the Dolorosa - her stability of a caretaker of the Mother Grub, her agility and gentleness to flee with and care for the Signless with fractured, unfamiliar lullabies, and her fortitude to endure through being enslaved. + <i>Tunapuns:</i> + in this track i wanted to draw something to fit the more intense parts of the music, so i drew the dolorsa maybe on the run and fleeing from danger while trying to protect a child signless with a bright fiery light source for contrast! +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: In The Forest +Artist: WC +Track Art: Sigourney Martin +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/in-the-forest +Commentary: + <i>WC:</i> + This is a song about before the Disciple met the Signless. I'd imagine that she might have lived a life like Nepeta, far from society in the wild and carefree. + <i>Sigourney Martin:</i> + While listening to this song, I kind of thought of her looking out on a town or city, maybe feeling like an outcast of some sort. Maybe listening to the Signless's sermons from the distance but not really going to them herself. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: PRII2M BREAK +Artist: David Burkee +Track Art: Andi DiSpirito +References: Battle! (Colress) +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/prii2m-break +Commentary: + <i>David Burkee:</i> + When I was composing PRII2M BREAK, what kept coming to mind were some songs I had been listening to a few months back while I was cramming for finals. It was pretty much elevator music on crack, so moderately calming at times but then some speed segments. That's what I tried to do here with the saws and NES drums for the energetic parts. I feel like I pulled off a very bipolar retelling of the Psiioniic's internal struggles. + <i>Andi DiSpirito:</i> + Upon escaping, the Psii must have struggled with respecting his leader's pacifism when given the chance to strike back for once in his life. I wanted to show the split second when adrenaline is at the helm and the Signless' words are the only thing keeping him from blasting you moonside. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: The Disciple's New Beginning +Artist: Neveah Drexler +Track Art: Gilwing +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/the-disciples-new-beginning +Commentary: + <i>Nevaeh Drexler:</i> + I wanted to have lots of flute, piano, and violin in this piece. Piano from [[Serenade]] from Vol. 8 and [[Requited]] from Vol. 9; both Leijon themed songs. Flute and violin from [[Olive Scribe]]; The Disciple's 'canon theme'. My main inspiration for the Disciple's New Beginning was Requited, since it's a song about the love between The Disciple and The Signless. Since The Disciple's New Extreme is about The Disciple meeting and falling in love with Signless, Requited was my go-to music fuel. + <i>Gilwing:</i> + Requited is a very special song to me, so I'm very thankful I got to do the art for this track. Everything about Disciple meeting Signless and falling in love is pretty up in the air in canon, so I came up with my own version of their first encounter, under the light of Alternia's moons. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: C9me T9gether +Artist: TempiTunes +Track Art: Erin B. +References: +- Jade Mother +- Iron Infidel +- Walls Covered in Blood +- Serenade +- Gold Pilot +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/c9me-t9gether +Commentary: + <i>TempiTunes:</i> + Okay so this piece is about the Signless and co. I used inspiration from varying songs on the canon Homestuck soundtrack, mostly from coloUrs and mayhem: Universe A. You may recognize bits from [[Jade Mother]], [[Iron Infidel]], [[Gold Pilot]], [[Requited]] from Homestuck Vol. 8 and something like [[Nepeta's Theme]] from AlterniaBound. The narrative of the song follows the Dolorosa, Signless, Disciple, and Psiioniic as they get together and meet each other. + This is by far the most complicated track I've ever composed and I'm pretty proud of it. There are about seven instruments and over ten parts. I hope you enjoy! + <i>Erin B.:</i> + There's so much to this "family's" story and so much from the song that I really love. The trick comes to showing a alrge story in a single image. Luckily, the very tone of the song seemed to lead to the idea of stained glass windows. So I tried to create one to display the moments of this family coming together. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Sufferer's Suite +Artist: Toris Crow +Track Art: Dogslug +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/sufferers-suite +Commentary: + <i>Toris Crow:</i> + I. Intro / Overture<br>This represents the struggles of the Signless in living as a pariah. + II. Preacher's Ballad<br>This represents his preachings as how he spread his visions. + III. March of the Signless<br>This represents a final victory before his untimely demise. + <i>Dogslug:</i> + I was excited to get a Signless/Sufferer track for my assignment, and even more so when the song focused more on his life and deeds than his death. He may not have succeeded in his ultimate goals, but his actions and words gave amny trolls hope and irrevocably changed Alternia. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Black Heart, Green Dress +Artist: psithurist +Track Art: Josefin B. (lines), Andi DiSpirito (coloring) +References: +- Amen, Brother +- Limelight +- Temporal Shenanigans +- English +URLs: https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/black-heart-green-dress +Lyrics: + i'd like to introduce myself<br>although i'm sure you know me well<br>i am the shadow<br>of tomorrow<br>and it's time for my next spell + with only seconds to spare you're dead<br>wiped out with nothing to be said<br>for your existence<br>before resistance<br>can find a thread + by his dread hand i come<br>from out behind the pendulum<br>when there's work to be done<br>so why let woe begone<br>it's part of the experience<br>it's half of the fun + i'm only moments away at any time<br>before you know it my light turns lime<br>i cross the threshold<br>and the air goes cold<br>no ghost left behind + so ready or not, here it goes again<br>how many times now has it been<br>[wait, lemme check]<br>(you see a thousand of me, and)<br>i won't ever stop, because + every puppet has it's strings + when he lines up the shot<br>i put that special spin on it<br>and wait for the drop<br>so why not feed the flame<br>it's written in the basecode, yeah<br>in the rules of the game + i promise you, this won't take a second<br>there's no need to fear<br>so listen now, there ain't no use in running<br>cuz i'm already here +Commentary: + <i>psithurist:</i> + From the Handmaid's perspective as she wreaks havoc on Altertnia. This was made a few months after my other track, [[Leftovers]], so I'm a little more confident with my voice here. There's a brief sample from [[Temporal Shenanigans]] by Rachel Rose Mitchell. + <i>Josefin B.:</i> + I wanted to do a Handmaid piece since the album started, but never really got the chance. Then psi swooped in with this track, and I jumped on it. I had actually another design in mind but ultimately the song was too aggressive for that. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough time for colour so when the lineart was done, I outsourced it to Andi, who did an absolutely stsellar job. The majykks crackle is all theirs. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Expatri8's March +Artist: Nymelord +Track Art: Donomon +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/expatri8s-march +Commentary: + <i>Nymelord:</i> + When I was tasked with creating a song about Darkleer becoming the expatriate, I thought to myself; "What if the opening of this song sounded kind of eerie because it would be Darkleer walking to execute the Sufferer?" And after that I just let the plot take me to Signless dying, and the whole "Executioner-to-Expatriate" thing. + <i>Donomon:</i> + When I first listened to the March I was overcome with this sense of burden of duty and formality. It has this really deliberate vibe, but it's so forlorn in its conclusion. After reading the composer's commentary I really wanted to capture that feeling of Darkleer both walking to and away from his duty, so I thought the marching boots would be a nice visual metaphor for that. The void is depicted as rising up to envelop him and his weapons from the stain of blood at his feet. I hope I did this track justice! +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Release Me +Artist: not-the-kind-you-save +Track Art: Oskarna +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/release-me +Lyrics: + I'm not a god--I never said so<br>I'm not a fool--I never lied<br>I am not a king--I don't decide<br>No<br>I'm not wrong, I'm not wrong + I'm not a shame--I shouldn't hide<br>We are not weak--we live inside<br>We are your hands<br>Without the low you would not survive<br>You would not survive + Release me<br>Go ahead<br>Release me<br>My arms don't matter<br>I can take this pain + Release me<br>Go ahead<br>Cut the cord<br>Release me<br>Ideas don't die when<br>You kill the source + Are you scared?<br>When you throw me around<br>Can you feel the eyes<br>of the crowd?<br>How do you know when you're<br>On the stand<br>Judgement is forthcoming<br>You're running<br>From the things that you don't understand<br>You fear what you don't understand + Release me<br>Go ahead<br>Release me<br>One life doesn't matter<br>I can take this hate + Release me<br>Don't be weak<br>Let it go<br>Release me<br>My blood is my weapon<br>Let it fall below + But she<br>She's innocent<br>Don't let her suffer<br>For what I've done<br>You can break me<br>You can hurt me<br>You can shoot me<br>(whispered) But I'm the one you want<br>Release me + Release me<br>Go ahead<br>Release me<br>Your blood doesn't matter<br>You cannot change time + Release me<br>Don't be weak<br>Let it fly<br>Release me<br>My words are my weapons<br>Let my body die +Commentary: + <i>not-the-kind-you-save:</i> + A song about the death of troll jegus requires a certain amount of drama, which is nothing big orchestral chords can't fix. The lyrics are a combination of things the Signless is thinking to himself and "saying" to the people around him, in particular Darkleer. I wanted to create a sense of urgency, and the feeling that while the Signless is saying over and over that he doesn't care if he dies, he may be lying. Musically, I wanted to portray a since of racing thoughts, which means there isn't really a conventional song structure. The vocals are echoey for <i>~aesthetic~</i>. Enjoy! + <i>Oskarna:</i> + This song marks the end of the Signless' life, encapsulating what would have been his last thoughts and words. I wanted to portray the sort of emptiness that happens after he has gotten his wish, and show the mark he leaves even in death. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: E%ile +Directory: exile +Artist: ndividedbyzero +Track Art: Xagave +References: Ruins (With Strings) +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/e-ile +Commentary: + <i>ndvidiedbyzero:</i> + Like a few other tracks on this album, this was a last-minute emergency song made for a track that was dropped. The very title of this track is also lifted from the original submission. Though it was in a roundabout way, I'm glad I got to contribute to the album with a brand new piece! + This particular song features a lot of piano, owing to its predecessor's status as a solo piano composition. However, I thought some mournful strings would also represent the idea of Darkleer's exile well, and their slow, dark nature under the main piano melody expresses the shame and confusion he must have felt the entire time. It's hard being a highblood and expressing a sudden act of kindness that gets you ostracized from every upper caste, wrecks your social standing and upends your entire way of life. It's hard and nobody understands. + <i>Xagave:</i> + This made me think of Darkleer's life in general so here he is, standing proud and doing his job, and then his slouched form bemoaning his existence after being banished. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Legacy +Artist: aeolianChemist +Track Art: Rangzhe +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/legacy +Lyrics: + I wrote once in a book, ancient record I kept<br>Of a Hero whose story they wish you'd furget<br>A legacy I fought to purrtect<br>Of a signless seer burdened by Blood and dreams of an impawsible past + And so it is known, in a world enslaved by Rage,<br>He alone defied her throne, he had faith in a better way + Delicate lines writ on delicate pages,<br>measuring lives to be known through the ages<br>Efury word that he spoke, I wrote<br>I always lent him my ear, his dear Disciple + In word and in action, he taught love and compassion<br>and equality despite blood, caste, or faction<br>In whispers he roared with a burning passion<br>But no Hero's tail is complete without a villain, without a tragedy + And so it is told, from his words arose outrage,<br>The peace he furtold inspired a challenge, inspired a change + Delicate lines writ on delicate pages,<br>measuring lives to be known through the ages<br>Efury word that he spoke, I wrote<br>I always lent him my ear, his dear Disciple + And when the Time came when they called fur his name,<br>they cried fur his blood and they put him to shame<br>They branded him heretic, cast him in irons<br>without Hope, a lamb at the mercy of lions<br>His love and compassion burned bright as the shackles,<br>the scarlet-soaked ground became his tabernacle<br>To speak one final word, one Final Sermon... + Now these despurrate lines scrawled on a canvas of caves<br>measure his life in a pallet of pain<br>The final curse that he cried I remember<br>His suffuring's branded on my Heart furever<br>A new sign we did take from the ash of his shame<br>to remember his strife and hallow his name<br>Efuryone he once loved was condemned,<br>but I vow his words won't disappear,<br>written in ink, traced in blood, sealed with tears,<br>his legacy I'll keep through the years, his dear Disciple + I wrote once in a book, ancient record I kept,<br>of a Hero whose story I purray you will never furget +Commentary: + <i>aeolianChemist:</i> + Legacy is written in the voice of the Disciple, reflecting on the story of the Signless and her role within it. Musical inspiration for the song came largely from PhemieC's fansongs and [[Olive Scribe]] (from coloUrs and mayhem: Universe A). Composing it was a journey in itself; along the way she taught me a lot about her history, her undying dedication, and storytelling. She had so much to say, it was difficult to limit myself to such a concise song. Eahc line has been frequently rewritten, reconsidered, and countless have been cut - I was making revisions up until the final recording. + In the end, I hope the story you hear is the one she wanted to tell. + <i>Rangzhe:</i> + I wanted to express the bittersweet ending of Disciple and Signless' relationship, and how even though she's still trying to move on she looks back, reminiscing the moments. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Terminal Aeon +Artist: WC +Track Art: Gelasticat +References: Gold Pilot +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/terminal-aeon +Commentary: + <i>WC:</i> + The idea I wanted to convey with this piece is the subtle melancholy in the Psiioniic who becomes a living battery, but not overly sad or regretful. This was achieved through use of chimes and snare drums which are usually associated with mituna or the Psiioniic. It's a bit more full of energy at the beginning, but loses said energy over time. I'd imagine that gaining unwanted immortality from the Condesce would eventually cause his job to lose the dramatics and emotions over a period of decades or maybe even centuries. + <i>Gelasticat:</i> + I based the composition of the picture on the adjacent notes on the opposite ears with the two most prominent figures in the Psiioniic's life. I also used what the musician said about him losing his emotions over time to decide on the colours, bright and lively and warm for the main figure then darker an dcolder in the background. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Vwigor8us +Artist: Llyona Fang +Track Art: Donomon +References: Wind-up Storm, Doctor +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/vwigor8us +Commentary: + <i>Llyona Fang:</i> + A deep and lively dancing tune in 6/8 and 5/4 time, containing excerpts of [[Wind-Up Storm]] by Llyona Fang (me) and [[Doctor]] by Buzinkai. + <i>Donomon:</i> + Here's my finished art, I went pretty literal, and tried to capture more of a 'falling in love/good times' feel that the upbeat music inspired. There's some hints of their conflict, Mindfang's hair is engulfing and overwhelming, Duelscar's possessive embrace is being held at a distance. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Lady of Sorrows +Artist: Dallas Ross Hicks +Track Art: Oskarna +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/lady-of-sorrows +Commentary: + <i>Dallas Ross Hicks:</i> + Of all the Homestuck pieces I've done, this was one of the most challenging! Not because of the technical difficulty but because of the subject matter: Dolorosa is a tragic figure and her sad fate was entirely undeserved. + This song opens shortly after the passing of the signless; the four chimes signal his loss and the sad flute her grief. This continues into the arrival of Marquise Spinneret Mindfang: someone Dolorosa may have initially hoped would provide a safer refuge but Mindfang had her own plans for the political prisoner. While the potential for a red relationship between the two was hinted at, it certainly began with empathetic possession which is explored in the second movement of the song: Dolorosa struggles but eventually falls under Mindfang's spell. Darker sounds speak of that despair and when Mindfang finally lets her be, she feels more alone and empty than ever, wishing for someone to come and set her free. Unfortunately, she gets her wish - at the hands of Orphaner Dualscar who frees her of her very existence, solely to spite his soon-to-be former kismesis. The six bell chiems as she passes away echo the beginning of the song and the end of her son. + Like many of my songs, it is in 6/8 time: Maryams being the sixth troll on the hemospectrum, Serkets the eighth while the snare drum at the end makes eleven hits to represent Ampora. It's a "dark mirror" to [[Dear Heart]] but follows the sad canon story told by Mindfang's journal. I hope you found I did this unfortunate chapter of the Ancestors' story justice. + <i>Oskarna:</i> + The death of the Signless marks the beginning of a very different chapter of the Dolorosa's story, and this song does a wonderful job setting the tone for it. I wanted to focus on her initial emptiness - the instigator of this chapter of the Ancestral tale. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Dualscar's Lament +Artist: not-the-kind-you-save +Track Art: Lou Chastain +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/dualscars-lament +Lyrics: + First things first she says your name<br>You gotta hear it to believe it and it gets in your grain<br>You think "uh oh, she's the one"<br>There's hate in her eye and it's turning you on + You haven't really met her, you don't know her<br>She's a black box<br>One controlling mind, when she talks it's<br>Hopeless, helpless, hate cascades<br>Before you even know it you've been taken up in spades + I am royalty, not prone to jealousy<br>But<br>In this case I think my head's gone up in<br>Flames of something I can't place<br>I saw the look on the slave girl's face + Who does she think she is--she's a riot<br>If I tell her we're done she'd deny it<br>The only thing left for her to do is run<br>It's a black-rom rom-com if you've ever seen one + I'll find her<br>Don't know where<br>But she'll know what a broken heart feels like<br>When she's staring down Ahab's Crosshairs + Sorry, did I miss the boat?<br>I am realizing slowly, quickly I have<br>Fallen for her crossways, what a joke + You always hear those stories about<br>Someone you don't know and they say that<br>Hate and love don't mix, like water and oil<br>The blood just floats + I have never had a strong sense of humor<br>I get off on rumors everywhere I go that she has<br>Gone to the east, or the west, or to hell<br>No matter where, I know her well + It's sad that it should end like this<br>One of us will leave this dead<br>It's not my fault she struck me when she knew our black was red + I'll find her<br>Don't know where<br>But she'll know what a broken heart feels like<br>When I send the clown after her head +Commentary: + <i>not-the-kind-you-save:</i> + I wanted to write something that was basically the antithesis of what we know about Dualscar's personality, at least musically speaking. It ended up being something approaching a rap (I can't rap so I sang it instead). It's Dualscar's justification to hisemlf that he's in the right when it comes to his relationship with Mindfang, and it goes all the way through his clown-ridden demise. Enjoy! + <i>Lou Chastain:</i> + Tried replacing Mindfang with a little more Highblood instead. I wanted to kind of focus on that last part while the ships in the background is for Dualscar and Mindfang. It's a bit vague since the different hues of purple mix. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Court of Miracles +Artist: irl-porrim-maryam +Track Art: bootsie +References: +- In the Hall of the Mountain King +- Purple Tyrant +- The Court of Miracles +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/court-of-miracles +Commentary: + <i>irl-porrim-maryam:</i> + Court of Miracles was such an amazing track to be able to work on! Admittedly, it was more piecing bits and portions of songs together that I thought would fit GHB's character. I used excerpts from The Court of Miracles from the Hunchback of Notre Dame as well as [[Purple Tyrant]] from coloUrs and mayhem; Hall of the Mountain King was also referenced. I do hope to have captured the mood correctly, and it was great fun to work on! + <i>bootsie:</i> + Grand Highblood is a tricky fellow, isn't he? Right when you think he's shown his hand, his true intentions are still lurking in the shadows... +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Violet Means to a Violent End +Artist: Acyl +Track Art: Liz Fish +References: Purple Tyrant +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/violet-means-to-a-violent-end +Commentary: + <i>Acyl:</i> + I was originally going to make the song more dynamic and pompous but I realized that the furious, almost frantic section in the strings better represented Dualscar in his last moments. True, he may not have shown that on the outside, but his inner turmoil and betral by Mindfang is more important. + I quoted part of [[Purple Tyrant]] from "coloUrs and mayhem: Universe A" to represent His Honorable Tyranny, and the echoing church organs to show when he takes back control of the situation. + <i>Liz Fish:</i> + Dualscar's exact end is left am ystery, only hinted at by Mindfang's memoirs. I have a feeling no one saw his death coming until the last moment, the Orphaner least of all. The track's frenetic build gave me a sense of the kind desperation he was feeling at that point, and how his short sighted mistake cost him everything. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Paint The Walls +Artist: The One Music Maniac +Track Art: Melissa Peebles +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/paint-the-walls +Commentary: + <i>The One Music Maniac:</i> + "Paint The Walls" is a composition that reflects on the faith-driven andviolent nature of The Grand Highblood. Its instrumentation and distortion is meant to represent the iconic image of The Grand highblood in his throne where the walls surrounding him are painted in troll blood (hence the title of the piece). The ambient break is meant to portray the idealisms that the Makara family holds-- that there is a Mirthful Messiah, guiding them to cause their violent tendencies. + <i>Melissa Peebles:</i> + I too wanted to allude to the GHB in the throne room. The music break in the distortion and hard riffs has an almost spiritual feeling and I wanted to illustrate the faith driven side of the GHB; so here he is seen covered in blood and almost reverent. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: The Pursuit of Justice +Artist: SerialSymphony +Track Art: Thiefofstars +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/the-pursuit-of-justice +Commentary: + <i>SerialSymphony:</i> + Erryday I'm Justicing<br>-Skip + <i>Thiefofstars:</i> + The track definitely gives a strong sense of Redglare's determination and sense of justice, so I went for a composition that put her front and centre. + I kept the background fairly dark with this ominous silhouette of the gallows, but made Redglare's red + teal colours really bright to make her stand out. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: The Confront8ion +Artist: Circlejourney +Track Art: Lilly Higgs +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/the-confront8ion +Commentary: + <i>Circlejourney:</i> + This track is a musical depiction of the showdown between Marquise Spinneret Mindfang and Neophyte Redglare. The piece begins with a driving electric guitar riff representing Mindfang as she sets out on the oceans to meet her foe. Mindfang's motif is interrupted by Redglare's harpsichord as she approaches. As the two clash, both instruments and motifs do battle, fighting to gain the upper hand in the arrangement. + <i>Lilly Higgs:</i> + This track is so full of energy!! I wanted to convey that with a dynamic, confrontational (haha) composition set at an angle. Given Mindfang and Redglare's uh, charged relationship and energy, I wanted them to be close, with hot, palpable tension that doesn't ever really get fulfilled. Redglare's about to wallop Mindfang a good one at the same time as she's about to reach her glowing dice, all wrapped in the burning embers of her fleet. If you look closely, you can see the Sufferer's sign swinging around Redglare's neck like a noose. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: JUST1C3 R41NS FROM 4BOV3 +Artist: SerialSymphony, Circlejourney +Track Art: Lou Chastain +References: The Confront8ion +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/just1c3-r41ns-from-4bov3 +Commentary: + <i>Circlejourney:</i> + This track is about Redglare and her lusus Pyralspite, apprehending the enemies of justice, preserving order in the empress' name. We wanted the track to evoke an image of the pair flying over a battlefield, laying waste to foes. We decided an epic orchestral sound would be most fitting. + <i>SerialSymphony:</i> + I think that this song is a vital addition to the dragon genre of music that I feel is severely underrepresented in the Homestuck fan albums. Also, the real reason we used a koto is because neither of us wanted harpsichords. + <i>Lou Chastain:</i> + It was difficult making the art as epic as the music while keeping it simple. Still, I did my best to make them both look mighty in a way. Could've focused more on Pyralspite. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: The Demise of Neophyte Redglare at the Hands of the Unruly Mob +Artist: SerialSymphony +Track Art: Daisy S. +References: Terezi's Theme +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/the-demise-of-neophyte-redglare-at-the-hands-of-the-unruly-mob +Commentary: + <i>SerialSymphony:</i> + The demise follows a slowed down piano arrangement of [[Terezi's Theme]], it cresecendos hard, and then almost peters out, which is the style I wanted to show the abrupt end of the Neophyte. I chose the name to mimic a sort of Victorian headline, I'm not sure why, but it fits so well.<br>-Skip + <i>Daisy S.:</i> + The art was inspired by religious art due to the dramatic crescendo and haunting tones depicting the abrupt death of Neophyte Redglare. The music combined with the Neophyte's hanging reminded me of some sort of ascension which I wanted to show with the halo and her outstretched hands. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: The Mechanism +Artist: not-the-kind-you-save +Track Art: Amanda +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/the-mechanism +Lyrics: + Leave me be<br>This is what I deserve<br>Broken hallways<br>And empty words + I had a purpose<br>I had a design<br>When your puppet doesn't work right<br>You set it aside + (Pre-Chorus)<br>I didn't know her<br>I'd never seen her before<br>And yet when I turned to her<br>I couldn't do it anymore + It's quiet—disturbing<br>I can still hear her cry<br>He was only a lowblood<br>He was always going to die + (Chorus)<br>I am mechanical<br>Methodical<br>I only see detail<br>I can watch the world from below + It is my legacy<br>My rightful place<br>In the glimmer of the moons<br>But my body is empty<br>Moonlight bleaches<br>Mechanical bones + Wander off<br>It's a terrible place<br>I have made myself a castle<br>To hold my disgrace + Who am I kidding?<br>I belong alone<br>There is nothing for me elsewhere<br>And this my home + (Pre-Chorus) + (Chorus) x2 +Commentary: + <i>not-the-kind-you-save:</i> + I was tasked with writing a song about Darkleer's thoughts and feelings as he exiles himself post not-killing the Disciple, which is great because my specialty is making things sad. + The lyrics show Darkleer agonizing over his decision and narrating his emotions, but I wanted to make sure that the tone of the music itself was never really comical--his pain is Serious Business. Unlike many Homestuck songs, this one isn't particularly electronic-sounding, and I think it feels almost like a woe-is-me song from a musical. Hope you enjoy! + <i>Amanda:</i> + For this piece I wanted to amplify the melancholy and regret that Darkleer feels after he lets the Disciple go after the Sufferer's execution. The comic only touches base with this moment briefly, so I was happy to work alongside such a great piece that extends on that particular time. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Summon the Cavalreapers +Artist: The One Music Maniac +Track Art: Andi DiSpirito +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/summon-the-cavalreapers +Commentary: + <i>The One Music Maniac:</i> + "Summon the Cavalreapers" captures and invokes not only the strength of the Cavalreapers as an army, but also of the loyalty that regined between them and their leader, The Summoner. Because of their devout loyalty and trust, not only did they come together to become the most powerful army, but they became the most powerful rebellious movement that ever lived up to the Signless' name. + <i>Andi DiSpirito:</i> + The part of the Summoner's story that I regret not having the chance to see was the moment he first revealed his wings to the crowd. After all, it must take a truly impressive sight to inspire an entire army to follow one into a revolution. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Last Lovers +Artist: Matthias Ramalho +Track Art: Melissa Peebles +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/last-lovers +Commentary: + <i>Matthias Ramalho:</i> + This is a track I made for the Summoner and Mindfang, about their loved and tragic relationship. Some sad feelings along with fast movements to give more emotion. + <i>Melissa Peebles:</i> + I wanted to capture the beautiful sad tone of the music while showing that Mindfang and Summoner were happy, despite their tragic end. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: pyrrhic rust +Artist: smear +Track Art: Xagave +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/pyrrhic-rust +Commentary: + <i>smear:</i> + This track started out as an attempt at another theme, but it slowly grew into something on its own. Ultimately, the track decided it wanted to be for the Demoness. With low synths, pulsing bass, and ambient samples, hopefully you'll feel her precess upon you. Then, death. :D + <i>Xagave:</i> + The track made me feel like she was doing her time travel thing and wreckin crud, so here she is in some important part of history screwing everything up, getting ready to cull you if necessary 8] +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Mutiny +Artist: Zan Beaver +Track Art: Elanor Pam +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/mutiny +Commentary: + <i>Zan Beaver:</i> + A worldwide mutiny is a notable feat, even if it is destroyed completely, so I wanted to orchestrate a piece that represents the strength, the suffering, and the endurance, even if it were in vain, of a rebellion as life-changing as this one. + <i>Elanor Pam:</i> + What manner of havoc did the summoner wreak, for the Condesce to take such unreasonable measures against a new insurrection? YOu'd think he put the Empress in more of a precarious position than the Sufferer himself ever did... +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Black Flag Stained 8lue +Artist: Navochao +Track Art: Thiefofstars +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/black-flag-stained-8lue +Commentary: + <i>Navochao:</i> + Mindfang wouldn't want a funeral march, she'd want something much more epic. + The song title is taken from the name of Assasin's Creed Four. The game is titled Black Flag, but after these events it's going to be a bit more blue. + <i>Thiefofstars:</i> + I loved the title of this track and the strong visual image it evoked, so I went with quite a literal interpretation for the track art. The music is very strong and bold, and I wanted the art to reflect that same majestic vibe; it's sort of this idea that Mindfang isn't afraid of death, and that she is going out with her head held high. To help give it that feeling I used a fairly dark colour scheme, and (of course) a lot of blue tones. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: A Rebel's Requiem +Artist: Seren Mist +Track Art: Kisbys +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/a-rebels-requiem +Commentary: + <i>Seren Mist:</i> + Since the Summoner's death isn't described in canon, I had a lot of free reign in this piece. I took the veiw that after the Summoner's rebellion was crushed, he was captured and executed by the Condesce. This piece chronciles his last speech (given bravely on his execution platform), his death, and the Condesce's attempt to suppress the rebellion. The low harp at the end is meant to signify how the story of the Summoner and his army survived in hushed stories. + <i>Kisbys:</i> + I wanted to try to merge a few elements into this to capture ore of the song. I attempted to show the destruction of the rebellion through the flag by showing it as getting more worn down and ruined as it tapers off. To the left of the image I wanted to show the Summoner giving his speech while in chains, signifying his capture, and to the right I drew one of his camps being attacked and burned to the ground. I wanted it to be like the Condesce sending out armies to crush the camps and thus putting a stop to his rebellion. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: In Condescent Darkness +Artist: Nate Tronerud +Track Art: Dogslug +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/in-condescent-darkness +Commentary: + <i>Nate Tronerud:</i> + Condi's had a bad day and decides to just banish these traitorous mofos once and for all... At least until she gets bored. Glub.<br>-Nate + <i>Dogslug:</i> + It's no secret to anyone that Her Imperious Condescension is one bad motherglubber, but it takes a special sort of ruthlessness to exile the entire adult population of your own species just to ensure complete obedience. I think that moev is a perfect example of her desperation and callousness, her willingness to do absolutely anything to stay on her throne. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Die For Me +Artist: Ducky Senpai +Track Art: Shu +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/die-for-me +Commentary: + <i>Ducky Senpai:</i> + This song is meant to depict the Helmsman's demise as he pushes himself to death powering the Condesce's ship. Of course, lots of electronic sounds for a thematic Helmsman track. Sorta tried to vaguely emulate old console noise percussion like on the Commodore 64. SOmehow old tech sound always gives a more "techy" vibe when applied to this kind of music in my opinion. + <i>Shu:</i> + This track is busy and fast-paced so I tried to capture that with this piece and, in keeping with the "techy" vibe, threw on some static texture. Hopefully the effects distract from the lack of shading because I was worried that it'd be too cluttered! +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: The Doom of the Planets +Artist: Circlejourney +Track Art: Tunapuns +References: Fuchsia Ruler, Gold Pilot, Heir of Grief +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/the-doom-of-the-planets +Commentary: + <i>Circlejourney:</i> + The Doom of the Planets is about Her Imperious Condescension's relationship with the Helmsman throughout her interplanetary conquest. Grandiose orchestral snippets are interspersed with intimate, sometimes dissonant contrapuntal segments featuring motifs from [[Gold Pilot]] and [[Fuchsia Ruler]]. Eventually the various disparate moods of the piece unite at the climax of the piece, signifying the ship's final leap through the cosmos, which ends in theHelmsman's death, the music fading way as his life does. + <i>Tunapuns:</i> + oh gosh i really like this song, especially the more orchestral parts. i tried to depict the condesce walking away from the helmsman as he bleeds out to death on the ship and looking all sinister and dark, as the doom of planets should be, and yet making it colorful to match the very prominent fuchsia ruler tune. i have no idea how to describe music so pardon me if i got anything wrong! +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Rusted Wench +Artist: miraculouslollipop +Track Art: Shu +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/rusted-wench +Commentary: + <i>Shu:</i> + I thought that the flat tones of this track really brought out the hopelessness of the young Handmaid's struggle in the bleak situation that she was in. In correlation, I guess I tried to paly into the "already there" presence of Lord English with this piece. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Handmaiden's F(l)ight +Directory: handmaidens-flight +Artist: SerialSymphony +Track Art: Silverwater +References: Sburban Jungle +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/handmaidens-f-l-ight +Commentary: + <i>SerialSymphony:</i> + Handmaiden's F(l)ight is really two songs, or maybe a song inside a song? What I"m saying is that there's a very deep meaning behind whatever it is I did and you should be impressed. Also, I entirely made this track so people would stop complaining about there being no Sburban Jungle remixes. + <i>Silverwater:</i> + the scene of Handmaid running from Dr. Scratch in Lord English's sight. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Of Rust and Royalty +Artist: Grace Medley +Track Art: Elanor Pam +References: Rust Apocalypse, Fuchsia Ruler, Eternity Served Cold +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/of-rust-and-royalty +Commentary: + <i>Grace Medley:</i> + Shortly before finishing the album, this project's coordinator approached us managers at unofficialmspafans about it, and at some point mentioned that a few pieces of track art weren't attached to any song any more, and that it was too late to have the songs replaced. Which is a shame, because the piece of track art I saw (this one, in fact) was very good! So, I spent the next week or so making a song in the style of a certain French nu disco duo (no prizes for guessing who) out of elements from [[Rust Servant]] and [[Fuchsia Ruler]], a subtle nod to [[Eternity Served Cold]], and an even subtler nod to WMM's unofficial remake of Rust Servant, [[Rust Apocalypse]]. For how quickly I made this track, I think it turned out rather well! + <i>Elanor Pam:</i> + The battle between the Condesce and the Handmaid is still one of the most mysterious parts of the story, and I feel its impact and consequences have yet to be fully explored. There's no question that it was an insidious trap for the Condesce, but what is the true nature of the curse spoken by Doc Scratch...? +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: The Handmaid's Lament +Artist: Sara Stebbins +Track Art: Sigourney Martin +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/the-handmaids-lament +Commentary: + <i>Sara Stebbins:</i> + This piece is written about the Handmaid's struggle against the Condesce, her ultimate defeat, and a sort of butter-tinged relief she feels from it. I wrote parts of this piece in twelve-tone, alluding to the twelve zodiac signs and the twelve numbers on a clock. I tried to keep this piece as simple as I could because I feel that the Handmaid has this silent, brooding austerity with a sense of anger within, which I tried to bring out in occasional dissonance. + <i>Sigourney Martin:</i> + So right away this song made me feel /really/ sad. For Handmaid I mean. She needs hugs. But yeah, this song really makes me hear and or see her pain and I suppose relief from just being away from Lord English's grasp. The jerk. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: (Her Imperial) Ascension +Artist: SerialSymphony +Track Art: Xagave +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/her-imperial-ascension +Commentary: + <i>SerialSymphony:</i> + Every bad bitch needs a badass song, and Condy is the biggest, baddest bitch of 'em all. Warning: listening may induce urge to conquer, lay waste, and generally subjugate all. + <i>Xagave:</i> + We all know Condy can frick a binch up but at ths point I'm pretty sure she could trap someone in her hair and strangle them to get the job done. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Crockercorpse +Artist: Sean William Calhoun +Contributors: Josefin B. (vocals) +Track Art: Donomon +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/crockercorpse +Commentary: + <i>Sean William Calhoun:</i> + The final boss from )(er Imperious Condescension's perspective - a boss fight cut off abruptly by a katana to the bladder-based aquatic vascular system. + <i>Donomon:</i> + Whew, what a song! Crockercorpse rocks, and I tried to do it justice with a kinda neaon, acidy, Ben Templesmith inspired look. I have her that sort of falling forward, not really quite believing one of these kids actually got the best of her. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Disc Three +Directory: disc3-ancestral +Artist: Corona Sanctus +Track Art: Rebecca Peason +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/disc-three +Commentary: + <i>Corona Sanctus:</i> + My general thoughts regarding this track is "In between the large, sad and violent times the ancestors faced, they must've had some fun, joy and laughter." So I thought about that. + <i>Rebecca Peason:</i> + I didn't even realize how little we know about these characters outside of the tragedy in their stories. Putting together an image that had to do with the good times was interesting. I tried to keep the window pane motif as the last two discs, but I thught it departed enough from the first two discs which dealt with what happened in canon and their known stories. I wanted to make it feel like something more readable than the rose windows, like it's own little story. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: the mother, a child +Artist: smear +Track Art: Kaz +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/the-mother-a-child +Commentary: + <i>smear:</i> + this track is composed of many layers, with bells and chimes. though a low bass warns us of later tragedies, the gentle feel of this tune reminds us that even the dolorosa was once a carefree soul. a mother, and a child. + <i>Kaz:</i> + The mature and nurturing Dolorsa was once an explorative child, sometimes irresponsibly venturing into the treacherous caverns near her hive. While the dark was scary, she had no idea of the real tragedies and responsibilities that she would soon bear. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Space Serenade (A Lullaby for a Restless Sleeper) +Artist: Navochao +Track Art: Phil Gibson +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/space-serenade-a-lullaby-for-a-restless-sleeper +Commentary: + <i>Navochao:</i> + Named for my art blog, Space Serenade (A Lullaby For A Restless Sleeper) is meant to be a lullaby sung by Dolorsa to Signless. It's also a really darn long lullaby but who cares. + I will also bet money this has to be the song with the longest name on this album let's be real. + <i>Florrie Haero:</i> + (<a href="track/the-demise-of-neophyte-redglare-at-the-hands-of-the-unruly-mob/index.html">It is not. ::::)</a>) + <i>Phil Gibson:</i> + The Dolorosa is probably one of my favorite ancestors; an icon of the tenacity of love and compassion that can endure even with the harsh, unforgiving troll society. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Sweet Baby Tr9ll Jegus +Artist: potato-sollux +Track Art: Gelasticat +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/sweet-baby-tr9ll-jegus +Commentary: + <i>potato-sollux:</i> + dammit i can picture him running around in a cloak thats wayyyyyyy too big for him and im dying + <i>Gelasticat:</i> + The track sounded very happy and bouncy to me so I kinda wibbled the Alternian sunlight problem because I thought a lighter, more airy palette would be more suitable for the overall feeling of the piece. I chose green accents on most of his clothes instead of red because I thought it was cute that he'd want to match is mumlusus. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Tomorrow There'll Be More Of Us +Artist: Navochao +Track Art: Liz Fish +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/tomorrow-therell-be-more-of-us +Commentary: + <i>Navochao:</i> + Random spurs of inspiration can get you places, and most of the time it's angsty places. + <i>Liz Fish:</i> + I sort of wonder sometimes if collecting strays ran in the family. Dolorosa had no idea what she'd start, picking up the little red grub. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Signless Protection Squad +Artist: Navochao +Track Art: bootsie +References: Icirrus City +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/signless-protection-squad +Commentary: + <i>Navochao:</i> + To make this quick: once upon a time I had a roleplay with a Psiioniic and they called themselves the Signless Protection Squad so now everything I make for these two is named that because I have nothing better to call it. + Also I'm sorry Nintendo. + <i>bootsie:</i> + Every time I imagine the Psiioniic and the Disciple interacting, I iamgine him using his sparks like a cat laser to distract her. I didn't want to be so silly, but I hope I captured the same energy as the song! +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Purple And Purple +Artist: WC +Track Art: Cro +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/purple-and-purple +Commentary: + <i>WC:</i> + I made this once and then realized it sort of sounded like a song for clowns, and then I didn't sleep well the next few nights because at the time I was scared of clowns and thought they were influencing me subliminally. + There's a beeping section in the middle, except it's actually bad morse code, and it spells out 'no homo.' I don't have an explanation for this. + <i>Cro:</i> + This song is called Purple and Purple. Might as well have a focus of purple in the piece, and purple with a meaning at that! Chucklevoodoos always feels like some kind of signature sign with the Makara line. Not only that, but it leaves a sense of unease. Overall, the song gave an ominous feel to me where surrounding the Grand High Blood in an atmosphere was not only complimenting, but fitting! Also, bood on the walls for that extra touch. It's safe to say that the picture pays homage to his appearance in the comic, with the stylizing and unique attributes of course! + Getting that glow was my prime focus, and to also light up and put some focus at that wicked paint of his! They have to be some of the physical characteristics that stand out the most to me, and certainly focal points that I attempted to pull attention towards. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Sandswept Schismatic +Artist: Acyl +Track Art: Amanda +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/sandswept-schismatic +Commentary: + <i>Acyl:</i> + So I was working on music for an askblog, and it came out particularly Summoner-y! I'm pretty sure the guitar that comes in around 2:05 was something from a Legend of Zelda song I heard once but it seemed to fit a young Mr. Nitram. + <i>Amanda:</i> + As the song being inspired by Nitram + Zelda, this color palette and imagery came to fruition. Heavily inspired by Skyward Sword. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: lazutrix +Artist: smear +Track Art: Andi DiSpirito +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/lazutrix +Lyrics: + Blue, blue, blue<br>Im seein blue, blue blue<br>A couple hundred years, waiting to run into you<br>Seldom thoughts can hurt me<br>I cant even find my self<br>In the void i wish to linger,<br>Not that i have a choice + Something here seems to be<br>Always eating at my health<br>Something i cant quite figure<br>Not that i have a voice + Maybe i pitied you<br>Giddy at the thought of you<br>Maybe my hearts not true<br>To the cause ive devoted my life into + Perhaps not out of my own volition<br>Stomping out every coalition<br>Regardless of the lives they may have saved<br>I knew to you they only misbehaved + Maybe it is because<br>Im a glutton for punishment<br>Behind my eyes a buzz,<br>Banishment, admonishment + Blue, blue, blue<br>Im seeing blue, blue, blue,<br>Somehow im still not free,<br>Finding comfort in my stealth<br>a misery machine, with her<br>No reason to rejoice +Commentary: + <i>smear:</i> + Title: lazutrix, women who shape the blue<br>Lazu: from lazulinus, the color ultramarine<br>-trix: denoting femininity in adjectives and nouns + <i>Andi DiSpirito:</i> + I decided to focus on Darkleer struggling to reconcile his weakness towards two known criminals and how their influence forces him to question his loyalty to the Empress, as well as his role in enforcing her hemocaste system. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Leftovers +Artist: psithurist +Track Art: senpai-satan +References: Walls Covered in Blood, Olive Scribe, Flare +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/leftovers +Lyrics: + Every word you say,<br>Every piece you give.<br>Every night and day,<br>Every life you save.<br>For them,<br>For us. + Every shot they take,<br>Every drop they spill.<br>Every heart they break,<br>Every one they kill.<br>For what?<br>For her? + In every severed tail|tale,<br>In every leap<br>I won't hold back.<br>In every ship that sails,<br>In every spark of love<br>I will remain.<br>For him,<br>For me. +Commentary: + <i>psithurist:</i> + This is actually the first song I've ever put out with my voice (so go easy, haha). It's a song from the Disciple's perspective about her friends, her oppressors, and herself, and also about her role as a scribe, recording the trials of the ancestors. + <i>senpai-satan:</i> + At first i had alot of ideas about what i wanted to draw for image but i finally settled with a view of the disciple writing on the screen while inside a cave, giving a nod towards Nepeta and for example her shipping wall. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Cardinal Fyre +Artist: Zan Beaver +Track Art: Gilwing +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/cardinal-fyre +Commentary: + <i>Zan Beaver:</i> + The minute I saw that I was to make a track for Redglare and Pyralspite, it screamed for harpsichord in a weird key (I honestly don't know the key I wrote this song in). After getting the main instrument to work the song around, I had to imagine their relationship. I described it as trusting, solid, slightly playful yet harsh. So I created a melody to fit this description, and it blossomed from there. + <i>Gilwing:</i> + The only time Pyralspite and Redglare are shown together in-comic they're busy raining hellfire on Mindfang's fleet, so I wanted to create a more intimate moment to showcase their relationship. A monstrous and powerful, but loving, dragon mother surrounds and protects her cocky, talented daughter with a dangerous passion for justice. I wanted it to look a bit like an aged photograph, like an old, warm memory, which is something the harpsichord made me think of. As we know, Pyralspite outlived Redglare by quite a lot. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Preach +Artist: Seijen +Track Art: Erin B. +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/preach +Commentary: + <i>Seijen:</i> + Them: "we need a dubstep track for our project"<br>Me: "I gotchu fam" + Thus this master piece was born. If you don't like this song, then you can contact me through the credit links, so I can explain to you why your opinion is objectively wrong. + <i>Erin B.:</i> + I wanted to depict Summoner in some context while also capturing the power that the song was radiating. I tried to show a moment of the revolution at the starting clash of a battle. The song also had some calmer moments, which I felt were very appropriate for the moment right before battle. That, and I really wanted to draw Summoner and Pyralspite looking cool. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Swan Song +Artist: Navochao +Track Art: Gelasticat +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/swan-song +Commentary: + <i>Navochao:</i> + "You cut to the bone, pick up the phone, to hear my swan song" + The phrase [Swan Song] refers to an ancient belief that swans sing a beautiful song in the moment just before death, having been silent during most of their lifetime. + <i>Gelasticat:</i> + I wanted something dramatic because that just seemed right for a swan song but somewhat subdued at the same time since that's how the track came across. I went with a stained glass aesthetic because they've always encompassed that kind of feeling for me. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: The Doom of the Planets (Reprise) +Artist: Circlejourney +Track Art: Circlejourney +References: The Doom of the Planets +URLs: +- https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/the-doom-of-the-planets-reprise +Commentary: + <i>Circlejourney:</i> + This is a piano arrangement on [[The Doom of the Planets]], an earlier track on the album. Instead of building to a grand orchestral climax, this version dwells more on a sense of foreboding and finality that surrounds the latter part of the Condesce's journey, with the Vast Glub and the extinction of the troll race soon to come. + The Condesce looks on at a new star system as her ship approaches, mirroring the contemplative mood of the track. diff --git a/album/beforus/album.txt b/album/beforus/album.txt index 99a16f04..6ea17a02 100644 --- a/album/beforus/album.txt +++ b/album/beforus/album.txt @@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ Commentary: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: ♎ - R4d1c4l! Artist: SerialSymphony -Track Art: Smear +Track Art: smear URLs: https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/r4d1c4l Commentary: <i>SerialSymphony:</i> I was pumped that I got to create Latula's song for this album, Pyropes rule, bro. I knew I really wanted to do a low-scale chiptune kind of song for her, mainly because she's such a r4d G4m3r Grrl, and also because all my favourite homestuck tracks were in that vein. Originally I had a way faster, grittier song planned, but after sitting on it for a while I scrapped it and went for the more upbeat, chiller sound of this one, because, let's face it, Latula's way too r4d to have anything less. Fun Facts and Numbers: This song was made in FL Studio, has 16 channels, 9 synths, 1 violin, and took 2 weeks to complete from start to finish. - <i>Smear:</i> + <i>smear:</i> This piece was inspired by the RADICAL and cheerful tone of its sister song, and aims to show how fun it is to be Latula Pyrope. With her killer body suit, sick moves, and contagious smile, you'll be jamming out with her. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: ♏ - Salv8tion @@ -139,11 +139,11 @@ Commentary: I intended to stay faithful to Aranaea's arc and showed her nature through the clothes and facial expressions she wears in "Homestuck". The whole piece was inspired by the theme of spider - how it spins a web through the story, trapping and ensnaring others in the plot, but, if lost, might end up trapping itself in the cobweb. The string figure made from the necklace she wears is called "The Hangman's Trick." It was heavily inspired by the bouncy theme of the music. It shows how she has trapped others (portrayed by paper dolls, a callback to wooden dolls of regeneration and French Pantins, otherwise known as jumping jacks), and herself in it: one wrong move and she'll be left hanging! Of course, one cannot forget about the visualization of the Light aspect, the immortal sun - both holding and being trapped by the web, just like Aranea herself. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: ♐ - Creeping Blue -Artist: Smear +Artist: smear Track Art: Gene URLs: https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/creeping-blue Commentary: - <i>Smear:</i> + <i>smear:</i> This track was inspired by the fact that Horuss was a very mean kinda dude before the game, and very early on in his relationship with Rufioh. I wanted to make the song creepy and voidy - just like Horuss! Lots of glitch and analog sounds were used, to capture his steampunk inspired design. <i>Gene:</i> This track has a strongly energetic feel to it, combining powerful mechanical sounds with a beat like a hammer drop. I tried to reflect that with sharp, violent lines and an angular, sinister atmosphere. @@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ Commentary: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: ♓ - Killer Beach Artist: Veritas Unae -Track Art: Hongxii +Track Art: Rangzhe URLs: https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/killer-beach References: Rex Duodecim Angelus, English, MeGaLoVania Commentary: @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ Commentary: I wanted to deal with mixed elements of Meenah's character. It has similarities to [[Hate You]], which I considered a primary inspiration, though I also drew inspiration from the Splatoon soundtrack for the opening section. "Killer Beach" explores Meenah's love of gold and cash, as well as her malicious tendencies, to aspects we see throughout the latter half of Act 6, including her brief romance with Vriska. You might note the Megalovania reference in the ending guitar. Coupled with Rex Duodecim Angelus (their session's defeat of the Black King) and English (her alternate self's employment by Lord English), this piece covers Meenah in her entirety. At the end, Meenah is reflecting. She sees herself as evil. Reminded of her final moments in her session, as she detonates the bomb sending all of them as ghosts into the Farthest Ring, she severs ties with Vriska, and returns to lead an army. - <i>Hongxii:</i> + <i>Rangzhe:</i> I wanted to reflect on what the musician wanted to portray Meenah on the track, but also my ideas of Meenah's similarity in personality with her Alternian counter-part, the Condesce. I put a little more of my own idea that Meenah not realizing how much she is like the Condesce even when hearing and at awe about her accomplishments and her magnificent ruling style from Aranea. I also put lime green as the background color not only to match up the complimentary color but to also symbolize LE's employment of the Condesce. She is a lot more like her Alternian self than she realizes... 38) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: ♫ Disc 2 ♫ @@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ Commentary: Since there was no very set-in-stone backstory on this composition, I decided to use that freedom well and just go with flow, and it turned to be one of pieces I've had most fun doing - ever! I really loved the electronica feel of the track, and decided to use a limited palette and play with lines. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: CHEATER PAN -Artist: thedistortedsamurai +Artist: David Burkee Track Art: Robin URLs: https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/cheater-pan References: @@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ References: - Bronze Rebel - dESPERADO ROCKET CHAIRS, Commentary: - <i>thedistortedsamurai:</i> + <i>David Burkee:</i> I thought of how I would direct the track on my way to the shop actually. I ws listening to coloUrs and mayhem and I was just like "these would work well together." The beginning of the track is how the "accident" (read: damara's insatiable fury) happened, going on to Horuss and Rufioh building a relationship as he worked on the latter's body, which devolved into Rufioh's eternal, depressing grind through a mundane life, dating a guy he lost admiration for after the initial spark faded. <i>Robin:</i> The idea for this drawing was that I just really wanted to draw Damara and Rufioh meeting up after his head's been placed ona robot horse. Nothing much really! I've always had a soft spot for Megidos so adding her in was absolutely necessary. @@ -836,13 +836,13 @@ Commentary: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Burgundy Revenge Artist: Matthias Ramalho -Track Art: Smear +Track Art: smear URLs: https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/burgundy-revenge References: English Commentary: <i>Matthias Ramalho:</i> A Damara Megido song, focused on her hate against her archrival and an excellent host. It took me 6 hours and is based off Meenah's and Doc Scratch's songs. - <i>Smear:</i> + <i>smear:</i> Conceding to the original track artist's commentary, this piece was made to represent a strife between Meenah and Damara. Burgundy Revenge to me was a very creepy and atmospheric track so I decided to set it in a black and smoky enviornment. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: #problematicfave @@ -996,10 +996,10 @@ Commentary: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Motions of Infinity Artist: Toris Crow -Track Art: Hongxii +Track Art: Rangzhe URLs: https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/motions-of-infinity Commentary: <i>Toris Crow:</i> This song can be interpreted as being about the Scratch from the Beforus trolls' point of view. I wanted to write a song that had a suspenseful single-note intro, similar to in the song [[English]] from the Homestuck album The Felt. I wrote the song to be dramatic because the Scratch, for them, signifies the end of their roles as players in their session. - <i>Hongxii:</i> + <i>Rangzhe:</i> I wanted to show the initiation, the process, and the result of the Beforus trolls' scratch. Damara, happily volunteering and having the power in the first place, initiated the cardinal movement, and Meenah blowing up everybody so that they would continue to exist as ghosts, and the result, their alternate selves born in a whole new world and society. I put the ancestors because they had a role in preparing the Alternian trolls to be stronger to win the game and that all started with the alpha trolls scratching their session in the first place. diff --git a/album/cherubim/album.txt b/album/cherubim/album.txt index c6382d7d..1b2cfba8 100644 --- a/album/cherubim/album.txt +++ b/album/cherubim/album.txt @@ -57,19 +57,19 @@ Commentary: And that’s Carne Vale. An angry little shout from a little green, malevolent angel-baby. Grr. Argh. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Green Lolly -Artist: Tyler Dever, Robert J! Lake +Artist: James Dever, Robert J! Lake Track Art: Brianne URLs: https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/green-lolly-2 Contributors: -- Tyler Dever (original theme) +- James Dever (original theme) - Robert J! Lake (arrangement, production) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Red Sucker -Artist: Tyler Dever, Robert J! Lake +Artist: James Dever, Robert J! Lake Track Art: Dana Smart URLs: https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/red-sucker-2 Contributors: -- Tyler Dever (theme) +- James Dever (theme) - Robert J! Lake (arrangement, production) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Constant Confinement diff --git a/album/coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-b/album.txt b/album/coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-b/album.txt index 5279da07..7f16734e 100644 --- a/album/coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-b/album.txt +++ b/album/coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-b/album.txt @@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ URLs: https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/battle-brotocol-2 Track: Bec Noir Artist: Will Kommor Track Art: Rem +References: +- Amen, Brother URLs: https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/bec-noir-2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: The Vast Glub diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-1-4/album.txt b/album/homestuck-vol-1-4/album.txt index d85606cf..fe3e5204 100644 --- a/album/homestuck-vol-1-4/album.txt +++ b/album/homestuck-vol-1-4/album.txt @@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ URLs: https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/john-sleeps-skaian-magicant-2 Track: Upward Movement (Dave Owns) Artist: Kalibration Original Date: December 14, 2009 +References: +- Amen, Brother URLs: https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/upward-movement-dave-owns-3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Vagabounce diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-5/album.txt b/album/homestuck-vol-5/album.txt index f8890313..e119f671 100644 --- a/album/homestuck-vol-5/album.txt +++ b/album/homestuck-vol-5/album.txt @@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ Commentary: Really it’s the “(With Strings)” part that is my doing. When Jit was first inducted to the team, he did not have access at the time to a proper recording environment or midi controller that he could apply a high-quality piano sound to, so he had recorded his piano demo for “Ruins” on what I’m guessing is an on-board laptop microphone. I thought the composition was really great but knew that it would sound too unpolished to make the cut onto a Homestuck album, so I resolved to write a string accompaniment around his composition. By applying an incredibly enormous amount of reverb to the piano part, I hid the low fidelity of the original recording and made it sound as though it was hauntingly played to the listener from the other end of a cave. Given my lack of any truly convincing string samples, I chose instead to use deliberately mechanical strings, gently de-tuning them to sound a bit reminiscent of early string synthesizers, somewhat inspired by “Crystal Japan”, a creepy instrumental by David Bowie. Some of the other elements of the ambiance (the wind, the really high notes that echo for a long time) I drew from the soundtrack to World of Goo, specifically the track “Jelly” which I noticed bore a strong resemblance tonally to Jit’s composition. To seal the melancholy, I doubled the piano melody on guitar using a very cool, muted sound with a lot of echoes and pitch bends. I signed the tune by adding a cadence from “Sburban Jungle” at the very end. - Really, the track should probably be listed simply as “Ruins” if not for the fact that there is not official piano rendition of the piece. I think it would be really cool to hear such a version of the tune if Jit ever found himself recording material in a studio again (as he did for Tyler’s piano suite Sburb). + Really, the track should probably be listed simply as “Ruins” if not for the fact that there is not official piano rendition of the piece. I think it would be really cool to hear such a version of the tune if Jit ever found himself recording material in a studio again (as he did for James’s piano suite Sburb). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Ectobiology Artist: David Ko @@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ References: Lotus URLs: https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/snow-pollen-2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Candles and Clockwork -Artist: Tyler Dever +Artist: James Dever Track Art: Quibbs URLs: https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/candles-and-clockwork-2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-8/album.txt b/album/homestuck-vol-8/album.txt index 6fb647a4..219111f2 100644 --- a/album/homestuck-vol-8/album.txt +++ b/album/homestuck-vol-8/album.txt @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Commentary: Before going into a description of this track, I must make a long-overdue rebuttal to the factors that overshadowed its reception. Yes, I know this song and its track art pertain to the Wayward Vagabond. Yes, I know it’s sad that Andrew “killed off” the Wayward Vagabond on the same day that this album was released. No, I had no idea that would happen nor do I care how incongruous the song’s mood seems in relation to that particular plot point. Anyway, now that I finally said my keep on that, “Escape Pod” was a really really fun track to do. It’s a rock track with a feelgood video game attitude - I’ve heard it described as Sonic music a lot, though to be fair my main reference were Nintendo games, particularly Earthbound from which I borrowed the deliberately fake brass. It also shares some similarities with the Mario sound, kind of really owing to the competitive games such as Mario Kart and Mario Party. The track also pulls a lot from actual rock music - the Roxy Music track “Street Life” was a big cue here, and the start-stop structure on the second chorus was really inspired by Tally Hall’s track “<a href="https://youtu.be/8sV1EOJQTEI">Greener</a>” of which the effect can only be described in exotic dance. I really wanted to pull out the stops on this one and make it catchy as hell, but apparently the two tracks book-ending it on Volume 8 steal its thunder. - What more can be said about it? This is about as totally poppy (or perhaps J-poppy) as I get. Compared to stuff like “Greenhouse” and “Squiddle Samba” this track is right up my alley. It in contrast with some of the other stuff that I’ve made appearing on the very same album (the minimalist piece “Gust of Heir” which I collaborated on with Tyler Dever comes to mind) you’ll see that I can go just as far in the saccharine direction as I can into the abstract. For me range has always been an asset I’ve felt was important to nurture, so with Volume 8 I set the pace for my work ethic on Ithaca in terms of never settling to have “found my sound” no matter how well any one idea works. + What more can be said about it? This is about as totally poppy (or perhaps J-poppy) as I get. Compared to stuff like “Greenhouse” and “Squiddle Samba” this track is right up my alley. It in contrast with some of the other stuff that I’ve made appearing on the very same album (the minimalist piece “Gust of Heir” which I collaborated on with James Dever comes to mind) you’ll see that I can go just as far in the saccharine direction as I can into the abstract. For me range has always been an asset I’ve felt was important to nurture, so with Volume 8 I set the pace for my work ethic on Ithaca in terms of never settling to have “found my sound” no matter how well any one idea works. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Davesprite Artist: Toby Fox @@ -217,15 +217,15 @@ Track Art: Chaz Canterbury URLs: https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/temporary-2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Gust of Heir -Artist: Tyler Dever, Michael Guy Bowman +Artist: James Dever, Michael Guy Bowman Contributors: Clark Powell (additional sequencing) Track Art: Fibug URLs: https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/gust-of-heir-2 Commentary: <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> - Two of the tracks I put on Volume 8 were collaborations with other Homestuck musicians, something I’ve been meaning to do more of because two heads are usually better than one. The first of the two was “Gust of Heir”, a track that Tyler Dever wrote and for which I did the production. - Tyler and I are both fans of minimalism, specifically the work of Philip Glass. An eerie-looking autographed program from the Philip on Film tour graces the wall of my room, and the primary piece of music that got me interested in composition is Einstein on the Beach, a five-hour opera consisting largely of slowly-evolving repeated figures using chanted numbers and solfege. Those otherwise unfamiliar might know his music better from the many movies he’s scored including Secret Window, The Truman Show, and The Hours. - Anyway, I knew right away where Tyler was coming from when he sent me a midi demo of “Gust of Heir” though originally it was arranged as a piano solo. Without access to a pro recording situation as on the Sburb piano suite, we knew there would have to be an alternate solution, hence the electronic approach. I played pretty heavily with a set of new sounds, specifically the soundfonts of Ethan Winer, an audio professional whose work was recommended by Radiation a good while back. + Two of the tracks I put on Volume 8 were collaborations with other Homestuck musicians, something I’ve been meaning to do more of because two heads are usually better than one. The first of the two was “Gust of Heir”, a track that James Dever wrote and for which I did the production. + James and I are both fans of minimalism, specifically the work of Philip Glass. An eerie-looking autographed program from the Philip on Film tour graces the wall of my room, and the primary piece of music that got me interested in composition is Einstein on the Beach, a five-hour opera consisting largely of slowly-evolving repeated figures using chanted numbers and solfege. Those otherwise unfamiliar might know his music better from the many movies he’s scored including Secret Window, The Truman Show, and The Hours. + Anyway, I knew right away where James was coming from when he sent me a midi demo of “Gust of Heir” though originally it was arranged as a piano solo. Without access to a pro recording situation as on the Sburb piano suite, we knew there would have to be an alternate solution, hence the electronic approach. I played pretty heavily with a set of new sounds, specifically the soundfonts of Ethan Winer, an audio professional whose work was recommended by Radiation a good while back. As I have on many occasions I took cues from <a href="http://www.rtqe.net/ObliqueStrategies/">Oblique Strategies</a> to get some ideas for the arrangement. Part of the intrigue in producing this piece was that it was fully written, meaning that in some ways I was boxed-in to a complete journey for the song to take musically yet in others free to really explore and discover a unique sound for the song. I really played toggling a slew of effects until this tune became rendering hell for my computer. I stepped a bit outside my own range of comfort and got some drum loops from Clark Powell to really polish off the piece, adding a touch that otherwise would probably have eluded me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Afraid of the Darko diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-9/album.txt b/album/homestuck-vol-9/album.txt index 8e8a7759..454b70e5 100644 --- a/album/homestuck-vol-9/album.txt +++ b/album/homestuck-vol-9/album.txt @@ -395,11 +395,11 @@ Track Art: Vivian Ng URLs: https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/sweet-dreams-timaeus-2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Red Miles -Artist: Tyler Dever +Artist: James Dever Track Art: Homestuck URLs: https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/red-miles-2 Commentary: - <i>Tyler Dever:</i> + <i>James Dever:</i> <b>History</b> Igor Stravinsky has been a gigantic inspiration for me for a long time. My favorite piece of all time is his Firebird Suite, and not far behind is his other ballet the Rite of Spring. The latter is the main inspiration behind this track! I listened to the Rite of Spring quite a bit throughout last year and I really was compelled to write something inspired by it. When the End of Act 5 flash came out, Andrew also revealed the now memetic Red Miles attack. I thought of no better way to elude to two of my favorite things than combining them this way! I set out on the concept of making a Rite of Spring-esque movement to fit the devastating attack. @@ -449,13 +449,13 @@ Track Art: saffronScarf URLs: https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/moonsetter-2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Candles and Clockwork (Alpha Version) -Artist: Tyler Dever +Artist: James Dever Contributors: Alexander Rosetti (mixing) References: Candles and Clockwork Track Art: Worthikids URLs: https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/candles-and-clockwork-alpha-version-2 Commentary: - <i>Tyler Dever:</i> + <i>James Dever:</i> <b>History</b> Throughout the last year I’ve been more active on Skype with fellow Homestuck readers and contributors, especially since February when I was added to the (in?)famous Stupid O’ Clock chat. What I found out from a lot of them was that quite a lot more people enjoyed my first ever Homestuck track than I expected. Candles and Clockwork was actually pretty popular and multiple people came to me at different times saying I should work on it again with the better programs and talents I’ve acquired since. The outcome was the remake I posted on my Tumblr a few days before the album came out. I posted this in the Volume 9 thread we had, and Albatross Soup offered to work on the track. The outcome is this final version of Candles and Clockwork! diff --git a/album/lofam/album.txt b/album/lofam/album.txt index 7b23254e..d64b0fe1 100644 --- a/album/lofam/album.txt +++ b/album/lofam/album.txt @@ -511,12 +511,12 @@ Commentary: <i>"Somewhere a zealous god threads these strings between the clouds and the earth, preparing for a symphony it fears impossible to play."<br>-- Charles Barkley</i> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: L'etat de l'ambivalence -Artist: Tyler Dever +Artist: James Dever Track Art: umibouzu References: psych0ruins URLs: https://homestuckgaiden.bandcamp.com/track/letat-de-lambivalence Commentary: - <i>Tyler Dever:</i> + <i>James Dever:</i> L'état de l'ambivalence is the bastardized child of two different songs. I wrote the beginning of a song at the beginning of Hivebent called Lusus' Lament. It was supposed to be like a [[Chorale for Jaspers]] but for the trolls' custodians. This was before I even knew Alternia was in the works. After hearing psych0ruins I loved those beginning arpeggios and crying effect. So when Rad mentioned the idea of having troll planet themes, I jumped at the chance of making one for Aradia. I used the beginning to Lusus' Lament and then combined it with those beginning arpeggios and the first phrases of psych0ruins. Aradia's planet is the Land of Quartz and Melody, so I ran with the music box mtif and added glockenspiel for a crystal-esque noise. The beginning seciton is kind of like what Sburban Jungle is to Rose. Music to add to her trying to enter the medium. There is a pause as she succeeds and enters and the mood of the music shifts completely. The second half builds more of the Quartz feel. The title is because Nick thought we should have a foreign name. diff --git a/album/lofam3/album.txt b/album/lofam3/album.txt index dbba58db..f9bcb1be 100644 --- a/album/lofam3/album.txt +++ b/album/lofam3/album.txt @@ -390,14 +390,14 @@ Commentary: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Sign of the Scorpion Artist: Willow Ascenzo -Track Art: rufiohbascoh +Track Art: Ducky Senpai References: Spider's Claw URLs: https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/sign-of-the-scorpion Commentary: <i>Willow Ascenzo:</i> Sign of the Scorpion is an old track of mine, about maybe 14 or 15 months old, and while I'm legitimately proud of a lot of compositional elements, the mastering and production horrified me looking back on it. Like [[Dance of Viridian and Violet]], I'd long since deleted the project file, since it was just a one-off Homestuck song that I figured I was unlikely to ever need again, so I made a nwe arrangement of the piece from scratch, taking elements I liked frmo the original and putting them in a new context. It doesn't quote any Homestuck themes (I don't believe the original did at all), except for a brief mention of Spider's Claw right at the end. The new arrangement has a bit more of a hard-rock feel and toned-down orchestral elements, making it a bit more reflective of Vriska as a character. - <i>rufiohbascoh:</i> - I did a track art for one of Ascenzo's songs back in LOFAM2 as well and also the art for Rust Apocalypse. So, when I saw two songs by him on the available songs for track art, I couldn't really help myself. His songs are great. I know you like it, I can tell. Hope the track art seems suitable, and that you'll enjoy that as well. I have nothing else to say on the matter. That's it. + <i>Ducky Senpai:</i> + I did a track art for one of Ascenzo's songs back in LOFAM2 as well and also the art for [[Rust Apocalypse]]. So, when I saw two songs by them on the available songs for track art, I couldn't really help myself. Their songs are great. I know you like it, I can tell. Hope the track art seems suitable, and that you'll enjoy that as well. I have nothing else to say on the matter. That's it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Aqueous Armagourdden Artist: Brad Griffin @@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ References: URLs: https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/garden-of-eden-part-1 Commentary: <i>Veritas Unae:</i> - Wow. This piece was a huge undertaking that started back when I first played Eden sometime... last year I think? I really connected with Tyler's piece, so much so that I made sure to let him know (and continue to let him know) how easy and intuitive it felt to play. I experimented with it, transitioning into psych0ruins, and then into Doctor. Being heavily inspired by Konec0's dance medleys, I thought to extend the piece, and extend it I did. Up until the Walk Stab Walk / Earthsea Borealis section was all ad lib'd on my piano, as I picked pieces I thought I could move between, and beyond there I wrote original scores straight into Sibelius which I could barely dream of playing. This piece developed into what you hear today, including the seret ending! I hope it moves you, as all of Homestuck's music has moved me. Enjoy listening to this 31 song medley! Some day I'll learn to play it. + Wow. This piece was a huge undertaking that started back when I first played Eden sometime... last year I think? I really connected with James's piece, so much so that I made sure to let him know (and continue to let him know) how easy and intuitive it felt to play. I experimented with it, transitioning into psych0ruins, and then into Doctor. Being heavily inspired by Konec0's dance medleys, I thought to extend the piece, and extend it I did. Up until the Walk Stab Walk / Earthsea Borealis section was all ad lib'd on my piano, as I picked pieces I thought I could move between, and beyond there I wrote original scores straight into Sibelius which I could barely dream of playing. This piece developed into what you hear today, including the seret ending! I hope it moves you, as all of Homestuck's music has moved me. Enjoy listening to this 31 song medley! Some day I'll learn to play it. A 'quick' fact, I had planned to continue the Killed By 8r8k Spider section through over the top of the Unite Synchronization ostinato, but when I played back the section after the high G, stacatto F into the ostinato, I felt a powerful urge to just get straight back into the final version of Eden, which was written on whim straight into that 4/4 pattern and more fluidly in B minor. It feels like a new life has been breathed into Eden because of it, and I'm so happy to be the man to have done it! <i>azuzatori:</i> scoot did piano<br>i drew piano @@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ Commentary: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Pirates of Alternia: Dead Troll's Chest Artist: Willow Ascenzo -Track Art: rufiohbascoh +Track Art: Ducky Senpai References: Cobalt Corsair, Violet Mariner URLs: https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/pirates-of-alternia-dead-trolls-chest Commentary: @@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ Commentary: 2:58-3:53: Thrust, parry, dodge, that kind of stuff. What remains of Mindfang's crew knows it's best to stay out of their way. Meanwhile, a round of decisive cannon fire takes its toll on Dualscar's ship. 3:53-4:00: Dualscar and Mindfang's blades both end up precariously close to each other's throats. 4:00-4:13: One jump cut later, Dualscar is left adrift in a lifeboat as Mindfang's ship, a little worse for the wear, vanishes into the void. - <i>rufiohbascoh:</i> + <i>Ducky Senpai:</i> Oh look, it appears I've done yet another track art for Ascenzo. I'm kind of like Will's artist stalker. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Sunsoaked Heavenscape @@ -887,5 +887,5 @@ Commentary: <i>plaidcushion:</i> Starblaze is a really cool track, and I'm really pleased I got to make the art for it! I tried to stick with the same format as the art for the song it came from, but a bit more lively- It made me think of the Alpha kids hanging out together at night, lit only by the glow of their lanterns from the tower in LoCaH. <i><b>Brad Griffin:</b></i> - Welp, so ends the third volume of Land of Fans and Music. This album would not be possible without your suggestions and onstant support. + Welp, so ends the third volume of Land of Fans and Music. This album would not be possible without your suggestions and constant support. Thanks for listening! diff --git a/album/lofam4/album.txt b/album/lofam4/album.txt index cc2e170e..e50c03ce 100644 --- a/album/lofam4/album.txt +++ b/album/lofam4/album.txt @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Commentary: This is not so much an end as a new beginning. Homestuck music, to me, has been an ever present part of my life for six years now. I can still keenly recall switching on my iPod Touch to the original Land of Fans and Music as I travelled into university for my first year of higher education, the excitement I felt in getting one of my own songs on the second installment and the deep pride I had in bringing the third album to fruition. The Land of Fans and Music has always been a celebration of the best of Homestuck fan music, a collection of musicians that continues to grow from strength to strength, doing things I could never dream of accomplishing. But Homestuck is a work filled with passion, with creativity and ingenuity, and it is that spark that has set so many of its fans ablaze. Through transformative retellings like Cool and New Homestuck and Act 8, the songs of which have equally earned their places in the annals of fanmusic history, and innovative projects bringing light to untold stories like Beforus, Ancestral and Xenoplanetarium yet to come, Homestuck fanmusicians are always hungry for content on which to develop their musical crafts. It only takes a quick listen to some of my early Homestuck content (my tindeck is still mostly online, including those Nepetaquest tracks...) just to see how far I've been able to hone my own crafts through this medium. - However, it is time. As all things inevitably must, the Land of Fans and Music project is reaching its final limits. While it would not at all surprise me to see another small scale LoFaM 5 spring forth from the incredible pool of talent that I have the privilege to interact with on a daily basis, ti is here that I personally choose to bow out towards my future horizons. While I will always be a part of this fan music community, I think I'm finally tapped out on my own Homestuck energy. (Thankfully, you can be freed of my disgusting motif potpourris. How many of those do I have now? Like... 4?) + However, it is time. As all things inevitably must, the Land of Fans and Music project is reaching its final limits. While it would not at all surprise me to see another small scale LoFaM 5 spring forth from the incredible pool of talent that I have the privilege to interact with on a daily basis, it is here that I personally choose to bow out towards my future horizons. While I will always be a part of this fan music community, I think I'm finally tapped out on my own Homestuck energy. (Thankfully, you can be freed of my disgusting motif potpourris. How many of those do I have now? Like... 4?) This album would not exist without so many incredible people. Thanks must be givven to Lambda for spearheading the project, and getting the ball rolling in the initial stages. She is incredible at pulling everything these projects need together and I know this album would not be half of what it is without her. Thanks also to Cait for what she has done towards getting this album out. Hopefully this means no more long nights for me uploading hundreds of tracks. Thanks to Blackhole and circlejourney for what they've done for the booklet you're reading right now. It looks fantastic and is filled to the brim with amazing information. And to both circlejourney and nights, thanks must be extended for the high calibre of art this booklet is home to. To Makin, Aris, Emily, Liza and even Mark and Lathan, thanks for being a part of this process in helping us sort through the hundreds of tracks we received. It's been six long years for me, but I finally close my own chapter on Homestuck fan music*. I wish everyone the best of luck in their future pursuits. Yours in fanmusic, from now and forever more, @@ -120,7 +120,10 @@ Commentary: Track: Midnight Artist: TirantBacon Track Art: Calicorn -References: Midnight Suffer, Liquid Negrocity +References: +- Midnight Suffer +- Liquid Negrocity +- Amen, Brother URLs: https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/midnight Commentary: <i>TirantBacon:</i> @@ -304,6 +307,7 @@ Artist: SplitSuns Track Art: Neiratina References: - Chorale for Jaspers +- Amen, Brother - Aggrieve - Battle Against an Unfathomable Enemy - At The Price of Oblivion @@ -466,7 +470,7 @@ URLs: https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/disc-2-2 Commentary: <i>Lambda Bledsoe:</i> For a lot of people LoFaM2 is the best (released) LoFaM, which is... sort of weird, as someone that did it. Personally, I sort of think of 2 and 3 as parts of one whole because they were so close in proudction and a number of songs were moved from the former to the latter. - Also for a lot of people, the most represenative songs of LoFaM2 would be things like [[Alphamatic Replacement]], [[CR1M1N4L, CR1M1N4L]], [[Fighting Spirit]], [[Dance-Stab-Dance]], stuff like that. As the, uh, co-head of Loaf 2 though, I sorta always felt that Jackpot was the "most LoFaM2" song? Not sure exactly what it was. Perhaps that it had like thre remixes (two of which never made it to a LoFaM), perhaps that it was my personal #1 "why wasn't this on coloUrs and mayhem" song. But, anyway, yeah, we did Jackpot. It's a neat song. + Also for a lot of people, the most represenative songs of LoFaM2 would be things like [[Alphamatic Replacement]], [[CR1M1N4L, CR1M1N4L]], [[Fighting Spirit]], [[Dance-Stab-Dance]], stuff like that. As the, uh, co-head of Loaf 2 though, I sorta always felt that Jackpot was the "most LoFaM2" song? Not sure exactly what it was. Perhaps that it had like three remixes (two of which never made it to a LoFaM), perhaps that it was my personal #1 "why wasn't this on coloUrs and mayhem" song. But, anyway, yeah, we did Jackpot. It's a neat song. <i><b>ndividedbyzero:</b></i> In my opinion, this track art perfectly fits the "calm before the storm" vibe of a middle before an end, like Disc 2 is before the endgame-themed Disc 3. I'll also note it looks incredibly fitting for the cover of a vinyl record, and with those bright colors and jazzy writing I'd check that hypothetical cover out the moment I saw it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -652,7 +656,7 @@ Track Art: sonotcanon URLs: https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/prospit-towers Commentary: <i>SerialSymphony:</i> - Prospit Towers took cues from the Genesis Frog album, as well as inspiration from tracks like [[Moonsetter]. I wanted something subdued but moving to capture the feel of the moon. Also, I'm on LOFAM, hi mom! + Prospit Towers took cues from the Genesis Frog album, as well as inspiration from tracks like [[Moonsetter]]. I wanted something subdued but moving to capture the feel of the moon. Also, I'm on LOFAM, hi mom! <i><b>WHATISLOSTINTHEMINES:</b></i> In this piece by sonotcanon, Jade looks down on the city of Prospit from one of the... Prospit Towers. I'd say that sitting like that on a window pane is unsafe, but then I remembered that dreamselves can, you know, fly, so whatever. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -756,6 +760,22 @@ Commentary: Track: One and a Half Midnight Artist: Xoro Laventer Track Art: Selan Pike +References: +- Liquid Negrocity +- Amen, Brother +- Upward Movement (Dave Owns) +- Double Midnight +- I'm a Member of the Midnight Crew +- Showtime (Original Mix) +- Beatdown (Strider Style) +- Freefall +- Terezi's Theme +- Unite Synchronization +- Moonsetter +- Sunsetter +- Moshi Moshi? +- English +- ~~ADDITIONAL MAYHEM~~ URLs: https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/one-and-a-half-midnight Commentary: <i>Selan Pike:</i> @@ -764,6 +784,7 @@ Commentary: Track: Fractal Flowers Nui Artist: Kal-la-kal-la Track Art: Selan Pike +References: Fractal Flowers, Creeping in My Soul URLs: https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/fractal-flowers-nui Commentary: <i>Kal-la-kal-la:</i> @@ -899,7 +920,7 @@ References: Endless Climb, Atomyk Ebonpyre URLs: https://unofficialmspafans.bandcamp.com/track/atomyk-clockwyrk Commentary: <i>Marcy Nabors:</i> - This song represents a lot of firsts for me. My first piece of Homestuck fan music, my first time composing for an ensemble of orchestral instruments, and the uh... second song I ever wrote in a digital audio workstation. I read Homestuck in a feverish marathon in the Fall of 2010 while taking a class about playing in a rock band and recording music (my high school was very cool). Around that time, I'd also been sequencing MIDI files in Anvil Studio (a program which was also the genesis of Bowman's MIDI experience), and had only recently discovered that Logic also had MIDI sequencing capabilities. After falling madly in love with the Homestuck soundtrack, I had an epiphany to the tune of "holy shit, I know how to make stuff like that!" and Atomyk Clockwyrk was thus the result. I've come a long way sinc ethen, but it's a testament to the quality of Logic Pro's stock library that I managed to make it sound this good with minimal knowledge of production. A little volume automation, slap a limiter on top (not even Logic's wonderful Adaptive Limiter? Come ON, 16-year old Marcy...), and blam, what you're hearing today is a time capsule of what I put together in December of 2010. + This song represents a lot of firsts for me. My first piece of Homestuck fan music, my first time composing for an ensemble of orchestral instruments, and the uh... second song I ever wrote in a digital audio workstation. I read Homestuck in a feverish marathon in the Fall of 2010 while taking a class about playing in a rock band and recording music (my high school was very cool). Around that time, I'd also been sequencing MIDI files in Anvil Studio (a program which was also the genesis of Bowman's MIDI experience), and had only recently discovered that Logic also had MIDI sequencing capabilities. After falling madly in love with the Homestuck soundtrack, I had an epiphany to the tune of "holy shit, I know how to make stuff like that!" and Atomyk Clockwyrk was thus the result. I've come a long way since then, but it's a testament to the quality of Logic Pro's stock library that I managed to make it sound this good with minimal knowledge of production. A little volume automation, slap a limiter on top (not even Logic's wonderful Adaptive Limiter? Come ON, 16-year old Marcy...), and blam, what you're hearing today is a time capsule of what I put together in December of 2010. <i><b>WHATISLOSTINTHEMINES:</b></i> Dave is waiting in his land. For what? We're not quite sure. Perhaps he is simply waiting for one of the countless time loops he has employed as hsi session's time player. In any case, it can't be comfortable wearing that suit in that heat. I guess that's the price of being a c o o l k i d though. Fun fact actually, this piece had a couple other variants before this version, which had Dave wearing different colored suits. One was white, and the other was red. However, after dazed-squid was suggested to try a green one instead, it managed to catch the eye quite very well indeed. As such, the green version stuck. @@ -1327,6 +1348,7 @@ Artist: M3l0m4ni4c Track Art: Andiavang References: - Double Midnight +- Amen, Brother - Penumbra Phantasm - A Baby Legend - The Baby is 2 (by Toby Fox) - Dirgeish diff --git a/album/rust-apocalypse/album.txt b/album/rust-apocalypse/album.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e104fa23 --- /dev/null +++ b/album/rust-apocalypse/album.txt @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +Album: Rust Apocalypse +Artist: Willow Ascenzo +Date: January 5, 2013 +Cover Art: Ducky Senpai +Track Art: none +FG: #7848e4 +Canon: Fanon +URLs: +- https://wellmanicuredmusic.bandcamp.com/album/rust-apocalypse +Commentary: + <i>Willow Ascenzo:</i> + Five exciting new arrangements of my three compositions featured on the album coloUrs and mayhem: Universe A by Homestuck, including the monstrous and colossal song "Rust Apocalypse"! The original compositions are included as bonus tracks. + This EP is not officially related to Andrew Hussie's MSPaint Adventures and the music contained herein is sold as the property of its composer, and not as official Homestuck music. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Broken Rainbow +URLs: +- https://wellmanicuredmusic.bandcamp.com/track/broken-rainbow +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Rust Witch +References: Rust Servant +Directory: rust-witch-ascenzo +URLs: +- https://wellmanicuredmusic.bandcamp.com/track/rust-witch +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Teal Justice +References: Teal Hunter +URLs: +- https://wellmanicuredmusic.bandcamp.com/track/teal-justice +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Violet Armada +References: Violet Mariner +URLs: +- https://wellmanicuredmusic.bandcamp.com/track/violet-armada +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Rust Apocalypse +References: Rust Servant +URLs: +- https://wellmanicuredmusic.bandcamp.com/track/rust-apocalypse +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: White Angel +References: Teal Hunter +URLs: +- https://wellmanicuredmusic.bandcamp.com/track/white-angel diff --git a/album/sburb/album.txt b/album/sburb/album.txt index 567741c3..45ccaeab 100644 --- a/album/sburb/album.txt +++ b/album/sburb/album.txt @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ Album: Sburb -Artist: Tyler Dever, Erik Scheele +Artist: James Dever, Erik Scheele Cover Art: Vivian Ng Track Art: none Date: July 13, 2011 @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ URLs: - https://jamesdever.bandcamp.com/album/sburb - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL988516F160FCCF3A Commentary: - <i>Tyler Dever:</i> + <i>James Dever:</i> <i>(original commentary)</i> Sburb is my proudest accomplishment. It is the bastard child of my hopes and dreams and my most recent accomplishments and ordeals. I set out to write music to capture everything going on in my life as well as find out who I am and what I am as far as a composer. What ended up happening was the creation of twelve powerful pieces that are close and dear to me and are a road map of my trials. The album has a biblical theme with the titles as to fit with the concept of the story of Homestuck being that of creation. Sburb ends up being the catalyst for the existence of our universes and every other one. I hope you appreciate them! These are my comments about each piece as well as a few comments on how exactly I played some of the crazier parts. Enjoy! @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ URLs: - https://jamesdever.bandcamp.com/track/prelude - https://youtu.be/7k8zCRNxa7k Commentary: - <i>Tyler Dever:</i> + <i>James Dever:</i> <i>(original commentary)</i> The Prelude is a piece that I formulated a long time ago. It actually came about from me trying to figure out the chords the harps play in the quiet last section of Saturn from Gustav Holst's The Planets. When I started writing Sburb I decided that it would fit perfectly with the theme that the game creates. The structure of the chords is not unlike how the game actually functions. They work as a juxtaposition of good and evil by using relative major and minor chords. It starts off quietly and on higher octaves to introduce the mood. The next section brings in the Homestuck Anthem as an introduction to the album itself, signaling the beginning of the entire process. The piece suddenly grows in intensity as the left hand C octave ostinatos enter the phrases followed by the calm of the storm. The piece does not resolve, however it does lead straight into the next. <i>(commentary redux)</i> @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ URLs: - https://jamesdever.bandcamp.com/track/genesis - https://youtu.be/qOkMYB-r6b8 Commentary: - <i>Tyler Dever:</i> + <i>James Dever:</i> <i>(original commentary)</i> This song begins with a C minor chord that both resolves the last piece and immediately sets the mood for this piece. Genesis marks the beginning of the biblical terms as well. The Book of Genesis is the first book of both the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament. It is interpreted as the Chosen People being lead to the Promised Land. Sburb is the pathway that leads the kids into the game that is suppose to eventually grow a new universe. It starts off quietly and builds into a fast paced journey. Genesis also introduces my favorite music technique: hemiolas. The right hand plays a melody in triplets while the left hand harmonizes in eighth notes. This creates a strange rhythm and continues the juxtaposition theme created in The Prelude's chords. Continuing the concept of two extremes but together, the song goes into legato, quiet phrases that are immediately followed by staccato, loud phrases. <i>(commentary redux)</i> @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ URLs: - https://jamesdever.bandcamp.com/track/eden - https://youtu.be/hcXixYBLk_8 Commentary: - <i>Tyler Dever:</i> + <i>James Dever:</i> <i>(original commentary)</i> The Garden of Eden is where the first man Adam, and his wife Eve, lived after their creation. It is suppose to be a beautiful, blissful utopia. It also becomes the origin of sin. The piece reflects that concept. The flowing and adventurous nature of the piece is suppose to reflect the beauty and majestic qualities of the land. As far as the kids story goes, it represents the infinite potential of Skaia. This song also continues the same hemiola motif as Creation with triplets played by the right hand and eighth notes played by the left. The glissandos at the beginning and in the middle is an E flat pentatonic run, which basically means I only played on the black keys. Since it's completely ad libbed I wrote out a small little example. Basically, the left hand just continues up normally while the right hand goes back and forth while slowly climbing up (if looking at the sheet music, each note alternates on the hands). <i>(commentary redux)</i> @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ URLs: - https://jamesdever.bandcamp.com/track/exodus - https://youtu.be/UnbRhrKFofY Commentary: - <i>Tyler Dever:</i> + <i>James Dever:</i> <i>(original commentary)</i> The Book of Exodus comes after the Book of Genesis. It narrates the mass journey out of Israel by Moses. In Sburb, the players must go through a set of tasks to escape impending doom. This song reflects the process of entering the medium. This is why I encorporated Sburban Jungle into the beginning and end. The first time Sburb is booted up you hear a bit of Sburban Jungle, just like at the beginning of the song you hear the bottom chords. Later, when John enters the medium (as well as Rose) you hear the song in more complete forms like the end of the piece. When playing, the trickiest part is definitely the triplet ostinato that continues throughout the entire song. The best method to pulling this off is by playing the note on the beat (which will always be either E flat or G) with the left hand and the rest of the notes on the right hand. You will notice that when there are lower notes, there are rests in the ostinato so that you can quickly jump down the piano. <i>(commentary redux)</i> @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ URLs: - https://jamesdever.bandcamp.com/track/requiem - https://youtu.be/cVKRJOqKMDY Commentary: - <i>Tyler Dever:</i> + <i>James Dever:</i> <i>(original commentary)</i> Requiem masses are masses for the dead. Requiem is the anthem for everything and everybody lost. One portion of Homestuck never focused on is the direct aftermath of the destruction of the Reckoning. Requiem is a theme for all the people and things lost on Earth. The song itself could be very tricky to play depending on how familiar you are with time signatures. The piece is in 4/4 for the majority of the first half. It enters a 5/4 section with a 4/4 continuation of the "siren" effect overlapping. The hemiola only occurs the first time, the second time bringing in a 5/4 melody to accompany it. Immediately afterwards the piece shifts into mixed meter. The 7/8 section is briefly interupted by an apostrophe of 5/8. The ending shifts to 6/8 as the tone shifts from minor to major. <i>(commentary redux)</i> @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ URLs: - https://jamesdever.bandcamp.com/track/the-meek - https://youtu.be/hKEylNAp1-Q Commentary: - <i>Tyler Dever:</i> + <i>James Dever:</i> <i>(original commentary)</i> "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth." The Meek is the theme for the Exiles. They are the ones left to fix and save the Earth 413 years after its destruction. It starts off solemn as the concept occurs to them that it is their duty to repopulate and rebuild. As the piece goes on it gets more intense to reflect all of the shenanigans and gun pointing that occurs as they all converge and meet. After the tension dies away the mood from before is recapped before resolving at the end. However, the last run ends in dissonance, because we don't know how the exile's story will play out. <i>(commentary redux)</i> @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ URLs: - https://jamesdever.bandcamp.com/track/chronicles - https://youtu.be/TOtz3MTSeKg Commentary: - <i>Tyler Dever:</i> + <i>James Dever:</i> <i>(original commentary)</i> A chronicle is an account of chronological events. Homestuck does not follow a chronological structure in the slightest. Chronicles is a piano version of Candles and Clockwork. Candles and Clockwork in itself is a massive hemiola as each voice exists in a different time signature. The melody is adapted in this piece to match the 3/4 arpeggio. The piece keeps changing to reflect each leg of the journey the kids have to experience in order to finish the game, not necessarily in order. <i>(commentary redux)</i> @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ URLs: - https://jamesdever.bandcamp.com/track/rapture - https://youtu.be/zqbExJ93rXo Commentary: - <i>Tyler Dever:</i> + <i>James Dever:</i> <i>(original commentary)</i> Boss fight music! Kind of. The rapture starts off quietly and peacefully before the sirens break the silence. The sirens lead into a fast paced hectic section before dying down as quickly as it appeared. A sudden destructive force that comes and goes in an instant. This song uses two motifs throughout the album: the siren and hemiolas. Measures 17-19 are more than a little tricky to play. I left a note in the sheet music to help with the ending line. <i>(commentary redux)</i> @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ URLs: - https://jamesdever.bandcamp.com/track/creation - https://youtu.be/XorynbzZQpI Commentary: - <i>Tyler Dever:</i> + <i>James Dever:</i> <i>(original commentary) The song that means more to me than any song I've ever written and possibly will again. Sburb is all about creating worlds, thus the resolution of the album comes after the storm (Rapture). No matter how harsh the process may be, the result is beauty and endless potential. This song is completely based around the hemiola motif and the origin of it. It is also designed like a day. The song starts off quiet and slow as the sun rises and slowly gets more complex and full fledged as it rises until mid day when it is most busy. As the sun sets into the later half of the day the song slows down and gets quieter toward the sunset. It resolves with the Homestuck Anthem to imply the loop to the beginning. Worlds are created and the process of Skaia starts again. <i>(commentary redux)</i> @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ URLs: - https://jamesdever.bandcamp.com/track/revelations-i - https://youtu.be/YoIYaFyll5Q Commentary: - <i>Tyler Dever:</i> + <i>James Dever:</i> <i>(original commentary)</i> Revelations is the afterthought of Sburb. The three songs were added months after the original nine were finished and pieced together into the album. They are a standalone piece from the rest of the album but still fit the concept of Sburb and Skaia. Revelations is the equivalent of The Ultimate Riddle. Solving and understanding is the purpose behind the entire concept, however it can completely be overlooked and is not necessary to completing the rest of the process. Thousands of people can play the game and create their own universes but never quite solve the riddle. In this sense, it completely is a separate entity because the other nine songs can loop freely with or without its presence. Each of the movements is based around the same arpeggio pattern featured in Chronicles. They are another journey completely. The first movement starts off as a note in the distance, a growing concept. To the sound of a siren it grows and rushes into a full blown idea. The Homestuck Anthem is briefly mentioned to imply a connection but it just keeps going leaving it in the dust. There are better things to get to. It slowly breaks down and flows into the next movement. @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ URLs: - https://jamesdever.bandcamp.com/track/revelations-ii - https://youtu.be/pXcUUevV4nA Commentary: - <i>Tyler Dever:</i> + <i>James Dever:</i> Movement II is the process of solving it almost. It's the path to enlightenment; overcoming obstacles and finding yourself along the way is part of the challenge. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Revelations III @@ -173,5 +173,5 @@ URLs: - https://jamesdever.bandcamp.com/track/revelations-iii - https://youtu.be/d-Gewy6q_zw Commentary: - <i>Tyler Dever:</i> + <i>James Dever:</i> Resolution comes in the third movement, which is the enlightenment. One simple arpeggio starts and powers the entire piece, which also brings it to an end. The discovery of the answer brings enlightenment but also ends the journey and the entire process of Sburb/Skaia. Thank you for listening. diff --git a/album/the-wanderers/album.txt b/album/the-wanderers/album.txt index 5f47e8a5..9e890ed2 100644 --- a/album/the-wanderers/album.txt +++ b/album/the-wanderers/album.txt @@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ Commentary: Fast forward a year or two. Some discussion with internet friends had led me to find that old flash game again, and I heard my old favourite tune in all its glory (significantly less glorious than I remembered; nostalgia does that to you). Still, it showed me the main place I was going wrong, which was that I’d neglected harmony. All of the three or four lines of music that piece had were monophonic, making a really drab sound, while what I needed where chords. A stupid mistake? Sure, it was, but then, I wasn’t that good a musician when I first wrote the piece. I started over, applying all the experience I’d got both from writing music and simply listening to it with a critical ear to get my main contribution to the Wanderers album, and something I could be proud of. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Requiem for an Exile -Artist: Tyler Dever, Solatrus +Artist: James Dever, Solatrus Contributors: Solatrus (production) References: Requiem:requiem Track Art: Zilleniose URLs: https://youtu.be/aAphwUVKFm4 Commentary: <i>Solatrus:</i> - I made Tyler’s great composition sound, well, better. Imagine it without the panning, without the reverb, etc. + I made James’s great composition sound, well, better. Imagine it without the panning, without the reverb, etc. I’d be a bit flat sounding! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Raggy Looking Dance diff --git a/album/unreleased-tracks/album.txt b/album/unreleased-tracks/album.txt index 93ba69b5..52a8a5cc 100644 --- a/album/unreleased-tracks/album.txt +++ b/album/unreleased-tracks/album.txt @@ -23,12 +23,21 @@ Artist: Toby Fox References: A Very Trickster Mode Christmas (WHEEEEEEEEEEE!) URLs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DydDjMNlBsQ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Amen, Brother +Artist: The Winstons +URLs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxZuq57_bYM +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: An Apple Disaster!! Artist: Toby Fox URLs: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa2K_8Ff41M - https://fwugradiation.tumblr.com/post/13528293577/improvised-touhou-music-with-annoying-commentary ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Battle! (Colress) +Artist: Pokémon +URLs: +- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvQBpb6eqp8 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: beekeeper who? i dont know her. Artist: James Roach URLs: @@ -51,6 +60,10 @@ Artist: Toby Fox References: Crustacean URLs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUly2ujqDvY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Creeping in My Soul +Artist: Cryoshell +URLs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI6qyW3QCLc +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: DaJam Artist: Alexander Rosetti URLs: @@ -62,6 +75,11 @@ Artist: Toby Fox References: Darling Kanaya URLs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G28357JCv4c ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Double Midnight +Artist: Toby Fox +References: Liquid Negrocity, I'm a Member of the Midnight Crew +URLs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un7k0l8p12U +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Elevatorstuck, with Meows Artist: Toby Fox References: Elevatorstuck @@ -120,6 +138,14 @@ Track: I'm a Member of the Midnight Crew Artist: Eddie Morton URLs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARLPT5rKjWo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Icirrus City +Artist: Pokémon +URLs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDNqwdjCGBQ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: In the Hall of the Mountain King +Artist: Edvard Grieg +URLs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLp_Hh6DKWc +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Jadesprite Artist: Toby Fox URLs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdXvlsXlKOk @@ -184,6 +210,10 @@ Track: The Brave and the Bronze Artist: Yan Rodriguez URLs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK4-g7TiWQA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: The Court of Miracles +Artist: Disney +URLs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq7z_xMGPM8 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: The Paradox Paradigm Artist: Jack McMenamin URLs: https://archive.homestuck.net/wl/?id=bBs1qkrvHtZIpfhl7XCLoBX7o41d3nEE&path=Homestuck%20Fan%20Music%20and%20VA%2FHomestuck%20Fansong%20Archive%20%282011%29%2FHomestuck%20Fan%20Music%20Part%2010%2FThe%20Paradox%20Paradigm.mp3&mode=default @@ -210,6 +240,10 @@ Track: White King Artist: Demographerist URLs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6NrArPldZo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Track: Wind-up Storm +Artist: Llyona Fang +URLs: https://reversalrain.bandcamp.com/track/wind-up-storm +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track: Windchime Foley Artist: Clark Powell URLs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSMMmOtRLiU |