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  1. Album: coloUrs and mayhem: Universe B
  2. Cover Art: Shelby Cragg
  3. Directory: coloUrs-and-mayhem-universe-b
  4. Date: April 13, 2012
  5. FG: #a5d2e2
  6. Groups: Official
  7. Art Tags:
  8. - John
  9. - Rose
  10. - Dave
  11. - Jade
  12. - Jane
  13. - Roxy
  14. - Dirk
  15. - Jake
  16. URLs:
  17. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/colours-and-mayhem-universe-a-b
  18. - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD729D6C2BFB4844C
  19. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  20. Group: Side 1
  21. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  22. Track: ~~SIDE 1~~
  23. Artist: Toby Fox
  24. References: English
  25. Track Art: none
  26. Duration: 0:08
  27. Directory: side-1-universe-b
  28. URLs:
  29. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/universe-b-side-1
  30. - https://youtu.be/ScD8J0igQwU
  31. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  32. Track: Green Ghost
  33. Artist: Monobrow
  34. Duration: 5:58
  35. Art Tags:
  36. - John
  37. References:
  38. - Doctor
  39. - Moonsong
  40. - Eternal Recurrence
  41. - A Bell is Tolling
  42. - Terra's Theme
  43. Track Art: Koba
  44. URLs:
  45. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/green-ghost-2
  46. - https://youtu.be/nx2CqNp16IA
  47. - https://soundcloud.com/robobrow/green_ghost
  48. Commentary:
  49. <i>Monobrow:</i>
  50. So my song, Cosmic Surgeon? People told me to enter a contest that came up right around the time I finished it. It was for the Homestuck Fan Album, which actually turned out to be 2 albums lol. So yup, I entered, and I was one of the winners, in fact it’s actually the first track (track 1 is an opener)... I’m kinda astonished by that today, but I guess it fits!
  51. About the song, I called it Cosmic Surgeon because of John and that big drill thing he did... And the whole cancer thing.. So I guess the song did kinda cater as a theme for him already. What a coincidence that as soon as I make a remix, I can enter it into a contest right away and it actually wins. When I wrote it, I just really wanted to capture how the entire comic made me feel at the time, especially after watching Cascade. It’s a theme for John, but I also think of it as kind of a real “Homestuck” theme for the entire thing, I guess, as a lot of people kinda obsess over Doctor...
  52. Anyway, I remastered this version of the song, and added a few other elements, and instrument balance, per a couple suggestions by Radiation Fox... So you can think of this as more of a Cosmic Surgen v. 0.1...
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  54. Track: Orchid Horror
  55. Artist: David DeCou
  56. Track Art: Sukka
  57. Duration: 4:07
  58. References: Chorale for Jaspers
  59. Art Tags:
  60. - Rose
  61. URLs:
  62. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/orchid-horror-2
  63. - https://youtu.be/ZOVhMJgdIX0
  64. Commentary:
  65. <i>David DeCou:</i>
  66. (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf5X2PbLNfQ&lc=UgwWhsMYgXXX5g_F4Yl4AaABAg">YouTube</a>)
  67. <blockquote>Probably one of my favorite songs on the album.<br>I'm curious, what songs are remixed in this?</blockquote>
  68. Thanks! The first five notes are from Chorale for Jaspers, and I used that twice in the song. I also used the chord progression that's often used in Sburban Jungle in the middle section with the drums, organ, piano and strings. (actually, a lot of homestuck songs) but the rest of it is original I'm pretty sure.
  69. (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf5X2PbLNfQ&lc=UgzZnx3ouFO3y5zD49B4AaABAg">YouTube</a>)
  70. <blockquote>I thought I heard Black Hole/Green Sun, and also, if you squint your ears just right, it sounds a bit like The Dangerous Symphony (not a Homestuck song)</blockquote>
  71. Black Rose/Green Sun is a great song. I did use the same sort of chord progression that's in there. It shows up in a lot of Homestuck songs though I think.
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  73. Track: Red Disc
  74. Artist: Nathan H.
  75. Track Art: Aurum
  76. Duration: 2:52
  77. References: Atomyk Ebonpyre
  78. Art Tags:
  79. - Dave
  80. URLs:
  81. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/red-disc-2
  82. - https://youtu.be/Y4lJcMpYGZk
  83. Commentary:
  84. <i>Nathan H.:</i>
  85. This was the first entry I made for the contest, and likely the one that took me the longest to complete; probably because I was running into walls during transitions while trying to keep whole song congruent. Nonetheless, I think it turned out great. I had a battle between Hephaestus and Dave in mind as I wrote the piece, and took inspiration for it from the first few boss fights in the game Dark Souls.
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  87. Track: Blue Atom
  88. Artist: David Ellis
  89. Contributors: Malik Refaat (alto saxophone)
  90. Track Art: Petra K.
  91. Duration: 4:46
  92. References: The Beginning of Something Really Excellent
  93. Art Tags:
  94. - Jade
  95. - Frogs
  96. URLs:
  97. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/blue-atom-2
  98. - https://youtu.be/QrB8PrwBIY0
  99. Commentary:
  100. <i>David Ellis:</i>
  101. When I started writing the pieces for the contest I knew I wanted one of them to be based around a theme that already existed. Running through a few ideas I landed on doing a kind of jazzy shuffle piece around the main theme from ‘The Beginning of Something Really Excellent’. As soon as I hit the first chord with the Rhodes piano it became smooth. The writing process was really quick and the piece was almost completely sketched out on the keyboard in one go. As the piece was intended for Jade - given the use of the earlier theme - I added in a little bass solo.
  102. Technical note: Sometimes when I think I’ve finished writing something I’ll find that it’s a bit too long and something needs to change, this was one of those times. The sound you hear at 3:53 is the sound of me finding a way to avoid playing an extra intro/verse and tightening up the song a bit. Using almost the same build up heard earlier in the piece and changing the resolution at the end has the added advantage of (hopefully) making you think it’s heading back towards the intro riff until the key shifts in the last bar and the song jumps straight to the final chorus.
  103. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  104. Group: Side 2
  105. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  106. Track: ~~SIDE 2~~
  107. Artist: Toby Fox
  108. Track Art: none
  109. Duration: 0:13
  110. References: ~~SIDE 1~~:side-1-universe-b
  111. Directory: side-2-universe-b
  112. URLs:
  113. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/universe-b-side-2
  114. - https://youtu.be/fhaFzwEZ-VI
  115. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  116. Track: Cyan Beast
  117. Artist: David Ellis
  118. Track Art: PaperArtichokes
  119. Duration: 3:44
  120. Art Tags:
  121. - Jane
  122. - God Cat
  123. URLs:
  124. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/cyan-beast-2
  125. - https://youtu.be/qhP_QTvAeQg
  126. Commentary:
  127. <i>David Ellis:</i>
  128. This piece started as an offshoot of a song that was very loosely based on John and Jade’s three year voyage between the two windows. I felt that the theme that became the chorus to this piece needed to be at a higher tempo than the rest of that song so I took it out and based this tune around it instead. It was originally titled ‘Heir of the Dog’ as I was still thinking it could be either a Jade or a John piece at the time and wasn’t certain who I’d end up submitting it for (also because terrible puns).
  129. Technical note: Although the piece features keyboard and guitar solos the bass was actually the hardest part to play, in particular during the chorus and the part behind the guitar solo.
  130. Extra: This is no longer true since I recorded <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGLUBAgOS7E">the video</a>. For the original recording the two handed parts in the verses and the outro were originally done as 2 separate takes for each one. It wasn’t until I started the video that I thought ‘I could turn these into single parts’ and made things really difficult for myself.
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  132. Track: Pink Cat
  133. Artist: Ryan Ames
  134. Track Art: MissNK
  135. Duration: 3:52
  136. References: Chorale for Jaspers, Aggrieve, Carefree Action
  137. Art Tags:
  138. - Roxy
  139. - cw: alcohol
  140. URLs:
  141. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/pink-cat-2
  142. - https://youtu.be/mF7WdQcSkHI
  143. Commentary:
  144. <i>Ryan Ames:</i>
  145. I don’t want to clog up the audio post so I figured I’d make a separate post for my reasoning behind the different parts of the song!
  146. First off, the song itself was inspired by the mental image of Roxy jumping through fenestrated planes to get to a bunch of different places (hence the name Void Hopper). I tried capturing various aspects of her interests and personality through the different sections so it’s less of a Theme For Roxy than it is a Song About Roxy. There is still a particular melody that can be heard throughout all three major sections, so I suppose could be the MAIN THEME?
  147. ANYWAY...... ==>
  148. <b>Section 1. [0:00-0:56]</b>
  149. This section is meant to represent her childish and playful side. Roxy always seemed to have this child-at-heart quality about her, what with her infatuation with cutesy wizards and her bedroom in the beta session.
  150. The beginning is an obvious nod to Harry Potter. She’s totally into wizards so I felt it was appropriate. It then turns into a waltz rendition of Jasper’s theme because she is also totally into cats. Then we have a neato transition that I guess could be her travelling through a window or something? I put a spacey sounding pad there to emphasize the VOIDINESS of it.
  151. <b>Section 2. [0:56-2:24]</b>
  152. After the transition, it picks up speed and has a variety of computer-y and sci-fi effects to hopefully capture her HACKER attribute. The bassline to Aggrievance can also be heard here as a callback to the STRIFE! between Mom and Rose. After that, we have the main theme again, this time accompanied by a busy slap bassline because I love slap bass. This and the following parts were an attempt to convey her get-shit-done attitude and her assertiveness with what she believes in. It could also be a cool action sequence. I imagine her rushing to reach a destination in time by jumping through windows and stuff all badass-like and it’s a pretty fitting mental image for her I think!
  153. Anyway, after this, it all ends with a booze snooze. The song slows down and gets kind of tipsy sounding before glitching out into white noise.
  154. <b>Section 3. [2:25-END]</b>
  155. Roxy is asleep and we are now on Derse. This last section is meant to represent her sleepwalking around the void. We have a little sad sounding ocarina melody which then makes way for the main theme to play one last time on violin. The song finally ends on an ominous and spooky note as Roxy drifts further and further into the void.
  156. Wow I did not expect to type this much. Anyway this song was a blast to make and even if it’s not accepted, I still learned a whole lot! I hope you all enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed making it!
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  158. Track: Orange Hat
  159. Artist: Plumegeist
  160. Track Art: Meggie Fox
  161. Duration: 2:36
  162. Art Tags:
  163. - Dirk
  164. URLs:
  165. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/orange-hat-2
  166. - https://youtu.be/sMkNFjy8xcU
  167. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  168. Track: Emerald Terror
  169. Artist: Elisa McCabe
  170. Track Art: HamsterParade
  171. Duration: 2:31
  172. Art Tags:
  173. - Jake
  174. URLs:
  175. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/emerald-terror-2
  176. - https://youtu.be/CWDbNoGgGyQ
  177. Commentary:
  178. <i>Elisa McCabe:</i>
  179. First of all I have this unreasonably intense love of Jake that I can’t really entirely explain. Uh. So I definitely wanted to do a song for him. The main idea I started out with was that I’d do a song with two parts, the first part representing Grandpa Harley, then I’d have it morph into the second part, which would be for post-scratch Jake. I first thought of having a literal record scratch but man that sounded dumb :] I referred to the first part, to myself, as Grandpa Harley, and the second part as Hellmurder Island.
  180. For the Grandpa Harley part, I spent about half an hour listening to/watching ragtime piano and vaudeville acts on youtube, to refresh myself on the types of intervals and suchlike that they used. Then I just made it up.
  181. I wanted to make Hellmurder Island really dramatic. I had some (not particularly complicated) scenes of Jake running around on his island that I was making it a soundtrack for. Like…the first section is just…running around in the jungle. Then there’s him standing at the top of this huge waterfall, and some birds take off, and the last part is him fighting something or being about to enter the SBURB session. Whatever shit is about to get real for him. :3
  182. The song is mainly influenced by ELO’s ‘Jungle’, haha. Mainly in the way it goes, “duh DUH, duh DUH!” I love how that sounds. I tried to do more jungley percussion but it didn’t end up sounding that good. I made the drum track in this app, which I pretty much use for all my drum tracks cuz it’s awesome.
  183. I did everything except the guitar - which was my bandmate playing - in Garageband using my midi keyboard and various soundfonts. I’m so in love with the one that does the main melody. It’s a flugelhorn. It just sounded so much like Jake to me!
  184. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  185. Group: Additional Mayhem
  186. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  187. Track: ~~ADDITIONAL MAYHEM~~
  188. Artist: Toby Fox
  189. Track Art: none
  190. Duration: 0:18
  191. References: Jadesprite
  192. Directory: additional-mayhem-universe-b
  193. URLs:
  194. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/universe-b-additional-mayhem
  195. - https://youtu.be/GetfDAZKshg
  196. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  197. Track: Squiddle Song
  198. Artist: Maya Kern
  199. Track Art: Maya Kern
  200. Duration: 2:27
  201. Art Tags:
  202. - Squiddles
  203. URLs:
  204. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/squiddle-song-2
  205. - https://youtu.be/eWNMf4-ZMOQ
  206. Lyrics:
  207. (<i>C G6 Am F</i>)
  208. wake up in the morning<br>there's a brand new day ahead<br>the sun is bright and the clouds smile down<br>and all your friends are dead
  209. but the ocean is so friendly<br>the bright blue diamond stratosphere<br>and you know you're gonna have buckets of fun<br>as soon as you can get out of here
  210. (<i>G F C G6</i>)
  211. running from skipper plumbthroat<br>last night he murdered all your friends<br>hiding from skipper plumbthroat<br>you gotta run from your end
  212. (<i>C G6 Am F</i>)
  213. he came last night when you were all asleep<br>and you narrowly avoided death<br>you hid behind a rock while he got to work<br>now there's no buddies to tangle with
  214. you swim and swim and swim some more<br>to find a new squiddle colony<br>and though there's hope you really can't help<br>but feel just a little bit lonely
  215. (<i>G F C G6</i>)
  216. running from skipper plumbthroat<br>why must squiddles meet such an end?<br>hiding from skipper plumbthroat<br>it's time to make new squiddle friends
  217. (<i>E F C G</i>)
  218. squiddles are social creatures<br>squiddles need friends<br>even when they have squiddle fights<br>they always make amends
  219. squiddles are peaceful plushes<br>squiddles would never hurt you<br>they tangle you up in a big friendship ball<br>oooooooooooooooooo
  220. (<i>G F C G6</i>)
  221. running from skipper plumbthroat<br>why must squiddles meet such an end?<br>hiding from skipper plumbthroat<br>it's time to make new squiddle friends
  222. it's time to make new squiddle friends
  223. Commentary:
  224. <i>Maya Kern:</i>
  225. well i really love the squiddles? and the squiddles album is one of my favorite albums.
  226. but i think a lot of it is because i’m not super great at writing music on demand? like, i write music all the time, but only when inspiration hits. and since there was a deadline, i didn’t quite have that option. i had tried writing a very different song before that with… not great results. i mean, it’s not a bad song, but it’s very unspecific and was not a good homestuck song.
  227. so then i just decided i would write something silly and the squiddle song came out! because silly, i can do
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  229. Track: Pendulum
  230. Artist: Shandy
  231. Track Art: Rii Abrego
  232. Duration: 3:16
  233. References: Sburban Jungle
  234. Art Tags:
  235. - Dave
  236. - cw: corpse (abstract)
  237. URLs:
  238. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/pendulum-2
  239. - https://youtu.be/Mv0zF9BRfOI
  240. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  241. Track: Pale Rapture
  242. Artist: The Black Curtain
  243. Track Art: The-Everlasting-Ash
  244. Duration: 4:06
  245. Art Tags:
  246. - John
  247. URLs:
  248. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/pale-rapture-2
  249. - https://youtu.be/iWnZhSjbPrs
  250. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  251. Track: Do The Windy Thing
  252. Artist: Brian Schaefer
  253. Track Art: Emily Blundell
  254. Duration: 2:45
  255. References: Doctor, Showtime (Original Mix)
  256. Art Tags:
  257. - John
  258. URLs:
  259. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/do-the-windy-thing-2
  260. - https://youtu.be/T-CliOV5-sg
  261. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  262. Track: Pilot Light
  263. Artist: Thomas Ibarra
  264. Track Art: KIIPPU
  265. Duration: 2:51
  266. References: Flare
  267. Art Tags:
  268. - Jade
  269. URLs:
  270. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/pilot-light-2
  271. - https://youtu.be/05nEUculjxM
  272. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  273. Track: Ohgodcat
  274. Artist: Eligecos
  275. Track Art: Shelby Cragg
  276. Duration: 2:22
  277. Art Tags:
  278. - God Cat
  279. URLs:
  280. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/ohgodcat-2
  281. - https://youtu.be/s-4SihyV1yU
  282. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  283. Track: Cupcake Girl
  284. Artist: Liam O'Donnell
  285. Track Art: dodostad
  286. Duration: 1:21
  287. Art Tags:
  288. - Jane
  289. URLs:
  290. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/cupcake-girl-2
  291. - https://youtu.be/zvtTVc1s70A
  292. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  293. Track: Phantasmic Youngsters
  294. Artist: Tristan Scroggins
  295. Track Art: Ari Hunt
  296. Duration: 3:21
  297. Art Tags:
  298. - Rose
  299. - Jade
  300. URLs:
  301. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/phantasmic-youngsters-2
  302. - https://youtu.be/q4VTyykeKFw
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  304. Track: Battle Brotocol
  305. Artist: Elliot Colp
  306. Track Art: Hanni Brosh
  307. Duration: 2:16
  308. Art Tags:
  309. - Dirk
  310. URLs:
  311. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/battle-brotocol-2
  312. - https://youtu.be/XeHvUfWSYS4
  313. Lyrics:
  314. Exterminate
  315. Target locked, scanning<br>There you are, target acquired
  316. Severe damage to right arm detected<br>Attempt to repair<br>Repair failure<br>Compensating<br>Hard mode engaged
  317. You win<br>Thanks for p-p-p-p-playing
  318. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  319. Track: Bec Noir
  320. Artist: Will Kommor
  321. Track Art: Rem
  322. Duration: 3:17
  323. References:
  324. - Amen, Brother
  325. Art Tags:
  326. - Jack Noir
  327. URLs:
  328. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/bec-noir-2
  329. - https://youtu.be/5V-RpYzKfx8
  330. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  331. Track: The Vast Glub
  332. Artist: Kris Flacke
  333. Track Art: M. Schmahl
  334. Duration: 4:23
  335. Art Tags:
  336. - Feferi
  337. - Horrorterrors
  338. URLs:
  339. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/the-vast-glub-2
  340. - https://youtu.be/wq3tRD7hBH0
  341. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  342. Track: WV: Become the Mayor of Cans
  343. Artist: Solarbear
  344. Track Art: Derples
  345. Duration: 4:00
  346. Art Tags:
  347. - WV
  348. - Serenity
  349. URLs:
  350. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/wv-become-the-mayor-of-cans-2
  351. - https://youtu.be/uQ-OLuD6WAM
  352. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  353. Track: March of the Batterwitch
  354. Artist: Marcy Nabors
  355. Track Art: Dawn Davis
  356. Duration: 3:35
  357. References: Chorale for Jaspers
  358. Art Tags:
  359. - The Condesce
  360. URLs:
  361. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/march-of-the-batterwitch-2
  362. - https://youtu.be/1YyY6v87qsA
  363. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  364. Track: Coolkid
  365. Artist: Haunter
  366. Track Art: Raizor
  367. Duration: 4:03
  368. Art Tags:
  369. - Dave
  370. URLs:
  371. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/coolkid-2
  372. - https://youtu.be/2el6ZUkK6YE
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  374. Track: Clockstopper
  375. Artist: viaSatellite, infiniteKnife
  376. Track Art: Kurimja
  377. Duration: 5:42
  378. References:
  379. - Beatdown (Strider Style)
  380. - Atomyk Ebonpyre
  381. - Upward Movement (Dave Owns)
  382. Art Tags:
  383. - Dave
  384. URLs:
  385. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/clockstopper-2
  386. - https://youtu.be/CO5IN60Nt9E
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  388. Track: Dapper Dueling
  389. Artist: Max Wright
  390. Track Art: Soju
  391. Duration: 2:45
  392. Art Tags:
  393. - Jake
  394. URLs:
  395. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/dapper-dueling-2
  396. - https://youtu.be/-bnKY83hEAc
  397. Commentary:
  398. <i>Max Wright:</i>
  399. Dapper Dueling was inspired originally by a Steampunk band named The Cog is Dead - after listening to the song I just linked, I tried to take down the general feel and basic instrumentation, and then work on my own from there. Instruments used in the piece are:
  400. <ul><li>Acoustic Guitars</li> <li>Accordion</li> <li>Whistle Synth (fun fact, I’m pretty sure it’s the same one as used in Horchestra)</li> <li>Banjo</li> <li>Harmonica (1:14, panned left)</li> <li>Violin/Fiddle</li> <li>Full string section (1:28)</li> <li>Maracas, castanets, very very faint snare (you can hear it at 0:10, under the whistle), constant bass drum beat</li> <li>bang bang wink</li></ul>
  401. I also gave the original Showtime strife mix a few listens for the purpose of structuring my piece - after all, it’s meant to be a Strife theme. However, pretty much all sources of inspiration were only used in the parts before the banjo solo; the rest was just me having fun with music.
  402. Let me also point out that it made me extremely happy to see in canon that Jake bounces from side to side before he is about to fight; it was the exact image of him I was hoping for.
  403. Also, while composing, I imagined Dapper Dueling to fit a fight scene similar to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGCMfprPJoA">this</a>, from Sherlock Holmes (2009).
  404. (<a href="https://youtu.be/clnLNQkB5O4">YouTube</a>)
  405. This was my interpretation of a Jake Strife theme. After the intensity of [[Cobalt Corsair]] I wanted to make something fun to listen to, and ended up with this. Imagine Jake English bouncing nimbly from side to side, facing off to wrestle his eager opponent.
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  407. Track: Checkmate
  408. Artist: David Dycus
  409. Track Art: Shad Andrews
  410. Duration: 2:42
  411. Art Tags:
  412. - Jack Noir
  413. URLs:
  414. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/checkmate-2
  415. - https://youtu.be/Z6IMxFibTTQ
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  417. Track: Vodka Mutiny
  418. Artist: Catboss
  419. Contributors: theMfish (SFX)
  420. Track Art: Riri
  421. Duration: 3:01
  422. Art Tags:
  423. - Roxy
  424. - cw: alcohol
  425. URLs:
  426. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/vodka-mutiny-2
  427. - https://youtu.be/H1Ry5qhIaOs
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  429. Track: Dord Waltz
  430. Artist: Elaine Wang
  431. Track Art: Merrigo
  432. Duration: 2:09
  433. Art Tags:
  434. - Roxy
  435. URLs:
  436. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/dord-waltz-2
  437. - https://youtu.be/e-fb2fUGNIE
  438. Commentary:
  439. <i>Elaine Wang:</i>
  440. Fun facts:
  441. “Dord” is a rather amusing typographical error that occured back in 1934 when someone in the Merriam-Webster editing staff misread “D or d”, intended as abbreviations for density, as “Dord” and... made up a pronunciation for it. (Whoops.)
  442. Given Roxy Lalonde’s penchant for drunk typing^W^W lexicographical creativity, I thought it was appropriate. The accidentals, at least as much so. As for the waltz part of it... well, I have no idea either.
  443. It was written as a Roxy song. It will now be a Roxy song until the end of the Internet.
  444. I came up with the title first and the music second. The accidentals were there the first time I put down the notes. (They are going to stay there.)
  445. The above is not normal for me. I have more recently taken to using random word generators to title my music, because I often struggle with that.
  446. I am told that the song has some similarities to Endless Climb. That part is most definitely not deliberate. Not going to rule out subconscious influences though.
  447. The album art is by merrigo. She (?) does cool work. Go look at her tumblr too.
  448. “Dord” is a real thing that happened in the Merriam-Webster in the 1934 edition. Read the article for more information.
  449. A dord is also a kind of instrument. There’s none of them in the song, just so’s you know.
  450. Although if you’re willing to play Dord on a dord I can send you sheet music.
  451. Full disclosure: I’m not actually finished with the Dord sheet music. Remind me in two weeks and I’ll probably have something.
  452. The above two points also apply even if you aren’t going to play Dord on a dord. (I have no idea what the range of that instrument is, so whatever.)
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  454. Track: Rustless Fall
  455. Artist: Gabe Stilez
  456. Track Art: Kadi Fedoruk
  457. Duration: 3:32
  458. References: Endless Climb
  459. Art Tags:
  460. - Rose
  461. URLs:
  462. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/rustless-fall-2
  463. - https://youtu.be/YDzxho9uztI
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  465. Track: Pipeorgankind
  466. Artist: James Roach
  467. Track Art: VickyBit
  468. Duration: 5:04
  469. Art Tags:
  470. - John
  471. URLs:
  472. - https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/pipeorgankind-2
  473. - https://youtu.be/hTpm_sDz62M
  474. References:
  475. - Showtime (Original Mix)
  476. - Warhammer of Zillyhoo
  477. - Explore
  478. - Liquid Negrocity
  479. - Doctor
  480. - Lifdoff
  481. - Harlequin
  482. - Toccata and Fugue in D minor
  483. Commentary:
  484. <i>James Roach:</i>
  485. As a lot of you know, my track Pipeorgankind was featured in last night's Flash! I used melodies and themes from several talented musicians to create this track, and orchestrated/arranged them for fun! I never thought it would become anything!
  486. I thought it might be fun to show you all the nods and themes I used in the track! (though unless otherwise stated its Showtime, throughout)
  487. - 0:00 [[Showtime (Original Mix)]]
  488. - 0:35 [[Warhammer of Zillyhoo]]
  489. - 1:05 [[Explore]]
  490. - 1:24 [[Black]]
  491. - 1:47 [[Doctor]]
  492. - 2:04 [[Lifdoff]]
  493. - 2:17 [[Harlequin]] / [[Toccata and Fugue in D minor]]
  494. - 2:29 Toccata line turns into [[Warhammer of Zillyhoo]]
  495. - 3:27 [[Doctor]] line again
  496. - 3:32 [[Harlequin]]
  497. - 3:43 Zillyhoo/Toccata line
  498. - 3:56 I wrote in a Breath, (or whats called a Grand Pause!) since John was the Heir of Breath!
  499. Thanks for all the overwhelming encouragement and support! I wouldn’t be here without you guys!