This tune is called Mischief, and it is a piece written for piano and string ensemble! It was a joy writing this, I got to feel out a fresh direction I’ve never explored before.
The song was written for Lunise, and inspired by her original characters. She is also the artist behind the gorgeous minimalist track artwork!
57 And for your listening pleasure, a snippet of something called Jane Dargason. It is an unfinished track, part of my work lately putting together some music for Homestuck Volume 9. The beautiful artwork, for which the music is arguably just a vehicle, is brought to you by the astounding talent of Tavia Morra.
You remember Jade Dragon, right? The rich wall of sound therein owes itself to the fact that it samples Viva la Vida, from its namesake Coldplay album. Jane Dargason is a spiritual successor, using samplework from Life in Technicolor off the same album. All of this is combined here to surprisingly lovely effect with sounds from an unreleased track by RJ (who, as we have discussed, is the coolest).
In short, we have an anthemic Jane tune in the workings!
358 I recorded the extended cello cadenza for this tune, which was a more challenging task than I had expected! The final product was well worth the effort though; Bowman really outdid himself writing this one.
When you wake up tomorrow, play this song first thing in the morning. “Awake” is another new song and was commissioned by Samuel Bennallick for my fundraiser. Features Clark Powell on the cello.
(via iambowman)
73 lemiel14n3 asked: In listening to the song "rain" both on the album medium and the recent homestuck update. I heard a sound similar to someone chewing. What is that? and, perhaps more importantly, what was it intended to be.
I get this question so often! Time to give the long answer.
Usually I classify the chewing noises (or so some call them) as vocals of the spoken-word variety. Rain has motifs of the human voice throughout, from the sliced-whisper rhythms to the layering of recorded vocal work.
Thematically, the track is meant to describe the duality of Rose’s personality, especially as it relates to her interest in the horrorterrors and forbidden knowledge. I wanted the music to reflect aspects both beautiful and profane, magnificent and repulsive. The chords that the song shifts back and forth on are comforting, a repeating plagal cadence that hints at religious undertones. Contrasting this are elements of the song such as the whispers and the vocals, which are meant to unsettle and confuse the listener. These two harmonizing artistic subjects of darkness and light are compared in one sweeping metaphor to rainfall. Storm clouds are dark, but they pour life and waters that cleanse.
To describe it in a word: sublime.
But yeah poetic garbage aside I recorded those vocals right up close to a microphone in order to really make the listener uncomfortable. It was so close that you can hear saliva between my lips. I totally breach your personal space whenever you listen to it, and that is precisely what I was going for! I wanted to repulse and unnerve, as if I was whispering just a little too close right into your ear.
It’s certainly not chewing though. The words are whispered faintly, but they are indeed words. Very specific ones. It’s not English. No one that I know of has quite put their finger on what it is I was reciting yet, but I know that eventually someone will realize. Until then I think I am going to keep mum about that!
At any rate now you all know how hardcore I over-thought every little detail about Medium.
I’m getting a lot of new followers! I think that’s pretty neat. Welcome to all of you! This blog is where you will find all sorts of music by me: freebie tracks, unreleased songs, Homestuck rarities, and occasionally sneak peeks at things I am working on for MSPA and otherwise!
But today is different.
Today is Christmas.
Why is today Christmas?
It’s because you’re getting a free track today, that is why it is Christmas.
Should you like to download this most silly of songs, you are definitely welcome to.
(The delightfully out-of-season art is by the beautiful and talented Player Prophet!)
44 I was as surprised as everyone else to see Rain in the 4/13 flash update today!
For those who may not have heard it, the song is from the Homestuck album Medium, which was my solo project!
The album was released exactly one year ago, on April 13th, 2011.
Ladies and gentlemen, this girl is good. I reblog this particular song because it is new and also one of my tracks, but having looked at the rest of Horizon’s work on YouTube I have discovered that she has a beautiful voice, a knack for lyric-writing, and plenty of production know-how! Do check this out, as well as her other creations.
Homestuck’s Flare, with my original vocals and lyrics.
Happy early 413; would you like some angst? I mentally applied this to both Dave/Jade and Rose/John while writing, but make of it what you will.
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help I can’t stop writing Homestuck lyrics;;;(mp3) || (Pyrocumulus) || (Sarabande)
