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Stable Time Loops and Paradoxes 2 Listen on: YouTube (playlist)

The Paradox Music Team: (Bandcamp about blurb) captured 4/13/2020

62 wicked wacky tracks (one of which a whole bonus track!) and a PDF booklet with commentary by the musicians!

The Paradox Music Team: (Bandcamp credits blurb, excerpt) captured 4/13/2020

Cover art by: wumby, KiddleScribbles, animmania and Knil

Album Mastering by: Spad3s

Musicians:
Michael Frank
apatheticPianist
Rowyn Berlan
Caelan Kier
Pascal van den Bos
Rainy
The Pure Spectre
Frost Carter
Caldw3ll
Beau Brian
Asian Trash
Spad3s
Michael Parker
QuantumBun
monobrow

Artists:
wumby
Naturestormz
Knil
seacode
Camelote
Phos
KiddleScribbles
Cøøkie Jøsh [CC]
sKetchooDles
T4NGL3P4L
citriare
diolis
doctorcorby
starcrossedAnalyst
Cup
MarbleMint
SapphireSkeletons
siedlag

~~Disc 1~~ Listen on: YouTube

Asian: (composer, booklet commentary)

This was my first song for the team. This is actually a recreation of an old piano melody I made a while back, so redoing the chords was pretty rad.

Miasmic Decay Listen on: YouTube

Rowyn Berlan: (composer, booklet commentary)

This song was basically made out of my love for the Alpha kids planets, this one in particular was supposed to be a kinda chill theme for the Land of Tombs and Krypton. The version you hear on the album took several hours as I was very critical and indecisive about what I was writing. In the end I'm proud of what's here but one day I'd like to revisit the song and hopefully fix the parts I was super unsure about.

Versus Remix Listen on: YouTube

Michael Frank: (composer, booklet commentary)

This was initially going to be a recreation, utilizing the Secret of Mana soundfont used in the original song. I decided to try out some of the same instruments used in Stronger Monsters (from Undertale) as well, which at that point I thought "what the heck, let's just make a full-on remix of this". Fun fact: I was initially following along PotatoBoss' Versus recreation video on YouTube, before I knew who he was.

This Baby's Timeless! Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (composer, booklet commentary)

I made this song as a birthday gift to Rowyn Berlan, i wanted to kind of parody "The Baby is You" since we had just finished "The Baby is STLaP2" and it seemed funny to me to make that for them. The only song I referenced was "Miasmic Decay" because Rowyn made it and that would make the song still fit in the album because it's still a remix of a song in the album. Also DVS-Saxophone is the best instrument, change my mind.

Prismatic Season Listen on: YouTube

Beau Brian: (composer, booklet commentary)

This Crystal remix is actually my first attempt at a song vvith entirely digital-sounding instruments (I.e. savvs, skvvares, D>S sax and the like) but it sur<i<ed the dreadful soundtest so..

Anyvvay, it’s mostly a Crystal remix simply because nearly e<ery time I make something I can feel this song trying to inch it’s vvay in there, so I scratched that itch and ga<e it it’s ovvn song to try to hold it back.

It didn’t vvork.

Beau Brian: (composer, booklet commentary, quirk-free)

This Crystal remix is actually my first attempt at a song with entirely digital-sounding instruments (I.e. saws, squares, DVS sax and the like) but it survived the dreadful soundtest so..

Anyway, it’s mostly a Crystal remix simply because nearly every time I make something I can feel this song trying to inch it’s way in there, so I scratched that itch and gave it it’s own song to try to hold it back.

It didn’t work.

Rough and Jungle Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (album team, booklet commentary)

Rough and Jungle puts an interesting spin on sburban jungle and doctor which compliment each other quite well in this arrangement. Also unite synchronization is in here somewhere so that’s cool.

Gale Force Winds Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (album team, booklet commentary)

Starting off the numerous doctor remixes with a bang is FrostyMacs “Gale Force Winds”. This in my honest opinion is a step up from frostys previous doctor remixes and is pretty damn solid with some tasty synths.

Chill Out (Strider Style) Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (composer, booklet commentary)

I wanted to make a beatdown remix that was kind of beach-y i suppose? So basically i took Beatdown, some upbeat drums, Earthbound beach sounds, *DVS SAX* and some other cool stuff. I ended up with a pretty cool result, it was basically exactly what i wanted. Near the end i also sampled the original Beatdown for a cool effect, and also at the end because i wanted to make it sound as if you were sitting on the beach, listening to Beatdown through a small radio. The Vriska references where just kinda there because they sound good with the rest, they are in squarewave to match Dave’s intrumentation. And lastly the name is also obviously a reference to Beatdown.

Celestic Aviators Listen on: YouTube

Caelan Kier: (composer, booklet commentary)

I listen to a lot of prog-metal-that’s-also-very-melodic, a good example is Sithu Aye, who is the main inspiration behind this song, I love the way he keeps this melodic flow throughout pretty much every song and has like every other instrument that’s not the lead dedicated to just backing up this melody; So I thought it would be a good idea to turn this style into chiptune. It’s different than my usual chiptune style, and I guess that just kinda developed as I made the song, but honestly I like the way this sounds more than my normal style so I’ll probably make more songs like this. I wanna say more but that’s p much it lol.

Moonstruck (Vinyl) Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (composer, booklet commentary)

This song is a redone version of an old Lo-Fi Hip-Hop remix i made of the song “Moonsetter” by Toby Fox. I didn’t like the old one i made but since i was getting so much positive feedback on it i decided to remake it for this album. It turned out way better than the old version in my opinion and i hope everyone who listened to the old version agrees with me.

Fireflies and Clockwork Listen on: YouTube

apatheticPianist: (composer, booklet commentary)

Tbh this’s one of my fav songs I’ve ever made? For a few reasons, one being that admittedly it was made in GarageBand and yet isn’t (totally) awful-sounding instrument-wise, and another being that swapping the “main” instruments of Dave’s and John’s motifs worked out really well, imo, and finally cuz it’s from a transitional period right before I got better software and so sort of marks a personal turning point on the path towards becoming a better composer? It’s a pretty nice jam, regardless of all that, and I might wind up doing either a remaster of it or a version with Jade and Rose for STLaP3 - hope y’all enjoy listening!

Distortion Navigator Listen on: YouTube

Caelan Kier: (composer, booklet commentary)

So this was made back when AHaM was being made, pretty close to it being released the guy who was making the Sollux song didn't finish it for reasons I can't be bothered remembering, and since the position for the Sollux song was open I was like "damn I wanna do the Sollux song because Sollux is cool". So I made the first melody you hear in Distortion Navigator, but before I could do anymore we had to release the album like right then and there, so I didn't get to finish it. Then I just turned it into the full Sollux song I wanted back then and released it here on STLaP 2 instead.

Thread the Needle Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (album team, booklet commentary)

The use of violins in this song really capture the feel of rose early on in HomeStuck especially as a strife theme which is backed up by the amazing art accompanying it. Overall Frosty did a great job on the composition and instrumentation on Thread the Needle.

Rebirth without Elegance, True is Resolve; Young is the GAME Listen on: YouTube

Beau Brian: (composer, booklet commentary)

A requiem for those not lucky enough to sur<i<e Sburb. One cannot keep a gentle touch and sur<i<e. Rebirth, vvithout elegance. They must steel themsel<es, and knovv vvhat to do; vvhy to do it. True is resol<e. After all, the game is young. R.E.T.R.Y. GAME.

The length is actually a bit of an accident on my end. Sometimes there are just so many inter<als and melodies that need their part, and each one of those need some kind of transition. Not sure if it shovvs or not, but this is certainly the track I vvorked hardest on, and ironically I made my longest track at a point vvhere vve had no more room on the album!

Beau Brian: (composer, booklet commentary, quirk-free)

A requiem for those not lucky enough to survive Sburb. One cannot keep a gentle touch and survive. Rebirth, without elegance. They must steel themselves, and know what to do; why to do it. True is resolve. After all, the game is young. R.E.T.R.Y. GAME.

The length is actually a bit of an accident on my end. Sometimes there are just so many intervals and melodies that need their part, and each one of those need some kind of transition. Not sure if it shows or not, but this is certainly the track I worked hardest on, and ironically I made my longest track at a point where we had no more room on the album!

~~Disc 2~~ Listen on: YouTube

Rowyn Berlan: (composer, booklet commentary)

Got bored one day and wanted to write a quick little song that turned into Disc 2... that's pretty much it lmao

Insurrection Listen on: YouTube

Caelan Kier: (composer, booklet commentary)

I remember like thinking that my Mutiny remix could be totally better, so like I only made this a while after that was uploaded (that's why it sounds so much like my old stuff). I didn't even plan for the song to be said remix, I was just bored in FL Studio and placed down the Mutiny melody in there and somehow just kept going until it turned into a full song. I was gonna put it in STLaP 1, but then didn't because there was already a Mutiny remix, so first chance I got I dunked it into STLaP 2.

Lust Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (composer, booklet commentary)

A while ago, i worked on an album called “Solar Sessions” hosted by “Handshake Collaborations”. On this is a song called “Earth” by psithurist. I was extremely inspired by this song because it’s so good, so i tried to make something in that style. The way it came out, it was pretty perfect for a chill Derse kinda song so i ended up putting it on STLaP 2.

Candlelit Contemplation Listen on: YouTube

Rowyn Berlan: (composer, booklet commentary)

Now Candles and Clockwork over the years has become my favorite song from Homestuck so of course I wanted to try and do something with it. Candlelit originally started out as a shitty PXTone cover that’s on my YouTube Channel (you’ve been warned) and well after a while I grew unhappy with it. One day I got the stupid idea to reverse the song and boy am I glad I did that. I decided to try and make a remix of Candles and Clockwork that would sound just as good reversed and well what’s there sure is something. (By the way all the reversed bits are actually from the original PXTone version which I thought was a cool little reference)

CITH - Beatdown (Strider in the House) Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (composer, booklet commentary)

So this one is pretty odd (obviously wtf). One day i was hanging out on the Bowman Discord server and we were just kinda talking, so then Michael mentions that him and some friends are making a Strider version of the vocals to the Cory in the House opening, and i was like, ohshit i can make a remix of the theme that uses Strider motifs if you want :eyes:. So i made it and i named the instrumental version CITH Beatdown as a reference to WSW Beatdown. Later the vocals were added and it became Strider in the House. Thanks for making this Michael your Dave voice is epic lmao.

Michael Parker: (Dave, booklet commentary)

This entire concept started as a joke between me and my friends, “what if you took Dave Strider and put him in Cory in the House”. It was a meme, a dumb idea I did and even drew art for. We came up with a whole scenario and description of “the show”. Then we were like “what if we made a parody of an intro”, and I contacted PotatoBoss and proposed the concept. I was honestly shocked when he agreed to make an instrumental remix of Cory in the House. Over the span of around a month or two, we made the music, got myself and my friend to record the lyrics, and then made it a video on youtube. Now it’s making an appearance on this album, which boggles my mind. I voice Dave Strider, while my friend Bun sings as Vriska. Making this was extremely fun, since I have no musical talent whatsoever, but enjoy working with PMT on their various projects. Everyone in PMT is so talented, and as cheesy as it sounds, it’s an honor to be able to contribute to this album and work with them. To be honest, this shitpost is probably my magnum opus, but I am perfectly fine with that.

Unknown, but maybe QuantumBun: (booklet commentary)

STRIDER IS IN MY HOUSE. HE HAS A GUN OH GOD OH F*CK PLEASE HAVE MERCY CALL 911 DO SOMETHING PLEASE DEAR GOD HE SHOT KAREN AND HE TOOK MY KIDS OH JESUS THERE IS BLOOD EVERYWHERE!! HOW DID HE EVEN GET INTO MY HOUSE?! ALL THE DOORS AND WINDOWS ARE LOCKED! PLEASE OH GOD I HEAR HIM. HES HERE. TELL MY PARENTS I LOV-

strider is in the house motherfucker

Balabushka Listen on: YouTube

Wikipedia: (booklet commentary)

George Balabushka (Russian: Grigoriy Antonovich Balabushka; December 9, 1912 – December 5, 1975) was a Russian-born billiards (pool) cue maker, arguably the most prominent member of that profession.

Purely Black Listen on: YouTube

The Pure Spectre: (composer, booklet commentary)

So, this song apparently started way back in 2017, where it was just a mere shadow of it’s current self. Simply put, it was the main beginning bit, ‘cept it was at a slower tempo, and sounded decently worse than it does now. I had it lying around when I joined the PMT, and decided it has potential. So, I took it, looked closely at how Black actually played, and made it into a more fully-fledged remix. Can I say it’s my best work? Probably not. But I would, at the very least, hope that it’s decently enjoyable to listen to if anything.

Funnily enough, when I uploaded the song to SoundCloud (where it suffered in quality from the upload, unfortunately) I mentioned in the description that it was likely to be my last Homestuck song/remix. Apparently, I was lying to everyone including myself, since I not only made another song for the STLaP2 album, but I’ve got a larger project in the works... a project being made in the most unorthodox ways, but being created nonetheless.

Spritely Gardener Listen on: YouTube

Rainy: (composer, booklet commentary)

This song has a special place in my heart because it my first homestuck remix. I started this song months before I joined the PMT and I remember doing it out of boredom. I wanted to make remix a song the no one had done before, so I decided to remix the first half of the unreleased song "Jadesprite." The original demo of the song was like 30 seconds long and wasn't very good imo. Joining the team gave me the impetus I needed to expand upon my original demo and finish the song. Of my remixes, this one is probably my favorite.

Davesprite 3 Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (composer, booklet commentary)

One day i was just listening to “Davesprite” by Toby Fox and i was trying to recreate the opening drums. Since i always wanted to remix Davesprite i decided to just lay down the main melody too and remix the song. This song probably took longest to make, not because it was harder than the rest, but because it kept being edited. The first time was because i messed up some notes and pitching, the i removed some parts for no reason which i ended up adding back later. Then i got some disc scratch samples from Erik Scheele that sounded really cool so i added those in, that took a while to get decent too. And still with this version i’m not 100% satisfied but it’ll do. And the name is “Davesprite 3” because there’s an unused song by Erik Scheele called “Davesprite 2” so i just followed up after that.

Between Mediums Listen on: YouTube

Rainy: (composer, booklet commentary)

I Wanted to see what would happen if a mashed up cascade and freefall. Also there is a little bit of interstellar in there for good measure. I hope y’all enjoy songs about the 3 year journey Between Mediums lol.

Lovely and Saccharine Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (composer, booklet commentary)

This track was actually a commission for a fantroll theme. I basically just based the entire song off one motif that i used from Lust, the rest of the song was based off the track “Virgin Orb” by Toby Fox. I promised 2 commissioners that i would use their fantroll themes in STLaP 2 and i did. I’m kinda glad i did too because i really like the songs.

The Paradox Music Team: (Bandcamp about blurb) captured 3/17/2022

For the fantroll Ilenah Helpin by: Doodlele on HSA

Black - Electro Swing Remix Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (album team, booklet commentary)

Spad3s sadly didn’t wanna write commentary on this song which is a shame so I’ll try my best in his place lmao. So in short this remix really breathes new life into Black and as a whole adds enough to the base composition to make something unique. Also Spad3s, buddy, you gotta get over your Black addiction.

An Orange-Blue Rose Listen on: YouTube

Beau Brian: (composer, booklet commentary)

Based off yet another meaningless >ibraphone session, but I guess those stick in your head vvhen you ha<e nothing to do but play randomly for a hour e<ery Monday through Friday. It vvas another one I found pretty fun to make, especially vvith the subtle Heir of Grief and Candles and Clockvvork-based bits a little near the end.

Beau Brian: (composer, booklet commentary, quirk-free)

Based off yet another meaningless vibraphone session, but I guess those stick in your head when you have nothing to do but play randomly for a hour every Monday through Friday. It was another one I found pretty fun to make, especially with the subtle Heir of Grief and Candles and Clockwork-based bits a little near the end.

Artificial Extortion Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (composer, booklet commentary)

Rowyn Berlan and i were once in a fansession, there she made a song titled: “Deception” which she still hates with a flaming passion, even though i don’t think it’s that bad, around the time that she made that i tried to remix it into a sort of really fast battle theme based on Umbral Ultimatum by Toby Fox. At first this song sounded really different because i had used sounds from games like Goemon on Nintendo 64 and Earthbound, then i tried to use more orchestral sounds and it just sounded way better. So in the end i think it came out really well for what it is, *Umbral Ultimatum 2* B)

Cascading Towards the End Listen on: YouTube

Rainy: (composer, booklet commentary)

I had the idea for for a jazzy version of “Cascade” for a while. As I started making however, it slowly but surly turned into a remix of “Flare (Cascade Cut).” I also added a little bit of “Liquid Negrocity” for added jazziness. I’m pretty sure that this song sucks at being jazz but is pretty alright in being a song.

Land of the Sharpest Shale Listen on: YouTube

Beau Brian: (composer, booklet commentary)

I am.. extremely surprised this e<en came out decent. This is the bastard child of an inexperienced kid’s old MuseScore composition turned midi and plopped into demo Fruity Loops, mixed into a big bovvl of re<erb.

That said, I can ne<er get this one out of my head. I like it. I only vvish demo FL had been a bit nicer and let me sa<e the file, e<en if I couldn’t open it then. You can bet someday there vvould be a remix tvvice as long vvith some real mixing, had that been the case.

Beau Brian: (composer, booklet commentary, quirk-free)

I am.. extremely surprised this even came out decent. This is the bastard child of an inexperienced kid’s old MuseScore composition turned midi and plopped into demo Fruity Loops, mixed into a big bowl of reverb.

That said, I can never get this one out of my head. I like it. I only wish demo FL had been a bit nicer and let me save the file, even if I couldn’t open it then. You can bet someday there would be a remix twice as long with some real mixing, had that been the case.

~~Disc 3~~ Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (composer, booklet commentary)

This is nothing special really, it was just a thing i improvised quickly on my midi keyboard because i was bored so uh, yeah.

Moonlight Waltz Listen on: YouTube

Asian: (composer, booklet commentary)

I really enjoyed making this. It’s really just Moonsetter in 3/4, but I got to screw around and add some other stuff in. My addiction to 7ths really shows in this.

Windsong Listen on: YouTube

Rowyn Berlan: (composer, booklet commentary)

So ever since I first heard Moonsong I’ve wanted to mix it in with Doctor, what you hear on the album is roughly my 4th attempt at making this dream a reality. I’m quite happy with how the song turned out and how well I was able to blend in and sorta balance the melodies of both songs. In conclusion CaveStory’s great and Homestuck’s great nuff said.

At the Strike of Three Listen on: YouTube

Beau Brian: (composer, booklet commentary)

This is a remake of a really old project file of mine, vvhich is actually composed almost exactly the same. Only noticable difference is the mixing, brought from horrendous to..!

...still pretty bad. But not as bad as the first’s! That and some minor instrumentation. The motifs are combined the vvay they are because I thought they sounded nice!

Yeah.. that’s all. It’s not some secret musical analogy of the Green Sun really causing this or that. I just like it this vvay, though if you can somehovv find the analogy that isn’t there, good for you! It’s just like poetry!

Beau Brian: (composer, booklet commentary, quirk-free)

This is a remake of a really old project file of mine, which is actually composed almost exactly the same. Only noticable difference is the mixing, brought from horrendous to..!

...still pretty bad. But not as bad as the first’s! That and some minor instrumentation. The motifs are combined the way they are because I thought they sounded nice!

Yeah.. that’s all. It’s not some secret musical analogy of the Green Sun really causing this or that. I just like it this way, though if you can somehow find the analogy that isn’t there, good for you! It’s just like poetry!

Vaporsecata - ベーパセタ Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (composer, booklet commentary)

This is a vaporwave remix of Horsecatska, it was suggested as a joke by infiniteInconvenience on the Stalemate Discord server. But i made it anyway for some reason lol.

Latum Alterum Listen on: YouTube

Beau Brian: (composer, commentary booklet)

This is the first thing I made upon getting the full <ersion of Fruity Loops, vvhich I think came out pretty vvell. As such, it took me a lot longer to make than I’d like to admit, e<en at it’s length of a minute and fifty-one seconds.

Also, it’s only fitting I should say, at this hea<y-piano track: I actually cannot play the piano.

Beau Brian: (composer, commentary booklet, quirk-free)

This is the first thing I made upon getting the full version of Fruity Loops, which I think came out pretty well. As such, it took me a lot longer to make than I’d like to admit, even at it’s length of a minute and fifty-one seconds.

Also, it’s only fitting I should say, at this heavy-piano track: I actually cannot play the piano.

Troublemaker Tango Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (composer, booklet commentary)

Prior to making this song me and my girlfriend had been watching a lot of the anime “Saiki-K” and the music in that is extremely good. When i got to my computer i wanted to write a song like the beach theme in Saiki. That’s where the beginning came from, after that it just became a mesh of a bunch of different things. At some point i just started to add different Homestuck motifs and stuff like the voice clips from Strider in the House. And also Deception, aka, The best song ever made. In the end it turned out as one of my favorite songs that i made for this album. Mayor props to wumby for the art as well, it’s really good.

More Than a Game Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (album team, booklet commentary)

This is a really cool version of the Homestuck Anthem, it’s just as calming as the original and it adds some cool parts, i enjoyed listening to it quite a bit. Good job Mac!

Black (Cucumber Quest) Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (composer, booklet commentary)

I can’t exactly remember how this was made, i just remember really liking Noisemaster’s Theme and wanting to reemix it, just needed an excuse to put it on STLaP 2. I consider this to be in the line of “joke tracks” i made for STLaP 2, or maybe semi-in it, no idea haha.

Learning to Stack-Modus Listen on: YouTube

Rowyn Berlan: (album team, booklet commentary)

So Caldw3ll wrote this as a song based on the sylladex shenanigans of Act 1 and I think it lives up to that by having this cheery kinda tutorial feel to it. In my opinion the song as a whole sums up the silliness of Act 1 and I dig it.

I Warned You About the Elevator Bro Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (composer, booklet commentary)

This is another commission track, it was commissioned for a fantroll that hears his own themes anywhere he goes. I made it kinda based off of tracks like elevator stuck. There’s also a track on the soundtest that is a battle theme for the same troll and it’s a partial remix of this song.

The Paradox Music Team: (Bandcamp about blurb) captured 3/17/2022

For the OC Vilros Safron by: Vilros Safron on HSA

Threxecute Listen on: YouTube

Rainy: (composer, booklet commentary)

I know there has already been a remix of showdown on a PMT album before (sorry Calikid), but I really wanted to do a hard rock version of the song so oh well. Funnily enough it was that remix on AHaM that inspired me to write Threxecute, so i guess it’s fine???. This song is also the most controversial song I have ever written. I will admit that part of it was my own stubbornness, but I will also admit that I didn’t think that UGK2 would sound good with this song. If you want to hear that version of the song, check out the soundtest.

Windwielder Listen on: YouTube

Caelan Kier: (composer, booklet commentary)

Honestly I don't have much to say about this, I don't remember starting this song, I guess I just put down some drums and then put down some synths and then put down some samples and then boom it's a song now.

Turntables Listen on: YouTube

Asian: (composer, booklet commentary)

This song was really fun to do. The art was actually made before the music, so the entire song is based on the idea of a Dave strife or something. Fast-paced music in general is just really fun to make, especially when I get to do a bunch of riffs. I regret making it so short, but it turned out alright I think.

Wish Upon a Firefly Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (composer, booklet commentary)

Wish Upon a Firefly was made right after Usagi Buzinkai unfortunately passed away, i wanted to make a tribute song and there was no better track than Doctor. I tried making it a more upbeat hero version of Doctor. In my opinion i could never get doctor right whenever i tried remixing it but this definitely worked out well.

The Paradox Music Team: (Bandcamp about blurb) captured 3/17/2022

Rest in Peace, Usagi Buzinkai.

Minuteman Listen on: YouTube

Rainy: (composer, booklet commentary)

So I had this idea for doing solo album in the style of strife and strife 2. One of the song ideas I had for the album was remix of the song “Temporal Virtuoso” by PB. I eventually decided against doing that in favor of different solo album idea, but I still wanted to do a remix of the song. I tried my best to create an RJ Lake style remix, chopping up various sections of the song and stitching them together. I even added a reference to “Perfect Cascade of the heart” by Tensei. I’m pretty satisfied with how this turned out and I hope you enjoy. (P.[S]. You guys gotta start remixing more strife 2 songs. The album will be out 2 years by the time you read this and the lack of remixes is disappointing.)

~~Disc 4~~ Listen on: YouTube

Beau Brian: (composer, booklet commentary)

It vvas really just an old project file from vvhen I first got a certain free guitar plugin and started testing it out. I updated the drums, and apparently made a disc?

Beau Brian: (composer, booklet commentary, quirk-free)

It was really just an old project file from when I first got a certain free guitar plugin and started testing it out. I updated the drums, and apparently made a disc?

Sta-ag-gered Move-me-ent Listen on: YouTube

The Pure Spectre: (composer, booklet commentary)

Note that this particular commentary piece is being written somewhat prematurely in my eyes, as the song is technically unfinished as of writing. Not my fault for doing so - there was a deadline on these.

So this song wasn’t planned to be in this album at all. Instead, a more ambitious project of mine was going to be in it’s place, one that’s more related to cherubs and such. However, it became increasingly apparent that, if I were to try and finish it in a timely manner, it would likely turn out as a - excuse me when I say this - shit pile on fire. That’s to say, terribly. So, I’m reserving it for the next album, one where I can have time to acclimate to new software and actually make a good product.

In it’s place, we have this sort of Descend/Upward Movement remix that I managed to cook up in the spare time away from my main PC. It turned out alright, but according to Mr. P-Boss, equalization on it was quite poor. It was an understanble and true statement - the software I used for it wasn’t really made to equalize.

Because of this fact, he actually offered to take the midi file of the song and the audio file and convert it into a more equalized, and hopefully better sounding, version. As of writing this, I’ve yet to hear anything about it though. This description will be changed if he does end up following through. If he doesn’t, then what you’ll be hearing is my version of it, and this description will be left unchanged. In any case, I hope it’s a good listening for the ears.

Pascal "Don't call me Starkemeister" van den Bos and TimelessHeir's DX collab (gone wrong(gone sexual)) definitive edition Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (co-composer, booklet commentary)

Rowyn and i wanted to do a collab song for a while and here we finally got to it. This took a while to make (mainly because i wasnt hurrying up with my part oops) but we got it done so hell ye. I produced Rowyn’s part so it would fit better with mine, after that i started working on my part, i just tried to make another song that had a lot of leitmotifs in it. I was also really into Hotline Miami at the time so it has some of that in it too. I’m also proud of the Oppa Toby Style reference since i haven’t seen many songs that use that anywhere. As for the name uhh, it’s a horrible mess but it’s also kinda funny, one of the artists suggested it and we just kinda went with it?? yeah.

Rowyn Berlan: (co-composer, booklet commentary)

So as PB said we’ve been wanting to do a collab for a while and welp here it is. I started and finished my bit in a single day (which is rare as hell for me) because I decided to reference nothing but past songs by me and PBoss. Now I tried to use the most interesting parts from every song I referenced since my composition on some of the previously mentioned songs was extremely mediocre (and you can check em all out on the sound test... sadly). Now comes PB whose section completely blows what I had out of the water and shit I’m proud of him. Hope you enjoy! (Knil I both hate and love the fucking name you gave it)

Wind Awakening Listen on: YouTube

Asian: (composer, booklet commentary)

I had to make this song really quickly, my laptop killed itself for about two months before I could start work on this song. I actually barely finished within the deadline, and I’m grateful it’s complete (lol). This is probably one of my longest songs, kinda proud of it. Had to refrain from adding in a Megalovania reference in some parts, it’s always tempting when making songs in minor.

The file wips were labelled as ‘when senpai breathes on my neck uwu’ the entire time I worked on this song. Thank Pboss for that.

Land of the Orange Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (composer, booklet commentary)

I’ve wanted to remix “An Orange Blue Rose” since i first heard it, and here i finally got around to doing so. I tried to make some sort of SOTWW style Orchestral remix of AOBR. I think it worked pretty well, i’m most proud of the intro which is a mix of epic bitcrush effects and a recording i made of the wind outside my house when they were burning stuff at an energy plant.

Lifesaver Listen on: YouTube

Rainy: (composer, booklet commentary)

Check the commentary for “Minuteman” the full context, but this song is from an old solo album idea. Originally this song was going to have a bunch more references to Jane songs (I.E Cyan Beast, Jane Dargason, Etc), but I decided against this. The reason for this is that I felt like most of the songs I did for this album did not have enough of my own original composition and relied too heavily on references. So I decided to merge the references I had already planned with some original writing. I kept the references to “First Steps” by David Ellis and added a reference to an unreleased song called Crock N’ Roll by RJ Lake. As my last song for the album, I’m pretty proud of this one and I hope you enjoy.

Contentment Listen on: YouTube

Rowyn Berlan: (composer, booklet commentary)

I immediately fell in love with PotatoBoss’ song Lust as soon as he finished it. This is technically my third time messing with it and I’d consider it my best attempt lmao. After I showed pboss the WIP I had for the remix he came up with the idea of having the song be the prospit counterpart to Lust. I then went and added some sick piano cause john and some strings cause why not? In the end I’m happy with how it turned out but the original Lust is still better and you can’t convince me otherwise.

Beastly Skirmish Listen on: YouTube

Rowyn Berlan: (co-composer, booklet commentary)

This song comes from a love of jrpgs and their music and I’m kinda sad I lost interest in finishing it... anyway, the story behind the creation of this song came from a spark of inspiration from octopath travelers soundtrack (if you haven’t played the game do yourself a favor and at least listen to the OST) and a thought I had regarding the denizens of homestuck. In short I wanted to make a strife theme for the denizens but as stated earlier I lost interest. Then there’s Rainy my savior, he told me that he wanted to finish the song for stlap 2 if there was room and I honestly love the direction he took the song.

Rainy: (co-composer, booklet commentary)

So I lied about Lifesaver being my last song stlap 2, sorry. Basically, when Rowyn said she could not finish the original demo of Beastly Skirmish, I decided to take upon myself and finish it. I liked what I had heard from that initial and thought it would be a shame for it not to get finished. At the time there were no more slots on the album, so I was gonna put the arrangement on ice until STLaP 3. To cut a very long story short, we wound up needing and extra song and I was more than happy to oblige as it gave me an excuse finish this. I’m not quite sure if I captured the feel of the composition all that well, but I am somewhat happy with what I did for the arrangement. Despite what she might say, Rowyn is pretty good at music making.

Time on My Side 16-Bit Cover Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (composer, booklet commentary)

A while before i made this i asked Jit if he still has the disc scratches from a bunch of his songs. Later i noticed that these were also used in Time on My Side by Tensei, so since u had them i wanted to make a 16-bit cover of Time on My Side using the disc scratches. Just seemed like a fun idea.

Saxslammer Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (composer, booklet commentary)

This song started as a joke, i was gonna do a remix of Sunslammer using only DVS-Sax but i got distracted and remixed it properly while still using DVS-Sax as the main lead. The name was chosen in a poll on the PMT Discord server, some names were listed and voted on, Saxslammer was suggested by Rowyn Berlan.

Autonomous Autumn Listen on: YouTube

Beau Brian: (composer, booklet commentary)

Based off of an excerpt from vvhat I’d call a rather productiibraphone repeatedly on a series of calculated vvhims for an hour and thirty minutes. None of it really felt forced, and I think I enjoyed making this track vvay more than I should ha<e, for no reason vvhatsoe<er, though it vvas definitely also a *really* exhausting process. The ending bit is based off yet another >ibraphone session vvhich came much later, but in a nutshell I vvas just playing the same song, or at least vvhat can be played vvith tvvo hunan hands, vvhen I got distracted and missed a note. Sounded nice, so I added it in.

Beau Brian: (composer, booklet commentary, quirk-free)

Based off of an excerpt from what I’d call a rather productive hour of me hitting a vibraphone repeatedly on a series of calculated whims for an hour and thirty minutes. None of it really felt forced, and I think I enjoyed making this track way more than I should have, for no reason whatsoever, though it was definitely also a really exhausting process. The ending bit is based off yet another vibraphone session which came much later, but in a nutshell I was just playing the same song, or at least what can be played with two hunan hands, when I got distracted and missed a note. Sounded nice, so I added it in.

Of the Grim and Godlike Listen on: YouTube

apatheticPianist: (composer, booklet commentary)

So this song started out as a thing for an original, completely different album, then turned into a song about Grimdarkness in general, and now it’s a fight anthem for Grimdark Rose versus Bec Noir? And also probably some Vriska vs Bec Noir by the end, too, given how heroic-sounding and grandiose the ending gets... which probably means that “Of the Grim” also refers to how that’s a doomed timeline, and so definitely grim in a completely different sense? This was all definitely very intentional, and definitely not a complete coincidence.

Either way, this’s probably the best song I’ve made so far and I’m super hyped to share it with y’all!

Play the Rain Listen on: YouTube

Monobrow: (composer, booklet commentary)

I was enthusiastically approached by PotatoBoss a couple years ago to make music for his projects... About ten days ago (lol) I said, "OK, let's go4it!" and gave it a shot. The result is something I have put off, like getting back into music. Thanks PotatoBoss, he's rad and a gracious manager to a bright group of musicians and artists I've been welcomed to create with. Homestuck takes me back and the ones who still love it pushed me forward <3.

Ascend x10 Combo Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (composer, booklet commentary)

A lot of things were done for the 10th anniversary of Homestuck this year, one of them was the Homestuck Reanimate Project where a bunch of extremely talented artists came together to reanimate the entire Collide Flash. One of our artists, Sketchoodles, was also working on this and i decided to check it out. I ended up making this track for the credit sequence that would play after the animation. I also added it to this album because i wanted to officially release it on 4/13 as well. This is basically the track i made specifically to celebrate Homestuck’s 10th birthday, so thanks for being awesome, Homestuck.

A Happy Ending Listen on: YouTube

Rainy: (composer, booklet commentary)

This song's commentary is going to get a little serious. After doing Spritely Gardener, I wanted to do another song for the album. I had a bunch of stuff started but I just never had the energy to finish them. One of the ideas was a massive multi movement homestuck medley referencing all the beta kids' land theme. But like the other WIPs, I couldn't bring myself to work on it more. This went on until some time in early November. In November, I learned that George Buzinkai, Creator of homestuck songs like "Doctor" and "Endless Climb", had passed away. I was felt a profound sense of grief at her death. Some time passed, and I wanted to do something to commemorate her memory. So I decided to give my old project file another shot and that how "A Happy Ending" was created. I wanted to create something that embodied how much Homestuck and it's musicians meant to me. Is it perfect? No, it has a lot of issues and is overly long (Sorry Pb). But I think it is something conveys the monumental impact that homestuck had on my life.

Caring, Compassion, Kindness. The 3 Elements of SALE! Listen on: YouTube

Pascal van den Bos: (composer, booklet commentary)

So Rowyn texts me at 1am asking me to dub part of the first episode of Yu-Gi-Oh with her and Beau. I of course say yes B) So we recorded it and i asked Rowyn if we needed a song for the background music, she said yes so i decided to remix Passionate Duelist from Yu-Gi-Oh. I tried to make it some sort of F-Zero GX style track.... So yeah a shitpost that's what this is.

Rowyn Berlan: (album help, booklet commentary)

This song is so emotional it had me on the floor in tears 10/10... anyway this is for some meme video I made which you can check out on the pmt youtube (4kids hates "creativity"). Caring, Compassion, and Kindness are the names of the legendary hero, Kia Subarus, blue eyes white dragons lmao (god this video is gonna be the reason I go to hell I swear)

Pascal van den Bos: (composer, YouTube description, excerpt)

Music for the battle between Kia Subaru and Yugi

hah april 5th got u guys