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Cover art by CreamBouo creambouo Twitter creambouo Newgrounds creambouo Instagram.
Released 3/23/2023.
Duration: 1:47.

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Artist commentary:

Abibeur:

"Eyes in the Abyss" is... what happens when you ask a noise artist to work on the soundtrack of your fanadventure. Ironically, it is probably the less Homestuck-y track of the whole album and as such probably the track who differentiates Crossmound Vol. 1 from most other Homestuck and fanadventures' soundtracks. In all modesty, obviously. It is one of my shortest songs, as I'm used to make them drag a little longer for a full droney vibe, but I fully understand why it had to be that way, as it was used in [S] And now... You'll wake up.

I was asked to begin the track in a dark ambient feel and then make it become increasingly noisy and chaotic, and that's what I did. I don't really remember what were most of the sounds and noises I used in this, but as I just said "most", there still are some. I was asked to represent horrorterrors by adding unsettling sentient noises, so I did with whispers, moans and groans that I actually recorded myself, because I know how to make strange noises with my mouth, so I was in my element.

After my first draft, Mari asked me if it was possible to add some "percussive noise" and I actually don't remember what I used to do it, but I was searching to do some sort of loud heartbeat sound and yeah, I think it's safe to say the bet is won. Finally, I was asked to end it abruptly and even if it was done differently in the flash, which I totally understand, I'm still really proud of what I did in the track itself. A radio button (I think? I don't remember what it was exactly) clicking sound, some white noise (recorded with my old computer, probably the best silence white noise I can find) and another clicking sound to end. I really like that method of mine to end a noisy and chaotic mess in some sort of "back to reality", it really pump up the unsettling tone of the song to the max. For me. So yeah, I'm really proud to "end" the album (minus the hidden bonus track...) with this.