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Cover art by SmashCooper smash-cooper Tumblr.
Released 9/9/2017.
Duration: 8:53.

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General contributors:

• Lucas Haggett (bass guitar)

Tracks that The Sin and the Salvation references:

• Black Rose / Green Sun by Malcolm Brown
• Showtime (Original Mix) by Malcolm Brown
• English by Toby Fox
• Homestuck Anthem by Clark Powell

Artist commentary:

psithurist: (composer, booklet commentary)

So I started this track about two years ago when I was much less experienced with production and workflow, and working on it more recently has become kind of a nightmare. It's about the story of the cherubs: Caliborn's domination, the rise of Lord English, Calliope's isolation, and her alternate self's ultimate sacrifice. The working title was "Damara's Descent", and the whispers are actually edited recordings of exposition about Damara, but the theme changed pretty early on. Thanks to Lucas Haggett for performing bass on this track!

psithurist: (composer, SoundCloud description)

this track has been in the works for a very, very long time (since 2014 i think?). feels good to finally get it out. the longest and most ambitious track i've ever made, telling the story of the cherub siblings in three movements. enjoy, love from jo psithurist, xoxox

SmashCooper: (track artist, booklet commentary)

I'm really glad I had the chance to draw track art for a cherub song since Caliborn is probably one of my favorite characters in Homestuck. I tried to fill this up with as many pieces of imagery of the cherub's journeys to god tier, all framed within a beautiful clock ready to be smashed with a crowbar. Side Note: Caliborn's gun was superbly hard to draw and now I can see why Hussie used a jpg image for it as often as he could.