Through the Seventh Gate ~Land of Frost and Frogs~
By Catboss
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SoundCloud.
Cover art by Homestuck.
Released 4/21/2012.
Duration: 5:43.
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Artist commentary:
(original commentary)
Remember when I said I'd sit on LOFAF for a bit? I lied.
okay not really
more like I got an idea, but then I was going to do other stuff, but turns out it's one of those ideas that cripples your creative output unless you do it first, so yeah I was pretty much forced to do it
them's the breaks
ANYWAY.
Frost is one of my favourite Homestuck songs. Go listen to it because it is fantastic. I could probably leave it on loop all day and not get tired of it. It's also Jade's land theme so there's pretty much no way I wasn't going to put it in here.
The original idea for this song was always to use Frost as a "backdrop" and then link it to other songs, but to be perfectly frank I wasn't expecting to use Dissension. I was intending to transition straight to Sunsetter, but then I played a bunch of stuff and was like "hey this sounds like a Homestuck song" and it turned out to be Dissension so I used it. My subconscious is a thief sometimes. Turned out for the better, really, it's one of those happy little coincidences that happen sometimes. =3
Also: Dissension doesn't get remixed enough. Needs more luv~~
Let's see, where was I.
Sunsetter might seem like an odd choice really, but since its cousin Sunslammer (by Beatfox) was featured in the comic itself it's become more or less linked to Jade, despite the fact that Sunsetter was originally supposed to be a Dave strife theme if I remember? And that is why I chose it! Which makes Frost + 2 strife themes, which I think actually makes for a decent seventh-gate theme.
Stylistically I went for something between LOWAS and LOHAC. It's not as dynamic as the former in terms of... dynamics (-_-") and tempo, but I went for stylistic shifts instead; the sudden orchestral Sunsetter was completely intentional though, as was the slower, more ambient ending. As a result this actually ended up more complex than LOWAS did. It was quite fun to compose.
Altogether it's a fun romp to end off the Seventh Gate Project, and I'm quite satisfied with it.
Now what to do next hmmmmmm
(commentary redux)
The Witch of Space enters the Glacier of Genesis...
I really enjoyed pulling the sudden switch from what was essentially house-inspired electronica to orchestral. I've used several more times since, such as in Vodka Mutiny or Jackpot (Birthday Bash Mix). I'm not personally fond of the idea of pigeonholing songs into genres, so making this song was a real treat for me; I like to think of it as kind of genre-fluid, and that's interesting to me."