Surrender is not the answer (recorded 21 - 30 December 2013)

I have remixed and remastered this album to eliminate clipping (it was horrendous) and increase the dynamic range. Both versions are available, so pick your poison. If you've already heard the album in its original incarnation, try the new one. I think it sounds miles better. But you'll need to turn it up louder. Better dynamic range means quieter mix.

I'm not even sure when I decided to make a second XR1300 album, I just did. And it was a lot of fun. This time I have a lot more experience and a lot more plugins and sound effects at my disposal.

The album almost became a concept album of sorts, but it wasn't intentional. The idea for "Invasion of the Dickgirls" came long before any other song here. "Dancing on the Surface of Mars" also pre-dates the songs about Planets Yuri and Futa. I'd like to think the heroes of the story made it safely off the evil Planet Yuri and are still living a quiet life on Planet Futa. There is no deep meaning to any of this, I enjoy yuri and futa anime a lot. Though I will always side with those who fight against radfems.

I picture the end of Planet Yuri, with the loud burst of feedback to represent an explosion and the deployment of the escape pod. The rumble and announcement at the beginning of Planet Futa represents the slow trip up the incline to the welcome center. Kind of like an Epcot Ride, almost. Only with sexy Japanese cartoon characters.

Song #13 is a very quiet ambient track; the mellow come down after the war. It is a radical reworking of the leadoff track "Staring Over."

 

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track listing

 

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Surrender is not the answer cover
Surrender is not the answer back cover
 

Starting Over (1:33)
A day for fun (4:18)
Invasion of the Dickgirls (5:37) [explicit]
Slow Dance 13 (2:22)
Pacifism is fascism (4:40)
A quick French lesson (2:54) [explicit]
The haze of wasted days (5:41)
Party now for the end times are coming (2:00)
Live from the planet of superfluous radio transmissions (1:37)
Hiding on Planet Yuri (7:19)
Escape to Planet Futa (7:31)
Dancing on the surface of Mars (7:27)
Again from the beginning (22:48)
total time: 75:37

 

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Released: 30 December 2013
Remastered: 3 January 2015
Catalog number: OSC014XR002LP75:37

samples

A day for fun contains a sample of Girl's cute laugh by DextDee.

Invasion of the Dickgirls contains a sample of Jungle Rot Loop by NoiseCollector.

Slow Dance 13 contains a sample of Hip Hop Loop by StafBeats.

Pacifism is fascism contains samples of PopOffAmenBreak by DjCHAOS, Gunshot by erkanozan, and Cheer by acclivity.

A quick French lesson contain a sample of PopOffAmenBreak by DjCHAOS.

The haze of wasted days contains samples of Bristol Riots Shouting and Swearing by icuttv, Mashed Breaks by VEXST, and aabstract-electrofunkbreakbeats_134bpm-darkangel by suonho.

Party now for the end times are coming contains samples of Electro beat by magundah14, Brasilian Street preacher by laugar, TRE-LOCO1 by sonipro, and Speakers Corner preacher by spudsonic.

Live from the planet of superfluous radio transmissions contains samples of djembe_loop_13_(variant) by Timbre, percussionloop by deprogram, and FBI Houston Patch (extended) by rudyiz2cool.

Hiding on Planet Yuri contains samples of Bees Knees by rjonesxlr8, Cutbeat1 by phreakkk, fat_beat_2 by -zin-, Sugar on Top by drmistersir, and Ahhh 3 by Planetjazzbass.

Escape to Planet Futa contains samples of Kim Drums by KatHakaku and Dancing Flubber, Apocalyptic Pulse both by rjonesxlr8.

Dancing on the surface of Mars contains samples of Industrial Beat by usinggarageband, Lonely Probe (still searching) by zuben, and Krakow Train Station Waiting Room-052 by vflefevre.

Again from the beginning contains samples of Police electroshock stun gun by VyckRo, malexmedia_man_screaming by malexmedia, and Female moaning and breathing by Vampirella17

 

Dynamic range stats for original release

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 DR		Peak		RMS		Filename
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 DR1		over		-4.81 dB 	01 Starting over.wav
 DR8		over		-8.71 dB 	02 A day for fun.wav
 DR7		over		-8.99 dB 	03 Invasion of the Dickgirls.wav
 DR2		over		-3.18 dB 	04 Slow Dance 13.wav
 DR4		over		-5.00 dB 	05 Pacifism is fascism.wav
 DR6		over		-7.87 dB 	06 A Quick French Lesson.wav
 DR6		over		-7.52 dB 	07 The haze of wasted days.wav
 DR5		over		-6.73 dB 	08 Party now for the end times are coming.wav
 DR0		over		-1.28 dB 	09 Live from the planet of superfluous radio transmissions.wav
 DR2		over		-3.25 dB 	10 Hiding on Planet Yuri.wav
 DR3		over		-5.19 dB 	11 Escape To Planet Futa.wav
 DR14		over		-14.86 dB 	12 Dancing on the surface of Mars.wav
 DR12		-15.30 dB 	-30.51 dB 	13 Again from the beginning.wav
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 Number of files:	13
 Official DR value:	DR5
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Dynamic range stats for remastered version

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 DR		Peak		RMS		Filename
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 DR12		-1.09 dB 	-13.73 dB 	starting over.aif
 DR16		-1.79 dB 	-18.55 dB 	a day for fun.aif
 DR13		-0.25 dB 	-15.80 dB 	Invasion of the Dickgirls.aif
 DR11		-1.12 dB 	-12.75 dB 	Slow Dance 13.aif
 DR13		-0.09 dB 	-14.77 dB 	pacifism is fascism.aif
 DR14		-0.62 dB 	-16.56 dB 	A Quick French Lesson.aif
 DR10		-3.61 dB 	-14.62 dB 	the haze of wasted days.aif
 DR12		-2.52 dB 	-17.11 dB 	party now for the end times are coming.aif
 DR9		-1.02 dB 	-13.46 dB 	live from the planet of superfluous radio transmissions.aif
 DR12		-1.83 dB 	-14.66 dB 	Hiding on planet yuri.aif
 DR12		-1.71 dB 	-15.62 dB 	Escape To Planet Futa.aif
 DR16		-2.28 dB 	-18.68 dB 	Dancing on the surface of Mars.aif
 DR12		-3.03 dB 	-18.44 dB 	again from the beginning.aif
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 Number of files:	13
 Official DR value:	DR12
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Surrender is not the answer by XR1300 is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

 

 

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