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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Look at the album artwork 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
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Filename ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of files: 13 Official DR value: DR5 ==============================================================================================
Dynamic range stats for remastered version
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Filename ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of files: 13 Official DR value: DR12 ==============================================================================================
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