Before the Empire (I, II and III) 48hr Challenge

Uploaded by Note! on January 10th 2009, 09:24 AM

A 48-hour Challenge told in 3 parts (loosely based on a science fiction short-story retold in brief by little-scale) <Br><br> <b>Part I: Pax Cephalopoda</b> - hundreds of millions of years of joy-filled and carefree squidiness. <br><br> <b>Interlude: Genetentical Engineering</b> - the humans take hold and, through science(!), turn squid into Cephalonaut. <br><br> <b>Part II: Top Squid</b> - the Cephalonauts spend hundreds of years blasting through space; combing the far reaches for the natural resources so desperately needed by their human masters. <br><br> <b>Part III: March of the Mollusc's Foot</b> - the Cephalonauts realize they hold the future of the planet Earth and the human race in the persistence of their deliveries. They leave Earth behind to dry up, they swell in numbers and take the universe by terrible, <b>inky</b> storm. <br><br> Be sure to listen to the whole track as there is a story to be told! Thanks to the Drunken Hokkaido Chamber Choir for their help on "March of the Mollusc's Foot".

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  • PlainFlavored : You are so terribly underrated.
    on January 6th 2010, 09:26 PM
  • swampyboy : lol. if it would make you enjoy the track more, then yes, it is about talking to talktoanimals
    on February 23rd 2009, 01:52 AM
  • Cris2600 : fucking brilliant
    on February 9th 2009, 06:19 PM
  • little-scale : best 48 hr track i've heard, i reckon
    on January 12th 2009, 12:42 AM
  • Note! : @CCIVORY: Glad you dug it. It is all one LSDJ file with the exception of a touch of filter play at the very beginning, a little bit of panned Atari Punk Console during the Interlude and the choir, of course: )
    on January 11th 2009, 10:42 PM
  • FantomenK : fresh like water
    on January 11th 2009, 05:17 PM
  • retroboytimo : wow. I think all those compliments and truely tells it about the song; this is the best 48 hour challenge I've heard!
    on January 11th 2009, 11:58 AM
  • CCIVORY : this is wonderfully told. you are very talented sir -- this is all lsdj? i love the genetic engineering! you can hear it all...wow...damn you. oh my. you get some seriously nice ideas going here -- it feels fantastic and then dissonant -- i love it -- the chamber part is wonderful!!! :D
    on January 11th 2009, 11:48 AM
  • µB : Wow, this is seriously impressive. And in 48hrs no less. I'd love a video to this. Cephalophilia ftw!
    on January 11th 2009, 11:40 AM
  • ETI : That was just epic, Part II was my fav :]
    on January 11th 2009, 10:21 AM
  • glomag : Note!, this is crazy, ambitious and beautiful. The chorus is so inspired and messed up. Gotta love the 48hr challenge.
    on January 11th 2009, 09:05 AM
  • Note! : Thanks! @NegaPixel: I have to admit I'm a fan of Sufjan's Illinois and Seven Swans - didn't expect his influence to come through in chip form though :) @disasterpeace: If I had the time, I would have loved to have popped out some animated sprites for this but 48 hrs just wasn't enough. Still, I wish I could have shared with you guys the shit that was going through my head while making this. Maybe in the future.
    on January 11th 2009, 05:08 AM
  • EzamoX : This is EPIC my friend.. keep it up
    on January 11th 2009, 02:28 AM
  • NegaPixel : Um whatever the challenge, you win. This is amazing. Part three reminds me of Sufjan Stevens somehow. Seriously, epicly well done.
    on January 10th 2009, 09:28 PM
  • henryhomesweet : I think this is the best thing i have ever heard, youve painted such an image for me! What a wonderful imagination
    on January 10th 2009, 09:12 PM
  • Disasterpeace : i desperately want to see a music video that accurately depicts this narrative. someone get on it! :)
    on January 10th 2009, 09:12 PM
  • Note! : Thanks for the comments! Glad the epic-ness came through.
    on January 10th 2009, 06:59 PM
  • Partytheft : this was epic
    on January 10th 2009, 02:00 PM
  • Pompei : much better than i thought it would be. ever so much better!
    on January 10th 2009, 01:49 PM
  • acidfingers : That was amazing
    on January 10th 2009, 12:31 PM
  • Subway Sonicbeat : SCIENCE! Dude, started awesome, kept going the same, then you can clearly see the space part, they traveling and such, but then things go wrong and they get fucking pissed off. I can clearly see all of this happening. AND DUDE, THE SINGING IS AWESOME. Fitted perfectly. This is such a great song, it's been a long time since i listened to something so epic.
    on January 10th 2009, 11:38 AM
  • WEARE8BIT : uber coooooolnessss! i love it. and i love your works dude...
    on January 10th 2009, 10:16 AM
  • Note! : Thanks! :D
    on January 10th 2009, 09:49 AM
  • Pixel_Play? : wow! i love this!
    on January 10th 2009, 09:41 AM
  • Aerotype : Totally awesome, mission accomplished.
    on January 10th 2009, 09:38 AM
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