Rainbow & Rooted: Four's Fall Down

[TheAnonymousColt]

It's like a ponycaust in here...

[Evdog]

Been reading through the last few pages of this thread. All I have to say in response is:

BP =/= R&R

If you measure R&R to the criteria of BP, you will be disappointed, solely because it's not BP. But it's not trying to be; never was. It's trying to be Rainbow and Rooted.

[Nexgen]

Been reading through the last few pages of this thread. All I have to say in response is:

BP =/= R&R

If you measure R&R to the criteria of BP, you will be disappointed, solely because it's not BP. But it's not trying to be; never was. It's trying to be Rainbow and Rooted.

Thank you, Evdog. Now make sweet love to me bby. <3

[PinkieGuy]

Now, what about you, whoever is reading this? whats your tracks story?

I really want to hear the stories behind your music, if you have one.

My tune started as an instrumental that I 99% finished in like 3 days straight. For months, I just didn't know what to do lyrically. Then whilst mucking around with reverbs, pitch shifting and autotuning, I got this really spacey effect on a different track. I straight away got the idea of the "We Float In Space, No Time Or Place, A Thousand Years Away" line, and that section was born.

I then spent another 2 months with no more lyrics, but knew the song was about the Crystal Empire episode. I even performed the song live at PonyCon Au without having written final lyrics (made them up on the day). What finally solidified the concept was re-watching the episodes themselves, and noticing the robotic way the Crystal ponies were walking. I loved the idea of the song being this clash between the impact and absence of emotion. My favourite lines in the whole thing were the last ones recorded:

We walk around mechanized,
not a spark in our glassy eyes.
Repeating, defeated and searching for our heart's completion:
Will you complete me?


To me, I think this is what life becomes to some people: Forever stuck in the same rut (Repeating), thinking they're worth nothing more than what they get (Defeated) but still hoping that somehow they'll break free (searching). Sadly, instead of investing in the things that last, they try and break free with temporary things, like new toys, which just leave them asking all over again: 'will you complete me?'

[Raddons]

lmfao this thread

I cared for a day about not getting on and then I woke up the next morning and I honestly don't care. It hasn't crossed my mind once, until I read this thread. I hope this thread gets locked because you all are being ridiculous. Sure, I have my opinions on the merits of mixing and all that, but at the end of the day, this is just people having fun making music. I'm not gonna shit on someone for that.

Just remember what you all are arguing about.

[StevenAD]

lmfao this thread

I cared for a day about not getting on and then I woke up the next morning and I honestly don't care. It hasn't crossed my mind once, until I read this thread. I hope this thread gets locked because you all are being ridiculous. Sure, I have my opinions on the merits of mixing and all that, but at the end of the day, this is just people having fun making music. I'm not gonna shit on someone for that.

Just remember what you all are arguing about.

Yes, let's just never discuss anything even moderately controversial. Because that's a healthy attitude to have.

I'm told that sarcasm is hard to understand over text, so in case you weren't sure, that was sarcastic.

[TheAnonymousColt]

lmfao this thread

I cared for a day about not getting on and then I woke up the next morning and I honestly don't care. It hasn't crossed my mind once, until I read this thread. I hope this thread gets locked because you all are being ridiculous. Sure, I have my opinions on the merits of mixing and all that, but at the end of the day, this is just people having fun making music. I'm not gonna shit on someone for that.

Just remember what you all are arguing about.

Yes, let's just never discuss anything even moderately controversial. Because that's a healthy attitude to have.

I'm told that sarcasm is hard to understand over text, so in case you weren't sure, that was sarcastic.

It isn't even a discussion...it's a giant circlejerk right now...ah, i'm not gonna complain, I'll just go work on some music instead...

[MYCUTIEMARKISAGUN]

(btw R&R is obviously the superior album bcuz it has lo-fi and hiphop. hop off BP's stallionhood, b!)

w...what?

dang y'all are pessimistic

....or something

My problem with making music based on pop culture (and this is the main reason why I'm stepping away from it) is that it gives your music an inherent shelf-life. As soon as MLP is irrelevant, so is what you've created. I may come across as pompous or whatever, but I want to try to make my work stand the test of time, and also make it stand on its own merits.

why are you creating music based on pop culture?

Myself? I enjoy the pop culture, and I really love music.

Why not combine the two?

Pony music, remixes of anime themes, whatever. It's a product of two things that you love. If you pour your soul into that, it shouldn't matter how popular the culture part is.

It's you. Or rather, it's an extension of you. A relic of where you've been and a sign that points to where you've grown since.

If you make a song that you only enjoy because it references pop culture, then that thing will expire faster than you can listen to it.

I don't know about you but I'm damn proud of what I've made "for ponies".

in fact, look at that first link again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwvzdMVJubA

that may be the worst as far as having an "expiration date"
but holy hell, it's a summation of my time, my music, my friends, and quite possibly the best year of my life.

maybe it's irrelevant to everyone else, but it's not leaving my heart.

but yet...

"Bose-Einstein Disco Complex" is not what I would call pony related.
0 pony samples
1 periodicvideos sample

and so I just started the periodicvideos remix scene.

when I was making the song, I was thinking about rainbow dash: fast and stylish, lots of energy.

but "fast and stylish and energetic" is not interchangeable with "Rainbow Dash". The song is a fast and stylish and energetic song, not a Rainbow Dash song.

But since the album was aiming for fast and stylish and energetic A LA RAINBOW DASH, I got in R&R (presumably).

does being in a pony album put a shorter shelf life on the song?
does being inspired by Rainbow Dash put a shorter shelf life on the song?

if you ask me, I'd answer no and no.

It's inspired by ponies but the end product is music that I like.

that's what's important.

Yes, I am pissed off about what some people are saying about the album. It's not exactly a good feeling working so hard, achieving a goal, and then having people immediately dismiss you. I'm proud of my song, but jesus.

I honestly don't understand where all of this negativity / dismissal came from.

but I hate hate hate HATE seeing it spread around like some infection.

afaict, the general reaction among non-musicians is positive.
and it's a good album, damnit.

omfg you guys fools IMPUDENT FOOLS actually succeeded in getting sci mad! :o

got him to type more than 90 words too!

but yeah hahaha, "shelf life", man even when i DO sample or remix the show, I gotta be like "Yeah...that's a sample of The Piggy Dance, I know you can't tell w/ all the chopping and trap drums....the piano's from Magical Mystery Cure tho"

Later w/ that "irrelevant" talk, the production status of children's cartoons are of no concern to my music.

And no, you might not be right. Hurricane Dial was on Balloon Party, remember.

did this man just imply that Canon Best Song on Hurricane Dial was in fact worst song

that plunderphonics master class that kicks in the door wavin' the Four Four, all ya heard was sci don't hit me no more after the perfunctory electro-blah of NOCAB?

we talking about the same song here?

.....

he is surely mistaken. Yes, that's it, he's confusing Hurricane Dial for another song on BP. Phew. I was bout to SAY~!

Hurricane Dial was not good in the 'high quality' sense. It got on because it was unique and interesting. I liked it, but it was not traditionally good.

YOU MOTHERFUCKING PIECE OF*edited by mod*

Agreed.

HERETICS EVERY, UNCLEAN, I AM A PILGRIM IN AN UNHOLY LAND.

THIS FORUM MUST BE PURGED AND CLEANSED WITH FIRE

The only thing that has truly ruined R&R for me is this thread.

mom n dad are fighting again .______.

[Nexgen]

Let's face it niggas...in the end, Track 55 was best pony. For real.

[Tremil]

niggas....

[Nexgen]

niggas....

Huehuehue come on with it!

[K3WRO]

This is Heresy

[CommandSpry]

hope you like mixing (:

[TranquilHooves]

[AJ_]

It's been a long time since I've been on this site
so who's the mystery tracks?

[DXsmiley]

It's been a long time since I've been on this site
so who's the mystery tracks?

The mystery track was a remix of Skorp's Style and Speed.
Then there's one called My Desu Pony (EDM is Basketball). (not shown on the bandcamp page)

[Circuitfry]

Yo guys, sorry to those still actively offering good discussion, but this album is out, and this discussion has gone far enough.

Please avoid devolving into insulting each other and nitpicking each others' music, that ain't cool.

Nexgen stop saying nigga. You too ArtAttack

Topic effin closed

Edit: Also yes, Balloon Party was exactly as much of a drama bomb, there's nothing new with R&R's drama.