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<a href="http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/descend">Descend by Homestuck</a>

       Squiddles!
The soundtrack for a cartoon show
<a href="http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/squiddles">Squiddles! by Homestuck</a> about tiny adorable fictional cephalopods. You've been waiting your entire life for this and it's finally here.
       Alternia
The most official Hivebent album you
<a href="http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/alternia">Crustacean by Homestuck</a> may ever get. Maybe. It's got tunes for all our favorite (and most hated) trolls!
       Homestuck Vol. 5
The fifth official Homestuck album,
<a href="http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/homestuck-vol-5">Homestuck Anthem by Homestuck</a> and is just rife with music. Has songs that span Acts 2 to 5, plus brand new tunes.
       Homestuck Vol. 4
The fourth official Homestuck album,
<a href="http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/homestuck-vol-4">Revelawesome by Homestuck</a> which includes the music of mid Act 3 though mid Act 4.
       Midnight Crew: Drawing Dead
The first "fake band" album.
<a href="http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/midnight-crew-drawing-dead-2">Three in the Morning by Homestuck</a> Composed and performed by the Midnight Crew. Or it would have been if they were real.
       Homestuck Vol. 3
The third official Homestuck album,
<a href="http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/homestuck-vol-3">Beatdown (Strider Style) by Homestuck</a> which includes the music of early to mid Act 3.
       Homestuck Vol. 2
The second official Homestuck album,
<a href="http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/homestuck-vol-2">Harlequin (Rock Version) by Homestuck</a> which includes the music of mid Act 2 though early Act 3.
       Homestuck Vol. 1
The first official Homestuck album,
<a href="http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/homestuck-vol-1">Showtime (Piano Refrain) by Homestuck</a> which includes the music of Act 1 though early Act 2. This is the album that started it all.
08/26/2010 - Posted by Cindy

Alright, so we did it. We decided to make a soundtrack dedicated solely to a nonexistant cartoon show about little cutesy-pie squid-things. So we told the musicians, "make this thing." Not only did they make it, they made it with 22 songs (and a short bonus track). Most of the song titles have the word "Squiddle" in them, and I'm pretty sure about 70% of the lyrics are also comprised of the word as well. It was just about the silliest project idea you could think of, but here's the thing: the musicians did a fan-squiddlin'-tastic job on this music. These are some very genuinely great songs, with the added bonus that they might also make you laugh. Win-win, right? So go give it a listen.

Now I'm going to say a name, and I would like you to join me in giving some major props to this person for going the extra mile (beyond just making some fabulous songs) in getting this album collected, organized, prepped and mixed, as well as keeping the project on track for months (yes, this thing was a long time in the making!). Okay get ready for it here is the name: ALEXANDER ROSETTI. Remember that name, and give him the biggest props you can muster for being an awesome contributor and outstanding fellow.

Make sure you save a few props though, because I am going to be sharing another name with you in a moment.

Let me tell you about an EXTRA SPECIAL THING. This album is not just about music. Nope, we got a bunch of spectacular artists in on the act as well, and thanks to their efforts we're including with the album an animation set to a track called (this may surprise you) "Squiddles!". It is adorable and hilarious and you can watch a short preview of it here. The complete animation is included with the purchase of the album as an .SWF file. It was a big collaborative effort, and I'm about to mention that name I warned you about earlier: PETER TURNER. All the artists contributed art of course, but this is the guy who directed and corralled everybody's efforts, did a bunch of awesome art himself (plus a puppet show!!), and put the whole animation together. Fabulous job!

There were so many people involved in this that I went ahead and made a separate credits page just for this album. Take a look and tell all these people what a great job they did by buying this ridicudorable album.



07/18/2010 - Posted by Cindy

And now, presenting...

THE ONE...

THE ONLY...

Mr. Toby "Radiation" Fox, and his stunning new one-man act, Alternia!

Please imagine "Crustacean" is playing during the preceding introduction.

Oh, you don't know what Crustacean is? Then you'd really better go check out Alternia, the album composed solely with trolls on the brain. Toby's brain, that is. This is the soundtrack of the adventures of Karkat, Terezi, Gamzee and all the rest of the gang!

When you buy this album, you not only get the 15 quirky and amazing songs you can preview, but also 3 extra SUPER SECRET tracks, plus a PDF booklet, which is full of commentary by Toby ("Radiation" Fox) and scenic Alterniascape art, PLUS a bigger version of the album cover. I can personally attest (with great gusto!) to the awesomeness of the whole package, so check it out!



06/13/2010 - Posted by Cindy

We're kicking this thing off ("this thing" being whatpumpkin.com) with the launch of Homestuck Vol. 5, the latest in a wicked-sweet line of albums for MS Paint Adventure's Homestuck. This means you can stop doing the antsy pants album dance; it's finally here! For a while now I've heard some of you dudes saying "But, but there have only been a few songs in Homestuck so far! There are not nearly enough tunes for another album!" And you're right. There haven't been that many featured Homestuck songs since the last album. But far be it from us to not do something because we don't have enough of something. We managed scrape together enough stuff to fill in the gaps and produce a complete album, with a tidy 71 total songs.

So why all the songs you haven't heard in Homestuck? This album is serving a bit of a different purpose than the previous albums. The idea behind Vol. 5 is that you are listening to the soundtrack of the game/story on a much broader scale. You're hearing scores for scenes and situations that are happening in the bigger picture, but that we are just not seeing in the visual depiction of the adventure. This music is meant to be evocative of all the things that are happening in the story while we're not looking. And it's incredible.

Before I wrap this up, I need to give major kudos to all the musicians involved for pulling out all the stops on this album, to Clark "Plazmataz" Powell and Toby "Radiation" Fox for giving me a huge hand in prepping this monster album, and to Lexxy Douglass for taking on the album cover art on short notice and delivering a beautiful work of art. And also I think I'll sneak in a thanks to Andrew for busting his ass all the time to produce the vehicle that supports all this amazing music.

All the albums you see here were made a team of wickedly talented musicians. Learn a bit about them, and be amazed at just how many awesome dudes (so many) we've gathered in one place.
What Pumpkin is a record label that represents the hellaciously rad musicians that compose the music for MS Paint Adventures. Who's responsible for it? That would be Andrew (of MSPA) and Cindy (who does things for MSPA). You can contact 'em at whatpumpkin@gmail.com.