Vast Error Vol. 5: Side 2 - Commentary

Album released 9/12/2022.
350 words across 4 entries.

Kingdom Come Listen on: Bandcamp, YouTube

Motions are as follows:

I. Gray Area

II. Derse

III. Prospit

IV. The Battlefield

Ash Taylor: (composer, YouTube description, excerpt)

Too little. Too late.

this track - sorry, this fucking SUITE - is really something else. for a while, i didn't know if i was gonna get it done in time for Vol. 5, but boy am i glad i did. what started out as a crazy idea for a four-part orchestral suite covering the lore of Prospit and Derse turned into... well, just that, but actually real! it's a little personal confidence boost that i can actually get these ridiculously ambitious projects done sometimes.

Motions:
0:00 I. Gray Area
1:00 II. Derse
3:35 III. Prospit
7:30 IV. The Battlefield

Ritual Summoning Listen on: Bandcamp

Rainy: (YouTube description, excerpt)

So, since before I joined the VEMT, I wanted to remix Chamber Cultist from Vast Error Vol.4. That song is one of personal favorite VE songs and I thought it would be fun to remix it. When I did eventually join the team, I figured it was my time to do so. As for the song itself, I wanted to play around with the main Chamber Cultist motif in a 12/8-time signature. In additional I wanted to see how I could twist the motif while still keeping it identifiable. It’s probably the craziest song I did out of the 3 for vol.5 in terms of rhythm and it’s a favorite for that reason. “Fun” fact: the name “Ritual Summoning” comes from a type of special summoning where you have to sacrifice monsters to the grave to summon a powerful “Ritual Monster.” Not sure why but I feel that it’s perfect considering who this song is about ;)

Probable Cause Listen on: Bandcamp, YouTube

Ash Taylor: (composer, YouTube description, excerpt)

Is there anything more to to Jack Noir?

i am so fucking proud of this song. up there with Kingdom Come as one of the coolest, most ambitious things i've ever done musically. the VEMT has pretty strict rules on referencing HS motifs, but neither me nor austin could resist that fucking Cascade reference, and so he gave me the go-ahead to use it here.

Includes samples from:
Toby Fox - Black
Eddie Morton - Make Her A Member Of The Midnight Crew
Joren "Tensei" de Bruin - Cascade (Beta)
Kalibration - Upward Movement (Dave Owns)