#adventures in fanmixing

[witchoil]

INTO THE LIGHT || a hype playlist for holding the line, promises kept, and gearing up for something big

[southernbaphomet]

Finn Mertens // Fern Mertens

Simon Petrikov // Betty Grof

[gir4]

made a marceline playlist spanning from her younger angry years to her current more mature self

you can listen to it on spotify here!

[chikinan]

THEY TOOK JIMMY'S BRAIN | a Jojo's Bizarre Adventure 3 to 6 fanmix, curated by yours truly.

Shuffle friendly, long runtime, vocal and instrumental. No tracks from the anime✌️

[myclutteredbookshelf]

“Who are You?” said the Caterpillar.

This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, “I—I hardly know, Sir, just at present—at least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.”

ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND by LEWIS CARROLL

[sickgraymeat]

I just want everyone to read my brain abt pb & feel good inc by gorillaz bc I don’t have the words or capacity for art or anything but it’s so important and real

[hawkingbishop]

Tethered - an Imodna (Critical Role) fanmix

Imogen: (hugging Laudna) I love you so much.

Laudna: I love you more than anything.

Imogen: You're my tether, Laudna. Sometimes I feel like I'm about to float away, but as long as you're there...

Laudna: You quite literally pulled me from darkness and death. That tether... goes beyond this realm and this life. You've got this.

Imogen: We've got this.

// 1. DDRMR - Vegeta’s Hell’s Bells Theme // 2. Halsey - Bells in Santa Fe // 3. Rasputina - Bad Moon Rising // 4. Anya Marina - Tethered to the Dark // 5. Twin Tribes - Shadows // 6. She Wants Revenge - A Hundred Kisses // 7. Alice Phoebe Lou - Witches // 8. Julia Sheer - Give Your Heart a Break // 9. Amaris - Undead // 10. Lebanon Hanover - Kiss Me Until My Lips Fall Off // 11. Starbenders - BITCHES BE WITCHES // 12. MARINA - Immortal // 13. Wolf Girl - Dream Partner // 14. Dead Man’s Bones - My Body’s a Zombie For You // 15. Yuna - Lullabies (Adventure Club Remix) // 16. Mareux - The Perfect Girl // 17. Adna - Beautiful Hell // 18. Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (Woodkid & The Shoes Remix) // 19. Nightcomber - Witchcraft (Ft. Jenny Owen Youngs) // 20. vivi rincon- if we lived on the moon //

[witchoil]

new seasonal playlist, nice and long for all your grinding needs! co-curated with @coyotefather

SEASON OF THE WITCH

For transformation, tribute, and carnage. AIAT! AIAT! AIAT!

[pillowfort-social]

Welcome to our 5th edition of Staff Community Picks!  ICYMI: We have heard your requests to bring more spotlight to our beloved User Communities and thought this series would be a fun way to share an assortment of Communities we have checked out and think are pretty neat.  Each week we will highlight 6-8 communities based on a specific theme. 

This week’s theme feels a little different to you but you can't quite figure out why yet. Something is wrong. You notice the sheets leading to the Pillowfort are tattered now. In fact, the once perfectly cozy space feels all wrong to you. The pillows seem more dense. The fairy lights flicker dangerously. The blue fabric upon further inspection no longer has its luster. It's scuffed. There is a darkness here greater than anything you have encountered yet on this adventure. 

This was supposed to just be a silly little Pillowfort with your friends. Harmless fun. What was supposed to be a weekly theme has turned out to be more sinister.

If you stay longer you will face the consequences. But you can't help but wonder what happened to the Pillowfort Staff. They should have been here to greet you by now but there's no sign of them.

Before you can turn around to go to somewhere safer like BetaUsers or PillowfortDiscussions, something catches your eye. You notice at your feet there are muddy footprints, no, not footprints. Those are small wheel tracks leading to inside the Pillowfort.

As your eyes meet tattered sheets and scuffed fabric once again, you can hear the sound of electronic humming. It's too late. You are now realizing you are in danger. Concealed Mode can't save you. The humming is becoming a growl. And it's approaching you.

You witness in horror as a small, round robotic vacuum rolls out of the Pillowfort with a butcher knife attached. It's eyes have been on you this entire time. It wanted you to be here. You walked right into its trap. I need you to Roll for Initiative. 

✨Original Character Hub✨ DnDArtists TTRPG Fanmix Queer TTRPG Fans Unite

theRPnetwork

Heck Yeah, Original Characters

Dimension 20 Do you have any recommendations of other Communities to check out based on this week's theme or do you want to continue this encounter? Add a reblog.

[autisticbillpotts]

spent the last few days relistening to the taz playlists I made back in the day and hey they fucking rule actually????

I've remade them on youtube cause playmoss died so! listen to them! casting a spell of ohhhh you want to listen to my adventure zone fanmixes so bad - lup. taako. lucretia.

[whinges]

held in reverence: a fanmix for estimeric week 2023! these elves can fit so much yearning in them

listen here / tracklist and annotations below:

On the Mountain Tall - The Oh Hellos Shattered down the hills with a rage unbent / And a fear that shook the firmament

Only the Young Die Good - Saintseneca Swift like a thief in the night / Right, I’d pluck my right eye out 

Drawn to the Blood - Sufjan Stevens For my prayer has always been love

Saints - San Fermin Don’t you see it only makes this hard?

Leviathan - Everything Everything There you go / I know it has to be

sever the blight - hemlocke springs Blue bells and dahlias / Tied with a white ribbon

Long & Lost - Florence + The Machine Is it too late to come on home? Are all those bridges now old stone?

Skip the Charades - Cold War Kids Can we just speak plain?

Adventures in Solitude - The New Pornographers I know you need to breathe through / Come back, come to

Seventeen - Tomerlin Love is mostly war / And love, what is it for?

Home By Now - Bombay Bicycle Club Waiting in the silence / If you won’t spill your heart / I’ll chase you for the words you owe

Hot & Heavy - Lucy Dacus The most that I could give to you was nothing at all / The best that I could offer was to miss your calls

Fallen Snow - First Aid Kit All my thoughts, they tend to wander / You could always unravel me like twine

Old Friend - Sea Wolf But I know it's getting easier / Just like it's supposed to do

Servants and Kings - Radical Face You'd become my candle in the dark / And all through that hell you were the shield across my heart

[autisticlalna]

Something to Navigate By - a Navigator fanmix

[ listen on Spotify! ]

TRACKLIST: skye rocket - Sad Machine // i fight dragons - History Repeating // go! child - I.D. // pendulum - The Island, Pt, I (Dawn) | the queenstons - Just Hesitation (HES3 Edit) // fox stevenson - Dreamland // shirobon - On the Run // she - Nostalgic Vibes // tinlicker - Donderdag // USS - Hydrogenuine // fox stevenson - Radar // stacked like pancakes - Dreamcatcher // bastille - WHAT YOU GONNA DO??? // area 11 - ØCULIST // enter shikari - Redshift // everything everything - Don't Try - [Everything Everything Remix] // metric - Underline the Black // the mountain goats - Younger // enter shikari - Undercover Agents // porter robinson - Mirror // they might be giants - Let's Get This Over With

reasonings behind songs under the cut!

Sad Machine: "and though i know, since you awakened her again, she depends on you, she depends on you! she'll go alone, and never speak of this again, we depend on you, we depend on you [..] is anyone there? anyone else, anyone else, anyone else-" // this was the opening song on my Dominion Viking playlist! :D i will gladly take the opportunities to do musical callbacks.

History Repeating: "so then what to do when we know what's coming? stay and see it through, or start running? [..] over and over, i know i'm not alone here [..] don't say anything, i know where we've been, and i've got a feeling this is history repeating! when this crashes down i won't be around, 'cause i've got a feeling this is history repeating now!" // there's a time loop joke in here, obviously, what with "history repeating" being very literal. Navigator's involvement in all of this is... interesting? he's omniscient, he knows what's happening, but for once this isn't history repeating like it always has-- something has changed, and everyone needs to make a choice on what to do about it.

I.D.: "now everything inside of me is calling out "are you listening?" [..] i've been keeping this thought that if i spend all my time as what i'm not that i would find it in me to tell you to leave, but here you are and you won't [..] it hasn't been the same since you told me your name" // the way Navigator and Sapphire treat each other is. so much. i keep thinking about Nav telling Sapph he hates talking to them and that they won't speak again. theyre a mismatched pair that almost fit together, but not quite, and the more Sapphire spirals the less Navigator wants to do with her.

The Island / Just Hesitation (HES3 Edit): "what are you waiting for? as we go towards the light" // this is a weird one. Just Hesitation isn't on Spotify, so i had to sub in the song it samples from. which still works! but the intention is for it to be Just Hesitation. i wrote a whole ramble about it as a song and why it has Navigator vibes for me. thanks for coming to my ted talk

Dreamland: "does everybody live in a dreamland? is this dreamland all that we know? [..] i'm tired of feeling like i'll never serve a purpose! future killers, smoke and mirrors, yeah just be yourself! [..] searching the universe for something we can do, and living to fight another day! [..] I GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS WASTELAND, 'CAUSE THIS WASTELAND AIN'T HOME!" // i will readily admit that this is a targeted attack. this also is kinda pulling on my theory about where Navigator came from and what happened to him before TSMP.

On the Run: [instrumental] // this is a bop. also something something why are you running / what are you running from, although i guess right now we don't know if Navigator is running from (or to?) anything.

Nostalgic Vibes: "so many places i could be, sense of adventure got me beat, i've got it, you want me [..] mystery surrounds you, my love, don't just walk away! [..] let me recall for a while, you've got to set me free, yeah" // On the Run, Nostalgic Vibes, and Donderdag are in the segment i like to call "no thoughts just vibes". hope this helps.

Donderdag: [instrumental] // the thing with including instrumentals on these is it's really hard for me to explain why. there's no lyrics to point at and i'm not very articulate when it comes to explaining why instrumentals stand out to me. the vibes are there and it's a nice transition between Nostalgic Vibes and Hydrogenuine.

Hydrogenuine: "care to play a game? this experiment has chemically altered my brain! [..] 11 is the number i seem assigned to, inversions of an opposite truth aligns you, directions like the back of your hand will guide you, i am simply here to assist and remind you! i am simply here to assist and remind you!" // this was on the Viking & Ruby playlist for Navigator purposes and i'm bringing it back. the chorus is what really drives this for me and i cannot let it go. we need more Navigator and Ruby interactions please please please please please

Radar: "trouble on a radar, just gonna fly right under!" // this was a contender for a tViking song (before Navigator was even a thing) but got dropped from the playlist early on. i think it's fun to bring it back for Nav considering him being the warning sign and the thing with tViking going under the radar.

Dreamcatcher: "close my eyes and i'm predictable, i'm invincible, for you [..] i'm afraid i'm not enough. I'M NOT ENOUGH! [..] circles, cycles, why do you torture me? dreamcatcher, i'm falling but not asleep!" // shoutouts to Solar for saying the worlds "circles, cycles" in chat during a Sapphire lore scene and this entire song playing in my head at 2x speed.

WHAT YOU GONNA DO??? - "shiny on the surface, rotten on the inside [..] you got control, got my attention! make me tap and scroll, you got control, you got my attention! you got us listening, so what you gonna do, now what you gonna do with it? [..] so who am i, you decide, inside out you read my mind, what you gonna do with it?" // this is a general TSMP song and one that would've made it onto the Viking & Ruby playlist if i'd thought of it in time. the chorus and ending are peak Navigator vibes, though. "so who am i, you decide" is something i'm calling attention to as a fun meta thing, though, seeing as basically everything about Nav is speculation or in response to something.

ØCULIST: "white noise, i'm tied down from the first time i heard it! so, my sister static, hold on my hardened heart! [..] i can't help but can assist, see through you like an oculist, a universal hologram, these crimes will make you hollow, man!" // i love area 11 but trying to get me to explain how any of their songs relate to the blorbo of the hour is a losing battle.

Redshift: "we accelerate, we separate and fragment! we accelerate, through the estate of outer space! we accelerate! it appears that heaven's been abandoned [..] i climbed down from the wall where i sit and search for a source of light other than our dear sun, the lone star [..] a supergiant erupts into a supernova! the ultimate sacrifice, and we are the descendants!" // Aces asked me a while ago if Redshift is a Navigator song and it was on the "maybe" table for a while. then i went through like 5 different Enter Shikari songs for this playlist and it kept being not-quite-right until i pressed play on Redshift and it all clicked into place. hey, Navigator, how does it feel knowing you're the only one that knows about the missing piece? how does it feel subbing in for space himself? how does it feel being created because someone else is gone?

Don't Try - [Everything Everything Remix]: "the clock is ticking, meanwhile your life, your life is wasting [..] i know you mean a long time, saw your mask in the mirror, and you don't want to be here anymore [..] and yeah there's nothing alright, but you're here and you're glowing, so why you wanna keep it all inside? don't try to hide it!" // this is kinda where my characterization of Navigator starts to settle in, i think. he's tired but obligated to be who he is. plus, y'know, he's having to literally hide his existence, but that's going to fall apart no matter how hard he tries. note: the Spotify lyrics are wrong. there's two versions of this song with completely different lyrics.

Underline the Black: "how can i forget, what reason is left? when i looked at myself, i was somebody else [..] i just look, don't feel like myself at all, i'm just waiting for the axe to fall, and they're still waiting for their lives to start" // another case of "taking some lyrics literally" for the fun of it. tViking being an anomaly and also being the one Navigator is hijacking is a fun combination. there's also whatever Navigator might've been before, and what he's become to fill his role. is there still a way out or is this his life forever? everything's still at the beginning, but he's seen this play out so many times before.

Younger: "lie in wait by the gleaming city gate, try not to lose sight of the mission! [..] moment close at hand, half of you will never understand, and it doesn't really matter [..] it never hurts to give thanks to the navigator, even when he's spitting out random numbers." // another carry-over from the Viking and Ruby playlist, suggested by Charm! Naaaav what is your deaaaaaal

Undercover Agents: "i am currently under construction, thank you for your patience. we veneer, unveil, we present a cold disguise, we're all undercover agents [..] and i said if you want to go far and wide now, we've got to go together! [..] yeah i'm howling, can you hear us now? i was seeking another life and the moon was so bright! [..] it's only in our heads." // using this song in particular is weird for me because it's so heavily ingrained as another character. but that other character has some thematic overlap with Navigator, so it makes sense that the song clicks too.

Mirror: "yeah, do your worst all at once! i know what you want from me, from me, i know what you're thinking! [..] i'm tired of your questioning, you're cut down too easily, i don't know what's good for me, i can't decide [..] you're nearly there, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, it will all be okay in the end" // more Navigator and Sapphire struggling with each other. the ending is kind of their justifications to themselves: they need to keep going because there has to be a light at the end of this somewhere. they can both be free somehow. in the meantime, though, they're going to fight and they're going to tear each other down as much as they build each other up. "you and i are not going to talk again." "i missed talking to you."

Let's Get This Over With: "even when you're out of work, you still have a job to do! even when you don't know what it is, your job knows what it is. what it is, is it's coming to get you, i'm talking to myself even when i'm saying "you" [..] after all the spelling mistakes, after all the groping in the dark, can this page of strange gibberish get a final punctuation mark? [..] everybody knows how this goes, so let's get over it and let's get this over with! hurry up, and let's get this over with! you don't have to go home but you can't stay here!" // GESTURES. NAVIGATOR. BOTTOM TEXT.

[strangerthingsreversebigbang]

CODE RED!! CALLING ALL ARTISTS!!!

We’ve got fantastic news!! We’ve had such an overwhelming response from our authors, that the mods have decided to bump up our submission limit to FOUR PIECES! 

In this event, a submission piece is a single slide. This could mean it is one single piece of artwork OR a group of artworks that go together for a single story idea. Examples of multi-piece submissions could be the following: two portraits of characters (maybe an Upside Down version and a Right Side Up version), panels for a single comic story scene, or multiple pieces of art that coincide for one story like stills from the potential story/what you see in media.

You are absolutely not required to submit more than one submission!! It’s there if you’d like, but please be aware that for every submission, you will have an author who will need contact. Do not submit multiple pieces if you cannot commit to it. You know your limits better than anyone, look at the schedule, and keep in mind that every team is different and the author who claims your piece may need and/or want frequent contact. This is not simply creating a piece of art and giving it to the artist, but a collaboration which requires communication and working together. 

The timeline for the event is also not changing. Submissions are not due until November 3rd, and claims are November 17th. You have until November 3rd to get your submission(s) to at least 50% to continue in the event! 

All of the rules still apply on what’s acceptable and what our submission expectations are. They are: 

You must keep your work private.  One month before posting, you may start posting drafts to tease the work, but no complete works until posting day.

Art must be new, but can be in any medium you wish as long as it can be recorded and emailed.  

Accepted mediums include, but are not limited to:

Traditional/Digital art 

Manipulations 

Audio

Playlists/Fanmixes (with a cover and a minimum of 15 songs), 

Mood Boards

Textile Crafts (knitting, crocheting, quilting, needlepoint, felting, etc., as long as the work can be photographed in one image)

Recipes

Covers/Banners

Photosets

If you have an idea for a piece that is not on this list, please send us an ask on tumblr or email us at strangerthingsreversebigbang@gmail.com

Art must be at least 50% complete by claims

This means that the subject of the art has to be discernible independent of the written prompt 

50% looks different for every artist, but you need to have enough done that the authors can see where you’re going. 

Example: line work and color blocking done but extra details or shading/highlights.

Pinch hitters are available in case your author drops out at any given point. *We will do our best to pair you with a pinch hitter, however, if no one picks it up you are welcome to submit it for another phase or post independently*

Please contact us if you have any questions that aren’t addressed here at strangerthingsreversebigbang@gmail.com 

Thanks for joining us on this adventure and keep it up with all of your incredible artwork!!

And don't worry, sign ups are STILL OPEN for artists until OCTOBER 3RD!! There's still time to join us!

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[eddiemunsonbigbang]

Below the cut are some FAQs about the bang. Please feel free to shoot any other questions our way!

Friendly reminder that sign-ups are now open! You can join us here!

Your DMs for this grand adventure, The Eddie Munson Big Bang Mods

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Q: What is a Big Bang?

A: A big bang is an event where authors and artists collaborate with one another. The way it works is that people sign up to be an author and/or an artist. Then we have the artists pick their favorite fic summary piece and we pair them with the proper authors. The team works together to create an art for the fic it’s inspired by.

Q: What kind of art can I create to participate in this bang as an artist?

A: Accepted mediums include, but are not limited to: - Traditional Art/Digital Art - Manipulations - Playlists/Fanmixes (15+ songs with a cover) - Moodboards - Textile crafts (knitting, crochet, needlepoint, etc) - Recipes - Covers/Banners - Photosets If you have an idea that is not on this list please send us an ask or email at eddiemunsonbigbang@gmail.com

Q: Is AI Artwork allowed?

A: No. AI Artwork is not allowed as part of this event.

Q: Are there specific characters that I need to include in my fic in order to be eligible to submit it for the bang? A: So long as the fic has a main focus on Eddie Munson, it is welcome to be part of the event!

Q: I have an fic that I created a while back that I am really proud of, can I submit it to this event? A: We ask that all fic is new and specific to the event. That said, if there is unpublished fic that you have created previously, you can submit it, given it has not been posted publicly in the past.

Q: How long do stories need to be in order to be eligible for the bang? A: We are only asking that stories be a minimum of 15k words. There is no maximum word count.

Q: What is a beta reader? A: Betas are people who will read a story and give constructive feedback to the author before they post. Most betas specialize in certain things, like SPAG (grammar), characterization, emotional flow, alpha readers (those who read to make sure it all works, mostly plot-conscious) research, or pickers. Pickers are people who are experts in particular fields (ex. Medical pickers could be those who have been in medical school and can help you create a realistic scene or offer advice in that department).

Q: Do stories need to be beta read? A: No, but they are strongly encouraged. You are welcome to use your own beta or reach out to someone in the bang.

Q: What is a pinch hitter? A: Pinch Hitters are artists who step in when someone has to drop out. There are a lot of unknown variables in a big bang, especially with the lengthy schedule. It’s hard to plan ahead when you’re not sure what your workload will be, which makes it hard to stay in the bang. Artists sometimes can’t keep their initial workload and would have to drop out of the bang. It happens. That’s where pinch hitters come in, to take over the abandoned fic.

Q: Does my fic have to be completed prior to claims? A: We ask that fic be at least 5,000 words long prior to your submission for claims.

Q: When do sign-ups start? A: All sign ups are open now!