[ID: Art of Dipper Pines holding Waddles with his eye, Waddles’ eye, and a spot between them glowing, in red tones, mimicking the Spirit Phone Lemon Demon album /End ID]
image descriptions: a photo of a collage made of various pieces of magazine & construction paper. The backmost paper is made of layers of yellow & orange papers cut in jagged lines to resemble fire. One layer has a sideways violin on it, & another has parts of text. A hexagon comprised of blue objects forms a room that sits in the center of this. Pale blue objects form the left wall, dark blue objects form the right wall, & blue carpets & rugs form the floor. Some of the objects include dishes, a globe, a stack of books, the letter E, a kettle, clock, blueberries, some clothes, zebras, a desk, & an armoire. Sitting in the center of the floor is an anthro snow leopard made of construction paper- He has blue-green eyes & wears a pink shirt, blue suit jacket, & pants with one brown & one purple leg. She has her legs pulled up to her chest & is looking up with an unreadable expression. The second image is a closeup of the room section. End ID.
Don’t know what I’ll do when I escape at last- When the end of time has passed- But something keeps me as a pet, The only house that’s not on fire (yet)
Lemon Demon songs; excellent incentive to actually put some effort into bettering my animation skills! There’s just so much charm and character packed into each one, they practically breathe on their own
Here are some rough gifs of my Spirit Phone favourites with some fancy profiles chucked in for good measure. Each of them present their own unique difficulties and personalities, and I’ve been having a blast puzzling out how they work.
(in case they’re difficult to read, transcripts of the profiles are under the cut)
Cabinet Man (aka ‘BLIPS YOU’)
After the mysterious disappearance of local engineer and maintenance man Bil Soupy, a fabulous new arcade machine was installed at his old place of work. It was so successful that the arcade’s owner was perfectly willing to ignore that it was unbeatable. Or that it smelled. Or that anyone who tried to maintain it went missing…
Character Factoids
He has three mouths; regular (for speech, air breathing), dorsal (for eating) and ventral (for coin aspiration)
His flesh is extremely plastic, able to stretch into up to six powerful tendrils that are used for locomotion and grabbing.
Eats human flesh to repurpose it as his own and repair damage to his cells.
His voice is upbeat and tinny while inside his cabinet; outside, it’s deep and hoarse.
Sweet Bod (aka Dr. A. P. Aery)
Centuries -perhaps millennia- old, Dr. A. P. Aery (or whatever he’s going by these days) has just one thing in mind; curing the sick and earning a good chunk of change doing it. Some say he’s a snake-oil salesman, others tell even more unsavoury rumours. But nobody can deny that his palliative care is second to none…
Character Factoids
Almost preternaturally charming, but prone to accidental innuendo, which throws him off his game when pointed out.
Actually a sapient, mobile beehive. His consciousness is separate from his bees, but they are always his top priority.
A mysterious, shape-changing mixture of unknown chemical vapour and burning human passion, the Soft Fuzzy Man wants nothing more than to secure the affections of a ‘solid girl’. Unfortunately, his unique state of being and warped social skills tend to stymie him at every turn.
Character Factoids
Intangible, but able to exert the equivalent force of a strong gust of wind.
Composition is extremely hallucinogenic.
Accidentally generates lightning when upset or overwhelmed, and can seed storms this way.
Suffers frequent identity crises and dissociation.
Music you’ve probably or probably never heard before and I would recommend
Tally Hall: Band that basically made whatever they wanted until they stopped making music. really, they made hard rock, rap, and whimsical stuff all in one album. very Beatlesque.
Jellyfish: 90′s band i don’t know much about, but theyre similar to Tally Hall
Jack Stauber: The guy that made that Peppermint song and Buttercup(oh, I’ll do it sometime). he’s got a youtube channel with short little songs paired with claymation, vhs-type animation, irl video, all in one and more
I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME: They’re an indie band with a new-wave type feel. got dire lyrics and catchy, fun tunes.
Tori Amos: Alternative and punk artist that started in the 90′s and is still going. she’s got a lot of slowish songs and some upbeat ones; I recommend “Raspberry Swirl.”
Bryan Scary (and the Shredding Tears): the man usually makes music ALL BY HIMSELF, and occasionally adds other people. he’s got the piano playing of Elton John and the voice of Billy Joel. sounds like 70′s pop.
Cosmo Sheldrake: like the more whimsical brother of Hosier.
Beach Bunny: girl who writes tumblr aesthetic songs; gives you nostalgia from when you were never alive.
Studio Killers: masters of party music. You’ve probably heard heard them before, just didn’t know who they were.
Lemon Demon: Heard one of his songs. So groovy, I melted. same guy that made potter puppet pals. genius.
MIKA: reincarnation of Freddie Mercury.
Mother Mother: Haven’t heard much of them. “Oh Ana” is good for you if you’re interested in cool chords and anorexia(i think that’s what it’s about).
*Exception* The Beatles: Yeah I know you’ve heard them before, but just don’t let their music die. (Edit: disregard this one, I was absolutely obsessed with them when I posted this listen to the Who instead)
Arlie: Beatlesish nostalgia feel.
Jade Bird: Awesome woman on guitar who writes 90′s-type hits and throws you back to the 70′s.
Listen to them all, even if it’s just one song. Any additions?
I read all tomorrows a few months back, here are ALL the sketches I made including a flat colored modular person, and a myriad of other things such as dinosauroids and gef the mongoose
This is INCREDIBLE. The original has such a chaotic, almost frantic mood, and this keeps that fantastic melody while grounding it in a form that let’s you relax a lil, but still stay Pumped Up. It’s almost like a sequel for when the two people in the original song have connected and are sharing their views on UFOlogy (YES it’s all real) and Leonard Nimoy and everything else. Amazing: I want it playing in my head on loop.
