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The Sorrows series of modules began in 1994 with the release of
Sorrow's End. Composed by Dude and Dream Scythe of Rat, the song in and
of itself was a beginning in their tracking career, but not all that
remarkable. Following up on the original concept, the two sat down a year
later and wrote Sorrow's Return. Like the first song, it was a four
channel protracker module, made with Modedit 2.0. Although working within
the bounds of four channels, as well as being simple and repetitive,
Sorrow's Return was an instant hit in the Rat crowd. It carried the epic
feel which Rat's music has been henceforth known for, and set a standard.
Later in 1995, Catspaw joined the Rat team and instantly fell in love
with Sorrow's Return. Catspaw at the time was using Screamtracker 3.21,
and felt that Sorrow's Return had a lot of unrealized potential... so he
set out to remix it.
What began as a remix turned into a complete rewrite. Where the
original MOD only had four channels and half a dozen samples, Sorrow's
Redemption reached ten channels and was turned into a semi-orchestratic
piece with a rock drumtrack. Even so, Catspaw felt that it was important
for the song to return to the main theme chorus of Sorrow's Return, and
to use the same lead instrument as the original. Sorrow's Redemption was
considered, for a long time, to be one of Catspaw's own best works.
Continuing on this note, a Rat team project called Cream of the Crap
came up. The point of this team pack was to gather together all of our
worst works, and write new things purposefully silly in order to make fun
of ourselves. So as his entry for COTC, Catspaw remixed Redemption as a
four-channel chip song, calling this insult "Sorrow's Reduction". :>
At this point, Catspaw had begun using Impulse Tracker, and decided
that it was time for a new rewrite of an old classic. The result of this
is what you now have in front of you... Sorrow's Avatar.
What's next? Only time will tell.. though keep a lookout for the return
of Rat tag-team musicians Dude and Dream Scythe, who will be working on
the final dance of the series: Sorrow's Triumph.
Be Mighty.
Catspaw May 1996 - catspaw@eskimo.com - Rat City (206) 271-6103
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