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2020 OVERKILL

by MOULE

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shinmai
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shinmai 2020 OVERKILL & it's companion piece 2020 OVERTURE perfectly bookend the year 2020!
2020 OVERKILL is raw, savage and in-your-face. It's awesome that there are artists keeping speedcore alive. The acoustic textures it paints keep your attention throughout and the Extratone parts near the ends of the two halves drive the song to a perfect conclusion for the year.
Incredible piece, I really hope MOULE drops that 12x faster track mentioned in the info, too!
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2:45 MOULE™ energy at its Moulest!
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Bandit the Raccoon
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Bandit the Raccoon If 2020 was a stage boss this one would have to be the final one cause boy is there some heckin' energy here. The pace picks up a lot yet the track still holds its balance and the mastering is pretty solid. Its a rare treat for me to find high BPM tracks that I like and this one definitely is one of them. 10/10
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If you just discovered this track for the first time...get ready. 2020 OVERKILL is the most extreme track I've ever released

(2023 NOTE: As of June 30, 2023, 10000 OVERKILL is the new most extreme track: moule.bandcamp.com/track/10000-overkill)

My 40th and final release in 2020, "2020 OVERKILL" concludes one of the most catastrophic years in modern history. It is the on-steroids sequel to 2020 OVERTURE (moule.bandcamp.com/track/2020-overture).

It is an "extratone" track (music that's 1000 BPM or higher), as it clocks in at up to 2020 beats per minute.

I always had this idea to make a sequel to 2020 OVERTURE, my most-played track on Bandcamp that I didn't expect to be enjoyed as it was. I think there's just something awe-inspiring about very fast music.

The idea was to summarise ALL of 2020 into a track that's just as extreme as the year itself...seriously, this entire year has become one giant meme where all sorts of apocalyptic events like bushfires, a pandemic, financial collapse, social upheaval, a militarised police state, heightened surveillance, lockdowns, and everything from a dystopian novel all happened at once.

So, I thought it was appropriate to have a track which runs at 2020 BPM, as the sort of "final boss" of my releases this year. It's my crack at the whole "sum up 2020 in one image / track" meme.

What inspired me to start this was when I listened to a mix of extratone music while playing a racing game. I thought "Oh yeah?! I can make something that fast too!" and went to my laptop to make this.

Here's some fun facts about 2020 OVERKILL:

- It was originally called "2020 FINALE" and the BPM announcer sounded less enthusiastic.
- I thought about dedicating this track to the Bayswater Bridge, an infamous low-lying bridge in Perth known to cause frequent truck crashes. I then decided to turn it into the sequel to 2020 OVERTURE.
- The staccato string melody is actually an altered version of the melody from 2020 OVERTURE.
- "250 BPM", "500 BPM", and "1000 BPM" are actually 252.5 BPM, 505 BPM, and 1010 BPM, respectively. The entire track runs at 505 BPM in my DAW, so I could quadruple the beat speed to get exactly 2020 BPM later on. The beats are arpeggiated at 1/32 notes for 1010 BPM and 1/64 notes for 2020 BPM. But it would sound weird to hear the announcer say "2020 OVERKILL, 252.5 BPM" wouldn't it?
- By the way, that's a text-to-speech (TTS) voice. It's not mine. =P
- The cover art was an absolute pain to make, very laggy on my iPad. It was a miracle I even managed to save it!
- It's my 40th release and 122nd track.
- 2020 OVERKILL is the fastest track I've released (2023 NOTE: Not anymore!), but NOT the fastest I've made. I have another track that's over 12x faster than this, but I'm unsure if now is the right time to release it. (ANOTHER 2023 NOTE: I've now started progress on a track that's 128x faster than 2020 OVERKILL)

But yeah...this is one of the ANGRIEST tracks I've ever produced (particularly starting at 5:11). It's a harsh track for a harsh year, and I do NOT apologise for it!

Feedback is greatly appreciated! Thank you all so much for supporting me this year; I've come a long way since January 1. Here's to more great releases (and let's hope our slow-motion apocalypse takes a break in 2021)!

lyrics

LYRICS:

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(1:30) 2020 OVERKILL. 250 BPM.
(2:04) 2020 OVERKILL. 500 BPM.
(2:38) 2020 OVERKILL. 1000 BPM.
(3:13) 2020 OVERKILL... 2020 BPM.

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(5:11) 2020 OVERKILL. 250 BPM.
(5:45) 2020 OVERKILL. 500 BPM.
(6:19) 2020 OVERKILL. 1000 BPM.
(6:53) 2020 OVERKILL... 2020 BPM.

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released December 28, 2020

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