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'''''Excursions''''' is an upcoming [[C418]] major, full-length album. It will be released on September 7, 2018. The album is one of C418's first to receive significant press coverage across sites such as [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8466181/c418-beton-minecraft-composer Billboard,] [http://www.factmag.com/2018/07/20/minecraft-composer-c418-announces-new-album/ Fact,] and [https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/minecraft-composer-new-album-1202878121/ Variety.]
'''''Excursions''''' is an upcoming [[C418]] major, full-length album. It will be released on September 7, 2018. The album was C418's first non-''Minecraft'' album to receive significant press coverage across sites such as [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8466181/c418-beton-minecraft-composer Billboard,] [http://www.factmag.com/2018/07/20/minecraft-composer-c418-announces-new-album/ Fact,] and [https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/minecraft-composer-new-album-1202878121/ Variety].


= Official Descriptions =
= Official descriptions =


{{Quote|This new project, Excursions, has been a trip down my own memory lane before Minecraft, when I aspired to create music I could hear on a commute to dance to. I’ve tried a few weird tricks for the entire record. For one, I’ve recorded the entire finished product through speakers to give it a roomy feel. Or, the mindset I’ve tried to have making each song. I started with 'Beton' as my first song, and then tried to recreate this very song over and over again, but in different locations and with wildly different mood sets. Angry, sad or happy. Turns out that creates completely different songs.|C418|[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8466181/c418-beton-minecraft-composer press release from Billboard]}}
{{Quote|This new project, Excursions, has been a trip down my own memory lane before Minecraft, when I aspired to create music I could hear on a commute to dance to. I’ve tried a few weird tricks for the entire record. For one, I’ve recorded the entire finished product through speakers to give it a roomy feel. Or, the mindset I’ve tried to have making each song. I started with 'Beton' as my first song, and then tried to recreate this very song over and over again, but in different locations and with wildly different mood sets. Angry, sad or happy. Turns out that creates completely different songs.|C418|[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8466181/c418-beton-minecraft-composer Billboard]}}


= Tracklist =
= Tracklist =
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{{Track infobox
{{Track infobox
|name=Cold Summer
|name=Cold Summer
|aka=''six''
|time=8:10
|time=8:10
|bandcamp=[https://c418.bandcamp.com/track/cold-summer]}}
|bandcamp=[https://c418.bandcamp.com/track/cold-summer]}}
=== Trivia ===
* On 2017-06-20, over a year before ''Excursions'', early versions of the tracks ''Cold Summer'' and ''TXL'' were released on C418's Soundcloud as a single track named ''[[SoundCloud#six|six]]''.
* The original title may refer to ''Excursions'' being the sixth major album (after ''[[72 Minutes of Fame]]'', ''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'', ''[[one]]'', ''[[Minecraft - Volume Beta]]'', and ''[[148]]''). It is also possibly a continuation of the numbering scheme of certain SoundCloud-exclusive tracks, following ''[[SoundCloud#005|005]]'' and preceding ''[[SoundCloud#Seven People Locked In A Pitch Black Mausoleum|Seven People Locked In A Pitch Black Mausoleum]]''.


== TXL ==
== TXL ==
{{Track infobox
{{Track infobox
|name=TXL
|name=TXL
|aka=''six'', ''Txl''
|time=2:18
|time=2:18
|bandcamp=[https://c418.bandcamp.com/track/txl]}}
|bandcamp=[https://c418.bandcamp.com/track/txl]}}


=== Trivia ===
=== Trivia ===
*In June 2017, over a year before ''Excursions'', the tracks ''Cold Summer'' and ''TXL'' were released on C418's Soundcloud as a single track called [https://soundcloud.com/c418/six ''Six''].
* TXL is the code for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Tegel_Airport Berlin Tegel Airport].
*The track name "TXL" also refers to Berlin Tegel Airport.


== Tingle ==
== Tingle ==
{{Track infobox
{{Track infobox
|name=Tingle
|name=Tingle
|collab=Kuabee
|time=6:40
|time=6:40
|bandcamp=[https://c418.bandcamp.com/track/tingle]}}
|bandcamp=[https://c418.bandcamp.com/track/tingle]}}
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|name=Beton
|name=Beton
|time=7:48
|time=7:48
|date=2018-07-19
|youtube=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbZU6QyZ8Nc Watch for free]
|bandcamp=[https://c418.bandcamp.com/track/beton]}}
|bandcamp=[https://c418.bandcamp.com/track/beton]}}
{{Quote|I started with 'Beton' as my first song, and then tried to recreate this very song over and over again, but in different locations and with wildly different mood sets. Angry, sad or happy. Turns out that creates completely different songs."|C418|Billboard}}


=== Trivia ===
=== Trivia ===
*''Beton'' was the first song created in this album, and was used to recreate all the other songs on the entire album, as stated by C418 himself:
*The song was [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8466181/c418-beton-minecraft-composer released] as a single on 2018-07-19. This was the first single ever released by C418 to promote an album.
{{Quote|I started with 'Beton' as my first song, and then tried to recreate this very song over and over again, but in different locations and with wildly different mood sets. Angry, sad or happy. Turns out that creates completely different songs."|C418|}}
*The track is named after Bar Beton, a café in the Netherlands.
*The song was [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8466181/c418-beton-minecraft-composer released] as a single on July 19, 2018.
*C418 uploaded the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbZU6QyZ8Nc song] to his YouTube channel the same day.


== AMS ==
== AMS ==
{{Track infobox
{{Track infobox
|name=AMS
|name=AMS
|aka=''Ams''
|time=2:38
|time=2:38
|bandcamp=[https://c418.bandcamp.com/track/ams]}}
|bandcamp=[https://c418.bandcamp.com/track/ams]}}


=== Trivia ===
=== Trivia ===
*The track name "AMS" also refers to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
* AMS is the code for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam_Airport_Schiphol Amsterdam Airport Schiphol].


== Thunderbird ==
== Thunderbird ==
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|name=Thunderbird
|name=Thunderbird
|time=13:27
|time=13:27
|bandcamp=[https://c418.bandcamp.com/track/thunderbird]}}
|date=2018-08-20
|soundcloud=[https://www.magneticmag.com/2018/08/premiere-minecraft-composer-c418-thunderbird-album-excursions/ Listen for free]
|youtube=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3QP2TX-U28 Watch for free]}}


=== Trivia ===
=== Trivia ===
*At over 13 minutes in length, ''Thunderbird'' is the longest track of ''Excursions''.
*At over 13 minutes in length, ''Thunderbird'' is the longest track of ''Excursions''.
*The song was released as a [https://www.magneticmag.com/2018/08/premiere-minecraft-composer-c418-thunderbird-album-excursions/ single] on August 21, 2018.
*It is also the fifth longest C418 track ever, after ''[[SoundCloud#Seven People Locked In A Pitch Black Mausoleum|Seven People Locked In A Pitch Black Mausoleum]]'' (32:49), ''[[Mixes|BAM #42 - The C418]]'' (25:37), ''[[bps|BAM #27 - The EP]]'' (15:34), and ''[[Minecraft - Volume Beta#The End|The End]]'' (15:04).
*The song was released as a [https://www.magneticmag.com/2018/08/premiere-minecraft-composer-c418-thunderbird-album-excursions/ single] on 2018-08-21.
*С418 uploaded the [https://youtu.be/H3QP2TX-U28 song] to his YouTube channel a day before.
*С418 uploaded the [https://youtu.be/H3QP2TX-U28 song] to his YouTube channel a day before.


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= Album trivia =
= Album trivia =
* The album cover for ''Excursions'' features the same yellow border used for the ''Dief'' album cover, but the border is slightly thinner than ''Dief'''s
* The album cover for ''Excursions'' features the same yellow border used for the ''Dief'' album cover, but the border is slightly thinner than ''Dief'''s.
* An early version of ''Excursions'' containing unfinalized tracks was released on 12 July 2018 due to a clerical error.
** ''Excursions'' first appeared on most platforms on 4 June 2018, available for pre-order with a scheduled release date of 13 July 2018. The pre-order never received any acknowledgement from C418, and within a few days the album had disappeared. On 12 July 2018 the album released on Spotify, Google Play, and a few other platforms, still receiving no acknowledgement from C418. Within a day the album had been taken down, and C418 revealed it had been released by mistake due to a clerical error. The album later was re-revealed amid press coverage and official statements from C418 on 19 July 2018, with its final release date set to 7 September 2018.

Revision as of 14:12, 21 August 2018

Excursions

Excursions.jpg

Release date 2018-09-07
Running time 1:19:10
Bandcamp $8 or more
It's not ready!
This article is still a work in progress.
Technically all of them are, but this one might not be completely ready for public viewing.

Excursions is an upcoming C418 major, full-length album. It will be released on September 7, 2018. The album was C418's first non-Minecraft album to receive significant press coverage across sites such as Billboard, Fact, and Variety.

Official descriptions

This new project, Excursions, has been a trip down my own memory lane before Minecraft, when I aspired to create music I could hear on a commute to dance to. I’ve tried a few weird tricks for the entire record. For one, I’ve recorded the entire finished product through speakers to give it a roomy feel. Or, the mindset I’ve tried to have making each song. I started with 'Beton' as my first song, and then tried to recreate this very song over and over again, but in different locations and with wildly different mood sets. Angry, sad or happy. Turns out that creates completely different songs.
—C418, Billboard

Tracklist

Excursions

Excursions
Length 5:47
Bandcamp [1]

Cold Summer

Cold Summer
AKA six
Length 8:10
Bandcamp [2]

Trivia

TXL

TXL
AKA six, Txl
Length 2:18
Bandcamp [3]

Trivia

Tingle

Tingle
Length 6:40
Additional artist(s) Kuabee
Bandcamp [4]

Trivia

  • C418 collaborated with the musician Jukio Kallio on this track.

Beton

Beton
Release date 2018-07-19
Length 7:48
Bandcamp [5]
YouTube {{{soundcloud}}}
I started with 'Beton' as my first song, and then tried to recreate this very song over and over again, but in different locations and with wildly different mood sets. Angry, sad or happy. Turns out that creates completely different songs."
—C418, Billboard

Trivia

  • The song was released as a single on 2018-07-19. This was the first single ever released by C418 to promote an album.
  • The track is named after Bar Beton, a café in the Netherlands.

AMS

AMS
AKA Ams
Length 2:38
Bandcamp [6]

Trivia

Thunderbird

Thunderbird
Release date 2018-08-20
Length 13:27
SoundCloud Listen for free
YouTube Listen for free

Trivia

Aviva

Aviva
Length 3:17
Bandcamp [7]

Figure 8

Figure 8
Length 8:57
Bandcamp [8]

Fake Triplets

Fake Triplets
Length 8:02
Bandcamp [9]

Nest

Nest
Length 8:22
Bandcamp [10]

Home

Home
Length 3:44
Bandcamp [11]

Album trivia

  • The album cover for Excursions features the same yellow border used for the Dief album cover, but the border is slightly thinner than Dief's.
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