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|producers = [[Ross Federman]], [[Joe Hawley]], [[Bora Karaca]] | |producers = [[Ross Federman]], [[Joe Hawley]], [[Bora Karaca]] | ||
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'''Hawaii: Part II''' is an album by [[ミラクルミュージカル]] and was released independently on 12/12/12, at 12:12:12 A.M. Four members of Tally Hall appear on this album: [[Joe Hawley]], [[Ross Federman]], [[Rob Cantor]], and [[Zubin Sedghi]]. [[Bora Karaca]] also appears. The album is categorised under "World" music on iTunes,<ref name="iTunes">[https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/hawaii-part-ii/938227937 Hawaii: Part II, iTunes]</ref> however the whole album shifts between genres, including pop, rap, and ballads. | '''Hawaii: Part II''' is an album by [[ミラクルミュージカル]] and was released independently on 12/12/12, at 12:12:12 A.M. Four members of Tally Hall appear on this album: [[Joe Hawley]], [[Ross Federman]], [[Rob Cantor]], and [[Zubin Sedghi]]. [[Bora Karaca]] also appears. The album is categorised under "World" music on iTunes,<ref name="iTunes">[https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/hawaii-part-ii/938227937 Hawaii: Part II, iTunes] ''iTunes/Apple Music.''</ref> however the whole album shifts between genres, including pop, rap, and ballads. | ||
Guest and supporting artists include Lindsey Alvarez, [[Ryan Brady]], Joel J. Dahl, [[Madi Diaz]], [[Allison Hanna]], [[Gregory James Jenkins]], [[Charlene Kaye]], [[Stephanie Koenig]], [[Andrew Kurtz]], [[Shane Maux]], [[Adrianne Nigg]], [[Ashley Renee]], Stephan Wunderlich.<ref name="HPIIPDF">[https://tallyall.club/go/members/Miracle%20Musical/Hawaii%20Part%20II/%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB.pdf?a=view Hawaii: Part II PDF.]</ref> | Guest and supporting artists include Lindsey Alvarez, [[Ryan Brady]], Joel J. Dahl, [[Madi Diaz]], [[Allison Hanna]], [[Gregory James Jenkins]], [[Charlene Kaye]], [[Stephanie Koenig]], [[Andrew Kurtz]], [[Shane Maux]], [[Adrianne Nigg]], [[Ashley Renee]], Stephan Wunderlich.<ref name="HPIIPDF">[https://tallyall.club/go/members/Miracle%20Musical/Hawaii%20Part%20II/%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB.pdf?a=view Hawaii: Part II PDF.] Archived via tallyall.</ref> | ||
On May 19th, 2014, an album of demos, outtakes, and instrumentals of Hawaii: Part II was digitally released through Bandcamp, entitled: [[Hawaii: Part II: Part ii]].<ref>https://miraclemusical.bandcamp.com/album/hawaii-part-ii-part-ii Hawaii: Part II: Part ii. Bandcamp page.</ref> Later on December 31st, 2015, ミラクルミュージカル released [[Hawaii Partii]], an album of instrumental 8-bit style chiptunes based on Hawaii: Part II<ref name="Bandcamp">[https://miraclemusical.bandcamp.com/album/hawaii-partii Hawaii Partii Bandcamp page.]</ref> | On May 19th, 2014, an album of demos, outtakes, and instrumentals of Hawaii: Part II was digitally released through Bandcamp, entitled: [[Hawaii: Part II: Part ii]].<ref>https://miraclemusical.bandcamp.com/album/hawaii-part-ii-part-ii Hawaii: Part II: Part ii. Bandcamp page.</ref> Later on December 31st, 2015, ミラクルミュージカル released [[Hawaii Partii]], an album of instrumental 8-bit style chiptunes based on Hawaii: Part II<ref name="Bandcamp">[https://miraclemusical.bandcamp.com/album/hawaii-partii Hawaii Partii Bandcamp page.] ''Bandcamp.''</ref> | ||
==Conception== | ==Conception== | ||
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<i><p>"Today marks the five year anniversary of an album that I worked very hard on and am frankly quite proud of. Hawaii: Part II was the vision of Joe Hawley and the product of countless other musicians, singers, arrangers, and writers. Joe Hawley, Bora Karaca and I coordinated the recording, production, and mixing of this album which was no small feat. Having more than 30 artists, many recording parts on their own and submitting individual vocal or instrumental tracks, pushed our organizational skills to their limits. It is also noteworthy that I did not see Joe or Bora face-to-face throughout any of this process. My personal goal in this was to help create a record with “a life of its own.” I’ve always felt that some of the best albums never sound quite the same to you, even after countless listens. I feel as if the album is continuing to grow while it rests idly on the shelf (or your hard drive, or somewhere in the cloud) and that every listen through is a little window into its current time. Of course it’s the listener growing and changing, but I think it takes a certain kind of record to track along with its listener in this way. I set out to fill this album with as much emotion and vitality as I could from my humble remote mixing station. In the end, I feel that we did create an album with a life of its own and one that speaks for itself. Week after week, it continues to find new homes in the ears of eager discoverers, despite a total lack of promotion. It’s certainly not normal, and it’s probably like nothing you’ve ever heard, but it is still very much alive to this day. I can’t thank the rest of the Miracle Musical team, and Joe and Bora enough for the work that went into this. Happy fifth Birthday Hawaii: Part II."</p></i> | <i><p>"Today marks the five year anniversary of an album that I worked very hard on and am frankly quite proud of. Hawaii: Part II was the vision of Joe Hawley and the product of countless other musicians, singers, arrangers, and writers. Joe Hawley, Bora Karaca and I coordinated the recording, production, and mixing of this album which was no small feat. Having more than 30 artists, many recording parts on their own and submitting individual vocal or instrumental tracks, pushed our organizational skills to their limits. It is also noteworthy that I did not see Joe or Bora face-to-face throughout any of this process. My personal goal in this was to help create a record with “a life of its own.” I’ve always felt that some of the best albums never sound quite the same to you, even after countless listens. I feel as if the album is continuing to grow while it rests idly on the shelf (or your hard drive, or somewhere in the cloud) and that every listen through is a little window into its current time. Of course it’s the listener growing and changing, but I think it takes a certain kind of record to track along with its listener in this way. I set out to fill this album with as much emotion and vitality as I could from my humble remote mixing station. In the end, I feel that we did create an album with a life of its own and one that speaks for itself. Week after week, it continues to find new homes in the ears of eager discoverers, despite a total lack of promotion. It’s certainly not normal, and it’s probably like nothing you’ve ever heard, but it is still very much alive to this day. I can’t thank the rest of the Miracle Musical team, and Joe and Bora enough for the work that went into this. Happy fifth Birthday Hawaii: Part II."</p></i> | ||
<p> - Ross Federman, Facebook <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/hawaiipartii/posts/1523286691089182 Ross Federman Celebrating 5 years since Hawaii: Part II]</ref></p> | <p> - Ross Federman, Facebook <ref>Ross Federman. [https://www.facebook.com/hawaiipartii/posts/1523286691089182 Ross Federman Celebrating 5 years since Hawaii: Part II] ''Facebook.''</ref></p> | ||
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When asked, on the 2018 Reddit AMA, about the process of collaborating with so many people remotely, Bora answered: | When asked, on the 2018 Reddit AMA, about the process of collaborating with so many people remotely, Bora answered: | ||
<i>"It was magical because it was my first time doing something like that. People who would happen to be in town in Los Angeles would just swing by, pop in, and put their little piece in. This is now the way I want to do things, personally!"</i><br> | <i>"It was magical because it was my first time doing something like that. People who would happen to be in town in Los Angeles would just swing by, pop in, and put their little piece in. This is now the way I want to do things, personally!"</i><br> | ||
- [[Bora Karaca]]<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/a5ouhk/we_are_joe_hawley_ross_federman_and_bora_karaca/ebo7m6d/ Bora on the subject of remote collaboration. Reddit AMA. | - [[Bora Karaca]]<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/a5ouhk/we_are_joe_hawley_ross_federman_and_bora_karaca/ebo7m6d/ Bora on the subject of remote collaboration.] Reddit AMA. ''Reddit.''</ref> | ||
==Release== | ==Release== | ||
Hawaii: Part II was originally made available digitally at hawaiipartii.bandcamp.com on 12/12/12.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130121140858/http://hawaiipartii.bandcamp.com/] Snapshot of hawaiipartii.bandcamp.com. Archived via The Wayback Machine.</ref> | Hawaii: Part II was originally made available digitally at hawaiipartii.bandcamp.com on 12/12/12.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130121140858/http://hawaiipartii.bandcamp.com/] Snapshot of hawaiipartii.bandcamp.com. Archived via The Wayback Machine.</ref> | ||
In 2013, the album was made available on iTunes, and other streaming services.<br> | In 2013, the album was made available on iTunes, and other streaming services.<br> | ||
In the same year, A postcard for Hawaii: Part II was released, which contained a hand-written note, and a bandcamp download code for the album, as well as a download code for [[Variations On A Cloud]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130606055107/http://hawaiipartii.bandcamp.com/ Link to postcard on hawaiipartii.bandcamp.com.] Archived via The Wayback Machine.</ref><ref>[https://www.hiddeninthesand.com/blogs/joe-hawley/2013/08/music-video-for-hawaii-part-iis-stranded-lullaby/ Hidden In The Sand Article] Coz Baldwin. 'Music Video For Hawaii: Part II’s “Stranded Lullaby”'. HiddenInTheSand.com.</ref> | In the same year, A postcard for Hawaii: Part II was released, which contained a hand-written note, and a bandcamp download code for the album, as well as a download code for [[Variations On A Cloud]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130606055107/http://hawaiipartii.bandcamp.com/ Link to postcard on hawaiipartii.bandcamp.com.] Archived via The Wayback Machine.</ref><ref>[https://www.hiddeninthesand.com/blogs/joe-hawley/2013/08/music-video-for-hawaii-part-iis-stranded-lullaby/ Hidden In The Sand Article] Coz Baldwin. 'Music Video For Hawaii: Part II’s “Stranded Lullaby”'. ''HiddenInTheSand.com.''</ref> | ||
In 2015, a limited number of official Hawaii Part II CDs were given away and sold either via donations to the Hawaii Part II website, or if a user paid more than the regular amount for an album on the Bandcamp page. There are 2 versions of the Hawaii Part II CD: a black-top, and a white-top version. The black-top version was shown on Joe Hawley's Instagram page on June 16th, 2015.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/reel/3-vr13OvIN/ Joe Hawley's Hawaii: Part II CD Instagram Post] Instagram. June 16, 2015. Video.</ref> These black-top versions are referred to as "promo" copies, with very few being known to exist.<ref>https://www.discogs.com/release/14900556-ミラクルミュージカル-Hawaii-Part-II- Hawaii Part II Promo CD. Discogs.</ref> The white-top versions were sent out in brown paper envelopes, encribed with a secret message on the back in invisible ink.<ref>https://q1p.tumblr.com/post/134711103364 | In 2015, a limited number of official Hawaii Part II CDs were given away and sold either via donations to the Hawaii Part II website, or if a user paid more than the regular amount for an album on the Bandcamp page. There are 2 versions of the Hawaii Part II CD: a black-top, and a white-top version. The black-top version was shown on Joe Hawley's Instagram page on June 16th, 2015.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/reel/3-vr13OvIN/ Joe Hawley's Hawaii: Part II CD Instagram Post] ''Instagram''. June 16, 2015. Video.</ref> These black-top versions are referred to as "promo" copies, with very few being known to exist.<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/release/14900556-ミラクルミュージカル-Hawaii-Part-II- Hawaii Part II Promo CD.] ''Discogs''.</ref> The white-top versions were sent out in brown paper envelopes, encribed with a secret message on the back in invisible ink.<ref> Monty Kensicle. [https://q1p.tumblr.com/post/134711103364 Hawaii Part II CD, with invisible ink message.] ''Tumblr''.</ref> | ||
On September 18th, 2018 a Kickstarter was launched in an attempt to get the album pressed to vinyl. On October 18th, exactly a month later, the campaign reached its goal, as 456 backers pledged $16,544 of it's $7000 goal.<ref name="Kickstarter">[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/910537276/hawaii-part-ii Hawaii: Part II Kickstarter page]</ref><ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/910537276/hawaii-part-ii/updates Hawaii: Part II Kickstarter Updates Page]</ref><br> | On September 18th, 2018 a Kickstarter was launched in an attempt to get the album pressed to vinyl. On October 18th, exactly a month later, the campaign reached its goal, as 456 backers pledged $16,544 of it's $7000 goal.<ref name="Kickstarter">[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/910537276/hawaii-part-ii Hawaii: Part II Kickstarter page] ''Kickstarter''</ref><ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/910537276/hawaii-part-ii/updates Hawaii: Part II Kickstarter Updates Page]</ref><br> | ||
A second pressing was made available in January 2020 on annarbortees.com<ref>https://partners.annarbortees.com/products/miracle-musical-hawaii-part-ii-12-vinyl-album?variant=31659357798474 Hawaii Part II Vinyl. Ann Arbor Tees.</ref> The first pressing of the vinyl is clear, and the second is black.<br> | A second pressing was made available in January 2020 on annarbortees.com<ref>https://partners.annarbortees.com/products/miracle-musical-hawaii-part-ii-12-vinyl-album?variant=31659357798474 Hawaii Part II Vinyl. Ann Arbor Tees.</ref> The first pressing of the vinyl is clear, and the second is black.<br> | ||
A third pressing of the album was confirmed<!--by Jesus Christ himself--> in 2022 on Joe Hawley's YouTube channel.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaKvNnKbazg Joe Hawley Advertisement 5]2022, Confirmation of a Hawaii Part II re-pressing. YouTube. Video.</ref> and was released on January 27th, 2023 through vinylluxe.com, with it being limited to 1000 copies and brown colored. <ref> [https://vinylluxe.com/products/ミラクルミュージカル-brown-limitededition Hawaii Part II Vinyl Luxe page]</ref> A second batch of the vinyl and a CD release were confirmed two days later on the Miracle Musical twitter account, <ref> [https://twitter.com/_H_II_/status/1619750059142451200 Miracle Musical Twitter confirms a second batch of vinyl and CD release]</ref> and was released on February 17th, 2023. This time, on a website made by ミラクルミュージカル themselves <ref>[https://miraclemusicalstore.com Miracle Musical web store]</ref> as a bundle limited to 100 copies which included the brown edition of the vinyl and a hoodie of your choice. <ref> [https://miraclemusicalstore.com/products/ミラクルミュージカル-hawaii-part-ii-bundle-1 Hawaii: Part II Bundle page on Miracle Musical's web store]</ref> | A third pressing of the album was confirmed<!--by SoCal Jesus Christ himself--> in 2022 on Joe Hawley's YouTube channel.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaKvNnKbazg Joe Hawley Advertisement 5] 2022, Confirmation of a Hawaii Part II re-pressing. YouTube. Video.</ref> and was released on January 27th, 2023 through vinylluxe.com, with it being limited to 1000 copies and brown colored. <ref> [https://vinylluxe.com/products/ミラクルミュージカル-brown-limitededition Hawaii Part II Vinyl Luxe page] ''VinylLuxe.''</ref> A second batch of the vinyl and a CD release were confirmed two days later on the Miracle Musical twitter account, <ref> [https://twitter.com/_H_II_/status/1619750059142451200 Miracle Musical Twitter confirms a second batch of vinyl and CD release] ''[[Twitter]].''</ref> and was released on February 17th, 2023. This time, on a website made by ミラクルミュージカル themselves <ref>[https://miraclemusicalstore.com Miracle Musical web store]</ref> as a bundle limited to 100 copies which included the brown edition of the vinyl and a hoodie of your choice. <ref>[https://miraclemusicalstore.com/products/ミラクルミュージカル-hawaii-part-ii-bundle-1 Hawaii: Part II Bundle page on Miracle Musical's web store] Miracle Musical Store.</ref> | ||
A third (and possibly final) drop was done on March 3rd, 2023, this time, including two variations of Hawaii: Part II ("Sand" Variant <ref> [https://vinylluxe.com/products/hawaiipartii-sand-limitededition-2023 Vinyl luxe page for the "Sand" Variant of Hawaii: Part II]</ref>, which was a tan yellow color and "Cloud" Variant <ref> [https://vinylluxe.com/products/hawaiipartii-cloudyclear-limitededition-2023 Vinyl luxe page for the "Cloud" Variant of Hawaii: Part II]</ref>, which was a grey color. It also included a repress of the Variations On A Cloud EP <ref> [https://vinylluxe.com/products/variationsonacloud-white-limitededition-2023 Vinyl luxe page for the Variations On A Cloud EP]</ref>. All of them were limited to 1500 copies. | A third (and possibly final) drop was done on March 3rd, 2023, this time, including two variations of Hawaii: Part II ("Sand" Variant <ref> [https://vinylluxe.com/products/hawaiipartii-sand-limitededition-2023 Vinyl luxe page for the "Sand" Variant of Hawaii: Part II] ''VinylLuxe.''</ref>, which was a tan yellow color and "Cloud" Variant <ref> [https://vinylluxe.com/products/hawaiipartii-cloudyclear-limitededition-2023 Vinyl luxe page for the "Cloud" Variant of Hawaii: Part II]</ref>, which was a grey color. It also included a repress of the Variations On A Cloud EP <ref> [https://vinylluxe.com/products/variationsonacloud-white-limitededition-2023 Vinyl luxe page for the Variations On A Cloud EP] ''VinylLuxe.''</ref>. All of them were limited to 1500 copies. | ||
On December 12th 2022, the official ミラクルミュージカル Twitter account confirmed the design and tracklisting of a new physical release of Hawaii: Part II. The cover will make use of lenticular printing, with the covers to both the original album and compilation album "Hawaii: Part II Part ii" as each image, and the tracklist includes the instrumentals to the album and Variations On A Cloud on a secondary disc.<ref>[https://twitter.com/_H_II_/status/1602361452932861973 Miracle Musical Twitter post showcasing the new reissue cover.]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/_H_II_/status/1602371153049403392?s=20&t=6jlXkhu0228T-0jybfipWg Miracle Musical tweet confirming the second disc and tracklisting.]</ref> This CD release was put on sale on August 28th, 2023, and comes with a 16-page booklet.<ref>[https://twitter.com/_H_II_/status/1696191502270312921 "Hawaii Part II CDs are now live in the store!..."] @_H_II_ ''Twitter'' | On December 12th 2022, the official ミラクルミュージカル Twitter account confirmed the design and tracklisting of a new physical release of Hawaii: Part II. The cover will make use of lenticular printing, with the covers to both the original album and compilation album "Hawaii: Part II Part ii" as each image, and the tracklist includes the instrumentals to the album and Variations On A Cloud on a secondary disc.<ref>[https://twitter.com/_H_II_/status/1602361452932861973 Miracle Musical Twitter post showcasing the new reissue cover.]''[[Twitter]].''</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/_H_II_/status/1602371153049403392?s=20&t=6jlXkhu0228T-0jybfipWg Miracle Musical tweet confirming the second disc and tracklisting.]''[[Twitter]].''</ref> This CD release was put on sale on August 28th, 2023, and comes with a 16-page booklet.<ref>[https://twitter.com/_H_II_/status/1696191502270312921 "Hawaii Part II CDs are now live in the store!..."] @_H_II_ ''[[Twitter]].'' Tweet.</ref> | ||
==Track listing== | ==Track listing== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Part of Joe's inspiration for Hawaii: Part II was a book titled "The Secrets and Mysteries of Hawaii: A Call to the Soul" by one William Chiles, released in 1995. He found it in a bookstore around 2008, when friend [[Ricky Lax]] released his first book Lawyer Boy. Joe saw a diagram of a stellated octahedron and felt it had a connection to a Hawaiian-esque melody he had in his head since 1997.<ref name="JH2019I">[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g7t-2gaQxO0wZ187M5epjiocUdbZs8alQysD7H71xPg/ 2019 Joe Hawley interview.]</ref> | * Part of Joe's inspiration for Hawaii: Part II was a book titled "The Secrets and Mysteries of Hawaii: A Call to the Soul" by one William Chiles, released in 1995. He found it in a bookstore around 2008, when friend [[Ricky Lax]] released his first book Lawyer Boy. Joe saw a diagram of a stellated octahedron and felt it had a connection to a Hawaiian-esque melody he had in his head since 1997.<ref name="JH2019I">[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g7t-2gaQxO0wZ187M5epjiocUdbZs8alQysD7H71xPg/ 2019 Joe Hawley interview.] GoogleDocs.</ref> | ||
* The fonts used in the album cover art are Hiragino Maru Gothic Pro for the title, and Hiragino Kaku Gothic for the japanese text. | * The fonts used in the album cover art are Hiragino Maru Gothic Pro for the title, and Hiragino Kaku Gothic for the japanese text. | ||
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"Candle On The Water" artwork: Joe Hawley and Bora Karaca<br> | "Candle On The Water" artwork: Joe Hawley and Bora Karaca<br> | ||
Art Direction and Design: Joe Hawley<br> | Art Direction and Design: Joe Hawley<br> | ||
Special Thanks To You<br><ref name="HPIIPDF"> | Special Thanks To You<br><ref name="HPIIPDF"></ref> | ||
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