Skyla M.G.
@cloudsoffire.bsky.social
she/her - indie musician & visual artist, sonic the hedgehog enthusiast
skylamg.bandcamp.com
skylamg.bandcamp.com
that's not a dig for the record i am very tired i have been writing for a long time it is now 30 minutes to midnight. so uh. thanks for reading this far. if you did. okay cool. i'm gonna go sleep now i think.
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
that's not a dig for the record i am very tired i have been writing for a long time it is now 30 minutes to midnight. so uh. thanks for reading this far. if you did. okay cool. i'm gonna go sleep now i think.
i really liked it when i was working on it but at the same time it didn't feel like a clouds of fire song, it felt like a teto song.
though i suppose i should be saying skyla m.g. instead of clouds of fire because vocaloid lyrics wiki uses my actual name instead of my artist name haha
though i suppose i should be saying skyla m.g. instead of clouds of fire because vocaloid lyrics wiki uses my actual name instead of my artist name haha
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
i really liked it when i was working on it but at the same time it didn't feel like a clouds of fire song, it felt like a teto song.
though i suppose i should be saying skyla m.g. instead of clouds of fire because vocaloid lyrics wiki uses my actual name instead of my artist name haha
though i suppose i should be saying skyla m.g. instead of clouds of fire because vocaloid lyrics wiki uses my actual name instead of my artist name haha
something i always want when i make music is to create something that only i could have created. it's not at the forefront because if it was i would never get anything done. i don't really care about being unique, i just want to make things that represent myself. in a way that was a downside of hmt
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
something i always want when i make music is to create something that only i could have created. it's not at the forefront because if it was i would never get anything done. i don't really care about being unique, i just want to make things that represent myself. in a way that was a downside of hmt
that said i don't think it's a bad thing. i like plenty of songs with stupid lyrics. mine being a little odd when you look at them closely isn't the end of the world and may actually add character. at least it's not the intro to plastic promises by set it off (a song and band i really like actually)
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
that said i don't think it's a bad thing. i like plenty of songs with stupid lyrics. mine being a little odd when you look at them closely isn't the end of the world and may actually add character. at least it's not the intro to plastic promises by set it off (a song and band i really like actually)
and i guess it's lucky this is a vocal synth song because they love doing that but i included it to impart the disconnect i myself feel from the very concept of humanity. 'tism stuff you get it.
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
and i guess it's lucky this is a vocal synth song because they love doing that but i included it to impart the disconnect i myself feel from the very concept of humanity. 'tism stuff you get it.
otherwise it's meaningless and just seems like a weird robot line to go with the other robot-adjacent lines ("Full of circuits, wires, dated drivers rusted to their core" "burns me through like acid rain" "Try to polish all my parts" "this need within my code")
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
otherwise it's meaningless and just seems like a weird robot line to go with the other robot-adjacent lines ("Full of circuits, wires, dated drivers rusted to their core" "burns me through like acid rain" "Try to polish all my parts" "this need within my code")
if i had to find an equivalent line in irreplaceable, it would probably be
"Taking space in their minds I expose my designs, yet still I'm wanting more"
because you would have to know that i hate when people take time to worry about me but also paradoxically want to cared about.
"Taking space in their minds I expose my designs, yet still I'm wanting more"
because you would have to know that i hate when people take time to worry about me but also paradoxically want to cared about.
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
if i had to find an equivalent line in irreplaceable, it would probably be
"Taking space in their minds I expose my designs, yet still I'm wanting more"
because you would have to know that i hate when people take time to worry about me but also paradoxically want to cared about.
"Taking space in their minds I expose my designs, yet still I'm wanting more"
because you would have to know that i hate when people take time to worry about me but also paradoxically want to cared about.
like where up and down says "stick the key in the ignition" that's simultaneously a turn of phrase as well as a reference that i voice train in the car, something nobody would ever even infer.
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
like where up and down says "stick the key in the ignition" that's simultaneously a turn of phrase as well as a reference that i voice train in the car, something nobody would ever even infer.
maybe it sort of has the drawback of being a "notepad song" like up and down or shatter, where it's both direct and slightly esoteric. like "i know what you're saying but also what"
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
maybe it sort of has the drawback of being a "notepad song" like up and down or shatter, where it's both direct and slightly esoteric. like "i know what you're saying but also what"
oh well, that's my punishment for not brainstorming and instead just jumping right into something.
if i were redoing this one right now, i have no idea what i would change. maybe the mixing could be better, but the mixing could always be better. i like the rhythm, melody, and instrumentation.
if i were redoing this one right now, i have no idea what i would change. maybe the mixing could be better, but the mixing could always be better. i like the rhythm, melody, and instrumentation.
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
oh well, that's my punishment for not brainstorming and instead just jumping right into something.
if i were redoing this one right now, i have no idea what i would change. maybe the mixing could be better, but the mixing could always be better. i like the rhythm, melody, and instrumentation.
if i were redoing this one right now, i have no idea what i would change. maybe the mixing could be better, but the mixing could always be better. i like the rhythm, melody, and instrumentation.
but i didn't enjoy working on it, so i ditched it. even if the perspective is wonky in the new art i like the image of the wind-up toy better than the more disheveled appearance i had in mind for the old piece. i wasted a lot of time on the old art. made the environment in 3d to maintain perspective
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
but i didn't enjoy working on it, so i ditched it. even if the perspective is wonky in the new art i like the image of the wind-up toy better than the more disheveled appearance i had in mind for the old piece. i wasted a lot of time on the old art. made the environment in 3d to maintain perspective
however today and yesterday i actually went back and did something completely different for the cover art and actually liked it a lot better and was actually able to finish it. how bad was the old one if this is what i liked better? actually if i'd finished it it would've been better.
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
however today and yesterday i actually went back and did something completely different for the cover art and actually liked it a lot better and was actually able to finish it. how bad was the old one if this is what i liked better? actually if i'd finished it it would've been better.
FIRST OFF I KNOW THE ART IS BAD LEAVE ME ALONE I'M GETTING USED TO A NEW TABLET THING
i finished irreplaceable in early january, but only released it at the end of the month because i got stuck on the art. i eventually released it with an unfinished version of what i had.
i finished irreplaceable in early january, but only released it at the end of the month because i got stuck on the art. i eventually released it with an unfinished version of what i had.
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
FIRST OFF I KNOW THE ART IS BAD LEAVE ME ALONE I'M GETTING USED TO A NEW TABLET THING
i finished irreplaceable in early january, but only released it at the end of the month because i got stuck on the art. i eventually released it with an unfinished version of what i had.
i finished irreplaceable in early january, but only released it at the end of the month because i got stuck on the art. i eventually released it with an unfinished version of what i had.
Irreplaceable (skylamg.bandcamp.com/album/irrepl...)
Irreplaceable, by Clouds of Fire
2 track album
skylamg.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Irreplaceable (skylamg.bandcamp.com/album/irrepl...)
does the new mix sound better? worse? i dunno, i think it was a bit of a lost cause, but the old one is still available on streaming and as a bonus track.
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
does the new mix sound better? worse? i dunno, i think it was a bit of a lost cause, but the old one is still available on streaming and as a bonus track.
if i were to do it today (what, as opposed to 2 months ago?) i probably would have stripped it of every channel effect and done the mixing from scratch. as it stands i updated the mixing a few days ago but i was only able to do so much. doesn't help that the project barely runs but we're being ideal
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
if i were to do it today (what, as opposed to 2 months ago?) i probably would have stripped it of every channel effect and done the mixing from scratch. as it stands i updated the mixing a few days ago but i was only able to do so much. doesn't help that the project barely runs but we're being ideal
even the name was probably subconsciously stolen from "nice type" by kira, though it's a very different song.
if you found the wubs to be basic and entry-level, that's because the only other time i've done them is in my scrapped 2025 remix of u.n. owen was her. ask why i ditched it.
if you found the wubs to be basic and entry-level, that's because the only other time i've done them is in my scrapped 2025 remix of u.n. owen was her. ask why i ditched it.
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
even the name was probably subconsciously stolen from "nice type" by kira, though it's a very different song.
if you found the wubs to be basic and entry-level, that's because the only other time i've done them is in my scrapped 2025 remix of u.n. owen was her. ask why i ditched it.
if you found the wubs to be basic and entry-level, that's because the only other time i've done them is in my scrapped 2025 remix of u.n. owen was her. ask why i ditched it.
i feel like i must have said this somewhere before but i came up with horror movie type in the shower after playing a shit ton of muse dash. if you've played the game you can probably point out exactly what type of obstacle would appear for each note.
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
i feel like i must have said this somewhere before but i came up with horror movie type in the shower after playing a shit ton of muse dash. if you've played the game you can probably point out exactly what type of obstacle would appear for each note.
there's not really a whole lot to discuss irt meaning in hmt. it's very surface level. the singer has a token tragic backstory™ but it's really more of a story than an exploration of anything. it is also the first song i've made where someone said it got stuck in their head.
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
there's not really a whole lot to discuss irt meaning in hmt. it's very surface level. the singer has a token tragic backstory™ but it's really more of a story than an exploration of anything. it is also the first song i've made where someone said it got stuck in their head.
like i find it really funny how you can find a song about myself going
"There's an isolating grip that keeps me just out of the way
You can ask me for my thoughts but I just won't know what to say"
and then click on this and hear
"you can't hide that you fell for me hard, got you seeing stars"
"There's an isolating grip that keeps me just out of the way
You can ask me for my thoughts but I just won't know what to say"
and then click on this and hear
"you can't hide that you fell for me hard, got you seeing stars"
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
like i find it really funny how you can find a song about myself going
"There's an isolating grip that keeps me just out of the way
You can ask me for my thoughts but I just won't know what to say"
and then click on this and hear
"you can't hide that you fell for me hard, got you seeing stars"
"There's an isolating grip that keeps me just out of the way
You can ask me for my thoughts but I just won't know what to say"
and then click on this and hear
"you can't hide that you fell for me hard, got you seeing stars"
i'd made impudent wretch, but this was the first *proper* song i made where it wasn't about me in any way. i usually make art to express myself, so writing a character with a massive ego being in a mutually manipulative relationship was a bit of a challenge. an enjoyable one, though.
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
i'd made impudent wretch, but this was the first *proper* song i made where it wasn't about me in any way. i usually make art to express myself, so writing a character with a massive ego being in a mutually manipulative relationship was a bit of a challenge. an enjoyable one, though.
the part that got me the most worked up while working on it was the "Set your phone to ignore, ain't your friendships such a chore?" bit. like i had that on loop. when i showed a clip to one of my siblings it was that bit. that same section also definitely does not reference halloween with the piano
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
the part that got me the most worked up while working on it was the "Set your phone to ignore, ain't your friendships such a chore?" bit. like i had that on loop. when i showed a clip to one of my siblings it was that bit. that same section also definitely does not reference halloween with the piano
i think working on horror movie type was bad for my health. there were many sessions where by the end my heart was beating out of my chest and i was so worked up i would need hours to relax enough to start working again. i knew it was my most unique thing to date basically from the get-go.
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
i think working on horror movie type was bad for my health. there were many sessions where by the end my heart was beating out of my chest and i was so worked up i would need hours to relax enough to start working again. i knew it was my most unique thing to date basically from the get-go.