Really cool the way it sounds like you were there at the right time and place to be able to capture a very unique feel at a very unique point in time. Great work!

Really cool the way it sounds like you were there at the right time and place to be able to capture a very unique feel at a very unique point in time. Great work!

Dès que je vois lama, je pense au capitaine Haddock dans Tintin au Tibet qui crache dans la face du lama...

La track est très cool. Quand tu parles de release night, est-ce que tu travailles en informatique? Parce que release un vendredi c'est jamais une bonne idée...

Anyways! good stuff.

Dès que je vois lama, je pense au capitaine Haddock dans Tintin au Tibet qui crache dans la face du lama... La track est très cool. Quand tu parles de release night, est-ce que tu travailles en informatique? Parce que release un vendredi c'est jamais une bonne idée... ;) Anyways! good stuff.

It was definitely unique, not necessarily in a good way. It's very very 渋い. But I like the fact that I captured something that was really authentic, so authentic I was not sure I'd release it.

Haha, oui c'est l'image que j'ai aussi du lama. Non, c'etait plus une release d'un pack de donnees, donc au moins on allait pas casser quelque chose. Je bossais avant dans l'informatique et en effet la premiere regle etait "pas de releases le vendredi (ou avant des vacances)"

[quote=hent03]Really cool the way it sounds like you were there at the right time and place to be able to capture a very unique feel at a very unique point in time. Great work![/quote] It was definitely unique, not necessarily in a good way. It's very very 渋い. But I like the fact that I captured something that was really authentic, so authentic I was not sure I'd release it. :) [quote=djippy]Dès que je vois lama, je pense au capitaine Haddock dans Tintin au Tibet qui crache dans la face du lama... La track est très cool. Quand tu parles de release night, est-ce que tu travailles en informatique? Parce que release un vendredi c'est jamais une bonne idée... ;) Anyways! good stuff. [/quote] Haha, oui c'est l'image que j'ai aussi du lama. Non, c'etait plus une release d'un pack de donnees, donc au moins on allait pas casser quelque chose. Je bossais avant dans l'informatique et en effet la premiere regle etait "pas de releases le vendredi (ou avant des vacances)" :)

Fun vibe to this one.  The AI voice kind of sounds like Liam Neeson to me and its funny to imagine him talking about a llama.  Glad you managed to get something out of what sounds like a kind of frustrating night.

Fun vibe to this one. The AI voice kind of sounds like Liam Neeson to me and its funny to imagine him talking about a llama. Glad you managed to get something out of what sounds like a kind of frustrating night.

Good catch, it is an AI voice based on Liam Neeson, available from vo.codes. It felt weirdly appropriate.

[quote=CosmicCairns]Fun vibe to this one. The AI voice kind of sounds like Liam Neeson to me and its funny to imagine him talking about a llama. Glad you managed to get something out of what sounds like a kind of frustrating night.[/quote] Good catch, it is an AI voice based on Liam Neeson, available from vo.codes. It felt weirdly appropriate.

Love the AI interpretation of the lyrics.  It sounds so earnest while saying "Lay-ma".  In all fairness we don't know if Liam Neeson can pronounce Lama!  This would make an awesome spoken word piece for Mr. Neeson.  You should contact his representation!

Also love the spaghetti western vibe to the sections that break the spoken word. Fun track!

What kind of release, a code release?  We do a weekly code push to our cloud platform followed by testing. An endless cycle. I listen to WeeklyBeats while testing fixes.  Today is staging environments.

Love the AI interpretation of the lyrics. It sounds so earnest while saying "Lay-ma". In all fairness we don't know if Liam Neeson can pronounce Lama! This would make an awesome spoken word piece for Mr. Neeson. You should contact his representation! Also love the spaghetti western vibe to the sections that break the spoken word. Fun track! What kind of release, a code release? We do a weekly code push to our cloud platform followed by testing. An endless cycle. I listen to WeeklyBeats while testing fixes. Today is staging environments.

super cool song, from idea to process to execution I love the AI voice, feels like it's really trying to be expressive, pretending to be human. I can almost imagine it as a separate person even tho I know you chose the sounds that fit best (wouldn't it be cool if it was actually a super clever AI fooling us by pretending to be a poorly made AI?)

I also like the way the horns hit at the end of sections. they have a nice impact, they cut through the mix.

also, the AI has a bit of a french accent! how nice!

super cool song, from idea to process to execution :D I love the AI voice, feels like it's really trying to be expressive, pretending to be human. I can almost imagine it as a separate person even tho I know you chose the sounds that fit best :D (wouldn't it be cool if it was actually a super clever AI fooling us by pretending to be a poorly made AI?) I also like the way the horns hit at the end of sections. they have a nice impact, they cut through the mix. also, the AI has a bit of a french accent! how nice!

This one's one of your best, I feel, which is saying a lot considering high esteem in which I hold your entire catalogue. The immediacy of it that you've described I have long titled "open sails" where things just happen -- I originally tried to explain, but removed it because I think it's either relatable or isn't, but most likely is. I listened to it in the car while driving through night-time Seattle, without access to the lyrics and "cougar" pronunciation made me think it was asking a black cupboard, which did not take away from the experience. I promise to work in an "up-an-all" lyric because that bit is wonderful and I love it.

Congrats, sincerely.

This one's one of your best, I feel, which is saying a lot considering high esteem in which I hold your entire catalogue. The immediacy of it that you've described I have long titled "open sails" where things just happen -- I originally tried to explain, but removed it because I think it's either relatable or isn't, but most likely is. I listened to it in the car while driving through night-time Seattle, without access to the lyrics and "cougar" pronunciation made me think it was asking a black cupboard, which did not take away from the experience. I promise to work in an "up-an-all" lyric because that bit is wonderful and I love it. Congrats, sincerely. <3

Awesome noir vibes.  Like I'm making my way through a dark smoky nightclub getting multiple bad/good looks.  The saxy_brassy_solo sounds especially nice.  This track has a particular set of skills.... (sorry I'll see myself out)

Awesome noir vibes. Like I'm making my way through a dark smoky nightclub getting multiple bad/good looks. The saxy_brassy_solo sounds especially nice. This track has a particular set of skills.... (sorry I'll see myself out)

Was about to comment about this. Great vibe all the way through. Great job.

See also: https://youtu.be/9GHPNKUMf70?t=200

[quote=CosmicCairns]The AI voice kind of sounds like Liam Neeson to me and its funny to imagine him talking about a llama.[/quote] [quote=Kedbreak136]Good catch, it is an AI voice based on Liam Neeson, available from vo.codes. It felt weirdly appropriate.[/quote] Was about to comment about this. Great vibe all the way through. Great job. [quote=NWSPR]It sounds so earnest while saying "Lay-ma". In all fairness we don't know if Liam Neeson can pronounce Lama! [/quote] See also: [url]https://youtu.be/9GHPNKUMf70?t=200[/url]

This is the kind of quality content I didn't know I came here for.

It feels like a trip-hop version of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds, crossed with "Go" by Lemon Jelly―and there may be no higher praise than that.

This is the kind of quality content I didn't know I came here for. It feels like a trip-hop version of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds, crossed with "Go" by Lemon Jelly―and there may be no higher praise than that.

Was listening to this on an evening stroll. Really set the mood nicely. I was just about to comment about the Noir vibes as well when I saw Tone Matrix thought the same thing! Must be the combination of the slinky sounding bass and piano with the spoken word. Sounds a bit like a monologue in an old movie. Nice work! I enjoyed that one a lot.

Was listening to this on an evening stroll. Really set the mood nicely. I was just about to comment about the Noir vibes as well when I saw Tone Matrix thought the same thing! Must be the combination of the slinky sounding bass and piano with the spoken word. Sounds a bit like a monologue in an old movie. Nice work! I enjoyed that one a lot.

the music is brilliant in its softness and chilly jazzy quality. the vocals sound to me (as a german) absolut normal and I cannot discover any accentproblems. this track has some psychedelic moments, that give it an nice extradimentional vibe.

the music is brilliant in its softness and chilly jazzy quality. the vocals sound to me (as a german) absolut normal and I cannot discover any accentproblems. this track has some psychedelic moments, that give it an nice extradimentional vibe.

Just want to get this little friendly question out of the way: Is it just me or are the vocals a little loud?  Just a thought!

I loved the voice, I also thought it was Liam Neeson before reading the comments.  Amazing.

kind of like Liam Neeson doing slam poetry at a nightclub.  But his note got ripped up and he's just reading the words out of order.

RANDOM: I watched the TV show called "Atlanta" and Liam Neeson had a surprise cameo playing a version of himself that was quite fascinating.  Then to come on here and hear his voice of all things.  Spooky!

oh man that was hilarious

Just want to get this little friendly question out of the way: Is it just me or are the vocals a little loud? Just a thought! I loved the voice, I also thought it was Liam Neeson before reading the comments. Amazing. kind of like Liam Neeson doing slam poetry at a nightclub. But his note got ripped up and he's just reading the words out of order. RANDOM: I watched the TV show called "Atlanta" and Liam Neeson had a surprise cameo playing a version of himself that was quite fascinating. Then to come on here and hear his voice of all things. Spooky! [quote=blighters_rock] See also: [url]https://youtu.be/9GHPNKUMf70?t=200[/url][/quote] oh man that was hilarious

reuploaded image pour vous (oh yeah, I speak French)

also, sorry about the rough day at work!  I think you told me what you do for work, and you said something about doing conferences where you sell software?  oops, remind me again!

reuploaded image pour vous (oh yeah, I speak French) [img]https://i.imgur.com/077CnSW.gif[/img] also, sorry about the rough day at work! I think you told me what you do for work, and you said something about doing conferences where you sell software? oops, remind me again!

Swanky smooth lounge jams from a place I want to go. Full of llamas. I like lamas. Nice creation and story behind it. Good way to use some frustrating work down time. At my work we do software releases every two weeks, then testing, yes the endless cycle, not too many problems usually at least. I'm compiling some release notes right now.

Swanky smooth lounge jams from a place I want to go. Full of llamas. I like lamas. Nice creation and story behind it. Good way to use some frustrating work down time. At my work we do software releases every two weeks, then testing, yes the endless cycle, not too many problems usually at least. I'm compiling some release notes right now.

Yes this specific AI is good at some words that are pretty arcane and will then stubmle on some common words like "taste", "undead", "screams"...

This was actually not a software release but rather a release of a dataset package for a customer, who's using that to develop their AI. However, it does depend on scripts to generate the output and yeah, friday releases are always a bad idea...

Yeah this one AI can be surprising. Like the "where do you go?" - i did not expect it to be that expressive to be honest. I have used it in the past for other tracks and it was very good for reading poetry. Like in this example of track I made, based on Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven.

https://soundcloud.com/ked136/the-raven

Thank you very much for your kind words! I think the same lyrics work as well with "cupboard" instead of "cougar". There are quite a few things that are pretty raw about this track but I'm happy I captured a particular vibe, that might have been diluted had I spent more time on it.

Haha, thank you! A weird smoky bar with some surreal poetry spoken word sessions!

Thank you, that is very kind! I did try to go for a trip hop approach, especially on the drums and the muuuuuch slowed pace. I think it was about 80bpm, and the slowest i had ever done until then was maybe 115bpm? Snail pace. I did not know these two songs you referenced but after checking them on youtube, they are quite fantastic! Thank you very much for this nice feedback!

thank you! Yes I think the contrabass and the distant sax contribute to that. I have been trying to make a real Noir track for quite some time but have yet to make it work. This one is kinda noir but not fully either.

Thank you! I know the feeling! Since i'm not an English native speaker either, I tend to not try to understand what is being said, it's more like sound itself. I'll take the extradimensional vibe!

Yes, i agree that the voice was a bit loud. It strikes me every time, especially at the beginning. If i were to go back to this track, I would take them back a little, again especially at the beginning. I wanted it to have a spoken word vibe, hence focusing much more on the lyrics and taking the rest into the back but I went a little too far.

Even with a different order, I am not sure the note would still make much sense.

Thank you for the gif reupload!
I am now more working in the AI industry, supporting tech companies who are developing their AI tech. We provide them a range of services, and I'm responsible for the business in japan - like marketing, sales, operations, speaking events, etc that kind of stuff.

We need more lamas in the world, they seem to be wonderful animals. We seem to have a lot of people in WB who work in the software development field! It's pretty crazy! Thank you for your comment!

[quote=NWSPR]Love the AI interpretation of the lyrics. It sounds so earnest while saying "Lay-ma". In all fairness we don't know if Liam Neeson can pronounce Lama! This would make an awesome spoken word piece for Mr. Neeson. You should contact his representation! Also love the spaghetti western vibe to the sections that break the spoken word. Fun track! What kind of release, a code release? We do a weekly code push to our cloud platform followed by testing. An endless cycle. I listen to WeeklyBeats while testing fixes. Today is staging environments. [/quote] Yes this specific AI is good at some words that are pretty arcane and will then stubmle on some common words like "taste", "undead", "screams"... This was actually not a software release but rather a release of a dataset package for a customer, who's using that to develop their AI. However, it does depend on scripts to generate the output and yeah, friday releases are always a bad idea... [quote=horatiuromantic]super cool song, from idea to process to execution :D I love the AI voice, feels like it's really trying to be expressive, pretending to be human. I can almost imagine it as a separate person even tho I know you chose the sounds that fit best :D (wouldn't it be cool if it was actually a super clever AI fooling us by pretending to be a poorly made AI?) I also like the way the horns hit at the end of sections. they have a nice impact, they cut through the mix. also, the AI has a bit of a french accent! how nice![/quote] Yeah this one AI can be surprising. Like the "where do you go?" - i did not expect it to be that expressive to be honest. I have used it in the past for other tracks and it was very good for reading poetry. Like in this example of track I made, based on Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven. [url]https://soundcloud.com/ked136/the-raven[/url] [quote=ilzxc]This one's one of your best, I feel, which is saying a lot considering high esteem in which I hold your entire catalogue. The immediacy of it that you've described I have long titled "open sails" where things just happen -- I originally tried to explain, but removed it because I think it's either relatable or isn't, but most likely is. I listened to it in the car while driving through night-time Seattle, without access to the lyrics and "cougar" pronunciation made me think it was asking a black cupboard, which did not take away from the experience. I promise to work in an "up-an-all" lyric because that bit is wonderful and I love it. Congrats, sincerely. <3[/quote] Thank you very much for your kind words! I think the same lyrics work as well with "cupboard" instead of "cougar". There are quite a few things that are pretty raw about this track but I'm happy I captured a particular vibe, that might have been diluted had I spent more time on it. [quote=Tone Matrix]Awesome noir vibes. Like I'm making my way through a dark smoky nightclub getting multiple bad/good looks. The saxy_brassy_solo sounds especially nice. This track has a particular set of skills.... (sorry I'll see myself out)[/quote] Haha, thank you! A weird smoky bar with some surreal poetry spoken word sessions! [quote=blighters_rock][quote=CosmicCairns]The AI voice kind of sounds like Liam Neeson to me and its funny to imagine him talking about a llama.[/quote] [quote=Kedbreak136]Good catch, it is an AI voice based on Liam Neeson, available from vo.codes. It felt weirdly appropriate.[/quote] Was about to comment about this. Great vibe all the way through. Great job. [quote=NWSPR]It sounds so earnest while saying "Lay-ma". In all fairness we don't know if Liam Neeson can pronounce Lama! [/quote] See also: [url]https://youtu.be/9GHPNKUMf70?t=200[/url][/quote] [quote=ineff]This is the kind of quality content I didn't know I came here for. It feels like a trip-hop version of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds, crossed with "Go" by Lemon Jelly―and there may be no higher praise than that.[/quote] Thank you, that is very kind! I did try to go for a trip hop approach, especially on the drums and the muuuuuch slowed pace. I think it was about 80bpm, and the slowest i had ever done until then was maybe 115bpm? Snail pace. I did not know these two songs you referenced but after checking them on youtube, they are quite fantastic! Thank you very much for this nice feedback! :) [quote=Saguaro Gigante]Was listening to this on an evening stroll. Really set the mood nicely. I was just about to comment about the Noir vibes as well when I saw Tone Matrix thought the same thing! Must be the combination of the slinky sounding bass and piano with the spoken word. Sounds a bit like a monologue in an old movie. Nice work! I enjoyed that one a lot.[/quote] thank you! Yes I think the contrabass and the distant sax contribute to that. I have been trying to make a real Noir track for quite some time but have yet to make it work. This one is kinda noir but not fully either. [quote=Q-Rosh]the music is brilliant in its softness and chilly jazzy quality. the vocals sound to me (as a german) absolut normal and I cannot discover any accentproblems. this track has some psychedelic moments, that give it an nice extradimentional vibe.[/quote] Thank you! I know the feeling! Since i'm not an English native speaker either, I tend to not try to understand what is being said, it's more like sound itself. I'll take the extradimensional vibe! [quote=orangedrink]Just want to get this little friendly question out of the way: Is it just me or are the vocals a little loud? Just a thought! I loved the voice, I also thought it was Liam Neeson before reading the comments. Amazing. kind of like Liam Neeson doing slam poetry at a nightclub. But his note got ripped up and he's just reading the words out of order. RANDOM: I watched the TV show called "Atlanta" and Liam Neeson had a surprise cameo playing a version of himself that was quite fascinating. Then to come on here and hear his voice of all things. Spooky! [quote=blighters_rock] See also: [url]https://youtu.be/9GHPNKUMf70?t=200[/url][/quote] oh man that was hilarious [/quote] Yes, i agree that the voice was a bit loud. It strikes me every time, especially at the beginning. If i were to go back to this track, I would take them back a little, again especially at the beginning. I wanted it to have a spoken word vibe, hence focusing much more on the lyrics and taking the rest into the back but I went a little too far. Even with a different order, I am not sure the note would still make much sense. :) [quote=orangedrink]reuploaded image pour vous (oh yeah, I speak French) [img]https://i.imgur.com/077CnSW.gif[/img] also, sorry about the rough day at work! I think you told me what you do for work, and you said something about doing conferences where you sell software? oops, remind me again![/quote] Thank you for the gif reupload! I am now more working in the AI industry, supporting tech companies who are developing their AI tech. We provide them a range of services, and I'm responsible for the business in japan - like marketing, sales, operations, speaking events, etc that kind of stuff. :) [quote=miraclemiles]Swanky smooth lounge jams from a place I want to go. Full of llamas. I like lamas. Nice creation and story behind it. Good way to use some frustrating work down time. At my work we do software releases every two weeks, then testing, yes the endless cycle, not too many problems usually at least. I'm compiling some release notes right now. [/quote] We need more lamas in the world, they seem to be wonderful animals. We seem to have a lot of people in WB who work in the software development field! It's pretty crazy! Thank you for your comment!

Cool man!  Reminds of some stuff I used to listen to in the 90s. From Burroughs to MC900ft Jesus etc.

Cool man! Reminds of some stuff I used to listen to in the 90s. From Burroughs to MC900ft Jesus etc.