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Written by elsemusic on 2025-01-13 at 20:11

Aelyth and I are currently working on the second sideSister album. So far we have nine definite songs and two possibles. We both continue to look for song ideas that fit the "feel" of the album.

I had a song idea last week about the precariousness of life for many people in a world where the wealthy call the shots. I did nothing more than think about it a little.

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Written by elsemusic on 2025-01-13 at 20:14

The idea popped up again two days ago. I thought about it some more and came up with the song title.

Last night as I was getting ready for bed the idea returned forcefully, along with some strands of melody and a cobweb of lyrics. I knew I had to strike while the iron was hot, so I sat down with a guitar and developed the chorus until it was complete enough to write down lyrics and chords and record a quick demo on my phone.

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Written by elsemusic on 2025-01-13 at 20:19

This morning I can feel the verses slowly forming in the background while I go through my usual routine. I won't try to capture them until they shape up a little more, but I feel confident they will.

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Written by elsemusic on 2025-01-13 at 20:19

If I'd used artificial intelligence I would have denied myself the joy of this process of discovery. I would have entered the idea or title as a prompt and had the silicon do all the creative work. That choice would also have signalled that there was no point letting my subconscious develop song ideas in future. And if you don't use it, you lose it.

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Written by Bob LeFridge :tinoflag: on 2025-01-13 at 22:19

When the muse drops in, there's nothing quite like that buzz of creating and the satisfaction of a piece developing and morphing into its final shape.

Yet here's the CEO of an AI music generation company telling us that "people don’t enjoy making music."

Seriously. How do we rid the world of these know-nothing people who want to fill our minds with bland, plagiarised mush?

https://www.404media.co/ceo-of-ai-music-company-says-people-dont-like-making-music/

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