machine learning algorithm abstracted into abject horror in obtuse psychedelia reflecting torment

  • ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 months ago

    This kind of reminds me of older deep dream style images.

    I miss those and the VQGAN images. I wonder if there’s a way to run those original old models and algorithms on newer hardware, faster. I feel like they were more interesting to probe around to see how the model works.

    Not that the new stuff can’t be interesting to play with, it’s just that the older ones felt more like toys and less consequential.

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      4 months ago

      I had the same thought. I really liked seeing psychedelic horrors produced before things got as refined as today.

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    4 months ago

    This would make an oustanding doom metal album cover. I’m not even much into doom yet I would hit Play in a heartbeat.

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      4 months ago

      I’ve thought about using this kind of thing for artwork but I don’t know how to feel about that. But I’m small and haven’t even released anything proper so it’s not like I’d pay anyone to do art for something ten people would see anyway.

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        4 months ago

        What do you play? Are you in a band?

        If I was, I feel like I’d pay an artist for my album covers, no matter the number of fans, for dedication to my art. But I understand musicians often are poor, so I don’t know.

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          I’m not in a band. I’m an amateur producer/synth player. I have zero fans or budget. Right now I’m firmly in the “trying finish any of my demos” stage of things. I’ve only been doing this stuff for a few years but I’m constantly learning/improving. I do it for myself and the joy of creating, I don’t expect to ever make money.

          Someday, when I make something I’m proud of and worth releasing, I’d like to support a small local artist but realistically my first songs I put on streaming will either have AI images, or more likely given the controversies, I’d just doodle something myself, feels more personal that way anyway.

          I’m still working on getting comfortable sharing the more personal stuff. So I still have time to consider it all.

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            4 months ago

            A cover doodled by yourself is a good choice! It does feel more personal. A photo taken by yourself would also be good, in my opinion.

            I like dungeon synth and subgenres, and I also like synthwave. If your music is along those lines, I’d be glad to be among your first listeners.

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              I’m not familiar with the dungeon synth genre but I’ll look into it. I’m exploring a lot of sounds still but some of my stuff is definitely dark/abrasive.

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                Dungeon synth was created by the pioneers of the Second Wave of Black Metal to go along with their black metal tracks. Some of them also made full albums just of dungeon synth, no metal, and so a new genre was created. It has an eerie sound, medievalesque, often dark and opressive. Check Cursed to Wander the Shadowland Eternal by Erythrite Throne, this is great. Also check the Dungeon Synth Archives on YouTube, it’s an amazing library.

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                  3 months ago

                  That sounds interesting and not what I was expecting.

                  Regarding the artwork, do you think you’d be more likely to check out new music with artwork of the original post or more something like this?:

                  Edit: this was just a quick doodle on an already burned page but now I’m thinking about what it would sound like 🤔 It does not sound like this.

            • can@sh.itjust.worksOP
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              4 months ago

              Thank you (I guess?). I’ve seen some musicians get backlash, but at the same time physical releases are a far far off concept for me so maybe digital only makes it less of a faux pas?

              I don’t know why I’m pondering this as if it matters.

              Nobody knows who the fuck I am lol. Even people in real life don’t know where I post my stuff.