Art is made by people, for people. Art is understood by people.

There's no stakes, no creative accountability with purely AI-generated art. I think it's okay to use generative tools in your process, but whole cloth AI generated art is fraudulent. It cannot be criticized or understood in the same way as human-constructed art.

Early listeners have noted that it is, and I quote, "really good."

Every track title of “Gold Code” references this document, creating a narrative that comments on the absurd, the fantastic, and the existential—nuclear or no—laced into the fabric of our country.

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"Gold Code" takes inspiration from "How To Survive an Atomic Bomb," a hilariously unnerving guidebook from the 1950s. (One notable tip, “if you are caught outdoors in a sudden attack, a hat will give you at least some protection from the heat flash”)

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Mastering job done by the mighty mighty James E. Armstrong.

As always thank you to my supporters and also to my haters.

DEPARTURE Video here:

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It's more that I found a bit of satisfaction making a track over a day or two, fiddling with bits until I had something, more just as a way to occupy my hands and decompress.

One in the can, ready for release, one sitting waiting for mastering, one getting tracklisted. I really can't stop myself.

I'm not actively pulling shit (yet) but who knows what will happen to the platform soon. Get the tunes at a more than fair price in an easy way.