FAWM: "★1★ the color of dreams"

★1★ the color of dreams

4 days ago by @burrMod

★1★ the color of dreams

burr

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Liner Notes

#LoFi #BedroomPop #Cassette #QChord #Ukulele #Fuzz #Theremin #Llama #Feast

i enjoyed writing a 4-song EP in FAWM week 1. so after a creative drought in week 2 where i hated everything i did, i decided to try it again...

this time i asked 🦙🤖 llama 3.3 (open-source chatgpt alternative) to give me a "roadmap" for a 5-song EP, suggesting BPM, time signature, song structure, chord changes, and which instruments to use (out of a handful of options i provided) in a lo-fi 4-track cassette recording.

amazingly, it mostly understood what i was asking 🤯, so i used its output to guide the creation of these 5 songs.

the original AI output is below, but i did take some liberties. i built these up in a passes (track 1 for all songs, then track 2, then 3+4, then mixing). i'll post them as i finish mixing them...

==== SONG-SPECIFIC NOTES ====
the original title "whimsy" didn't do anything for me, and the chord changes with the uke reminded me of "somewhere over the rainbow" so i started riffing on that to arrive at "the color of dreams" and the pretty by nonsensical stream of consciousness that followed. overdubbed a guitar on the vocal track for the bridge/solo, and a microkorg before/after the theremin...

==== ORIGINAL LLAMA 3.3 OUTPUT ====
Song 1: "Whimsy"
BPM: 120
Time signature: 4/4
Song structure: Intro-Verse-Chorus-Verse-Chorus-Bridge-Outro

Chord progressions:
Intro: C−G
Verse: C−G−Am−F
Chorus: F−G−Am−C
Bridge: Am−F−G −C
Outro: C−G

Track assignments:
Track 1: omnichord (backing track)
Track 2: baritone ukulele
Track 3: vocals
Track 4: theremin

==== ALL THE SONGS IN THIS EP ====
1 ◉ THIS!
2 ► https://write.fawm.org/songs/312151
3 ► https://write.fawm.org/songs/312163
4 ► https://write.fawm.org/songs/312192
5 ► https://write.fawm.org/songs/312207

Lyrics

the color of dreams

the color of dreams
gliding on lazer beams
i wish i were still on your team
everything is what it seems
like glitter on a guillotine
dripping through the seams

we meet under distant lights
in between
repeat and just give up the fight
in me

the color of vision
collective collisions
a surgeon with the fewest incisions
evening edition
of the human condition
within, without recognition

we meet under distant lights
in between
repeat and just give up the fight
in me

Comments

@zecoopMod 2d

There are some crazy good lyrics here in your stream of consciousness, such as the aforementioned glittery guillotine as well as a surgeon with the fewest incisions. The lyric, your delivery and the instrumentation all come together wonderfully to make a very enjoyable and oddly wonderful pop song.

This song also made me realize I REALLY need to use my new theremin.

@witcrafts 2d

I have to ask: do you own an actual Theremin, or is this a virtual one?

@nancyrostMod 4d

The juxtapositions in the lyrics are delightfully mind-bending, and the omnichord and theremin sound pretty playful over the steady beat and chords. Interesting process! And does end up sounding dreamlike for me.

@philnorman 4d

"glitter on a guillotine" is my favorite bit, but please tell me "within, without recognition" was a deliberate nod to a certain song by a band U may have heard of 2, that also uses the progression the AI gave you... If it wasn't, bonus points to your subconscious.

I like this use of AI, generate the scaffolding to give you just the right constraints to get you moving.