FAWM: "★2★ lost in a haze"

★2★ lost in a haze

4 days ago by @burrMod

★2★ lost in a haze

burr

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Liner Notes

#LoFi #BedroomPop #Cassette #CasioCore #Jazzy #VoxOrgan #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 in a lo-fi 4-track cassette recording (out of a handful of options i provided).

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 jazzy/waltzy vibe did feel "hazy" so i kinda did draw inspiration from the AI's suggested title. not much more to say about this. flanger, delay, and plate reverb on the guitar, organ is my nord on a vox + leslie setting. i'm not a keyboardist and these are to tape, so don't mock my solos. 😅

==== ORIGINAL LLAMA 3.3 OUTPUT ====
Song 2: "Lost in the Haze"
BPM: 90
Time signature: 3/4
Song structure: Intro-Verse-Chorus-Verse-Chorus-Outro

Chord progressions:
Intro: Em7−G−D
Verse: Em7−G−D−A−B7
Chorus: G−D−Em7−A
Outro: Em7−G

Track assignments:
Track 1: yamaha PSS-480 (backing track)
Track 2: electric guitar
Track 3: vocals
Track 4: organ

==== ALL THE SONGS IN THIS EP ====
1 ◄ https://write.fawm.org/songs/312138
2 ◉ THIS!
3 ► https://write.fawm.org/songs/312163
4 ► https://write.fawm.org/songs/312192
5 ► https://write.fawm.org/songs/312207

Lyrics

don't flatter me
hope is a battery
with a limited supply
the gods of commodity
find it an oddity
like snowflakes melting in your eye

lost in a haze
a lot these latter days

don't waste my time
love is a landmine
be careful what you step around
can we hit restart
if whole the world falls apart
and silence were the sound?

lost in a haze
a lot these latter days
lost in a haze
allow me to rephrase...

Comments

@whispermouse 1d

This one and track 3 really stand out on this EP to me. Great sounds on both, I'm impressed that this is all to cassette - as a fellow non-keyboardist I appreciate the pain of playing to tape 😅

I love the "lost in a haze" feel of the lyrics and sounds. @nancyrost pointed out the jam-bandness, and there's a touch of the psychadelic here too. Good stuff!

@zecoopMod 2d

Ooh, I love the lazy, wobbly nature of this song. Slightly unhinged in a really good way. Very cool lyric and everything fits so well, in a funky fit kind of way. Really enjoyed this one!