Music (Concept Album)
25:57 // 5 songs // 448MB (+248MB including album art and posters)
This 30 minute album transforms the ramblings of a machine learning algorithm into a coherent musical narrative reflecting on consciousness and identity in the digital age.
Eric Seitz (He/Him)
Eric Seitz is a musician, photographer, and graphic designer. He graduated in 2022 with a degree in Media Production and Creative Technology and Design from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Originally from Bloomington, IN– and currently based in Denver, CO– he spends his time observing the world around him in order to create sounds and images which reflect his philosophy on the contemporary human experience.
You Must Be Joking
You Must Be Joking on Bandcamp
You Must Be Joking is a five song concept album, the lyrics of which were written by a text generation algorithm. The algorithm was prompted with short pieces of sentences to start each song, which allowed the artist to steer it in the direction of a central theme– what does it mean to understand ourselves, and how do we gather the will to try? The music itself was entirely composed, performed, mixed, and mastered by Eric Seitz, who aimed to complement the bizarre nature of the computer’s journey towards consciousness. Through the use of a wide array of tones, textures, and musical styles, You Must Be Joking will take you on a journey over peaks of profound and surprising insight, and valleys of absolute absurdity.
