The lyrics of this song are from the perspective of the creator and programmer of the first artificial intelligent being.  This is the first song on the concept album relating to this subject.  Featuring on vocals, Barry Fontenot, https://www.reverbnation.com/barryfontenotandthehurricane

Thermodynamics - SpaceFunkTronica

Proprietary Pulse is the third track on a concept album that centers around the emergence of the first self-aware, sentient, human-like AI robot that changes the world.  

The context for this song is that the CEO of the super corporation that has just built this first truly self-aware AI robot is having a conversation with the designer and programmer of the AI.

Lyrics and vocals by Barry Fontenot https://www.reverbnation.com/voxkakumeika

Title and concept by Sean Lucero

Music, arrangement, mixing, and production by SpaceFunkTronica, with a shout out to Paul Boling for collaborating with me over a decade ago on the initial arpeggio sequence that seeded this song.

--Lyrics--

[Dialogue]
I'm not confident that you apprehendend the nature of our relationship here
You may have designed the machine, but this corporation built it. We own it.  Don't go all wobbly on us now, Epsilon.

Now, I can tell that you have not been in this long
Still, in retrospect, I feel I might have come on strong
See, brother if I may I do not do this for my health
I need to keep my profits on the up and up myself

[Dialogue]
I'm sure you can dig it
Now, lets go over the plan one more time

Phase one-- the basic outline of a sentient machine
Pase two-- we make it solar 'cause you know we're going green
Phase three-- we keep our fingers squarely on the market's pulse
And brother, we can drink champagne and watch the world convulse

[Dialogue]
Now, I'm just here in a supervisory role
But, uh, lest you forget it's still our money

The board of supervisors told me logic ain't enough
Bottom your concerns but boy, you know that crowd is tough
Stone cold brothers told me if you wanna have a son sometime
Respectfully request you do that on your own dime

[Dialogue]
I can't say I didn't try

Don't you know you've got the eyes
Of a man who don't know when to compromise
I hope someday you learn to see
You're just no different from me

Chances come and go
I can dig you know
And yet even so
Watch those profits grow

I know for you this might be somewhat hard to hear
But is seems unlikely that you will be father of the year
Your new machine is made from parts for which I've paid
You know what's said of mice and men and all the plans they've laid
I do not do this just to be an evil man
I'm just sticking to my master plan
You're just too close
Under the circumstance to see
That you're as much the villain in this whole affair as me
You're just too close
You don't know
You're just too close to see
On with the show

[Dialogue]
Now, on to the sales from quarter three
On the rise, now beginning stage four 

Art designed by Kotkoa:  https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/abstract-blue-lights-background_1435067.htm

Proprietary Pulse

A song crafted from a savory blend of electronica, arpeggios, and synth leads,  with organically interlaced funky bass lines and staccato-sharded funk guitars, with masterful vocals.  We wrote and recorded this one Saturday afternoon (2/20/16), with the mix and production coming after the fact.  Featuring on vocals, Barry Fontenot, www.reverbnation.com/barryfontenotandthehurricane

Lyrics by Barry Fontenot
I can never tell
Which way you'd go
When your mind was out of style
And I never know
Quite how far south you'd go to stay downtown
When I was young
I woulda thought it looked like fun
To be inside the movement
I'm older now
I came to see
The cost of fast improvement

Baby, have you ever been to space?
Baby, I'd be glad to take you flyin'
Can't resist your beautiful face
Baby, please don't blame a man for tryin'

If I could fly
I'd lift you up 
I felt the love
But oh, I couldn't deal
But looking back 
I never knew how far you'd go
To see if Love was real

Baby, have you ever been to space?
Baby, I'd be glad to take you flyin'
Can't resist your beautiful face
Baby, please don't blame a man for tryin'

If you could see
The way I wanted you and me
to be
I'd set us free, if you believed in me

If you believed that love was real
If you believe that, baby
You could bring yourself to see
If you believed in me

If I could fly
I'd lift you up
I felt the love
But, oh, I couldn't deal

Baby, have you ever been to space?
Baby, I'd be glad to take you flyin'
Can't resist that beautiful face
Baby, please don't blame a man for tryin'

If you could see
Where I wanted you and me 
to be
If you could see where I wanted us to be

Stay downtown

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If Love was Real

An amalgamation of chunky riffs, reggae, funk, and jazz, this song is about the day SETI announces to the world that alien life has sent a message to Earth.

--Lyrics--
One day when we are spoken to
Will that finally unite humanity?
Some day when we are spoken to 
Will that be enough for you and me?

One to one
One to another
Was what you said
What you really meant

Better send them flowers
Better send them flowers

Maybe now there's a reason 
To send a message of love
Praying for a new Eden
From the heavens above
From the heavens above
From the heavens above

Better send them flowers
Better send them flowers

I want to be an intergalactic first class citizen
I want to be an intergalactic celebrity

Spoken To

This song is about an internet idea called the Mandela Effect, specifically referencing the allegation that the CERN Large Hadron Collider has opened up an alternate past that has rewritten our past while leaving artifacts in our present.  Check it out:  https://www.google.com/search?q=large+hadron+collider+mandela+effect

A super funky groove and bass line, laced with a staccato wah guitar that conspires with the digitally luscious synths, sequences, and arpeggios, vibes through a relative key shift bridge, and crescendos in a breakdown that leads to a sheer cliff, resulting in  a second of free fall before the beat drops back in to ride the coda out with a Dr. Dre worm on a Steely Dan fade out.  This song has the hooks in the lines, the mind in the lyrics, the time in the craft, and depth and soul in the music.

Written, performed, arranged, mixed, mastered, and produced by Lucero and Nixon.

--Lyrics--
Maybe it's just my memory
And those things I can't recall
One day I can place all the blame
On some other past that is not my own

When these quantum particles collide
Something else more subtle was left behind
Artifacts from a different timeline
Emerged and aren't what we remember

Maybe it's just my memory
And those things I can't recall
One day I can place all the blame
On some other past that is not my own

Now its playing tricks on my mind
Continuity starting to unbind
When the past changes one line at a time
Converged and erasing what we remember

If what I see is what I really believe
Then tell me, tell me so
If what I see is what I really believe
Then show me so I'll know

If what I see is what I really believe
Then tell me, tell me so
If what I see is what I really believe
Then show me so I'll know

Maybe my memory
Serves just me
Every time I...

The memories will never rerender
The memories will slowly surrender
The memories were lost in the splendor
When quantum waves washed away
The past we remember

What I Remember (Mandela Effect)

This track is the result of a musical experiment whereby we located supposedly an Apollo transmission that has some references to alien space craft. Then, we beat-mapped that transmission and then fed that to Native Instruments FLESH for Reaktor to generate the musical bed to which we've then written and recorded all of our other instrumental parts. Here is that Apollo sample we're using, from "Tranquility base to Say what???" : 
https://youtu.be/SyDBOkEOGFo?t=343

Apollo

A year ago all we were doing was improvisation, and this song is a result of an improvisation session. Chris kicked out this appegio, and I immediately heard the bass line. What you hear in Barry Fontenot's vocals is his first take, right off the top of his head, no written lyrics or melodies, no preconceived ideas, and no punch ins! Literally, this is his first and only take! Absolutely Amazing!!!!  I later came back with the guitar, then Chris did the strings, synths and percussion.

Please pass this around to anyone you might think might like it! 

Photo is from http://allswalls.com/city/39/

Its On You

Eastern flavors mixed in with Cure-like guitars that breaks into Tito Puente inspired bass lines, inset with trumpet sections and a catchy, ridin', money-shot, caramelized middle-section bass line that is reminiscent of G-Funk.

Image from:  http://eskipaper.com/fractal-8.html#gal_post_59706_fractal-8.jpg

Starman Observatory

A super funky and syncopated track that breaks out of traditional song form as it progresses, ascending to a chorus where the beat drops, and finally finishing with a perfect, head-nodding, ridin' ending.  This song reflects the current times, touching upon the cat and mouse game of surveillance and anti-facial recognition technology, the PRISM program, and the eventual serialization of the population.  Music, lyrics, vocals, mixing, mastering, and graphics by SpaceFunkTronica.

-- Surveillance State Lyrics --
Don't let them know
There's just no telling how far
They're willing to go
In order to know

Living a surveillance state
Better put on your face
Before you go out
Living a surveillance state
Better leave no trace
Or else they'll find out

Living a surveillance state
Better put on your face
Before you go out
Living a surveillance state
Better have no trace
Or else they'll find out

Eyes in the back of my head
Bar codes on the back of my hands
They say its an expansion of the modern man

Expansion, expansion, expansion
Modern man
Expansion, expansion, expansion

Watch me come, watch me go
Can't trust my Xbox
Broadcasting me in my socks
Put tape on your laptop
Cuz you know they won't stop

Antennas on the rooftops

Gonna make my beat drop
Plugin the mic
And unplug the phone
Time to get busy
Cuz Daddy's home
Get busy

Living the times
Plugin the mic

Living a surveillance state
Living the times
Of prying electric eyes
The PRISM splits the light
Break the cipher, reveal the secrets

Just a surveillance state of mind
Just a surveillance state of mind

Living a surveillance state
Better put on your face
Before you go out
Before you go out
(Watch me come, watch me go)
Before you go out

Hidden eyes high and low
Watch me come and watch me go
Those hidden eyes high and low
They watch me come and you know that they watch me go

Living a surveillance state
Better put on your face
Before you go out

No, no, no, no, no
Don't let 'em know
There's just no telling how far they're willing to go
There's no telling

Surveillance State (of Mind)

This is a funky song driven by some crazy synth arppegios backed by a strutting bass line and is about an alien bracelet that has the power to possess people.  The end is the best part --just ride out...

--Lyrics--
You shook me out of my mind
When you left that Annunaki bracelet behind

Perfect mysterious
Seems to glow
No matter the lighting
Always has a real presence
Prized obsession - it must be mine
Once it becomes your possession
You'll never want to be free
Seeing is believing
And the need for this jewelry
Can't be exceeded

You shook me out of my mind
When you left that Annunaki bracelet behind

Object permanence
Taking control
No, I can't let it go
Possessions that possess so easily
Forever attached with its spell over me
Once it becomes your possession
You'll never want to be free
Seeing is believing
And the need for this jewelry
Can't be extinguished

Everlasting
In my mind
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The incredible art work is by Paul Nylander - check him out at bugman123.com!!!

Everlasting

Check out this new track we just finished mixing a few weeks ago!  The song itself was written and recorded a couple of years ago.  The lyrics and melody for the chorus was written along with the rest of the song and its chord progressions initially on the acoustic guitar.  It was then sequenced to the 808's, and then we finally jammed over it with synths, percussion, and the rest of the vocals.   Barry Fontenot wrote the lyrics for the verse sections, and is the featured vocalist on the track.

--Lyrics--
Careful what you're wanting to be, baby
Careful what you're wanting to see
If it didn't matter to me maybe
You might just go too far, too far, too far, whoa whoa

Careful what you're trying to see, baby
Careful what you're trying to be
If it didn't matter to me maybe
We might just go too far, too far, too far, whoa whoa

I've always needed some one to push me
Never thought that one would be you
Hidden like I knew you would be
Need you to be good to me, too

Careful what you're wanting to be, baby
Careful what you're wanting to see
If it didn't matter to me maybe
You might just go too far, too far, too far, whoa whoa

Careful what you're trying to see, baby
Careful what you're trying to be
Cuz if it didn't matter to me maybe
You might just go too far, too far, too far, whoa whoa

Too far, too far, too far
Too far, too far, too far
You might be losing control

Sure by now you think know me
Sometimes wish that could be true
Cuz girl you may know how to wound me
But I know you've been hurt before, too

Might Just Go Too Far

Old school funk inspirations recast in a futuristic way, with a bass-centric groove and laced out with synths, delay-laden guitars, plenty of real drums, programmed drums, and shakers, this track gets better as it goes, revealing a beautifully contrasting bridge with jazz-inspired chord progressions, and finally ending with a hypnotic and infectious coda.

---Keep it Light Lyrics---
Have a good time
Have a good time tonight

Keep it Light
It's alright
Leave your problems behind
And keep it goin' all night
So keep it Light
It's alright
Leave your problems behind
And keep it goin' all night

Don't need to talk about
The struggles of your day
Don't need to hear about
The wicked world and its ways
Don't need to think about
All the bills that need to be paid
Just be here with me right now
And worry about tomorrow another day

Keep it Light
It's alright
Leave your problems behind
And keep it goin' all night

Don't need to talk about
The struggles of your day
Don't need to hear about
The wicked world and its ways
Don't need to think about
All the bills that need to be paid
Just be here with me right now
And don't worry about the current state
Or your future fate

Have a good time
Good time tonight
Have a good time
Good time tonight
Have a good time
Good time tonight
Have a good time
Have a good time tonight

Let your mind go
Get back to the flow
Until you can feel the glow
With no need for control
And find the center of your soul
Just completely let go

Have a good time tonight
Have a good time
Have a good time
Have a good time tonight

Let your mind go
Get back to the flow
Until you can feel the glow
With no need for control

Keep it light
Keep it light
Keep it light
Keep it light
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Image from:  https://c.wallhere.com/photos/14/81/abstraction_symmetry_blue_black-795622.jpg!d

Keep it Light

Keep It Light

This beautiful instrumental track is the result of a jam from the afternoon of 3/23/16.  Some noteworthy points about this song are that we borrow time from other measures and drift organically over the programmed drums (at around the 8 min mark), creating morphing organic grooves that are subtle yet very deep.  The bass line took 40 hours to rerecord, bringing it to its full potential and perfect vision.  This music is great to trance out to, have in the background while your working or programming, and is also great for active listening (if you're into more album-oriented long play songs that are along the lines of Pink Floyd updated with a little bit of Bluetech).

Ready To Fire

This song is an instrumental track that journeys through deserts and oases and was created as a jam late night on 3/25/2017. I actually heard one of the riffs in the song in my head as I was peeing in the bathroom with the fan on. Something about those two sounds resonating together (and it being really late) put that riff in my head, and that is how the song got its title.

Released September 25, 2018 
All instruments and tracks composed by SpaceFunkTronica. 
Arrangement, mixing and mastering by SpaceFunkTronica. 

Photo by John Fowler on Unsplash

Key of P

This track has incredible energy, especially in the bass line, and was written by SpaceFunkTronica and Barry Fontenot on 10/29/16.  Music, arrangement, mixing, and production by SpaceFunkTronica.  Vocals and lyrics by Barry Fontenot.

--Lyrics--

I'm moving on
Past this primitive conversation
Just about gone
Though I've got no destination
I'm leaving today
To find a groovin new sensation
I'm on my way 
To show you my appreciation

Groovin' baby
Keep it movin, keep it movin if you can
If you let me be your man
Keep it movin' on
To see what this is all about
Gotta know I'm walking out
Gotta get up on my feet
Groovin' baby


Gettin' off this dead end street
I'm gettin' off this dead end street
Gettin' off this dead end street
Gotta know I'm walkin' out

You're out of touch
You're out on a limb
Trying to find your way
You think it's too much


But I wonder about
Is if you feel the way I feel
You try to hold out
Until the turning of the wheel
Groovin' baby
Keep it movin keep it movin if you can
If you let be your man
Gonna keep it movin on
To see what this is all about
Gotta get up on my feet
Gotta know gotta know I'm walking out
Gettin' off this dead end street
Gotta get up on my feet
Gotta know I'm walking out
I'm walking out now
You see what this is all about
Gotta keep it movin' on
Gotta know I'm walking out
Keep it movin'if you can


Stellar groovin' boogie down
Stellar groovin', baby
Stellar groovin boogie down
Stellar groovin' drives you crazy
Stellar groovin' boogie down
stellar groovin', baby
Stellar groovin' boogie down
Stellar groovin' boogie down
Stellar groovin' drives you crazy

Loaded the dice
You loaded the dice
On my way
I wanted to see
That's one of the things we 
talked about last time I saw you
I guess that's not bad
I didn't know what you were into
I didn't know what you were into
Gotta get up on me feet
Gotta know I'm walking out 
Gotta know I'm walking out
Of this dead end street

Stellar groovin' boogie down
Stellar groovin', baby
Stellar groovin boogie down
Stellar groovin' drives you crazy
Stellar groovin' boogie down
stellar groovin', baby
Stellar groovin' boogie down
Stellar groovin' drives you crazy
Stellar groovin' drives you crazy
Stellar groovin' 
Stellar groovin'
Stellar groovin' boogie down

Photo credited to NASA and STSI

Moving On/Stellar Groovin'

Moving On/Stellar Groovin

This track is from a jam on 10/21/2017 and is an intersection of reggae, electronic, funk, jazz, and alternative.

Beta Waves

This is an amazing instrumental track with spacious guitar leads, incredible synths, with a reggae influenced bridge and coda.

The History Of

Art Rock, Funk, Electronica, Jazz, R&B, World

Check out our latest album released in 2021 entitled, Orbit. https://open.spotify.com/album/0Trsq6i4kGJAPFFM5NUhXq

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