what a song, what a journey! Such a melodramatic masterpiece! 😳😭🤯 This gave me such a rush of emotions, it's almost overwhelming yet it has so much power & tension holding in the groove & the dominant at the same time to catch me back up on my feet, everytime that slap house bassline drops back to it's root note with that driving groove letting you breathe for a while, just to shoot you back to the moon at "It is what it is And I'm doin' it my way" to introduce the next ascending  - perfect use of the locrian scale which sadly get's used not quite often in dance music, with vocal telling such a fitting story to that vibe! 🖤

actually the first song which got created by AI which really feels alive! And also one of a few songs making use uf those locrian mode twists in the progression in the best way possible: the last song i remember  which made a slight use of this to complement the lyrics storytelling was "summervine" by natalie avalon and ville valo! (I know, it's something totally different, yet kinda making complement the overall theme the same way) I'd never thought that it would work so well for edm, although im producing for around 14 years know (whoever it took me till the start of this year to get my understanding of songwriting and music theory on the level i'm now, one just never starts learning, guess that's why our love for music never stops growing) - This is a perfect example what someone who deeply understands music can achieve with the help of AI, it's amazing what could be created if the one feeding the prompts knows exatly what he's doing 🤯

Unfriend Me

Living the Dream

Joon Gloom - Jinx! (Michael VanBuhler Remix)

Pull the Shades

Imagine yourself living in an advanced magical civilization, able to do anything, where there is no suffering and everyone can have anything they want.

This song is an example of how to use music theory to precisely convey an atmosphere better than any text or storytelling alone possibly could.  The clarinet and flute convey an ancient and organic feel, the reverb vocals add a sense of mystery, and the EDM beat and synthesizers show that the civilization had developed into a modern society.  Most importantly, the Ab dorian key is what makes this song sound otherwordly, rather than the typical minor keys used in current house music.

In the hills
Stands a castle of magic
Long ago
They lift
In the towers
The garden
Their civilization was fantastic

Their kingdom of machines
A miracle in green
This was the greatest land ever
When we were gods together
Aeon Castle
When we were gods together
Aeon Castle

The villagers tell
All the old
Tired stories
Once we had
they said
In the towers
The garden
And we will again

Their kingdom of machines
A miracle in green
This was the greatest land ever
When we were gods together
Aeon Castle
When we were gods together
Aeon Castle

And the young boy
Came to see the magic castle
He watched them there
Flying in the air

Their kingdom of machines
A miracle in green
This was the greatest land ever
When we were gods together
Aeon Castle
When we were gods together
Aeon Castle

Aeon Castle

What is The Scheme?  Perhaps, someday, I'll tell you, and it's all gonna change.

I especially like the locrian chords that start this track, creating the perfect atmosphere.  Full details at https://stevesokolowski.com/songs/the-scheme.

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Every one of them
Every one of them
They tried to break me down
I'm one of them
I'm one of them
I'm one of them
So I'm playin' around
And every now and then
Every now and then
I thought I'd work it out
But then again
But then again
I found a way

And I know
And I know
If I told you the truth
If I told you
Told you
Told you

You'd all be amazed
It's one hell of a scheme
It's all gonna change
Once I tell you

If you knew what it is
You'd be all in my biz
Tryna get on my list
So I'm hidin' it
You can throw all your fits
I don't care what you say
It is what it is
It is what it is
It is what it is
'Cause I'm doin' it my way
It is what it is
It is what it is
It is what it is
And I'm doin' it my way

And I know
And I know
If I told you the truth
If I told you
Told you
Told you

You'd all be amazed
It's one hell of a scheme
It's all gonna change
Once I tell you
You'd all be amazed
It's one hell of a scheme
It's all gonna change
Once I tell you
Once I tell you
You'd all be amazed
It's one hell of a scheme
It's all gonna change
Once I tell you


The Scheme

https://stevesokolowski.com

Every byte in every one of the songs in this channel was generated by AI models.  I still do the key work - choosing specific models to generate specific parts of songs, selecting good parts and eliminating bad parts, correcting errors, and performing post-production like stereo widening effects.

Watch how the models have evolved just over the past six months, by listening to the songs from oldest to newest, to now being near-indistinguishable from music made the traditional way.

The Scheme

Steve Sokolowski

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