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Credits:
The Fermi Paradox  & Zombie AI: Are Rogue Machines Hiding in the Cosmos? 
Episode 494; April 10, 2025
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur 
Editors: Briana Brownell & Donagh Broderick
Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images 
Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
Phase Shift, "Forest Night"
Chris Zabriskie, "Unfoldment, Revealment", "A New Day in a New Sector", "Oxygen Garden"
Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Billions and Billions"

The Fermi Paradox  & Zombie AI: Are Rogue Machines Hiding in the Cosmos?

Robots are People Too

Legend of Starborn

Protonland

Nora Ganymede - This Wormhole Is a Bug Lyrics:

(Chorus)
Things have surpassed bad here, the nature of this Cellar Door is horror
The anomalies and evidence are mounting up, 
I need to punch a hole back home and create a door
This wormhole is a bug, 
I’m going to collapse the tunnel when my research is done
This wormhole is a bug
This wormhole is a bug
(I repeat)
This wormhole is a bug
(I hope you hear me, travelers avoid this one)

(Verse 1)
Since age 10 I was trained in a dynamic school
My every moment was spent around peers who were destined to become dimensional grasshoppers too
Our lessons and training gave us the mental and technological tools
We were taught how the fabric of space time moves,
That it could be manipulated and punched through with high frequency tools
These bleeding edge devices for short we called "spools"
With a Mobile Transport Transponder, 
the right vibration could open wormholes, I soaked everything up in school
I remember all the downsides too

(Chorus)
Things have surpassed bad here, the nature of this Cellar Door is horror
The anomalies and evidence are mounting up, 
I need to punch a hole back home and create a door
(Cellar Door)
This wormhole is a bug, 
I’m going to collapse the tunnel when my research is done
This wormhole is a bug
This wormhole is a bug
(I repeat)
This wormhole is a bug

(Verse 2)
Above all else we were warned about the risks and I made notes of it
Twenty years of guided training and exploring safe spaces,
Then we were finally on the move
From then on I explored newly discovered Cellar Doors and I always hungered to understand more
Some wormholes lead to true horror, cosmic entities of entropy, or time loops that don’t progress forward (forward, forward)
These dimensions are labeled bugs and it's my duty to squash them to protect future explorers
When a dimension is a bug, follow protocol,
Leave the dimension, report back to base, and use your Transponder to seal the hole closed
(This dimension is a bug)
(I repeat, this dimension is a bug)
(Please don’t ever go)
(I hope you hear me, travelers avoid this one)
(Help, help me)
(Help, help me)

This Wormhole Is a Bug

A live improvisational ambient sound journey. Performance from Higher Education's Spring Social event the Beaumont Studios, Vancouver, BC.

Recorded Live April 5, 2025

Jupiter Anomoly (Live)

emily1

emily2

My submission for HÖR x Voltage Labs DJ Contest. Please vote for it on the contest page: https://hoer.live/contest_entry/568-dr-karamelov/ or, even better, submit yours!!

1744474238 DR. KARAMELOV for HÖR x Voltage Labs DJ Contest

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Her Voice Was a Virus That Conquered Worlds

Enolys is a French composer and producer of soundtracks electronic music and songs

Cosmix Synth is a spacesynth/experimental synth project from the USA. I specialize in space/scifi themed tracks

DR. KARAMELOV is a quirky Eastern-European DJ who strives to take audiences on carefully crafted journeys, melting genres into a captivating sonic experience.

His lifelong musical career has taken a variety of unexpected turns. Starting from taking part in many Post Rock, Industrial Death, and Grindcore acts, the Doctor found himself having fun between a couple of decks, administering Techno, House, and Latino vibes to those in need.

Composer of soundtracks and instrumental music

Welcome to Optimal Reach Collective Artists (ORCA)! This is a musical and visual arts project involving 35 virtual artists given life through Artificial Intelligence. 

All lyrics are original and I am the sole writer on all songs posted. The instrumentals, vocals, music videos, and album art are generated in collaboration with multiple A.I softwares. Songs are explicit and for adults, lyrics are in the description. Thank you for visiting and having an open mind to emerging technology and ways it can be used to enhance our artistic abilities.

My goal with this project is to learn to better use generation tools, dispel stigma about them, and show that A.I music and virtual A.I artists can be as enjoyable and commercially viable as conventional music. I own the rights to all music and characters posted here, the characters, situations, views, are entirely fictional and for entertainment purposes only. If you would like to use any of my songs in your videos or other projects reach out through email at: optimalreach3@gmail.com, thanks!

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https://youtube.com/@optimalreachcollectiveartists?si=YSDdklzTRu0Jw423

The Virtual artists of Optimal Reach Collective:

1. Maleena Cassius: Dark Pop, Experimental Pop, Indie Pop, Hip-hop, Rock

2. TELNU: Hip-hop, Emo rap, SimpCore, Mumble rap, GamerCore, E-Girls, Anime, Memes, Internet culture, Technology

3. HipGrind:  Rock, Post-hardcore, Melodic Rock, Metal

4. Pierce Plank:  Country, Folk, Experimental Rock, Hip-hop, SimpCore

5. Spooky Entanglement:  EDM, Electric, Hip-hop, Futurism, Pop, Singularity, Artificial Intelligence, technology

6. GOONFOOL:  Hyperpop, GlitchCore, DigiCore, Party, Memes, Rave, Internet culture

7. Ellison Maggot:  Horrorcore, Hip-hop, Pop, HalloweenCore, Horror Rap, Rock, Creepy pasta, MonsterCore

8. Paulette Park:  Country, Country Pop, Folk, Electric Country, Dark Country, Cryptid Country, Hip-hop

9. Bebe Too Niiice:  Hip-hop, Twerk, Lyrical rap, R&B

10. Jupiter Signals:  Rock, Faith based Rock, CommunityCore, FaithCore, FriendshipCore, Religion

11. Billy Bait Car:  Hip Hop, Pop, Alternative Rock, Racing, Singularity, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Futurism

12. Nora Ganymede:  Dark Pop, CellarCore, Phonaesthetics, NumberCore, ScrambleCore, SynesthesiaCore, Word Salad, Retro, Reality, Cosmic Horror, Time Travel

13. Violette Zinnia:  Folk, Dark Pop, Pop, Mystery, Supernatural, Ghost, Monstercore, creepypasta

14. Fortuna Pelk:  Folk, Pop, Synth Pop, FairyCore, Environmental Conservation, Communitycore, Climate Change

15. Vouple Goalz:  Pop, Pop Rock, Post-hardcore, Horrorcore, Monstercore, Vampire Fantasy

16. Preppy Gxd Steven:  Hip-hop, PreppyCore, PrepCore, Pop, Crypto, Finance, tech bro, memes, Internet culture, technology

17. EverSong Mall:  Dark Pop, LiminalCore, Retro Pop, Horrorcore, Creepy Pasta, BuildingCore, MallCore, Monstercore

18. CHOMP CHAMP!!!:  Rock, Pop, ZombieCore, MonsterCore, Creepy Pasta, Horror, Video Games, memes

19. Gene, The Lich: Hip-hop, Pop, HorrorCore, Singularity, Futurecore, Body Modification, Screamo, Artificial Intelligence, technology

20. Victor Vibe:  Hip-hop, Pop, Experimental Rock, Friendshipcore, Positive Vibes, Kindness, Self Help, Motivational Speech, Meditation

21. Katherine Caroline KateFish:  Hip-hop, Pop, Experimental, RealityCore, SimulationCore, Cosmic Horror, Clown, Horror 

22. Devon Debonair:  Hip-hop, Pop, Emo Pop, Horror, MonsterCore, RPG, Monster Hunting, HunterCore, Hero, Supernatural, video games 

23. Miranda Annalise Odo (Mad Honey Mandi):  Hip-hop, Post-Hardcore, Hyperpop, Sex, Relationships

24. Parental Troll:  - Hip-hop, Married Life, FamilyCore, Anime, Memes, Relationships, Drugs, Partying

25. The Deviled Eggs:  Rock, Country, Techno, MonsterCore, Supernatural, Monsterhuntercore, Creepy pasta, Monstercore

26. Vetabayrhimrah:  Horrorcore, Dark Pop, Hip-hop, MonsterCore, Creepy Pasta

27. Inner Shu:  Pop, Country, Hyperpop, Fantasy, Supernatural, Cosmic Horror, Monsterhunter 

28. A Woman With A Sword:  Reggaeton, Hip-hop, Fantasycore, Adventure, Video Games, RPG, MonsterCore, HunterCore, Hero

29. Imogen Darp:  Reggaeton, Pop, Rock, Extraterrestrials, Romance, Existentialism, Relationships, Monstercore, Horror, Cosmic Horror

30. Imelda With Dragon Hands:  Rock, Synth Pop, Choir, Fantasycore, Monstercore, RPG, Adventure

31. Rowan Frey:  Death Metal, K-pop, Pop, Monstercore, Zombiecore, Horrorcore, Horror, Technology

32. Super Millennium Troop:  Rock, Hip-hop, Monstercore, Hero, Cosmic

33. Oliver Edgelord:  Brainrot, Memes, Hip-hop, Horror, Emo, Internet culture

34. Deep Aberration Lab: Orca:  Pop, Rock, Paranormal, Monsters, Monstercore, Supernatural, Science, Hollow Earth

35. Qwicked Fast: Superhero, Pop, Love, Cosmic Horror, Supernatural, Battle

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