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[slrmagazine]

I See Stars Unleash New Track "SPLIT" + Official Visualizer via Sumerian Records

I See Stars Unleash New Track "SPLIT" + Official Visualizer via Sumerian Records. #iseestars @iseestarsmusic

Electronic hardcore pioneers I See Stars have released their latest banger “SPLIT“ and the accompanying visualizer (via Sumerian Records). Speaking about the inspiration behind today’s track, vocalist Devin Oliver shared: “‘SPLIT’ takes you through the highs and lows of our journey as artists, from being signed at 15 and leaving high school to pursue our dreams, to exploring the mental toll and…

[goboymusic]

We’re about to enter an era where #AI will produce music that’s on par with anything a human can make. It’ll be interesting to see if people prefer to consume #AIgenerated music over human-made music. My guess is no, as we tend to look to one another for inspiration, emotional resonance, hope, empathy, etc, rather than robots, but who knows. Are we going to prefer having a beer and shooting the shit with #ChatGPT over another human? Are we going to prefer listening to a robot talk / sing about depression, love, sex, etc when we know they haven’t experienced it? Probably not. My guess is that it’ll result in some popular “music as a utility” services that do things like auto-generate a soundtrack to your daily life, and it’ll result in some services where you can enter ideas like “what if My Humps was performed by Nirvana” or “what if Chop Suey was performed by The Beatles” and the AI will generate it. I’ll definitely mess around with those. That sounds really fun.

”The #Rochester #Police” was a filler song. An upcoming release required a specific, self-imposed number of tracks, and it was one track short, so this song was tossed together over the course of a few days.

For the record, I am not necessarily against police. I don’t like it when musicians get political, so I won’t choose to be on either side of that fence. All that I’ll say is that this song was made when I was a brash teenager, and my opinions have changed as I’ve aged.

Some of the lyrics were inspired by a video of Zach Johnson from @iseestarsmusic freestyle rapping in the parking lot of a venue that he had just performed in. That band and its members had a big impact on me as a teenager, being a successful young musical group in Metro Detroit. In reflection, I’d describe them as a group of young prodigies at the time. Lightning in a bottle.

The lyrics and song title are inspired by a few run-ins that I had with cops in my hometown. Being a mischievous teenager, my mischief finally went too far, and I landed in some hot water. Trespassing, disturbing the peace, hindering, that kind of stuff. No felonies, but an assortment of four or five or six misdemeanors. Those issues slowed my output during the tail end of GoBoy 1.

The lofi vocal effect was a necessity. Without it, the vocals weren’t working in my opinion.

The vocal skipping effect is clearly inspired by “Stay Fly” by @three6mafia.

I remember listening to “The Rochester Police” in the car with a friend before releasing it and him telling me that he couldn’t understand the lyrics. Rather than altering the mix to make the vocals more understandable, I released it and moved on. Sometimes, for mental / creative health, it’s best to throw in the towel and move on to the next project.

“The Rochester Police” was part of an album titled “Drop Out University,” which makes me cringe so hard my face looks like a raisin. I went through a phase where I thought higher education was socioeconomic insurance, rather than a place to learn, as you could learn a majority of educational topics on the internet. I regret it, alright?!? (excerpts from posts 14 and 18)

Drop Out University consisted of songs 18-22, in addition to remastered versions of “Emily” and each song of the N3RD EP (songs 10-15) (excerpts from post 18).

Following this song, there would be a five month gap in releases, three of which were spent making a music video for “Throwback (Song 23).” More on that in post 23.

[maximusmayhew]

After 2 years, I finally put a new set of strings on the V. Sorry it’s been so long ❤️>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> #music #musician #guitar #guitarist #iseestars #iseestarsmusic #emp #ghostridersinthesky #hellisforheroes #v #flyingv #hohnermusic #hohner #dimebagdarrell #dimebag #rock #punk #emo #grunge #davegrohl #axe #lockdown #stayhome #emeraldaquarium #sardonumspa #skate #alternative #alt #daddariostrings #flop (at Essex) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_uYDFkAmvU/?igshid=1tmode72drij3

[kyote724]

It's a good day! @shybeast @devinoliver is honestly so inspiring ;-; 4.18.19 #shybeast #shyfam #iseestars #devinoliver #iseestarsmusic #iseestarsband #imob https://www.instagram.com/p/BwaizeKHW0r/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=t5p6mygrt1hj

[endtheempire]

Well holy gamoly Greensboro. You threw the hell down with us. We couldn't have had more fun. We always love playing here. Thank you to everyone that came out and had fun. We'll be back next month at The Rabbit Hole in Charlotte so come out and hang! #endtheempire #begintheend #iseestars #iseestarsmusic #greensboro #northcarolina #bands #music #echosband #echos #jynzo

[unforgettablefire93]

#tbt #throwbackthursday @vanswarpedtour Toronto 2013. Another fun summer. Stop 1 of 3. I miss warped tour ☹️ Once again I got to see all my fave bands this year. And like the year before it did rain but nothing like 2012 haha @budweiserstage @thesummerset @iseestarsmusic @bringmethehorizon @thestorysofarca @wecameasromans #kylepavonerip (at Budweiser Stage) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeCOirEONcs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[britneyarmybe]

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[mshighnmighty-blog]

Rolling a #joint 🤩 using my favorites @rawlife247 🙌🏻 I love my lil bullets 😊❤️And I’m super excited for @rollersparadise packages on their way 📦 😍 ——————————————— Music by @iseestarsmusic 🎶🎶🎶🎶 “Boris the Animal” ——————————————————— #hightimes #cannabis #medicalmarijuana #maryjane #420life #highlife #high #mmj #smokeweedeveryday #medicated #smoke #stonergirl #stoned #420 #ganjagirls #mshighnmighty #stayhigh #marijuana #stonerbabes #altgirl #stonernation #cannabiscommunity #pothead (at California)

[johnnytsunami1995]

Reposting because it got deleted.@erraband and @iseestarsmusic opening for @dancegavindance.🤙🏽🤘🏽 (at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall)

[emusic2010]

I love checking my @spotify stats. It’s interesting to see who my top played Artists and Tracks are. Who are your top bands you listen to? #rock #metal #reggae #electronic #ESR #EricSwahnRacing #music #artists @olnband @dirtyheads @katastro @beartoothband @theholdupmusic @iration @chunknocaptainchunk @iseestarsmusic @passafire (at Sterling Heights, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGr1i16laKJ/?igshid=164mu0lqgjv9h

[goboymusic]

#TheLastofUs and #TheMandalorian airing simultaneously. That’s gotta be quite the high for @pascalispunk. Last night’s episode of #tlou was my favorite yet. I’m surprised they packed so much story into one episode.

The songwriting of “Spaceships & Airplanes” is all over the place. A mishmash of song ideas with unfocused lyrics. The chord structures were inspired by blink-182 (@blink182), the melodies were inspired by Owl City (@owlcityofficial), and the song structure was inspired by I See Stars (@iseestarsmusic), my three favorite artists at the time.

I See Stars, a local Metro Detroit band who has done really well for themselves, abandoned traditional song structures (a staple of the #metalcore genre), which inspired me to do the same for “Jenny” and “Spaceships & Airplanes,” hence the absence of choruses, verses or bridges.

“Spaceships & Airplanes” was created using #GarageBand by Apple, which had three main benefits: 1) it was easy to record and manipulate audio files, 2) stellar collection of synthesizer sounds to choose from, and 3) they made it really easy to apply auto tune, which I wanted. This was around the time that T-Pain (@tpain) exploded in popularity, along with his style of auto tune (excerpts from post 1).

Two months must have been spent writing and recording ”Spaceships & Airplanes” using a microphone and audio interface borrowed from a scene friend, a lengthy timespan due to my inexperience with music production. Being a kid without a car, the equipment was carried on foot to my parents house a few miles away (excerpts from post 1).

I remember being sick while recording, which made it all the more difficult to land a good take. The frustration is burned into my memory.

For these early songs, plagued with bad production quality, a lofi amp plugin was used on a majority of the vocals, making it sound like I’m singing through a crappy radio transmission. The lofi amp plugin sounded good to me at the time because it cut out low frequencies and accentuated mid-high range frequencies. Those results could have been accomplished with EQ, which would have avoided the lofi sound, but I didn’t know that that was an option. Also wouldn’t learn about adding compression to vocals until song 9. (excerpts from post 1).

Girl pants, flat iron straightened #emo hair, gauges, screamo bands, necklaces, way too many bracelets. Stoney Creek #HighSchool friends and I were part of the American Midwest’s “scene subculture,” often labeled as “#scenekids,” which emerged from the pre-existing emo subculture. A subculture within a subculture (subcultureception). Basically emo, but our color scheme wasn’t limited to black. Some of the biggest artists to arise from this subtle counterculture subculture are We Came As Romans (@wecameasromans), Of Mice & Men (@omandm) and Beartooth (@beartoothband). This subculture consumed my life throughout the production of songs 1 - 4 (excerpt from post 1).

[iamavicii]

@government.uk @uk_gov @ukgovscotland @nhswebsite @free.equal @adele @lanadelrey @bird_york @lordemusic @audrey.hepburn @milliesmallagram @ritaora @mileycyrus @annemarie @dualipa @billieeilish @paulaabdul @rhianna_ig @savagexfenty @riri_thequeen Dr.Stephanie Jayne Sadler and Abimbola Banji-Kelan @adamlambert @the1975 @realdavidcameron @iseestarsmusic @chicagopizzaofficial @obamafoundation @szeifert @charli_xcx @kiaraseattle @priscillachanwaihan @chanzuckerberginitiative @madamenhu @yokoonoofficial @siamusic @peng.liyuan @theofficialminnie QueenMinEmpress Myeongseong @akieabe @nguyenphuongtramy @nguyencaokyduyen1311 @kyduyen_mcparisbynight @kyliejenner @sandra.bullock.official @kimkardashian @khloekardashian @kendalljenner @kendallkardashian__ @kendallkardashian_._ @kardashiansnails @arianagrande @leamichele @bloomandwild @kourtneykardash (at International Criminal Court) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8nxczcAlVz/?igshid=1jtwu458tgngg

[fment]

What bands are you all listening to lately?!? LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENTS! 🎶 FOLLOW >>>> @vsmeband 🎼VERSUS ME MUSIC VIDEO 'LEFT HERE' LINK IN BIO!🎥 - - FFO: @askingalexandria @theplotinyouofficial @bringmethehorizon @iprevailband @iseestarsmusic @sxmoctane @sumerianrecords @riserecords @fearlessrecords @sharptonerecs @rocknationpress @altpress #song #live #radio #release #blackandwhite #artist #brand #hit #likeforlikes #black #spotify #playlist #contrast #metalcore #underground #scene #show #followus #bmth #rockmusic #metal #instagood #contrast #music #instafamous #listentothis #stage #photoshoot #follow #followme Reposted from @vsmeband #FMMusicManagement https://www.instagram.com/p/B8T46oWHpoq/?igshid=19hyxc639bgrb

[endtheempire]

Our next show is in a couple of weeks! We'll be hitting the stage at @arizonapetes with @iseestarsmusic!! Couldn't be more stoked!! Check our bio for a link to the tickets! #begintheend #endtheempire #iseestars #iseestarsmusic #sumerianrecords #jynzo

[mattagarr]

we're watching things unravel slowly, you're just trying to get away from yourself @iseestarsmusic for @soundlinkmag at @masquerade_atl #ourlastnight #iseestars #thewordalive #ashland #themasquerade #masqueradeatl #atlantaphotographer #atlantamusic #deepsouth #riserecords #sumerianrecords #fearlessrecords #concertphotography (at The Masquerade) https://www.instagram.com/p/B528LX1gF2e/?igshid=m347rh58dnc4

[imaris]

My view last night. #myboys @iseestarsmusic ❤ #LetLightOvercomeTheDarknessTour #Orlando @hoborlando (at House of Blues Orlando) https://www.instagram.com/p/B52lix-A3QI/?igshid=3zn449r38f7k