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{"id":8760989810938,"title":"Julius Smack \/\/ Starlight TAPE","handle":"julius-smack-starlight-tape","description":"\u003cp\u003e過去にLeaving Recordsなどから発表しているアメリカ・LAのシンセ奏者Julius Smackが、2025年3月にオークランドの老舗アンビエントレーベルConstellation Tatsuからリリースしたアルバムです。\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eシンセポップ〜アンビエント10曲を収録。DLコード付属。\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2670856431\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eレーベルその他作品は\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/ctatsu\"\u003eこちら\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/\/\/ Click \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/ctatsu\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to see more \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConstellation Tatsu releases available at Tobira. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--------------------------- \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes DL code.\u003cbr\u003eCassette in norelco case. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e1. Waiting For The Daylight 05:35\u003cbr\u003e2. Diamond Stuff 04:24\u003cbr\u003e3. Starlight 00:39\u003cbr\u003e4. Enlightened 03:02\u003cbr\u003e5. A Memory 05:09\u003cbr\u003e6. Huya Anía 04:23\u003cbr\u003e7. In Hiapsi Enchi Ánia 04:21\u003cbr\u003e8. Do You Know 02:30\u003cbr\u003e9. Green River Water 03:45\u003cbr\u003e10. A Dream 06:52\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConstellation Tatsu:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJulius Smack engages in a dialogue with a fictional AI assistant to create an album using the prompt, “Make an album that tells the story about the origins of Julius Smack.” Starlight emerges as the imagined response, envisioning a world where beauty and violence intertwine, and memories and dreams are excavated to craft stories.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn a near-future Earth, where artists are among the planet’s last inhabitants, a symbiotic relationship has formed between humans and AI—each relying on the other for nourishment and healing. At the sight of a shooting star, artists mine their memories and dreams with generative AI to produce art, which sustains them but generates toxins that must be expelled upon the next shooting star by creating more art.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo compose Starlight, Julius Smack drew inspiration from all facets of life, with the album’s “dataset” serving as a kind of diary. It weaves together old demos, bookmarked TikTok clips of AI-generated content (such as a deepfake of Biden and Trump singing in Mandarin alongside Kamala Harris’ laughter), 2000s dance music, and ‘90s cyberpunk anime, including Ghost in the Shell and Neon Genesis Evangelion. Everyday experiences also became part of the dataset: learning Yaqui in online classes with fellow diasporic Yaquis\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e, riding the train, walking the dog, and dreaming. These disparate threads coalesce to question AI’s role in creative and labor economies, forming a counterfactual narrative where everything—and nothing—is art.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist : Julius Smack\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel : Constellation Tatsu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ecat no : PURR 0145\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-04-12T14:26:40+09:00","created_at":"2025-04-10T15:42:25+09:00","vendor":"Tobira Records","type":"","tags":["ambient","constellation tatsu","folk \/ left-field pop","new","tape"],"price":158000,"price_min":158000,"price_max":158000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":47248438362362,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":null,"requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Julius Smack \/\/ Starlight TAPE","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":158000,"weight":60,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/ju1_e16707b2-d7eb-491e-8949-a4d60488ea34.jpg?v=1744267365","\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/ju3.jpg?v=1744267365"],"featured_image":"\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/ju1_e16707b2-d7eb-491e-8949-a4d60488ea34.jpg?v=1744267365","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":35863486005498,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":700,"width":700,"src":"\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/ju1_e16707b2-d7eb-491e-8949-a4d60488ea34.jpg?v=1744267365"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":700,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/ju1_e16707b2-d7eb-491e-8949-a4d60488ea34.jpg?v=1744267365","width":700},{"alt":null,"id":35863486038266,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.432,"height":838,"width":1200,"src":"\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/ju3.jpg?v=1744267365"},"aspect_ratio":1.432,"height":838,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/ju3.jpg?v=1744267365","width":1200}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e過去にLeaving Recordsなどから発表しているアメリカ・LAのシンセ奏者Julius Smackが、2025年3月にオークランドの老舗アンビエントレーベルConstellation Tatsuからリリースしたアルバムです。\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eシンセポップ〜アンビエント10曲を収録。DLコード付属。\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2670856431\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eレーベルその他作品は\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/ctatsu\"\u003eこちら\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/\/\/ Click \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/ctatsu\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to see more \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConstellation Tatsu releases available at Tobira. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--------------------------- \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes DL code.\u003cbr\u003eCassette in norelco case. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e1. Waiting For The Daylight 05:35\u003cbr\u003e2. Diamond Stuff 04:24\u003cbr\u003e3. Starlight 00:39\u003cbr\u003e4. Enlightened 03:02\u003cbr\u003e5. A Memory 05:09\u003cbr\u003e6. Huya Anía 04:23\u003cbr\u003e7. In Hiapsi Enchi Ánia 04:21\u003cbr\u003e8. Do You Know 02:30\u003cbr\u003e9. Green River Water 03:45\u003cbr\u003e10. A Dream 06:52\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConstellation Tatsu:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJulius Smack engages in a dialogue with a fictional AI assistant to create an album using the prompt, “Make an album that tells the story about the origins of Julius Smack.” Starlight emerges as the imagined response, envisioning a world where beauty and violence intertwine, and memories and dreams are excavated to craft stories.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn a near-future Earth, where artists are among the planet’s last inhabitants, a symbiotic relationship has formed between humans and AI—each relying on the other for nourishment and healing. At the sight of a shooting star, artists mine their memories and dreams with generative AI to produce art, which sustains them but generates toxins that must be expelled upon the next shooting star by creating more art.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo compose Starlight, Julius Smack drew inspiration from all facets of life, with the album’s “dataset” serving as a kind of diary. It weaves together old demos, bookmarked TikTok clips of AI-generated content (such as a deepfake of Biden and Trump singing in Mandarin alongside Kamala Harris’ laughter), 2000s dance music, and ‘90s cyberpunk anime, including Ghost in the Shell and Neon Genesis Evangelion. Everyday experiences also became part of the dataset: learning Yaqui in online classes with fellow diasporic Yaquis\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e, riding the train, walking the dog, and dreaming. These disparate threads coalesce to question AI’s role in creative and labor economies, forming a counterfactual narrative where everything—and nothing—is art.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist : Julius Smack\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel : Constellation Tatsu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ecat no : PURR 0145\u003c\/p\u003e"}
