Song “Ponopodon Blues” from Odes to My Triceratops, Vol. 1

In case you don’t know, I recently released an album (of actual songs) named Odes to My Triceratops, Vol. 1, based on the nowhere-town adventures of amateur songwriter William Griffin, his blind love interest Claire Javernick, and his best friend the sentient triceratops Lorenzo (no last name), back when they were 12-14 years old. You can download that album here.

I’m strengthening methodically the first volume for the rerelease (one of a few) by removing some songs, redoing one, and writing entirely new songs. The following song, one of the last in the album, renders the way William takes rejection.

Song “Tricera Troubadour” from Odes to My Triceratops, Vol. 1

In case you don’t know, I recently released an album (of actual songs) named Odes to My Triceratops, Vol. 1, based on the nowhere-town adventures of amateur songwriter William Griffin, his blind love interest Claire Javernick, and his best friend the sentient triceratops Lorenzo (no last name), back when they were 12-14 years old. You can download that album here.

I’m strengthening methodically the first volume for the rerelease (one of a few) by removing some songs, redoing one, and writing entirely new songs. The following one, titled “Tricera Troubadour,” renders William’s and Lorenzo’s childhood antics before a girl came into the picture.

I’m burning through Udio‘s monthly output, so I may only have two or three songs more to create before I find myself helpless.

Song “I’m Cactus” from Odes to My Triceratops, Vol. 1

In case you don’t know, I recently released an album (of actual songs) named Odes to My Triceratops, Vol. 1, based on the nowhere-town adventures of amateur songwriter William Griffin, his blind love interest Claire Javernick, and his best friend the sentient triceratops Lorenzo (no last name), back when they were 12-14 years old. You can download that album here.

The following song, that will be included in the next release of the first album, delves into young William’s private struggles.

Song “Tricera Girl” from Odes to My Triceratops, Vol. 1

In case you don’t know, I recently released an album (of actual songs) named Odes to My Triceratops, Vol. 1, based on the nowhere-town adventures of amateur songwriter William Griffin, his blind love interest Claire Javernick, and his best friend the sentient triceratops Lorenzo (no last name), back when they were 12-14 years old. You can download that album here.

These last few days, I’ve been relistening to my AI-generated songs almost exclusively, in the album’s order (both the first and the unreleased second one). In the first album, I noticed myself skipping certain songs. No reason to include in an album songs that I’d want to skip over, so I’m considering redoing some songs and moving others to a B-sides album thingy. In addition, I’ve written a couple of new songs for the first album, that I will include in a future re-release (one of a few, I’m guessing).

Anyway, here’s the sole song I’ve managed to produce today, titled “Tricera Girl.” It renders William’s infatuation with his next-door neighbor shortly after meeting her. I think it came out very well.

Magnificent AI music generator #6

I hope you are enjoying my forays into Udio‘s AI services so it will generate songs according to my absurd specifications. You better have been enjoying them, because I’m about to clobber you with five new songs, a few of them excellent.

They are based on the song lyrics included in my bizarre free-verse narrative titled “Odes to My Triceratops.”

First one is a grunge track called “Lorenzo.” Possibly my favorite of the bunch.

Next up, a soothing traditional folk song titled “Lemonade and Willies.”

Now check out this lovely lullaby titled “My Friendo Lorenzo”.

Listen to this uplifting song about three friends having fun, titled “Claire With a C”:

Finally, an energetic garage rock song titled “Fairy Tale Too Real to Be.”

Magnificent AI music generator #5

As I was trying to figure out what free-verse poem of mine to use as lyrics for the magnificent AI-music generator Udio, I realized I had completely forgotten about my “Odes to My Triceratops,” even though Lorenzo the triceratops is featured conspicuously on the banner of my site. That bizarre narrative includes the lyrics of about three-dozen fake songs created by an amateur songwriter named William Griffin, as well as some written by his blind next-door neighbor called Claire Javernick. Why not just turn them all into actual songs?

Here’s the first one, titled “Better Dead Than Blind”:

Magnificent AI music generator #4

The lessons I’ve learned from my brief time generating AI songs are ones that musicians have likely also taken to heart: first, if some part of the lyrics doesn’t translate well when sung, just drop it. Also, the main goal is to create a song that you’d love to listen to over and over. I’ve succeeded in doing so with the following song, based on my oldish free-verse poem “A Visit From Truck-kun,” an ode to isekai (that requires a severe rewrite, probably even a reimagining).

Isn’t that fantastic? My two regrets: the annoying typo at the beginning (having written “tell” instead of “tells” in the lyrics). Also, that I couldn’t extend the song again to give it a proper intro.

Anyway, the song was generated using the Udio service, so far the best AI music generator.

Magnificent AI music generator #3

I’m reminded regularly of chapter 69 of my ongoing novel We’re Fucked, because I get random hits from visitors who likely expected something different from the search that led them to a page titled “We’re Fucked, Pt. 69.” Sorry, fellas.

Anyway, in that chapter, my deranged protagonist Leire comes up with an idiotic poem about feeling like a monster. The magnificent music-generating service Udio has transformed, with some help, Leire’s poem into a shitty 90s pop-rock song. Enjoy it if you can.

This song-generating business is addicting. I adore music, and I listen to it daily to shut out the world or get in the mood during freewrites. I can’t imagine the masterpieces we’ll be able to generate in a year or two.