Bill, you always write some original stuff, but this is ... well, creepy, subversive, a little unhinged. The voice on this is wonderfully fake (Hi, i'm Vikki) and synthetic, but authoratative. This is really edgy work, and feels like a panic attack set to music.

Your going to give me nightmares.

Steve

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Vicki is the default voice on the Mac - so i used the speak for the computer.
i had her say a few ambiguous things here...

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love this. Very original, beautiful playing and great production.
Downloaded.
Cheers
Len



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glad you liked it

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...could imajun...that they would freak out...somewhere at MJ? (thanks to Frank Zappa),

Geez Bill. Now you've gone and disturbed MY waters....Gonna have to switch fro Haines to DEPENDS!!! Ha ha...

Delightfully creepy my friend. Like something from out of THX1138!

Be well man! (Seriously dude....)

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Your artwork made me think of the line:

"Backgammon? Hari-Kari?...T.V.!"...from JA's "Lather,"---an equally demented piece.

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"We are put upon this earth a little space that we might learn to bear the beams of love." (William Blake)

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LOL

i'm thinking roulette

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ah, it's just that computer singing the lyrics...

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Salvadore Dali comes to mind. It's brilliantly Pscyhedelic ( or maybe psycho-delic LOL.... or is that me??). It's a whole new genre and brilliant, M

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well, the relationship of humans to computers is a rather surreal affair...

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I.... like.... very.... much

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glad... i... could... help...

thanks :-)


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Maybe you should let Fred or maybe even Ralph keep Vicki company...
Good old Vicki... My kids used to make her say all kinds of wacky things in the TexEdit window, then play it to their cousins over the phone. What a riot. but I digress... Very creative and futuristic, like the Electric Grandma on crack.

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you touched on part of this song: Macs are incredibly tempting toys to play with. even when it's late in the evening and we ought to be getting to sleep.

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Speaks therefore....

You always keep it interesting Smokey. Gambol away.

Thanks for sharing.

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we all must find our own meaning in life :-)

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love the pianos on this, the rhythm machine sounding drums that come in towards the end and that discordant keyboard line. this is a really great piece. nice job.

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i had fun recording and then pencil tooling this.

thank you


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Very edgy - and I like the correlations in your lyrics! Existentialism - Yep, explains a lot in this world. :-I Thanks for the link Professor! I learn so much from you. :-)

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i don't always have coherent thougths about my songs, but in this case, i have a strong theory....

you get the rosetta

11 o'clock - it's late, you should be going to bed - the 11th hour: at the end, here is what's real.

Vicki - Mac computer - a tempting lady

gambo/gamble - it's all play - kids play catch - adults are always trying to catch up

all i do is sing - in all this observing of the human condition, i'm not doing anything real: just singing/writing songs - Vicki may be sexy, but she doesn't do anything except sing

let's play - it's all play - it's 11, but heck, let's keep working on this song/listening to tunes on MacJams - Vicki might have other things in mind

i too don't know what life will bring...

the chordy lead tonality sounds like that "big chord" when you step into a casino...

other seedy interpretations are entirely your doing

thanks for listening dear heart


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I was thinking about all this in the context of "That's Progress" up through "Tempus" - and I really wasn't sure of anything about "Vicki" , but when I understood "Tempus" in different ways (literal / metaphorical) - I started to wonder if I hadn't missed something in the increasing level of edginess in your work. I missed the reference to "Vicki" altogether, because I can only dream of owning a MAC. (I much prefer their operating system!!!) Oh, MacJams!!! Everyone here must have one. :-) I told you, I'm a little slow on the uptake sometimes. :-)
What I truly admire about your work, Bill, is that it is complex, multi-leveled (ideas, concepts, references) in so many ways - even the clues in the graphics - you make me think - not just feel - reach higher to become more enlightened. Sure from time to time I totally "Phoenix" interpreting your true intent, but that is how we learn - by not being afraid to make mistakes - by asking questions - by loving the process. :-)
And you're welcome, dear heart, what are old friends for if not to listen till late at night 'cause one or the other just needed to talk.

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Learning To Fly - Tom Petty
Love My New Wings!

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at night, in the shadows awaits Vicki. Asking "Do you want to play?"
We have a park on the edge of town filled with "new toys" they run on AC or DC. Best to be avoided.

Very intriguing and dark piece where there is no escape.
Excellent Bill.

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woah. not the take i had in mind, but sure, why not?

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On my "Phoenixed" "Vicki" interpretation.

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Learning To Fly - Tom Petty
Love My New Wings!

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...and enjoyable tune you have done here my friend, Love it.

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i am happy you enjoyed this little song

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Some yellow magic orchestra..... yeah lets play!!!!!

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Vicki is way sexy.

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that never happened meets AI in the park. Really nice - excellent backing track.

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glad you liked it

thanks for listening

(and welcome back)

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