Andy BaioMay 12, 2023
Louie Zong asked people to send him clips of themselves singing a note. He got over 200 of them, freaked out, and eventually turned them into a musical keyboard to make songs with. Here's the first one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpmYHPQdIs0
SING A NOTE

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Show threadAndy Baio
Reminds me of Ze Frank's "Chillout" from 2010, made from audio recordings over 30 people sent him, all singing the same chorus independently. The Flash page he made for it is long-dead, but he tells the story in this TED talk here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gSSNHO1dDs#t=14m21s
Ze Frank's web playroom

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May 12, 2023 at 1:41amWeb
Show threadAndy BaioMay 12, 2023
Also shades of Kutiman's brilliant Thru You album, mashed up entirely from found YouTube clips, and its sequel, Thru You Too. https://thru-you.com/
https://thru-you-too.com/
THRU YOU | Kutiman mixes YouTube

Kutiman mixes YouTube

http://www.thru-you.com/
Show threadDan SinkerMay 12, 2023
@andybaio that album was so incredible, blew my mind at the time.
Show threadDaniel Warshaw 🚲📷May 12, 2023
@andybaio God, I loved that project.
Show threaddavesheaMay 12, 2023
@andybaio oh wow I had totally forgotten about this one, that’s going back into rotation.
Show threadBarry HessMay 12, 2023
@andybaio So good. Still have a copy saved on my Plex server!
Show threadJohn WilsonMay 12, 2023
@andybaio thank you! I could not remember the name of this but I think I listened to it on loop for the first six months after it was released
Show threadApocraphiliaMay 12, 2023

@andybaio @dansinker

Can't believe I'd forgotten this - it was absolutely formative for me back in the day.

Show threadChrista MrganMay 12, 2023
@andybaio I was just thinking of these albums the other day! So good. I feel like we’re missing a lot of the kindness, weirdness, and brilliance of the period between 2000-2014ish. Maybe I’m just cynical, or maybe I’m missing where it’s happening now (likely TikTok)
Show threadposwaldMay 12, 2023
@Antichrista @andybaio I sometimes fear we forget how groundbreaking these kinds of experiments were for their times…
Show threadAndy BaioMay 12, 2023
@Antichrista some of this definitely happens on tiktok
- https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRKPfup2/
Mimo is an artist who uses TikTok chains to make complete songs
- https://youtu.be/_C1FZ4HtzGY
- https://youtu.be/ZivIAhxzFyk
- https://youtu.be/QgqLJzmgPs8
sebbuh on TikTok

can we stop

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Show threadChrista MrganMay 12, 2023
@andybaio So good!! I’d seen the Num Num/Catzenjammer one, but didn’t know they did this with other chains!
Show threadChrista MrganMay 12, 2023
@andybaio Oh, and that first one is outstanding, too, hahaha
Show threadGioMay 12, 2023
@andybaio I miss Ze
Show threadAndy BaioMay 12, 2023
@gioghignone he’s still making True Facts videos every two weeks or so https://www.youtube.com/user/zefrank1
Ze Frank

Shirts and merch! https://ze-true-store.myshopify.com/ https://www.patreon.com/truefacts

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Show threadGioMay 12, 2023
@andybaio I’m embarrassed to say I’d missed that. Thank you kindly
Show threadxenolonMay 12, 2023

@andybaio

Ze Frank...