Talking with Hands has made a new record:
Organic Machine
It's an album about AI. It's also about human creativity.
You are in the right place to enjoy it all.
There are ten tracks, six remixes, two videos and a short film. You are in the right place to enjoy it all.
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Organic Machine
Available October 25th, 2024
- 01. Everything is Better 3:40
- 02. Organic Machine 3:36
- 03. Popular Joke 2:49
- 04. #1 Record 2:48
- 05. Unprofessional Artist 3:37
- 06. King of Hands 2:49
- 07. In a Dream 3:55
- 08. Popular Joke (Reprise) 3:05
- 09. Nothing is Forever 3:47
- 10. Learning Takes Time 2:29
Words & Music by Matt Smith
Engineered, Produced and Mixed by Matt Smith at FunHouse in Los Angeles
Mastered by Tye Bellar
Artwork by Michael Eades
©2024 Songs By Hands (ASCAP)
Thanks to: Bellar, Cammarn, Eades, Frazier, Hamada, Hooper, Masters, Pigg, Rogers, Sun, Smith
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“Organic Machine”
Released: Oct 18th, 2024
The final of three singles to precede Organic Machine featuring two remixes and a music film directed by TJ Masters. You can read production notes here and here.
- Organic Machine 3:35
- Organic Machine (Satt Mith Remix) 3:11
- Needless Frets - Organic Machine (Inorganic Machine Mix) 3:28
Engineered, Produced and Mixed by Matt Smith at FunHouse in Los Angeles
"King of Hands" album version mastered by Tye Bellar
Satt Mith Remix and Needless Frets mastered by Ryan Norris
Artwork by TJ Masters & Michael Eades
©2024 Songs By Hands (ASCAP), Destroy This Monument (ASCAP) for Needless Frets
Directed by TJ Masters
“King of Hands”
Released: Oct 4th, 2024
The second of three singles to precede Organic Machine featuring two remixes and a music video. An ode to the misunderstanding of human digits from the minds of generative AI.
- King of Hands 2:49
- Coupler - King of Hands (C'mon Bring It Remix) 4:08
- sugar sk*-*lls - King of Hands (Baggy Chill Out Mix) 3:55
Engineered, Produced and Mixed by Matt Smith at FunHouse in Los Angeles
"King of Hands" album version mastered by Tye Bellar
Coupler, sugar sk*-*lls mastered by Ryan Norris
Artwork by Matthew Smith & Michael Eades
©2024 Songs By Hands (ASCAP), Sounding Brass Music (ASCAP) for Coupler, False Hand Music (BMI) for sugar sk*-*lls
Directed by Asher Rogers
“#1 Record”
Released: September 27th, 2024
The first of three singles to precede Organic Machine featuring two remixes and a music video. A wonderfully catchy song inspired by the iresome ramblings of tech leaders.
- #1 Record 2:47
- The Gros Michel - #1 Record (Bandidos del Tiempo Mix) 2:50
- Captain Baby - #1 Record (Final Fortress Mix) 2:08
Engineered, Produced and Mixed by Matt Smith at FunHouse in Los Angeles
"#1 Record" album version mastered by Tye Bellar
The Gros Michel, Captain Baby Remixes mastered by Ryan Norris
Artwork by Michael Eades & Matt Smith
©2024 Songs By Hands (ASCAP), McBurneymusic (BMI) for The Gros Michel, Kiwi Diamond (ASCAP) for Captain Baby
Directed by Asher Rogers
A wonderful dose of accidental destiny happened in the process of making Organic Machine, the third full-length album from Talking with Hands - songwriter Matthew Smith created a treatise on the value of the human creative process.
Ostensibly, the album was intended to be a pair of EP’s pondering the implications of Artificial Intelligence on the creative landscape and the impossibilities of the music business, particularly as we hurdle towards a future of devalued compositions. However, in allowing himself to embrace an “anything goes” approach to the sonic landscape, Smith crafted a single cohesive album that yearns for recognition (“#1 Record”) while equally affirming that the act of creation is a compulsion, not a conduit to a prize (“Unprofessional Artist”). These decidedly homo sapien ideas appear throughout the album, as Smith ponders creativity itself (“King of Hands”), the scarcity of time (“Nothing is Forever”) and the feedback loop of interacting with technology (“Everything Is Better”).
Organic Machine weaves together buzzing guitars, delightful sampling flourishes, hyper processed vocals and, occasionally, multiple narrators. These compositions serve as a nod to the massive, diverse, source material that a generative AI draws from but, moreso, serve as an introspection of the value of the creative process.
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Photos by TJ Masters
