Mariusz Duda begins a new era with the release of “AFR AI D.”
“AFR AI D” opens with the ominous sounds of the aptly titled “Taming Nightmares” acting as a musical signpost to this new dawn of machine learning. It’s followed by the Interstellar nod of “Fake Me Deep, Murf” and later by the TRON like “Mid Jorney To Freedom.”
Off the back of “Bots’ Party” we move into the emotive arpeggios of “I Love To Chat With You” that whisks you straight into the mind of Theodore Twombly falling for an operating system before the finale of “Embracing The Unknown.”
The track is the longest composition on the album and the changing musical moods and rhythm are characteristic not only of the new album but of all Mariusz Duda music released under his own name.
“I love these evocative sounds. Contrary to what the title of the album suggests, I am not afraid of new technologies. I think AI is just another tool which, over time, we will learn to use in a better way, and which will speed up work in many areas. In spite of a slight subconscious fear of the unknown, I am ready to embrace the future 🙂” – says Mariusz
German artist and illustrator Hajo Müller (Steven Wilson) appears once again carrying on the legacy of Mariusz Duda’s artwork as the two have collaborated throughout Mariusz’s solo album career. Mariusz also performs all instruments throughout the album except for guitar solos performed by Mateusz Owczarek.
“AFR AI D” was recorded throughout May and June 2023 at Serakos Studio in Warsaw, with engineering by Magda and Robert Srzedniccy and was mastered by Robert Szydło.
Watch the official music video for the track “Good Morning Fearmongering” through the YouTube player below:
Mariusz Duda has always been fascinated by the telling of a story, idea or concept.
Whereas on previous album “Lockdown Trilogy,” Mariusz Duda wanted to capture a snapshot of life during the pandemic, this time the renown progressive mastermind, explores the concept of AI as disruptor. His new solo record looks at the growing commodification of AI and specifically with artificial intelligence entering the mainstream.
Using the notion of ChatGPT and Midjourney and the increasing use of deep fakes as a springboard, “AFR AI D” explores these interesting and forward thinking theories musically just as much as it does conceptually.
Purchase and Stream the album here: https://mariuszdudakscope.lnk.to/AFR_AI_D
Tracklist:
Taming Nightmares [07:20]
Good Morning Fearmongering [05:14]
Fake Me Deep, Murf [04:48]
Bots’ Party [05:00]
I Love To Chat With You [03:43]
Why So Serious, Cassandra? [04:56]
Mid Journey To Freedom [03:08]
Embracing The Unknown [08:00]