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- 1New museum aims to make Austria embrace The Sound of MusicββA joyful placeβ: a new museum coaxes Austrians to embrace The Sound of Music
A new museum has opened in Austria dedicated to The Sound of Music, the 1965 musical that became a global phenomenon but has long been met with ambivalence in the country where it is set. Described as 'a joyful place', the museum encourages Austrians to reconnect with the film, which remains a major draw for international tourists even as locals have historically kept their distance from its sentimental image.
- 2Engram turns AI hallucinations into musicβEngram is a sampler that turns broken AI hallucinations into music https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1
Engram is a new sampler instrument that takes the garbled outputs and glitches produced by AI models and turns them into usable musical material. The tool, covered by The Verge, reframes AI hallucinations β usually seen as a flaw β as raw sound for artists. It is drawing attention at the intersection of AI and experimental music production.
- 3Music startup Thoughtful Things launches Engram sampler on KickstarterβMusic startup Thoughtful Things has just launched the Kickstarter campaign for its first instrument, Engram. It's a samp
Music startup Thoughtful Things has launched a Kickstarter campaign for Engram, its first instrument. The device is a sampler and groovebox that uses AI to manipulate incoming audio and generate entirely new sounds. Early commentary stresses that it is not a generative music tool like Suno, but a hands-on hardware instrument aimed at producers who want AI-assisted sound design.
- 4Josh Homme Returns to the Desert With New MusicβJosh Homme Returns to the Desert With New Music and a New Perspective
Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme is back in the California desert with new music, discussing a changed outlook on life and creativity. The Palm Springs-area feature highlights his return to the region long tied to his band's signature desert rock sound, framing the new material as the product of personal reflection and a fresh perspective.