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Voices: redmagehat.com

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This Religion: redmagehat.com

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Gunsmoke: redmagehat.com

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Me, Not Us: redmagehat.com

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In the western wind
\nThere are whispers of forgotten sins
\nWhere fallen stones have covered them
\nAnd trap a misted sigh within
\n
\nIn the shifting sand
\nThere are footsteps of a darkened man
\nWhere dunes and devils that have dealt his hand
\nIn measured sorrows spin
\n
\nRound the fire
\na tune of tears, a dirge of...

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Overflow: redmagehat.com

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AI is Us: redmagehat.com

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Summer Sunday: redmagehat.com

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Song: “Origins”

\n

\n

The workflow for this song was a piano sketch, then Suno, then exported stems to Logic Pro for construction and mixing.

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First Musical Steps: redmagehat.com

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The Work Worth Doing: redmagehat.com

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If I walk fast enough
\nI won’t remember where
\nI came from

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Music Recurring: redmagehat.com

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AI and Creativity — How Much Is Too Much: redmagehat.com

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Signposts: redmagehat.com

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What We Are vs. What We Could Be: redmagehat.com

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Self Alignment: redmagehat.com

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Too Much Data Center: redmagehat.micro.blog

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My thinker hasn’t had a Thought—
\nNot even when I’ve thought a lot.
\nThis Thought’s so small, that one too tall—
\nIt’s better to not Think at all.

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