Jimmy Ether

Record Producer/Engineer. Runs @headphonetreats label. Co-publisher of @recordplug. Bands: Loud Humans & Victory Hands

[Jimmy Ether @jimmyether]

So, when I put out a 100-song psychedelic horror-core concept album called “At War With Rats”, know that it’s not metaphorical. I’m not railing against corporatism and bootlickers. Well, I am, generally but … no, it’s my literal current life. And so far the varmints are winning.

[Jimmy Ether @jimmyether]

I don’t believe in ghosts. But I kinda wish the house we’re renovating was haunted by the guy who built it. I have a lot of questions for him.

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It's crazy renovating an "old" house and discovering all sorts of "old" building techniques and "old" and heavily lived-in quirkiness, only to realize the house is only three years older than I am.

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… Got fiber internet installed so I can work there during all the build and renovation. Have to get tree people out today. The wife and I have weeks of interior patching, painting, and moulding work ahead of us.

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I’ve somehow squeezed two weeks into the last two days. Talked all day yesterday with septic guys and building contractors. Trying to uncover the construction history of the house add ons. Going over all the options with the barn studio build, which keep changing for the better.

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We closed on a 1970 built property with a big goat/chicken barn yesterday. Going to build my dream “barn studio”. This will be my 7th studio build, but the biggest and most no-holds-barred. I’ll try to document the whole experience.

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An essay on "Why Write A Letter That You'll Never Send" by The Drones.

I can’t think of a single song that better encompasses my feelings about the world at the moment. It’s painful, angry, desperate, and pleading. But entirely beautiful.

https://t.co/AFYtJPZzx7

[Jimmy Ether @jimmyether]

Let's beat a dead horse, shall we. Anthony nails every point. And I'm not the biggest fantano fan.

https://t.co/wfkeeHmuaw

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A great technical breakdown of why AI in music creation produces poor results.

https://t.co/zZ3iBgR3Tm

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Big thanks to Chad Radford for the Victory Hands write up in the latest issue of Record Plug Magazine.

Hope to see you all at Bogg’s July 9th, Atlanta!

[Jimmy Ether @jimmyether]

Yesterday, Rick Beato claimed that “music is getting worse”. I wonder what he and his legion of subscribers qualify as music. Is it merely what’s on the radio? What’s rising in the streaming charts? What’s getting press attention?

Read more here:

https://t.co/eo67BS0rNA

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The wise artist is the one who unabashedly shows themselves—flaws and all—highlighting that which no technology will be able to replicate convincingly to the discriminating listener. Artists just have to figure out what is uniquely human about what they do and lean into it. 8/8

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Ted Gioia posted this about AI in music to his The Honest Broker music newsletter:

https://t.co/MearDaBrIm

I don’t necessarily disagree with anything Gioia says here. 1/8

[Jimmy Ether @jimmyether]

That said, there will be an AI backlash. People are looking for authenticity and a human connection. 7/8

[Jimmy Ether @jimmyether]

@alyssadehayes I totally thought that was peanut butter slathered hot dogs.