Okay, weird af Finnish music news of the day:
Raptori is releasing new music after 16 years. this is following the resurgance of their huge hit, Oi Beibi, amongst teens and young adults. The observation that the song has gotten a life of its own lured the band back to the studio.
The new song will be called Leikkikalujäppinen. The music video for it has been made entirely using AI. And before you get up in arms about it, here's some background regarding why:
(Translated from Klangi's article on the matter)
In the process of releasing the song, the band consulted AI regarding how to approach gen z and alpha. The AI warned them of two things: the limited appeal of humour music amongst youth and jokey videos made by old men* using AI. The band did both.
*old men is not an exact translation. The word used was uncle, and has a very particular connotation when used outside the context of familial connections. It more so regards that creepy, horny, old man vibe.
– We decided to go against the instructions with clear intention, Izmo says.
They followed the same logic in compensating the emissions created by the use of AI: because the AI adviced them not to compensate, the band compensated. The singer Kaivo admits the absurdity of the twist.
– Apparently when we asked the AI about the compensation, we created additional emissions, so we should compensate those too.
So there's that. Song out tomorrow. Video out a minute after midnight.
