It’s not many days since I last did an “double oddball feature”, but I just have to do another; this time a sci-fi special! Here’s one rather odd instrumental consisting of…
USE, “Test”
Here’s a track with a female voice testing something for some unknown purpose. That’s it. Only processed with a kind of a shimmer reverb or something of that effect.
Confused? Listen:
Fascinating, isn’t it? I’ll admit right away that got totally lost in that voice.
The duo USE (untitled social experiment) explains the track like this;
– Everything makes too much sense. we don’t think it’s real so we’ve begun testing it to make sure we aren’t just in the middle of a coma.
I mean, what’s not to like here?
And yes, I need to state the obvious: The female individual on this recording? Omg, dat voice. With that perfect sterile sci-fi tone and diction. I have listened to this thing on repeat now for a while and I have concluded that I could have received instructions from this voice indefinitely.
I want her embedded in all my current and future digital equipment.
What kind of madness is this? Silent Sunday on a Monday? Well, yeah. I’m lagging behind. Not that it matters – here’s three nice tracks to space out to. Safe travels.
USE – Holy Shit Planet Earth
Here’s USE again. We’ve covered them twice before, and their ability to facinate me has not died out just yet. There’s just something about Krystall Scott’s voice that is so pleasing. Seductive, intelligent, curious.
It’s not exactly ambient, this. Or is it? “Vocal based ambient”? I don’t know. Not easy to tag. But why should we. It’s a piece worth hearing, pondering about, and appreciate.
A nice opportunity to give you a little bonus when rounding off this rather delayed “Silent Sunday”.
Welcome to April of 2020 and episode 256 of the show, with the guest duo of Daniel James Smith and Krystall Schott, who make up the band “Untitled Social Experiment”, also known as “USE”. With songs like “Sugar Rush” and “Psycho“, this pairing has brought solid production quality into the content they put out, with … Continue reading "256: Daniel James Smith & Krystall Schott | Music And Creativity With The Band “Untitled Social Experiment”, Known As “USE”"
Welcome to April of 2020 and episode 256 of the show, with the guest duo of Daniel James Smith and Krystall Schott, who make up the band “Untitled Social Experiment”, also known as “USE”. With songs like “Sugar Rush” and “Psycho“, this pairing has brought solid production quality into the content they put out, with messages to understand underneath.
Daniel has been making music for some years under the moniker of T.O.L.D, and brings his experience and skills to Untitled Social Experiment. Krystall has done painting, sang in choir early on, and after modeling in recent years, she made her return to music when teaming up with Daniel to form creative art. Synths and melodies and singing tones abound in the music made by USE.
Show notes:
how the group and duo originated, and who they are inspired by
the production of art in a light nature, but keeping a focus on content creation
how introductions and key moments in life can seem blurry
what it takes to get along with someone, based on similarities
some bands the group would work with or like to emulate in some form
the pandemic and quarantine, and where it leaves each person to self-process, and looking toward how it leaves society
what age the members started doing music at, and what types of instruments or singing they have done
how support at the right time in life can lead to quicker results
switching from one goal to another once it seems too readily available, versus sticking to one thing at a time
the way that the members complement one another for production
a book called “The Dao of Capital” being read at the current time, and what it represents for temporal understanding
the qualities that each band members looks for in others
the song Adam & Eve Meet Snake, Say No to apple, Stay in Paradise Forever mentioned in the episode
other types of content being put out, whether on Tik Tok or elsewhere
periods of flow and lack of flow, and how to think about them
a couple of questions back to me about me and my show
messages from each member about life
Glad to have Daniel and Krystall on the show~. You can check out their content on Spotify and other audio platforms online, along with some of their content featured on T.O.L.D. You can also check them out on Instagram at @untitledsocialexperiment.
