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Purple Haze Releases Propulsively Driving Techno Opus ‘Faces’

Nancy Gomez — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 02:56:36 +0000

The Dutch electronic music legend Sander van Doorn returns to the release radar as Purple Haze with ‘Faces’. A hard-hitting techno masterpiece that responds to the need of various producers like him to experiment with new sounds and trends. Out now via Armind.

‘Faces’ directly follows his late April-released remix of Above & Beyond and Armin van Buuren’s 2019 hit single ‘Show Me Love’. It also follows after his latest single on Doorn Records ‘What You Want’, the last groundbreaking techno gem to come from the venerated DJ/producer earlier in the year, as well as ‘Jonson’s Play’, the recent monumental collaboration between him and Armin van Buuren.

Sander van Doorn is not a talent that needs presentation. He is one of the most iconic trance and house artists of the dance music scene. He’s taken EDM by storm over the course of the last seventeen-plus years. Highly established in all regards, his infectious, high-octane take on the genre has seen him release groundbreaking hit-after-hit on a slew of eminent imprints such as Toolroom Records, Spinnin’ Records, Ultra Records, Armada Music, as well as his very-own Doorn Records, which he founded in 2007.

Purple Haze- ‘Faces’

His Purple Haze moniker has seen him release edgier sounds. These are sure to have cavernous, techno-fueled dance floors around the world ablaze with energy. One of them is ‘Faces’, a single loaded with techno sounds typical of the genre’s references to enjoy at a full warehouse party.

The atmospherically entrancing techno tune immediately kicks off with a pulsating kick drum. Alongside propelling hi-hats and a heady, filtered vocal cut. The pace gradually begins to slow, leaving enough room for the listener’s mind to wander throughout the dusky sonic space.

A rising tension is introduced, quickly followed by the return of the energetically commanding ambiance present throughout the first half. The nearly six-minute masterpiece is a testament to Doorn’s sheer production prowess. It’s also a testament to his laudable versatility as an inimitable creative force in the electronic dance music landscape. In summary, this track showcases the experimentation and creative sound that will accompany Sander in the coming years.

Purple Haze -‘Faces’ is available to listen to across all streaming platforms. You can do it below!

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Speech2Face AI Generates Faces Using Their Voice

Vilma Salamanca — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 12:02:07 +0000

Are you ever surprised when people don’t look how they sound? Bobby Caldwell, Sam Smith, and Amy Winehouse are artists who are typically placed in this category. Speech2Face is here to change the game with its new AI-powered facial creation, using their voices only.

We consider the task of reconstructing an image of a person’s face from a short input audio segment of speech. We show several results of our method on VoxCeleb dataset. Our model takes only an audio waveform as input (the true faces are shown just for reference). Note that our goal is not to reconstruct an accurate image of the person, but rather to recover characteristic physical features that are correlated with the input speech.
*The three authors contributed equally to this work.

How does Speech2Face work?

To understand how Speech2Face AI works, you need to know four key factors. They are the acoustic nerve, cochlear nucleus, auditory cortex, and the prefrontal cortex.

The acoustic nerve, also known as the cochlear nerve, acts as a busy highway. It transmits electrical data from the inner ear to the brain stem, where the signals are then relayed to other parts of the brain. The cochlear nerve is primarily responsible for transmitting the electrical impulses generated for hearing and sound localization.

In the auditory cortex, as with other primary sensory cortical areas, auditory sensations reach perception only if received and processed by a cortical area. And lastly, the prefrontal cortex is frequently linked to executive functions. In general, it controls short-sighted, reflexive behaviors in order to take part in things like planning, decision-making, problem-solving, self-control, and acting with long-term goals in mind.

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anatomy of the area affected by the Audio and Visual stimulation

Why Does Knowing The Four Main Functions Matter?

The four main factors that make the connection between visual and auditory will give us insight at how Speech2Face AI is able to formulate facial features using only auditory clips.

We’ve seen this technology in the works in recent years. Below is a video from two years ago, where they showed the beginning developments of this type of advancement.

Thus, the main differences between two years ago and today is that Speech2Face completely generates the image using the 4 main factors described above, as well as millions of internet videos, through its AI.

In conclusion, is this AI a bad idea, or a good one? For now, that’s unclear. But it’s safe to say that we are witnessing a great renaissance in the tech world and it’s exciting.

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EDMTunes Interview: Tom Staar

Kvnphm — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 21:14:17 +0000

British producer Tom Staar went on a North American tour that will sweep over 5 cities to close out his 2013 year. We dropped by for the opening show of the tour at Avalon Hollywood and asked the man of the night a few questions. Tom Staar wow’d the crowd that night with the perfect bass-filled progressive house set playing his great remix “Don’t You Worry Child” and this writer’s favorite remix of “Can’t Stop Me Now”. The great set was followed by a friendly interview from this popular producer.

Your most recent release “Faces” with vocalist Chrom3 has created a huge buzz on the web. Tell me a little bit about the track and how did you and Chrom3 come in contact with each other for it.

I wrote “Faces” originally in January 2012 so it’s been basically 2 years and had Motown Record sample in it but I had problems clearing it the track dragged on until we found the vocals which took ages. Then Chrom3 came along through a friend and he did the vocal so it’s been a long time coming.

With 3 Beatport top 10’s, you’re a man who obviously knows your music. Tell me what were your expectations of “Cheyenne” and your remix of “Don’t You Worry Child” and what was your reaction when you found out these tracks hit the top 10?

It was great and an honored to actually asked to be doing the remix in the first place, and obviously with it being their (Swedish House Mafia) last single. It did really well and they were playing it on their final tour so it was a real success.

One of my favorite tracks done is Shermanology’s “Can’t Stop Me Now” done with British producer Kryder which was played through almost every set during it’s release. Walk me through the process of how that track was made and did you expect that track to blow up to the level it did.

I think with that remix it was actually Kryder who was asked to do it and I’ve worked with him a lot with his music. So he asked me if we wanted to work on it together. So I was like yes of course and that’s how that track came about.

Seems like you’ve also made a few tracks with Kryder as well. Do you like/prefer working on tracks with other people? What makes working with other producers so great?

I really like a bit of both, I enjoy working with others since we get the chance to bounce ideas off. It seems like I get things done a lot quicker working with people rather than on my own. I feel like on my own I’m just going in circles trying to figure out what sounds good. So I like a little bit of both but to be fair it’s a lot better with someone else there to vibe off of.

You’re house tracks are incredibly diverse and usually have a heavy bass that packs a punch. Tell me what exactly makes you produce tracks that are bass-orientated.

It varies each track and I don’t really any specific beginning point. From original tracks it could get started from anything really. Maybe get some ideas of chords but I usually just let things happen without having a set formula.

Not many people are aware but you actually co-own a house and techno label called Moda which has a huge following in the UK. Could you explain the origins of Moda to us and how exactly has Moda transformed over time since it’s creation.

I worked on Moda a few years ago and since then musically I’ve kind of gone in a different direction, but I still have quiet a lot of involvement with the Moda. The label which is now Moda Black has made it more the deep house kind of stuff where it has releases from Hot Since 82 and more. Since I produce a lot of behind the scene in the deep house genre as well I like to keep on top of both.

You’ve been in the industry for more than a decade. What do you currently think of the EDM movement in the US?

I think it’s great with how big it is now. In lots of ways it’s kind of watered down since the scene is getting so big so a lot of producers think they have to stick to this big sound and aren’t quiet varied in what they do, but as a whole it’s a good thing that it’s spreading and becoming more popular.

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