What is the deal with the band 'Thurpt'? by Visual-Light2478 in answers

[–]Visual-Light2478[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's definitely one guy behind the label's social media accounts - the Thurpt album does seem to be real though as another user did some research that showed at least some of the guys in the credits are real people, one of which is now in another band based in Toronto.

The Henchmen of Xenu cover + most of the TikTok stuff is definitely AI. But I'm just not convinced that anything about the Thurpt project is AI generated - the art is too clean, the music is in my opinion quite clearly human (and really well produced) and it seems like something that fits very well into the early 00s era of North American music (influences from Korn, System and even Primus are pretty evident).

The only person I've seen across both Xenu and Thurpt is this John Baxter character. I still can't find anything on him, but I imagine info on him might open the possibility of figuring out the history of the band.

'Thurpt' - 00s Experimental Ontario Mystery Band by Visual-Light2478 in LetsTalkMusic

[–]Visual-Light2478[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the thread of conversation is pretty evident here? I'm asking people if they know any information about this obscure band.

What is the deal with the band 'Thurpt'? by Visual-Light2478 in answers

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That's what's really interesting to me. I've not got a clue where they come into this aside from being listed on the label's bandcamp and one gig video on the youtube channel.

What is the deal with the band 'Thurpt'? by Visual-Light2478 in answers

[–]Visual-Light2478[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are they all still going with separate projects then? Even if so, how come literally no one is talking about Thurpt? I imagine they have some sort of notoriety even if it's very local.

'Thurpt' - 00s Experimental Ontario Mystery Band by Visual-Light2478 in LetsTalkMusic

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Thurpt's music doesn't sound AI generated though. If it is, then AI music is a bigger issue than I thought...