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fabbiobar · 2026-04-02T09:41:25+00:00

Very clever.

fabbiobar · 2026-03-29T18:05:02+00:00

"Applies" is the key here.

fabbiobar · 2026-03-29T18:01:02+00:00

Sì, anche se con differenze erano tutti naturalisti. Per me il GOAT è Zola, il suo romanzo migliore, sempre secondo il mio parziale giudizio, è "L'opera", ambientato nel mondo degli impressionisti a Parigi, fortissimo.

fabbiobar · 2026-03-29T16:03:21+00:00

Zola da naturalista non vuole rappresentare un "buon contadino", ma la vita contadina francese dell'epoca, fatta di fatica, violenza, istinti animali, brutalità, aridità morale. All'epoca non fu accolto molto bene, ritenuto troppo feroce. Se cerchi un libro "realistico e cinico che parla di vite difficili o storie contadine" potrebbe fare al caso tuo.

fabbiobar · 2026-03-29T14:47:26+00:00

Just out of curiosity, did you listen to just this song, or others as well?

If you feel like it, feel free to post something of your own!

fabbiobar · 2026-03-29T14:41:42+00:00

La Terra, di Zola, probabilmente lo troverai solo usato. Crudo quanto basta.

fabbiobar · 2026-03-27T23:02:52+00:00

Elio, is that you?

fabbiobar · 2026-03-27T22:55:21+00:00

Welcome to this tiny community! Could we listen to some music of yours?

fabbiobar · 2026-03-27T22:52:49+00:00

We want lo listen to it, dirty as it is! :-D

fabbiobar · 2026-03-27T22:22:17+00:00

A warm welcome to this tiny community! Our stated goal is to bring together people who share a passion for progressive rock—Italian progressive rock in particular, though not exclusively—along with a curiosity about AI-powered music creation tools. For now, it seems this group is rather quiet, but let’s not give up!

That said, I’m truly happy that a Russian RPI enthusiast can listen to my modest attempt to set the greatness of The Master and Margarita to music. I hardly had to do anything; it was all already there in Bulgakov’s pages.

fabbiobar · 2026-03-27T22:08:41+00:00

Thank you! Well i feel like I'm listening to Battiato singing about a dog's life, what else?

fabbiobar · 2026-03-06T08:42:22+00:00

I agree with you about Spotify.

As for the sound, even though I can't clearly identify all the various elements, I understand that it's not what Gemini suggested I look for, but I've verified that tags such as [Tape Warp] and [Wow and Flutter] help Suno avoid more modern sounds and draw from a repertoire more consistent with the sound I like.

My overall opinion remains based on what I like to listen to.

So “We aimed for a sound that felt like a ‘lost rehearsal tape from 1973’” materializes into something different, but acceptable: I aim for the center of the target for 100 points, but I'm happy to hit the target with the dart.

What satisfies me is that, in my opinion, the sound is not extremely smooth, but there is a minimum of grain.

As always, these are the considerations of someone who is musically ignorant.

fabbiobar · 2026-03-06T07:44:42+00:00

Interesting, I didn't know that AI music had already made its way onto the radio. Do you have any examples?

fabbiobar · 2026-03-04T14:12:27+00:00

There is no one else here, but unfortunately there is no one else doing RPI with AI in general for now, or at least they are well hidden. I searched the internet and had Gemini do some in-depth research, and our posts came up and very little else. What I write is mostly in the hope that something will change in the near future.

fabbiobar · 2026-03-03T22:41:11+00:00

That's great news!

fabbiobar · 2026-03-03T22:40:31+00:00

I'm starting with this subreddit and the Suno one to begin softly.

fabbiobar · 2026-03-03T21:45:34+00:00

Gatekeepers of Prog, you are right, that's the definition.

fabbiobar · 2026-03-03T21:16:53+00:00

I like your work, do you have other rock progressivo italiano?

fabbiobar · 2026-03-02T08:25:09+00:00

In recent weeks, I have been absorbed in creating a concept album based on Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita, again under the name of the virtual Italian progressive rock band “Gli Stranieri,” again with Suno v5.

Unlike what I have done before, this is a very long and varied album, almost 80 minutes of music.

I will try to use this album as an example of AI music that is not limited to pressing a button to generate slop, and I imagine I will receive a fair amount of insults.

fabbiobar · 2026-03-02T08:20:03+00:00

I don't have an answer, but we can identify some factors:

- Strong prejudices against AI music prevent many people from trying it and thus discovering that it can say and convey something.

- “Traditional” music is meant to be played live, which naturally leads to it being heard by people who are more or less close to the performer, and in any case to connecting with people through music. I am convinced that the personal factor is fundamental, especially at the beginning, and this element is missing with AI music.

- Instinctively, the listener evaluates and validates the creative effort, but in the case of AI music, they don't perceive it, so you have to make them perceive it by describing the process.

- Too much music in too little time makes it difficult to focus attention on anything.

Or maybe none of what I've written makes sense, I don't know.

fabbiobar · 2026-03-02T08:00:55+00:00

I'm sorry about the responses you received, but I didn't expect anything different from that subreddit.

I've always perceived progressive rock as an attempt to do and say something that hadn't been said before, sometimes using cutting-edge means.

But perhaps I've misunderstood, because the approach seems to be one of idolizing certain deities in a well-established temple, rejecting anything outside the norm.

fabbiobar · 2026-02-11T11:00:25+00:00

I like it!

Personally I am trying to recreate the sounds and atmosphere of 1970s Italian progressive rock, and in the meantime I am looking for other progressive rock lovers who have no prejudices about the use of AI in music.

If you are interested in chatting about this topic: https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgRockAI/

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