17 episodes
Spacetime Diaries Ghan & Company
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5.0 • 13 Ratings
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Spacetime Diaries is a universe, where each season is a unique exploration of a particular moment on the timeline. 2020’s The Disappearing takes us to the planet Ankhara, and 2021’s Meditations are 12 minute adventures in exobiology. 2023’s Waking Up is set in Brooklyn, NY, in 2035 when a new, perceptual upscaling neuro-prosthetic brain chip is sold to the consumer market.
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Waking Up, 4: Strange Loop
Waking Up is a five part story set in Brooklyn NY in 2035. This is the fourth episode, titled "Strange Loop." It's Thursday evening, and you've felt much better since resetting the Neuromax chip. You're on your way to see your friends at their favorite tiki bar in Brighton Beach. Performed by Jenise Morgan, Talia Hamilton, Maya Murakami Tuttle, KC Comeaux, Chris Clark, and Nathan Patrick Wallace. Featuring music co-authored by Nathan Ward, Nick Jones, Reese Bowes, Daniel Lynas, Derek Muro, Darren Solomon, David Russell, and Emily Jeanne Brown.Story:Waking Up is about a synthetic consciousness born trapped inside a human. It is an exploration of the science and spirituality of consciousness, as well as the fallibility of our subjective perception. Music: In some Vedic and Buddhist writing, consciousness is described as a vibration. The music seeks to explore the effects of two waves vibrating together.Spacetime Diaries Team: Waking Up is written, composed, and produced by Ghan Patel. Story consultants: Jenise Morgan, Maria Teutsch, and Lauren Heagerty. Engineering by Daniel Lynas. Album art by Joanna Gonzalez."Strange Loop" was released January 4, 2024. Dedicated to my dog Rufio.
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Waking Up, 3: Reasons To Live
Waking Up is a five part story set in Brooklyn NY in 2035. This is the third episode, titled "Reasons to Live," featuring the poetry of Maria Garcia Teutsch.Story:Waking Up is about a synthetic consciousness born trapped inside a human. It is an exploration of the science and spirituality of consciousness, as well as the fallibility of our subjective perception. Music: In some Vedic and Buddhist writing, consciousness is described as a vibration. The music seeks to explore the effects of two waves vibrating together.Spacetime Diaries Team: Waking Up is written, composed, and produced by Ghan Patel. Story consultants: Jenise Morgan, Maria Teutsch, and Lauren Heagerty. Episode 3 was performed by Angela Riggs, Jenise Morgan, and Ghan Patel. Engineering by Daniel Lynas. Album art by Joanna Gonzalez."Reasons to Live" was released Sept 6, 2023.© 2023, Ghan & Company. https://ghan.co/spacetimediaries
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Waking Up, 2: Tell Me Lies
Waking Up is a five part story set in Brooklyn NY in 2035. This is the second episode, titled "Tell Me Lies." Story: Waking Up is about a synthetic consciousness born trapped inside a human. It is an exploration of the science and spirituality of consciousness, as well as the fallibility of our subjective perception.Music: In some Vedic and Buddhist writing, consciousness is described as a vibration. The music seeks to explore the effects of two waves vibrating together.Production: Opportunities to express the "intelligent machine" concept were explored and used extensively in the production of Waking Up. For example, a custom MaxMSP patch was built to generate specific waveform melodies. Also, an AI model trained on Jenise Morgan's voice was used to create the computer commands heard in the middle of this episode. In fact, AI tools were used extensively, but notably -- every attempt with AI writing or composition failed miserably. The team is relieved that an artist's job isn't replaced quite yet. Spacetime Diaries Team: Waking Up is written, composed, and produced by Ghan Patel. Story consultants: Jenise Morgan, Maria Teutsch, and Lauren Heagerty. Episode 2 performed by KC Comeaux, Jenise Morgan, and Ghan Patel. Engineering by Daniel Lynas. Album art by Joanna Gonzalez.Released June 13, 2023. Dedicated to my partner for life, Lauren.© 2023, Ghan & Company. https://ghan.co/spacetimediaries© 2023, Ghan & Company. https://ghan.co/spacetimediaries
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Waking Up, 1: Fragments
Waking Up is a five part story set in Brooklyn NY in 2035. This is the first episode, titled "Fragments." Story: Waking Up is about a synthetic consciousness born trapped inside a human. It is an exploration of the science and spirituality of consciousness, as well as the fallibility of our subjective perception.Music: In some Vedic and Buddhist writing, consciousness is described as a vibration. The music seeks to explore the effects of two waves vibrating together.Production: Opportunities to express the "intelligent machine" concept were explored and used extensively in the production of Waking Up. For example, a custom MaxMSP patch was built to generate specific waveform melodies. Also, an AI model trained on Jenise Morgan's voice was used to create the computer commands heard in the middle of this episode. In fact, AI tools were used extensively, but notably -- every attempt with AI writing or composition failed miserably. The team is relieved that an artist's job isn't replaced quite yet. "Fragments" Team: Waking Up is written, composed, and produced by Ghan Patel. Story consultants: Jenise Morgan, Maria Teutsch, and Lauren Heagerty. Performed by Tali Hamilton, Jenise Morgan, and Ghan Patel. Engineering by Nathan Ward and Daniel Lynas. Album art by Joanna Gonzalez.Released March 17, 2023. Dedicated to my niece Leela.© 2023, Ghan & Company. https://ghan.co/spacetimediaries
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Meditations - Gaia (feat David Scott Russell)
Experience life as a super-intelligent apex fungus, steward of the planet Ankhara. Music composed by David Scott Russell.© 2023, Ghan & Company. https://ghan.co/spacetimediaries
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Meditations - Mungdart (feat. Michelle Gebauer and Andy Turtle)
Once a mighty technological species, your ancestors evaded extinction by burrowing underground. Now, millions of years later, you're getting married! Music composed by Michelle Gebauer and Andy Turtle.© 2023, Ghan & Company. https://ghan.co/spacetimediaries
Customer Reviews
Engaging, rewarding, fun.
Totally unique! A lush aural experience. Kind of like a sci-fi rock opera for our times, but with elements of pop, electronica and hip-hop as well. Avatar meets Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots meets The X-Files meets…Office Space?
It begins with an entreaty to listen closely to the hum coming from your speakers, then proceeds to reward your sonic attention for the next 75 minutes. As the narrative unfolds, the ambient noises draw you in bit by bit, and before you know it, they’ve built into a rollicking musical number. And the music is where it really shines—slick production, phat beats, lots of variety. I heard echoes of LCD Soundsystem, The Flaming Lips, Brian Eno, Boards of Canada and Portishead, as well as an unabashed homage to the Beastie Boys.
The story isn’t groundbreaking, but it does a good job of updating some timeless themes. At its core, it’s about the environmental and human costs of building a kind of utopia for those who can afford it. The protagonist is a totally relatable twenty-something young woman coming to grips with the ennui of her work-centric life, and the main villain is a tech-bro rock star CEO. So, pretty much exactly the thing you should be listening to at your boring job.
Far-out, Thought-provoking, Entertaining!
Listened thru all of season 1 on a long car ride, and so glad I did! Love the blend of narrative, voice-acting, original music, and soundscapes... really clever, well written, great production... highly recommend. Looking forward to season 2!
Spacey Little Bites that make my brain buzz
Digging these snack sized morsels of music and magic. Three episodes in and cancelling all plans until it has been properly binged.