The rock and pop influenced album Pulse of Avalon is about reflection, inspiration, and play. These songs capture internal conversations we have while searching for balance in a world that is relentlessly overwhelming and demanding. From years of exploring my own struggles with identity, the past, and self-respect, each song is deeply personal, and I hope they offer you meaning and healing.
Track List
- Closed – The ex in this song is a metaphor for troubling past experiences and our struggle to get closure. When consumed by the past, it seeps into conversations with our friends and internal thoughts.
- Unseen – Explores the difficulty in understanding your feelings and beliefs, emotional doubt, faith in the intangible, and the journey to discover your true self.
- Overload – The upbeat Britpop style undercurrents high-energy tensions we feel between daily expectations, roles, and personal freedom.
- Breakin’ – We inevitably break some rules while figuring out where responsibility and blame lie, how we respond, and how we move forward.
- Starring – Find the courage to live authentically, share your gifts, and stop wasting your days hiding.
- Party 101 – Playful and humorous dance track with a nod to learning to accept love – with 50 “party”s in it.
- Playtime – A reminder to enjoy playfulness even as adults where life’s responsibilities dominate our attention.
- Cupid – An ironic rock song about resisting what you don’t understand – until you experience it firsthand, as told through love at first sight.
- Head Cloud – A synth-driven soundscape inspired by those moments in quiet meditation and reflection.
- Overload (Acoustic) – An acoustic version of “Overload” which gives an introspective feel to the same lyrics.
Technical Exploration
Pulse of Avalon is my first published experiment with advanced generative music. The arc was to create a cohesive album with upbeat British pop and rock vibes while staying true to the personal stories in the lyrics.
The process required balancing control with experimentation. I wrote all the lyrics and defined the structure, generating, iterating, and evolving each song not just a few times—but tens upon tens of times. Every song had to reflect the emotion, structure, and style I was going for.
Non-standard lyrics, writing more rhythmically in some cases, and using loose rhymes or non-rhymes challenged the generators. They would restructure the piece, add undesirable lyrics or phrases, and include awkward instrumentals. In rare cases, I edited for length or structure where I couldn’t get alignment in the tools.
Ultimately these songs are generative outputs using my lyrics, structure, and direction. The result is an album that feels as close as possible to my emotional and stylistic vision, using state-of-the-art tools.