TLDR Version
I'm organising a collaborative art and story project to coincide with my album release in early 2025.
If you are an artist, animator or writer I'm inviting you to join this brave and exciting collaboration
All around the theme of a broken down android stranded on a desolate planet, the project will be showcased online as well as at a physical AV installation in London in spring 2025.
Interested? Get in touch to find out more or read on...
About the story
A multidisciplinary art project exploring a stranded android's struggle to regain functionality and self-awareness.
To contribute you need to in some way relate your contribution to the following premise - but you can be pretty wild with how you do that!
Awakening Premise:
An android awakens in the wreckage of a crashed spacecraft on a desolate, alien planet. Severely damaged and with only a fraction of its former capabilities, it struggles to regain functionality. Initially disoriented it sets out, driven by an innate curiosity and the desire to understand its environment—and itself.
And the music - First track now available
I have now released the first (full) track Broken as a teaser for the rest of the 10 track album. It's available on Bandcamp RIGHT NOW - and will be up on Spotify and other streaming services Thursday 19th December.
Here are 5 FREE CODES you can use to get Broken on Bandcamp. These are single use - first 5 people get it free! Otherwise it's the sky high price of £0.79 plus local taxes. 😁
hytd-hlev
4uzp-ve28
qltg-gbwn
9szy-3xle
3h2z-hv53
If you use one of these to get the track free on Bandcamp please leave a comment below so others know which are used/available
Image credit/info: The android is an AI generation (using DALL-E) that I have cropped and edited. Image composition, colouring and texturing by me using a combination of Procreate (iPad App) and Canva.
I'm planning to release the rest of the album in February along with the art/story project. And the physical installation in London will be in spring 2025.
How to get involved
Access the PDF explainer with more about the story and getting involved here: https://tdctunes.os.fan/awakening-story
(or if you don't want to sign up there no probs - just contact me and I'll explain further)
Create something and send it to me! Let me know how you want to appear in the credits (real name. hive name artist name etc) and if you want a link to your work.
Not sure you are an artist/writer?
Everyone can contribute! Some thoughts and ideas for you if you don't (YET!) consider yourself an artist or writer.
You can likely still contribute! How about the following for a few possibilities to get you thinking:
Design a font - even just a few characters or words in an alien language that could be seen as part of our android's journey.
Design a control panel for a device that could be encountered. Buttons, knobs, levers - go for it!
Or what about an alien tool that could be used for communication?
Abstract art! Something that speaks desolate planet to you - as abstract as you like.
Obviously robots, androids and alien creatures are super appropriate!
Writers have a think about short stories or poems! Or even describe a new character and that character description!
On AI:
Note that if you use AI - say you have done so. When I create the website for the album I may separate AI generated art from non AI generated. And if you can accompany your AI art with some words - even a sentence or paragraph that helps the viewer understand either your thinking or how it fits with the story then that would be appreciated.
All the best and looking forward to working with you,
TDC Tunes
TDC Tunes is a Live Modular Artist and experimenter with sound. He plays several times a week on Twitch and gigs around London.
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