Sonomancer is a brilliant Melbourne-based electronic musician working at the intersection of ambient, downtempo, and psychedelic music. And now he has revealed a brand-new reinterpretation of his 2022 single, "Dreamscapes." First, the evocative cut combined elements of ambient, trip-hop, and psy-trance. First, the evocative cut combined elements of ambient, trip-hop, and psychedelic downtempo in crafting this otherworldly soundscape. For this 2024 version, Sonomancer pushes the concept even further, pitting the mesmeric composition against cutting-edge visuals generated by AI.
This new version amplifies many elements of the song's production. Those subtle drones and textures of the mix are more forward now, while maintaining a rhythm structure defined by floaty percussive elements and mid-tempo beats. Synthetic sounds are still threaded through, but they now sit more to the forefront in the stereo field rather than the background ambiance of the original.
The music video acts as an integral accompaniment to enhance a listening experience to "Dreamscapes." It starts with peering out the window at swirling clouds that move past to set the scene for lush dreamscapes to unfold.
As the otherworldly production has just started to lift them upward into the fluffy formations, so do the viewers. Strange planet glimpses start to appear, hinting at surreal images yet to come. Upon arrival on the alien surface, it opens up, showing a futuristic landscape: sleek, crystalline structures rise elegantly; their icy exteriors gleam in the light.
Wandering through this alien landscape, strange beasts wander across one's path. A gigantic cat, much larger than any earthly feline, pads alongside an even larger dog. Further in, a hallway of mirrors is presented, but their reflections are different in some interesting ways from what exists. Instead of reflections of one's self, various other planets fill their shiny panes, making it a trippy notion, to say the least.
The wanderings continue to show striking robots in order, pacing in formation. Their mechanizations flow in perfect synchronicity with the entrancing beat. As the journey nears its climax, visuals grow more uncharted and peculiar, and yet remain visually impactful.
Through it all, the generative views continue to correspond with major changes in the mix, swelling pads, or glimmering percussion hits. This marriage of sight and sound is holistic in ways neither might be alone. It's an audiovisual odyssey of the deepest, most thoughtful order; diving into this AI-crafted music video comes before full immersion in the encompassing ambiance of the reworked single.
Sonomancer brings "Dreamscapes" into existence with intricately generated visuals, showing the huge creative potential of AI-driven multimedia in animated and immersive world-building employing vibrant generative modeling. Every little detail, from the flow of organic textures in the movement to the placement of robotic and phantasmal creatures, merges in tone and progression to make the track. In the project, the AI visuals are a representation of how technology can take immersive art to new dimensions.
This MV has to be one of the most interesting demonstrations I have ever seen of AI art; it is a big artistic achievement that deserves appreciation from one and all. One can witness the music video on YouTube, and the song is available on Spotify today.