- 22 minutes 40 secondsWaking Up, 5: Threshold
Waking Up is a five part story set in Brooklyn NY in 2035. This is the final episode, titled "Threshold." In the previous episode, you experienced blackouts and disorientation, likely from a malfunction in your Neuromax brain chip. As you make your way back home, you black out again and suddenly find yourself face-to-face with your ex, Lucy. Performed by Jenise Morgan, Michael Ryan, Tali Hamilton, KC Comeaux, Ghan Patel, and the Micrologus Studio choir conducted by Juan Klas.
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.
"Threshold" was released September 12, 2024. Dedicated to my parents.© 2024, Ghan & Company. https://ghan.co/spacetimediaries
12 September 2024, 3:53 am - 13 minutes 50 secondsWaking 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, Nathan Patrick Wallace, and Ghan Patel. Featuring music co-authored by Nathan Ward, Nick Jones, Reese Bowes, Daniel Lynas, Derek Muro, Darren Solomon, David Russell, Emily Jeanne Brown, and Ghan Patel.
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.© 2024, Ghan & Company. https://ghan.co/spacetimediaries
5 January 2024, 5:00 am - 9 minutes 50 secondsWaking 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.
© 2023, Ghan & Company. https://ghan.co/spacetimediaries
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. Dedicated to my mentor and friend, Maria Teutsch.7 September 2023, 2:00 am - 9 minutes 3 secondsWaking 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."
© 2023, Ghan & Company. https://ghan.co/spacetimediaries© 2023, Ghan & Company. https://ghan.co/spacetimediaries
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.13 June 2023, 7:00 pm - 12 minutes 41 secondsWaking Up, 1: Fragments
Waking Up is a five part story set in Brooklyn NY in 2035. This is the first episode, titled "Fragments."
© 2023, Ghan & Company. https://ghan.co/spacetimediaries
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.17 March 2023, 12:00 am - 11 minutes 35 secondsMeditations - 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/spacetimediaries22 August 2021, 8:00 pm - 12 minutes 48 secondsMeditations - 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/spacetimediaries15 August 2021, 8:00 pm - 12 minutes 7 secondsMeditations - Tardigrade (feat. Gurl Cosmo)
Join a group of social tardigrades as they hunt a parasitic worm, hear some of their poetry. Music composed by Gurl Cosmo and Ghan Patel.
© 2023, Ghan & Company. https://ghan.co/spacetimediaries8 August 2021, 8:00 pm - 12 minutes 14 secondsMeditations - Tubopus (feat Manuel Batule)
Merge your consciousness with a pasta-shaped deep sea creature on the distant planet of Ankhara. Music composed by Manuel Batule.
© 2023, Ghan & Company. https://ghan.co/spacetimediaries1 August 2021, 7:43 pm - 3 minutes 27 secondsFinal Episode of ”The Disappearing”
Denouement and credits.
© 2023, Ghan & Company. https://ghan.co/spacetimediaries21 December 2020, 10:00 pm - 9 minutes 13 secondsEpisode 7 of ”The Disappearing”
"Let's send you to the center of the sun."
© 2023, Ghan & Company. https://ghan.co/spacetimediaries20 December 2020, 9:00 pm - More Episodes? Get the App