a selection of vocaloid j-pop tunes, each track followed by google-translated
lyrics spoken by various text-to-speech (tts) voices. the japanese pop tracks
are mostly self-produced by young bedroom musicians, as the people behind the
vocaloid software had hoped it would be utilised - "everyone, creator" - thereby
giving us an insight into the everyday lives of young japanese (mostly male).
they talk of school, depression, love - everyday emotions that are universally
accessible and yet specifically japanese at the same time. translation is here a
tool for synchronizing time and emotion.
this is followed by the latest episode of "sumatto", an asian tts spoken-word
piece, reading out erotic literature for women by women found online. today's
episode is titled, "i missed the way you taste" by fiona zedde.
