Pet shop boys “new” track - Don’t Ask Me Why?

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Pet shop boys “new” track - Don’t Ask Me Why?

#1 Post by davenjulieuk »

What do we think? Real or fake?

And WHY does he keep fast forwarding the tape!!!

https://youtu.be/JTY7XalkxUA?si=rQ1o-sUGTvEi2Rnb
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What’s this all about???

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#3 Post by dbaseboy »

Real or fake? Good Q. It does sound like them back in the early days. Believe they wrote a song called ‘Don’t ask me’ so potentially is real. Why keep fast forwarding? To stop someone ripping it and placing it on social media in its entirety. B-side is the unreleased Sarm West version. Not sure of the connection as don’t think IGEYGET was ever muted as a single, and SW mix too early to be a track for Introspective.
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#4 Post by MisterBlue »

I think it's a fake.
Listening carefully to the vocal, you can notice a vibrato at the end of almost every held note. Neil doesn't have a vibrato, his long notes usually sound more like a "flatline".
I think someone sung on these tracks with their natural vibrato (and rather badly, I have to say), and then applied an AI model of Neil's vocal imprint on their recording. So Neil's timbre is there but not the way he actually performs, let alone his usual pitch accuracy.

What do you think ?

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#5 Post by glennjridge »

it sounds like them but I think its fake. the set up, playing it on the cassette player sort of seems like someone using trickery to make it seem more legit its real...like oh,look its a cassette so of course it has to be real

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#6 Post by jasonjohn »

the vocals sounds slightly AI generated... covered up by all his stopping, stalling and starting

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#8 Post by Gabby »

Hmm, there's some oddness on the vocal that doesn't ring true. I'm going with fake, and probably AI.

If it's real, probably a good thing it hasn't seen the light of day. It's not that good.

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#9 Post by domino »

Probably AI but it sounds nice! :)
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#10 Post by DopeFiend »

Yeah the vocal is definitely quite off. You can tell instantly it sounds like someone else singing with Neil's vocal AI'd to match.
It's interesting they even did a fake I Get Excited demo. The vibrato sounds off like MisterBlue says.

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#11 Post by abuislam »

Interesting track! The fast-forwarding might be a stylistic choice or a way to highlight specific parts. It’s hard to say if it’s real or fake just from the video. Have you checked out any official sources for confirmation?

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#12 Post by Oznerol »

MisterBlue wrote: Sun 04 Aug 2024, 10:54 am I think it's a fake.
Listening carefully to the vocal, you can notice a vibrato at the end of almost every held note. Neil doesn't have a vibrato, his long notes usually sound more like a "flatline".
I think someone sung on these tracks with their natural vibrato (and rather badly, I have to say), and then applied an AI model of Neil's vocal imprint on their recording. So Neil's timbre is there but not the way he actually performs, let alone his usual pitch accuracy.

What do you think ?
I made the same observation a couple of weeks ago in another post on this topic (I think in the Youtube video section). That vibrato is not, and never was, something Neil does... so it's highly suspicious...
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#13 Post by Towa »

The cassette used carries a Samsung logo that was introduced in 1993, but it might of course be a later copy. That said, that does not sound as Neil. The drum sounds used hints that IF this demo would be real it would probably have been recorded around 1987-1988, while the arrangement sounds s’more like 1984. Also, let’s say that Neil would have experimented with vibrato… no way he would do that in 1988. So no, this does not make sense. Fake.

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#14 Post by retrofuturist »

Greetings,

It poses some interesting questions. How long will it be until people on this forum are sharing their own AI-created "Pet Shop Boys albums" with one another?

Retro. :)
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