Remove ads, unlock a dark mode theme, and get other perks by upgrading your account. Experience the website the way it's meant to be.

LS Dunes Respond to Video Criticism

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by Melody Bot, Sep 27, 2023.

  1. Melody Bot

    Your friendly little forum bot. Staff Member

    This article has been imported from chorus.fm for discussion. All of the forum rules still apply.

    LS Dunes have responded to the criticism that their new video was generated by AI. The full message can be found below.

    Upon posting a 10 second clip of our upcoming video for OLD WOUNDS made by generative art creator, @IAMMETHISISI, we noticed there was some chatter on social media and that it might be a good idea for us to clear some things up.

    L.S. Dunes and its collective members have been longtime supporters and advocates of artists of all kinds. Over the years we have commissioned art pieces from well-known professional artists, unknown semi-professional artists, and fans of the band just starting out and creating things for fun. We have searched out these talented artists that inspire us from all walks of life and worked with them in a multitude of different ways showcasing their work on as large a platform as we could provide. When we saw the images created by @IAMMETHISISI we knew immediately this was the artist we wanted to work with to make the visual accompaniment for our latest original song, OLD WOUNDS.

    OLD WOUNDS, at its core, is a song about intent, and what role it plays in the perception of good and evil. The conversation surrounding generative art draws a parallel to that in many ways. It’s clear that our vision for this particular video has sparked a dialogue of opposing views and got people thinking, and talking, and feeling without even seeing the entire video. Isn’t that what art should do?

    We feel the video created by @IAMMETHISISI encompasses that perfectly, and based on the initial comments from just a 10 second clip, it seems to have hit this concept directly on the head.

    Love it or hate it the choice is yours, as it should be. We know we aren’t going to please everyone all the time.
    Kindness and continued thoughtful creation are all that we can promise.
    xo L.S.Dunes

    more

    Not all embedded content is displayed here. You can view the original to see embedded videos and other embedded content.
     
  2. rxbandit89

    probably over-caffeinated. Supporter

    Watched this blow up in real time. I think the concern and criticism is understandable, but the veracity and piling-on was completely unnecessary.
     
  3. theasteriskera

    Trusted Supporter

    Yeah it's pretty easy to feel uncomfortable about it while simultaneously not being shitty to human beings about it. I don't love that they did it either, but I love how they're handling all of this
     
    palebluedot and rxbandit89 like this.
  4. foomanfat

    Regular

    "It really makes ya think, huh?" is such a dogshit response to valid criticism.
     
    heymattrick likes this.
  5. rxbandit89 Sep 29, 2023
    (Last edited: Sep 29, 2023)
    rxbandit89

    probably over-caffeinated. Supporter

    Their response definitely seemed to come from a place of exhaustion and bewilderment.

    Thousands of cynical comments made in bad faith - including a few telling band members to kill themselves - over a ten second clip of a single music video, which still hasn’t even been released, may be the reason they simply concluded they “can’t please everyone all the time.”
     
    SuNDaYSTaR and theasteriskera like this.