Music & sound · Portfolio recordings
Three decades. Three voices.
Three original English-language songs inspired by the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, with AI-generated vocals and production.
By Jay Fan · Portfolio record reviewed
What the project does
Last Train, First Light draws on 1980s synth-pop with a female lead; Side A Summer uses 1990s guitar-pop textures and a male lead; Let the Phone Ring explores early-2000s R&B with a female lead. Each three-minute song begins with original English lyrics and an era-specific musical brief. These are new era-inspired productions, not recordings from those decades.
The sound laboratory lets visitors compare saved musical directions against a shared scene. Its visual field responds to the audio being played through real browser audio analysis. This is playback and visualisation, not live AI music generation.
Additional project work includes game background-music candidates and procedural soundscapes. Rights and permitted use are reviewed for each intended release; portfolio playback does not grant a third-party reuse licence.
Selected capabilities
- Original English lyrics and recurring chorus hooks
- Three decades of musical inspiration; local AI-generated vocals and production
- Three-minute songs, readable lyrics and an audio-reactive player
Three new directions
Last Train, First Light
1980s inspired · Synth-pop · female vocal
Read the lyrics
[Intro] [Verse 1] Your coat is hanging off my shoulder The station clock says half past two You draw a circle on the window And put my name beside you The man downstairs is stacking chairs The last bus turns the corner You smile like we have all the time And ask me for one more dance [Pre-Chorus] I had a ticket in my hand You had a better plan [Chorus] Miss the last train, catch the first light Take the long way through the night Keep your hand right here in mine We can get home in our own time Miss the last train, catch the first light Stay until the sky turns white [Verse 2] We buy two coffees from a window You take the lid off mine to cool The streets we know look so much different When nobody tells us what to do You fold the ticket like a paper bird And leave it on the table I used to count the miles from here Now I just count on you [Pre-Chorus] The morning papers hit the ground We let the world come round [Chorus] Miss the last train, catch the first light Take the long way through the night Keep your hand right here in mine We can get home in our own time Miss the last train, catch the first light Stay until the sky turns white [Instrumental Break] [Bridge] Every road was somewhere else Every door was closing Then you turned and said my name And I knew where I was going [Final Chorus] Miss the last train, catch the first light Take the long way through the night Keep your hand right here in mine We can get home in our own time Miss the last train, catch the first light Stay until the sky turns white [Outro] In our own time In the first light
Side A Summer
1990s inspired · Guitar pop · male vocal
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[Intro] [Verse 1] We wrote our names on borrowed cases Recorded songs from late-night shows Your stereo ate half the chorus We sang the words we didn't know The car had one unbroken speaker The map was folded inside out You held the aerial through the window I turned it up to drown you out [Pre-Chorus] We had nowhere we had to be You put the tape back in for me [Chorus] Don't turn it over yet There's a little summer left Let the same old chorus play Till the daylight fades away Don't turn it over yet We're not ready for the end [Verse 2] The corner shop became a car park Your brother finally sold that car I found our tape inside a shoebox Beneath a stack of birthday cards I called you just to say I found it You laughed before I said the name Three hundred miles between our kitchens We sang the chorus all the same [Pre-Chorus] The years can take the road we knew They can't take every song from you [Chorus] Don't turn it over yet There's a little summer left Let the same old chorus play Till the daylight fades away Don't turn it over yet We're not ready for the end [Bridge] We don't have to be seventeen To mean the things we used to mean I'll drive halfway, you bring the tape We've still got time to get away [Final Chorus] Don't turn it over yet There's a little summer left Let the same old chorus play Till the daylight fades away Don't turn it over yet We're not ready for the end [Outro] A little summer left Don't turn it over yet
Let the Phone Ring
2000s inspired · R&B pop · female vocal
Read the lyrics
[Intro] Let it ring [Verse 1] You put your keys down by the doorway I take the takeout from your hands Your screen lights up across the table Somebody needs another plan The rain has soaked your favorite jacket I hang it on the kitchen chair You start to tell me why you're sorry I say I'm glad you're here [Pre-Chorus] You don't owe the night an answer You don't have to go Let the room get a little quieter Let the whole thing slow [Chorus] Let the phone ring, let the world wait Nothing needs us till the day breaks Take your time, there's no last call We don't have to do a thing at all Let the phone ring, let the world wait I've got nowhere else to be tonight [Verse 2] The food goes cold, we barely notice You tell me how your day went wrong I trace a circle on your shoulder You ask me what to put on That old slow song you always skip Sounds different in this weather We move the table back a little And take one step together [Pre-Chorus] You don't owe the night an answer We can take it slow [Chorus] Let the phone ring, let the world wait Nothing needs us till the day breaks Take your time, there's no last call We don't have to do a thing at all Let the phone ring, let the world wait I've got nowhere else to be tonight [Bridge] All day you've been holding on Keeping everything in line You can set it down a while Put your tired hand in mine [Final Chorus] Let the phone ring, let the world wait Nothing needs us till the day breaks Take your time, there's no last call We don't have to do a thing at all Let the phone ring, let the world wait I've got nowhere else to be tonight [Outro] Nowhere else to be Let it ring