{"id":22871,"date":"2024-02-23T15:49:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T15:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=22871"},"modified":"2024-02-23T15:49:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T15:49:01","slug":"fran-ashcroft-waiting-for-the-britpop-revival-b-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2024\/02\/23\/fran-ashcroft-waiting-for-the-britpop-revival-b-side\/","title":{"rendered":"Fran Ashcroft &#8211; Waiting For The Britpop Revival B Side"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fran Ashcroft&#8217;s &#8220;Waiting For The Britpop Revival B Side&#8221; offers a unique peek behind the curtain of music creation, presenting an unconventional yet fascinating narrative surrounding the genesis of the track &#8220;Waiting For The Britpop Revival.&#8221; While not a traditional musical offering, this piece immerses listeners in Ashcroft&#8217;s creative process, highlighting his experimentation with AI technology and the unexpected twists that ensued. Ashcroft&#8217;s narration unfolds like a music documentary, offering insights into his quest to separate vocals from the original recording of &#8220;Waiting For The Britpop Revival.&#8221; His decision to utilize AI technology for this purpose adds a modern, tech-savvy dimension to the narrative, reflecting the evolving landscape of music production and innovation. What sets this B side apart is its unconventional approach. Rather than presenting another musical composition, Ashcroft opts for a spoken-word format overlaid on the instrumental backdrop of the titular track. This choice injects the piece with a sense of intimacy, as if the listener is granted exclusive access to Ashcroft&#8217;s inner workings and reflections. His anecdotes about the creative process, coupled with snippets of the original track, offer a multi-dimensional experience that engages both the ears and the mind. Listeners are treated to a behind-the-scenes journey, witnessing the trials and triumphs of artistic experimentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo Credit: photo by Rob Clarke<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Waiting For The Britpop Revival B Side\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U3iNM8M_gAs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/franashcroft.bandcamp.com\/\">https:\/\/franashcroft.bandcamp.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fran.ashcroft.7\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fran.ashcroft.7<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/songs_that_never_were\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/songs_that_never_were<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fran Ashcroft&#8217;s &#8220;Waiting For The Britpop Revival B Side&#8221; offers a unique peek behind the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,5],"tags":[3599,3618],"class_list":["post-22871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop-rock-reviews","category-reviews","tag-fran-ashcroft","tag-waiting-for-the-britpop-revival-b-side"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22871"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22875,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22871\/revisions\/22875"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}