Merry Christmas! I congratulate all Christians who celebrate this bright holiday today (in my culture, Christmas is traditionally celebrated on January seventh).
I’ll say right away: I’m not a believer. I’m an agnostic. But I do like certain images and feelings associated with Christian holidays — especially the kindness and warmth that Christmas brings. It’s a pure and bright celebration.
So from the bottom of my heart, I congratulate everyone for whom this day truly matters. I hope your day is filled with joy and positive moments. Thank you for staying with me. 🎄✨
Hey everyone! Alex on the beat! I wanted to make this post last week. But the entire previous week I spent without electricity, without connection, and without even the basic ability to wash myself. But now things have gotten a bit better. Our house has a lot of power storage devices, so I can work on music without fearing that electricity will be cut off for a week due to someone's corrupt schemes.
Now to the point! I'll ask you a couple of simple questions: Do you like our waifu mascots? Do you like their design? Would you like to get more art with them? Or perhaps you'd be interested in their story and the background of their world? Answer them as honestly as possible in the comments. Because since the end of 2023, when the idea of mascots started being actively promoted by me, I've received extremely opposite feedback: from admiration to open hatred. For me, Keira and the other waifus are an integral part of my creativity. And for you? I want to hear your opinion!
Hey everyone! Alex is not on the beat — Alex is completely screwed.
I think many of you have noticed that I stopped posting and replying to your comments. The reason is simple: I’ve been without electricity for seven days straight. Completely. There is none at all. Two reasons for this: first, the Russian Federation has almost completely destroyed the energy infrastructure in the south of Ukraine. Second, the Ukrainian government, in turn, embezzled the funds that were allocated to protect that very infrastructure (if you’re interested, google the news about ‘Mindichgate’).
Either way, ordinary people like me are the ones suffering. As if the problems with Suno weren’t enough, this piled on top as well. For context: I live in an apartment building on the 17th floor. Our building is fully electric. Without electricity, the elevator doesn’t work, the pumps don’t work (so there’s no water), and the cooktop doesn’t work. Meaning you can’t shower and you can’t cook food.
Because of illegal, forced mobilization (if you’re interested, google the term ‘busification’), I can’t leave my apartment. I am literally trapped in a flat that has almost nothing. My wife brings food. A couple of times a day the building’s generator turns on, and I manage — barely — to wash myself with ice-cold water. And this has been going on for seven days now (at this point I remembered the old horror movie The Ring, haha 😝. Those who’ve seen it will get it. Those who haven’t — go watch it).
Why am I saying all this? Am I complaining? No. I’m explaining why there may be some changes in my creative output. Unfortunately, there’s a high chance that in the coming months we either won’t have electricity at all, or we’ll have very, very little of it — even less than before. Possibly just a couple of hours a week. But that doesn’t mean I’ll stop making music. I’ll keep adding tracks to your playlists. For this purpose, we’ve already bought a power station and ordered a laptop. I think in the next few days I’ll be back to work.
Unfortunately, there may be problems with videos. The thing is, my top priority is music. So all available electricity will go there. As for videos, they will become much simpler — no story-driven clips or animations. The same applies to covers. For some time, they may just be artwork. Sadly, I’m very limited in my capabilities.
On 19.12.25, the last track of this year will be released. I’ll publish its lyrics in my Telegram channel. It’s surprising how closely what’s written in it matches the current situation, even though I wrote it before the total blackout. After that, there will be a break until early January. In January, tracks will be released every week. And then we’ll see. Most likely, there will be no video this Friday.
I’m still with you. Even if there’s complete darkness around me. Thank you all.
Hey everyone. It’s Alex… still on the beat for now. I know I’ve been posting a lot of negative stuff lately, but what can I do? Circumstances are pushing me. This will be a long post, so here’s the short version for those who don’t want to read: in 2026 there might be no new tracks with Luna’s and Lily’s vocals. Not in 2026, not in 2027 — maybe never again. Why? The answer is below.👇🏻
Recently I ran a poll asking whether you like the voices of our virtual performers, Luna and Lily. I didn’t even need to ask — I already knew the answer. Of course you love them. I see your feedback, and that means a lot. So what’s the issue? The issue appeared very recently, and it’s serious. Honestly — borderline catastrophic.
It’s no secret that I use AI tools to create their voices. I explained this in another post, but here’s the short version: I compose the melody, I write the lyrics, and the AI sings them. With rap, I only need the lyrics. This method is completely fair — because I compose the music myself, and the AI only performs it. Thanks to this workflow, many of your favorite tracks were born. I get messages all the time thanking me specifically for those songs — like ANGEL’S BLOOD II or BACKFIRE.
The tools I mostly rely on are @suno and Udio. And recently something happened: the rich guys at Warner Music Group decided to clamp down on the entire AI industry. After a series of legal battles between Suno/Udio and WMG, they reached some sort of licensing agreement. I don’t know the details — but I definitely see the consequences. Udio removed the ability to download generated results. Suno is still holding on, but I have no idea for how long. Their blog already posted a very alarming announcement about major changes coming in 2026.
According to that announcement, all current models will be removed and replaced by a new one — which, as I understand it, will be trained only on material approved by WMG. Suno says that celebrity voices will now be officially usable, and the celebrities will get paid for it. Free users will lose download access entirely, and paid users will have very strict download limits. And naturally, this “amazing” news is being marketed as something positive, wrapped in buzzwords about a “new user experience” and “the next step in innovation.” But for most people it’s obvious what’s happening: the model will likely degrade heavily, while users get reduced functionality for a much higher price.
It’s unknown whether the feature I rely on — where the model takes my melody as a reference and sings exactly according to it — will remain. It’s also unclear if it will still be possible to download the isolated vocal (as you can right now). There’s a good chance these features will be removed entirely, leaving only fully-from-scratch “safe,” “sterile,” boring track generation. But with an officially licensed Billie Eilish voice. (Just an example, doesn’t have to be her.)
Yes, Billie Eilish fans might like that. And Billie Eilish herself will certainly like it — she’ll get extra income. And to be clear: she should get paid if her voice is used in commercial projects. I never denied that. But what should I do? I don’t use celebrity voices. I already have my own virtual performers whose voices don’t violate anyone’s rights. WMG doesn’t care about me, or about Luna and Lily. They don’t care about the industry either. Their goal is simple — money.
And that leads us to one sad conclusion: in 2026, new tracks with Luna’s and Lily’s vocals may disappear completely. The old tracks will stay, of course. But new ones? Maybe not. Most likely I’ll end up using generic royalty-free acapellas as background — soulless, meaningless, without character… the same way people did back in the classic phonk era, except they used Memphis acapellas from the 90s.
I know what you’ll ask, so I’ll answer right away: There are NO alternatives to Suno. There is no AI that can take my melody and sing it beautifully. Yuki and I searched. There are countless music generators — but none like Suno. Maybe something will appear in China (they generally don’t care about Western media giants), but that’s far from guaranteed.
It’s important to be clear: everything I’m describing is a possibility, not a guaranteed fact. I admit that for me personally — as a paid user who doesn’t plan to violate anyone’s rights — things might actually get better. Maybe quality won’t drop. Maybe the legal gray zone will disappear. Maybe Luna and Lily will keep filling your playlists. It’s possible. But the odds aren’t great.
So what am I planning to do?Grind. Hard. I need to finish as many tracks as possible before the hammer falls. If Suno does degrade, at least I’ll have a stockpile of ready vocals. Yuki and I spent two days digging through my library and found 23 solid demos that I can turn into full songs. So the next months will be a marathon at sprint speed. I won’t lie — I’m scared. But I’ll try to push through. Music is the only thing I know how to do. So I’ll do my best. For Luna and Lily. So their voices can stay with us for as long as possible.
Thank you all for the support. You’re an amazing community. Love you all.
P.S. Please don’t suggest collaborations with real vocalists. I’m not considering that. I don’t like working with other people — I prefer full creative control. In this case, AI is the perfect performer. And for me, it truly is better than a real person. That’s just who I am. Hope you understand.
Yo everyone 👋🔥 Alex on the beat! As you’ve probably noticed, in my new tracks the vocals are taking a much bigger role than before 🎤✨ A lot of you keep asking in the comments where to find the lyrics 📝 The answer is simple: everything is in my Telegram channel 🚀 I run it regularly, drop my thoughts, behind-the-scenes insights from my creative process, exclusive arts, and more 🧠🎨 Plus we’ve got a chat where you can talk directly to me and other fans of my music 💬❤️ So go subscribe right now 👇
So, the calendar says December 1st, which means it’s time to wrap up the Autumn 2025 season. It was full of events and strong tracks, so let’s go through everything step by step. 🍂✨
First 🎧📈
This autumn, as an artist, I crossed 70, 80, and 90 thousand listeners on Spotify! And on YouTube we’re almost at 6,000 — at the moment I’m writing this, we’re literally missing just 4 subscribers.
If you’re reading this and still aren’t subscribed — I’m asking you to subscribe and turn on notifications. That way you definitely won’t miss the next track. 🔔❤️
Second ✍️🎤
For the first time, I tried writing full lyrics by myself. technically, I’ve written lyrics before (Last Goodbye, Angel’s Blood), but I treated them more like samples rather than an expression of my own thoughts.
For me it was just a phonk element: instead of an old Memphis acapella, I used an acapella from Suno or Udio. But now I’ve decided to approach it more thoughtfully.
— I Bow To None reflects a part of my worldview. — Forgotten Fall describes deep apathy and disappointment that all of us inevitably go through — I’m a living person after all. — Backfire is a diss aimed at… a certain phonk community. At my wife’s request, I rewrote it to make it more abstract, because the original version was way too harsh and specific. 😅🔥
Third 🎬🤖
My approach to videos has changed. Thanks to neural networks, even as a small independent artist, I can now sometimes create animated music videos.
Sure, it’s not on the level of the expensive videos bigger artists have, but it’s definitely better than the simple pulsing cover I used before.
And even when Yuki and I don’t have the mood or ideas for a full music video, you’ll still have a live anime girl on screen to enjoy. I think it makes everything look nicer. 💫💗
Fourth 🗺️🐉
Yuki and I have started planning another big project!
You all know our waifus, right? Luna, Eva, Keira, Crystal, Gerda, Melissa, Nancy, and Lily — they’re a part of our identity. Those cute and sexy anime girls I associate with my music.
But… what if there was something bigger behind them? What if they were part of a full living fantasy world with its own history, geography, mythology, politics, and economy?
Sounds insane, but we’ve already started working on it! We took our old setting that we originally created for a Pathfinder tabletop RPG and began reworking it.
The base is medieval fantasy, but the twist is this: we want to describe the evolution of the world — from swords and magic to a kind of “modern era” with cyborgs and neon cyberpunk megacities.
There’s a lot of work ahead, but I’m sure fantasy lovers will enjoy it. Later we plan to place all of this on a website — which also still needs to be built.
The plans are huge, but Yuki and I are stubborn. 💪🔥🌌
And finally — my favorite tracks of the season 🎶❤️
If I had to choose, my favorites of Autumn 2025 are Angel’s Blood II and I Bow To None — I think they turned out the best.
And what about you? Tell me in the comments which tracks you liked the most and what you think about this autumn on our channel. I’m curious to read your thoughts! 💬😊
Hello everyone. Today there’s no “Alex on the beat.” This time it’s serious, and I’m asking all of you to take what I’m about to say with understanding. There will be a lot of text, but please read it. It matters.
Lately, in the comments under my tracks, videos, and posts, I keep seeing the same hate repeating over and over — people bashing my work just because I use AI. “AI sh*t!”, “More AI garbage!”, “Another AI trash!” I won’t lie, reading this is extremely unpleasant. Not because it hurts my pride — my ego isn’t that fragile. But it devalues the effort I put into every track.
Yes, I use AI. I never hid that. The cover art — AI. The vocals — AI. The animation in the videos — also AI. Why am I so open about it? Why am I not ashamed? Because I see no reason to be ashamed of someone in the mid-2020s using Artificial Intelligence as a new, useful tool that saves a ton of time, money, and nerves.
Many people naively believe that I just press a magic “GENERATE!” button and in 10 seconds I get a finished track with lyrics, vocals, cover art, preview, and a YouTube clip. And then the insulting label “trash” would at least make some sense. But things are VERY different.
The melodies you hear in my tracks are written by ME. The themes for Angel’s Blood, Haunting Party, Forgotten Fall, Fever Kiss, etc. — I composed them. I wrote the main melody. I wrote the lyrics. Then I sang them terribly into a phone mic (because I’m not a vocalist) and uploaded it to Suno. Then the neural network re-sang my melody and my lyrics like a professional singer.
How is that any different from hiring a real vocalist to do the same job? I’ll tell you: the price. Suno costs f***ing 10 bucks a month. A real vocalist would charge from $100 — not counting the studio rental.
Those who write all that sht about “AI garbage,” be consistent. I have a Patreon. I can send you my card number. Throw in the money, and I’ll hire a real vocalist if you’re so worried that a “soulless machine” is taking someone’s job. No? You don’t want that? Then you don’t care about the fate of “jobless people” — and you’re just f**ing hypocrites, sorry for being blunt.
The same goes for the art and the videos. I can’t draw. And I shouldn’t have to — I’m a phonk producer. I can’t animate. And I shouldn’t. That’s not my responsibility. But my wife and I do have ideas and a vision of what we want the final result to look like. And with that vision we go to neural networks, where we spend days and dozens — sometimes hundreds — of dollars to get something close to what we imagined. Again: there is no magic “GENERATE” button. Everything you see on this channel is the result of long and often exhausting work in neural networks. And even then, the result has to be polished and refined in professional software like Photoshop, After Effects, or CapCut.
I’ve been making music since I was 14. I had a lot of projects. Most of them failed. ALL of them — except the current one. I stumbled, I fell, I got back up, worked on my mistakes, and kept going. The music you listen to is the result of many years of hard and persistent work. And now I’ve simply taken a new tool — AI — based on my experience and knowledge. But does that mean I don’t work? Does that mean my wife — whose contribution is enormous (almost all our waifu designs are her ideas at the very least) — doesn’t work? Is our effort just trash and garbage? I don’t think so.
To everyone afraid that AI will replace them, I want to say: start respecting yourselves. Isn’t it disgusting to think that a machine could replace you? Me, for example — a machine will never replace me. Because a machine has no will. No motivation. No ideas. It’s just a bunch of mathematical algorithms.
Or are you just angry that a once-difficult task has become much easier now? Well then, be consistent! Cancel Photoshop! Cancel graphic tablets — let everyone paint with homemade paint on homemade canvases. Cancel all audio software — play everything live on instruments you carved from scratch. Otherwise you’re… oh, what a surprise… hypocrites. For the second time in this text.
So what am I trying to say?
You know, this channel has freedom of speech and freedom of critique. You can give any useful feedback. You don’t have to praise me all the time. Criticize me. Point out mistakes. I want to grow and improve — and that’s impossible without criticism.
But what I absolutely will NOT tolerate is insults. Insults toward my work, insults toward my effort, insults toward my ideas that I bring to life with every tool available.
So from now on, insulting comments will be deleted. And the people writing them will be restricted from commenting. Unfortunately, I can’t restrict them from listening to my music — the platform doesn’t allow that. Though I really wish I could.
A frame from the new music video. Whoever guesses Eva’s car model gets a gold star. (In their world, car brands have different names, but they’re based on real prototypes.) Yeah, the car in the shot isn’t exactly the one I wanted… but it kind of looks similar.
Hey! What’s up everyone! Alex on the beat as always. And right on the release day of ANGEL’S BLOOD II, a fan shared their fanart of Luna with me. In my opinion, their style is really unique, and I love how Luna looks in this interpretation. What about you? Let me know in the comments what you think of their artwork. And you can support them through the links below.
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Merry Christmas! I congratulate all Christians who celebrate this bright holiday today (in my culture, Christmas is traditionally celebrated on January seventh).
I’ll say right away: I’m not a believer. I’m an agnostic. But I do like certain images and feelings associated with Christian holidays — especially the kindness and warmth that Christmas brings. It’s a pure and bright celebration.
So from the bottom of my heart, I congratulate everyone for whom this day truly matters. I hope your day is filled with joy and positive moments. Thank you for staying with me. 🎄✨
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Hey everyone! Alex on the beat!
I wanted to make this post last week. But the entire previous week I spent without electricity, without connection, and without even the basic ability to wash myself. But now things have gotten a bit better. Our house has a lot of power storage devices, so I can work on music without fearing that electricity will be cut off for a week due to someone's corrupt schemes.
Now to the point! I'll ask you a couple of simple questions: Do you like our waifu mascots? Do you like their design? Would you like to get more art with them? Or perhaps you'd be interested in their story and the background of their world? Answer them as honestly as possible in the comments. Because since the end of 2023, when the idea of mascots started being actively promoted by me, I've received extremely opposite feedback: from admiration to open hatred. For me, Keira and the other waifus are an integral part of my creativity. And for you? I want to hear your opinion!
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Hey everyone! Alex is not on the beat — Alex is completely screwed.
I think many of you have noticed that I stopped posting and replying to your comments. The reason is simple: I’ve been without electricity for seven days straight. Completely. There is none at all. Two reasons for this: first, the Russian Federation has almost completely destroyed the energy infrastructure in the south of Ukraine. Second, the Ukrainian government, in turn, embezzled the funds that were allocated to protect that very infrastructure (if you’re interested, google the news about ‘Mindichgate’).
Either way, ordinary people like me are the ones suffering. As if the problems with Suno weren’t enough, this piled on top as well. For context: I live in an apartment building on the 17th floor. Our building is fully electric. Without electricity, the elevator doesn’t work, the pumps don’t work (so there’s no water), and the cooktop doesn’t work. Meaning you can’t shower and you can’t cook food.
Because of illegal, forced mobilization (if you’re interested, google the term ‘busification’), I can’t leave my apartment. I am literally trapped in a flat that has almost nothing. My wife brings food. A couple of times a day the building’s generator turns on, and I manage — barely — to wash myself with ice-cold water. And this has been going on for seven days now (at this point I remembered the old horror movie The Ring, haha 😝. Those who’ve seen it will get it. Those who haven’t — go watch it).
Why am I saying all this? Am I complaining? No. I’m explaining why there may be some changes in my creative output. Unfortunately, there’s a high chance that in the coming months we either won’t have electricity at all, or we’ll have very, very little of it — even less than before. Possibly just a couple of hours a week. But that doesn’t mean I’ll stop making music. I’ll keep adding tracks to your playlists. For this purpose, we’ve already bought a power station and ordered a laptop. I think in the next few days I’ll be back to work.
Unfortunately, there may be problems with videos. The thing is, my top priority is music. So all available electricity will go there. As for videos, they will become much simpler — no story-driven clips or animations. The same applies to covers. For some time, they may just be artwork. Sadly, I’m very limited in my capabilities.
On 19.12.25, the last track of this year will be released. I’ll publish its lyrics in my Telegram channel. It’s surprising how closely what’s written in it matches the current situation, even though I wrote it before the total blackout. After that, there will be a break until early January. In January, tracks will be released every week. And then we’ll see. Most likely, there will be no video this Friday.
I’m still with you. Even if there’s complete darkness around me. Thank you all.
Yours,
Alex
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Hey everyone. It’s Alex… still on the beat for now.
I know I’ve been posting a lot of negative stuff lately, but what can I do? Circumstances are pushing me. This will be a long post, so here’s the short version for those who don’t want to read: in 2026 there might be no new tracks with Luna’s and Lily’s vocals. Not in 2026, not in 2027 — maybe never again. Why? The answer is below.👇🏻
Recently I ran a poll asking whether you like the voices of our virtual performers, Luna and Lily. I didn’t even need to ask — I already knew the answer. Of course you love them. I see your feedback, and that means a lot. So what’s the issue?
The issue appeared very recently, and it’s serious. Honestly — borderline catastrophic.
It’s no secret that I use AI tools to create their voices. I explained this in another post, but here’s the short version: I compose the melody, I write the lyrics, and the AI sings them. With rap, I only need the lyrics. This method is completely fair — because I compose the music myself, and the AI only performs it. Thanks to this workflow, many of your favorite tracks were born. I get messages all the time thanking me specifically for those songs — like ANGEL’S BLOOD II or BACKFIRE.
The tools I mostly rely on are @suno and Udio. And recently something happened: the rich guys at Warner Music Group decided to clamp down on the entire AI industry. After a series of legal battles between Suno/Udio and WMG, they reached some sort of licensing agreement. I don’t know the details — but I definitely see the consequences. Udio removed the ability to download generated results. Suno is still holding on, but I have no idea for how long. Their blog already posted a very alarming announcement about major changes coming in 2026.
According to that announcement, all current models will be removed and replaced by a new one — which, as I understand it, will be trained only on material approved by WMG. Suno says that celebrity voices will now be officially usable, and the celebrities will get paid for it. Free users will lose download access entirely, and paid users will have very strict download limits. And naturally, this “amazing” news is being marketed as something positive, wrapped in buzzwords about a “new user experience” and “the next step in innovation.” But for most people it’s obvious what’s happening: the model will likely degrade heavily, while users get reduced functionality for a much higher price.
It’s unknown whether the feature I rely on — where the model takes my melody as a reference and sings exactly according to it — will remain. It’s also unclear if it will still be possible to download the isolated vocal (as you can right now). There’s a good chance these features will be removed entirely, leaving only fully-from-scratch “safe,” “sterile,” boring track generation. But with an officially licensed Billie Eilish voice.
(Just an example, doesn’t have to be her.)
Yes, Billie Eilish fans might like that. And Billie Eilish herself will certainly like it — she’ll get extra income. And to be clear: she should get paid if her voice is used in commercial projects. I never denied that. But what should I do? I don’t use celebrity voices. I already have my own virtual performers whose voices don’t violate anyone’s rights. WMG doesn’t care about me, or about Luna and Lily. They don’t care about the industry either. Their goal is simple — money.
And that leads us to one sad conclusion: in 2026, new tracks with Luna’s and Lily’s vocals may disappear completely. The old tracks will stay, of course. But new ones? Maybe not. Most likely I’ll end up using generic royalty-free acapellas as background — soulless, meaningless, without character… the same way people did back in the classic phonk era, except they used Memphis acapellas from the 90s.
I know what you’ll ask, so I’ll answer right away: There are NO alternatives to Suno.
There is no AI that can take my melody and sing it beautifully. Yuki and I searched.
There are countless music generators — but none like Suno. Maybe something will appear in China (they generally don’t care about Western media giants), but that’s far from guaranteed.
It’s important to be clear: everything I’m describing is a possibility, not a guaranteed fact. I admit that for me personally — as a paid user who doesn’t plan to violate anyone’s rights — things might actually get better. Maybe quality won’t drop. Maybe the legal gray zone will disappear. Maybe Luna and Lily will keep filling your playlists.
It’s possible. But the odds aren’t great.
So what am I planning to do?Grind. Hard. I need to finish as many tracks as possible before the hammer falls. If Suno does degrade, at least I’ll have a stockpile of ready vocals. Yuki and I spent two days digging through my library and found 23 solid demos that I can turn into full songs. So the next months will be a marathon at sprint speed. I won’t lie — I’m scared. But I’ll try to push through. Music is the only thing I know how to do. So I’ll do my best. For Luna and Lily. So their voices can stay with us for as long as possible.
Thank you all for the support. You’re an amazing community. Love you all.
P.S. Please don’t suggest collaborations with real vocalists. I’m not considering that. I don’t like working with other people — I prefer full creative control. In this case, AI is the perfect performer. And for me, it truly is better than a real person. That’s just who I am. Hope you understand.
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Do you like the vocals of Luna and Lily?
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Yo everyone 👋🔥 Alex on the beat!
As you’ve probably noticed, in my new tracks the vocals are taking a much bigger role than before 🎤✨
A lot of you keep asking in the comments where to find the lyrics 📝
The answer is simple: everything is in my Telegram channel 🚀
I run it regularly, drop my thoughts, behind-the-scenes insights from my creative process, exclusive arts, and more 🧠🎨
Plus we’ve got a chat where you can talk directly to me and other fans of my music 💬❤️
So go subscribe right now 👇
t.me/alexessekeroficial
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So, the calendar says December 1st, which means it’s time to wrap up the Autumn 2025 season. It was full of events and strong tracks, so let’s go through everything step by step. 🍂✨
First 🎧📈
This autumn, as an artist, I crossed 70, 80, and 90 thousand listeners on Spotify!
And on YouTube we’re almost at 6,000 — at the moment I’m writing this, we’re literally missing just 4 subscribers.
If you’re reading this and still aren’t subscribed — I’m asking you to subscribe and turn on notifications. That way you definitely won’t miss the next track. 🔔❤️
Second ✍️🎤
For the first time, I tried writing full lyrics by myself. technically, I’ve written lyrics before (Last Goodbye, Angel’s Blood), but I treated them more like samples rather than an expression of my own thoughts.
For me it was just a phonk element: instead of an old Memphis acapella, I used an acapella from Suno or Udio.
But now I’ve decided to approach it more thoughtfully.
— I Bow To None reflects a part of my worldview.
— Forgotten Fall describes deep apathy and disappointment that all of us inevitably go through — I’m a living person after all.
— Backfire is a diss aimed at… a certain phonk community. At my wife’s request, I rewrote it to make it more abstract, because the original version was way too harsh and specific. 😅🔥
Third 🎬🤖
My approach to videos has changed. Thanks to neural networks, even as a small independent artist, I can now sometimes create animated music videos.
Sure, it’s not on the level of the expensive videos bigger artists have, but it’s definitely better than the simple pulsing cover I used before.
And even when Yuki and I don’t have the mood or ideas for a full music video, you’ll still have a live anime girl on screen to enjoy. I think it makes everything look nicer. 💫💗
Fourth 🗺️🐉
Yuki and I have started planning another big project!
You all know our waifus, right? Luna, Eva, Keira, Crystal, Gerda, Melissa, Nancy, and Lily — they’re a part of our identity. Those cute and sexy anime girls I associate with my music.
But… what if there was something bigger behind them? What if they were part of a full living fantasy world with its own history, geography, mythology, politics, and economy?
Sounds insane, but we’ve already started working on it!
We took our old setting that we originally created for a Pathfinder tabletop RPG and began reworking it.
The base is medieval fantasy, but the twist is this: we want to describe the evolution of the world — from swords and magic to a kind of “modern era” with cyborgs and neon cyberpunk megacities.
There’s a lot of work ahead, but I’m sure fantasy lovers will enjoy it.
Later we plan to place all of this on a website — which also still needs to be built.
The plans are huge, but Yuki and I are stubborn. 💪🔥🌌
And finally — my favorite tracks of the season 🎶❤️
If I had to choose, my favorites of Autumn 2025 are Angel’s Blood II and I Bow To None — I think they turned out the best.
And what about you?
Tell me in the comments which tracks you liked the most and what you think about this autumn on our channel. I’m curious to read your thoughts! 💬😊
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ALEX ESSEKER
Hello everyone. Today there’s no “Alex on the beat.” This time it’s serious, and I’m asking all of you to take what I’m about to say with understanding.
There will be a lot of text, but please read it. It matters.
Lately, in the comments under my tracks, videos, and posts, I keep seeing the same hate repeating over and over — people bashing my work just because I use AI.
“AI sh*t!”, “More AI garbage!”, “Another AI trash!”
I won’t lie, reading this is extremely unpleasant. Not because it hurts my pride — my ego isn’t that fragile. But it devalues the effort I put into every track.
Yes, I use AI. I never hid that. The cover art — AI. The vocals — AI. The animation in the videos — also AI.
Why am I so open about it? Why am I not ashamed?
Because I see no reason to be ashamed of someone in the mid-2020s using Artificial Intelligence as a new, useful tool that saves a ton of time, money, and nerves.
Many people naively believe that I just press a magic “GENERATE!” button and in 10 seconds I get a finished track with lyrics, vocals, cover art, preview, and a YouTube clip. And then the insulting label “trash” would at least make some sense.
But things are VERY different.
The melodies you hear in my tracks are written by ME.
The themes for Angel’s Blood, Haunting Party, Forgotten Fall, Fever Kiss, etc. — I composed them.
I wrote the main melody. I wrote the lyrics. Then I sang them terribly into a phone mic (because I’m not a vocalist) and uploaded it to Suno.
Then the neural network re-sang my melody and my lyrics like a professional singer.
How is that any different from hiring a real vocalist to do the same job?
I’ll tell you: the price. Suno costs f***ing 10 bucks a month. A real vocalist would charge from $100 — not counting the studio rental.
Those who write all that sht about “AI garbage,” be consistent.
I have a Patreon. I can send you my card number. Throw in the money, and I’ll hire a real vocalist if you’re so worried that a “soulless machine” is taking someone’s job.
No? You don’t want that?
Then you don’t care about the fate of “jobless people” — and you’re just f**ing hypocrites, sorry for being blunt.
The same goes for the art and the videos.
I can’t draw. And I shouldn’t have to — I’m a phonk producer.
I can’t animate. And I shouldn’t. That’s not my responsibility.
But my wife and I do have ideas and a vision of what we want the final result to look like.
And with that vision we go to neural networks, where we spend days and dozens — sometimes hundreds — of dollars to get something close to what we imagined.
Again: there is no magic “GENERATE” button.
Everything you see on this channel is the result of long and often exhausting work in neural networks.
And even then, the result has to be polished and refined in professional software like Photoshop, After Effects, or CapCut.
I’ve been making music since I was 14.
I had a lot of projects.
Most of them failed. ALL of them — except the current one.
I stumbled, I fell, I got back up, worked on my mistakes, and kept going.
The music you listen to is the result of many years of hard and persistent work.
And now I’ve simply taken a new tool — AI — based on my experience and knowledge.
But does that mean I don’t work?
Does that mean my wife — whose contribution is enormous (almost all our waifu designs are her ideas at the very least) — doesn’t work?
Is our effort just trash and garbage?
I don’t think so.
To everyone afraid that AI will replace them, I want to say:
start respecting yourselves.
Isn’t it disgusting to think that a machine could replace you?
Me, for example — a machine will never replace me.
Because a machine has no will.
No motivation.
No ideas.
It’s just a bunch of mathematical algorithms.
Or are you just angry that a once-difficult task has become much easier now?
Well then, be consistent!
Cancel Photoshop!
Cancel graphic tablets — let everyone paint with homemade paint on homemade canvases.
Cancel all audio software — play everything live on instruments you carved from scratch.
Otherwise you’re… oh, what a surprise… hypocrites.
For the second time in this text.
So what am I trying to say?
You know, this channel has freedom of speech and freedom of critique.
You can give any useful feedback.
You don’t have to praise me all the time. Criticize me. Point out mistakes.
I want to grow and improve — and that’s impossible without criticism.
But what I absolutely will NOT tolerate is insults.
Insults toward my work, insults toward my effort, insults toward my ideas that I bring to life with every tool available.
So from now on, insulting comments will be deleted.
And the people writing them will be restricted from commenting.
Unfortunately, I can’t restrict them from listening to my music — the platform doesn’t allow that.
Though I really wish I could.
Thank you to everyone who supports me.
Yours,
Alex.
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ALEX ESSEKER
A frame from the new music video. Whoever guesses Eva’s car model gets a gold star.
(In their world, car brands have different names, but they’re based on real prototypes.)
Yeah, the car in the shot isn’t exactly the one I wanted… but it kind of looks similar.
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Hey! What’s up everyone! Alex on the beat as always.
And right on the release day of ANGEL’S BLOOD II, a fan shared their fanart of Luna with me.
In my opinion, their style is really unique, and I love how Luna looks in this interpretation. What about you?
Let me know in the comments what you think of their artwork.
And you can support them through the links below.
Pixiv: www.pixiv.net/en/users/113121794?fbclid=PAVERFWAOE…
Instagram: www.instagram.com/topa_designs?igsh=cnVnenludmxzaG…
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