Streaming’s algorithms make it easy to avoid whole discographies – so in the interest of deeper listening, our writers dedicate time to the ones who might have got away ...

Since the early 2010s, a wave of performers who veil themselves behind masks, silhouettes, and animated avatars, have established themselves in Japan’s music industry. Known as fukumen shingā, or ...

As vinyl sleeves grew into larger creative canvases, musicians in the 1970s increasingly turned to visionary photographers, painters and design studios to translate sound into image ...

Hairy tongue syndrome is the most common cause of a yellow tongue. Treatment for a yellow tongue often includes brushing daily and using a tongue scraper. Avoiding smoking and drinking less coffee and ...

On an ancient monument near Republique, fresh graffiti scars the old grey stone - its garish scrawl a slash of anger above the pigeons serenely scratching beneath the arch: “Down with caviar, long ...

Abstract: This paper introduces V2Coder, a non-autoregressive vocoder based on hierarchical variational autoencoders (VAEs). The hierarchical VAE with hierarchically extended prior and approximate ...

Abstract: We propose a new algorithm for time stretching music signals based on the theory of nonstationary Gabor frames (NSGFs). The algorithm extends the techniques of the classical phase vocoder ...

But more importantly, it’s their most vivid and descriptive. Throughout this shapeshifting collection of songs that range from vocoder-fueled alt-pop to crunchy ’90s-style alt-rock to indie balladry ...

Yellow nail syndrome is a rare disease that affects the fingernails and toenails. Vitamin E can help treat yellow nail syndrome. People with yellow nail syndrome may develop lung and lymphatic system ...

This project develops tools for interfacing with Advanced Multiband Excitation (AMBE) hardware vocoder chips developed by Digital Voice Systems, Inc. (DVSI). The proprietary AMBE technology is used in ...