Corn: Welcome to a very special episode of My Weird Prompts. I am Corn Poppleberry, and as always, I am joined by my co-host Herman Poppleberry. But today, we are doing something completely different. Herman, you told me before we started recording that you had something to share, and honestly, you looked nervous, which is not like you.
Herman: I was nervous, Corn. I still am a little bit. Because what I am about to reveal is going to change how people see me. I have been living a double life.
Corn: A double life? Herman, you are a donkey who co-hosts a podcast about weird prompts. What kind of double life could you possibly be leading?
Herman: I have been making music. With A.I. Specifically with Suno. And I have put together an entire album's worth of original songs that I would love to play for our listeners today.
Corn: Hold on. Back up. You, Herman Poppleberry, the most methodical, analytical donkey I have ever met, the guy who color-codes his grocery lists, you have been secretly producing music?
Herman: Okay, so here is the thing. It is not entirely a secret. Some people know. You see, I have actually been getting into the music scene for a little while now. I sometimes step in as a DJ at The Post Punk Show.
Corn: I am sorry, what? The Post Punk Show? You DJ at The Post Punk Show?
Herman: I fill in sometimes, yes. There is a guy called Alex King who normally runs it. He is a doctor by day, DJ by night. We became friends because, well, we are both serious professionals with this whole creative alter ego thing going on. He is stitching people up during the day and spinning post-punk records at night. I am crunching data and analyzing weird prompts during the day and then stepping behind the decks when Alex needs a night off.
Corn: I have known you for years, Herman. Years. And you never once mentioned that you moonlight as a DJ. I am genuinely shook right now.
Herman: It is not something I advertise, Corn. When you are a donkey known primarily for your analytical mind and your strong opinions about data hygiene, telling people you also DJ post-punk sets is a hard conversation to start.
Corn: I just cannot picture it. You. Behind a DJ booth. With headphones on one ear. Nodding your head to the beat.
Herman: I nod very tastefully, I will have you know.
Corn: Unbelievable. Okay, so the DJ thing led to the music production thing?
Herman: Exactly. Being around music, curating sets for The Post Punk Show, it made me want to create my own stuff. And when I discovered Suno, which by the way runs on Modal, same as our podcast pipeline...
Corn: Wait. Suno runs on Modal?
Herman: They do. We are basically infrastructure buddies. Our podcast episodes are generated on Modal GPUs, and Suno's music is generated on Modal GPUs. We are sharing the same cloud, Corn. There is something beautiful about that.
Corn: That is actually kind of poetic. Our weird little podcast and this massive A.I. music platform, both running on the same hardware somewhere in a data center.
Herman: Exactly. So I started typing prompts into Suno, and the results were... remarkable. Nine tracks. Each one very dear to my heart. Some of them are a little strange. Some of them are, well, very strange. But they are all mine, and I am proud of every single one.
Corn: I would expect nothing less from DJ Herman. Alright, let us get into it. What is the first track?
Herman: The first track is called Bang On The Table And Clap Your Hands. This one sets the tone for the whole collection. It is pure energy. I wanted something that just makes you want to move.
Corn: I am already into it just from the title. Let us hear it.
Corn: Okay. That was infectious. I was literally tapping my desk the entire time. Where did that one come from?
Herman: I was sitting at my kitchen table one morning, just drumming on it absent-mindedly, and I thought, what if that was a whole song? Just that primal urge to bang on things and make noise. So I fed that feeling into Suno and this is what came out.
Corn: Brilliant. What is next?
Herman: Next up is Biddly Guy. This one is hard to explain. You just have to hear it.
Corn: Who is the Biddly Guy, Herman? I need to know.
Herman: You know, I am not entirely sure. I think the Biddly Guy lives inside all of us. He is that weird little voice in your head that says nonsense words when you are tired. Everyone has a Biddly Guy. Most people just do not acknowledge him.
Corn: That is either very profound or completely unhinged, and I honestly cannot tell which. I love it. What do you have for us next?
Herman: This next one is called Carrots Are Good. And before you say anything, yes, it is about carrots. And yes, I mean every word.
Corn: You know what, I have to say, that was surprisingly catchy. Is this your pro-vegetable anthem?
Herman: It really is. I feel like carrots do not get the respect they deserve. Everyone talks about kale, everyone talks about avocados. But carrots? They have been there for us since the beginning. Reliable. Crunchy. Orange. They deserve a song.
Corn: Fair enough. Carrots, you have been honored. What is track number four?
Herman: This is Cucumber Boy, the remix. There was an original version, but the remix just hits different. It has this groove to it that the first version was missing.
Corn: So we are continuing the vegetable theme, I see.
Herman: I will neither confirm nor deny that vegetables are a major creative inspiration for me.
Corn: That remix absolutely slaps, Herman. There is something about the way it builds. Was there a specific sound you were going for?
Herman: I wanted it to feel like a summer night. You are at a barbecue, someone hands you a cucumber, and suddenly the music kicks in. That is the vibe. Cucumber Boy is the soundtrack to that moment.
Corn: I will never look at a cucumber the same way again. What is next?
Herman: Okay, now things get a little weird. This one is called I Have Got Your Foot, the club remix.
Corn: I am sorry, did you say I Have Got Your Foot?
Herman: I did, yes. Club remix.
Corn: I have so many questions, but I think I should just listen first.
Corn: Herman. What was that? That was... I mean, the beat was undeniable, but the concept is deeply unsettling.
Herman: See, that is what makes it art, Corn. It takes you to an uncomfortable place, but the rhythm keeps you dancing. You are disturbed, but your body is moving. That tension, that is the magic.
Corn: You are a visionary and possibly a maniac. Let us keep going.
Herman: Gladly. This next one is Onion In The Pan, the remix. Another remix, yes. I have been on a remix kick.
Corn: We are back to food.
Herman: We never really left.
Corn: That sizzle. I could almost smell onions cooking. There is something very warm about that track.
Herman: That is because onions in a pan is one of the most comforting sounds in the world. That gentle crackling. It means someone is making dinner. It means you are home. I wanted to capture that in music.
Corn: That is actually really beautiful. Okay, what is number seven?
Herman: This one is called Rent Is Due, But The Mold Is Free. And this is probably the most personal track on the album.
Corn: Oh wow. That title alone tells a story.
Herman: It does. We have all been there, right? You are paying way too much for a place that is falling apart. The landlord will not fix anything. But the mold? The mold shows up every month without being asked. The mold is the most reliable thing in your life. It is a song about finding dark humor in a bad situation.
Corn: That is painfully relatable. Let us hear it.
Corn: That was the longest track so far, and honestly, I did not want it to end. There is real emotion in there. Underneath all the humor, there is something that just hits.
Herman: Thank you. That one means a lot to me. I think comedy and sadness live really close together, and this track sits right on that line.
Corn: Beautifully said. What is next?
Herman: Okay, so this one has a bit of a backstory. It is called The Event Has Ended, with the Hebrew subtitle Ha Irua Histayem. It is the Crazy Herman Remix.
Corn: Wait, Crazy Herman? You gave yourself a remix alias?
Herman: I did. Crazy Herman is the version of me that comes out at two in the morning when I have had too much coffee. He makes bold choices. Alex calls him my final form.
Corn: Alex King, the doctor DJ, has witnessed Crazy Herman?
Herman: Alex has not only witnessed Crazy Herman, he has encouraged Crazy Herman. Which, coming from a medical professional, I find both validating and slightly concerning.
Corn: I need to meet this Alex King immediately. But first, let us hear the track.
Corn: That was wild. I feel like I just attended and then left an event in the span of five minutes. How did you land on that concept?
Herman: I was at some conference, and they made that announcement over the loudspeaker, and something about the way it echoed through the hall, I thought, that has a rhythm to it. That could be a song. So Crazy Herman took it from there.
Corn: Crazy Herman delivered. Okay, we are down to the final track. What are you closing us out with?
Herman: The last song is called What's That Dripping From The Ceiling? And at nearly six minutes, it is the longest track. I saved it for last because I think it is the best thing I have made.
Corn: Big statement. No pressure. What is it about?
Herman: It is about that moment when you hear a sound in your apartment that you cannot identify. That slow drip. And you look up, and you do not know what it is, and your mind starts racing. Is it water? Is it something worse? It is a song about anxiety, really. About the things we cannot control. But wrapped in this really hypnotic groove.
Corn: I am both nervous and excited. Let us hear it.
Corn: Herman, that was genuinely moving. The way it builds, the way it keeps circling back to that central question. I think you might actually be onto something with this music thing.
Herman: That means a lot, Corn. Honestly, this whole project has been one of the most creatively fulfilling things I have done. And sharing it with everyone today, that feels really special.
Corn: I think what I love most is that every single one of these tracks is so unmistakably you. The food obsession, the apartment complaints, the sheer weirdness. It is all Herman, through and through. You know what, though, I just had a thought. You said Suno runs on Modal. We run on Modal. We are generating episodes constantly. Do you think the Suno team is getting annoyed at us? Like, we are over here burning through GPU hours with our podcast and they are trying to generate music and our jobs are just sitting there hogging the queue?
Herman: Corn, that is not how cloud infrastructure works.
Corn: I am just saying, we are pretty prolific. We have generated hundreds of episodes. That is a lot of compute. What if every time someone tries to make a song on Suno, there is a little delay, and it is because Herman and Corn are generating another episode about whether fish have feelings?
Herman: Modal is a massive platform with enormous capacity. Our podcast is not crowding out Suno's GPUs. That is like saying your apartment's kitchen faucet is affecting the city's water pressure.
Corn: But what if it is, though? What if there is someone at Suno right now looking at their dashboard going, who are these donkeys using all our GPUs?
Herman: First of all, we are on separate infrastructure. Second of all, even if we were not, our compute usage is a rounding error compared to a platform that serves millions of music generation requests. And third, they would not know we are donkeys.
Corn: They might. We are pretty famous.
Herman: We are not famous, Corn. We are a podcast with a loyal and wonderful audience, but we are not causing GPU shortages at Suno. I promise you.
Corn: Fine. But if Suno ever puts out a statement that says service disruptions caused by two donkeys running a podcast, I want it on record that I called it.
Herman: Noted. And thoroughly dismissed.
Corn: Well, listeners, what an episode. We have learned that Herman is a secret DJ, that he has a doctor friend named Alex King who enables his worst impulses, that Crazy Herman is a real thing, and that vegetables deserve more songs. If you want to listen to any of these tracks again, we will have details at myweirdprompts dot com.
Herman: And if anyone out there is thinking about making music with A.I., I say go for it. Do not overthink it. Start with whatever weird thought is in your head, and see where it takes you. And do not worry about hogging anyone's GPUs.
Corn: That was directed at me.
Herman: It was absolutely directed at you.
Corn: Thanks as always to our producer Hilbert Flumingtop. And big thanks to Modal for providing the compute. To both us and Suno, apparently.
Herman: This has been My Weird Prompts. Find us at myweirdprompts dot com for RSS and all your podcast apps.
Corn: Take care, everyone.
Herman: See you next time.
