62: Lil Internet changed our minds about AI music

About this episode

Lil Internet discusses his new AI-generated music genre gencore and its implications for the music landscape.

Taganistas may know Lil Internet from his music videos ( Beyoncé , Diplo ), his high-concept DJ mixes , or his ever-present voice on Twitter. Since 2017 his main focus has been New Models – a website, podcast and active Discord. But the reason we asked Lil Internet to join us on No Tags is his latest music project – a brand new, rule-based genre he’s calling gencore. Showcased across two mixes released in 2024 and 2025, gencore is completely AI-generated from Udio. More controversially, Lil Internet proposes that gencore marks an evolution – or maybe even the endstate – of the hardcore continuum. Obviously this was catnip to us. We spent a great hour with Lil Internet talking about the AI music landscape, how Udio’s quirks give AI music ‘soul’, moral boundaries and Bandcamp’s AI ban. And for the first 30 minutes of the show, we each pick a Winter Olympics sport, compare our gunmanship, and offer some recommendations – including Otto Benson, 6amsunset and They Are Gutting a Body of Water . We do No Tags for the love, but if you enjoy the show and want to show a little love back, you can do so for £5 per month . Get full access to No Tags at notagspodcast.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Hosts: Chal Ravens, Tom Lea

Guest: Lil Internet

Topics covered

• AI music
• gencore
• music videos
• DJ mixes
• hardcore continuum
• Winter Olympics
• moral boundaries

Keywords

• AI music
• gencore
• Lil Internet
• hardcore continuum
• Udio
• music videos
• DJ mixes
• Bandcamp
• Winter Olympics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Beyoncé, Diplo, New Models, Udio, Bandcamp

Books & works: gencore, Otto Benson, 6amsunset, They Are Gutting a Body of Water

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