ASTROPHYSICS ft. 初音ミク『Hatsune Miku』- Hurt

We arrived the end of Miku season. This is the last bonus track from The Second Summoning, the timeless song from Trent Reznor, made famous by Johnny Cash, now, reworked by me and sang by the blue idol herself. Hurt.
This song will be available at the cassette release of The Second Summoning by Mad Breaks (madbreaks.bandcamp.com/album/...)
art by livv (@N00dlesandwitch)
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[@Astrophysicsynth]

This song, along with Blue Monday and She's Lost Control, are featured in the cassette release of The Second Summoning, available via Mad Breaks madbreaks.bandcamp.com/album/the-second-summoning

[@MarinaMorena13]

AEEEEEE CARA BRIGADO ESSA MUSICA É MT BOAAAAAA

[@Raazik]

Спасибо.

[@matheus1530]

Aprecio muito suas musicas, essa no entanto achei a letra tão profunda, tão especifica, que eu mesmo enfrentando os meus próprios demônios, tive que parar para ouvir e revitalizar meu próprio eu, obrigado Astro.

[@billnyetherussianspy2137]

Will the bonus tracks be released after a delay on the regular album like The First Sound? Or will they only be on cassette this time? Either way great cover and love your work Astro 💯♥️

[@ripbeckberlynn8376]

So sad I don't have a cassette of your first Miku release, but so happy I got this album's release ❤️

[@Clain_1337]

"We arrived the end of Miku season." Sad, but do hope seeing more of your Miku covers in the future if it ever comes.

[@peterschultz573]

I'm convinced the actual Hatsune Miku has materialized in our world and is holding Astro hostage.

[@blockshift758]

Look at his 10th community post

[@Miyko33]

​@@blockshift758 ??

[@sashiboop]

The fact that Astrophysics can make a version that genuinely stands up to both the original AND its own cover is nothing short of jaw-dropping. A thrilling finale to the Hurt trilogy

[@chefchuck9500]

no, it doesn't

[@sacrificialnecrosis8435]

@@chefchuck9500 get well soon

[@Aegis---]

@@chefchuck9500 i like it, but the voice could be a bit better. sounds like shes out of breath

[@Chaimelo]

​@Aegis I agree. I think the fact they got miku to sound like this is amazing absolutely. Though I wish it was slightly less whispery or at least moved into a fuller voice more often. Still beautiful in its own regard tho.

[@beelzemobabbity]

@@Aegis---thats the point i think. Its not that hard to not do that, seeing as most producers dont have that. Its safe to assume they intended for her to sound breathless

[@bleepmusic]

Reznor: how addiction ruins everything around you and the hope that comes from hitting bottom Cash: The regret from the neglect and transactional nature of fame and how it taints all your relationships and you exist to only use people and the realization that you're going to die alone Miku: no update since 2016

[@hrgaming4plebs570]

Regardless oh how much better other AI voices has become, Miku still feel like she has a soul of her own

[@anopirsten7565]

No she doesn't lol, you're just manufacturing an artificial "difference" in your brain that separates Miku to everything else.

[@KarltheBarl]

@@anopirsten7565 posts incorrect info with advanced overconfidence

[@OctoberFair]

@@anopirsten7565 You must be fun at parties.

[@Deadflower20xx]

@@anopirsten7565 What? That's factually incorrect lmao. If you knew anything about how Miku or Vocaloid in general is constructed, there's a pretty clear difference in how it's created. Modern AI systems strive for accurate duplication of an existing voice, Vocaloids use a real singer as a base but end up creating a unique electronic sound that's made to be musically manipulated. Two entirely different things. Even if you played around with Piapro for 30 minutes you could see that, but I'm probably giving you too much credit that you actually care enough or know what you're talking about.

[@Poopoopants420]

Also miku Isn’t ai, she’s a synthesizer

[@michka841]

the Nine Inch Nails version was about a young man rotten by youth nihilism the Jonny Cash version was about an old man, trying to feel one last thing at the dusk of his life Miku's version is about a machine, desperately trying to escape her mechanical condition

[@Bobbyroberts310]

And the Hildegard Bardcore version is about a old king, cursed with immortality trying to find a way to end it

[@yannikovsky7041]

beautifully said

[@ncpolley]

Is it? There's nothing about being a machine in there? It's all about letting people down and causing pain in those you love.

[@gyrrakavian]

I do like those notions.

[@plashe9041]

Wasnt the original also about heroin addiction?

[@juno9058]

HOLY SH*T HOLY SH*T HOLY SH*T HER VOCALS, YOU ALWAYS DO HER WELL AND I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN THAT FAR. THE RASP, THE QUIETNESS.... TREMENDOUS.

[@niamhwilding6476]

I KNOW RIGHT IM CURRENTLY INLOVE WITH THIS SO MUCH

[@4doubloons196]

I think she breathes sometimes throughout the song... it's uncanny

[@asmokeus]

i kinda shook when she started into the last chorus 😭 babygirl ATE!!!!!!!!

[@232mumboy]

you have a knack for picking a perfect selection of diverse songs for miku to sing

[@AlltheMelvins]

I never thought anyone would be able to do justice to the genuine feeling of pain that Trent Reznor's original performance had. I was wrong. I tip my hat to you once again, Astrophysics.

[@rrraizo]

exactly... you put it in words exactly how i feel about this

[@shithappens1001]

this song isn't even a Trent Reznor song, it's a cover of a cover, at least give Johnny Cash some fucking credit for fucks sake

[@anopirsten7565]

I feel as if it didn't do justice to the original, but hey that's just my opinion.

[@niamhwilding6476]

THE ART. THE ART AND TUNING AT THE START IS GODLY

[@RandomTalk28]

ayo nice pfp

[@niamhwilding6476]

@@RandomTalk28 good to see a fellow cat. Hell yeah

[@renaicirculation4143]

Oh man the TV showing all the past miku covers. It just hit the feels man for someone who still listens to the very first miku cover. Thank you for everything Astro.

[@flusterfluff]

The greatest praise I can give any cover of Hurt is to ask the question: Wait, are my headphones breaking or is that actually the proper panning effect being used? Amazing rendition. Never heard of Astrophysics before today and a friend sent me this. And I'm so, **so** grateful.

[@yourmum69_420]

he has so many great covers and original songs

[@phillovet]

His original music is where the real shit is. Check it out

[@arensaysoao991]

Hurt never failed to make me tear up. What amazing ability you have to translate the same pain in Miku's voice.

[@carbonatedphish6250]

Hatsune Miku and NIN is the combination I didn’t know I needed

[@NisekoiARG]

dude, i fking need a Closer cover...

[@alvin_row]

Not really related to NIN, but there's plenty of cool Miku usage. Mikgazer is a shoegaze Miku album and it's great.

[@mezzovii]

​@@NisekoiARG there is a closer cover with gumi!

[@NisekoiARG]

@@alvin_row thanks i'll dig into that!

[@NisekoiARG]

@@mezzovii yeah, i know, but that's just sounds like instrumental closer with gumi's vocal on it, totally different from this one where astro made the music

[@jsluck555]

Absolute banger of art and song. It also reminds me of Phosphophyllite, with existential questions and brokenness

[@KomeijiPoketo]

Ong hnk fan

[@grief8060]

phos miku….

[@Breakdown5297]

Phos my beloved

[@kuragedaisuki244]

Oh man, I actually teared up. So perfect. The haunting side of Miku’s voice shines here.

[@oyc7946]

I love how this song always carries a different meaning depending on who's singing it

[@normanclatcher]

And from Miku...? It hits different.

[@niamhwilding6476]

Astrophysics, you have no idea how much of a fan I am of your music. The tuning, music, atmosphere you create with your songs are spectacular. But this, this was probably one of the most eargasming, celestial sounding songs you've done.

[@Swift_LN]

I'm sad that it's over, but I'm thankful it happened. Thanks for all the great Miku songs. Our Idol continues to live through you now.

[@zhatus]

I literally can't listen to any version of "hurt" without getting emotional, this one was no different. Bom trabalho, meus nobres. 👍

[@falapadieu]

It feels like I'm falling into a vast expanse of ambient glitchy static with one of the four astro-Mikus floating down and accompanying my descent. It's an odd, yet welcome feeling.

[@phyllotaxis]

Love that you went with the Reznor version, one of my favorite songs of all time. This was incredible, thank you for this and all of your work.

[@lynyyy]

Absolutely adore this, one of the best uses of miku I've ever heard.

[@Lewbonskee]

Definitely a high point to end on! Incredibly good. Love what you do with Miku's voice but also the way you change the backing music to fit her perfectly. So good.

[@dagerwolf3213]

this might be some of your best work yet

[@paint4r]

Not the crossover we asked for, but the one we needed

[@Valius_V]

I love these songs. I feel like someone actually understand me, and I am not that alone...

[@TheZombieOfDrake]

This song has reduced me to tears twice now. How you managed to put so much emotion into Miku's voice, I have no idea, but you did it, and it has wrecked me.

[@AtomicPandaSloth]

Really happy with this rendition of such an iconic song in Trents discography, you nailed it with this one. Miku sounds amazing and I love that she's hitting all the notes the way they should be hit in the original. Keep up the amazing content as always

[@astha_yadav]

Omg how did you achieve that effect to her voice It's so calming and putting me to sleep Thank you :)

[@plague8163]

High breathiness, slight growl, and great tuning skills

[@Xerpocalypse_]

This took my breath away. The Second Summoning came at a really rough point in my life, it's been cathartic to listen to. Thank you.

[@Phobicurmom]

Amazing Art for an amazing song. WE LOVE U ASTRO

[@lowpolyfan]

Woah. This gave me goosebumps.

[@Lunethia]

Holy shit. You completely blew it out of the water with this song. I never imagined something like this was even possible using Miku. Absolutely incredible Astrophysics.

[@rudy_m_g6748]

3:32 caught me so off guard….. absolutely amazing!

[@AndroidBY]

Wow, this will be a bonus on the ordered cassette. This is amazing.

[@Glimmering_Yarn]

Holy shit bro that actually hit me in the feels. I actually kinda teared up midway through the song. Phenominal work.

[@gotioify]

This is a really haunting cover. I love it.

[@nhpl86]

This is different from every miku song ive ever heard. Thank you from the experience

[@rustkitty]

What you managed to do with the voice is just amazing. Makes me think of the dying whispers of a machine ghost as it powers down and winks out of existence. Also now I have the image of Miku lying in the snow on a rooftop, left behind while this playing season finale ending theme style...

[@nsrryhsrhwrhwrgh]

i keep coming back to this everyday, continues to bless my ears like the first listen

[@unitedstatesgaming1384]

Astrophysics is one of my favorite artists really gets me through tough times

[@ermahgerd5354]

Great song mate, love Hurt by Johnny Cash and this one really resonated with me.

[@MrShadowStrange]

Always love to see more of your work come into my feed

[@cruxx1276]

Hatsune Miku cover of the whole Downward Spiral would be crazy, that said, this is great man.

[@Revealingstorm.]

That needs to be done

[@tarolatte6803]

I WOULD DIE FOR THIS

[@adambaryliuk3393]

That final chorus, OH MY GOD. I got straight up goosebumps.

[@archmagosno9902]

Certainly interesting. The art matches the tone. Nice work on making miku whisper.

[@Slavolko]

Very nice. It's nice to see you try out different styles of song for Miku.

[@sayakakaname4866]

Astrophysics, I would love it if you could tune some parts of the lyrics to make it more personable to Miku, like how Johnny Cash changed from 'shit' to 'thorns'. It could give a whole new meaning to the song. 🙏 Love your stuff, man. Always excited when I get that notification.

[@KawaiiKatarina]

You make a wide variety of covers of different genres, and somehow, despite them not being the most popular songs, I still know them all. I don't know how you do it but don't stop. "Hurt" was on the trailer of my favorite movie called Logan and that's how I found out about it. This version is beautiful.

[@WharGhol]

This is a powerful cover of a classic NIN song. I absolutely loved this.

[@tarolatte6803]

It is indeed beautiful.

[@ladybellaphram5895]

Every time I decide that one upload is my favorite Miku cover of yours you release an even better one. Did not think the end of Miku season could sound this haunting.

[@MrLookpro]

not only does that song hit diffrent to begin with but that cover, damn, you outdone yourself astro

[@CheeseJuggernaut]

Always worth it to take a moment and listen to your latest release. Amazing!

[@wikia9278]

omg you keep making better music each time you release something, you are very talented !!

[@TristanG10.000]

I just noticed you can hear her breathing before each verse... That's why it's sounds so real... Just incredible

[@raxkhmanLite]

Everything in this is just perfect

[@loli_cvnt5622]

This reminds me of Miku Append dark and I want that era back please

[@loli_cvnt5622]

That cassette is gonna be my favorite Impulse buy this year

[@yeetcen6888]

Incredible work! Your post always make my day!

[@ArtShadow21]

First of all huge thanks to you man, for creating this whole Miku's absolutely awesome barrage of songs. They feel so refreshing and at the same time feel like something very-very familiar, like you used to hear them long before even exploring them. Even tho that is the end of Miku season im glad i was able to check almost every track of it right after release, but every journey has its end, but i can't wait to see more stuff from you. I remember finding you out from that synthwave Connect remix and since then i was so happy to find someone so unique in term of their music and few years later i never regret thinking this way. You and Kikuo are by far one of the most talented and loveable music artists out there right now and i wish you only the best things in life. Once again, thank you for your music, it is really a whole unique experience.

[@blood9121]

AAAH A KIKUO AND ASTROPHYSICS FAN ‼️‼️

[@mystictwix8139]

I didn’t know how badly I needed to hear this song. It brought me a lot of comfort thank you. After listening several days I dug down the rabbit hole and now have three different versions I love. Johnny cash nine inch nails and this one. I admit I am most biased to love the miku one. As it is very creative and I love all the machine noises. But it was really cool that comparing all three they all stand out in their own way. Each with the same lyrics and a different vibe. I never considered a cover could do such a thing. You have inspired me and moved my heart. I will be making fan illustrations to this song and listening to it on loop.:)

[@Quique19_96]

Wake up babe new Astrophysics music dropped

[@fortytudo]

your work is a hidden gem. So glad Ive managed to stumble upon it.

[@whatcouldpossiblygowrong6053]

You know whats funny, I was thinking today that you should do a cover of this and there it was. This is a really amazing cover. Keep up the good work! : )

[@Kalilair]

Omg thank you for all the songs T0T Tho I'm so sad this is the end of the Miku season

[@mezzovii]

this is your best work yet!

[@nutboy]

i've had this on repeat for maybe a week now. i say this with every miku cover you release but i think this one is the greatest one yet--the handling of her vocals, the fact i actually think this is my favorite cover of hurt ever..... the fact it consistently gives me chills? the intro and artwork!?!?!?! you are so unbelievably talented

[@leroios]

Coming here every day. Thanks for your work

[@mathurineravard2553]

great, as always from astrophysics

[@nopon887]

This was really damn good. You're music always impresses. Original or cover they just tend to always have this unique flair.

[@shaninu]

this might be the best miku cover i‘ve ever heard, i had goosebumps throughout the whole song!!!! SO STUNNING

[@ctrl.4027]

masterpiece. watched from start to finish. the art is awesome too

[@philponic2787]

I love your work Astro. Hurt means a lot to me and this is an excellent cover!

[@rrraizo]

Oh this is incredible... The rework on the melody and vocals really capture and delivers the agony of the original, but in a whole new light... Brilliant work as always.

[@jabko6]

NIN is my favourite band and I fucking love this. Good job as always Astrophysics.

[@lindengross6005]

the breaths between lines will always give me chills. perfect miku covers as always

[@NikoPikoo]

Amazing! Hope this will be on spotify too!

[@GregoVal]

You did the cover of one of my favorite songs and that has a special meaning for me, thank you

[@DRAGONBLOODX]

Amazing as always!

[@TristanG10.000]

I've been re listening it since it came out, and wow. It stands out beautifully from all of the other Miku covers. Another incredible work

[@tmtmtmtmtmtmtmtm4682]

Жаль что каверы не так часто выходят.... Они невероятно хороши

[@Thomas-hh2yu]

One of your best, incredible art and music

[@mrzomboed]

awesome, dude. Thanks for such cool miku works

[@n00dlesandwitch]

Sounds great, thanks for working with me again ⚡️💙

[@goat5480]

Oh my, such amazing work, certainly leaves a thrist for more 🔥

[@whisperr2522]

this artwork give me big vivy fluorescent eye song vibes

[@pajamapantsjack5874]

I always love these.

[@humblekek-fearingman7238]

I wish this song were longer. Magnificent.

[@user-nm8iz6ll7m]

Очень круто получилось, надеюсь что Мику ещё появится в будущем.

[@MINTTT]

Best art so far

[@kirbswithdaherbs]

Amazingly beautiful!!

[@ilyysm]

that lil tv box thing is cute i love how its playing a miku in it

[@hunted_]

I am so happy rn I can’t believe you did this

[@absoluteconfiguration]

this is genuinely beautiful

[@han00007]

Mais uma música da Miku para minha felicidade, obrigado Astrofísicos 👍

[@wxlurker]

Absolutely atmospheric and the tuning for miku’s voice is just for perfect for this

[@wildwolf3938]

yikes. I never thought I'd see the day that this would be made. How haunting for a lot of people that's heard this with depression. . . I'm crying. ; - ;

[@user-xj7kb8rx6v]

Next level art perfectly suits to this pircing song. So good!

[@thepeanutgallery9980]

I got goosebumps when it went from whispering to screaming