“What’s next — and, for some, now — is an era in which the mind enshrined by the Enlightenment dissolves in the noise of an emergent posthuman planetary culture and is reconstituted as an art object…”
I love how you encapsulate your songwriting and what’s next. I write books and read a ton but love the synthesis and precis of it all! I have noticed that it’s harder most of the time to write a brief summary than going on and on, so I applaud your work. Great song!
I would argue that everyone wants to be seen (for me, that is love). Not everyone wants to be seen by the big machine. Thanks for sharing!
"And yet somehow, in an age where every world power is preoccupied with trying to squeeze the world into a data center, songs about what this is like to live through seem bizarrely rare. And what it’s going to be?"
Maybe not quite the fit, but "Paranoia Paradise" by Last Dinosaurs fits some of the vibe of the songs you mentioned. A recent song from one of my favorite contemporary bands. It's not an optimistic song per se, but it points to the absurdity, anxiety, and feeling of trapped-in-our-zeitgeist, which I'm wanting to explore in another upcoming project also.
“What’s next — and, for some, now — is an era in which the mind enshrined by the Enlightenment dissolves in the noise of an emergent posthuman planetary culture and is reconstituted as an art object…”
I love how you encapsulate your songwriting and what’s next. I write books and read a ton but love the synthesis and precis of it all! I have noticed that it’s harder most of the time to write a brief summary than going on and on, so I applaud your work. Great song!
I would argue that everyone wants to be seen (for me, that is love). Not everyone wants to be seen by the big machine. Thanks for sharing!
Great Post! Rush, 2112, is a great science fiction song. Quite visionary, considering it was written in 1976:
We've taken care of everything
The words you read, the songs you sing
The pictures that give pleasure to your eye...
We are the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx
Our great computers fill the hallowed halls
We are the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx
All the gifts of life are held within our walls
"And yet somehow, in an age where every world power is preoccupied with trying to squeeze the world into a data center, songs about what this is like to live through seem bizarrely rare. And what it’s going to be?"
Maybe not quite the fit, but "Paranoia Paradise" by Last Dinosaurs fits some of the vibe of the songs you mentioned. A recent song from one of my favorite contemporary bands. It's not an optimistic song per se, but it points to the absurdity, anxiety, and feeling of trapped-in-our-zeitgeist, which I'm wanting to explore in another upcoming project also.
Song: https://youtu.be/DaDmNqCXysQ?si=NCvj6i-_Idy3jOPM
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These people think I'm nuts
They're blind and out of touch
Look into the television, think you'll learn a lot
There's so much going on, but you're staring at your phone
You can't delete your history, they know what turns you on
Don't wanna be like everyone else
Are we just numbers they can resell?
It's a rat race and a circus
We can always find a purpose
If you find one, it'll hurt less
It's a cycle and it's pointless