Systems 1991
Suprawater (Single) System Records Out: 14th August What The Human Said To The Octopus, plasma activated water, and electronic sounds. Abstract indeed, and that's how we like it. Formulating sound and concept into one single, Systems 1991 published a poetic script to accompany the track. It's time to let the music speak for itself. The poem is as follows. THE HUMAN SAID TO THE OCTOPUS: IF I COULD SPEAK YOUR LANGUAGE OF COLOURS AND INK LORD OCTOPUS, COULD YOU UNDERSTAND ME? I WOULD TELL YOU ABOUT THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF MY SPECIES ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE PROUD OF I WOULD TELL YOU HOW WE HUMANS HAVE SET FOOT ON THE MOON THAT MOON THAT DIRECTS THE TIDES OF YOUR OCEAN LORD OCTOPUS, ARE YOU PROUD OF US? PROUD TO BE AN EARTHLING? TO INHABIT THE SAME PLANET AS WE DO? DO YOU CELEBRATE WHEN OUR INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION HOVERS ABOVE YOUR OCEAN? WHEN OUR PROBES REACH OTHER PLANETS SUCH AS MARS AND SATURN AND JUPITER AND PLUTO? OR THE ONE NAMED AFTER YOUR GOD NEPTUNE? IS NEPTUNE YOUR GOD? WE SET OUT FOR ALL OF US AND YOU INTO THE UNKNOWN SEARCHING FOR INTELLIGENT LIFE OUTSIDE OUR PLANET ALIEN TO US AND ALIEN TO YOU ARE YOU IMPRESSED, LORD OCTOPUS? ARE YOU PROUD? THE OCTOPUS SAID TO THE HUMAN: IF I COULD SPEAK YOUR LANGUAGE MR. HUMAN, YOU COULD ALSO NOT UNDERSTAND ME AS I FLOAT WITH THOSE WHO STAYED IN THE WATER WHERE GRAVITY HAS A MUCH LESSER IMPACT ON OUR BODIES THAT KNOW ANOTHER FORM OF GRACE WHAT USE TO YOU OR TO US RIGHT NOW IS YOUR NEPTUNE? THE GOD OR THE PLANET ARE TOO FAR FROM US. YOU TAKE PICTURES OF DISTANT GALAXIES WHILE YOU IGNORE THE MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE AND THE MARIANA TRENCHES AND THE HORIZON DEEP SOMETIMES YOU LOOK LIKE A CHILD EXPLORING THE ATTIC WHEN YOU ARE STILL AFRAID OF WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED, MR. HUMAN WE KNOW YOU MUST DRINK WATER EVERY DAY TO RETURN MOMENTARILY TO THE SEA WE ARE ALIEN TO EACH OTHER WE ARE YOUR ALIEN INTELLIGENCE NOT ON ANOTHER PLANET BUT AT YOUR DOORSTEP BY THE SEA HAVE A GLASS OF WATER NOW, MR. HUMAN MEET US IN THAT WATER WHICH BINDS US So there we have it. Let's listen to the music. It begins with a crackling static like gushing wind in silent tunnels. A twanging bass tone creates a quick tempo, and the timbre begins to chop and swerve into treble. Huge drums build up as synthesiser fills the innards. A thrusting force drives the mix into an uplifting swing that gently picks us up and lifts us higher. Tones harmonise with a ferocious yet fluffy core, the rhythm drops revealing delicious orchestral sounds. The drums sprinkle on once more, build and evolve, then form a viscous spread that gives the music a dreamy sensation. The bass is then pushed to the forefront, allowing the music to build into a peak one more time. For a five minute number, this is a surprisingly rich and progressive work. Visit Systems 1991 online Follow Systems 1991 on Facebook Listen in on Soundcloud and YouTube
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