Weal – Plethora
Ever afraid that life’s been passing you by and that you will never get the opportunity to amass all of the important information that you could have? You’re probably right. And, yes, it’s your fault. Nobody glued the telephone to your hand or forced a gun to your head and told you to install TikTok. Yeah, you’ll probably spend most of your time watching videos of your more successful friends than doing anything about it.
But you’re in luck. The world may be coming to an end, in which case there’s not much worth worrying about. If this is news to you and info that will bum you out, perhaps what you need is to accustom yourself to the idea. Some search for solace in science, other view spirituality as an alternative. And a small few opt to turn off their devices and just spend some time with themselves. Maybe time is all you do have.
If you’d like to exchange some of that time for a bit of pondering and, perhaps, by the end of it, some peace of mind, Weal’s “Plethora” has set up the amusement ride and is welcoming volunteers. The Danish musical project likes to work with big ideas and long-form song formats. Weal is all about taking you outside of your normal environment for as much as possible, giving you a bird’s eye view in the process. Feel any more relaxed? Well, at least, it got you off TikTok for a while.
Cryptolog – Trapeze
People used to run with the circus regularly, but not all of them were talented or bizarre enough to be made part of the show. The majority of runaways were lucky to get a job scraping gum of the seats, or whispering lines to the ring leader from a hole underneath the stage. And, that’s not even the weirdest thing that people would do when running away. Many others would join the army, some would turn to begging, and there were even those willing to find God.
What were they all looking for? Just a bit of adventure and a road as far away from the place where they were born as possible. It’s amazing what people will do for a bit of excitement and to escape the drudgery of life.
Fewer people run away with the circus now than ever before. The circus is still around. But escapism has evolved. Why put yourself in physical danger when you can endanger an avatar of yourself in a video game? And why do anything when there’s so much available to stimulate your imagination and make you forget of where your physical body is actually located?
Pop music, I reckon, is still the best way to get lost in your imagination, to travel far away and make a safe landing back home. If Cryptolog’s “Trapeze” doesn’t do the trick and color the soft clouds of your mind, joining the circus might just be the only available alternative. Cryptolog makes indie-rock that feels weightless, dreamy, and that arrests your imagination completely. There’s no time to worry, only time to dream. You would have needed to travel many miles before to get to do that!
