Caution: flashing images!
Anyone who has been paying attention will know that the human race is in a perilous position; a planet that is overheating and being drained of the resources needed to sustain a healthy balance for the life which exists upon it, whilst our politicians indulge in pointless regional wars, or blinkered domestic bickering, anything to avoid having to make the unpopular decisions which may help mitigate the effects of humanity’s selfish excesses. We can’t last forever, so what happens after we’re gone?
Ian Williams’ new single is a journey (literally, in the case of the dazzling accompanying video (caution - flashing images)) - hard, hyperactive synthetics melt into Duane Eddy guitar licks, before the choirs and orchestras (several of each) join the stampede to a coruscating climax.
The earth will heal just fine without us, that’s what happens after we’re gone.
"A twanging guitar you'd think had escaped from a 1962 John Barry session..." Electronic Sound, November 2023.
The single is available to download from https://ianwilliams.bandcamp.com/track/after-were-gone-single-edit
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