Ants Corrupt Elephant is the 2021 effort from Chinese indie rock band Backspace. 12 groovy tracks with Chinese lyrics wrapped in instrumentals that real.
Noise Pollution: Backspace, Curry3000, Nocturnes, Kamau, Hind Brain, Wild Reggae Guide, Empty Eyes May 7, 2021 4:30 pm | Add a comment | 37 reads
Post-holiday whiplash getting to you? Not sure what day it is or whether or not you need to be in the office tomorrow? Then maybe it’s time to dip back into Beijing’s bustling live music scene – complete with young ruffians who have thrown caution to the wind and seasoned veterans who live and breathe music. Invigorating psych-rock that binds us together, irreverent punk rock that makes you remember what’s it’s like to not have a care in the world, and delectable indie electronica that’ll have your ears doing cartwheels, it’s all here for the taking. Here’s your weekend roundup.
Backspace Pushes Past the Bleeding Edge on Sophomore Release Ants Corrupt Elephant Apr 3, 2021 2:30 pm | Add a comment | 28 reads
With the release of their 2018 debut
Human Nature Architecture, Backspace had a clear and defiant message for modern society. Deeply rooted in solipsism, existential techno-dread, and a sincere frustration with humanity’s increasing dissociative tendencies, the Beijing-based quartet authored a sonic manifesto fit for the
Black Mirror generation. Now, on their follow-up
Ants Corrupt Elephant –
released last Wednesday, Mar 24 via Maybe Mars Records – the band is doubling-down on their disdain for the blind pursuit of progress,” while making space for the emotions waylaid by our self-induced alienation.