Rubén de Madame’s Pulsating Techno Track “Fuck Police” is a Cheeky Middle Finger to the Forces of Authoritarianism in the World and in Your Head

RubenDeMadam_FuckPolice2_crop — Rubén de Madame, “Fuck Police” cover (cropped)

Barcelona artist Rubén de Madame’s pulsating techno track “Fuck Police” and its music video is a playful yet direct dig at the police and the role law enforcement too often takes on in society. No words of analysis are offered just the simple statement of the title interspersed throughout a hypnotic beat like the soundtrack to evading and keeping the cops at bay. In the video there is imagery of police in riot gear serving as soldiers to keep order but for who? In the 1989 film Roger & Me a deputy sheriff evicts a family on Christmas Eve, protesters throughout the world are killed by agents of the government under the auspices of restoring order, officers of the law carry out extra-judicial killings with often no real consequences and the list goes on. Then the concept of the police state which is a way to permeate a mindset throughout society and a kind of informal or formal Panopticon in which personal liberties and the exercise thereof is a threat to authoritarianism including creative expression and activities that exist harmlessly outside the bounds of official sanction. This song is a cheeky middle finger to authoritarianism as embodied by the role police symbolize for so many people whether they know it or not and to the internalized cop that oppresses you from within. Even if you’re not into the implied political content, it is a slamming dance track. Listen to “Fuck Police” on Soundcloud, watch the video on YouTube and follow Rubén de Madame at the links provided.