The windswept drones of “Aftermath” by Psybos sounds like what a world recovering in the wake of some kind of global disaster, human made or otherwise, might sound like. A third of the way through the song a wordless human vocal rings out as the melodic arpeggio cycles through the organic momentum and wends its way through a more distinct and more background quality like a visual element coming into the forefront and then back like someone following a former mountainside train track and its meandering path. Toward the last third of the song the melody increase in intensity before giving way to spacious vistas of white noise and distant ambient drones with bird sounds closing out the track. Images of the classic science fiction conceit of the post-apocalyptic world doesn’t quite suit the song. More like what might happen a hundred years following the collapse and people exploring the sprawling urban decay with a sense of wonder and potential menace. Listen to “Aftermath” on Spotify, follow Psybos at the links below and look out for the album Year 0 due out later in 2020.
https://soundcloud.com/psybos
https://psybos.bandcamp.com
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