AUS!Funkt’s “Reincarnation Blues” is pulsing with driving industrial punk sounds befitting its themes of constantly needing to reinvent and revisit the ideas and practices of resistance because the forces of oppression adapt and appropriate language and symbols as well. When the wild sax riff comes in over the steady electronic drums it’s like the surprise element that pushes the deadpan vocals into clearer focus which being part of the messaging itself of throwing in fun surprises to switch up the dynamic. The animated music video is a Dada-esque collage of imagery subverting gender representation and blurring the lines between human and machine, a gallery of eyes surrounding the figure in the foreground with its head replaced by one of those eyes in moments. The lyrics mention how there’s always something better coming up and something ending and it’s best to roll with the changes to keep ahead of the forces of repression even if it can get occasionally get tiring having to regularly reinvent oneself and one’s outlook. It’s a song against getting too comfortable. Watch the video for “Reincarnation Blues” on YouTube and follow Canada’s AUS!Funkt at the links below.
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