Tag: Jan Echo

With its new single “Our Lies” Jan Echo delves into the phenomenon of social media and the media in general and their impact on not just the narratives floating about in society and influencing public opinion but often our sense of ourselves and our place in this new social universe. The brooding synths and lingering vocals is reminiscent of a more industrial Depeche Mode. Guitar accents work like impressionistic tonal motes in the flow of slowly arcing melodic drones and meditative percussion. But unlike entirely too much modern music the song goes beyond one mood and a single, narrow dynamic particularly in the last half of the song when the band indulges a tasteful guitar solo that traces a line out of the dullened and even norm that is that increasingly internationally standardized modes of thought, expression and conceptualization that widespread interconnectivity has spawned. “Our Lies” suggests it needn’t be this way, and it does not, with the sheer potential of sharing diverse ideas, perspectives and experiences but as it is all being administered by a few corporations for their profit, the monetizable aspects of these interactions are most rewarded. A different kind of flattening of the curve to benefit the technocratic class at the expense of human independence of thought by increasing our dependence on being plugged into the network for communication, information, engagement with society and more so than ever the economy. Listen to “Our Lies” on Soundcloud and connect with Jan Echo at Instagram.