There’s no better soundtrack to dystopia than what Piftemaen offers. Coming from the ever-expanding storytelling of rock and hosting many different artist entities, we see him capture something real and harrowing. As a single, this is a revision of what “Jake’s Jacket” had written, an earlier version of Piftemaen. We’re shooting past to the dystopian future which doesn’t seem too far away, philosophically. This is “2060 or so-short version”.
Opening with sultry sax, I would state this as a false start to anyone fixated only to the intro of the song. When the drums and haunting ambience come in, you’re barely prepared for what has been wrapped up for you. A delectable, groovy bassline pairs with the sax continuation to deliver on an aesthetic. Vocals are in spoken word, sounding like a damning premonition, like James Earl Jones on the “Thriller” track. While you absorb these lyrics, the percussion becomes a steady spine of the song, something you can latch on to as you feel a sense of hope being lost. Check out the video here as well:
As you feel a need for a sense of relief, the sax comes in to deliver a compositional element that is your melodic buoy. The shorter version of “2060 or so” is a trailer for extended effect, a song that is supposed to leave you at unease. From Worried Mind to Tribute to Greta T, Piftemaen has clearly been clear on how he stands on issues and refuses to be silenced. If art is where people can express freely and the people who silence are too dumb to understand it, so be it. Piftemaen is the sound of what the soul wants to say. Listen to the song here:
