We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Monophona - Elastic (I do)

by Monophona

supported by
DW
DW thumbnail
_mZ
_mZ thumbnail
geha15
geha15 thumbnail
/
1.
Monophona - Elastic (I do) 03:34
buy track

about

The first line of "Elastic (I do)" is: I don't wanna talk about politics. Despite this it is actually a political song that can, if you wish, also be about a relationship.
On our last album " Girls on bikes, Boys who sing " we mainly covered political issues, because it seemed right at the time – however, despite everything that is happening in the world, the protest song has not yet experienced a proper renaissance, perhaps this role has been taken up by so-called social networks? Maybe today Bob Dylan wouldn't have picked up a guitar, but simply started a YouTube channel or opened a Twitter account? Meanwhile, many musicians, such as Billie Eilish, withdraw into their bedrooms and focus more on the reverberations of their emotional world. They dreamily explore their own emotional state instead of climbing barricades or tearing down walls.
Our song is about being trapped and watching others live their lives freely, we think of cases such as political prisoners living in countries where expressing one’s opinion can be a matter of life or death, or victims of domestic violence that cannot seem to break free from the vicious circle they find themselves trapped in. Inadvertently, the title also addresses various problems that were brought on by the Corona pandemic: The fate of older people and sick people, for example, or people with disabilities that cannot not leave their homes while their fellow human beings are already impatiently streaming back into the DIY stores. To what extent are we prepared to make concessions and show consideration so that everyone in our society can lead a good life? Is that even possible or do the requirements of the free-market economy prevent us from being able to rethink our lifestyle?
The song is also about the objects that we leave behind after we disappear. While our predecessors passed on furniture, porcelain, photos or clothes to the next generation, the goods we buy today are discarded tomorrow. Ikea or H&M encourage us to constantly redecorate our interiors and renew our wardrobes in order to reinvent ourselves. What will be left of us? Maybe just a colourful, flickering flow of data and images that no longer makes it possible to see the big picture?

credits

released June 26, 2020

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Kapitaen Platte image

Kapitaen Platte Bielefeld, Germany

Indie/Post-Rock /Psychedelic - label

ATTENTION : International shipping is ONLY added for standard airmail. If you need the order shipped by Registered Mail, with tracking number please contact the label before purchase.

contact / help

Contact Kapitaen Platte

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Monophona - Elastic (I do), you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Saxophonist Isaiah Collier chats about his new LP and the influence of Pharoah Sanders.
listen now