FAWM: "Parallax Focus"

Parallax Focus

3 days ago by @ndavies

Parallax Focus

ndavies

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Liner Notes

#synthpop #experimental #hyperpop

I was thinking about the techniques @djtjb mentioned on this song: https://write.fawm.org/songs/312334
...and I got the idea to write a song about getting distracted by a constant stream of different stimuli, and to try using gating/ducking to mix the song in a way where only one part gets heard at any moment, as a representation of that "parallax" feeling. For example, even the vocals are ducking when the drums are playing.

Lyrics

Flickering moments of clarity
in the camera flash
scenery rushing fast
Seeing the forest through the trees
I can’t concentrate
I dissociate

I react to stimuli
First in first out
Winking one eye at a time
My animal brain
is being retrained
into parallax focus

They flood the zone to overload
driving to distraction
survival reaction
Grind the cogs to dissonance
You blink you miss
no more to-do list

I react to stimuli
One id, one out
One idea at a time
My animal brain
can’t stay in lane
with this parallax focus

The cons tant beep
of alert fatigue
is a magic eye hiding the pattern
It’s all a zoetrope diorama
Hiding the background in zebra camouflage

I react to stimuli
One in, one out
Queueing as they arrive
my animal brain
takes the bait
with this parallax focus
I react to stimuli
My filters down
I grasp as they go by
My animal brain
just can’t sustain
this parallax focus

Comments

@owl 17h

This is so cool, I love the concept/lyrics and the catchy poppiness of it despite the heavy ducking and glitching.

@frozenlonesome 1d

This is very cool. Nice glitchy sounds and the pop melody is terrific. You crammed a lot of aural goodness into a short song. Well done.

@dasbinky 2d

Oooh, I love the production choices here! Super discomforting, much fun, familiar and alien. And a strong synthpop melody on top of it. Very cool tune!