DoomsdaysCW<p>So, I don't go to many concerts these days -- and mask up at indoor venues. However, I cannot resist seeing fellow <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Autist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GaryNuman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GaryNuman</span></a> -- especially after reading what he wrote... Wow!</p><p>"[Gary Numan's] next album, ‘Intruder’, presented a fresh but complementary narrative. It’s a philosophical examination of a potential future apocalypse: the planet can only survive by purging its inhabitants. ‘Intruder’ also hit #2 in the UK charts.</p><p>"Numan explained: “‘Intruder’ looks at climate change from the planet’s point of view. If the Earth could speak, and feel things the way we do, what would it say? How would it feel? The songs, for the most part, attempt to be that voice, or at least try to express what I believe the earth must feel at the moment”.</p><p>"The planet sees us as its children now grown into callous selfishness, with a total disregard for its well being. It feels betrayed, hurt and ravaged. Disillusioned and heartbroken it is now fighting back. Essentially, it considers human kind to be a mistake, a virus attacking the planet. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> is the undeniable sign of the Earth saying enough is enough, and finally doing what it needs to do to get rid of us, and explaining why it feels it has to do it.”</p><p>"Partially written and recorded during lockdown, it’s no surprise that current circumstances have been assimilated into its themes. It’s especially evident in ‘The Gift’, which evolves from a sparse introduction into a resonant Middle-Eastern sonic motif. It imagines Covid-19 as the first weapon that the planet deploys in order to eradicate mankind and once again flourish.</p><p>"While anger and vengeance rage in its opening chapters, ‘Intruder’ charts a wider spectrum of emotions. ‘Is This World Not Enough’ and ‘A Black Sun’ exude regret and then despair that this fate could’ve been avoided. The finale presents a black-hearted double-bill to bring the curtain down on the tale. First ‘Now And Forever’ offers a hope of eternity in the end days during its theatrical intensity, before the sparse, sorrowful ‘The End Of Dragons’ ends on the chilling reminder that what’s broken can’t always be fixed."</p><p><a href="https://statetheatreportland.com/events/gary-numan/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">statetheatreportland.com/event</span><span class="invisible">s/gary-numan/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Darkwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Darkwave</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DarkSynth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkSynth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AutisticMusicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AutisticMusicians</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GaryNumanTour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GaryNumanTour</span></a></p>