![]() This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S. “O Superman (For Massenet)”-Laurie Anderson We’ll do an episode dedicated to Laurie Anderson’s wide and fascinating body of work some day, but for the time being, I hope you enjoy this weird, brief, personal discussion on O Superman. But we also talk about mocking young conservatives and a mythical world where Tarkovsky directs Napoleon Dynamite, so it’s not all doom and gloom. Beats purchased from Gemtracks can be released and monetized on Spotify, iTunes, etc. In the process, we delve into the fears in our own lives, be it our personal rock bottom, the fallout of 9/11, or the simple question of how to respond to an uncaring universe. Since 2016, Gemtracks has sold 1000s of beats to aspiring artists. It’s a lot to take in, frankly, which is why we had to dedicate a whole B-Side to just discussing its weight. But most of all, it’s a work of art capable of evoking emotions I rarely associate with music-fear, fatalism, that heavy, sinking feeling. It’s an 8 minute long track with no chorus or verse made with just a vocoder and a synth. It’s a masterful piece of music written by someone best known for her performance art. It’s an excerpt from a 6 hour long conceptual opera that hit number 2 on the charts. “O Superman (For Massenet)” is a weird track for a lot of reasons. In our second ever B-Side, Andrew and Max get together and struggle with the existential dread of Laurie Anderson’s masterful track, “O Superman (For Massenet)”, and get really, really dark in the process.
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