Born of the pandemic shutdown and mobilized by the world’s societal ills, Plutocracy Planet is an experimental socio-political super-collective led by former Alarm Magazine editor and musical vagrant Scott Morrow.
Fusing post-hardcore sensibilities with electronics, polyrhythms, atypical time signatures, and a far-reaching instrumental palette—including strings, saxophone, piano, harp, marimba, acoustic guitar, and more—the ambitious collaborative project utilizes the talents of more than two dozen venerable vocalists and instrumentalists across hardcore, hip hop, emo, avant-garde composition, pop, and more.
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“This System of a Down song is an evergreen reminder that today’s war crimes set the stage for tomorrow’s,” Morrow says. “Ordinary people do not want war, and yet it is interwoven with the human condition. We’re tribalistic, but it often takes extravagant lies and manipulations, echoed by corporate or state-controlled media, to foment support for war.
“I worry that the rush among powerful nations to use AI for warfare will expedite the next global conflict. In the wrong hands, these new technologies could threaten freedom worldwide. Fascism is on the rise not only in the U.S. but in other democracies, and I hope that this democratic experiment—as flawed as it is—doesn’t become just a footnote in history.”
Out now on vinyl and streaming on all major platforms, Plutocracy Planet’s full-length debut (order here) is produced by singer-songwriter Mark Rose of Spitalfield.
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