Yobrepus - A Rhizome Revolution – part 1 (2024) [Official Digital Download]

In philosophy, the concept of a rhizome is used to describe something non-linear, with no apparent origin or hierarchy. As such, the Norwegian art-rockers explore a range of crises that together form a revolution: the climate crisis, inequality, the existential threat of AI, resource scarcity, and the crisis within our political systems.

«I started writing the album back in early 2017, fresh from finishing Mycelium Days. Personally, I saw very dark clouds on the horizon: the far right was on the rise with their climate change denial and xenophobia, and I felt very bad things could happen. I’d also worked with themes surrounding transhumanism in my visual art before, and wanted to bring those ideas into my music as well. Little did I know we were on the brink of an AI revolution,» says Mats Jørgen Sivertsen – the band’s songwriter.

TRACKLIST

1. Yobrepus - Stay Cool
2. Yobrepus - The Enabler
3. Yobrepus - Protozoa
4. Yobrepus - Holy Motors
5. Yobrepus - Firestorm
6. Yobrepus - Jupiter