Drawing us in with a dimensional series of rippling synths tapping into a cerebral, almost spiritually tribal energy, Sirenglas opens Still You Move with intrigue and atmospheric vocals with the lyrics, “No signal, no sign…”. We immediately connect with the fierce and assertive energy of the production.
Dynamic drums with a techno-meets-dark-pop adjacency guide us, intertwined with breathy vocals. The track is hypnotic, with the combination of relentless analogue bass and icy synth stabs creating an almost mechanical and futuristic pulse. At 130 BPM, the production has a real underground club energy, but there is also a darker psychological layer beneath the surface.
The idea of Still You Move is to explore notions of coercive control and the point where obedience starts to feel like choice. It feels like a zeitgeist reference to culture and society today. The refrain, “No command. Still you move…” really captures this. It suggests the idea of a form of control which no longer needs to be spoken out loud because it has already become internalised.
For sync placements, we can imagine Still You Move working really well in the club sequence of Blade, or the cerebral sci-fi worlds of Luc Besson’s Lucy and the movie Limitless. It could also fit into The Matrix and Under the Skin. On television, we can hear it in Gen V, Severance, Mr. Robot, Killing Eve, Black Mirror or Hanna.
For some context, Sirenglas is the dark electronic project of Vancouver-based artist Alfred Hermida. We learn that he draws on Belgian EBM, industrial electronics and contemporary darkwave to create this cold yet immersive sound.
Needless to say, we are obsessed with the production and the psychology behind the track, and have added Still You Move to our New Music Spotlight playlist, and our TRIPPY playlist, whilst we continue to stream the wider discography of Sirenglas, including Phosphorus, Between The Moments, and Forest Mother.