CHAOS/Clarity by illanthropy

Presenting: ‘CHAOS/Clarity’, the newest EP from illanthropy.

This EP plays with the ever-present, often subtle dance of duality. Just as it is true that we would not know light without darkness, and we would not know true pleasure unless we had felt deep pain, the experience of clarity could not arise without its counterpart: chaos. This poignant mandala of chaos/clarity penetrates our lives primarily through our thoughts and emotions, with chaos embodying the bombardment of negative thought patterns that ultimately lead to feelings of frustration and hostility. We find our awareness drawn to chaos like moths to a flame, whether on a personal scale or a global scale, focusing on the blatant corruption, turmoil, and pain that’s all around us in a peripherally blind society. These days there is certainly no shortage of chaos sources, so we feel it’s crucial to address the internal experiences we’re all sharing to carve a path of clarity through the chaos.

The front half of this EP represents the CHAOS we’ve been discussing, beginning with a tongue-in-cheek tip of the hat to mass media. The intro to ‘BLUESCREEN’ features an ominously morphed series of voices as we flip through television stations to hear the various harbingers of doom that call themselves newscasters. The voices fade out as the background frequencies come to the forefront, and the journey begins..

The back half of the EP embodies Clarity, as illanthropy evokes that feeling of spaciousness and grounded optimism which cuts through the swirling chaos with some of the most beautiful and emotionally evocative music he’s made to date. We’ve even got a collaboration with WiZ0 on here, so you know you’re in for a treat.

We hope you can find some clarity amidst the chaos <3

Artwork by Scatz.

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