Automata II - Part 2 of part 2 of part 1 of the analysis of Automata


Some preliminary points: 

1) i was hoping this would be the case, and it is: the whole thing is out of order. Thank goodness i've built my entire writing style around that theme. You're welcome. 

2) we have some proper nouns, and the band's minimalist user manual to work from. There is a protagonist. There is a corporation. Dreams are involved. Various songs share various words. I'm not saying it can't be bad, but i am saying there's every possible chance it will be good. 

3) these two albums are an actual puzzle for us to figure out. We get to use spreadsheets, draw arrow diagrams, type random things into the googlemafetchbox, it's like a structuralist scavenger hunt made of cardboard and plumbing pipes. 

4) you can cheat and buy Tommy's actual book about these albums for $25 on sheet happens dot com. You can also buy my book of album reviews for the same price without the extra cost of shipping. Who's more interesting? Tommy, obviously, but that's not the point. 

Is North Carolina a mecca for death metal? Houston, sure. Scandanavia, obviously. Brazil, why not? All i know about NC is Petey Pablo, shirt helicopters, and raising up. Yes, of course, it's north of South Carolina, but this is a Deltron 3030 type anti corporation type album.  I promised you pie charts and infographics, but Sandra's not fully cooperating, so while i go find a box of crayons to draw them myself, why don't you guys and gals work on getting some tangible mental grasp on what the corporation called Voice of Tresspass is doing, what the hell "the grid" actually is, and whether having yellow eyes is a good or bad thing. The photo doesn't do it justice, the record is the most delectable shade of raspberry syrup.

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