Video: Glied – Svp3rm4nspr34d3r

For the Svp3rm4nspr34d3r video, Exildiscount aka Glied teamed up with JIPS (José Palacio), a Colombian visual artist whose work explores altered states of consciousness and what lies beyond reality through new media and painting. Using AI-generated pictures and digital drawings, José creates a sinister and trippy take on the manspreader’s natural habitat, the Berlin U-Bahn.

“As the track titles ‘Svp3rm4nspr34d3r’ and ‘Careful with that .exe Eugene’ suggest, the music on ‘Gone Viral’ was profoundly influenced by the time it was created in: a time of overwhelming uncertainty and isolation. While the steady beat and the repetitive bass sequence of Svp3rm4nspr34d3r might usually offer some comfort, the addition of dissonant drones and harsh modulations creates a darker soundscape evoking a seemingly endless struggle between hope and despair.

Shortly after the track was finished, I had the basic idea for the music video: a walk through a never-ending, completely empty U-Bahn – the descent into madness through a rabbit hole of post-pandemic signs of civilisation. But it’s only through the fantastic work of Colombian visual artist JIPS (José Palacio) – whom I met by coincidence in Görlitzer Park one summer evening – that Svp3rm4nspr34d3r got the psychedelic video it deserves.”

JIPS: “Glied's original video footage of a deserted U-Bahn served as the foundation for me to embark on a profound artistic adventure. Within the intricate realm of artificial intelligence (A.I.), I meticulously sculpted and refined the footage through numerous iterations, giving rise to a visually trippy experience that boldly transcends conventional boundaries.

I used the rhythm of the music as a guiding force so that the visual elements generated by the code would synchronize seamlessly with the audio, resulting in a harmonious convergence of sound and image.

This unique method of artistic expression further blurs the lines between traditional mediums, showcasing a new connection between technology and transcendental vision. What emerges is not merely a video but an entirely new and immersive encounter outside the realm of reality.

Driven by a profound fascination with the visualization of altered states of consciousness, my goal was to interweave the ethereal with the fabric of perceived reality, transforming the original U-Bahn video into a psychedelic odyssey through the mythical Berlin underground.”