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Eclipsing Binary Takes Aim at the Algorithm on Silicon Overlords

The Canadian DIY project uses heavy, fast melodic hardcore to push back against the digital takeover of everyday life.

Eclipsing Binary Takes Aim at the Algorithm on Silicon Overlords

Put together in a Canadian bedroom using Reaper, virtual drums, and direct analogue takes for bass and guitars, Eclipsing Binary hits hard on 'Silicon Overlords'. Project mastermind Alex Carmona dug up a 20-year-old guitar riff sitting dormant on an old drive, turning it into the engine for a cut that moves like a fast run down an open interstate.

'Commanded from a distance like drones / God is in the code dictating it all'

Those words point straight at how easily people give up their own choices to feeds and black-box code they cannot touch. Channeling the rougher edges of post-hardcore touchstones like At The Drive-In, Glassjaw, and Thursday, the track keeps the aggression upfront while arguing that staying human means choosing connection over quietly letting the system take over.

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