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🎤 Løyd on the Digital Dystopia: A Stand-Up Comedy Routine on Modern Art and Algorithms
Ladies and gentlemen, gather ’round! We’re here to talk about an artist who’s taken a microscope to society and what has crawled out is indeed curious — kinda like finding a half-eaten kebab in your fridge… at 4 AM. Yes, folks, I’m talking about Løyd, who’s somehow managed to rework his entire discography for live performances akin to a musical mad scientist! He’s been touring, and it sounds like he’s been trying to inject some life into his tunes, just like I try to inject life into my nasally banter after my third espresso!
Now, the artist has two albums that bear equally eccentric names. "A Post-Apocalyptic Modern Art Gallery" — look, if that isn’t a title that screams, “I’m either a genius or a tad eccentric,” I don’t know what is! And if you’ve ever wanted to hear your favorite songs re-imagined so they flow into one another like a bad relationship, this is your man!
But wait, it gets juicier. Løyd digs into the mundane madness of our digital existence: “The Internet has become strange.” Well, mate, tell me something I don’t know! If I had a euro for every time I got sucked into a TikTok vortex of cats and dance challenges, let me tell you — I’d be able to afford teeth whitening, which we all know I need!
He continues to lament about social media’s oppressive hold on our creativity. Everything feels like an advertisement — if I see one more sponsored post about vital vitamins that ‘changed my life’… I mean, who knew supplements were the new rock stars?! It’s a weird time, indeed. You know what else is weird? Watching someone lip-sync while trying to sound genuine. Coughs in Celine Dion!
Løyd touches on the loss of the punk ideology, which seems about as rebellious as a primary school uniform these days. I used to think punk was about not conforming — now, it’s just about finding the right hairstyle. If you’re sporting a mohawk while sipping a pumpkin spice latte, I’m sorry, mate, but have you heard of irony?
And here’s the kicker: he’s unveiling singles like a magician pulling rabbits out of hats… one at a time, every first Wednesday of the month! Talk about an unusual release plan! It’s like waiting for a bus that never comes, and when it finally shows up, it’s packet of sardines and a dodgy smell! But in a lovely twist, these singles correlate to a hotel with room numbers! I mean, what a clever way to spin it! "Room 101 — "You’ve Left Your Keys in the Vortex of Digital Insanity!"
In a world where quality seems to be getting tossed away like last week’s leftovers, Løyd is adamant about returning to a more authentic space — perhaps a return to blogs and real music reviews… Y’know, like the good old days when critics huddled in dark rooms, smoking, and throwing daggers at each other over a chord progression.
So, there you have it! Løyd is battling against the algorithmic onslaught, trying to breathe life into an industry that sometimes feels flatter than a soggy biscuit. And if there’s anything we can take away, it’s this: We’re complex beings in a world obsessed with quick fixes. So let’s keep exploring, challenging our convictions, and hopefully, we’ll find more magic than the ‘anything-for-clicks’ brigade would have us believe!
Thank you, and remember — think deeply, laugh loudly, and don’t forget your keys in the digital vortex! 🎉
What do we think? Ready to make a tap-dancing number about algorithms or hold a dramatic one-person show about punk fashion? Cheers!
On stage, the man who performed at the Francofolies de Spa and the Ancienne Belgique also brings a new lease of life: “On tour in 2021-2022 to celebrate my first two albums, “A Post-Apocalyptic Modern Art Gallery” and “Joypark” , I had reworked my entire discography for live performance, so that the pieces responded to each other and I could offer new versions to the public.”
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A fan of dystopia, the artist does not mince his words about the digital landscape and social networks: “I have always liked to work in anticipation, but I am surprised to see that some of my pieces which are barely a few years old now talk about everyday life. The Internet has become strange: everything is an advertisement, everything is saturated and in the hands of algorithms, robots which summarize our personalities in one or another aspect while we are complex beings and it is healthy to discover new things, to challenge our ideas and our convictions The format. short video dominates, but I really question its impact On TikTok, you can spend time watching dozens of videos, but I don’t feel like you get much out of it, apart from small ones. dopamine shots. It seems that having followers or not doesn’t mean much anymore. It’s a weird time where no one really knows what to do anymore. ‘be careful, to the detriment of quality There are so many people that you have the impression of throwing your new piece of music into a vortex and having to pray that the algorithm god chooses to put it forward… It’. is special. I worry because this whole system might no longer allow countercultures and the underground to flourish and come up with new ideas. Being punk was above all a political ideology. Nowadays, it seems that it only has a fashion connotation, that it is nothing more than an outfit. Vigilance is required so as not to let the underground die and breathe humanity back into creation. We need the return of blogs and music reviews, but perhaps in a new form?
A film buff, Løyd would now like to compose music for a film, for example. Also holding a sound engineering degree from IAD and a computer coder, he is ready to embark on this new challenge.
Each single has a room number
Unusual release rhythm for the titles of “The Intruder Has The Key”, since Løyd reveals them one by one, every first Wednesday of the month, for a year. The project began last September. “In the digital age, it has become easy to release music quickly,” he explains. “In a few clicks, a song can be sent to all streaming and download platforms. I wanted to get away from the classic pattern – two singles, then the album – and give a monthly appointment, a bit like other creators on the web, especially on YouTube Plus, this idea of a fictional hotel, where each single has a room number, lent itself well to this format.
