Electrocracy

Ryan has recently started work on a new EP, Electrocracy I.  This project is part of another, larger ongoing project, the Electrocracy LP.  The story will be initially written into three 20-30 minute EPs (Electrocracy I, II, & III), and eventually compiled into a single LP.

The story of Electrocracy I goes something like this:  Meghan, a machine, wakes up from hibernation and instantly replays "new data" that it accidentally synthesizes during its hibernation period (a robotic dream).  This "dream" reveals lengthy, complex, and somewhat distressing archives of information about something called a "human."  Meghan seeks to understand these "humans" from the information in its dream, but becomes troubled because humans do not seem to operate under machine logic.

In this time, Meghan also becomes fascinated with time and the human concept of a "god," especially with the natural human inclination to deny the nature of a god, their supposed creator.

Meghan searches through its information on human history until it discovers the human development of technology, a disturbing twist on Meghan's concept of its own creation, and the creation of the world around it, a dystopian world run by and composed of machines.

Upon publicly displaying its bizarre revelation, Meghan is scheduled for termination and sent immediately to a high-security detainment area (very similar to a junkyard).  In the detainment area (in which all inhabitants are scheduled for termination), Meghan encounters a few interesting characters, including an old malfunctioning radio.  Upon reactivation (by Meghan), Radio begins to spout out random information, ranting in an almost psychotic fashion.  However, upon Radio's mentioning of humans, Meghan prompts the radio for more information.

Radio tells Meghan that it knows everything about what humans think and do.  It starts preaching about the human way of living and Meghan insists that they escape the detainment area in order to seek out humans so that Meghan, who has become so engrossed by human life, may learn enough about humans to become one.  Radio agrees to aid in Meghan's escape, but leaves the audience skeptical of its (Radio's) motives, irrational behaviors, and often incoherent interjections about the human lifestyle.

Electrocracy I ends with the pair plotting their escape and making the initial moves outward, away from the other machines and toward the uncharted parts of their world, sure to encounter much more along the way.

The current track listing of Electrocracy I:

1.  Startup

2.  Catatonia

3.  This Human Life

4.  Prophecy

5.  Electrocracy

6.  Radio

7.  Electrocracy Reprise I/Main Theme

Keep looking for updates..."Catatonia/This Human Life" will soon be uploaded as a preview of the whole project.

More to come.

-Ryan