The Shock Doctrine, as envisioned by author Naomi Klein, is a dystopia of compromised governments, national security overreach and corrupt multinationals hiding behind the veneer of free-market capitalism. "Shock Doctrine," the new single from California music collective Sound Tribe Sector 9’s forthcoming full-length Peaceblaster? Not so much.
The Santa Cruz-based band released the digital-only single Thursday from its official site and as part of its self-owned 1320 Records podcast from iTunes. (The podcast also features 1320 bands like Count Bass D, Pnuma Trio, Collective Efforts, sub-ID, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey and LoPro Lounge.) "Shock Doctrine" is a free download, which is no longer an anticapitalist stance but rather biz as usual in the internet age.
But if you’re looking for the type of grit, violence and intrigue that marked both Klein’s book or her collaborative video with Children of Men director Alfonso Cuaron’s brother Jonas, you may want to look elsewhere. STS9’s "Shock Doctrine" is a synthetic, orchestral epic that’s a better fit for an eye-popping live show with lasers and fog than it is a WTO protest. But you be the judge: Stream or download the tune below, and decide for yourself whether there’s too much doctrine and not enough shock, or vice versa.
Download Sound Tribe Sector 9’s "Shock Doctrine"
LISTEN: "Shock Doctrine"
Photo: STS9.com
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