Motihari Brigade – ”Reality Show” [Short Film Review]

“Reality Exists in the human mind and nowhere else.” This quote from George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four appears at the end of Motihari Brigade’s new promo film for “Reality Show,” a track taken from their new album, Algorithm and Blues. The song itself is an interesting mix of slow reggae and pop, with a strong Orwellian message that we are all being controlled by the powers that be. It’s a much-used theme and has been employed by many artists before, but to give the band credit, their film is very aesthetically pleasing. A band of nomads with what appear to be VR headsets stumble through an arid land and are faced with mind-bending visuals on floating TVs. This is overseen by stereotypical corporate figures and a doctor plugging them into the system. It’s very literal at this point. The...

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