Dark, cryptic, epic tale of denial and dysfunctional relationships... and sombreros. Our protagonist talks in riddles, skirting around a reality too disturbing to face, while the music hangs unresolved on off-kilter chords, adding to the unease.
Dave Graney played the track on Banana Lounge Broadcasting on 3RRR. It was also played on Valley FM and Big Satsuma Radio in the UK.
“I first thought of this ominous melody decades ago, floating around in my head from time to time. I finally fleshed it out, adding new parts and creating an arrangement that starts small but builds to something quite complex with a big finale. It's quite a journey. I'm especially happy with the lush instrumental section from 1:42 with strings and harp, and the more chill second half from 3:11. The calm before the storm at the end.” - Robert Webb
The lyrics are designed to be evocative rather than telling an explicit story. A fractured, broken relationship where the singer can't acknowledge responsibility for what's happened. We the listener don't know the details, but it sure is eerie!
The cover art shows a room full of references to lyrics from the song, adding to the puzzle.
The Shape of Pears is the new single from Disconnectica's upcoming debut album Eclectic Dystopia.
Release Date: 21 Oct 2023 - Out now!She keeps her love in a shoe
High upon a shelf
(Sombrero)
And when she's not all there
I go and help myself
She wouldn't recognise me
If I was inside out
(Sombrero)
You shouldn't trust anyone's tea
Just coz they're short and stout
It makes me cry
It makes me try
Not to cry
A workout for your mind
Defence against attack
But I can jump the fence
and run around your track
There's something wrong
I tell myself, there's
Nothing wrong
Shhhhh
She confides in me
About the shape of pears
(Sombrero)
But when there's no one home
I sit in all the chairs
She came to stay
She floats away
Stay... away
She keeps her mind wrapped up
Underneath the bed
(Sombrero)
But no matter how you try
You can't untoast your bread
Lock it in
Block it out
Block it in
(Sombrero)
Clear blue sky, clear blue sky, clear blue sky
Clear blue sky, clear blue sky, clear blue sky
No photo... so it didn't happen
No photo... so it didn't happen
(Sombrero)
It's a river in Egypt... just a river in Egypt
No photo... so it didn't happen
Clear blue sky, clear blue sky, clear blue sky
Clear blue sky, clear blue sky, clear blue sky
Disconnectica is the solo project of singer/songwriter Robert Webb from Melbourne, Australia, delivering genre-hopping under a broad alternative rock umbrella. Quirky songwriting reminiscent of Bowie and Beatles, with elements of rock à la White Stripes and Red Hot Chili Peppers, and the downright weirdness of Radiohead and Zappa. At times playful, at times sinister, often both. But always unique.
Disconnectica's debug album Eclectic Dystopia has finally been released after years of work and tweaking. Eight singles from the album received airplay on Australian FM radio, including 3RRR (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8), RTRFM, 4ZZZ (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), Three D Radio, Tribe FM, Gippsland FM, Pulse FM (1, 2), 2MCE-FM, Valley FM, 107.3 HFM and played over 200 times on Antipodes Radio (1, 2, 3), and played on Big Satsuma Radio in the UK (1, 2. 3).
His music videos have won Best Music Video at the Aasha International Film Festival 2023, won Best Music Video, Best Original Idea, and Best FX (twice) and been nominated for Best Director, Best Music Video (twice), Best Original Idea (twice), Best Editing (twice), and Best FX at the Top Indie Film Awards 2023/2024, won Best Visual Effects, Best VFX in a Music Video, Best Avant Garde Music Film and Best New Wave Music Film at the Festival de Indie 2024, won Best Music Video at Italy's Giove International Film Festival 2024, won Best Music Video at the Cuckoo International Film Awards 2024, won Best Art Music Video and Best Experimental Music Video at the Parai International Musical Awards 2024, a winner in the Spring Film Festival of Kerala 2024, been finalists in the Rome Music Video Awards 2024, Prague International Music Video Awards 2023, and the CUT International Short Film Festival 2024, received an honorable mention from the Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival 2023, received a Special Mention from the United Kingdom Music Video Festival 2023, and been part of the official selection for the WTF Film Festival 2024, Europe Music Video Awards 2023, and the Tokyo International Short Film Festival 2024.
“That was wild... Beatlesque” - Tim Shiel (host on Double J & Triple J)
“The psychotic madness of Disconnectica” - Kate Kingsmill, 3RRR
“I really enjoyed listening to this song. It is so different but familiar at the same time. I am intrigued and want to hear more” - Indie Music Insider Blog's review of Somewhere Always
“...tonight we'll be shining the spotlight on his latest single White Noise... With old-school wailing electric guitars and an amazing solo in the middle this is one to make you move and think at the same time.” - Dirty Harry, S.O.S., 2MCE FM
Disconnectica is a DIY artist using only virtual instruments on a computer, but gravitates towards realistic sounds, and has fooled musicians with his electric guitars and drums. However, only the vocals are are recorded from outside the computer.
“I've always been a bit of an outsider, a bit of a hermit, and felt the need to go my own way, divert from the pack. It's the same with music and everything else I do. I don't expect it to have mass appeal, but I hope it finds a cult niche corner in the alternative market somewhere”
Being interested in the whole package, he also designs his own cover art and makes trippy music videos. A programmer by trade, he writes software to create mind-bending geometric effects for these videos. He writes “It's great to have a single purpose that brings all my big interests together: music, film, geometry and programming.”
Robert played piano in his youth. His family had two synthesizers and a hardware sequencer, and he remembers spending many hours composing and recording long instrumental pieces on their primitive interfaces. Who needs a computer when you have two lines of dot-matrix text?! He moved onto other things for many years, writing the occasional piano solo. But eventually answered the call and returned to music production.
Website: disconnectica.com
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@disconnectica
Bandcamp:
https://disconnectica.bandcamp.com
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1L1vRCHFZ21DhYyyPui5ZE
Apple:
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/disconnectica/1545220405
SoundCloud:
https://soundcloud.com/disconnectica
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/mrdisconnectica/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Disconnectica
TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@disconnectica
