Yves Tumor - God Is A Circle
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KEXP
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 17 November 2022
⏱️ 4 minutes
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Summary
Yves Tumor - "God Is A Circle," a 2022 single on Warp.
Shortly after the end of spooky season, Yves Tumor dropped the chilling single “God Is A Circle” to the delight of the many fans who have been gripped by the Turin-based artist’s enigmatic take on glam rock. The single follows last year’s EP The Asymptotical World and 2020’s full-length Heaven To a Tortured Mind.
Produced by Noah Goldstein (Frank Ocean, Arcade Fire), and mixed by Alan Moulder (My Bloody Valentine, Nine Inch Nails), the song is built upon a beat of labored breaths for a moody post-punk-indebted rocker that features squelching guitars, fuzzed-out bass, and desperate shrieks. Swedish electronic artist Ecco2K and Lebanon-born artist Thoom bestow backing vocals as Yves Tumor sings about detachment and strained relationships, “There’s places in my mind that I cannot go / There’s people in my life I still don’t know.”
The song is paired perfectly with a campy horror-movie-style video by Jordan Hemmingway which adds to the ominous feel of the song. Watch the video and read the full post at KEXP.org.
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| 0:00.0 | haaaaaaa |
| 0:25.3 | She told me, it feels bad, this place is in my mind that I can't go |
| 0:35.3 | There's people in my life, I still don't know |
| 0:40.3 | Yeah, on the right, I just feel like I'm ghosting a world |
| 0:45.3 | Knowing you, in my heart and love, all of a sudden |
| 0:52.3 | You will tell everything apart |
| 0:56.3 | If you find out, everywhere you love, love someone else |
| 1:02.3 | Sometimes, I'm waiting, girl, I feel like I'm fluorescent |
| 1:09.3 | I'll be here all the time, it felt like someone else |
| 1:15.3 | Was looking up at me like I was a newborn baby |
| 1:22.3 | Everything around us feels okay |
| 1:26.3 | My mama said that God sees everything |
| 1:30.3 | My daddy always taught me to say thank you |
| 1:35.3 | Yes, man, enough sir, yeah, let's please |
| 1:39.3 | They don't come and please, silence is what I need |
| 1:46.3 | Can't wait, can't wait, I really helped you |
| 1:50.3 | I can't help myself, silence is what I need |
| 1:54.3 | Silence, love, a dilettin' mistress of door being your little girl |
| 2:02.3 | Maybe I'm making it all up in my head |
| 2:06.3 | It's a version of myself and everyone else I love |
| 2:13.3 | Knowing you, in my heart and love, all of a sudden |
| 2:19.3 | You will tell everything apart |
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