It Looks Sad. debut "Self-Titled" 7" out Summer 2014 on Tiny Engines

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It Looks Sad. - Fingers

It Looks Sad. "Kaiju" Digital Single out 6/26/15 on Tiny Engines 

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It Looks Sad. - Nagoya

It Looks Sad. - Creature

Rollercoaster Feelings

BOOKLET: https://eklektikaberlin.com/files/1368670/futaria-booklet.pdf

CHALLENGE: MORAL & CULTURAL 
Ethics of enhancement: Human genetic modification, brain–machine interfaces, and lifespan extension will raise deep moral debates.
Loss of meaning: As automation handles more work, societies will need to redefine purpose, identity, and value systems.

IMAGE
The image illustrates moral and cultural challenges. It centres around a figure with advanced cybernetic enhancements, symbolizing the complex issues of human genetic modification and brain-machine interfaces. 
Surrounding this figure are swirling ethical symbols and question marks, highlighting the deep moral debates that arise from such advancements. On the opposite side, a diverse group of individuals appears confused and contemplative, reflecting the loss of meaning as automation takes over traditional jobs. The scene evokes a strong sense of urgency for society to redefine its values, purpose, and identity in this rapidly changing landscape.

THEMATIC CONTENT
Verse 1: Biotech & AI fusion
“Carving the code in the marrow of light” → genetic engineering + digital tech fused.
“Flesh redefined” → transhumanism, body augmentation, synthetic biology.
“Map of creation etched in our mind” → playing god, taking over the role of evolution.

Verse 2: Automation & meaning crisis
“Hands without labour, machines take the wheel” → automation displacing human work.
“If meaning is fading, where do we stand?” → post-work society, existential drift.
“Drifting through time with no master plan” → loss of collective purpose.

Pre-Chorus:
Central question: Where do we draw the line between human and machine, natural and artificial, mortal and divine?
Verse 1 uses “divine,” verse 2 uses “design” — elegant progression: first spiritual, then artificial.
Bridge: Core existential question: If suffering, mortality, and identity are erased, what remains of humanity?
“Who are we if not our pain?” → Without struggle, is meaning lost?
“If time extends beyond the frame” → immortality, infinite lifespan.

Chorus / Final Chorus:
Humanity as a borrower of the future: we build, but at cost; every advance echoes forward, reshaping what comes next.

Echoes of Tomorrow is a philosophical AI / transhumanism ballad which stands apart from the war- or climate-driven songs and moves into the identity questions of the future: What happens when humanity remakes itself?


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