back to
Repose Records
We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Inverted World

by Somalgia

supported by
TheEliteExtremophile
TheEliteExtremophile thumbnail
TheEliteExtremophile Despite this record's conspiratorial tone, the music is diverse, inventive, and highly enjoyable.

Full review here: theeliteextremophile.com/2022/03/29/album-review-somalgia-inverted-world/
elementus musicalis
elementus musicalis thumbnail
elementus musicalis What a wonderful fusion of "so different styles". Love the high-pitched "guitar?" sound on track 2 and prog melodic line on track 6 between 2:49 and 3:42 Favorite track: Wonderland.
Gabriel Tamas
Gabriel Tamas thumbnail
Gabriel Tamas Such an eclectic piece of militant art. I usually not the one to condone explicitly political art, but on Inverted World Somalgia manage to create such an unique symbiosis of the two. Avantgarde, unique and bold! I honestly hope they'll release more trip-hop inspired tracks because they ace it! Favorite track: Dear Rulers.
Spectral Void
Spectral Void thumbnail
Spectral Void An incredible and unexpected breath of freshness. This album encapsulates so many elements that could sound like opposites and makes them digestible and original. 'Inverted world' has deservedly been included in my 2021 AOTY list.
Can't wait to own the CD version now! Favorite track: Dear Rulers.
more...
/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      £4 GBP  or more

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    - 6 Panel Digipak CD
    - 12 page booklet

    Includes unlimited streaming of Inverted World via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      £8 GBP or more 

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    - 'Red Pill / Blue Pill' variant
    - Matte outer sleeve
    - Printed inner sleeves

    All LPs are sent via standard shipping, if you would like tracked shipping please add £4 to the price and include the message 'TRACKED SHIPPING' when you check out.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Inverted World via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 5 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      £16 GBP or more 

     

  • Full Digital Discography

    Get all 6 Somalgia releases available on Bandcamp and save 50%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Happy Where I Am!, Wouldn't It Be Nice?, UrNotAlone, Consumer: Stripped & Boosted, Inverted World, and Within, Without. , and , .

    Purchasable with gift card

      £3.75 GBP or more (50% OFF)

     

1.
God is Dead 02:58
welcome to the godless world skeptics are now ostracised new world order is new normal thinking clearly demonised mass indoctrination from the tv direct to your eyes 1984 is here all opinion sanitised orwell was right this is his nightmare big brother surveillance software track and track me brand and leash me we do not consent to this tyranny sex money weed and cars make us forget who we are smile for the camera we‘ll make you a star sell your soul and you‘ll go far
2.
Recalcitrant 03:52
nobody tells me that i‘m not a free man i‘d like to see you try and stop a free man the wolves around us think they caught a free man stand your ground don‘t back down never let them grind you down we are outnumbered but we are not outgunned they try to tell us that we are not the one they dwell inside you and me God knows no one step inside know your power never let them see you cower why can‘t we see what is infton of us it serves you to stay weak in victim consciousness we are responsible for every action to bury your head in is not an option turns out the ignorant they are not conscious jesus christ isn‘t coming pull your socks up and do something ignore the natural law and reap what you sow tell those around you that you don‘t watch the show you must be joking no i don‘t have fomo do it now do it better be the debt or be the debtor recalcitrant
3.
Wonderland 07:19
sometimes i question myself am i capable of love? or am i going fucking mad? i just don‘t know how tell could this be some kind of trick? an experiment gone wrong? it just doesn‘t feel right was it a lie all along? i‘m going mad in this inverted world i‘m in every question leads right back to square one an endless maze a labyrinthine quest i‘m on follow the white rabbit to wonderland of those with eyes to see and those with ears to hear in this inverted world see this inverted world back back to the front upside down i‘m 360 spinning round lost all baring on myself an endless spiral downward
4.
Consumer 02:52
daydreamin‘ through my life again consumin‘ to fill the void i‘m feelin‘ like a prisoner and i cannot shake this disconnect ask me if i wanna hit ask me if im gonna stop watch me as i lose my grip watch me as i run amok i need a fix i need it now i‘m spirallin‘ up-side-down i‘ve done it all i‘m tired of feelin‘ i‘m slippin‘ now and i just don‘t wanna be ask me if i wanna hit ask me if im gonna stop watch me as i lose my grip watch me as i run amok
5.
tyranny (the march of tyranny) tyranny (the march of tyranny) they come from another realm invisible and cold they dwell in the depths of hell and reigned since times of old we live in a tyranny inside a glass prison the grand conspiracy here lies the beast system born into slavery forced into ignorance bound by invisible chains in perpetual purgatory tyranny (the march of tyranny) tyranny (the march of tyranny) Tyra - Tyranny, Tyra - Tyranny Tyranny prevails The plebeians seething in pain Seething in pain Who is to blame? when all is said and done alas the fall is here rebuild our great kingdom and rid ourselves of fear born into slavery forced into ignorance bound by invisible chains in perpetual purgatory ensnared by an entity inside all of us devoid of empathy it is compassionless
6.
Dear Rulers 05:22
we will not comply with you we won‘t back down we see right through lies on lies and lots of lies so many fucking vicious lies surround me but we must go on so tape up your mouth and keep it shut these windows act like fucking bars around me but we must go on your lies they have no effect we don‘t consent we won‘t forget lies on lies and lots of lies so many fucking vicious lies surround me but we must go on so tape up your mouth and keep it shut these windows act like fucking bars around me but we must fight you should be scared of us our power is infinite you cower behind lies a Golum in our eyes i‘m a ghost in the machine i will bring darkness to light
7.
so long and thanks for all the empiness i‘m on my way back to the other side returning to a time that never was back to a tomorrow that will never be mine the eyes are useless if the mind is blind the eyes are useless if the mind is blind at last it‘s time to turn another page turn down the brightness and let light flood in no more will i allow this shallow game to take over me and my fragile brain the eyes are useless if the mind is blind the eyes are useless if the mind is blind confusion and flouride stares the reigning motif of the human mind i‘m going nowhere maybe my heart stopped beating i just cant feel anymore endlessly scrolling searching for somethng deeper is there anybody out there?

about

“Everything is backwards, everything is upside down. Doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, psychiatrists destroy minds, scientists destroy truth, major media destroys information, religions destroy spirituality and governments destroy freedom” - Michael Ellner

On ‘Inverted World’, Somalgia present a psychedelic interpretation of a dystopian reality set in a world not unlike our own. The album covers an eclectic range of influences & genres from black metal, trip-hop and folk to progressive & psychedelic rock.

Conceptually, ‘Inverted World’ follows a journey of awakening in which the protagonist struggles to come to terms with the nature of reality, falls down endless conspiracy rabbit holes, battles addiction, consumerism & technology overload and ultimately understands what it means to be an outsider in a backwards world.

How deep does the rabbit hole go?

credits

released December 12, 2021

TC – Electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, lyrics, synths.
RS – Keyboards, guitars, vocals, drums.
Session vocals performed by: Kat Elizabeth
Mixed and produced by Ryan Stevenson
Mastered by Kerberos in The Crypt

-REVIEWS-

HEADBANGER REVIEWS - "Bounding from black metal to progressive regions of both metal and rock to folk to even trip-hop, “Inverted World” takes on so much stylistically in a successful manner that it is downright bewildering to experience"
headbangerreviews.wordpress.com/2021/12/16/somalgia-inverted-world/

GBHBL - "A mind-bending release, Somalgia are one of those indefinable bands, capable of challenging perceptions of what music should and could sound like"
www.gbhbl.com/album-review-somalgia-inverted-world-repose-records/

THE PROGRESSIVE ASPECT -
"Bonkers. Somalgia may have begun as black metal, but they are so much more now, and who knows just where they will take their sound."
theprogressiveaspect.net/blog/2022/01/17/somalgia-inverted-world/

THE ELITE EXTREMOPHILE -
"The debut album from Somalgia (on Repose Records) might be a bit on the conspiratorial side, but the music is diverse, inventive, and all-around fantastic."
theeliteextremophile.com/2022/03/29/album-review-somalgia-inverted-world/#more-2112

AVE NOCTUM -
"Stylistically there are tinges of black metal, large doses of classic prog, fresh commercial choruses, spooky touches, dark electronica and a lot of retro style keyboard work. “Inverted World” is highly theatrical, and almost music hall with elements of a West End musical at times, yet there’s space for lush, lofty and dreamy guitar work which raise and expand the unremittingly surreal atmosphere."
avenoctum.com/2022/04/20/somalgia-inverted-world-repose-records/

CORE&CO:
"With "Inverted World" and its highly heteroclyte musical content, Somalgia hits a big hit with a bluffing debut album, even if it doesn't avoid some mistakes of youth, both in background and form. - 9/10"
www.coreandco.fr/chroniques/somalgia-inverted-world-8900.html

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Somalgia England, UK

Music for Outsiders.

contact / help

Contact Somalgia

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Somalgia, you may also like: