Dream of a Man in a Top Hat “Opposite Poles”

Dream of a Man in a Top Hat is a pair of mad geniuses, who play into the psychedelic post-punk territory with uncompromised, limitless creativity. The correct way to listen their music is to open your mind and let go of any expectation because they are bond to crush them. Setting its scene in a grungy flickering well of echoes, “Opposite Poles” is a psychedelic worm hole.

The sonic impression of the track gives out a feeling of Radiohead meets Nirvana in a sonic drone where “the differences are the same.” Odd, intriguing, and mind-bending. The haunting track reflects on the idea of “opposite poles” on so many different levels while everything is repeated, twisted, emphasized, faded.

Dream of a Man in a Top Hat have a very unique way of playing with guitars. They seem to paint each track in a different space and feel, then layer them together, creating a parallel of multiple realities that are distinctively different yet co-existing in peace. It unlimitedly expand their sonics, tapping into untapped territories. Dream of a Man in a Top Hat certainly have one-of-a-kind mind-bending tunes that sound really surreal to even exist.

They create highly conscious yet illusive experience. “Opposite Poles” adheres to that aesthetic and non-linear storytelling, and in this track, they seem to be taking the vocals through a multi-dimensional tunnel. The lyrics are simple, but hauntingly mesmerizing. “You went I came,” “ shame is such a shame,” “our differences are the same.” The entire track from sonics to lyrics reflect upon the idea of “opposite poles” in such a creative and spontaneous way that seems mystical.