5th PROJEKT “Vagabond”
Oftentimes, we like to believe that more would result in abundance yet the reality is the opposite. More feeds a bottomless hole of greed and desire, dragging you into the never ending cycle of lacking and emptiness you cannot fulfill. Stripping materialism off is the painful journey of purification until one has reached nirvana—this is where “Vagsbond” was born. Inspired by weeks-long pilgrimage across the mystic Camino Santiago de Compostela across Europe, 5th PROJEKT shares their ritualistic first single from their upcoming album, The Wolf.
“Vagabond” evokes soundscapes of solitude and wild fire. As if Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana and Thom Yorke had a brain child all together, the single sparks poetic otherworldliness with a sense of grunge. The sounds in the ears remotely resemble the familiar instruments we know, electric guitar, bass, drum, and vocal, which in reality they are, but they too have gone through the alchemy of rebirth, shivering in rarest palettes and textures. The sounds in there sound like metal and stone, baked in sun and beaten in water and wind. It’s something that feels ancient and authentic. The experience of listening to them feels like remembering what we’ve forgotten.
“Vagabond” is the keenest cry of sovereignty. Edgy and primal vocals wrapped in ambient psychedelic guitarscapes that remain conscious and intuitive, resulting in a nuanced high fresco. “Vagabond” has an early PJ Harvey picturesque rawness to it, an edge, an exposed vulnerability, an attitude that’s hard to ignore. The track hits very differently, even compare to 5th PROJEKT’s previous releases.
Spirituality, mysticism and anti-materialism have been recurring themes in the band’s catalogue. 5th PROJEKT are certainly delving deeper to the core of things. “Vagabond” gives you the same unexplained feelings when you look into the flame of fire for long. The dance of the flickering light takes you somewhere yet you’re more than ever present in the moment. Experience like this makes us question our deep-rooted believes and presumptions, and it would be truly amazing to see what has yet to come for 5th PROJEKT.
