Body Meat, the moniker of Philadelphia-based DIY musician Chris Taylor (distinct from the Grizzly Bear member or the Dodgers player of the same name), is releasing a new album this year. This follows the release of the single “Focus” from the upcoming album Starchris a concept LP inspired by video-game narratives that depicts a hero’s journey. Body Meat also drops the track “High Beams,” which blends intense trap and rage production elements, evolving into vibrant dance music. This second album release in the same year may reflect broader societal views on human value, though the specifics of this connection remain elusive. Chris Taylor stated: “High Beams” is about a programmer anxiously creating a game from within a cave. He codes all of the functionality, the rules, and physics, every parameter to his liking. He then tries to instantiate himself into this world as a copy. But an oversight within his sloppy code work creates a bug within it. His instantiated copy is unable to be removed and begins hunting him. The programmer, terrified, tries to destroy the copy of himself. Nothing he does can stop the copy from moving towards him. He starts to realize he has done this before. The copy remembers him, and knows that he has to warn the programmer. The programmer is cursed to write this code over and over again. Only the bugged copy can break the cycle.” Check out the video for “High Beams” below:
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