Hypergravity and the Question of Real

For many years, The Confederation of Coventry has had an interest towards a mixture of sound and story with Hypergravity; now, that interest has become an experiment into the unknown. For the first time ever, The Confederation has created a Gothic Opera that is disguised as an album. The entirety of Hypergravity is a representation of multiple genres, many different emotions, and multiple forms of electronic music created from live recordings of real performances; this artistic exploration of narrative, identity and human perception is unique, particularly during this time period when the line between digital and physical can sometimes become unclear!

The narrative of Hypergravity revolves around two characters, Lena and Norm, who are both considered "outsiders" and they navigate their way through broken realities. Lena is a character from the band Devils; she is constantly trying to find herself and often finds herself lost between fantasy and memory and also experiences the terror of remembering her childhood. Norm, on the other hand, is a mirror reflection of Lena's inability to trust herself and her distorted desires. There are many songs throughout Hypergravity that depict both characters’ experiences, such as "Who Invented Mondays?" where Lena is contemplating how fragile the human experience is and "Seeds in Winter," which depicts the stark reality of both characters’ lives. All of the songs in Hypergravity expand and contract with every single beat, resembling a heartbeat that cannot settle down, thus depicting the fragility of life.

The influences on the album are vast and varied; they stem from the cinematic texture and sound of Massive Attack and Goldfrapp; Radiohead's restless feeling; PJ Harvey's raw sound; and from the narrative beauty of Tommy and Quadrophenia. However, The Confederation approach is unique as they utilize minimal instruments, through guitar, bass, piano, keyboards and drums, and with AI technology to create vocal modeling, turning human voices into characters. This enables Lena and Norm to have a voice that is a mix of human and an otherworldly character. Therefore, the overall feel of the work is very personal, but it is also very weird and extremely contemporary.

The recordings for Hypergravity were made remotely but have been merged and edited so that they fill an area. The next releases from Hypergravity will feature performance videos that will further expand the dramatic atmosphere of the Gothic opera.

Simon, who created this album, is hopelessly lost in his own reasoning. He produces more than musical tracks; he creates a reflection of our own emotional complexity. As Superpower's last tones dissipate into smoke and static, fans will find themselves between fantasy and reality, pondering the question posed quietly but ever-so-persistently throughout The Confederation, namely "What is real, and who do we become when the universe does not seem authentic?"