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{{Songbox
| Name = Spiral Static
| Name = Futurism
| Album = {{drop
| Album = {{drop
|[[Origin_of_Muse_(box_set)#CD_3_.28Showbiz_Remastered.29 |Showbiz]] <small>Remastered (10)</small>
|[[Origin_of_Muse_(box_set)#CD_7_.28Origin_of_Symmetry_Remastered.2 |Origin of Symmetry]] <small>Remastered (11)</small>
|[[Showbiz (album) |Showbiz]] <small>JP (10)</small>
|[[Origin of Symmetry|Origin of Symmetry]] <small>JP (11)</small>
|[[Plug In Baby (single) |Plug In Baby]] <small>CD2 (2)</small>
|[[Dead Star/In Your World (single)|Dead Star/In Your World CD1]] <small>(3)</small>, [[Dead Star/In Your World (single)|Dead Star EP]] <small>FR, FR re-release (3)</small>
|[[1997 demo (demo) |1997 demo]] <small>(2)</small>
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| Length = 4:43
| Length = 3:31
|hi this is a hidden message AltTitles = -
| AltTitles = Spectrum, Tesseract, Electro Empire, Apolitical
| First = ≤[[Plymouth Hoe 1997 (gig) |1997]]
| First = [[Reading Little John's Farm 2000 (gig)|25{{supo|th}} August 2000]]
| Recorded = 1997 <small>([[1997 demo (demo) |1997 demo]])</small>, 1999
| Latest = [[London Shepherds Bush Empire 2017 (gig)|19{{supo|th}} August 2017]]
| Recorded = 2001
| Writer = [[Matthew Bellamy]]
| Writer = [[Matthew Bellamy]]
| Producer = [[John Leckie]]
| Producer = [[David Bottrill]]
| Chart position = -
| Chart position = -
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== Description ==
==Additional information==
One of the darker Muse tracks of the [[Showbiz (album) |Showbiz]] era.
The song itself is about a futuristic world, hence the pre-release name of "Electro Empire", and fits into the theme of ''[[Origin of Symmetry (album)|Origin of Symmetry]]'', but wasn't included due to its difficulty to play live. The song was otherwise called "Spectrum" and "Tesseract" whilst in production; tesseract being the name given to the 4-dimensional shape analogous to a cube.  


== Information ==
The song features a powerful bass line and is similar to [[Hysteria (song)|Hysteria's]]. According to Matt in a tweet, Futurism led to the idea for Hysteria bassline.<ref name="tweet2011/03/31">
First demoed in 1997. The band recorded it and the rest of Showbiz with Spiral Static thought to be on the album, however there were difficulties with recording vocals. In the end the band scrapped it, but the record label wanted to put it as a bonus track on the Japanese album. As such, it was re-recorded and finished on January 21, 2000 in London with Leckie and released as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of ''[[Showbiz (album)|Showbiz]]''. Matt was quoted saying that he felt the album was much more complete with it on the album.<ref>[https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/instantMUSEnger/conversations/topics/3325]</ref> It was later released as the b-side to "[[Plug In Baby (single)|Plug In Baby]]", a song which was also first recorded with "Spiral Static" in 1997.
{{cite/web |
title=Twitter / Matt Bellamy: @purpleasuretard interesti ... | date=2011-03-31 | fetch=2011-04-02 | desc=tweet concerning Futurism | auth=Matthew Bellamy | pub=Twitter | url=https://twitter.com/Bellamy_Matt/status/53535370654126080 | dom=twitter.com | type=ext
}}</ref>


Early versions were played before the release of the first EPs and Showbiz with different lyrics and the verse sung an octave higher. The studio version also has Matt singing his lowest full note to date, and in turn Spiral Static displays the greatest vocal range out of all of Muse's songs, consisting of nearly three octaves (A2 up to G5).
An alternative interpretation is that the song is about a near-future world formed as a result of modern developments, particularly the way social networking in fact keeps us apart from people ("grounded, boxed in") and the use of technology makes us like "silent gods".
When played live, the intro has similarities to "Grace" by [[Jeff Buckley]].


==Interpretation==
After playing the song twice in 2015, Matt cited Futurism and The Groove as two examples of b-sides he felt were better than some album tracks.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s4203543.htm]</ref>
Spiral static is the calm before the storm that swells and explodes. Matt revealed the meaning of the song has something to do with giving birth.<ref>[https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/instantMUSEnger/conversations/messages/6854]</ref>


== Live ==
The first seconds of the song bear a distinct resemblance to the song "Too Many Puppies" by [[Primus]] which has been occasionally played by Muse as a [[Riffs_and_jams#Too_Many_Puppies|riff]].
==Live==
A first version of ''Futurism'' was performed live for the first time at [[Reading Little John's Farm 2000 (gig)|Reading Festival 2000]] in 2000, in which lyrics of the song were slightly different (the original live version is also one of only four Muse songs that contains swearing). Despite the band said it can get difficult to play, the song was performed live for the second time ever at [[Tokyo Zepp 2013 (gig)|Zepp Tokyo]] in 2013.


Spiral Static, although being released on both Showbiz and Origin-era material, has not been performed since 1997. The two gigs with known setlists in 1997 both feature Spiral Static, possibly indicating that it was commonly played at that time. These are the only two known performances of the song.
Other performances of the song were during the [[Psycho UK Tour]] in 2015, in [[Wales Newport Centre 2015 (gig)|Newport]] and in [[Exeter Great Hall 2015 (gig)|Exeter]].


The song, alongside [[Map of Your Head (song)|Map of Your Head]], was supposed to be played in the October 2001 tour, but for whatever reason it was left out.<ref>[https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/instantMUSEnger/conversations/messages/13307]</ref>
[[Futurism (live) | More here]]


[[Spiral Static (live) | More here]]
==Futurism==
Futurism is actually an italian art movement started by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti in 1909. It containained the first glmpse of what is now known as modern art. The whole article can be found here: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurism]


== Lyrics ==
==Lyrics==
{{lyrics
{{lyrics
|Who's ever known
|Ignorance pulls
How much to moan and groan
Apostasy and apathy still rules
And quiver inside
Yeah you know it's cool
He needs to give you
Just suck and see
Everything you need
A future turns us into silent gods
Is it enough
And I won't miss you at all


You're running out of time
Grounded
As it grows in your eye
Boxed in
You'll feel
Like the evil in your veins
Broken inside, you'll feel
Grounded
Boxed in
I am stuck with you


Sigh, static moans
Fate can't decide
A storm growing strong
Alignment of the planets in your hands
And it's coming my way
Come on crush our plans
Still she gives you  
Just suck and see
Everything you need
A future that won't let you disagree
Is it enough
And I won't miss you at all


You're running out of time
Grounded
As it grows in your eye
Boxed in
You'll feel
Like the evil in your veins
Broken inside, you'll feel
Grounded
And I'll feel
Boxed in
Broken inside, you'll feel
I am stuck with you


Broken inside, you'll feel ...
Feel it, hear it, right apathy you are,
see it, be it, you'll see
}}
}}


===Demo===
===2000 live version===
{{lyrics
{{lyrics
|You've never known
|Ignorance pulls
How much you moan and groan
Apostasy and apathy still rules
When she's on you
Yeah you know it's cool
Can't wait and see
A future turns us into silent gods
And I won't miss you at all


She gives you
Grounded
Everything you need
Grounded
Is it enough?
Like the evil in your veins
Grounded
Boxed in
I am stuck with you


You're running out of time
Pursue
As it grows in her mind
Alignment of the planets in your hands
Come on and fuck my plans
Can't wait and see
A future won't just let you disagree
Won't miss you at all


She's my kind of girl
Grounded
And you should know
Boxed in
That I'll take her away
Like the evil in your veins
Grounded
Boxed in
I am stuck with you


You've been waiting too long
Be it, Be it, Be it, Be it
Waiting for the wrongs
To just disappear
 
Still she gives you
Everything you need
It's not enough
 
You're running out of time
As it grows in her mind
 
She's my kind of girl
And you should know
That I'll take her away
She's my kind of girl
And you should know
That I'll take her away
}}
}}


== Quotes ==
== Quotes ==
* ''"in the various sessions with john leckie, we recorded 13 songs. we only finished 12 because i had difficulty singing this song, and so abandoned it. anyway... the album is about to come out in japan (march i think) and they want to put it on as a bonus track. today i finally finished the song with john, and so it will appear on the japanese album. it`s called `spiral static` .. i think. and the album is defianately more complete with it."''<br>Matt talking about the studio recording of the song, 01/21/2000.
* ''"<< spectrum (name??) >> this is actually bliss, the other one is unamed... by the way, the recording is RADICALLY different to the sketchy version we played at reading (both songs)"''<br>Matt clearing up the Spectrum confusion, 10/19/2000.
 
== References ==
<References/>


== See also ==
==References==
*[[Spiral Static (tablature) |Spiral Static tablature]]
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Revision as of 14:35, 7 May 2021

Muse song
Name Futurism
Album/single
Length 3:31
Alternative titles Spectrum, Tesseract, Electro Empire, Apolitical
First live performance 25th August 2000
Latest live performance 19th August 2017
Recorded 2001
Writer/composer Matthew Bellamy
Producer David Bottrill


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Additional information

The song itself is about a futuristic world, hence the pre-release name of "Electro Empire", and fits into the theme of Origin of Symmetry, but wasn't included due to its difficulty to play live. The song was otherwise called "Spectrum" and "Tesseract" whilst in production; tesseract being the name given to the 4-dimensional shape analogous to a cube.

The song features a powerful bass line and is similar to Hysteria's. According to Matt in a tweet, Futurism led to the idea for Hysteria bassline.[1]

An alternative interpretation is that the song is about a near-future world formed as a result of modern developments, particularly the way social networking in fact keeps us apart from people ("grounded, boxed in") and the use of technology makes us like "silent gods".

After playing the song twice in 2015, Matt cited Futurism and The Groove as two examples of b-sides he felt were better than some album tracks.[2]

The first seconds of the song bear a distinct resemblance to the song "Too Many Puppies" by Primus which has been occasionally played by Muse as a riff.

Live

A first version of Futurism was performed live for the first time at Reading Festival 2000 in 2000, in which lyrics of the song were slightly different (the original live version is also one of only four Muse songs that contains swearing). Despite the band said it can get difficult to play, the song was performed live for the second time ever at Zepp Tokyo in 2013.

Other performances of the song were during the Psycho UK Tour in 2015, in Newport and in Exeter.

More here

Futurism

Futurism is actually an italian art movement started by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti in 1909. It containained the first glmpse of what is now known as modern art. The whole article can be found here: [2]

Lyrics

Ignorance pulls

Apostasy and apathy still rules Yeah you know it's cool Just suck and see A future turns us into silent gods And I won't miss you at all

Grounded Boxed in Like the evil in your veins Grounded Boxed in I am stuck with you

Fate can't decide Alignment of the planets in your hands Come on crush our plans Just suck and see A future that won't let you disagree And I won't miss you at all

Grounded Boxed in Like the evil in your veins Grounded Boxed in I am stuck with you

Feel it, hear it, right apathy you are, see it, be it, you'll see

2000 live version

Ignorance pulls

Apostasy and apathy still rules Yeah you know it's cool Can't wait and see A future turns us into silent gods And I won't miss you at all

Grounded Grounded Like the evil in your veins Grounded Boxed in I am stuck with you

Pursue Alignment of the planets in your hands Come on and fuck my plans Can't wait and see A future won't just let you disagree Won't miss you at all

Grounded Boxed in Like the evil in your veins Grounded Boxed in I am stuck with you

Be it, Be it, Be it, Be it

Quotes

  • "<< spectrum (name??) >> this is actually bliss, the other one is unamed... by the way, the recording is RADICALLY different to the sketchy version we played at reading (both songs)"
    Matt clearing up the Spectrum confusion, 10/19/2000.

References

  1. ↑ Matthew Bellamy. (2011-03-31). Twitter / Matt Bellamy: @purpleasuretard interesti .... Twitter. Retrieved 2011-04-02 from twitter.com.
  2. ↑ [1]


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