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The New Operating System (ep)

by FRET

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Eagle Eyes Can Save A Life 05:16
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Let's Talk Business Over A Drink 03:14
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The Ballad Of Nora Vine 05:29
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This month's release The New Operating System sees a venture into the motorik with Eagle Eyes Can Save A Life, followed by two serves of art rock as Let's Talk Business Over A Drink and The Ballad Of Nora Vine wrap up proceedings.


The primary concern attributed to the less than enthusiastic take-up of the Government's COVID-safe app, apparently related to mistrust around how that data could be used by the State. Further, that this data was possibly not adequately safeguarded from hackers. Even when Dutton gave his assurance that this data would be exclusively used for contact tracing and would be destroyed once the pandemic had passed, the public weren't entirely convinced. Doubting the word of Dutton? Preposterous!

These suspicions, while valid, are probably moot. It's fair to surmise that the State already has access to everyone's data. One only need recall every instance of personal information disclosure they have engaged in, and this is before we even venture down fingerprinting, voice and facial recognition, banking transactions, transport and internet usage rabbit holes.

Flag-bearers of systemic privacy intrusions by the State will mythologise that if you haven't done anything wrong what do you have to fear? People who feel safe through allowing the Government to do all of their thinking for them. Those who may trust their Government dismiss the notion that the nature of governments can mutate, and what is acceptable today could ultimately become illegal.

While waiting for the train, a cycle of announcements is fired from the public address system in the manner of newsflashes. 'For your safety and security CCTV cameras have been installed at this station' and 'If you see anything suspicious please notify station staff.' Always couched in such authoritarian benevolence.

Anything suspicious? For example, the man wearing a Wests Tigers cap when just about everyone around these parts supports the local team, Penrith? Clearly his number is up. It'd be interesting to see the data. Do the instances of suspicious behaviour being reported justify the continual reminders?

Ten thousand cameras across the rail network, a further thirteen hundred on the trains themselves, and all for our safety and security. We are blessed that our governments should care so much about our welfare. That's a shitload of cameras. Surprising that we are not all living in a state of perpetual fear if that many are needed. The creation of an underlying sense of fear is a more than useful tool of oppression.



Something that's often being asked during these isolation days is What Are You Reading? / What Are You Listening To?

In the Fretosphere, it's the following:

What's In The Cans Man?

Anders has been giving NASA by Return To Sirius a bit of a workout.

Westi is in the mood for for Melody's Echo Chamber and the Bon Voyage album

Billy has Trapezoid's Red Dog's Place on high rotation.

Snajik is in awe of Annabelle Chairlegs' new album Gotta Be In Love.

Johnny's in the groove with Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks and his swinging Where's The Money? LP.


And What's On The Bedside Table?

Sci-fi tragic Anders is getting spaced out by Drew Karpyshyn's Darth Bane: Dynasty Of Evil

Westi unleashes his inner cartographer with James Cook: The Story Behind the Man who Mapped the World.

Sports historian Billy explores the intrigue of 'The Death of WCW' by Brian Alvarez

'Throat' by Ellen van Neerven is astonishingly good Snajik observes

While Johnny explores possibilities with Alain De Botton's 'How Proust Can Change Your Life.'

Discuss.

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released September 20, 2020

FRET is:

Anders Keys - Guitar
Alan West - Bass
Johnny Singleton - Guitar
Billy Speed - Drums
David 'Snajik' Miller - Voice

Recorded at Bellbird Studios Winter / Spring 2020.


We acknowledge the Dharug and Gundungurra people as the Traditional Custodians of the land in which this was recorded,
and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

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FRET Sydney, Australia

Fret: Sydney's finest undiscovered band.
Involuntary recluses, empathic outlaws, FRET brings a tangerine scent to the Sydney undergrowth. From the lower Mountains to the rolling waves and north to the Hunter. From the King's X Coke sign to the village of Marricks, the dust settles in an Inner West full-body shuffle. Indie rock / post-punk seduction. Beguiling as the falling leaves. ... more

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