A jackhammer sends rocks scattering all about and the poor tuba player from yesterday's marching band is struggling to get back in formation. Neu! puts up a sign: WARNUNG: Du solltest besser zurückgehen, wenn du weißt, was gut für dich ist (WARNING: you had best go back if you know what's good for you). The band turn around wisely and head off down the road.
The electric tone that starts up at 0:17 is a shamisen. It was heavily processed to give it that whooshing phaser sound. Welcome to Negativland. The construction project has ended and the road is now open to traffic. At 0:40, a motorik drum and bass vehicle cruises across a Tron-like system of opposite colors, racing along curves that twist and flange through other dimensions.
The journey is nice and smooth for now, the vehicle leans into the contours of the road, the fabric of space and time moving it along effortlessly. There are a few bumps around 3:20, obviously a section of the highway that is need of improvement.
The vehicle stops at a roadside store for refueling. The attendant fills the tank with a special mix and at 4:20 the vehicle has suddenly doubled its speed. Wow, look at that S car go! It flies down the road, making excellent time.
Uh-oh, I guess the fuel burns fast, for at 4:55 the car has to pull over again. Might as well fill it with regular this time. Back on the road at 5:17, takin it easy. Things are smooth as silk after 6:20, humming along gently, passing over hills and into valleys.
Whoa, at 8:00 the little vehicle is suddenly barreling down a very steep slope, heading for some sort of finish line, looks like it's about to lose control, but it manages to hang on and reach the end of Negativland.
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