Usurper of Modern Medicine - 'Above or Beyond'

What this video is

Released in 2014 as part of Usurper of Modern Medicine's debut LP 'Omniliberation', 'Above or Beyond' sits within the broader mid-2010s flourishing of the Perth, Australia independent experimental music scene — a scene characterised by post-rock, noise-rock, and electronic hybridisation. The band, formed in 2010, had built a reputation through EPs 'Acid Chess' (2011) and 'Turbo Handshake' (2012) and through touring…

Why it matters

Represents a key document of Australia's 2010s post-rock / experimental electronic underground — specifically the Perth scene. The track and video together demonstrate the genre's visual tendency toward abstract conceptualism, eschewing conventional performance or narrative tropes in favour of…