‘Trampoline Man’ serves as our point of entry into Anman’s imaginative, quirky artistic universe. Originally from Georgia (the country), the London-based creative has long championed an incredibly unique and peculiar take on fringe pop and electronica, blending modern hip-hop influences with meaningful lyricism steeped in political resistance; resistance that’s closely related to Anman’s Georgian roots.
‘Trampoline Man’ is the strongest evidence of that; inspired by “a 2-year-long series of prank calls in which an Irish man was trying to sell me a trampoline” and the haunting, lingering figure of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin (considered by Anman an ‘evil entity’), the record takes the shape of a protest song, an intense and striking piece further enriched by Anman’s peculiar and hypnotising vocal delivery. An engaging production is provided by fellow Georgian producer Anuka Kipshidze.
Speaking deeper about the record, she explains: “It can be seen as a metaphor for a looming faceless entity pranking us with the absurdity of life while we project deeper meanings, blame the will of the gods and hope for karma; that’s how I went from writing about my mystery prank caller to ‘if karma was real Putin would be burning in hell’.”
Great focus is given to a creative music video, shot within the multimedia sculpture installation of Georgian artist/activist Yamadatesla (Tama Kvantaliani) and by emerging director and cinematographer Sandro Togonidze. A worthy visual experience. If ‘Trampoline Man’ fits your ethos, you might enjoy following Anman at some of her protest concerts (she might be blessing the audience with nuggets like these).
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