Accompanied by the sweet dabs of piano and vocal narration that sounds like it’s from outer space, “Man Mowing the Lawn Across the Way from Me” by Ian Mathias-Baker is a sonic journey that plays on the strings of your heart. Hence, the fourth track from his album “Specific Gravity” relaxes you from the core and takes you on a ride to a dystopian realm..
“I am not the first to invoke imagery of enslavement when discussing consumerism, free-market economics, or addiction to technology,” writes Mathias-Baker in an essay that was released in time with “Specific Gravity”. “The human race is facing an existential crisis. The very thing which many see as the greatest achievement of human civilisation – our uber-technological, resource-rich society – is wreaking havoc on the natural world which sustains us as living creatures.”
Mathias-Baker is known for his fearless ideology behind the music, along with a masterful dabbling between genres of electronic to emo-pop, and remixes of his favorite Hip-Hop tracks. “Man Mowing the Lawn Across the Way from Me” however, ends way too soon without truly changing the timeline, which leaves you hungry to explore the rest of the album.
His masterpiece album “Specific Gravity” is heavily influenced by classical music, with a skillful approach to modernism. A melancholic mood indeed!