Tusmørke – Intetnett (Karisma Records, 2022)
Norwegian progressive rock band Tusmørke has released a wonderful album for children titled Intetnett. I don’t know of practically any progressive rock albums for children, so this is a real treat. Tusmørke skillfully brings together psychedelic progressive rock and folk-rock influences.
“Intetnett” is the story of two evil scientists who plant a self-teaching computer system on an unsuspecting school. The system called Intetnett quickly takes over the minds of students and teachers alike – except for a technofobic Norwegian teacher, a substitute without login information and a small group of stydets. By using electronic impulses, the computer controls an ant colony living in the school kitchen and starts taking control of everything.
The world then slips slowly into a totalitarian nightmare. No one thinks by themselves, no one dreams anymore, and human culture itself is in danger. But someone is missing the humans! Down in the deepest depths, the old Mesopotamian gods are starving by lack of human attention. They want to help humankind to regain their freedom. The only thing that can stop Intetnett is technology from a bygone time: Magic! The Norwegian teacher, the substitute, and the children are given instructions about how to summon a golem who can confront Intetnett and pull the plug on the dangerous computers.
The album includes two original musicals “Intetnett” and “Når Enden er Golem”, written for and first performed at Aktivitetsskolen Nordstrand in 2017 and 2018.