Published by Alessandro Violante on April 3, 2026
Since Guy Debord cult book Society of the Spectacle was published in 1967, tons of sociologists and philosophers have talked about its key topics, many generations of thinkers have written fundamental books exploring and “evolving” Guy Debord ideas, the world never ceased changing and Society of the Spectacle, after all these years, still describes the world we live in as well as it described that of the Sixties.
On 3rd April, Ancient Methods released on its own label Persephonic Sirens its new release on vinyl and digital, entitled Society of the Spectacle, three years after having released his last release The Third Siren. In The Society of the Spectacle, Ancient Methods plays exactly what all his fans expect from him, regardless of any trend, staying loyal to his sound, of course never stopping progressing in his personal music path. Each song includes excerpts from the Guy Debord pioneering book, and some songs are alternated by very short songs containing longer excerpts. Burn The Frame features the coldwave/darkwave artist Night In Athens contribution.
What should be said about Guy Debord cult book that hasn’t already been said? In the Sixties, the Society of the Spectacle was that promoted by commercial television, then became that promoted by Internet and, today, also that promoted by social networks, data and AI. Ancient Methods here pays his tribute to a cult pioneering book which key topics could be adopted by any industrial music artist and, with this release, more people who didn’t know about it could search for informations about it (and maybe read it) and understand how, already in the Sixties, some pioneering sociologists (also consider the so called “School of Frankfurt”) already talked about how society could have looked like sixty years later.
May this release be a way to stimulate critical thought on its listeners. Ancient Methods would be proud of it.
Label: Persephonic Sirens
Rating: 8.5