Didirri Shares New Single ‘Obsolete Machine’

Written by Didirri and produced by Rob Muinos (Julia Jacklin, Little May, Jess Locke), the track is awash with colour, with sonorous guitar, uplifting horn arrangements and Didirri’s emotionally charged vocals, uniting to explore the concept of technology’s effect on the human condition.

Didirri expands, “We all eventually return to nature. It’s inevitable. The only thing we have left to do now is to master something, anything; in the knowledge that it may be pointless. However, that does not detract from life’s beauty. Meaning is a human addition to life not anything to do with its finite utility. We are born out of nature. This is a privilege we so often take for granted.

Many people are scared of the coming AI revolution. Scared that it may make human beings obsolete. I propose that we are already obsolete if you view life as some kind of end result we are all striving for. AI will merely highlight that life is about love of the game and not, in fact, winning.” 

The visual accompaniment to the single, directed by Australian filmmaker Jesse Leaman, sees Didirri struggle with this theme of acceptance, with its environmental focus inviting audiences into the emotions of a person trying to maintain their humanity and sense of self.