The Cygnians, having mastered interstellar travel, discover planet Gonsdraolum (Earth) and determine it's inhabited. Suspecting that the inhabitants of Earth may be sapient, the Cygnian Emperor sends an expedition of Ambassadors to Earth to offer an interstellar alliance. However, when the Ambassadors arrive on Earth, they are attacked by the terrified Earthlings, murdered, and their craft blown up with an atom bomb. One of the Ambassadors manages to send a distress message just before he is killed.
The album opens as the Cygnian overworld receives the distress message and the furious Emperor, in retaliation, declares war against Earth. His advisors beseech him not to obliterate Earth but rather prepare an invasion, as the world is fit for colonization.
Tim Arnold's latest album of lushly detailed art-pop explores the insidious ways tech surveillance has become a part of our lives. Bandcamp New & Notable May 9, 2023