Revolution Above Disorder, led by Irish-born artist Stav White, is a Vancouver-based venture that breathes life into a mix of electronic post-punk, neo-psychedelia, and shoegaze. White’s music sways between hypnotic drones and honest melodies, driven by synths, drum machines, and layered, distorted instrumentation.
In The Flowers of Destruction, White crafts an electro-infused anthem that revels in the chaotic beauty of the human condition, a bold salute to the mess and marvel of existence. Inspired by the pulse of ’90s big-beat and trip-hop, the track dives into the paradoxes that define us: pleasure tangled with pain, the drive to create shadowed by an impulse to destroy. The lyrics find elegance in the raw tension of light against dark, freedom set against the lure of self-sabotage. Humanity blooms here as “Flowers of Destruction”—both beautiful and doomed, drawn by desire, flaring brightly before fading into oblivion. It’s a song that embraces the frailty and force of life, as the candle burns boldly, recklessly, at both ends.
The surreal video, brought to life by Chris Merrell and Rob Zawistowski, dives deep into the recesses of the mind, blurring the lines of dream and reality. A blindfolded woman awakens in an uncanny realm, her companion beside her, both veiled from sight. Tarot cards lie scattered—a scattered deck of prophecy and fate. Their eyes, removed, suggest a blindness to unseen truths. Amid this unsettling tableau, a mysterious purple box crosses a bridge, carried by a starving man clutching stolen mulberries—a fleeting reward in a scene poised on the edge of disaster. The box itself feels like a vessel of the collective consciousness, a container for shared desires, secrets, and fears. This acid-laced nightmare plays out like a metaphor for humanity’s shared psyche, a dark parable where survival and longing collide. It’s a visceral reflection on the power of the collective mind, brimming with mysteries we’re yet to face.
Watch “The Flowers of Destruction” below:
In contrast, the acoustic-driven Pills For Us All settles into a reflective, stripped-down solitude, capturing the soft ache of regret and the hollow echo of past indulgences. Here, the speaker sifts through the wreckage of old choices, wrestling with betrayals and the shallow lure of comfort. Lingering questions—where were you?—cut through, underscoring each admission with a quiet fury. The refrain, urging silence, hints at raw truths left unspoken, words that scald even in their absence, leaving tension to simmer in the spaces between. It’s a song steeped in the bitter aftertaste of memory, conflict, and words swallowed back.
Together, these songs provide a raw look at the duality of human existence, balancing the ecstatic with the melancholic.
Listen to The Flowers of Destruction below and order here:
The Flowers of Destruction was produced by Jason Corbett at Jacknife Sound in Vancouver, BC, with additional recording by Colin Stewart at The Hive in Victoria, BC. Mixed and engineered by Andrea Volpato at Fox Recording Studios in Seattle, WA.
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