Five roles. Five functions. Each member operates one position. These are not personas. They are system assignments.
- Static light → tempo is locked; the groove does not negotiate
- Turns on first, turns off last → time exists before melody and after sound
- Never strobes → no rhythmic tricks, no false urgency
- Never pulses → repetition over dynamics
Musical meaning:
The Clock enforces consistency. If time wavers, nothing else is real.
If the Clock is unstable, the band is lying.
- Low-position lighting (floor / underlight) → low-end lives below attention
- Slow fades only → groove shifts gradually, never snaps
- Never flashes → no accent hits for excitement
Musical meaning:
The Weight is bass and sub-frequency pressure. It moves the body without asking the listener to notice.
The Weight is felt in the body, not the eyes.
- Sudden appearance → guitar enters as interruption, not presence
- Sharp angles → harmonic tension, not melody
- Short duration → impact without indulgence
- Often side-lit → never centered, never heroic
Musical meaning:
The Cut disrupts the system briefly, then exits. It defines contrast by refusing to stay.
The Cut interrupts, then disappears.
- Wide wash → environment over focal point
- Slow movement → sustained texture, not rhythm
- Soft diffusion → no edges, no lead voice
- Often projected, not sourced → sound without visible origin
Musical meaning:
The Field is space, air, and atmosphere. It surrounds the music but never speaks.
The Field surrounds. It never points.
- Tight spotlight or vertical light bar → signal clarity, not performance
- Activates only when vocals are present → language is conditional
- Turns off immediately when vocals stop → silence is intentional
Musical meaning:
The Channel translates pressure into words. When it closes, language disappears—nothing replaces it.
When the Channel closes, language is gone.
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