Absolute Purity: Chinese band challenges our tech dependence with 'Crime Fiction'

Absolute Purity is said to be one of the hottest young bands out of China, land of quick uptake / creation of technology. What do you think of their music video 'Crime Fiction', which challenges our relationship with technology? Movies like 'Surrogates' starring Bruce Willis (2009) and 'The Truman Show' starring Jim Carrey (1998) explored the themes of dystopia and dehumanisation resulting from the way technologies are applied. This video brings such thought-provoking topics to digital natives who've been brought up with and on the latest tech. Are we in danger of losing our humanity, our relationship with Nature? The group's 26-year-old lead singer Wen Jun ( 文隽 ), based in South Korea, said of the lyrics that he wanted to capture his own "inner feelings about the tension and pull between people and their relationships", and to focus on emotions and consciousness. In a touch-screen versus living-touch world, the sensation of being trapped, helpless and dependent on influences outside one's own mind and body are illustrated by choreography and layers of simulation. Even the title pairing of 'crime and 'fiction' is nuanced.

Keywords: Absolute Purity Crime Fiction, Chinese pop music, choreography Anneliese Charek, virtual reality VR, music videos, Wen Jun 文隽 , contemporary Chinese culture, tech dependence, FRED & FARID Shanghai