In the 1980s, apocalypse was a movie ( The Day After , Threads ). It had a beginning, a middle, and a radioactive end. In the era of Ostinato Destino, apocalypse is a screensaver.
Because closing the loop would require a decision. In music, an ostinato must be broken by a cadenza —a solo that stops the repetition. In history, cadenzas look like revolution, war, or radical policy. Ostinato Destino 1992-
We are Sisyphus, but Sisyphus had a hill. We have a TikTok loop. If 1992- is the perpetual present, the only way out is a new date. A closing bracket. An end to the repetition. In the 1980s, apocalypse was a movie (
Until then, the orchestra plays on. Same rhythm. Same pitch. . In the 1980s