VIDEO Grate Wall

Not long now

Putting the Great back into Grate

Just tap the fingers awhile

This track lands in an absurd synthpop space, blending a mid-tempo bouncy drum machine beat with pitch-shifted, deadpan vocals that play like a sci-fi satirical manifesto. Driven by a quantized synth bassline and crisp electronic claps, the song outlines a ridiculous plan to build a wall all the way to the moon, block out the sun to fix global warming, and construct a high-altitude city on top. Visually, the video cycles through a slideshow of cosmic space art, glowing planets, and orbital scenes of Earth before abruptly switching at 01:15 to a plain red brick wall for the final instrumental synth tag.
Structurally, it functions as a short, continuous pitch that builds around recurring declarations of how "great" the wall is going to be, hitting its chorus section around 00:36 before escalating into absurdity about buying oxygen from a bank and driving around the stars. The comedic premise is hilarious, and the bright, retro synth lead gives it an infectious, lighthearted energy. However, the mix feels somewhat flat in the low end, where the kick drum gets slightly buried beneath the sub-bass rumble. Because the robotic vocal processing maintains a very narrow pitch range throughout, keeping it to an 82-second runtime works in its favor, though adding a distinct drum breakdown or a subtle modulation mid-way would make the repetition feel more dynamic.