Blackstate is not a side project born from boredom; it is a necessary outlet. Emerging from Skopje, North Macedonia, the project represents the experimental alter ego of Filip Tasevski-Fitz, an artist whose creative life has always lived at the intersection of confrontation and design. For over twenty years, Tasevski-Fitz was deeply embedded in the DIY hardcore and punk world as a driving force behind The Beginnings (Noviot Pochetok). That chapter forged discipline, urgency, and an instinct for truth-telling. Blackstate exists because those instincts demanded a wider vocabulary.
The video for “#FollowMe” captures Blackstate at its most pointed and self-aware. Rather than offering a subtle critique of social media culture, the project leans directly into parody, exaggeration, and discomfort. The song and its visuals examine a reality most people recognize but rarely want to confront: a world where validation is measured in clicks, identity is filtered through screens, and presence is replaced by performance. Tasevski-Fitz does not position himself above the spectacle. Instead, he steps fully inside it, embodying the influencer archetype with unsettling precision.
“#FollowMe” is deceptively buoyant. The track pulses with synthetic energy, video game tension, and sharp rhythmic movement that contrasts starkly with its subject matter. This collision is intentional. The melody draws listeners in before revealing the emptiness underneath, mirroring the seductive nature of online fame itself. It feels fast, addictive, and slightly unhinged, capturing the adrenaline loop of constant posting, scrolling, and self-surveillance.
The accompanying video expands the concept with biting clarity. Livestream angles, staged podcast setups, decorative plants, loyal background crews, every familiar detail of influencer culture is pushed just far enough to feel absurd without becoming cartoonish. Blackstate exposes the labor behind the illusion, pulling back the curtain on a performance that sells authenticity while quietly eroding it.
What makes Blackstate compelling is its refusal to moralize. “#FollowMe” is not a lecture; it is an observation. There is humor here, but also fatigue, loneliness, and a quiet sense of loss. The track speaks to a generation increasingly disconnected from physical reality, not out of malice, but out of habit. It reflects a culture chasing visibility while slowly dissolving its inner life.
Rooted in the Skopje underground, Blackstate carries the raw honesty of punk into an electronic, experimental framework shaped by design thinking and existential curiosity. With The Beginnings entering a new phase, Blackstate feels poised to grow louder, sharper, and more fearless. “#FollowMe” is not just commentary; it is a warning wrapped in rhythm, a mirror that lingers long after the screen goes dark. Blackstate does not offer easy answers. Instead, it asks listeners to look again, log off for a moment, and consider what is being traded for attention.
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