Futurism Restated: August 15, 2023

A West Mineral Ltd. pop-ambient gem; new Actress, Dustin Wong, and more; plus village raving to marching-band Eurodance

As I write this, a tropical house (I guess?) cover of Haddaway’s “What Is Love” is wafting from across the plaza, where they’re setting up for the final night of Alaior’s fiestas del pueblo. The song is dire, but the fiestas—technically the fiestas de Sant Llorenç—have been wild. It’s our first festival since we’ve been residents of the town, and a good…