A golden hour in the silver disco
Released 31 August 2022. Hey, at least it’s not September
this time! From the global trip of our last album Mundivagrants we have
selected some targets and let fly. This is a bunch of short punches, most of
which you can dance to. And why not. Muhammed Ali was a great mover on the
canvas so boxing/dancing? It’s all the same. To prove the point the cover shows
me, with a couple of my little guys, getting down with it.
Here’s what’s coming your way on the floor:
Are we there yet?
Are we where yet? If the 2020s have taught us anything so
far it is the need to rename our species from Homo Sapiens to Homo Stupiens.
Our main skill seems to be in ignoring warning signs while devising new and
more imaginative ways of destroying ourselves. We are the only creature that
routinely craps in its own nest.
Shiny metal disco
Music may be one of the only things that can save us. It
just depends on how it’s used. Get on board.
Soft red needles
Pohutukawa are native New Zealand trees that grow around the
northern coast in rocks and old lava. In summer they are covered in scarlet
flowers that drop a carpet of red petals on the ground. They are a rare and
beautiful thing. This song is the flip side of Serf City.
Nun squirters
William Burroughs has a lot to answer for when it comes to
spawning pretentious artists and writers, but his cut up technique is still fun
to play with at times. In this case we grabbed a bunch of progressive rock band
names and threw them up in the air. Cheap, pointless and frivolous – like a lot
of things.
Point of no return
You have basically reached the point of no return the moment
you are born. What you do after that is up to you. If you have had the
experience of growing up in a small town, then had the misfortune of going back
there later in life, this song is for you.
It’s a trap!
Pretty self-explanatory. ‘Freedom’ is ultimately another
illusion.
Holiday porn
Do you get sick of motorway billboards taunting you with flawless
images of glamorous holiday spots? I sure do. How many of us have ever
gone surfing as the sun goes down in some ideal tropical hot spot? Thought not.
Having spent time in the tropics, what they don’t show you on those billboards
is the crust of plastic waste along the high tide line.
They say
They say you should do this. They say you should do that.
They say a lot of things.
Qbgone (Cold blooded mix)
This is the vocal version of Qbgone.
Global warming is a conspiracy to keep the reptilians alive. They say that too,
right kids?
What could possibly be more important?
Apologies here for some lyrical similarities to “Know your
enemy” on Hit the # Key, but they cover similar territory. This one slams it
home a bit more though. Narcissism is a mental illness. It isn’t a key
performance indicator for a world leader.
White swan on the Black Sea
This is what narcissism in a world leader leads to.
Here be monsters
There is no chart of the world wide web. Krakens, tritons
and sirens await.
Recycled heart
It’s amazing what you can do with recycled materials these
days. What doesn’t kill you makes you dance harder.
Rubber time
The Voyager probes have just managed to creak their way out
of the solar system. Humanity has entered galactic space for the first time.
Hope the aliens they encounter have a decent turntable. In a million years we
might see you ‘round.
