—DEAD AS FUNK—
Music by Adam Fisher and Jeremy Walts Lyrics by Adam Fisher and Pete Cappelli.
Originally recorded on Count Blastula’s “Exoticandy” Album.
Loosely based on Fletch smoking too much weed and looking like he was going to die.. I added a twist of lime to the narrative and changed the “Fletch” to a crack smoking “Fletch” Petes lyrics are on point, listed below… “SPIT DA SHIT DAT BE CLUMPIN YOUR CAT BOX——“
This version got a slowed down funkified tempo and groove plus rap feature by Pete Cappelli. New up beat outro solo section. Cool phat D-tuna’d snare, huge toms,  unison bass and guitar groove. That low fat ALBERT thang on chorus with filthy rap+ vintage key production vibe, all stir together in the musical pot-  ?Jackson 5 meets Rage against the Machine meets Madonna meets Goonies jerry rigged Count Blastulaish  FLUX CAPACITOR WHOizhee aromas?? Idk something like that— ARTWORK IS BY THE CLAM-   PETE CAPPELLI  

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Was it something I said to you when we were in the car
Cause you got this death face when your looking at me
Well ok then I’ll give you time to figure it out
Then you turn to a ghost when your looking at me
Whats that blow torch for?
I said I needed just a taste, then melt and melt and melt again 
Until you turn to a melty waste
Would you make this stop real quick you better make that shit post haste 
Cause I think I need to get more than just a taste
Ughhh funk your looking dead as funk

CLAM RAP:

Eyeballs
    BLOODSHOT
Smell like
    BUTT ROT
Yabba Dabba
    ONLY JABBA THE HUTT TALK
Stay tuned
     BABY DOT DA DOT DOT
Spit da Shit
     DAT BE CLUMPIN YA CAT BOX
Add Sauce 
     HARD DRUGS IS PAVLOV
Automatic
     WITH A CHANCE OF CRACK ROCKS
Been Burnt
     SINCE BEFORE THE SASQUATCH
Teeth is sharp
      BUT THEY COAT IS MAD SOFT

Outro:
Waking up and your feeling dead as funk now
Look at yourself and your feeling dead as funk

Dead As Funk

Shattered Sun
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A NEW Count Blastula original makes its debut appearance on “Blast Off”! Leaning on the funky side with a twist of almost 90’s grunge era this song builds from start to finish. Even the amount of vocal harmonies increase as the song progresses, as well as additional synths and rhythm guitar parts and a cool conga part from Donley for outro solo section. By the end everything comes together for an epic almost “super hero” like synth solo from Mike. Unique and interesting layered approach to the synth solo give the ending a massive sound. I personally think of the song as being cold and icy, cavern like, if it were a color it would be a dark blue, the effects treatment I chose mimmic these qualities (at least to me). Moog murph on an electric guitar rhythm track create reflective sounds that blend into the acoustic track. Vocals have a similar almost reflection like quality to them. The unison riff reminds me of something the Brecker bro’s would play, Dave sets the tone with a perfectly fusiony drum part. We will be bringing this one out to play live soon if it behaves correctly. Art work by FLETCH CRANGLE check out his website-Fletchcrangleartphadedoutarts.weebly.com

LYRICS:

The antiquated fragments of the Earth you’ve figured out what perspective has meant to you the broken shattered pieces from the sun radiate inside of you

Voices heard from inside a cave realign into a better space would you agree time is for change breathe deeply in as you float away

Focus now and turn into one levitating up into the sky could we relive lifetimes in our minds conjuring the light from above

Shattered Sun

BLAST OFF release #3 - “In My Head”
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I wrote this song an eternity ago, we recorded it at multiple studios Jimmy D was def on drums and Ponie on bass for earlier versions I think Brett Walts and or Chris Cox recorded it first.. Fast forward—— “In My Head” makes its first album appearance on Turnip Stampedes album. A notable change for the Turnip album was adding a percussion breakdown which we never did live. There is a cool Turnip version of “In My Head” filmed at Old City Hall lurking on U-Tubez somewhere ..  As I mentioned before a big part of doing this album is to have a collection of the original material that seems to be connecting with the audience and going over well. This song checks that box and somehow always has. I have a ton of amazing memories playing this tune with various lineups. Currently Blastula will do an extended percussion breakdown live when we play it out and sometimes march around the audience, play tambourine in the restrooms, cow bell solo’s ect….Im happy with how this recording of “In My Head” turned out on BLAST OFF.  Daves drums shift a bit away from the original more grassy renditions and into almost  second line meets Brazilian ish vibe? (Maybe? Ish?) Donley adds congas and a funky go-go bell pattern to the percussion breakdown. I remember opening the sax tracks from Mark Johnson, that was like a Xmas style experience. Pretty brilliant horn parts that perfectly fit the tune, I particularly love his parts during Mikes piano solo. Jerry holds down the bass and adds some need vocal parmesan. Some cool production tidbits: super fast auto pan guitar lead at the end added for Mr. Sparkle effect… and the massive final chorus section that has like 15 or so vocals layered in it..both sound very cool with headphones on. What is the meaning of the song?  Nothing?   Everything?  Its all in my head… Lyrics listed below artwork by: Kathryn Petrillo local upstate artist check her out—https://www.facebook.com/kathy.petrillo

Lyrics:

Which way should I go?
Travelin in a carnival with a one eyed freak show
Yesterday, I saw the past
Lookin back it all happened so fast

Its all,  Its all
In my head

Mary was a little man
She’s only got 7 fingers but guitar is still in hand
I heard she plays the little harp so well
She’s sitting down singin her tune while Frank Taddeo burns in hell

Im startin to see whats in my head
Because these thoughts im having their starting to spread
Their spilling right out of me and slipping into my reality

In My Head

BLAST OFF release #4 “August Heat”
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“August Heat” made its first appearance at a Dino Bone-Yarn wig I did with Danny Boy and Shmosay It was mid August and in the mid 90’s temp wise.. I was playing bass on the gig and wrote the song the night before with the intention of having something easy but groovy to sing and play for the gig. Fast forward a year or so it makes an album appearance on Count Blastula’s “JIVE HONEY” with Josh Dekany on drums and Mike Dubaniewicz on sax. This updated version off of “BLAST OFF” swaps out the sax solo with a guitar solo kind of in the urban blues realm. Lush 3 part harmonies at the end of the chorus add a nice depth to the song. The short organ solo is accompanied by a “Purdie shuffle” type drum groove and alternate bass and guitar patterns adding some additional interest to the tune. This song has an appearance by my cat.. (shhh its a secret) if you can find the precise spot you win 1 free count blastula sticker but you gotta send the time mark. My cats name is ( )  or pronounced parenthese she kept screaming when I was tracking the vocals and I decided I’d give her a cameo and kept one meow that sort of sounds like a guitar slide— art for this release is a long time supporter of COUNT BLASTULA Kelsey Parker contact Kelsey if you would like to purchase any of her art work!   https://www.facebook.com/cheaptobacc0

August Heat

BLAST OFF release #5  “Orange Worm”
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This is a new Count Blastula original making its debut appearance on “BLAST OFF”! I wrote this song yikes probably about a decade ago, it was one of the last original tunes I attempted to bring to the table in the Turnip Stampede. A song that is quite literally drenched in acid I recall being somewhat toasted sitting in Burnet Park under a tree writing the lyrics and scribbling the sketch in my notebook. The musical content for the song developed months after the lyrics. Originally I had used the outro melody and changes as an intro as well but last min I erased the intro, the tune now is a bit more through-composed. Funky dark fusiony vibes dipped in an acid bath; the musical pot comes to a gnarly boil by the end of the tune worming and swirling around in an abyss of whole tone nonsense. Neat call and response vocal guitar vibe during the verses with thoughtful almost classical approach to the horn arrangement. Be-bopping excellence from sax aficionado Mark Johnson during the solo section wiggles its way around the unison riff. Little scary whispers from myself and “general mystique” —cycles of the worm— “TAKE A BITE OUTTA YOUR HAAAIIIIRRRR”  Dave will post his tutorial on “unique cymbal usage” soon.. artwork is by yours truly and addition art from John Deer who left a bunch of cool marker sketches in our tip jar. Contact John if you need any art: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550317846944
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OrangeWorm

Another new Count Blastula tune featuring Pete Cappelli’s lyrics and rap. “On my mind” starts off sounding kind of like a gangster acid drench Sweet home alley bama although the F major in the verse progression sort of tweaks the tonality, major-minor vibe. The verse hits and Petes fuzzy saturated dropped D electric guitar riff kicks in with his rap. Pete intentionally leaves the bass in the verse portions of the song distant and quiet. Then when the chorus hits “Im gonna tell you whats..” Its like a horse kick to the teeth. Sorry no guitar or key solo it doesn’t follow or stick to Count Blastula’s typical vibe there is no formula just heavy funk. Glorious fat kick and snare meet funky Strat with wah, unison bass vocal guitar riff on chorus, odd reggae ish bridge all swirl together to make this tune groove along. Artwork by Pete Cappelli

On My Mind

BLAST OFF release #7 “Exoticandy”
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Originally off of Count Blastula’s album Exoticandy. I wrote this song along side of several others starting first with the sounds I wanted to use and overall vibe. Sounds were acoustic guitar, moog murph, synth, chorus, toms, vibe was grunge era, tribal-ish . This updated version omitted the arpeggiated synth on the chorus and also the goofy synth melody I made Mike play. Thoughtful piano with some serious Mr Sparkle effect from the tremolo guitar, particularly on the bridge help give the song a more cohesive sound. Interesting bass approach from Gerry on the bridge as well as cool tribal like tom groove. Vocal layering loop thing sort of reminded me of Beck’s tune “Loser” I used a boss loop pedal intentionally because it sort of sounded like shit, I liked the low quality almost grainy sound in juxtaposition with a lot of the other pristine sounds. The vocals have a a similar call and response to the original version of the song with telephone effect response. Lush fat vocal harmonies, colorful effect treatment overall, cool almost exhale like outro that we added at SubCat Studios all stir together for something that is sweet and indulgent. I find parts of the song to feel like a brain massage when listening with headphones. “Pull whats to come ahead you’ll be pulling from behind”  lyrics are in my usual vein of being nonsensical and open to your own personal interpretation.

Lyrics:
Go outside and look into the sky the clouds are spaceships
Fluffy spaceships
And bees are drones with tiny cameras instead sometimes stinging
Often stinging
Frolic around the land of marshmallow fields exotic candy
Exotic candy

grow like a tree
Your roots spreading infinitely 

Stay inside and disconnect from time drifting further
Drifting further
Prance around with several tiny shapes molasses rivers
Molasses rivers
Taste a piece of the finest kind exotic candy
Exotic candy

And grow like a tree
Your roots spreading infinitely 

Marzipan and poison covered sprinkles decorate the cakes of your life. Please don’t rearrange the floating taffy or what we pull ahead will be coming from behind. Sugar cane and poison covered candles decorate the cakes of your life. Please don’t rearrange the floating taffy pull whats to come ahead you’ll be coming from behind

(Taffy ) 

And grow like a tree
Your roots spreading infinitely

ExotiCandy

Release # 8—That ole simmering sauce 

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First featured on Count Blastula’s album “Jive Honey” this is an ole barn kicker, cut the horse shit and get ready for bebop meets dirty cowboy boots. Fun unison section gets the horse a little closer to the inevitable glue factory. Nice piano solo fills the trough with pristine water..Saddle up Sue Z Que give them boots a serious whiff put some steaks and dogz on the grill and sip that cheap shit beer with a straw Harold. Song conjures serious aromas of Marb REDZ old spice and horse shit…..GIDDIE UP PONIES

That Ole' Simmerin Sauce

Release #9-  CONTROL YOU

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First featured on Turnip Stampede’s album “Can you hear what this looks like” the updated version drops the original key down to beef(Bb). Nice vintage Juno tones on the hits in the chorus, thoughtful placement of congas and horn parts help the tune pick up steam. Drums sinking into a deep back beat pocket with a touch of fusiony goodness make the tune maintain serious funk face status. Great horn parts that culminate into WWF style sax vs guitar battle (I wana be Mankind shove that finger right in the mouthpiece TAKE THAT) As they say- its an oldie but a goodie.. its been a long time of Count Blastula playing this song that actually predates its original appearance on the Turnip album by at least 3-4 years. ENJOY PASTA D-JORNO

Control You

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