From the El Schlong "Time/Place" released in May 2011

Moving On

Waste Away

Feel the cold seep from the walls 
It settles down upon your soul 
A daze of days and saving face 
Tethered in a cheerless place 

You'll never have this time again 
So waste away with me my friends 
Cos I know and I know and I know and I know 
That we're all out of it anyway 

Feel the world around you turn 
It's breathing in and out and on and on 
Slowing down, sober now 
Settle in for the long haul 

You'll never have this time again 
So waste away with me my friends 
Cos I know and I know and I know and I know 
That we're all out of it anyway 

The aching of bones and the smell of decay 
Wrap up warm or you'll never wake 
What's done is done and we're done with the day 
Let's hope when we wake it won't be in this place


The Room EP

Waste Away

And I Wait

Snow covers everything, white the streets 
And it's buried the whole world on me 
And you are so far away 
And that may never change 
Even when the sun returns to take it's turn 
And turns the snow to rain 

But I wait patiently 
I wait for hope to turn to real 
And I wait so patiently 
I wait for you to come to me 

Days darken quick, nights stretch and extend 
An empty bed and empty heart mean empty everything 
And you are so far away 
And that may never change 
Even when the sun returns to take it's turn 
And lights the streets again 

But I wait patiently 
I wait for hope to turn to real 
And I wait so patiently 
I wait for you to come to me 

The earth makes oceans and seas 
And miles and miles and miles 
And we make borders and rules 
And hours and hours and hours 

But I wait patiently 
I wait for hope to turn to real 
And I wait so patiently 
I wait for you to come to me


And I Wait

Bumps

	
Sink or swim 
Or just float on in 
Bruise your lips 
On bumps and slips 
If you could see my brain 
You'd never look me in the face again 

Strange this face 
This shell I've been placed 
It's wearing thin 
From bumps and slips 
If you could see my brain 
You'd never look me in the face again 

Oh how the world blurs 
Oh how it stumbles and slurs 
I don't care what you say 
I won't keep this memory 

Bones don't heal so fast after bumps and slips


Bumps

Knees Are Clean

	
I see red through the trees, don’t know yet what it means to me 
Day's end has come again, I’m no closer to anything 
Can you feel time chasing down the days? 
Tearing down the leaves, tearing up your face? 
All these things that just won’t wait 
Let the rain wash them all away 

A whiskey for your thoughts 
Knees are clean but dirty is my soul 

What can you say when there is nothing left to say? 
I stood on the street with this smile on my face 
Sweep it under the rug, throw it out the door 
Turn a blind eye, turn your back on it all 
Swallow it down dust and all 
Hide years of lost in people and their talk 

Wash them away 
A whiskey for your thoughts 
Chasing down the days 
Knees are clean but dirty is my soul


Knees Are Clean

From the Dropping Like Flies EP - free download: https://murmurtooth.bandcamp.com/

Of Memory

Dropping Like Flies

The Accomplice

Interlude

I Will Never

From the Dropping Like Flies EP - free download: https://murmurtooth.bandcamp.com/
Music video:  https://youtu.be/jX4saF_oJV8

A Belly Full

Memory

“Yes, our name is stupid, and no, we don’t care. A band name is a just a brand name like Cadburys or McDonalds. Our name neither effects nor reflects the music we play. It is unimportant to us.” 

So states guitarist/vocalist Leah Hinton. 

Hinton formed El Schlong in Dunedin, New Zealand in 2003 along with fellow music student Nick Baldwin on bass. They cut their teeth and learned their craft in the city’s DIY student punk/metal scene before moving to the country’s capital in 2005. 

Wellington saw a change in style that moved from quirky and upbeat to more heavy, thoughtful and complex. It also resulted in the importing of their current drummer Jordan Tredray, and the departure of their original vocalist. Faced with the impending recording of their debut album and a huge relocation across the globe to London, the three members of El Schlong decided to begin vocal duties themselves. 

“The Baddies Are Coming” was recorded in April 2008 and has received very good reviews worldwide. The album sprawls across the musical spectrum, moving from metal to weird, and all things in between. It takes you on a strange and wonderful journey. It is like Satan in the bath puzzled by the ginger pube on the soap……... The fully animated video clip for the title track is a step further in the journey process. It has been extremely well received across the world and won second place in the Handle the Jandle music video awards 2010. 

El Schlong moved to London in August 2008 where they forged a place for themselves in the underground scene. Here they honed their skills as a live band and developed the loop pedals and vocal layering that is a feature of their live show. They also spent their two years in London writing and pre-recording their second album. 

In August 2010 they packed their bags and set off for the Southern Hemisphere to an extremely successful homecoming tour of New Zealand and a bit of Australia. “Time, Place” was recorded in August 2010 while in New Zealand, and is due to be released sometime in the next few months. It is a huge step up from their previous album and displays the band’s growth and maturation as musicians. It is epic and minimal, fierce and thoughtful, poignant and ponderous. 

El Schlong recently completed the next step in their “Slowest World Tour Ever” by relocating to Berlin, German

So what genre of music do they play? Maybe avant-garde metal best describes it, but you really need to listen for yourself. And the name? Love it or hate it you will never forget El Schlong…………….. 

Moving On

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