2 tracks for the price of 1. $BARGAIN!$ Not many ppl don't hate their job, so why sit there and take it like a Shmuck?!? Go freakin' berserk; beat your chest a bit, punch a hole in the wall, throw your tv out the window and feel better about it. Scratch it, goes out to The Blonde, is written about The Blonde. From EP Violence is the Way. Recorded 2011.

Krak Da Whipp! & Scratch It!

Older recording 2007. Still sounds okay . . .  maybe. Starts off chilled, ends up manic. Bit like most things in life - especially Friday brunches. Was actually written about being a cnut to someone, just in case you were wondering. Main riff a Hendrix rip off.

CHARIOTS OF DIRE

Sick of everything all being the same these days? Me to. Recorded 2011. Guitar used, Fender Jagstang (not pictured here).

Homogeniser

Another 2007 recording. Has a bit of groove or swagger. Instrumental (i.e. we couldn't think of any lyrics) named after Dubai's most infamous worker's labour camp. Crunching guitar tone courtesy of Big Muff.

NB (see pic inlay) this is my favourite band shot. I think Afaq is laughing because about 20 people from the audience (of about 22 people) are suggesting I should maybe tune up my guitar.

SONAPUR

The blues, served up I.E.D. stylie. A special mention to Juliana Down, you were my heartfelt inspiration for this track. As I always say whenever we play this track live, "f**k the guitar, f**k the bass, listen to the drummer (Nipin Anthrapper) here, coz he owns this song." 

Ain't Got nuttin'

Really, there's only one way to finish off a live show, and that's with a truckload of sexy, thumping noise. Drums and bass sound real tight a hard; then the guitarist jumps on a Whammy pedal and starts randomly screaming, and it's all over. Sounding like the tormented screams of dammed souls or what goes on in your head after a bad day at the office. I_AM_DUBAI!

NB notice how the guitar slowly begins to go out of tune to the point where is is completely detuned to the bass and drums, that's a very special I. E. D. trademark.

I Am Dubai

Wow! 2009 for this bad boy. Never played live, and for good reason. So, the bass is out of time in places. The lyrics are half finished and repeat themselves a couple of times, the drums sound weaker than Amstel LIght shandy. But check out the guitar solo, Gilmore has Comfortably Numb, Slash has November Rain (outro), Van Halen has his Eruption. I have this. Was it a one taker? 'yes.' Did I break my whammy bar? 'yes.' could I play it again? 'no.

Credit Crunch

I had hopes . . .  but then they didn't really work out . . .  what to do? what to do? Well, firstly, suck it up, coz that's just life. Then write a song about it with a kick ass intro and riff. This is another 2 4 1 extravaganza, mainly because I can't figure out how to separate two tracks. 

The second track, entitled Umm Al Qwain (Arabic for 'kick-ass-awesome'), was written about a small Sheikhdom in the UAE called Ajmankempinski. I would like to thank Jack White for thieving this riff and forging his platinum-selling-world-touring career offa the back of it. See Afaq 'The Machine' Ahmed in the inlay pic. As you can see here, his bass lights up. His new bass, however, does not. WTF! was he thinking! 

Recording note, in UAQ, Afaq uses a ZVEX Wooly Mammoth pedal to compress his signal. True dat!

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