Please help me to inspire Ade to reopen his line of Wesley Willis t-shirts. Mine wore out. I need a new one. Thanks Wesley so much for your pure and uninhibited authenticity. Thank goodness that you were around when you were and also thank goodness for the random people I sometimes meet who seem to embody a similar spirit to you. It was only last weekend I was lucky enough to meet an old lady, a 'cancerian' called Diana, who sang Doors songs with me at the market. Thank you, I understood and good luck. She understood the 'flake.' Back to this song, it's a true story and if I hadn't have made this, Ade's head might have exploded like when we was at Krakatoa in the famous picture. this kind of joke is warped innit. Will someone please design me a 'this kind of joke is warped t-shirt?' Ade, I'm looking at you but I know you're busy. I love my friend Ade and all my friends, it kills me so bad that life cut me off for so long and seems to be trying to perform a checkmate, but at least there is still the gag, the joke, even if it's warped. As long as there is even a trace of it, a remnant, that's enough to carry on. PS. I'm serious about trying to find the Canadian lady who wanted to buy a bulk order of Wesley Willis shirts for her shop. If this song ever found her, I would literally buy Ade the cable so he could access his old computer for the design, get a t-shirt press, and press them myself and this time take the details down correctly and ship em out. thank you. love greybagZ and the bugman. this is a song, a celebration of 'the gag', friendship, the flake and not giving a fuck.

This kind of joke is warped (in dedication to Wesley W)

'Sometimes life can take a serious turn.' I've known about the 'flake' a long time. Most of my friends know about the flake. I survived many an acute flake and I've helped many people through acute flakes. The deep flake is the worst. But, for the last 5 years I've experienced chronic flakeage, like, non-stop 7 on the flakeometer interspersed with an 8/9. Now, 7 might not seem high to the inexperienced flaker, but believe me, it takes it's Eckhart toll so bad when there's never any let up. Human Bean's aren't designed to flake for so long. We're built to have a flake, then rest and repair, but I've forgot how to do that. Eventually, chronic 7s turn into the flakeometer not even being able to detect the level of flakeage, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone, sadly, it's my reality. This is what that song is about. I've uploaded it on a dark, waning crescent moon. What a fool I am. 'A wise fools game, it's always the same.' Only Jude the Obscure once tried something along these lines. It's such a dodgy move. it was always gonna be this way though. Bugman saw it written in the Borage tea leaves. I never learn. One day I will, I just hope it won't be too late by then. 'The flakeometer, is out of range.'

The Flakeometer Is Out Of Range demo

Don't look back

March Of The Southrons (feat. Sayles)

Pet Grotesque - Fantasy (H. L. Grail stayhome mix)

First Thought Last

Who I Used To Be

Big thanks to Sayles, Ben and Pet Grotesque for their speaking samples.

Colesmead Path

Mixed by Josh Baxter

Additional Vocals by Daisy Capri and Adam Cartwright

Drums by George Rhys Davies

Photo by Ella Harris

Pet Grotesque - 'Female Synth Player' will be released 13th November.

Pingin' Alone

In the summer of 2020, Louis Theroux travelled deep south to visit Greybags during the height of the musician's isolation. This song documents some of the highs and lows of Theroux's trip.

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