An improvisation that I tidied up a bit. I've used the first half in a song I'm working on at the moment, but thought it all sounded nice just as a mini solo piano piece.

Gizmo

Oh nø! It's the røbots! You'll never guess what they're døing! 

Been a while since I finished a beep boop track so here have a new one.


Artwork adapted from a photo by Rostislav Lisovy - "Schéma zapojení -- pravá strana / Circuit diagram -- right side" can be found here https://www.flickr.com/photos/29506388@N06/5419099513

The Røbots are Riøting

The Røbots Are Riøting

On a recent What a Show stream, Charlotte was searching up niche and eclectic youtube videos using "IMG_xxxx" as a search term. Chat gave her 1005 to use as the numbers, and one of the results was a video of a lady playing at a guitar show. The first couple of chords played were really nice, and Charlotte said that someone should sample them. So I did!

Sample source - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI1YXgpbEiE

What a Show - https://www.twitch.tv/whatashow

 "Seamless Grungy Polkadot Pattern" by webtreats is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

This had raps at one point but they were bad probably? Better as an instrumental. the mood is all there anyway I think.

points to those who can find the Halo 3 sample!

Artwork adapted from a photo by Judy Baxter – "Sun and Clouds Over Lake George in the Adirondacks" can be found at https://www.flickr.com/photos/83955435@N00/180738482 – CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Workshy

I've backed myself into a corner by giving all these tracks little pithy summaries, oops :/

Lyrics: 

[CH]
In the automotive
In the agriculture
And the infrastructure
Of the atom bomb
In the valley 
Did I see you choking,
Is it over?

Is this really needed?
Is this our defeat?
See this phoenix rising
Like an atom bomb
Meet me in the alley
I will see you beaten and bleeding, believe me 

[V1] 
In the passages of my mind's eye
Seeking out the messages of the wise, I
Feel the heartache of the just
And make demands only when I must

[V2]
Escaped with just a shred of dignity
And my iron will
Your muskets make such injury
Won't you let the waters be still?

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This started life as an attempt to make a hair metal song, that turned into making an instrumental electronic EP, that then became this. I'm pretty damn proud of it, as this EP was the first proper project I've worked on solo - Carnaby Bennett was with Paul West, and most of my WC stuff is much less polished. 

Recorded using Garage Band and a USB Condenser mic over nine months from August 2019 to May 2020.

Many thanks to Paul Gifford, Steve Dunn, Amanda Dalton, Paul West, and Matt Spicer for feedback and advice.

Atom Bomb

Weird party, man. Who invited all these Nazis?

Lyrics:
 
[V1]
Walking in with the blinders on
Take two steps to my favourite song
No telling who’s a stranger, 
It’s dangerous,
To make assumptions in this place 
And even if it wasn’t I’m a
Cautious man at the best of times
I do best in less mysterious climes
Now how can I guess your ways,
When I can’t even see your face?

[CH] 
Cast in the cabaret 
Caught up in a masquerade  
Living in this fiction
Wishing I could put some distance
Between me
And my inhibitions
 
In the face
Of what I’ve tasted I may
Be spoilt for choice 
A new favourite
Dish of the day 

Caught up in a masquerade
(This fiction is not worth living)
In the face
Of what I’ve tasted
I’ve got this crazy craving, 
For some kind of,
Some kind of masquerade

[V2]
I swear this party started days ago
Can’t leave yet but I’ll let you know
Pour another round and I’ll drive you home 
You don’t know my name, 
So behave,
Save your hot takes for later 
I’m no saviour
Your trust is such surprise 
You can’t even see my eyes...

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This started life as an attempt to make a hair metal song, that turned into making an instrumental electonic ep, that then became this. I'm pretty damn proud of it, as this EP was the first proper project I've worked on solo - Carnaby Bennett was with Paul West, and most of my WC stuff is much less polished. 

Recorded using Garage Band and a USB Condenser mic over nine months from August 2019 to May 2020.

Many thanks to Paul Gifford, Steve Dunn, Amanda Dalton, Paul West, and Matt Spicer for feedback and advice.

Masquerade

The very act of possessing a billion dollars is a mark of evil.

Lyrics:
[The Poet]

Fetch a guillotine 
Slick it with a scarlet sheen
Steel slippin' in between
Vertebrae eagerly 

Lever like a slot machine
Winnings spillin' evenly
Redressing inequality
Paying back the thievery
 
Fetch a guillotine
Break apart the limousine 
Feel the rush like nicotine 
Eat the flesh of the obscene

Bring the fuckers out.

Fetch a guillotine
Drop the knife collectively
Feed the rich brutality
Unlock some possibilities
 
The crowd sounds pretty keen
The blade looks too clean 
Let’s get it glistening
Inflict a little injury

Fetch a guillotine
Raise a cry of victory
Make a mark on history
Even out humanity

Bring those fuckers out 

[The Rabble-Rouser]

These guilty few have committed untold crimes against earth and its people
So march into their palaces,
Discard their excesses,
Set the facades a flame,
Drag them from their god-damn beds
Bring those fuckers out 

[The Professor]
 
And if this seems a tad emotional, may I present some figures?
- The world’s richest 1% have more than twice as much wealth as 6.9 billion people put together
- The 22 richest men in the world have more wealth than all the women in Africa.
- Every day 10,000 people die because they lack access to affordable healthcare.
 So, as you can see, it just make sense to bring those fuckers… out 

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This started life as an attempt to make a hair metal song, that turned into making an instrumental electronic EP, that then became this. I'm pretty damn proud of it, as this EP was the first proper project I've worked on solo - Carnaby Bennett was with Paul West, and most of my WC stuff is much less polished. 

Recorded using Garage Band and a USB Condenser mic over nine months from August 2019 to May 2020.

Many thanks to Paul Gifford, Steve Dunn, Amanda Dalton, Paul West, and Matt Spicer for feedback and advice.

Guillotine (Bring Those ****ers)

Sometimes you know it's not meant to be right from the start.

Lyrics:

[V]
I can't do this
It makes me nervous
The lies and ruin
What are we doing?

The final curtain's the
Only certainty
In all this hubris
And I can't do this...

[CH]
I, I, I, 
I will break your heart
I, I,
I will break your heart  
I, I,
Knew this from the start
I, I,
I will break your heart.

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This started life as an attempt to make a hair metal song, that turned into making an instrumental electronic EP, that then became this. I'm pretty damn proud of it, as this EP was the first proper project I've worked on solo - Carnaby Bennett was with Paul West, and most of my WC stuff is much less polished. 

Recorded using Garage Band and a USB Condenser mic over nine months from August 2019 to May 2020.

Many thanks to Paul Gifford, Steve Dunn, Amanda Dalton, Paul West, and Matt Spicer for feedback and advice.

Break Your Heart

1 − 1 + 1 − 1 + 1 − 1 + 1 − 1 + ... = 1/2

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This started life as an attempt to make a hair metal song, that turned into making an instrumental electronic EP, that then became this. I'm pretty damn proud of it, as this EP was the first proper project I've worked on solo - Carnaby Bennett was with Paul West, and most of my WC stuff is much less polished. 

Recorded using Garage Band and a USB Condenser mic over nine months from August 2019 to May 2020.

Many thanks to Paul Gifford, Steve Dunn, Amanda Dalton, Paul West, and Matt Spicer for feedback and advice.

Grandi's Half (intro)

Warles Chesley is Sam D Grover making loops and beeps and leeps and boops.

I also do Carnaby Bennett - carnabybennett.bandcamp.com