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#HNR - July '20

This is that song about your ex that doesn't deserve you. They never realized how good you were to them, and now that you're finally over them, they're calling at 2AM ... of course.

Lyrics:

Built a playlist with your name, all the songs you liked to play
Drove you round town when it rained, so you’d never had to wait
I’d compliment you everyday, loved to see you smile
You took it all the wrong way, never treated me the same

I guess, you think you’re some kind of saint 

Don’t go pick up your phone at 2am
Act like you want to know where I am  
Saying you didn’t want this to end
What the fuck is that, I don’t want you back
I gave you everything I could, 
You took it for granted you would
Now you’re telling me we were so good
What the fuck is that, I don’t want you back

I said please don’t talk to him, you went and did it anyway
All those late nights at the gym, I was naïve to 
Believe your heart was in the right place, I looked the other way
Should have known your love was fake, never treated me the same

I guess, you think you’re some kind of saint 

Don’t go pick up your phone at 2am
Act like you want to know where I am  
Saying you didn’t want this to end
What the fuck is that, I don’t want you back
I, gave you everything I could, 
You took it for granted, you would
Now you’re telling me we were so good
What the fuck is that, I don’t want you back

Don’t go pick up your phone at 2am
Act like you want to know where I am  
Saying you didn’t want this to end
What the fuck is that, I don’t want you back
I remember all the things you said, 
I Took ya back, you hurt me again
Now you’re calling at two, 2 am, 
What the fuck is that, I don’t want you back

Don't Want You Back (wtf)

Release Date: 
July 8, 2020

Written - Shawn Dawn + Ty Dawn
Produced - Saint Nick
Mixed & Mastered - Saint Nick

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Artwork by Cory Schmitz - coryschmitz.com

GRRL - Double Up

During the making of this record I was primarily concerned with the anxieties of postmodern existence. Living with constant information connects us but ultimately drives us apart as powerful institutions use information and disinformation to manipulate the public and manufacture consent. As a first generation Chinese immigrant raised in the west, I am interested in the process of sampling from ethnically diverse, "foreign" origins as well as local, familiar sources and seeing how they interplay with each other in startling new ways. Sampling is an old artform, a foundation of electronic music, and we are learning as a new generation how to utilize this tradition under changing ethical standards. Stylistically this record was made with the intention of using a lot of disparate samples from politically-incongruous places: European colonialist films, a white Mormon indie rock band, Japanese kabuki, traditional Chinese hand percussion, Nixon's speeches, vocals from both American and Cantonese pop icons, an experimental record about the Vietnam war, etc., and combine them in ways that are unexpected, non-fetishistic, and nuanced. As post-millennial people, we enjoy greater access to cultural artifacts ("samples") than ever before which can lead to great artistic works if used with respect to context, meaning, and cultural significance. This EP was an attempt to explore that. 
-Ciel (@cl_lit)

Trojan Horse

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ALL SONGS PRODUCED + MIXED BY DJ SWISHA & @DIYR
MASTERED BY DJ SWISHA
ARTWORK BY CHRISTOPHER SKINNER

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