Velocipede: Chris Keys (all my band mates are in my phone as their first name and what instrument they play, which always leads to confusion when texting Drummer Aaron, as I’ve known many great ones) started this one with a Stevie Wonder clav riff snowballed into a Parliament gang vocal chant. This one features potentially the only recorded instance of Hungarian dub reggae, though I would gladly be proven wrong about that. Patton and Chef Roe came in very late stage to replace my recitation of Inspecta Deck’s verse from Triumph with their own recipes. (Side note: we could not budge Freddy Fund$ out of retirement to grace our track with a true 3 way posse cut blood bath. Maybe next record?) But since the section was so short and their ideas were so great, on some “these bars ain’t big enough for the both of us” ish, what’s presented is a chop suey mic tug of war that hopefully inspires those two to make a mixtape together.
lyrics
Souls out tonight
on patrol out tonight
all my sisters out tonight
all the trolls slip a secret inside my aura plane
you bleed over things that you
stole out tonight
on patrol out tonight
all my sisters slip a secret inside my aura plane
you bleed over things that you
-spanish-
mi alma esta fuera
de mi cuerpo es ta nocha
mi alma vihilena
todas mis hermanas
pull my leg
stole my love
say my name
let’s talk about us
what the fucks with this one
mumbling like he’s Big Pun
shrouds himself in mystery
so no one can see his reasons
looks like he’s got a secret
should we let him keep it
there’s a microphone right here
let’s leak it to La Migra
he’s so boring officer
just some regular tosser
not even very clever
no redeeming value whatsoever
let’s ban him and stand together
out into the void forever
-hungarian-
egyszer megtartottam egy kisbabat
aki teezoom embert ezeek
neh agoodj
megeerdemedeck
oiyan emberek voldak akiket nem seredem
break off your dick with a bad twist like M. Night
dip that shit in hot wax make it stand upright
matter goes splatter when I’m not your favorite rapper
got a sister? Then get at her, I’m Mr Ass Grabber
perched like Quasimodo as I pen my manifesto
my front lobe crackles and pops, it is my quest so
gettin wigs like twigs going into the fire
these sucka MC’s well they’re gonna call me sire
credits
from Recorded Instruments,
released January 1, 2020
Sean Meyer: Vocals, keyboards, sampler.
supported by 7 fans who also own “Mount Thy Velocipede, Homeboy”
Mind and heart expanding avant-prog that's creatively off the charts but ultra catchy as well. The musicianship is excellent but never overshadows the joy it sounds like everyone had while creating this awesome album. Can't wait for Part 2! Thomas Gelfer
supported by 6 fans who also own “Mount Thy Velocipede, Homeboy”
No one does music quite like Camille and Xavier do. I see their music as being akin to soundtracks for unfilmed movies. In this instance it is a movie about explorers of mountainous terrain, perhaps the terrain of our lives. Merci pour cette musique si intrigante. :-) sumbuk
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The sibling in spirit to Zopp's Dominion, at least from my point of view: It, too, has been on the wishlist far too long and I'm more than glad that I finally bought this. And also a cornucopia of good things prog, past and present!
Strictly musically speaking this is a little harder hitting affair than Dominion, though. Carsten Pieper
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