Skip The Budgie

Um, just an improv wigout... chilled out trippy drums and funky autowah guitars. A bit of throat singing and other little samples to keep it interesting.

One of my favourites, this is feel-good stoner drum and bass. All written in Sonar with a minimum of complications, basic midi sounds out of my MU50 and keyboard and a couple of cool VST's. What more do you need?

1. The branch of theology that is concerned with the end of the world or of humankind.
2. A belief or a doctrine concerning the ultimate or final things, such as death, the destiny of humanity, the Second Coming, or the Last Judgment.

Which is why it's a happy tune... (jungle warfare samples, live guitar & keys)

Some ramblings, samples and a nice electric piano sound. Stops a bit abruptly, but there you go. This was all recorded in Sonar and Fruity Loops.

I wrote this song right at the end of Snow Crash's existence as a band, so had to record everything myself. It's nuts crazy funk and tells a story about megalomania, magic and the close correlation between these and madness. Note the use of Native Instruments Hammond B4 plugin, Fruity Loops for the drums, and a cheap flanger...

LYRICS

Did you ever hear the one about the one-eyed man,
how he opened up a grimoire in another land?
Coz when you’re seeing in mono you’re seeing red
and if anyone can the one-eyed man can

When the magic got out he knew the book was bad,
Saw too many others had the same thing that he had.
Tried to build an army but it drove him mad,
got into his brain like a thousand-eye freight train

Formed his plan in Astrakhan,
If you ever need a pickup then the one-eyed man
can

I ain’t making excuses for the following war,
no-one really knew what they were fighting for.
He knew everyone’s secrets but he wanted more,
like all the little cities on the Caspian sea shore

As soon as the East was one-eye land,
he moved into Europe in a big old transit van
The Americans failed to put up a fight
and the rights of the righteous fell by the wayside

CHORUS

And if the universe seems smaller than it did before
now you see in stereo and more...
You were never satisfied, got more powerful and I
can’t escape your omnipotent stare

CHORUS

So we covered our heads in hats of lead
and cowered in the back of a nuclear shed in Cannes
But the pressure was high and people died
and the man with the plan in astrakhan went mad

Now you’ll see him in the square with the scientist hair
selling ices to the masses with a maniacal stare
You should never try to talk coz he cannot lie
and he’ll show you the method of your demise

(if anyone can you know the one-eyed ice cream man can)

Drives his van, in Astrakhan
If you ever need a pickup then the one-eyed ice cream man can

Old, old song from the Snow Crash days...

LYRICS:

And if you wind up standing alone
The world can seem so small
And if you're needing a friendly smile
Don't come to me.

(CHORUS)
I could never understand
why you always had to try me, why me?
It's only a little way behind
but it's always how you find me
and I can't get away from you

So if you find that I'm not helping,
sometimes you should leave
I am locked inside
a tiny world of my own

CHORUS

(the missing middle 8)
When you look at me with your brown eyes I wanna cut you up
to see what you have got that makes you so one-sided
this is not a dream, it's how I feel and it is so fsked up
the world is closing in, and I can't escape it now

So when you wake up and realise
that we could never last
don't look back, just keep on walking
and try to forget