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1.
A DISCRIMINATOR YES THE ELEVATOR FLIES I'LL SAY SEE YOU LATER WHEN THE BUCKET'S FULL OF LIES SAY TO ME THE THING YOU NEED IS EVERYTHING YOU SEE FILLING ALL YOUR BLOODY VIALS IN THE FACTORY SO WHAT WASTING ALL YOUR DAYS AWAY IN SOMEONE ELSE'S HAIR THINK TO TURN AROUND AND SEE BUT NOBODY IS THERE BRIDGES YOU HAVE BURNED BECOME DESPOILER OF YOUR ROOT PENTHOUSE DREAMS A THOUSAND LEAVES OF HOPING FOR THE TRUTH SO WHAT SEE YOUR BACK AGAINST THE WALL OF QUIVERING IN FEAR WATCH THE STARVING SOLDIERS SCRAPING MINDS SO INSINCERE SEETHING FROM THE SO ABSTRACTED EYES OF YOUR TV WRITHING IN EVACUATION LINES AWAIT THE KEY WHAT FOR
2.
CAUTERIZE IT'S IN YOUR EYES I CANT SEE THROUGH YOUR CHEAP DISGUISE YOU'RE ALL ALONE GLOW OF YOUR PHONE I CAN'T HEAR YOU MY EAR DRUM'S BLOWN INVESTIGATE YOU INSTIGATE A SOLDIER TRAP YOU LIE IN WAIT YOU'RE CALLING ME FROM INNER SPACE SAID WHEN I'M GONE YOU'LL TAKE MY PLACE
3.
Resonance 05:00
SUNRISE IT'S OVER MY HEAD SPEAK TRUTH SOMEBODY'S SAID SURFACE FINALLY SEE THE LIGHT COME HOME I'M SWEPT INTO NIGHT MONOLITH APPROACHING OVERHEAD RUMBLING FEEL THE RESONANCE
4.
Sandcrawler 03:28
TEARING UP EVACUATE WITNESS IT TRANSPIRE SEEPING OUT IT'S IN YOUR NOTES THE MESSAGE IS ON FIRE SEE THE HOLE IT'S IN YOUR HEAD SOMETHING IN THE EARTH DIG INSIDE BENEATH THE DUST IN SOIL FIND REBIRTH SEE THE BEAST ON EMPTY STREETS EATING TASTELESS MEAT MAKING HASTE OF ENDLESS WASTE CRAWLING IN THE DEEP PLUNGE A BLADE A LIFE WILL FADE ETERNAL ENDLESS SLEEP ONE IS GONE CANNOT MOVE ON A MILLION STRONG STILL CREEP
5.
Auspex 02:30
WHO CAN SEE A CENTURY A WORLD BEYOND THE PAST A SECRET YOU WOULD SELDOM TELL TO ANYONE WHO ASKED I CAN'T LIVE LIFE DANGEROUSLY I'M STUCK INSIDE MY LAPSE YOU COULD BE A SWORD IN ME OR STRICKEN LIKE AN AXE YOU COULD LIVE LIFE AIMLESSLY OR SHARP A BLADE OF GRASS YOU COULD GO OUT AND BE FREE OR STUCK INSIDE THE PAST
6.
Exit Wound 05:12
THERE'S SOMETHING ON MY RADAR A STRANGER IN THE NIGHT TIME A FOREIGN GAZE IS STABBING SOAKING ALL THE FEAR YOU'VE GOT BALLED UP INSIDE A BLINKING STARE EMPTY PILLS AROUND APLENTY TRY TO CALL ME OVER TRY TO PULL OFF ALL THE BUGS FROM MY CADAVER FRAZZLED HAIR UNTANGLED A CREATURE THEE ARE MANGLED IT'S CRAWLING FROM THE RUBBLE THE FALLOUT FROM DISEASE YOU WROUGHT UPON ALL OF US
7.
Tangerine 04:00
A TANGERINE IS OUT OF SIGHT AN ORANGE GLOWING IN THE DISTANT LIGHTS THE CITY SPRAWLING OUT AND PICTURESQUE THE CITY SPRAWLING OUT AND PICTURESQUE THE DAILY PAPER YOU IGNORE THE URBAN LIFE IS SUCH A LONELY BORE THE CITY PEELING PAGES ENDLESSLY THE CITY PEELING PAGES ENDLESSLY A TANGERINE IS SOMETHING SAD TO SEE AN AWFUL MENACE ON YOUR HOME MARQUEE THE CITY UGLY SPREADING EVERYWHERE THE CITY SPREADING SICKNESS EVERYWHERE
8.
Blackouts 03:32
RUN AND HIDE YOU'RE LOST INSIDE THE RESIDUE OF LIFE BEYOND YOU YOU RUN AROUND FROM THE SCREECHING OF SEWAGE SOUND A HOLLOW CROW CALL WILL ECHO ON AND ON BLACKING OUT HEAR SCANNING SOUNDS UPON THE EDGES OF THE OUTSKIRTS AWAKE ARISE TO SHELTERED EYES THE SLEEPER WAITS TO SEE THE SUN COME SEND A SMILE OVER EMPTY MILES THE PIT INSIDE YOUR STOMACH OPENS THE PRICE OF GRIEF FOR BLOODSTAINED SHEETS TREADING FORWARD IS NO USE
9.
I'M OOZING OUT OF YOUR EYEBALL BABY FILLING UP YOUR LUNG SACKS I'M CRAWLING RIGHT UP YOUR NOSE NOW HONEY SCHEMING UP AN ATTACK THERE'S A HIDEOUS FEELING HIDDEN IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND WHEN THE CYCLE IS COMPLETE YOU'LL BE THE LAST OF YOUR KIND DON'T TRY TO CLOSE YOUR EYES OUT IT'S EVERYTHING YOU POSSIBLY FEAR A TERRIFYING CONTRAPTION SIT AND HELPLESS WATCH AS IT NEARS AND WHEN THERE ARE NO LEFTOVERS FROM THE WAVE IN YOUR BRAIN DON'T BE FOOLED IT'S NOT OVER I'M SEEPING OUT OF THE DRAIN OOZE ATTACKING BRAIN HIJACKING TOPPLE OVER GO HOME
10.
Strange Ohms 02:56
ANOTHER DAY BEHIND YOU DON'T THINK SO YET SLIMING UP YOUR COLLAR GOTTA CATCH YOUR BREATH FINGERS SLIPPING PAST THE MIRROR A HAND UNDER THE DOOR A SILHOUETTE IS WATCHING BUT WHAT FOR ANOTHER WORLD BEHIND YOU DON'T THINK SO YET CREATURE IS CALLING BETTER CATCH YOUR BREATH YOU FEEL A FIGURE STALKING IN THE NIGHT A HAND UPON YOUR SHOULDER IT'S ALRIGHT
11.
HOW HAS HUMANKIND BEEN TORN ASUNDER? SLIPPING PAST THE WAVES OF PASSING TIME THE TIDES HAVE SWEPT AND PULLED EVERYTHING UNDER ALL THAT'S LEFT ABOVE IS OUR REMAINS WHO ARE YOU FIGURE I CAN'T SEE THROUGH? A SIGHTLY SCAN REVEALS YOU'RE NO ONE NOW THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A TIME WHEN I COULD SEE YOU NO EARTHLY USE IN STARING BLANKLY NOW

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INCOMING TRANSMISSION...
SCANNERS HAS FINALLY ARRIVED

11 NEW DOUR DIRGES AND FLIGHTS OF FANCY TO SATIATE A HUNGRY EAR AND A RESTLESS FOOT
EQUAL PARTS MONSTER MOVIE AND REALITY - WHO CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE ANYWAYS?
NOW IN STEREOPHONIC SOUND FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE, BEAMED DIRECTLY INTO THE CRANIUM
SCI-FI NERD ROCK MEETS POP, LADEN WITH CRUSTY GUITARS AND SHARP SYNTHS
EXTRA RHYTMIC, EXTRA PULSATING, EXTRA GROOVY
FUZZ FREAKING AND ECHO ESCALATING INTO INSANITY
PLENTY OF LYRICAL LENTILS TO TASTE
PLENTY OF WORD SOUP TOO
A PROPER SOUNDTRACK TO THE APOCALYPSE THAT INCHES EVERY CLOSER
TURN UP THE STEREO, SIT BACK, AND WATCH THE WORLD BURN

ENJOY -JC

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released October 29, 2021

JC: VOCALS, GUITAR, BASS, DRUMS, SYNTH, KEYS, MELLOTRON, SAMPLES, FIELD RECORDINGS, EFFECTS, RECORDING, MIXING, MASTERING

RECORDED IN SPRING 2021 IN THE KITCHEN
MIXED & MASTERED IN SUMMER 2021 IN THE KITCHEN

THANKS PARKER FOR LETTING ME BORROW YOUR DRUMS AND TELLING ME WHEN MY MIXES SOUND LIKE SHIT

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