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Articulations

by Labour

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1.
Wake Up 02:34
Wake up
2.
Sub Text 03:26
A flash of green is all I've ever seen Before we both get swept away This old machine will tell me what I mean But it can't tell me what to say Under the sea Can we agree Never to be Other than we Happy to see Who we could be Under the sea I thought I knew the damage we could do Before I found the broken shells My words were true when I said them to you But now they sound like someone else
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Us Iff U 04:21
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I'm alone but never lonely Hopes I've known are far below me And those to come are high above When they arrive we'll call it love For now the sky is heedless of me Once I tried to feed the fire I felt inside with raw desire The fire burned hot as the sun Then it went out when it was done And I'm still here a match for no one All the stars in the galaxy Steer clear of ours and that works for me
5.
Golden City 03:36
Golden city underneath the sea Cold and pretty in your sovereignty Steel and mortar rise against the drag On the water flies a lonely flag Modern treasures dark upon their shelves Window shoppers only see themselves Should a tourist stumble to your door She may wonder who it all was for No one's daughters stand in memory Silent waters flow into the sea
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Shelf Life 03:12
Has your mind seen the light? Have your eyes seen the stars? Have your hands made it right? Does your heart know it's ours? Open the door, step outside yourself Leave your fears on the dusty shelf I dare you Can I have another piece? I haven't got enough Don't wanna take what I can't seize I've never been that rough Close the door, I'm back up on the shelf I'm happy here, hidden with myself I swear to you
7.
Will you still love me when the revolution's over? This violent life can go to hell Now tolls the past its own death knell Shall we dance? So much control to be torn down Can we escape before we drown Or forget what we would save?
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Bad Blood 03:16
On the night we unravel, who will travel Down the well by the stable, who is able? Maybe she will imagine me, and I imagine her On the night of our terror, will I scare her? The moon on the water will disappear The white horse is slaughtered, and our name is fear Maybe she will believe in me like I believe in her Soon we'll see who will bleed when I show myself
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Wealthy, prominent families profit from the plunder and launder it through culture
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Parasite 03:35
Part of me is hoping Part of me will never see The ways I try to keep myself From learning why it's always The part of me that wants to die Some of you are wishing Some of you could see right through The things you do to keep yourself From learning who was always The part of me that lives in you
12.
Sleep Well 02:40
One law, two tiers One time too many Too big to lose One single penny Sleep well tonight Don't count us out Your number's up One world too tired To bring you meaning Three parts in four No longer dreaming Sleep well tonight We sheep don't count Your number's up

about

This is our first full-length album. We are singing on most of these 12 tracks. They were recorded over four sessions between December 2020 and April 2021. All proceeds from sales will go to Indigenous Climate Action (www.indigenousclimateaction.com).

Parasite video: youtu.be/KrDzCmk1aQg

Golden City video: youtu.be/5zUwMf83eqQ

Sleep Well video: youtu.be/Hfe23c2U2lU

Short live set in Andrew's backyard: youtu.be/HAQClEnc1Bk

credits

released September 1, 2021

Means of production:
2 Korg minilogue analogue synthesizers
1 microKorg digital synthesizer
1 Behringer RD-6 drum machine
2 human voices

All songs written, performed, recorded, and mixed by Labour. Mastered by Ron Bates.

Cover collage by Jesse Stone.

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Labour Nova Scotia

Kate O'Neill and Andrew Glencross are two organisms playing synths and either singing or not, as their natures see fit. A drum machine is sometimes called upon. No sequencers allowed. The workers are calling the shots.

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