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EP

by rosella

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1.
My Senses Fade 00:46
2.
I Just Want NBOMe That Tastes Like Real NBOMe 03:33
lyrics
All I know Is that I'm lost inside you Waiting for the summer to end So I can be myself again But I don't know What lies before me Falling into the spinning blue It's a scary world I'll show you I'm shouting triple zero to the sky What happened to my insular life Why can't they hear my cry Electricity colliding Shattering skin and bone A January sun Watched the day unfold
3.
My Breath Slows 00:39
4.
I Never Understood Racewalking Until I Didn't Have A Foot On The Ground 02:50
lyrics
Well deserved rest Heart beating through A thin layer of chest Given into My heart rate Faster than a runner My hearts delay Longer than last summer A cold sweat sleep Fools the mind Counting sheep To keep in time
5.
My Thoughts Untangle 00:36
6.
I Missed The Train And I Can Think Of A Million Reasons Why 05:02
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I can't sleep in my Own bed anymore Instead I hold it all in my Hands and watch it go Through, through my head Through, though my head Blow it all away And run after the bubbles Run out of breath I'm looking for trouble, I know
7.
As The Sun Lies Low 00:56

about

The EP is an exploration of the inbetween - the transitional state of a sedated anxiety where one is neither OK, nor able to understand why; neither closing a chapter nor turning a new page.

Placed amongst a collage of field recordings from a month spent in Japan, the EP draws from the country's continual reframing, in a place between its difficult past and uncertain future. Sounds of public transport clash with the peace of nature to consider whether time spent in these places are a break from the difficulty of life, or the breaking point; paralysis in the culmination of struggle.

This period was difficult to navigate - entering Japan marked my departure from Australia, and the gateway to my time in North America. While filled with hope for adventure, it became more and more apparent what I was leaving behind, and what I had taken with me; what struggles I had left, and what emotions I was left to deal with.

In this between state, how we frame and negotiate the things we think we can control becomes important. Yet in the end, time is the only constant and the only thing that drives us forward.

The three tracks were recorded live the day of the last gig, within days of Elliot and I leaving abroad. Released now, well over a year later, the tracks mark a moment in time, one that will likely be revisited again.

- Tom


A statement on the artwork.

The artwork pairs film photographs taken in Japan in July of 2018 with a unique Japanese promotional tool called an ‘obi’ strip. The strip might include the band line-up, the price, information about bonus tracks or promotional quotes. A piece of plastic or paper that is removed upon opening, the practise of using ‘obi’ strips not only reflects Japan’s fondness for packaging, but also their tendency towards physical releases. It is used here to further evoke the Japanese influence on the release - both as a time and place, and in the themes the EP explores.

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released December 24, 2019

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