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SILICON VAPOR

by NETHERLANDS

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Brendan Buss
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Brendan Buss This band is a kick-to-the-teeth reminder of what music is. Favorite track: DEATHLING.
confusedbyjazz
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confusedbyjazz One of the very few albums that has caused a paradigm shift in the way I hear heavy music. I can't describe Netherlands' material with any sort of honest accuracy, so just listen to it and judge for yourself.

Silicon Vapor pretty much covers EVERY genre of music I listen to and adore. Good, very very good stuff played and fronted by a musical madman. Whew. Favorite track: DEATHLING.
John Hartwick
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John Hartwick Thanks to Candiria for the recommendation. Can't live without this in my rotation. Favorite track: DEATHLING.
Rafał Krela
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Rafał Krela Cause it is a mindblowing record. Favorite track: TABITHA.
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1.
VAPORS 01:37
2.
TABITHA 02:33 video
TABITHA no more babies no more takes the hook, the line, the bait no hydraulic no more lights the fire, the stone, the lake manatee, albatross other phobic metastasize ya look, no vote, ya fate, disappearance. no more legos no more kites no cash, no flash, no flight manatee, albatross caribou, camouflage Tabitha, menopause, homonym, avarice faceless owner endless slave no out, no wrong, no right, take another bullet. no more sunrise no more night no up, no down, no time manatee, albatross caribou, camouflage Tabitha, menopause, homonym, avarice baaaaaaaaaaiiiiit!!!! the hook, the line, the bait manatee, albatross no new babies no more takes the hook, the line, the bait no hydraulic no more lights the fire, the stone, the lake caribou, camouflage faceless owner endless slave no out, no wrong, no right, take another bullet. no more sunrise no more night no up, no down, no time manatee, albatross caribou, camouflage tiger bone, monotone tourniquet, monolith Tabitha, menopause, homonym, avarice, Johnny D, Paradis baaaaaaaaaaiiiiit!!!! peel away slick veneer hides the fearful heart of pride antiquated soldiers mask the shy bewilderment dark night of the soul all form as emptiness revealed infiltrate the mystery of eternal breath!!
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DEATHLING 04:41
DEATHLING chase the dragon fall awake shadow your mysterious face bleed the forest and seal the egg born again imperial fire               blacker magic sublimate yellow acrimonious hand flee the fortress and congregate children of the video clan specter of the deathling d-volution carbon date echo ancient mind, sky scrape! missionary boilerplate xenophobic fantastic! mercenary fantasies zealot demagogueries hunter gathr'er fight or flight! requiem electronic! specter of the deathling acension of the mother hero, martyr, victim, killer hero, father, witness, pillar sunrise, wanton prayers, caravan.
4.
ROBOT FAIL 05:14
ROBOT FAIL ein, zwie you're the devil, man! I see, I believe. their shits' gonna hit your fan, unreal, unconcealed bum rush when the robot fails cancer, make believe make hay or they'l reprimand craven bonhomie teacher cheat + doctor jail lawyer lie + banker bail, the animals have gone away. (+daddy'l whip you into shape countdown to omegadeath I read, I believe myope in the myth of self unskilled, unfulfilled dumbstruck when the robot fails, candor, empathy my war, now you're one of them rancor, enmity alligator lie only see the eye                     If you have to ask then you don't have the cash lying in the grass ..only see the eyes
5.
SIXTEEN 05:00 video
SIXTEEN god technology heart neanderthal the failures of the mind there's pride before the fall the gangster demagogue and coven courtier the giddy schadenfreud It ex-communicates war narcotic icy mammoth god tectonic divining horses in empty shadows an endless staircase an angry ocean divining horses in empty mirrors.
6.
BLACK FRACTAL BOW OUT THE RACE AND THROW IN WITH THE NOMADS AND GIVE IT UP TO THE SUN, RA! GROW YOUR HAIR, START AGAIN! CUZ AT FIRST LIGHT WE SET OUT FOR THE GULAG AND GIVE IT UP TO THE SKY-Y-Y!! CUT YOUR LOSS, STAY YOUR HAND! TIME FOR THE CHILD TO DIE TIME FOR THE MAN TO CRY NOBODY MADE YOU WAIT TOO LATE TO CHANGE YOUR MIND WON’T HELP YOU FIND THE ROAD WONT HELP YOU BEAR THE LOAD ONLY THE NUMBEST AMONG US WILL FARE WELL YOU’RE NOT THE HEIR TO THE THRONE, I AM! NO YOU’RE NOT, FOLLOW ME! BRING ONLY WHAT YOU CAN PACK ON A CAMEL GIVE UP THE MOUSE FOR THE GUN, KNIFE! SKIN THE CAT, BOTTOM FEED! TIME FOR THE CHILD TO DIE TIME FOR THE MAN TO CRY NOBODY MADE YOU WAIT TOO LATE TO CHANGE YOUR MIND WON’T HELP YOU FIND THE ROAD WONT HELP YOU BEAR THE LOAD (TIME FOR THE MAN TO CRY!) WHITE SHADOW FLY ACROSS THE SKY!! BLACK STALLION WHEEL OF DESIRE!! EMPIRE ON THE FINAL RIDE!! GRASS FRACTAL LET EM WONDER WHY!! WHITE SHADOW FLY ACROSS THE SKY!! BLACK FRACTAL LET EM WONDER WHY!!
7.
ABOUT A WHALE THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE, AND ITS A SHAME ABOUT THE WHALE. CONSECRATE IMPERFECT JEWELS AND LEAVE YOUR NAME FOR DEAD.  THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE,  AND YOU KNOW WE'RE BOUND TO FAIL. INTONATE THE SACRED TOME AND PRAY FOR THE GLACIER. TAKE A MINUTE TO AIM, A LIFETIME OF SHAME, A WHIFF OF YOUR FEET, A PISS IN THE STREET!
8.
ACETAMINOPHEN aspirin alcohol THC LSD MDA DMT Aderrol melodrama heroin then hit the gym saccharine adrenaline underwear sugar bears red alerts pedicures masturbate litigate vacillate procreate apathy entropy      secrecy misery hit em with a phantom payload hidden with the lights on, way high. Acetaminophen and cable hidden with the lights on, plain sight. FBI NBA BBC DDT NSA CIA LOL REM video cruise control infatuate dominate sugar free energy surgery synergy moisturize criticize obfuscate justify fantasize memory repetition novelty hit em with a phantom payload hidden with the lights on, way high. Acetaminophen and cable hidden with the lights on, plain sight. hit em with a phantom payload hidden with the lights on, way high.
9.
TEENAGE BLOOD RUNT dude, dude....I, like, can't feel my face can't get rid of it, can't deal with it won't live without it, can't live with it total non-existence, total deprivation all-pervasive subtle wretchedness big uncertainty, bigger loneliness no understanding, no companionship no easy answers, no free pass freezing outsider, cozy insider from the nothingness comes the knowledge big selfishness, big enlightenment feel the cool boredom, do the nothingness feel the cool boredom, do the emptiness so don't pat yourself on the back just yet or beat yourself up with regret you look good, but your shit stinks and you're not bad, but you're not great either there is no benevolent forest god that's either cruel or fair, that's callous or cares you're not alone but you're on your own is it a cruel joke? a cosmic hoax? a ten dimensional ecstasy, it just depends on how you see it a tree's advice is that is has none are you a teenage or a setting sun? (blood of the runt!!!)
10.
SILICON VAPOR THEY WON'T CORRECT IT WHEN IT FAILS, AND THEY CAN GET YOU FROM THE SKY. CUZ THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR FACE, YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT, KEEP RUNNING! SO KEEP RUNNING. MACHINE INDIFFERENT TO YOUR SCHEME, YOU SEEK PROTECTION FROM THE MOB. WE GOTTA MYSTIFY THE MEME SO WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THE FALL, WE WANNA! WE'RE GONNA! ASTRONAUT, PIECE OF PIE! PRESIDENT, YOU AND I! SILICON VAPOR, MIND ERASER! SILICON VAPOR, BUT I'M LEE MAJORS! SILICON VAPOR, MIND ERASER! SILICON VAPOR, BUT I'M LEE MAJORS! THEY WON'T CORRECT IT WHEN IT FAILS, AND THEY CAN GET YOU FROM THE SKY. CUZ THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR FACE, YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT, KEEP RUNNING! SO KEEP RUNNING. MACHINE INDIFFERENT TO YOUR SCHEME, YOU SEEK PROTECTION FROM THE MOB. WE GOTTA MYSTIFY THE MEME SO WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THE FALL, WE WANNA! WE'RE GONNA! ASTRONAUT, PIECE OF PIE! PRESIDENT, BE ALRIGHT! ANOTHER DAY, EAT AND PLAY, YOU AND I! NEVER GONNA DIE!! SILICON VAPOR, MIND ERASER! SILICON VAPOR, BUT I'M LEE MAJORS! SILICON VAPOR, MIND ERASER! SILICON VAPOR, BUT I'M LEE MAJORS!! (REPEAT) SILICON!! SILICON VAPOR, MIND ERASER, BUT I'M LEE MAJORS!

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released October 29, 2013

RECORDED BY JOHN DAVIS AT THE BUNKER STUDIOS 1/8, 9 AND 11/ 2013. ASSISTED BY JACOB BERGSON.

VOCALS RECORDED BY TYLER WOOD AT PHANTOM SHOWER STUDIOS, 1/15 AND 16/ 2013. ASSISTED BY HATIM BELYAMANI.

MIXED BY BRYCE GOGGIN AT TROUT RECORDING, 2/6-23/ 2013. ASSISTED BY ADAM SACHS.

MASTERED BY RON A. SHAFFER AT ATLANTIC WEST STUDIOS 3/21 AND 22/ 2013.

PRODUCED BY TIMO ELLIS.

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NETHERLANDS Brooklyn, New York

formed by Timo Ellis in 2010, NETHERLANDS magic lies in the contrasts it sets up: falsetto vocals, odd time signatures, and haunting hooks transform their monstrous power into weirdly delicious and dynamic songs. The overall effect is not unlike that of Swans and Dio playing simultaneously, atop an actual mountain of MDMA. ... more

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