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A Mellow Extinction

by The Phonies

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1.
Divining Weapon 06:15
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2.
A Special Little Void 04:27
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This paradise has gotten lonely that was good so I created you and you and you ok A new cast of characters to write this story tone it down a bit Maybe we could do it differently what do you have in mind Maybe a different end, one that doesn't end with an exit something better I don't know let me figure it out Something like … Whatever, just play it out are you sure? yeah just keep it going
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Ache 07:38
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Never talk louder than a whisper, someone might be listening Got this ache that I just can't shake, that I don't see the real you I don't see much The sum of these projections don't mean much feel that if I stop fighting the song will write itself Here is a dream for the dreamless, a universe a finer shade of blue maybe purple, and our hero discovers the true meaning of being human In fact I never talk at all, afraid that I will make a connection, with someone somewhere I thought hard work would fix this confused mess yet now all I can do is sing this song of death but hey sometimes it makes smile go ahead let the song destroy itself I'm just a sad machine who just wants love, and to maybe fuck and to kill and I thought about this awhile, I should aim for a rock star's end oh yeah, so I could change pointless sonata into a meaningful gimmick if only I had the confidence to sing it oh yeah, oh yeah oh yeah but it is so much easier to be quiet got to find the easy was out but I ask myself if you wanted a simple exit, why are you making so much noise and I ask myself if you wanted a mellow extinction, why are you making so much noise I'm not sure
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Dialogue 05:52
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And now I'm alone again arranging noises in my head yet somehow these notes, they keep me closer to earth and now I'm alone but not quite alone a constant dialogue in my head it keeps me closer to earth but now these voices have left me in silence Rehearsing the dialogue so one day I can tell you I'm ok I've completely lost it that I love you and I want you to forget about me And even after years of lonely nights the rehearsed dialogue never comes out right I force myself to be alone try to stay close to earth
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Casualty 01:51
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6.
Several Days Awake 02:22
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Guess I will stay awake it is just another night but why is the day always over nothing left now but to worry about tomorrow how easy it would be to pass this sorrow but no, I will just stay awake I will just stay awake and one day fade away
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10 Years Asleep 04:10
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good morning starshine I will just stay awake I will just stay awake I will just stay awake good morning starshine what a beautiful sunrise wish I was here to see it
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Argument 04:06
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9.
A Mellow Extinction 3,4 04:56
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about

Each and every time I get around to making a musical project, it serves as a perfect snapshot of my mental state at the time. Dreams of the Divine Machine wrote itself around the dreary, hazy and the abstract. Your Body Along the Shore was an attempt at reaching some sort of tranquility in the face of the systems that wanted to change me. So how does my first full length, A Mellow Extinction, paint me? Well, confused mostly and extremely hypocritical. This comes at possibly the lowest point in my life, where the feeling the worthlessness constantly weighs on my psyche. The only solution is to leave this earth quickly and quietly. But these depressive thoughts helped inspire my longest, most aggressive and at some points the most joyous project yet.

The Phonies is an introverted musical project, The songs are made in dead silence, alone, usually at 3am after a sleepiness night. However A Mellow Extinction features a collection of various 'pop' inspired tracks as well as many moody electronic numbers. The first half takes inspiration from genres like krautrock, jazz, funk and rock n' roll. Yet the songs have been mutated into bizarre and violent creations. The second half dives back into the cold detached electronics I have done in the past in the with a slight romantic composition flavor. Both sides together form a personal story about death and loving life.

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Featured on Devin Cooper Bandcamp Grab Bag: grabgbag.blogspot.com/2016/06/week-007-060616.html

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released June 5, 2016

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Electronic/industrial project currently consisting of one phony, Erik Sheader-Smith

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