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Novo Navigatio

by The Abstractions

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Media & Money our deMOCKracy// So absurd sad surreal/ Schwarzenegger is our governor/ where the fuck should we run for?/ Scwarznegger is our governor/ mega-media-marketing stars get the pay-off once more/ Droned and drugged by TV celebrities/ Californians are pathetic in their warped reality/ great to see the Terminator terminated/ my very real bloodbath fantasy/ media and money, this is our democracy/ why argue? why expect integrity?/ He's got charisma, and so did Hitler/ The people have spoken --M. Sturm
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Christian Bush// Bush is a Christian/ didn't ya know?/ He's got that good christian glow/ With White Christian American/ in the palm of his hand/ at his command/ causing limitless bloodshed/ in other lands/ Bush is a Christian/ didn't ya know?/ His prayers are answered/ with no corporate foes/ Enron and Exxon and he/ share the same priest/ Jesus' simplicity/ isn't part of the current beat/ But they're Christian/ We're all Christian/ We agree on that/ We're Christian/ As long as they're Chrsitian/ I see where this is going.../ Keep the church nearby/ White America abides/ proper moral killing resides/ Cause the Devil is NEVER inside/ Cause the Devil is NEVER inside/ It's over there/ It's over there/ It's over there.--M.Sturm
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Noise? What! 00:39
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Take Yourself Seriously// I take myself seriously/ So others take me seriously/ Seriously/ Take yourself seriously/ This is serious/ Art is serious/ Life is serious/ Success is serious/ Money is serious/ Craft is serious/ Style is serious/ It's serious/ Very Serious/ I'm getting to where I'm going/ I'm getting to where I'm going/ I'm almost there--M.Sturm
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The Routinization of Modern Life// Monday and Wednesday I teach/ Tuesday and Thursday and Saturday I go to the gym/ This is my life, my life/ Tuesday and Thursday and Friday I have band practice/ Sunday and Monday and Thursday football/ This is my life, my life--M.Sturm
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Who killed Desiree Brown// Shifting softly into silence/ slip sliding gracefully into the night/ Exploited by shades of darkness/ she fell-down-down-down/ Who killed Desireee Brown?/ Who put Desiree/ Deep down in the ground/ Who broker her heart?/ Who hurt her mind?/ Who left her all alone to die?/ Who killed Desiree Brown?/ Desiree came undone/ Living fast, dying young/ A life so filled with ecstasy/ That's why it's such a mystery/ Who killed Desiree Brown?/ Stabbed her with a knife/ choked the breath of life/ Send her to an evil place/ 666 carved on her face/ Who killed Desiree Brown?/ Don't come knocking at her door/ No one lives there anymore/ Rumor says She's hell bound and won't be saved/ Who killed Desiree Brown?--P.Everett
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Burn it down 01:25

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Novo Navigatio (New Journey) is the Abstractions' third and final release of innovative and cutting sonic landscapes. This is "Vision music" that consists of a colorful orchestration of vocals, saxophones, guitars, percussion, strings, electronics and more. Also included is the wonderful sinking commentary about the disillusioned atmosphere of the current political climate we live and breathe in today’s world.

credits

released April 25, 2004

Rent Romus - alto, soprano, c-melody saxophones, flute, voice/vocals/zitherod, accordion
Ernesto Diaz-Infante - vocals, acoustic steelstring guitar, 4-track cassette portastudio, field recordings
Bob Marsh - cello, voice, accordion
Phillip Everett - drums, autoharp, percussion, lyrics
Lance Grabmiller - laptop, processing
Dina Emerson - vocals
Sandor Finta - vocals
Marina Lazarra - vocals, electric guitar
Alwyn Quebido - electric guitar
CJ Borosque- noise pedals, prepared guitar
Matt Davignon - turntable, drum machine, cans
Marjorie Sturm - flute, lyrics
Ray Schaeffer - electric bass

Recorded/mixed/mastered by Ray Schaeffer at Nazmir Kelpcut Research Ranch, Richmond California 2003
Field Recordings by Ernesto Diaz-Infante, Sacramento California 2003
Layout/Design/Art Tohru Kanayama

Co-released with Edgetone Records.
rentromus.bandcamp.com/album/novo-navigatio

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In 1997, San Francisco composer/guitarist Ernesto Diaz-Infante began the Pax Recordings record label which is dedicated to the documentation, preservation, and contagion of music from the margins of our culture and psyches. He and filmmaker Marjorie Sturm run Pax Recordings. ... more

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