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Better Days

by drumcorps

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1.
why does that door make anxiety? i know what it means a life contained silent screams it's in me now coded deep down necessary tactics do you see it now? head down don't want to see eyes to the ground for me mind vultures take more liar culture rotten to the core
2.
Hell Yeahhhh 02:10
yeahhhh let's go no fate no mistake hell yeahhhh right now
3.
On a Mission 01:08
don't call it noble more like unwise but you're born with a choice & ours is not to reason why program says repeat program says repeat 20 print goto 10 program says repeat the more you break it feels better inside do what you want no one gets out alive on a mission every day if you don't understand gtfo the way minimal benefit maximum cost but without us everyone's lost
4.
they say better days are gone but what does that mean? life in the maze? good riddance divided & ruled overfed & undernourished spirit impoverished good riddance we wake with the sun make what we can use our short time alive fragile respectful strong in our heart abstraction has no meaning here like mushrooms we rise from rotten ideas consumed themselves in vile ways it was considered wise to surrender your life poison your nights & plan for better days now we wake with the sun make what we can use our short time survive visceral respectful strong in our heart abstraction has no meaning we wake with the sun make what we can use our time for love hard to explain easy to feel everything hurts at least we can be real 🍄
5.
Human Nature 02:23
modernize optimize dramatize amplify binary smooth the sea quantify the subtlety brutally human nature says you justify what you wanna do i can’t give you what you lack but everything in nature fights back arbitrage sabotage tactical diversitage the jungle is massive been there for so long what do you think supports those zeroes & ones? human nature says me only equal we are free we can't give you what you lack but everything alive fights back human nature's what we make anyone who says no way is just talking bout themselves we can't keep them warm at night at least we can build things right

about

In this year of things falling apart, Drumcorps goes leaner & meaner, keeping a certain tenderness & melodic sparkle. There's only one way, and so we hear Aaron picking up scream duties for the first time, as well as the rest of the instruments. The transition from the old days of hyper-sampling is complete, and now the mashup forces are focused on deconstructing original work as soon as it's made. Build to destroy, to remake anew.

There's an ocean of harsh noise, electronic textures, sub-bass & jungle breaks, but all elements are concise & to the point, serving the song first. It's all woven carefully into the flow, built into the tunes as integral elements of a whole.

Thematically it's a willingness to engage with the darkest reality, but an outright refusal to yield to cynicism - essentially hardcore punk filtered through a diversity of experience and influence. A soundtrack for our remaining time in late-stage capitalism. For fans of hardcore, metal, d-beat, noise, and electronic soundsystem culture alike, there's common ground, and a way forward. Isn't what it's all about?

4k video here, for the ultra-high resolution glorious glitch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3H9-C8XO78

credits

released March 5, 2021

Everything by Aaron Spectre
Vocals & guitar recorded at Green Studios Amsterdam
Photo & video filmed in real life 2006-2020
Glitched & scanned at home
Mixed & mastered by Aaron Spectre

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