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Lost Transmissions from the Rave at the End of the Universe

by Slundarq

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Ad Astra 05:23
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2.
Starship Earth 06:11
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3.
Change My Mind 06:11
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4.
Tempest 05:26
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5.
Ghosts On Mars 04:51
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Verse 1: When darkness falls then Slundarq goes in, Creeping through the undergrowth and dipping toes in tundra frozen, broken beats and sundered flows of poison prose, Avoiding those those throes grow formulaic, So far finding fine lines in between the classic and archaic Caning arcane lore with hardcore brekbeats Alechemical morphing makes it modern warfare, More fair, makes feet move, who's having more fun? Success has many parents, fact, but failure is an orphan, Awfully forsaken, force awakens, awkward nascent thoughts of flaikn' floatin' along on the currents careless, But I'm supposed to take the tunnels fearless, Finally funnelled into peaks more peerless from whence we seek and destroy the deceivers, Hah, and we can freak and annoy non believers The king is dead, so mourn the old regent, I leave MC's needing counselling for bereavement, Prior to procuring my crowning achievement. Bridge: All hail the new chief Don't sleep on the chief Chorus: We tried to go to the stars, So close so far, So close so far, Now I'm stuck with the Ghosts On Mars Verse 2: Tribalism leads to wider schisms and divided systems, That's why my religion is just nihilism, Make that hedonism, so forget your vision, Listen there's no higher mission Just accept there isn't, what d'ya reckon? Let's apply the wisdom to the time we're given In the present, and get high off livin' Never hiding waiting for the next life that we're try'na fit in Coz right now there's no higher authority than me; the MC Whose makin' you move your body, yeah you belong to me, So better call me the chief, in control of the beats, With a whole load of peeps who are roaming the streets, Lookin' for a rave to throw shapes and freak 'Til the soles of our feet start to glow from the heat Bold never weak, never slow never sleep, Peep how I roll I got soul when I speak, So rewind, reboot, control-alt-delete, Relapse and repeat, but don't sleep on the chief Bridge: Don't sleep on the chief All hail the new chief Chorus: Let's go to the stars, So close so far, So close so far, Chillin' with the Ghosts On Mars Let's go to the stars, So close so far, I think I might throw some bars Now you know that I roll with the Ghosts On Mars
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Fool Me Twice 05:59
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7.
Planet Of The Goblins 02:16
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8.
Promised Land 07:13
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9.
Lost Transmissions 04:00
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Chorus (vocoder): Broadacasting on all frequencies, can anybody hear me please? Floating through the galaxy, I found a way to be set free, They tried to divide our unity, tell them all to do their worst, I've found a place for you and me, at the end of the universe. Verse 1: I feel like I'm the last one breathing, Sendin' out a signal, is anybody reading? I really need something to believe in, At the end of the universe alone with my demons. I was unfairly trialled for treason, Exiled to a place without rhyme or reason, I was on my way back through time and space, speeding, Broadcasting a warning that nobody's heeding, Until I crash landed, stranded, unmanned by a plan So underhanded I still can't understand it, I fairly sure that it was the man that planned it, Branded as a damned outlandish bandit. Can it be, that I could be the last man in the galaxy? Last known survivor of a cosmic calamity, Guardian of the old ways, champion of humanity, Ready to step up if anybody challenge me. Defender of the old skool, keeper of the faith, Acolyte since Everybody In The Place, Bassline preacher, apostle of the rave, Searchin' the stars for lost souls to save. They're try'na divide us and water shit down, Red sun apocalypse, Watership Down, Silly rabbit, what, you thought you thwarted me now? Thought the mission's aborted coz you brought the ship down? Nah, I'm an old skool analogue bastard, Can't hide the scratches even digitally mastered, I might be word out, knackered, battered and plastered, But don't count me out just yet, I'm not past it. [chorus] Verse 2: Filter through the debris from the blast, Emerge soaked through with booze, sweat and ash, Stay true to the course, we were built to last, And forge new futures from the pieces of the past, Then send it to Out Of Space, to find another race, Who share a taste for the beats and wobble bass, Seemed Bizarre, but we knew we Played With Knives, Now light the fires to reunite the tribes, Witness why we keep alive the faith we preach, Emerge from the underground to make peace, We need to assemble the four great beasts Known as hip-hop, hardcore, jungle and breakbeats, Add essential elements of house and garage, And then the pilot's lit, we can repair the damage, Manage the ravages whether lavish or savage, Now we've established alliances so goddamn it, let's 'ave it! [chorus] Verse 3: Now somebody has to play the Pied Piper, So come follow me, as I get you hyper, Gun fingers high, push up your lighters, Belt it out like Orion and let's light the night up, In a meteor crater skankin' out in the dust, Reach for the lasers, safe as fuck, What planet are you from, and what are you on? On the Dark Side of the Moon we party 'til dawn, But dawn never comes, so we party on, Sending out radio waves to distant suns, I got my jacket on, I'm ridin' on the back of a tachyon, to the back of beyond where a Massive Attack of the poppin' and jackin' is on, And I'm back in the zone like twilight, Am I right? Yeah I'm bagging the throne, And I can hypnotize you with the starlight - now you're back in the room! My mission? Save the galazy with bass and fluid verse. Transimissions from the rave at the end of the universe. Lost transmissions from the rave at the end of the universe.
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Old Skool Honours 04:28
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This is my debut album, and it brings in a lot of my influences, mostly early 90s rave, breaks and uk garage, and there's a clear sci-fi theme running through it.

I wanted to use the idea of space travel to communicate this idea of a journey that starts with optimism and hope, but gets isolated and divided out there in the darkness. It's kind of a metaphor for what's happened to electronic music, where we've been divided into lots of little tribes and scenes, but really it's all rave music in the end - and that's what saves the day! If we were all raving at the end of the universe, we'd put aside our differences and realise that it's more important to come together and rekindle that original spirit of unity.

It was really just meant to be a bit of fun - because I'm a big nerd and grew up on sci-fi movies - but I stand by the idea that we need to break out of our bubbles and come together, and sometimes music can do that. It would be cool if my music helped. So if you listen to the album, get in touch and let me know what you think :)

- Slundarq

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released March 1, 2020

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Slundarq London, UK

Transcending time, space and genre to forge brave new futures.

Futures where big, broken beats and pulsating basslines conspire with distorted guitars at breakneck tempos, to reunite the lost ravers of mankind in a never ending dance without labels or boundaries - on or off the dance floor.



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