Car Trouble, by Vortex Remover

Car Trouble

by Vortex Remover

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1.	Attack of The 01:32	lyrics	buy track
The The The This is the This is the The The The This is the This is the
2.	Cohesion 00:53	lyrics	buy track
A phone call from a phony company Drilled a hole in my face So I made an appt. w/ Dr. Record She said, "Yes, Mr. Manticore I need you to go down to Scott Base And pick up a case I left there by mistake But I can see it thru the hole In your fake face."
3.	Sgt. Relativity's Furniture got Stolen 02:08	lyrics	buy track
Sgt. Relative's relatives were visiting Sgt. Relativity had company Sgt. Relative's relatives were visiting Sgt. Relativity had company They drove into town in a station wagon They flew to his tower on a station dragon When he went to sleep he dreamed about a glass of hair When he went to bed they stole his chair Sgt. E = MC squared was not prepared For the shock of chair that's no longer there Sgt. Relative's relatives were visiting Sgt. Relativity had company Sgt. Relative's relatives were visiting Sgt. Relativity had company They drove into town in a station wagon They flew to his tower on a station dragon When he went to sleep he dreamed about a Vlasic Pear When he went to bed they stole his chair Sgt. E = MC squared was not prepared For the shock of chair that's no longer there
4.	Peripheral Dogs and Crows 02:49	lyrics	buy track
I've been seeing things in my peripheral Like people and a great big dog But then I turn my head and there is nothing there I've been seeing things, I've been seeing things... I've been hearing things. Down by the power lines Crows Crows Crows Crows Crows Crows Crows Are shouting at me: Hey! Down by the power lines Crows Crows Crows Crows Crows Crows Crows Crows Crows Crows Crows Are shouting at me: Ho! Down by the power lines Crows Crows Crows Crows Crows Are shouting at me: Hey! Down by the power lines Crows Crows Crows Crows Crows Are shouting at me Some are asleep and some are awake I figured there'd be about five or ten minutes difference, yeah Have you heard, have you heard this one? It's sha-la-la...
5.	Sending 02:30	lyrics	buy track
Sending you something Sending you things that I think Sending you things that I'm thinking OK I dig them out and listen They glisten You push them back in Pushing me back into my hole Thinking of something Putting it in an envelope Licking the stamp and writing your name OK Opening Open your mental mailbox You push them back out Pushing me back into my space
6.	Ms FF 02:35	lyrics	buy track
Everybody sees you with somebody else's face Everybody sees you with somebody else's face The face you see in the mirror is a backwards face The lips you read in the mirror say your mouth is dumb Miss Fast Forward wants to see herself But she sees only Miss Rewind Miss Fast Forward wants to see herself But she sees only Miss Rewind Everybody everybody everybody everybody everybody everybody Everybody sees you with somebody else's face Mister Play And Professor Pause Doctor Record Miss Fast Forward Everyone you know Seems to take it slow But you're the one who can't keep up Faster forward Faster forward Faster forward, you never catch up Faster forward, you never catch up
7.	So Much for Mr. Obscure 00:27	lyrics	buy track
Try not to fall off the floor This is important Seems to me at this moment in space The floor is the place to be on
8.	Mi Kantas Pri Robotoj 01:54	lyrics	buy track
La roboto ludas la fluton gaje La roboto ludas la fluton gaje La sorĉisto estas malbona La sorĉisto estas malbona La fajro-spirada drako estas malbona La sorĉisto kaj la drako estas malbonaj La kosmoŝipo kraŝas La kosmoŝipo kraŝas Mi estas la kapitano Mi ne havas asekuron La roboto ludas la fluton gaje La roboto ludas la fluton gaje
9.	Broken Golden Hearts 02:16	lyrics	buy track
And when you're crying Your tears are X-ray See through the walls See through the walls See golden statues Flailing their arms They're breaking up Looks like they're breaking up Broken golden hearts Broken golden hearts Broken golden hearts New creations in the shed New-formed friends rise from the fog Yellow grays and yellow darks Yellow grays and yellow darks Yellow grays and yellow darks Silver golden broken hearts
10.	Car Trouble 03:02	lyrics	buy track
Human Hummin' along Engine Smokin' a lot Slammin' Fit of rage Walkin' The rest of the way Whatcha gonna find there Whatcha gonna find Find on the side of the road You never know Whatcha gonna find Side of the road Whatcha gonna find there Whatcha gonna keep Keepers weepers You never know Whatcha gonna find Whatcha gonna keep Now it's a piece of you

about

About this album:

I stepped outside my apartment one morning, and saw my neighbor's car in the parking lot with the front totally smashed in. So I did what anybody would do: I took a picture and put it on the cover of an album.

Rob played some new instruments he invented. He played blenders on "Mi Kantas Pri Robotoj." He had a control panel with four buttons that triggered four blenders with different stuff in them to make percussive sounds.

On the song "Car Trouble" he played the jackaxe, which is an actual axe with a jack in it so he can plug it into an amp. He taps on the axe with his hands to make tappy sounds. It also has a big spring on it that makes a big spring noise.

I played my hafgit and t'acco as usual, but also added bass to most of the tracks, giving this album a much fuller sound.

credits

released December 22, 2018

Album credits:

Peter - hafgit, t'acco, bass, synth, etc.
Rob - drums, stumpf fiddle, blenders, jackaxe, synth, autoharp, etc.

Produced by Rob Groves.
Songs by Peter DeGroot, except "Cohesion" and "So Much for Mr. Obscure" by DeGroot/Groves.

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