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| Original Version | Double CD Version | Rerelease Version | |||||
| 1. Mechanic hippie | 6:21 | 1. Mechanic hippie | 6:21 | 1. Mechanic hippie | 6:21 | ||
| 2. Aquarium of children - ajatusten merenpinta | 4:39 | 2. Aquarium of children - ajatusten merenpinta | 4:39 | 2. Aquarium of children - ajatusten merenpinta | 4:39 | ||
| 3. The black vagabond and the swan of two heads | 5:17 | 3. The black vagabond and the swan of two heads | 5:17 | 3. The black vagabond and the swan of two heads | 5:17 | ||
| 4. Sålipsism | 5:11 | 4. Sålipsism | 5:11 | 4. Sålipsism | 5:11 | ||
| 5. Baby blue doll - merry gO mind | 4:26 | 5. Baby blue doll - merry gO mind | 4:26 | 5. Baby blue doll - merry gO mind | 4:26 | ||
| 6. Äcid sex and marble teeth (You-phoria) | 4:52 | 6. Äcid sex and marble teeth (You-phoria) | 4:52 | 6. Äcid sex and marble teeth (You-phoria) | 4:52 | ||
| 7. I wish I was pregnant | 5:30 | 7. I wish I was pregnant | 5:30 | 7. I wish I was pregnant | 5:30 | ||
| 8. Stained | 4:36 | 8. Stained | 4:36 | 8. Stained | 4:36 | ||
| 9. The Black Vagabond And The Swan Of Two Heads (Psychodrom Mix) | 5:14 | ||||||
| --- Bonus Disk --- | |||||||
| 1. Injected with silence | 6:29 | ||||||
| 2. Cacophonous ballet | 4:16 | ||||||
| 3. Higher levels of microbotic fields | 5:00 | ||||||
| 4. Playground | 1:41 | ||||||
| 5. Mental traffic | 3:06 | ||||||
| 6. MOlecules | 6:38 | ||||||
| 7. Spasms | 3:55 | ||||||
| 8. Chess | 1:36 | ||||||
| total time | 40:52 | total time | 73:33 | total time | 46:06 | ||
Mechanic hippie
what are these penetrating colors
of this soundscaping noisefloor ?
is this the old empty future
or the black electric nature ?
colors circulate inside of 0
ambient mind, the overdose (...and I was
injected with silence)
are we all elastic worms
in this red tekknostorm ?
are there any energetic atoms
in this paradoxical zone?
can the relapse of spasms
be the rhythm of this dance?
is this the neo-cultural spacetrip
or the perpetual trancegrip?
is the echo a shadow of presence
or a soundtrack for nOnexistance
are the voices orchestral nightmares
or synonyms to black and white faces ?
colors circulate inside of 0
ambient mind, the overdose (...and along
came the spasms)
are we all elastic worms
in this Tekknostorm ?
aquarium of children - ajatusten merenpinta
like stones in silence I stand
as I draw circles in the sand
naked under blue grass
drowned I watch children dance
>>in a mind of an echo<<
(I know that I am I, if and only if I
believe that I am I)
I float to the distance to eat the horizon
I cut the sunbeams the day before tomorrow
tranceform the time to a silent history
run under water in eternal serenity
...is it easy to run under water?
...is it easy to paint without colors?
I float to the distance to eat the horizon
I cut the sunbeams the day before tomorrow
tranceform the time to a silent history
run under water in eternal serenity
(if I would've been the other I
and if I would've wanted to be the other I
then I could've been I)
It's easy to run under water
It's easy to paint without colors
>>as an echo in the mind<<
The black vagabond and the swan of two heads
still the fields are in motion not as
pictures but as time hunting the
white plague in the absence of my body
I watch myself drown in the blue aura
of mine and I see the swans leave
the pond but still the words circle
around my head like flies
the gnashing marble teeth were
disturbing my slumber and there I
was in the middle of a game called
chess but my vagabond initiated the process
yet the fields are in motion not as
time but as clouds falling as silver
rain and washing away the heavy blood
the gnashing marble teeth were
disturbing my slumber and there I
vas in the middle of a game called
chess but my vagabond initiated the process
sålipsism - extraction from O'Mindiary
when I was younger (a naive
christian with thoughts like melting
sugar) my fingers were attacked by
nails and I could hear the voice of
J.C. screaming under my skin,
trapped like a slave in my flesh. This
was in those days when water flew in
my veins, the rain kept on pouring
inside my head and I denied & killed
him (not with scissors nor knives, but
with the inner muscles of my
torso). The rumor says that the
bastard was raped by the cross, but
maybe he was a hermaphrodite who
raped himself.
... det vitala med perpetuella varandet
är att vara transparent existerande...
I understood that this mental traffic
was a new symbol burned in my
mind, like planets in orbit around me
I was standing in the centre with the
sun in my pocket thinking : existence
is an illusion, mankind will face the
mushroom cloud, but I am I, the ultimate gOd.
baby blue doll - merry gO mind
I (even if I should be in plural) am the singular dimension
the repeated phrase of a lost section
where the circle (the actual box of colors) is completed
the mindjourney, the merry gO mind
draw the lined in water - divide the innerworld
inside the outside of the merry gO mindstop
I (...and not the others of I) painted the words
to a context, a mind absurd
to curse the falling star
with the baby blue doll under my arm
draw the lines in water - divide the innerworld
inside the outside of the merry gO mindstop
we (the division of I) paint with eyes the parade of the air
from a transparent perspective: we are the spheres
feel the warm magma inside
in veins the stream of honey
colors ascend to the mind
I greet the blue harmony
...only then
I (...and not the singular I) will believe in
the empty shadows, but...
äcid sex and marble teeth (You-phoria)
...and still I dream about the colors
or was it smoke that surrounded my thoughts
when i was sitting in my garden
that black Monday (momentaaninen
pimeys, melankolian iäisyys)
brought flowers and silence, but that
sunshine is in another aspect nothing
but a verbal virus when I welcome the clouds...
sub specie aeterni I still am the mechanic hippie
and the outside is reflected inside me... well
am I the shadow of myself, coz I really
don't believe in the empty shadows (but
when I believe then and only then I
believe that I am not I) but it's nice
and relaxing to stand naked by the
window watching heaven's children falling
as rain (samalla kun piirtelen viivoja
veteen ajatusten merenpinta laskee
alle normaalitason)
... but after all take what is needed, so
children forget heaven...
I wish I was pregnant
what if the case was...
the candle is burning once again
like the faces of black and white children
...the girl in every man...
a long abortion is what life is
long as a shadow filled with emptiness
like the shadow of a shadow
life is fading away like a dying flower
if I could
I would rape myself
if I was pregnant
I'd give birth to myself and my own death
...the man in every girl...
innocent (innOceant) and young
swallowing myself and the inner sun (son)
like the shadow of a shadow
life is fading away like a dying flower
...but that's not the case yet, or...
Lyrics in plain text format
Gaunt - bass
Neptune - guitar
Grief - drums
Anzhaar - keyboards
de Monde - guitar
K-2T4-S - vocals
You - vocals
Recorded & mixed by Ahti Kortelainen and Seppo Juoppo Hovi in the Tico Tico studio, Finland
Produced by Seasons of Mist
Lyrics & music by ...And Oceans except 'Stained' by Puissance
OBC logo retouched by Once
Artwork by Jukka Siikala
Mastered by James Murphy at Soundtemple Studio, California
If I didn't know And Oceans already, I certainly wouldn't have bought this cd I'm afraid. With a cheap cover, titles like "I wish I was pregnant", and a singer named K-2T4-S I would only wonder what kind of drugs they used, and not what kind of music they make. Luckily I do know And Oceans, and the music is the same great style as on their Dynamic Gallery of Thoughts album. It's not as original or diverse as that album, but still very good.
Rating: 7 out of 10
