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Field recordings: Live Wire

by Skin and Wire

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Armées dans le Tarn Appel à tous les citadins qui sentent arriver la fin où il sera bientôt temps d'aller à la campagne pour se sauver en pensant éviter le pire y'a quelque chose qu'il faut vous dire Armés dans le Tarn Ils sont armés dans le Tarn Armés dans le Tarn Ils sont armés dans le Tarn Armés dans le Tarn Ils sont armés dans le Tarn Quand crève de faim le métropole on peut pas manger du pétrole on s'en ira en toute logique piller les fermes biologiques mais les paysans ils sont pas cons ils se protègent, ils combattront Armés dans le Tarn etc. Tireurs d’elite dans les Cammazes des canards formés en kamikazes des bunkers construits sous les granges les enfants formés en phalanges et cachés parmi les biquettes des grenades et des lance-roquettes Armés dans le Tarn etc. Gare aux terribles bataillons dans l’Aude, le Gers et l’Aveyron des armées secrètes et puissantes dans la Champagne et les Charentes Des unités de femmes protègent les collectifs en Ariège Ils sont armés dans le Tarn etc.
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Little Eyes 05:21
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VAROUFAKIS BLUES Well I woke up this morning and I wish I'd stayed in bed There was an awful smell of burning coming from the garden shed Imagine how my poor heart sank, I went to take a look There was the European Central Bank and the usual band of crooks They had entire countries in there, hangin up on hooks Doing economic vivisection and – cooking the books I said, If you're going to stay here boys you'd better pay some rent They said, Oh no we're taking over, and I guess that's what they meant 'Cos they moved into the garden and they occupied the flat Emptied out the kitchen cupboards and they privatised the cat 'N' when they'd taken everything they said Hey, do you wanna make a deeeeeeal? I said, You make me think of someone and I do believe I know just how he feels They try to tell me it's just one of those bad patches I've seen it all before, you can say that I've had practice They've taken all I've got and now I think they're gonna execute me toooooooo My head is on the block, I hear them sharpening the axes They gave me a last cigarette but they took away the matches The man with the Beretta's asking why I can't relax it's 'Cos I've got the Varoufakis blues I went to talk to Angela, said, Hey Angie what's your goal? Everything you put your hands on just – turns into coal She said, keep it in the family, we can't let you out I said, this kind of family ain't what it's all about She said it's Hotel Europa, you can't ever leeeeeeave Oh well I guess I'll keep on smilin', make them think I'm hiding somethin up my sleave That's what you get from talking to the bank they got me tied up and blindfolded, got me walking the plank We’re heading for the storm and in the morning who knows what we're gonna doooo A sinking boat that won't change tack if I kick back it's gonna crack that Golden Dawn looks mighty black, it's giving me the Varoufakis blues I went to the Captain, said if you ain't gonna fight I don't like what's happenin', gonna creep into the night You might not believe me but the facts'll prove me right The last one out of the country will you please turn out the light They've got a rope around your neck and and you’re the one that’s gonna pull the noose He said, What you got that's better? I said, Heck, I've got the Varoufakis blues They're killin our democracy - it's Acropolis Now They're milking the populace like some kind of golden cow If this goes any further well I'll tell you what it's for They're gonna take our children, feed them to the Minotaur And the rules that Midas made us They're gonna curse us I’m feeling mighty sick now but they've fired all the nurses The roads are full of hearses We've got nothing in our purses Hey, bring back Perseus maybe he'll know what to do Cos we're on the rack and it ain't nice The banks've got us in the vice And the newspapers are turning all the screws If I stop kicking well I'm sure they're even gonna take my shoes It's maybe just a lack of practice maybe some charismatic diplomat'll come along with rice in sacks, yes maybe Superman'll come along and put the train back on the tracks maybe Spiderman'll come along with some kind of magic gluuuuuue Cos I ain't solvent but Goldman Sachs is just give me a few more days to crack this Cos I'm a mean Varoufakis and I'm sure as hell a comin' after yoooou Maybe no-one else likes me but you know I doooo 'Cos my biggest fan is a guy called Yanis and I ain't gonna tell you what my plan is but I'm a mean Varoufakis and I'm sure as hell a comin' after yoooou They think they've got us at their beck and call They fixed the cards and now we're going to change the deck and all We'll see who's the highest and who're the ones that's gonna fall What's that called? Heck, that's called the Varoufakis blues

about

These tracks were recorded old-style on a pair of mikes in a barn in Ariège, France, by field recorder and magical-realist ethnomusicologist François Berchenko in April 2019. Outside was a bush with chickens roosting in it and inside was a wood-stove we threw logs into to keep warm. If you listen carefully you might hear the flames crackling.

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released November 14, 2019

Lyrics, lead vocals, banjo: Luke Askance
Guitar, backing vocals: Bog Mallow
Bass, backing vocals: Luci Bob Schneider
Drums, backing vocals: Léonard Bossavy
Violin, backing vocals: Camille Sabathier

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