NOW by RENT STRIKE
WELCOME!
Welcome to the future! We’ve been here for a while NOW. Though, it doesn’t always feel like it, it can be hard to tell. Sometimes it seems as though there are great forces that are hard at work to keep us from even noticing. When did we slip past the threshold? Have I always had this device in my pocket? The machinery has always been built. The surveillance state reaches limitlessly into the past, the endless halls of prison cells have always been filled. Our collective frog has been slowly boiled. Surely as we think that it might get no worse, the limit is moved a little further down the road. We adapt to the change and immediately forget that life had ever been any different. This forgetfulness is preyed upon, the story retold by those who seek to keep us locked in pattern and in the past. Whether that’s to sell the invasion of another distant planet, a social program from another century, or another reboot/sequel to a beloved childhood property, the illusion is cast and the maintenance performed, ceaselessly and silently.
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However, things have been able to slip through the cracks. A wild dream, a melody, sometimes even an entire person. It is possible to sense these fissures by the drafts of new air streaming in, to drink from these fresh streams and fit ourselves through when the time comes. It is less a skill and more in the realm of art, though diligent preparation and the use of proper tools can make our escapes less dangerous for us, and impossible for those who would try to prevent it. Always try to widen the path for others who might follow.
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Recent attempts at explorations beyond this veil into the beautiful and dangerous beyond have yielded what you will find before you NOW: an experience which is not simply another thing to consume, not just another attraction for OUR TOURIST to visit. It is not an explanation but another entry to a growing list of questions, a refocusing of efforts. It is an otherworldly flame that stands against relentless darkness and artificial lights down passageways that only ever end in death. It could be a weapon in the right hands, at the right time.
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What comes next is crucial. The supermarket is closing. We have so many choices, and so little time..
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Tracklist
| 1. | Radio Silence | 3:26 |
| 2. | Taking My Time | 4:56 |
| 3. | From The Outside | 4:42 |
| 4. | Work! (Future Perfect) | 3:40 |
| 5. | The Solid Wall Of Stuff | 3:26 |
| 6. | Next Time... | 5:07 |
| 7. | Redline (Dérive) | 5:11 |
| 8. | GBRO | 2:19 |
| 9. | Time + Decay | 4:13 |
| 10. | At The Threshold | 4:31 |
| 11. | NOW (..And Forever!!) | 6:06 |
| 12. | A Spectacular Time | 3:28 |
Credits
John Warmb - words, guitar, banjo
Nico Geller - bass, backup vocals
Emma Grrl - lead guitar, piano, synth, backup vocals
Willow LaForge - percussion
Steve Perrino - production
Pip Bazard - trumpet on track 8, 12
Duncan Tarr - slide guitar on track 4
Michele Fortunado - trombone on track 8
Remastered 2023 by Tyler Floyd
