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1.
Eh, Wot? 07:29 video
EH, WOT? The information highway is neither. Modern technology has rendered all communication obsolete. No one has anything to say, of any real significance. And this is signified repeatedly. Repeatedly. Repeatedly. Repeatedly. Live, from the dashboard: Text messages filled with repetitive nonsense _ Viral mania. Anti-social networks _ suggest _ rhetoric _ sabotage _ language Shared _ information _ Mined (mimed) _ information _ info - nation. All your memes belong to us. All your friends belong to us. Do you really “Like” your friends? Say something. Say anything. Chit-chat. Chitter chatter. Tweet-tweet-tweet. Any point of interest is only coincidence. The medium is the message. I repeat: The medium is the massage. Can you hear me now? c 2013 / J. Free
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Blank walls Straight lines. Fill in the blanks. Stay in line. No color; All are right. No distractions. Pleasant sight. So this is modern art. What is this modern art? Blank walls. Glass and steel. Nothing scene. Look, don’t feel. No shape. All are right. Retro action. Pleasant site. What is this modern art? So this is modern art. c 1980 / J. Free
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Every time I look at the sky I have to close my eyes Every time I look at the sky Something gets in my eyes I like to walk late at night I like to look at the stars It's peaceful late at night Staring at the stars Walking on a sidewalk I miss the open space Drowning on a city street Buildings all out of place Who put them there? Is that the scenery? Masculinity by the story Somebody must have thought they'd live forever Surrounded by their concrete ego They want to touch the sky They want to be so tall Buildings never touch the sky They do nothing at all c 1980 / J. Free

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Three tracks recorded live at Tonic Lounge in Portland, Oregon, Sunday May 19, 2013.

Live mix captured direct to 2-channel stereo; in 24-bit/48kHz.

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released May 31, 2013

All vocals, guitars, keyboards, loops, words and arrangements by J. Free.

Logo designed by Faye Ackeret.

Cover artwork produced by Faye Ackeret; based on characters created in 1897 by L. Frusius, for the Antikamnia Chemical Company St. Louis MO USA.

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A rotating doorway to various compositional styles combining a brash, off-the-cuff sensibility, and a devil-may-care attitude that is sure to inspire listeners to shave off their beards in glowing solidarity.

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