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Chimpgrinder: Remasters

by Chimpgrinder

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Heddbuzz (I.R. Puffinstuff) Sabbath much? Might be some references in the cover art. Bandcamp newbies might not know the group since this is remastered material from years back. The 3 original releases can be heard via the band's page. Sounds to us like the tracks are masterfully remastered. Favorite track: Turning From The Sun (OLIVER).
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Some problems you can't run from
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She’s my ray of light In the night I’m trembling
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Like the width of silence Or the rate of mistakes in a crisis Which builds, which ends Beyond where screaming is silent
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Spaced out Like negative space Black part of the eyes I’ve been above the sun So strong is the lord's light I’ve been above the sun Father, killer, creator I’m turning to face You down
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Collar up in my overcoat Hat brim low over simian eyes Seeing my baby tonight
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You haven’t changed And I see you Feel the same You haven't’ changed And I feel the same I think you should come home My morningstar oh chimp that saves thank you for the act of grace oh chimp that saves sacred ape
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Agent Jefferson’s face down on his table Fish eye view of his cheerios I was coming home comin home to you Do you know what they told me told me you were dead While he was loving you
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At the edge of the world They don’t take no checks
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Stretch an ape To the shape of a god Like your confessions Bend rivers Curving rooms Till you can’t touch the corner of ‘em Awake in a circle Tighten and bind Absence of motion With absence of time Everything repeats Beneath the sweltering shadows of your grandfather's lives I’ve come among you like an arrow To split the masks you dance behind With my mind My mind will be the arrow Through the circle of time For you to follow behind
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We see you coming Relentlessly hunting us down We see you coming way down there on the ground So you’ve got Bullets for all our beliefs So you got the means to pulverize anything We see you coming Desperately hunting me down We see you moving Way down there on the ground But were ready And were willing To throw the sacred spears Commit the sacred act Of killing For the void demands I gathered them My men and women We took the medicine We had these visions Of soldiers strewn with machinery Blood was like the oil Lubricating everything And we climbed Higher than your lives have known Way up in the trees oh please believe Yeah I gathered them the men and women we took the medicine we had the visions
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I aint no thinking man Just some busted ape Trapped on this damn planet I'll find a way Don’t go rooting for me I've taken lives Buried human men Stalked their grieving wives Ain't nobody coming for me Ain't No reason they should Ain't nobody coming for me Ain't no way they could Lost in a corner of the galaxy Lost by my own design Lost just like I should be Far from the burning light Will is how I’ll pilot this
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Now i'm back on federal retainer Your taxes my mind and covert flights Yes i've been down but I won't suffer There's 13 doors that I know Yes I have committed terrible crimes and i've told My share of dangerous lies But i'm an American son of an ape And i'm well within my rights
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You say you’re swimming gods stomach for truth Swimming moves like a religion with you What works best you’re triply blessed The water black and bottomless A touch of razored teeth Where you can’t feel breath In the depths of the endless Stomach of god
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Dials lit up like they used to be It’s what you prepared for Designs from the finest machines Opening the lidded doors Til you get to the end it doesn’t have a name Infinity creep It’s seeping’ into everything’ The void is what we swirl around Perpetual motion til we finally drown Slowly going down to where we will be Snakes are writh’n like spiral galaxies Tongues flicker logical fallacies Like my own brain heavin That’s infinity creepin In on me on me on me Escape velocity is beyond me so i'll just accept the void Like my own mind heavin Infinity creepin In on me

about

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Chimpgrinder

Chimpgrinder is a sludge band from Philadelphia, PA.

The origins of the band evolved from the necessity of cheap band rental space. Having cycled through a few roommates, and tired of sharing rooms with flaky emo and deathcore bands, our landlord suggested a cheaper discounted space in the decommissioned animal wing of the human centrifuge building in the bowels of the Johnsville Naval Air Development Center. Walking down the dark hallways to the practice space, large metal ring tie downs are spaced intermittently along the floor leading to the tiny 11x11 concrete room with no air conditioning or heat. A large incinerator and animal cages were our only neighbors.

The band came to life when Aaron Gerwer officially joined on vocals and the band Chimpgrinder was formed. Thematic and lyrical inspiration evolved from a first person point of view of Oliver, providing a perspective that is a useful allegory to the real pain, struggle, and experiences of everyday life. As the band developed their unique style, each album became a journey and story. Volume 666 hints at the storytelling potential but the second album Oliver expanded the storytelling and musical darkness. Simian Space King brings the riffs and rocks harder, but provides a melancholy ending to the trilogy.

All albums were DIY self recorded in the animal wing using a spiderweb of cables, microphones, and archaic and unorthodox recording techniques. Volume 666 was originally Released January 2012, Oliver followed originally released August 2012, culminating in Simian Space King Released May of 2014.

Electric Talon Records is proud to announce that for the first time, all three records are being released in one cohesive package. David Downham from the Gradwell House carefully breathed a fresh life into these recordings with a full remix and remaster of the three album anthology. This release will be the definitive Chimpgrinder package, and will be available April 22nd, 2022 on CD, cassette, and digital platforms.

credits

released April 22, 2022

Music: Aaron Gerwer, Steve Mensick, Chris Scott, Chris Turek
Lyrics: Aaron Gerwer
Produced by: Chimpgrinder
Art Direction, Illustration: Chimpgrinder
Mixed by: Dave Downham, Gradwell House Recording
Mastered by: Dave Downham, Gradwell House Recording
Recorded by: Chimpgrinder
Personnel:

Aaron Gerwer - Vocals
Steve Mensick - Guitars
Chris Scott - Bass Guitar
Chris Turek - Drums

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