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eudaimonia

by livestalk & the bodies

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1.
Talk is Cheap 01:08
lyrics
money doesn't talk it makes decisions for us
2.
Introduction./Slight deduction. 03:02
lyrics
my name is confidential there is no reason why you should think to repeat i don't need symphony i just need music made for meaning, not courtesy three minutes is not enough to say that it's the radio to blame i have artwork that's in the form of song that needs to turn into something physical permissible i don't see why this is portrayed as something strange nowadays three minutes is not enough to say that it's the radio to blame
3.
Seizing 01:49
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you picked the locks and broke right in you cleaned out clocks choked on celastrus sang in minor keys violence for sickness obedient and free to breathe and plea for rest beat us into the ground bury us deep in the sound (it's the kind of interference that grows) beat us into the ground bury deep in the snow the winter pavement blankets heads as stomping falls and with our fingers count to seventeen
4.
Baroque and Bones 01:34
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though yr time was wasted painting ambience on pavement though we may be different our flies will act the same please don't i have children they're waiting treetops bearing hillside mannered table cloths with layered patterns factors considered i am the soil blossoming panicles best to try and stay i'll try to keep my distance i'll keep my distance we've dug ourselves too deep to quit and all this tells us is we're fading quick (why don't we break the law genetic splicing why don't we break the law mutant children) as thoughts build up like brick laid walls built up to only fall back down
5.
Pourvoise 02:32
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yr eyes are thick like sunshine hiding in between the trees these days will only last in memory let's turn off all the lights so we can see we're stuck in a prison but at least it's you and me i hope that's how you like it cos this place comes not for free yeah i'm afraid of commitment but i'm not afraid of you the world will be surprised once we are a thru think of all the good that we can do inamoratas girl you make my soul escape engulfing me with sound it gets so hard to fall asleep when you are not around i hope you feel the same when i'm alone and not around once you came across me i was found you make me keep my feet stiff on the ground inamoratas eudaimonia
6.
AP II 02:31
lyrics
endless warfare perpetuating provocateurs in our salvation trade taste for cultivation seeds of debt by billions false flags profits false information our seeds grow vacant warfare endless warfare perpetuating provocateurs in our salvation our salvation our salvation
7.
Cartilage 01:49
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sheltered speak-ease battle ground trusted promises never make an honest sound though it's good to know you've settled down it's good to know our volunteers are dry yet eager to astound nihilist can't you find a single reason to exist? politics grow thinner and tease with every sip night forecasted apocalypse push him down the stairs
8.
B.T.D. 02:11
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resting place blackened peace nevessary technology you embellish me now that you've seen you kill me technology
9.
Musical Chairs 02:42
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i'm sick of yr circumsizing generalizing speech meanwhile you teach others to breach confidentiality by this point we've all learned that it's hard to earn mystique yes i have yearned to return to my consciousness in sleep oh, to return to my consciousness in sleep i'm tired of yr globalized economy deceit yet once we see nature's defeat we won't bother asking for receipts pass on the responsibility the devil makes a duet pass on the responsibility the devil makes you do it oh, to return to my consciousness in sleep
10.
(a yearning for) Originality 03:09
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it's all been done before. why can't i be a bit more original: i'm stuck i'm much too full apologies for all the lies i did not speak for all the sickness i have given to the trees i wish that i was like the butterflies fluttering inside yr gut inside yr stomach lining i'm a leech, i'm coniferous i'm a leech, teach us. teach us. teach us calculate from all the fractions of mistake for all god's sake,this is a freak society corner stones and shade beneath this dying tree i'm fermented, i am free-based but i am not free communicate and plan escape coherently this convictions towards addictions are distorting senses of reality i'm a leech, i'm coniferous i'm a leech, teach us. teach us. teach us
11.
Sleet 02:03
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caught of guard you cease to display yr trust is ours now, love i'll let you let go i'll let you leave me here yr trust is ours now, love trust in us yr trust is ours now, love caught in dismay illustrations of stars yr trust is ours now, love yr trust is ours
12.
June 13th 03:08
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... and the streets are paved in infancy we will choose to bathe in bile and all or empty hands will hold birth still great contortionist, yr limbs are severed clean call sanctuary my vacant womb will pollinate and scream ...and though it's sad to see you go like branches leave their young to grieve in graves so graciously with yr father's sins no yours and yours alone ....and when all else failing flesh will graft to bone the mouths of hounds will feed call sactuary ...and all the colours bleed like hooks for hanging meat ...and mouths will feed all empty hands will hold birth still (hold birth still) as the floors collapse beneath our own free will and charity call sanctuary
13.
Home 03:24
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yr hearts still dreaming out of sympathy yr eyes still bitter from anomaly we call this progression but i strongly disagree i disagree from nothing came something that i did not need you can watch along the hillsides the horizon and the sea we're not so complex but it was difficult to read all of this as an oppourtunity find me shelter. let's sleep for days walk in circles, i can't find my way back home i've been wandering with tired feet mouthed with discretion and a hint of defeat we call this confession but it's difficult to speak i've returned from the moonlight to these dying streets as all the people sleep like babies wrapped in their sheets not a soul for me to meet pillowcases will hid my face walk in circles, i can't find my way back home find me shelter. let's sleep for days walk in circles, i can't find my way back home
14.
Faux Tuxedo 22 01:41
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half of what is said is meaningless cornered down the drain to gluttonous un-predictability i miss half of what i spew is bull shit lack of temporary clever wit tied to subsidiary relevance
15.
Bed of Nails 03:05
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evening crisp apple cores in radiance trapped by yr ambient eyes that keep me in time spinal chords draped by yr patience while domestic train stations direct toward floral skies and valentines stained washed away in vain drenched in umbilical rain i'll have my ears cleaned by tomorrow's time so you'll have more lies to analyze i refuse your bed of nails

about

3 years of soul-finding and sleeplessness in good spirits. A Ballad Imbalance.

credits

released August 6, 2011

Unauthorized re-production, copying, lending, or downloading of this recording is strictly encouraged. Help this record be heard.

This album is dedicated to the memory of Lisa Basham (1989-2007) and the strength of her family.
It is also dedicated to all of the players on and contributors to this record; without your trust, curiosity, time, effort, abilities, patience or kindness, this record would not have been possible, I can't thank you enough. I hope it was as much learning and fun for all of you as it was for me.

Players/Contributors (in alphabetical order)

(ceiling thuds and crashes graciously provided by weightlifters above)

Robin Aube: Ear Lending, Gear Lending and Master.

Marc Bourgon: Bass on 05. “Pourvoise” [right channel], and Bass on 09. “Musical Chairs.”
[ www.myspace.com/tugnut, www.myspace.com/grebermetal, www.myspace.com/fuckthefacts ]

Josh Braga: Key player in drum circle on 03. “Seizing” and 15. “Bed of nails”
[ www.mypspace.com/nervouswrecked, nagachampa.deviantart.com ]

Chad Casarin: Drum Set on 09. “Musical Chairs” and 11. “Sleet”, Key player in drum circle on 03. and 14.
[ www.myspace.com/personalhelicopter, www.myspace.com/grandriverorchestra, www.myspace.com/trebendle ]

Matt Davey: Vocals [right channel] on track 04. “Baroque and bones”, Electric Guitar [right channel] on 06. “AP II”, Key player in drum circle for tracks 03. and 14.
[ www.myspace.com/nervouswrecked, www.myspace.com/extinctoralive ]

Bryan Easton: Drum set on 14. Faux Tuxedo 22.

Joe Egan: Electric Guitar, Vocals + Lyrics on transition between tracks 12. “June 13th” and 13. “Home”.
[ www.purevolume.com/tugnut ]

Dave Fox: Electric Guitar on 11. “Sleet”, back up vocals + lyrics on 03. Seizing and 04. Baroque and bones.
[ www.myspace.com/childebeast, www.myspace.com/jungkokognut ]

Evelyn (Ev) Charlotte Joe Fraser : Acoustic & Electro-Acoustic Guitars [except 06.], Vocals + Lyrics on all songs. Bass Guitar on 02-04, 05 [left channel], 06, 09, 11-14. Magnus and Melodica on 01, 03, and 14. Drum set on 04, 07, 12 and 13. Synth on 06, and 11, left side of upright piano on 10. Songwriting, Production, Arrangement and Musical Direction.

Joseph Gallo Jr: Farfisa Organ on 06. “AP II.”, key player in drum circle for tracks 03. and 14.
[ www.myspace.com/skyreturn, www.myspace.com/nervouswrecked, www.myspace.com/theyageletters ]

Jason Garden: Drum Set on 02. “Intro.”, 05. “Pourvoise.” and 10. “Originality.”
[ www.myspace.com/allcutup, www.myspace.com/thetwinbandmusic ]

Jonathan Jackson: Synthesizer on 14. “Faux Tuxedo 22.”
[ www.myspace.com/redtrakpantsband ]

Dave Kuhr: Bass Guitar on 10. “Sleet.”
[ www.myspace.com/trebendle, www.myspace.com/theclementinemission ]

Jess Kuepfer: Upright Piano on 05. “Pourvoise.”, 11. “Sleet.”
[ www.myspace.com/kuepferjess ]

Andrew McAnsh: Trumpets and mutes on 10. “Originality.” and 15. “Bed of nails.”

Andrea Mauro: Grand Piano on 03. “Seizing.”, 09. “Musical Chairs.” and 13. “Home.”
[ www.myspace.com/childebeast ]

Michael Stec: Bass Guitar on track 07. “Cartilage.”, Key player in drum circle for tracks 03. and 14.
[ www.myspace.com/sisteramadeus, www.myspace.com/slenderlorisbandeh ]

Gerald VanWyk: Electric Guitar [left channel] on 06. “AP II.” and Co-Engineered; the recorded drums for 04. “Baroque and bones.”, 07. “Cartilage” 12. “June 13th”, 13. “Home.” and 14. “Faux Tuxedo 22.”, the recorded Lead acoustic guitar on 05. “Pourvoise.” and 12-15, the recorded Trumpet for 08. and 14.
[ www.myspace.com/everydaylegend ]

Steve Vargas: Drum set on 03. “Seizing.”, 06. “AP II.” and 15. “Bed of nails.”
[ www.myspace.com/tugnut, www.myspace.com/grebermetal, www.thegreatsabatini.com ]

Satu Ylanko: Violin [right channel] on 02 & 04.
[ www.myspace.com/llions ]

Suvi Ylanko: Violin [left channel] on 02.
[ www.myspace.com/llions ]

All parts were written by those who played them.

All songs and lyrics written and owned by Evelyn Charlotte Joe Fraser excepts the backup vocals on 03. Seizing and 04. Baroque and Bones which were both written and sung by Dave Fox.
Instrumentation written by the performers with vague musical direction/arrangement from/by ECJ
Recorded and Engineered and by ECJ except drums on 04, 07, 11-13, lead acoustic guitar on: 02, 05, 11, 12-15; Trumpet on 010 and 15 Co-engineered with Gerald VanWyk between August of 2009 and August of 2010.
Artwork and Layout by ECJ
Recorded in various locations within Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.
Mixed and Mastered by ECJ and Robin Aube

undeniable thanks to:
My mother and father - Theresa and Kevin: for supporting, raising, guiding, teaching, and saving me. Thanks for letting me borrow vehicles and for not locking me up for my obsession of finishing this album (there will be more). My siblings Aidan, Chris, Kyle, Carolina and Eric. All my other brothers and sisters from my childhood who have helped me in someway, to the Coyne and Fraser Family, to Michael Stec for his friendship, advice and support and to my Grandmother Kathleen Fraser.
To Chris Julke for training my ears & intuition, you've prepared me for a life of music. To Mindy Smith and Bodhan Turok for counselling me through the short time we shared together, Jessica Strub for helping me hit the books, Joe Egan for teaching me about songwriting and recording and for profoundly inspiring me (R.I.P. Tugnut).
Thanks to Sako Karadeolian+ Ian Fitzgerald+ Kyle Parry for being my best friends when I needed it. Corey and April for their friendship and love; soon we will heal, My dog Patch, who I miss greatly (R.I.P.), Abner Bean, Shaun Magnaye And Ben Sept, Jason Garden+ Caitlinn Melo for all the good times playing music, shows and recording music ; also thanks to Jason's Parents for putting up with our noise at the time, Gerald VanWyk for his support, friendship and skills to help me with this record amongst other things. Melissa Saulnier for doing everything she could and teaching me so much; thank you. Melvin Murray, Robert Murphy, Joel Dodge, Alex Young, Chis Walton, Sean Houston, Graeme Gionet, Dave Darling, Dave Bartoloni, Alex Duggan, and to any of the friends I have missed, thank you as well. I'm sure you'll hear it in person.
Thanks to the Kelsey's Crew: Bartolo, Joyce, Mel, Mark, Sam, Roland, Cocca, Mike R, Beth, Mitch, Ray, Kerri, Jess, and Crystal for making working there worth it. Thanks to Thomas, Mike, Troy, Chad, Shaun, Pleman, and Denise from the Denso Condensor Bottom department for many insights, conversations, and learnings about factory job land. Jeremy Potvin and Scott McCabe for being the best managers ever, Ken the cook from Edmonton.
Thanks to Robin Aube for being fucking wicked.
Lastly, thanks to Matt Davey, Jonathan Jackson, Josh Braga, Courtney Rideout, Joeseph Gallo Jr. Who are or were part of Nervous Wrecked, and Andrea and Dave from Childebeast. I've never learned as much as I have from playing with all of you. Thank you thank you.

Band Shout outs (google yr heart out): Tugnut, Childebeast, Extinct or Alive, Yell the Burden, Disgust, Greber, The Great Sabatini, Fuck the Facts, The Axxxidentals, Personal Helicopter, Jordaan Mason and the Horse Museum, Sarah D., Sister Amadeus (R.I.P.), Treben'dle, Man Made Hill, Red Trakpants, Atlas Shrug, L. Poushinsky, Dave Norris and Local Ivan, Grand River Orchestra, The Yage Letters, Bella Clavier, Young Coconut, You me and the Machine, Mike Smith, The Red Ribbon Players, The Twin, Everyday Legend, TRENCHFOOT, I Hate Sally (R.I.P.), Lucky Stabb, Fuck the Tundra, Flint, Gyre, Spire & Spindle.
Thanks to anyone who has worked with me on making music.

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