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Present Perfect

by Mute Swimmer

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1.
NOTE FORMED SENTENCE SPLIT A CARELESS WALZ FOR YOUR EARS A BEAT FIXED IS THIS SOUL MUSIC? WHAT SONG BORN TO YOUR HEART INTRINSIC? WHAT WILL RISE FROM YOUR BELLY THROUGH PARTED LIPS? WHAT IS SOUL MUSIC? HERE IS THE SKIN THAT SHOWS HERE IS THE FLESH AND BONE HERE IS THE BLOOD THAT FLOWS IS THAT ALL THERE IS? HERE IS THE SKIN THAT SHOWS HERE IS THE FLESH AND BONE HOW DOES THAT OLD SONG GO IS THAT ALL THERE IS? IS THERE A WORD FOR YOUR TRUTH THAT YOU CAN'T SPEAK FOR VIOLENCE? IS THERE HEART IN A LINE THAT YOU DON'T FIND IN SILENCE? IS THERE SOUL MUSIC? IS THERE SOUL MUSIC? WHAT IS SOUL MUSIC? WHAT IS SOUL MUSIC? IS THIS SOUL MUSIC? IS THIS SOUL MUSIC?
2.
IT'S AN INBREATH, A FEELING AN OPEN MOUTH SPEAKING PRESENT PERFECT (GOT) A BLACK SHIRT, COVERED FEET A HAIR CUT, A HEART BEAT PRESENT PERFECT NOW IT MIGHT STOP, I MIGHT GO YOU MIGHT DIE TOMORROW BUT PRESENT PERFECT NOW FUTURE FEAR FOR FUTURE DEATH FUTURE STYLES AND CONCEPTS A FORM GUESSED INCOMPLETE HISTORY REPEATS THERE'S NO THEN, NO NEXT NO THOUGHTS OR CONTEXT PRESENT PERFECT NOW THE FACE THAT’S OVER THERE NORMAL GLANCE, ABNORMAL STARE OUT OF TOUCH, EYES, EARS HANDS MOVE AND FINGERS THINKING ABOUT WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE WITHOUT PRESENT PERFECT EVERYTHING IS REFLEX ITS AN INSTINCT NOT AN INDEX, NO FORMER LOVE, FORMER ROOMS FORMER TIES RENEWED CUT THE CHORD CHOOSE THE NEXT TIME TO SLEEP OR CONFESS TIME TO LOSE, TIME TO MAKE IT’S IS HARD TO ARTICULATE THINKIN ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE SAID AND DONE THINKIN ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT MIGHT NEVER COME THINKIN ABOUT A SITUATION OUT OF CONTEXT THINKIN ABOUT THE WORD THAT SHOULD COME NEXT THINKIN ABOUT LAST NIGHTS' TELEVISION SHOW MAKIN LISTS OF THE THINGS THAT YOU DON’T KNOW THINKIN ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT MIGHT GO WRONG THINKIN ABOUT THE PREPOSITIONS IN A LOVE SONG THINKIN ABOUT ALL THE THINGS TO KEEP WELL HID THINKIN ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU NEVER DID THINKIN ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT MAKE NO SENSE THINKIN ABOUT CORRUPTION IN THE GOVERNMENT
3.
THREE FIXED MOVEMENTS FORM AS CONTENT OF WHICH THIS A PART FROM WHICH THIS IS APART THESE WORDS SPOKEN THESE WEIGHTLESS TOKENS BEAR WITNESS TO MY HEART BEAR WITNESS TO MY HEART (BEAT) ALL IS UNION AND DISSOLUTION OF WHICH YOU ARE A PART FROM WHICH YOU ARE APART THREE FIXED MOVEMENTS 4.06
4.
Air Itself 04:52
FASTEN A KNOT IN A CHAIN OF COMMAND AUGUR A NEW WORLD WRITTEN BY HAND TAKE OUT THE PAGE ERASE WHAT’S COMPLETE SMOTHER ALL TRACE WITH APOSTROPHIES OF AIR ITSELF OF AIR ITSELF OF AIR ITSELF AND NOTHING MORE I PLAY THIS GUITAR LIKE IT’S A PHYSICAL HOAX AMBUSH THE MASTERPIECE WITH ANOTHER BUM NOTE BECAUSE WORK WILL CONFESS WHATEVER IT IS LESS EVEN LOVE IT IS CRUSHED BY INEFFABLE LUST FOR AIR ITESLF AIR ITSELF IT IS AIR ITSELF AND THE HEART IT CALLS FOR AIR ITSELF FOR AIR ITSELF IS IT AIR ITSELF THAT MAKES MY SINGING SO? AND YOU KNOW NOT WHY YOU KNOW NOT WHY YOU KNOW NOT WHY OR WHAT THIS SINGING IS FOR IS IT FOR AIR ITSELF FOR AIR ITSELF IT IS AIR ITSELF AND YOU KNOW NOT WHY

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released November 17, 2015

BERNI BAUCH - DRUMS | GUY DALE - VOCALS & GUITAR
FELIX KOCH - TRUMPET | NICOLAI SCHORR - BASS GUITAR

ALL TRACKS WRITTEN BY GUY DALE
ALL ARRANGEMENTS BY BAUCH / DALE / KOCH / SCHORR
RECORDED AND MIXED BY ANTONIO PASSACANTILLI @ WOLFINSOUND STUDIO, BERLIN. APRIL & MAY 2015 | MASTERED BY MINYON MASTERING | BACKING VOCALS ON AIR ITSELF BY DANIELLA GRIMM

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Mute Swimmer Berlin, Germany

Mute Swimmer is the music project of interdisciplinary artist Guy Dale. Through numerous releases and a changing cast of collaborators he has been shooting his fascination with the lyrical song through ambient folk, conceptual art, performance, post rock, drone and spoken word. ... more

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