Through serendipity and good friends, Sister Black Lagoon was introduced to Tucson Arizona musician and DJ Muskrat, where they then quickly set a course for collaboration of an extended dance remix of the SBL summer song LUMP. Clocking in at under 8 minutes, this dynamic soundscape isn't so much stretched as it is made fresh again into something with its own vibe and pulse. The result is a true grafting of sensibilities that gets the body moving while sustaining the lyrical tension between introspective flashes and bittersweet longing. Check out the work of musician/DJ Muskrat on Soundcloud, Bandcamp, and Facebook! Thanks again to Karen Conley for her art!
lyrics
Lump
Don’t think I landed in the right place
Don’t think I have quite the right face
It was never automatic, I was never cinematic
Living in the static, huntin’ for the hum,
As Light itself forgets its heat
Or how to get in, or how to get out
Committed to life outside parenthesis no doubt,
One word leads to another word
One dream leads to another dream
There’s no color ‘round here of flesh
Still there’s animation in your dress
& the shadows here
Know of all your moves my dear
& do all their collecting
Just to know of coalescing
So build me a fire & dig me a hole
cause I deserve this, I deserve this
Call it what you will, give it any name
Yeah I’m mostly diggin’ it, I’m mostly diggin’ it
Except for the pain
Yeah I’m mostly diggin’ it, I’m mostly diggin’ it
Except for the pain
Now I see now I see, there’s no greater tragedy
Than untold stories within me
I’m tired of salt and sacraments
Tired of falsehoods & laments
Tired of just talkin’‘bout the weather,
& Mary’s always mad at me
& Now I see & now I see
There’s no greater tragedy
Than keepin’ angels in my closet,
I’m wading in the muck
Call it what you will, give it any name
I’m mostly diggin’ it I’m mostly digging it
except for the pain
Yeah I’m mostly diggin’ it, I’m mostly digging it
except for the pain
Yeah I’m mostly diggin’ it, I’m mostly digging it
except for the pain
except for the pain
except for the pain
Raul Dorn 4-6/2019
credits
released July 16, 2019
Muskrat: REMIX treatments and additions
Alex Kassim: Original composition, synth, engineering/mastering
Raul Dorn: Lyrics, voice, management
Alma: Lighting, documentation
Alex and Raul have known one another since art school in the late 80's, and made noise togetherr in the alternative folk-
rock band Utopia Go-Cart and the noisy darkness Muzzled back in the 90's. They put their heads together again in 2017 after a collaboration with the band Curios. Connect with us at sisterblacklagoon@gmail.com...more
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