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Integrity is overrated

by Ahuizotl

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1.
Do you enjoy movement Yeah, i bet you do Which way round was clockwise again Will it ever stop turning I’d rather see pictures with something on them I’m in no condition to operate machinery I’m in no condition And if i forgive you Will you help me for free Unconditionally Will it ever stop turning I’d rather see pictures with something on them Will it ever stop turning You closed and then opened your eyes again And everything was still there You weren’t the least bit surprised You couldn’t see any further Ghosts of departed quantities
2.
Movie 03:30
I’ve seen this movie before The protagonist is an honest man with a strong vision I can’t sympathise anymore Thinking of all the extras who had to die for his decisions Honesty, no more for me Isn’t everyone sick of that And don’t anyone worry It’s already gone to my head I’ve seen this movie before I’m the director now and i’m not afraid to give directions ‘Cause i’m a selfish asshole, too I’ll have a million of those extras dying for my vision Think of me as many Integrity’s overrated And don’t anyone worry It’s already messed up my head
3.
Everybody’s breaking up so why don’t we Everyone’s just giving up so why don’t we I can see by the look in your eyes that you don't quite agree But everybody’s breaking up so why don’t we It’s just this time of year you know When i feel like i really got to go And don’t ask me for a reason Why i can’t stay another season Everybody’s breaking up so why don’t we Everybody’s setting each other free so why don’t we I almost guessed that you would not at all agree Well, anyway, i meant it rhetorically It's just this time of day you know You can say it was your idea to go And don’t ask me for a reason Why i can’t stay with you for another season Everybody’s breaking up so why don’t we Everybody’s fucking shit up so why don’t we I can see by the tears in your eyes that you don't quite agree But everybody’s breaking up so why don’t we
4.
Perfect day 02:51
It’s such a perfect day And i’m not sad to say I’m glad i spent it alone In the subway station And the mall parking lot Uninhabitable zones Listen to the traffic And disappears on headphones They go well together Yeah i wasted lots of time When the sun did shine Guess i’m making up for it now or whatever Is there something more i could’ve had If that’s all that’s wrong i guess it’s not too bad Is there something more i should’ve done Maybe so but right now it don’t seem so wrong
5.
You know exactly what it’s like That don’t make it a bit more right And the first time that you recall Has nothing to do with this at all I’ll go through all three phases I bet you know which one this is Hey you Go away from under my cloud It’s supposed to rain on me only Go away from under my cloud I’ll go through all three phases Of course you know which one this is Just too messed up to show that i Appreciate your good advice Hey you Go away from under my cloud It’s supposed to rain on me only Go away from under my cloud
6.
Slide 03:58
How do you build a wall of sound How do you tear a wall of silence down Instead of hanging around Is this still swim or is it already drown Let’s not say anything at all I’d fall for anyone right now But you could come back anytime Just so that you know You must be out of your mind So hung over it feels like upright You can clean up when i leave But don’t you touch this mess while i’m still here Look but don't talk to me We don't stand a chance right now I could totally fall for you Just so that you know
7.
I know you do it all the time But now you witness it with your own two eyes Is it too hard to pretend You didn’t see what just happened When push comes to shove i wanna be ignored When there is no love i wanna be ignored The planets align i wanna be ignored Things work out for you just fine Can’t you go out of your way And just shut up if you have nothing nice to say Is it too much to ask For you to look the other way and just pass When push comes to shove i wanna be ignored When there is no love i wanna be ignored The planets align i wanna be ignored Things work out for you just fine
8.
Self-made 03:07
You took luck in your own hands ‘cause it was no good Make a deal with what is only chance, you really thought you could You made yourself You dreamt the dream then built the world and now can’t understand That it got close, almost to touch and then turned away again Not according to the way you planned You made yourself Don’t you want to be found out Don’t you want to be caught And make this train that’s off the rails come to a halt You made yourself believe
9.
Nice 03:31
You’re so nice that i’m all eyes But you’re all smiles so pass me by, won’t you When you look down there’s just the ground And no abyss there to be found at all You’re a mess or so you say Put to the test you’re quite okay, aren’t you When you look down there’s just the ground And no abyss there to be found at all
10.
Decadence is going to save us all We’ve risen and it doesn’t mean we’re bound to fall Now we know what’s cool we know you're not And we plead guilty of having killed your god We made something useless We made something nice It makes you suspicious that you can’t understand why We’re beyond nature now But that's nothing wrong We’ve come a long way and we like what we’ve become Too much to lose, too much to move on Too much to breathe under, too much to leave behind Well, that’s just a myth we've got to do away with We made something useless We made something nice And it makes you hate us that you can’t see a reason why We’re not here for a purpose We’re way more than that We’ve tasted something good and we never can forget Decadence is going to save us all We’ve risen and it doesn’t mean we’re bound to fall Give us all there is, then give us more And when it’s gone we’ll think of something for sure

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Ahuizotl - Integrity is overrated

Tumbleweed Records - tw-134


"American indie fans who know just one thing about Cologne, Germany probably know it as the home of electronic music goliath Kompakt. But in the shadow of that label -- whose aesthetic persistently looks toward a minimalist, abstract and beat-driven future -- a veteran guitar band called Ahuizotl operates within the more traditional framework of indie rock. Although the foursome only just released its long-anticipated full-length debut last week, it has been lurking in the underground in one form or another for about a decade, and has shared stages with such big-font bands as Wild Flag, The Twilight Sad and Zookeeper. The band's sound reaches back yet another decade, something Ahuizotl acknowledges by joking "we're from the '90s." And indeed the act's sound is a reverent love-letter to the losercore of yore. But most importantly, its new set Integrity Is Overrated contains great songs, including a progressive epic that suggests one exciting possible future for a band whose work is firmly rooted in the past.

Opener "Ghosts Of Departed Quantities" commences with a plodding analog synth figure that perhaps winks toward Cologne's electronic overground, but the stilted lick is gradually subsumed into a clockwork arrangement of spiky guitar and bass. The interlocking parts suggest the efficiency of '90s German/Danish noise-rock heroes 18th Dye, but guitarist and fronter Barry Langer's understated yet emotive vocals -- which enter with the first verse -- are more reminiscent of those of indie hero J. Mascis, and indeed a Dinosaur Jr. influence (sans the mind-blowing guitars solos) permeates Ahuizotl's entire album. Using Dinosaur and its American underground peers as guideposts, the German act's music presents as pretty conventional guitar/bass/synth/drums stuff. But just as with Mr. Langer's relateable, everyman accounts of relationships breaking down, the magic is in the details. From the drum break of "Perfect Day," to the terrific back-to-back sequencing of the quasi title track "Movie" and "Everybody's Breaking Up So Why Don't We?," the arrangements are economical and well-balanced, the performances remarkably tight. To be sure there is a touch of Teutonic precision to the proceedings, but Integrity Is Overrated is not without its own earnest passion.

As alluded to supra and elsewhere, the set's crowning achievement is the slyly titled eight-minute song suite "I Wanna Be Ignored." Its first three minutes are textbook Ahuizotl, but from there the exploration begins: first with a tense vamp that quietly intensifies into a full-blown guitar rave-up for the next two minutes, and then the song gently and gracefully decomposes into a jazzy jam marked by seeping feedback, what sounds like vibraphone, and light guitar leads. It's an extraordinary effort from the band, and one we hope might be considered a model for similarly adventurous work in the future. Ahuizotl bookends "Ignored" with two of the best tracks from its 2012 Lice EP, "Self-Made" and "Slide," making the back-half of Integrity Is Overrated particulary rewarding, and raising the spectre that fans who purchase the set on vinyl may wear out side B before side A.

Integrity Is Overrated was released by Tumbleweed Records Oct. 24, and Ahuizotl feted the set with a record release show at Cologne's King Georg club the following night. The album is available in a limited edition of 250 vinyl 12" records and as a digital download, both of which can be purchased via Ahuizotl's Bandcamp yert right here. A video for "Ghost Of Departed Quantities" was shot in early September, so remain vigilant and your attention should be reward before too long, we expect."

(jbreitling.blogspot.de/2014/10/review-ahuizotl-integrity-is-overrated.html)

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released October 24, 2014

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Ahuizotl: Barry Langer, Christof Schulte, Stefan Ebbers, Felix Hedderich.

Recorded, mixed & mastered by Guido Lucas at Blubox in 2013/14.
blubox-tonstudio.de

Cover painting “Fine funny world” by Hyunsoo Kim.
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Band photo by Alfred Jansen.
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p & c 2014 Ahuizotl & Tumbleweed Records (tw-134)


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