a picture is worth a thousand words. make sure they meet your purpose. just tap and set the focus right. and facts are merely a matter of perception. separate, segregate.
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the 2017 g20-summit held in the city of hamburg and its aftermath has left many people with much dismay and disbelief. Whether the course of police action that was witnessed with our own eyes or the strict persecution of alleged perpetrators based on weak evidence, it all seems like a well-planned narrative to further divide society and to pave the way for even more oppressive measures.
dear restrictions, traditional values, you should make me and my friends feel ok and save? this ain't no home of mine, this ain't no place to stay. for you variety is a contradiction, an awful mistake that should be erased.
therefore we play act and perform and fail up to our limits. so we protest, resist and destruct. we are trying to make a change. therefore we play act and perform and fail up to our limits. so we protest, resist and destruct. we will be forgotten. your equality means similitude, you want us to fit your default pattern.
we are restricted by the given circumstances and judged by our appearances and performances. your equality means similitude. you want us to fit into your default patterns. for you variety is a contradiction and therefore must be eliminated.
i protest. i resist. destruct. reacquire.
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the protagonists of our societies are perpetually proclaiming that the system in which we were born into and in which we live is open and free and its people are welcome to design their lives as individuals. with no doubt there are societies that offer more freedom than others but still in the most liberal societies deviation is only accepted to a small degree. as soon as individualism interferes with the capitalist logic of utilization it is not accepted anymore and sanctioned.
tonight they dance to your songs of revolution and tomorrow they obey. i don’t wanna live your lie. i’m not gonna live your lie. you might say i’m preaching to the converted. I say you gave in.
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the concept of diy is one essential element to lead a full-filling, anti-capitalisic life. proclaiming to fight capitalistic culturalnorms while giving up aspects of it for your own benefit is nothing else but (self-)deception.
about
this 3-song demo was recorded by ourselves in our rehearsal room in the end of october 2017. we also did the mixing by ourselves.
D.I.Y.
credits
released November 12, 2017
thanks to everyone who lent us equipment and gave us their expertise.
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