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Bricks in the Bathwater

by Elder Orange

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1. CLEARING A PATH Written by Elder Orange (m.scott) Lyrics by Elder Orange (m.scott) E.O; drum programming, percussion, bass, guitar, synth, vocal JJ Beck: Piano Adam Turner, Drums Here’s a sticky situation when we’re facing enemies we don’t even see ill equipped as a nation Frustration kill switch victim mentality Fast Cash, Last Laugh, Ass Grab Tactics change, they ebb and they flow match flick, home sick, sunk ship too arrogant to cover the hole (ya shit in) and so I go a little deeper try to make my mind and clear a path undress my soul and kill the speakers silence the distraction of the math but when I try to make amends I find the math is made of men who only wanna play if they don’t come in last and while I try to be cool, Try to reframe try to displace o’ this ocean of hate Well…sometimes you just have to laugh. 2. TWO HANDED (Instrumental) Written by Elder Orange (M.Scott) Elder Orange (m.scott) drum programming, percussion, keys, bass 3. FOCUS Written by Elder Orange (m.Scott) Lyrics by Elder Orange (m.scott) E.O; drum programming,bass, guitar, synth, vocal JJ Beck: Piano Adam Turner, Drums something’s out of focus and I can’t seem to make up my mind a little hocus pocus a little longer standing in line and if my mind were made there’d still be better days ahead but there is no magic moment if I can’t find my focus in the sunshine! there is no greater glory there is no allegory here (nothing happened here) not looking for an answer just bounce and throw your hands up lets keep it lighter than the air somethings out of focus and I can’t seem to shake off the blues a little frozen lotus a little longer watching the news and if my mind were made we’d still have better days ahead stillness is no substitution i find resolution in the sunshine 4. MEANING Written by Elder Orange (m.scott) Lyrics by Elder Orange (m.scott) E.O; drum programming, percussion, bass, guitar, synth, vocal Kim Marsha, Additional Vocals Adam Turner, Drums Are you distracted? the opportunity comes knocking And you black list “Stay the hell away” Is a tall tall price for practice cuz someones always trying to change your mind Is there an outlet An answer hidden in the cracks You ain’t chased out yet Better off alone not knowing.. or dive back in? Cuz someones always trying to change your mind So how do you create meaning? how do you create your love? how do you create meaning how do you create your love? Is it indifference? Is it a longing for compassion Through resistance? just an ounce of care To counteract the listless When someones always trying to change our minds And is it sadder? if theres a point at which Your head’s upon the platter To call upon a God that never mattered Cause someone always tried to change your mind 5. MEHLDAU (Instrumental) Written by Elder Orange (m.scott) E.O; drum programming, bass, guitar, ukelele, synth 6. ELEPHANT FLOWER Written by Elder Orange (m.scott) Lyrics adapted from Sonnet 18 by W. Shakespeare (common attribution) E.O; bass, guitar, synth, vocal Michael Sutton, Drums JJ Beck, Piano Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date. And every fair from fair sometime declines When in eternal lines to time thou goest So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and gives life to thee. So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and gives life to thee. By chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimmed; But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st, Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade, And every fair from fair sometime declines, When in eternal lines to Time thou grow'st. So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and gives life to thee. So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and gives life to thee. 7. NO MORE LOUD MUSIC ft. Curly Castro Written by Elder Orange (m.scott) Lyrics written & performed by Curly Castro E.O; drum programming, bass, guitar, synth, vox Moving on up like Jorge Jefferson Miss Anansi, first floor will make yu turn your weapon in Always with her 2 cents, never mind her neck again Yelling at them young Buoys Cutting that linoleum Turn that damn Box Down! Sounding like the Opps Now What yu hard of hearing? How yah Ear hear a Damn Sound?? ...It’s No Matter, yu dealing with A Masta Poppin Car alarms Till the Volume doesn’t Matter —>Box another Raheem, hope we don’t follow that pattern Shouldn’t matter anyhow, Now, the former Or the Latter. Did I bring the Noise, the only matter in Question ...I’m talking Bass, and the ELDERs teach The Lessons —>(Eye/ i)-dentify as Loud mouth, bang my , Music Mad Loud Neighbors always bang out, begging Me to Slow Down. Broom stick, Two Taps, treat me Like a Sound Thug (But) when I knock on your door I threatened you with Ear plugs. (Word) ...Damn Homie, you act like you know Don’t me —>When I practice Detonation, Know I do so on my Lonely If there ever was a problem in the past, Yu shouldda Told me Now it doesn’t feel Good, No Tony, Toni, Toné ...Here’s a Dub, if it Knocks, then I’ll save Face ->Don’t put me in yah Box, if yah Shit Eats Tapes Nah put me in no CLash, With no Chalice nah yah Hand And don’t bump me in yah Car Less yu smokin’ Sunz of Man ...I know yu Overwhelmed, so yu don’t understand I’m trying to reach sounds greater Than the Great I Am I’m trying to speak to the Great Beyond, and then Again Spit Ghost’s of Future Past, (But)with a Baldwin Spin ...A Huey Newton Roar, a Malcolm burn, A Bob Wail A Seale Gag Order, never stop my Rebel Yell The Revolution won’t be Broadcast, it never Fails The Sounds that happened HERE, will Never Die, Like Donnatell’(a)! 8. TREASURE Written by Elder Orange (m.scott) Lyrics by Elder Orange (m.scott) E.O; drum programming, upright bass, el. bass, guitar, synth, vocals Drums, Adam Turner Alex Wolston, Trumpet JJ Beck, Fender Rhodes Anywhere or way (You are my treasure) Anytime of day (Stiff as a board light as a feather) Let the people say all that they want in this world Cause my love is what my love is what you need slow motion, slow exposure, slow pulse a Slow endeavor to the core of me no fault line, no distortion, no part time a known in favor of the fortunate circumstances change nervous glance exchanged Inertia is the air we breathe Earnest answers gave Servant, savior, saint earthly fruits eternally And you know I’ll give it all and then some more Cause my love, is stronger than is stronger than before Pure passion, sure as ever Pure paths where we walk together can you tell me how? No words left, only actions one heart beat drumming faster Can you hear me now? As I play my song for you. 9. END GAME. ft. MavStar Written by Elder Orange (m.scott) Lyrics written & performed by MavStar E.O; drum programming, bass, guitar, synth Mavistar Galactic - battle axe the hatchet Cadillac's the gadget from the catalog don't scratch it most plastic cats won't flow past it so passive no hope for broke masses the abacus that added it up mathematics when you're laced in the cut that's whassup rewind it back slow motion the detail we fail to re-scale to size like the retail omnipresent info graphics that's the baddest magically compatible with status that's the atlas perfection is the fallacy the closest that we can hope to connect is with family that's how it has to be redesign the focus we combine the frequent rhyme to fly with the lotus know this everything condenses in the end game press play endlessly reflect on what the friends say 10. HUNGRY HAWK (Instrumental) Written by Elder Orange (m.scott) Elder Orange (m.scott) drum programming, guitar, bass, synth, percussion 11. TOO MUCH OR NOT ENOUGH Written by Elder Orange (m.scott) Lyrics by Elder Orange (m.scott) E.O; Bass, guitar, synth, vocals Drums, Adam Turner Alex Wolston, Trumpet JJ Beck, Piano Were you awake or were you sleeping? Eyelids parted Cheeks stained from weeping what you need and what you want today aren’t exactly the same. Does it still ache even when you’re peaking? A heart; bloody, raw and still beating Leaping from your chest at every hour of the day Too much or not enough You’ll crave more than just the junk You’ll waste everything you’ve loved Behave like you give a fuck Cause you’ll kill yourself for pleasure You kill yourself for pain You’ll kill to live to kill another day and that’s all on you Are you insane? Are you in hiding? Maybe it’s both I know sometimes it’s hard deciding Why we take the path less traveled, unraveling all the while Do you feel dumb? Do you feel empty? Do you feel cheated by a system born of plenty? And do you care enough to try and care enough to care awhile? Too much or not enough You’ll crave more than just the drugs You’ll waste everything you’ve loved Behave like you give a fuck well you’ll kill yourself for power You’ll yourself for fame You’ll kill to know you’ll live to kill again And that’s all on you. 12. ALL ON YOU (Instrumental) Written by Elder Orange (m.Scott) Elder Orange (m.scott) drum programming, field recording, bass, synth, vox JJ Beck: Keys Alex Wolston, Trumpet

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How can we keep our heads and hearts intact in a world on fire?

"Not all artists make this kind of jump between first and second albums, but it’s clear that Elder Orange was really pushing himself and putting in the work to make something special with Bricks in the Bathwater. It’s an incredibly inventive album from a musical perspective, but even more importantly, it’s an incredibly passionate album that’s asking big questions of its listeners." 9/10 - Scratchedvinyl.com

"The result is one hell of a unique synthesis. Bricks in the Bathwater is an unpredictable and genuinely exciting experience, one of the most distinctive local albums of the year." - Seven Day VT

".... a fascinating sonic journey, evocative and head bobbing, full of emotional voices, brilliant guitar playing, melody weaving, and genre bending. The album is a series of connected tunes that all work as one piece of music, one that is very inventive and unique in a world of singles that occupy the popular music format. This bold step of creativity is worthy of far more attention." -NYSmusic.com

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released December 2, 2020

Produced/Written/Arranged/Engineered: Elder Orange (M.Scott)

Vocals/Guitars/Bass/Keys/Drum Programming/Percussion/etc.
Elder Orange (M.Scott)

Addl. Vocals On Track 5: Kim Marsha
Addl. Raps + Lyrics on Track 7: Curly Castro
Addl. Raps + Lyrics on Track 9: Mavstar
Drums: Adam Turner + Mike Sutton
Piano/Rhodes/Synth: JJ Beck
Trumpet: Alex Wolston

Additional Engineering on Track 6: Phil Duke for Duke Sound
Additional Engineering on Track 9: Zack Crawford
Mixed/Mastered: Walter Westinghouse

Art Design and Direction: Kyle Tierce (tierce.design)

Recorded at Akin Studios (www.akinstudios.com)

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