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niggajones		#1 Posted : 03 March 2013 06:40:24(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Registered Joined: 08/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 3,401 Thanks: 362 times Was thanked: 739 time(s) in 493 post(s)		TITLE: ZMIX! LABEL: Self Released/Independent GENRE: Extreme Metal, Progressive Metal, Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Prog Metal, Experimental Rock PRODUCED BY: Zander Gray TRACK LISTING: 1. Reckless 2. Dracula 3. Freeway 4. Wavewatching 5. Divine PERSONNEL: Zander Gray, Esq. - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Lyrics, Composition, Arrangement, Percussion, Drum Machine, Programming, Keys The Bensonhoist Lesbian Choir - Choral/Backing Vocals (Track 5) Edited by user 07 March 2013 14:28:24(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified


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niggajones		#2 Posted : 03 March 2013 13:29:15(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Registered Joined: 08/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 3,401 Thanks: 362 times Was thanked: 739 time(s) in 493 post(s)		TRACK 1: Reckless The sound of a murmuring slowly fades in, along with the tinkling and clinking of glasses. Faintly, a piano can be heard in the background. There's a squeal of feedback from a microphone, and someone can be heard clearing their throat loudly. "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to L'âne Riche, the hippest club Vancouver has to offer. My name is Zander, and I'll be your emcee for tonight." Zander's voice is crisp and formal, and the crowd responds mildly. "Now, for your sonic pleasure, a collection of fetid home recordings by yours truly...now, open this fucking pit up!" There's the sound of an explosion, and the song finally begins with a heavy, groovy tremolo picked guitar riff accompanied by thundering tom rolls and rumbling bass. The song is extremely fast, and frantic synthesizers back the pummeling one-two punch of guitar and bass. When Zander's vocals come in, instead of being screamed as expected, they are sung with bravado, in his commanding tenor voice. all your hate! all your hate! give me all your hate! watch me break! watch me break! everything is waste! The chuggy guitar and bass lines turn to powerful chords for the two lines that serve as a chorus, Zander's voice finally going over the edge as he hits some of the highest, raspiest screams he's ever done. recklessness! i've got nothing left! An overwhelming breakdown of alternating guitar riffs serves as a bridge between the more mellow chorus before returning to the frantic main riff of the song for the next verse and chorus, time to ache! time to ache! pain will help create! by the way, by the way, all is in it's place! recklessness! i've got nothing left! There is a bone-crushingly heavy bridge part, the guitar and bass merging to create one huge, sludgy sound as symphonic keys and a demonic sounding choir chant come in the background. The instruments all swell in volume until near noise before returning to the main riff for the last verse, point and laugh! point and laugh! in life i finished last! misery! misery! creative energy! so don't get mixed up! don't think i give a fuck! There is a coda, which is a quagmire of tremolo picking, muddy bass, frantic drum fills and garbled synth noises as Zander screams the last lines at the top of his lungs, reckless! reckless! relentless! eternal! hatred! There is a loud crash and the song ends abruptly.


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niggajones		#3 Posted : 04 March 2013 12:03:15(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Registered Joined: 08/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 3,401 Thanks: 362 times Was thanked: 739 time(s) in 493 post(s)		TRACK 2: Dracula The song begins immediately, with a fuzzy, distorted guitar line. The song has an almost garage-rockish type sound, with less of the wall of sound production that Zander uses on most of his songs. After a few seconds of just the guitar chugging, Zander's vocals come in, powerful and theatric, and a second guitar echoes the cadences of the lyrics, oh! eyes are on you now you seem to draw a crowd underneath the shade oh! fight until you die you made the children cry why must you misbehave? With a crash, the drums and bass come in, backing the rocking groove of the two distorted guitars, no! i am not alone who can i call my own? who can i make mine? woah! it kills me when you're gone my forgotten sun oh but i'm so cold The simple guitar chugging turn to epic chords as Zander sings the soaring chorus, suck blood to get higher! you were always my favorite vampire! dracula! with hatred as your fire! you always get me higher! dracula! The verse part returns, Zander's voice getting more powerful with each line, owch! burned into my skin tatoo of my sin sinking deeper in light! blinds me everywhere outside, i don't dare but do you smell burning hair? the sun makes me perspire! my blood pressure gets higher! you were always my favorite vampire! oh why can't we be friends - dracula! All the instruments but the guitar and drums drop out, as they play a simple, repetitive beat. It seems to be building to a climax, slowly getting more tense,before returning to the verse/chorus part why! why, why, why oh why! did you have to die? did i have to live! hate! stupid fucking hate! i only took the bait i should be in bed by eight! the rush of getting higher! my family members conspire! you were always my favorite vampire! oh, how i wish i was higher! dracula! The song slowly fades out.


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erich hess		#4 Posted : 05 March 2013 11:54:15(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Moderators, Registered Joined: 09/04/2010(UTC) Posts: 42,827 Location: representing the 954 Thanks: 21866 times Was thanked: 18088 time(s) in 10509 post(s)		erich:nhl jerseys?!! run,zander! they are onto your candadianess!
		"I'm not saying its even a good thing to own a chimpanzee. But that's freedom, folks." Alex Jones.


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niggajones		#5 Posted : 05 March 2013 11:56:06(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Registered Joined: 08/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 3,401 Thanks: 362 times Was thanked: 739 time(s) in 493 post(s)		Zander: racist bastards! they're gonna be wishing they never trifled with me once i get my hair in my fisticuff hairnet...i can't risk having one of my locks pulled out in a fight. but once i'm ready to fight, they better be ready to STAND AND DELIVER! vancouver style!



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erich hess		#6 Posted : 05 March 2013 11:59:47(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Moderators, Registered Joined: 09/04/2010(UTC) Posts: 42,827 Location: representing the 954 Thanks: 21866 times Was thanked: 18088 time(s) in 10509 post(s)		erich: you can borrow my battle do-rag.its a must for the pompadoured man,it also works for those with um...different hairstyles. erica:what bastards! they cant just ASSUME zander likes hockey....he may like curling instead!
		"I'm not saying its even a good thing to own a chimpanzee. But that's freedom, folks." Alex Jones.


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niggajones		#7 Posted : 05 March 2013 12:01:59(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Registered Joined: 08/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 3,401 Thanks: 362 times Was thanked: 739 time(s) in 493 post(s)		Zander: I like neither! I don't know if you can tell from my appearance, but I spent most of my childhood not getting picked for sports teams...yeah. and so, my lifelong grudge against competitive sports began!



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erich hess		#8 Posted : 05 March 2013 12:05:10(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Moderators, Registered Joined: 09/04/2010(UTC) Posts: 42,827 Location: representing the 954 Thanks: 21866 times Was thanked: 18088 time(s) in 10509 post(s)		erica:aww. you poor man. i was the same way,nobody ever picked me.i think it was because i was Asian. nina: dont buy her sob story,love! she was head fucking cheerleader. rah rah gooooooo team! erica:nina...i will fucking kill you,if you do that again. nina:go on then. shake your pom poms. the two start fighting.
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niggajones		#9 Posted : 05 March 2013 12:07:04(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Registered Joined: 08/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 3,401 Thanks: 362 times Was thanked: 739 time(s) in 493 post(s)		Zander: an asian cheerleader? preposterous! that's as preposterous as...as a clown and a tangelo getting along! phooey! and DOUBLE phooey!



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erich hess		#10 Posted : 05 March 2013 12:14:17(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Moderators, Registered Joined: 09/04/2010(UTC) Posts: 42,827 Location: representing the 954 Thanks: 21866 times Was thanked: 18088 time(s) in 10509 post(s)		erica:what is that supposed to mean?! was i supposed to be cooped up with the mathletes or on the chess team? i was a spectacular cheerleader. we are a very athletic people! contrary to what hollywood says,all samurai were asian!
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niggajones		#11 Posted : 05 March 2013 12:17:19(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Registered Joined: 08/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 3,401 Thanks: 362 times Was thanked: 739 time(s) in 493 post(s)		Zander: it appears both of us are walking paradoxes...a canadian who doesn't play hockey, and an asian former-cheerleader. I say we form an alliance. think of the possibilities! ....seriously, think of some, because at the moment I'm just riffing.



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erich hess		#12 Posted : 05 March 2013 12:23:18(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Moderators, Registered Joined: 09/04/2010(UTC) Posts: 42,827 Location: representing the 954 Thanks: 21866 times Was thanked: 18088 time(s) in 10509 post(s)		erica:crosses her arms and narrows her eyes you're all right,gray. we form an alliance based on general disdain for everyone else. nina:she still has the outfit,love. erica:that is only for natycakes. i've gotten slightly taller,so its VERY short. nina:uh,thats nice,love. but i was offering it to zander,a bald man in a cheerleader outfit would be a killer album cover!
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niggajones		#13 Posted : 05 March 2013 12:25:38(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Registered Joined: 08/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 3,401 Thanks: 362 times Was thanked: 739 time(s) in 493 post(s)		Zander: narrows eyes this Nina person ....is very correct.



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erich hess		#14 Posted : 05 March 2013 12:28:42(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Moderators, Registered Joined: 09/04/2010(UTC) Posts: 42,827 Location: representing the 954 Thanks: 21866 times Was thanked: 18088 time(s) in 10509 post(s)		nina:i usually am,love. its amazing,i used to be the scatterbrained one of us. now? i'm the sensible one. erica: i'd say her husband fucked her silly,but its the opposite. nina: ERICA?! nobody needs to know that!
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niggajones		#15 Posted : 05 March 2013 15:22:00(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Registered Joined: 08/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 3,401 Thanks: 362 times Was thanked: 739 time(s) in 493 post(s)		Zander: ah, yes, a classic case of being "fucked sensible". it's a real medical condition, i assure you, for i just diagnosed it via internet a single sentence ago.



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niggajones		#16 Posted : 05 March 2013 15:45:12(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Registered Joined: 08/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 3,401 Thanks: 362 times Was thanked: 739 time(s) in 493 post(s)		TRACK 3: Freeway A three count on a hi-hat preludes the opening guitar riff, which is monstrous, rolling, and echoed. Plodding drums and a rumbling bassline back the very organic sounding sounds. Zander's voice is powerful, multitracked, and echoed, this world is mine at least for now that girl was mine i'll live somehow this van is mine i'll sleep for now guitar is fine at least for now and all i am, is all i can... be He holds the last line, 'be', over the rolling guitar riff, which continues without vocals for a bit until the second verse starts, my earth is fine at least for now my friends are mine at least for now my brain reclines inside my head on rainy days i'll stay in bed and all we are, is all we are The guitar shifts from playing the pleasant but heavy riff into a jarring, angular one that's accented by synths and rainstorm sounds. Zander's voice returns, screaming this time, not with anger, but enthusiasm, why can't we feel... its heart! its beat! it's love! can't be beat! it tastes - so sweet! we eat it's meat! The main riff returns, the rain sounds going away, my earth will die but not right now i'll drive on by old hope for now and all we are, is all lonely! The instruments fade out, until it's just a single acoustic guitar playing a simple arpeggio. A flute comes in, signifying deep peace, as Zander sings the last lines, soothingly and softly, if only you knew the lonely truth of the canadian freeways


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niggajones		#17 Posted : 06 March 2013 15:43:05(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Registered Joined: 08/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 3,401 Thanks: 362 times Was thanked: 739 time(s) in 493 post(s)		TRACK 4: Wavewatching The song begins with an echoed, huge sounding riff that resonates alone for a few seconds, before a solid drum beat comes in with a pulsing bass line. The trio get a groove going, and then Zander's vocals come in, soft but intense, never alone, i'm never alone amongst the foam and sea and surf running away, running away don't let the sun set on my face so go into the water As the guitars rise in intensity, so does Zander's voice as he screams the chorus, watch the waves! watch the waves! hide from the cruelty of the day watch the waves! watch the waves! i'll wait for the waves to take me away The guitar drops out as the drums and bass groove together for a bit before they return along with Zander's voice, look how they churn, look how they churn my brow begins to burn bake in the heat, bake in the heat addicted to the taste of meat going away, going away can't hide my ugly face passing away, passing away off the deep i dive today There's a short breakdownish part before the chorus returns, heavy and abrasive, with orchestral synths in the background, watch the waves! watch the waves! let them take me away! rue the day! rue the day! the waves came and took me away There's a heavy instrumental bridge, as the guitars and drums seem to battle it out. The larger than life sounding riffs seem to flow like the ocean, and the symphonic synthesizers add an epic atmosphere. There's a crash as the instruments reach their peak, and they slowly fade away, leaving a single guitar playing a muted, jarring, but eerily calm riff ass Zander's vocals return soothingly, and the sun is just a spotlight above this azure blanket and the salt gets in my eyes there's pain in my paradise cold to numb the pain bitterness goes away and we all mentally endure and there's no more bitterness cleansed by the sea and salt siphoning out the rancid nectar of my soul i'm finally at peace amongst the waves only the lonely watch the ocean The instruments and vocals are slowly drowned out by the sounds of seagulls and the ocean.


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niggajones		#18 Posted : 07 March 2013 11:04:41(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Registered Joined: 08/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 3,401 Thanks: 362 times Was thanked: 739 time(s) in 493 post(s)		TRACK 5: Divine VOCAL KEY Zander = italics Choir Vocals = blue Zander + Choir Vocals = green The song kicks in immediately, a crushing double bass drum part, symphonic synths, heavy bass, and a chugging guitar riff. The vocals are split between Zander and a choir, which add an almost gospel-like feel to the hard rock song. The production is huge, a gigantic wall of sound that is meant to destroy inferior speakers live! live! live! live! live! live! After the intro part, the instruments slow down, the drums keeping the beat. There's a sing-a-long friendly part with chanted choral vocals, each word punctuated with a crash and a synth hit, life! ...is! ...beautiful! life! ...is! ...beautiful! The chugging intro guitar riff returns, along with the introductory vocals, live! live! say you love! The sing-a-long part returns, this time with Zander's shouted vocals accompanying the choirs, life! ...love! ...beautiful! life! ...love! ...beauty! The chugging guitar returns as Zander and the choir chant the lyrics fervently, life! long! live! love! life! long! live! love! love eternal, love eternal, love, love, love eternal! All of the instruments but the drums and the chugging guitar drop out and slow down for a passage, as Zander sings, utilizing his full vocal range, my voice tells me we all will fall in love my love tells me we all will fall from grace The instruments once again speed up for the repetitive chanting, life! long! live! love! life! long! live! love! love eternal, love eternal, love, love, love internal! There is a bridge, with swirling synth sounds, flanger heavy guitar, and the choral vocals overwhelming everything else in the mix, oh my god! zen! zen! zen! zen! Another slower passage, where Zander's vocals hit their peak as he screams with enthusiasm, never fear love!(love!?) never love fear!(no!) never fear love!(no!) (born and raised!) never fear love! (love!?) never love fear! (no!) never fear love! (no!) (born and raised!) life! long! live! love! life! long! live! love! love eternal, ah, eternal i'm, i'm, i'm internal! The instruments all build to a fever pitch as Zander yells, i know my way and you know your way we'll all find our own way! never fear love! never love fear! never fear love! oh, baby! never fear love! never love fear! never fear love! oh, babe! The guitar gets heavier, chuggier, and the orchestral/symphonic synths saturate the atmosphere as Zander screams along with the choir until the song, and the EP, ends abruptly. divine! divine! divine! divine! divine! divine! divine! divine! divine!


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