this track was taken from the then lost curious george suite (jasonparent.bandcamp.com/track/chimpanzees-cant-dance)
and loaded up with samples to raise awareness. the impression i was
trying to create was that bush wasn't going to be a president who was
particularly concerned with civil liberties because he had stated as
much rather clearly. this is still pre-9/11, it was right before the
election, and i still had no idea what was coming. i was just conscious
of the fact that this is a guy that isn't going to stand up for
anybody's rights, have much interest in maintaining the rule of law
(international or otherwise) or have much respect for the democratic
process.
even listening to it today, a lot of it is really surreal. at the time, i was focusing a bit on the irony. for example, his "people who are going to commit crimes shouldn't have guns" quote is cited in reference to himself - by that logic, he should have overseen an american disarmament. "this guy's not elected, he just took over office" quip was also meant to apply to him. i think it's largely forgotten that the news of a possible attempted coup hit before the 2000 election did. there was a buzz on the internet that the people behind bush (military contractors) weren't going to let him lose. the "court battle" in florida wasn't a completely surprising turn of events. it was gore's disinterest in fighting the legal battle (because it would "destabilize" the country) that hit people by surprise.
i've split this into it's own space because it belongs in it's own space. deny everything (jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/deny-everything) has been converted into abstract instrumental music; the samples don't belong there. it also seems disingenuous to insert it into the lost suite.
i think i need to be careful in stating that historical hindsight inoculates me in explaining what i hoped was obvious: that this is a thinly veiled call for the assassination of bush before he takes over. a tree fell in a forest here. alas.
recorded in april, 2000. samples added in oct, 2000. album version reverted to original mix in sept, 2006. as always, please use headphones.
the album version appears on my fourth record:
jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/deny-everything
this release also includes a printable jewel case insert and will also eventually include a comprehensive package of journal entries from all phases of production (2000, 2006, 2014, 2017).
even listening to it today, a lot of it is really surreal. at the time, i was focusing a bit on the irony. for example, his "people who are going to commit crimes shouldn't have guns" quote is cited in reference to himself - by that logic, he should have overseen an american disarmament. "this guy's not elected, he just took over office" quip was also meant to apply to him. i think it's largely forgotten that the news of a possible attempted coup hit before the 2000 election did. there was a buzz on the internet that the people behind bush (military contractors) weren't going to let him lose. the "court battle" in florida wasn't a completely surprising turn of events. it was gore's disinterest in fighting the legal battle (because it would "destabilize" the country) that hit people by surprise.
i've split this into it's own space because it belongs in it's own space. deny everything (jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/deny-everything) has been converted into abstract instrumental music; the samples don't belong there. it also seems disingenuous to insert it into the lost suite.
i think i need to be careful in stating that historical hindsight inoculates me in explaining what i hoped was obvious: that this is a thinly veiled call for the assassination of bush before he takes over. a tree fell in a forest here. alas.
recorded in april, 2000. samples added in oct, 2000. album version reverted to original mix in sept, 2006. as always, please use headphones.
the album version appears on my fourth record:
jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/deny-everything
this release also includes a printable jewel case insert and will also eventually include a comprehensive package of journal entries from all phases of production (2000, 2006, 2014, 2017).
credits
released October 13, 2000
j - guitars, effects, drum programming, sampling, sound design, digital wave editing
j - guitars, effects, drum programming, sampling, sound design, digital wave editing
