Recipe For Disaster
Challenge: MADE-UP WORDSLiner Notes
here is a new song! i did not think i would have it in me to write and record something new today, because XRAY XEROXX released a new E.P. today and i have been frantically trying to finish all the last minute promo things, like finishing the edit on a music video that is also in 3D. some people would not wait until release day to finish such a thing, but i did.
anyway the new xray xeroxx ep is called Art Rock! which is the title track and a song i wrote during fawm 2024.
it is streaming everywhere today. also if you want to see the music video here it is:
anyway, sorry i didn't have a chance to edit together any kind of video for this one. but it's a fun new wave song. i think i like it? i think it could be an xray xeroxx song.
i spent maybe ten minutes writing this song and maybe an hour or two arranging and recording it. is this a usable song? i'm so crazed from frantically getting everything done that i haven't really sat back and decided if this is good. but hey, it's definitely a song!
oh i almost forgot. i used a made up word. UNPLODE
Lyrics
nutmeg cinnamon aspartame gunpowder
cellophane fascism america thought control
it's a recipe for disaster
hot pants butt plugs nipple clamps machine guns
sour kraut vegemite molotov bubblegum
it's a recipe for disaster
once we explode we can not unplode we’re playing with fire and it’s out of control
silicone slim fast religion radio
amphetamines tv screens refried beans everything
Comments
Love it, super fun, rocked out Devo vibes!
Thanks for all the recipes they sound great! Lots of fun imagery and sounds to meet them. Sour kraut verse took me to 4 different countries. Congrats on the EP, too!
So zAnY! Dude, you're killing it. Love the sci-fi new-wave affect of the verses, suits the "list style" lyrics.
Devo called...and they want you to write their next album!
You’re a genius. That’s it. I’m sure you’re sick of me drooling all over you but got damn you’re special.
haha how could i ever get sick of it? it means a lot coming from you dude. your stuff is amazing
It’s good. Period.
Well this turned out to be an awesome twofer of a click. Awesome work on both tracks!
Yea, that got me grinning. Love the straightforward energy. Huge compliments for the music video as well – good luck for the release.
Got distracted by the Art Rock video (masterpiece), but back to the present - love me a list song. Particularly one that includes butt plugs and Vegemite. The riff on this one is great. As is the word ‘unplode’. Really strong start to the month!!
Oh man, unplode is definitely going into my personal dictionary. This whole tune is sick!
Yes! Definitely a Devo vibe, and you are doing it well! So evocative without being on the nose.
Been waiting for you to get your Devo on. You should get a reference to potatoes somewhere in here!
oooh i can probably replace one of the things in the verses with “tater tots”
Damn, I wanna think of stuff like this
Love me a good list song! This one is a banger. And yes, I want to know why we can’t unplode!
I can't overstate how much I love "unplode." The kind of thing where I'm angry I didn't think of it myself. Another great jam. Real Devo feeling, as others have mentioned!