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Oedipus The King

by Dan Webb

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Inform the Cube I love that it has, at times, an off-putting and acidic sound, but still sounds great and reflects in its content, a very uncertain and chaotic time for many of us. It feels like a very cohesive album experience from start to finish, right down to the chilling conclusion which sounds like the world ending. Though it's less song-based than his previous efforts, some tracks are used as sketches to further explore and display many of the cool sounds on this album. Favorite track: Missed Opportunity.
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1.
Overture 01:28
2.
Day One 03:18
One foot on the floor Take your clothes off, pin it to the wall Arjuna says, “show me all” Stolen premise, swollen ego Such a small crawl space Such a waste, such a scientific mess Dilapidated coup d'état How they wonder who you are How we came to be here I’m fearing disappearing in the void Of constant foresight Melancholic limelight Weiner’s blown it all File transfer protocol Vitriolic Jackson Pollock Screaming through the haze Driven by your lazy reason Succulent cacophony A temporal lobotomy Deliver me trichotomy Of rhyme and reason While it’s seeming like Injection of inflection In the penance of your tax dodge Now I’m crawling I’m stalling time I’m drinking wine I’m trying to figure out How this mess came about I’m crawling I’m stalling I’m drinking wine I’m feeling fine For fleeting time In the attainment Of the pentatonic finish line
3.
Every night I see us pulling through Close my eyes and dream of us coming true Missed opportunity in my mind Chance is blown, I’m alone with visions ill-defined No smoke blow westerly any more Heaven won’t be knock-knocking on my door Missed opportunity in my mind Turned to you, but luck can be so unkind I pass you everyday on my way to nowhere In the same exact place as I light my second Cigarette of the day without a care We once kissed but now the opportunity’s missed in lieu I don’t know what I’ll do if I cannot be with you
4.
Oh, yeah, Just look what's become of you
5.
Cool Spain 01:30
6.
Ah, say what you will, but I’d rather let them eat cake first There’s no debate how I came to negate the first verse for this drivel Wait! Just let me swivel and try another tact for a while Rumours of my demise have been greatly compromised and suppressed by those in the news Hey, if they won’t report on it, they must have been bought, no? What about Hillary’s lies, or Debbie’s surprise that we found out about their attempt to circumvent Sanders? They sure seem bitter, so they’ll ask Jack at Twitter to silence the debate for a while, Create a distraction and mass media inaction ensues Of course there’s remorse, but I’d rather this discourse took on a happy ending, wouldn’t you? Let them eat cake Well, in the end I guess it’s just a word, just a promise, just a token point of view But heck, I’m not Katy Perry, so I can’t expect Kingsmill to want to play me, at least any time soon Let him mull over his taxpayer funded job description before he pulls the trigger for subscription to change Let them eat cake Hmm, I think we’ve been here before so maybe this time I’m just let the folklore speak for itself Let them eat cake
7.
Got To Know 02:14
Corruption, racketeering and seduction Seems like we’re just pawns in this production Escapism is no rebate from the deduction Demoralising and surprising in every way Finding it so damn hard to make it through the day With this constant interplay directed from above Stop, stand and quit and get ahead of it Intelligence ain’t the same as wilful ignorance Right down in the mud with face fed full of it So we’re facing eight billion in divorce fees Anxiety has got a stranglehold on me Trepidation in the way that we are and this reality Growing tired of the wired-in atmosphere The temptation to lie is not partisan Calculating, meditating when I’m eager to go I got to know I got to know If we’re already at war with ourselves Within ourselves Without a soul
8.
Sojourn 01:28
9.
Nomads 02:00
Maria was a lovely lady from Venezuela who arrived in the Lower East Side four months prior to our engagement Long, thick flowing black hair and not a single care in the world She bought me a macchiato and I bit my tongue Her aromas blew my mind We just didn’t know where to look as we waited for the world to turn Tomorrow we’d find ourselves waiting idly, waiting ideally, hunting and prowling and panting like nomads Bespoke, beautiful, youthful and broke Seems love’s own worst enemy is within us all It’s that trying sound that keeps you awake at night Nagging and burrowing deep beneath your irregular, misshapen heart Beat the nomads to the light
10.
He dig the brunette You take the pay check Stuck in the road So you’re gonna need a head check I loathe the concept You place a blind bet Stuck in the road You better go and push reset Cable news deliberations Rock the world to its foundations So much verbal masturbation VHS tape revelations Burbank building renovations Golden era lamentations Despondent in your expectations Seeking solace in migration You’re stuck in the road yeah, You’re stuck in the road
11.
No Soul 02:07
12.
Ganesha 02:32
13.
10-4 02:36

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UNPRESIDENTED EXPLORATIONS IN MUSIC BY DAN WEBB

"Musically dense, it recalls Bowie’s Berlin period and refuses to pull its punches" - CLASH Magazine (UK)

"The future of music... the perfect soundtrack for the next four years... the next forty, too." - Popdose

"The gifted, Australian-based, psych pop maestro has a tendency to color outside the lines...like a warped collaboration between Julian Casablancas and Tom Waits." - Big Takeover Magazine (US)

"While applying keyboards that can play out like orphaned Miles Davis 'Bitches Brew' parts, Webb has a lot on his mind and in his creative spirit...a beautifully twisted lyrical mind... Oedipus The King is a delightful aural journey down Dan Webb's unique sonic rabbit hole." - antiMusic.com

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released January 20, 2017

Written, performed, produced and mixed by Dan Webb.
Recorded February 13 - November 8, 2016 at Fairy Dust Studios, Far Kew Asylum, EES & Bakehouse Studios, Melbourne.
Mastered by Ross Cockle, Sing Sing Recording Studios, Melbourne.
Artwork by Jonathan Key
Photography by Wilk

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Dan Webb Melbourne, Australia

Dan Webb exists in a state of constant evolution. Since emerging with his debut EP in 2009, he has erased lines between genres, combining psychedelic atmospheres, electronic experimentation and classic songwriting into a kaleidoscopic sound all his own. Exploring the avant-garde while retaining a pop sensibility, his music is as enjoyable as it is thought-provoking. ... more

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