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The Gumshoe Chronicles

by Dot.Organ

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1.
Gumshoe Parker's First Wave 02:57
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Bird-dog this wave, bird-dog this reef Bird-dog this sand, bird-dog this clam Bird-dog this tan, bird-dog this tide Bird-dog this beach, bird-dog this break Bird-dog you Catchin’ first wave of day This private footwear hangs Whitewash below, I hang Ten and sky above, nice Swells are strong this morning Magnifying glass like water Mountains of rollers and spindrift Catchin’ third wave of day This private dick shoe Whitewash below Hang ten and sky above Bird-dog What’s that noise? It comes roiling in just like gunfireworks Never turn your back on the surf or you’ll get a tsunami in your posterior Never turn your back on Tsunami, Niagara, tidal bore, tsunami Blinded by a jellyfish in my mind’s eye Toss around like a ragdoll and spin out of control Torn up, ripped, sent overseas
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Airs of Terra Incognita 04:55
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Rise and shine, rinse off Where am I? Abandoned All alone, dumped by a wave In lands of green, it’s so foreign Walk on tall, for a while Play it by ear, talk the talk Off the beaten track Fallen through the cracks Get down to brass tacks Where’s the sea gone? Concussion Gotta get my head straight Ready, get set, go Set the record straight, set your mind at ease Set out, set sail, set forth, set free Set the world on fire, set the wheels in motion Set on, set off, set in, set out Set in concrete, set a thief to catch a thief Set great store by, set in stone On I roam and once in a blue moon I see a fort made of twigs and driftwood That’s when they catch you, that’s where they snatch you Taken in, into the stronghold, into their stronghold grips You’re probed and grilled, cross-examined That’s when they cut you, that’s where they gut your sole Into the stronghold, that’s where they gut you Give the third degree Set out, set sail, set concrete Throwing down the gauntlet Set forth, set free, set in stone A travesty of justice Set on, set off, set a thief Set the record straight Set your mind at ease Set in, set out You stole my sole On and off We go and stop It pours to drops and Longs for short end of sticks Taken in, wooden castle That’s when they catch you, that’s where they snatch you up and Probe and grill into your stronghold, into their stronghold grips You’re cross-examined root and branch That’s when they cut you, that’s where they gut your sole out, sole Into the stronghold, that’s where they cut your sole out As the twig is bent so the tree is inclined King of the castle
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King Twig 02:51
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Shade him in iron bars Sentenced to cells where the edges blend Chain him, gag him He’s handsome, pretty ransom Drag out his tongue What are these cells? Shaded iron The edges all blend into one another Up close they’re unique Pull away; they’re part of something bigger Shouldered by guards and tossed on the red A peasant cries; birds burst from pie A pointed yellow crown stares down at us Regain my liquid for his majesty Unknown shoe You’ve wandered in crisis and you know it’s national Feed the dog, turn the cog Workers drown their log You need thicker fog And I know how You’re gonna get it for me You know that I know that I have your sole I need aqua vita and you will find it all A sole for their spirits ‘cause their spirits ain’t in it and if they ain’t in it they’re not real wood Escape with demand On we go, waterless world, on we go On we go The universe is a discrete space made up of a dodecahedron with a twelfth face
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Rolls Hills 02:22
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Rolling hills, climbing hills, is there ever better life? Green meadows fall into sand but not for a while now Roll away like my first wave, fall to another day As quickly as it comes it fades Away, green wave, hang ten, yeah Nothing is better than eternal life But aqua vita’s better than nothin’ Vita is better than eternal life Magnum opus, thumbs up Sulfur, salt and mercury Time never smells slower than when you go venture out The black night of soul, the white dawn of knowledge and life The germ of life
5.
Professor Highbrow at Pubic Oasis 05:13
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Step into my oasis I am Highbrow So thirsty, please help me Of course, open your mouth What is this? It’s all wrong Gulp it down, drink it on up with ice Take it slow, don’t be so fast Just use your head It looks like a mirage I am Professor Highbrow and I’d like to offer my services to you I could help you see straight Seems like ages turning pages Voyage in sand, educated man Step into my oasis Seems like ages turning pages Voyage in sand It seems like I’m bone-dry Devoid and I’m skinless Hold this still Stick out your tongue, say “Ahh” Now distill this elixir Iron retort, bronze mortar, transmute The division of time yours and yours alone Abide by the rules or don’t The choice is yours and you’re alone This is science, I am god I read the classics, turn the pages I’m the peacock in your flask It seems like turning pages has taken ages Voyage in sand Condense vapor once more Forget about your solar power It don’t work in the dark Seems like ages turning pages Voyage in sand It seems like I was bone-dry Devoid but now I’m skin-wet I am Highbrow, that’s my service Alchemy and you make good friends Just remember to use your head and The vita will be yours Gulp it down
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Straw in the Forge 06:28
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Dusty stones, cobbled roads, colored smells Blacksmith yells, sounds of coins dropping Tattered clothes, wearing scat, people attached Buckets tipping from windows Resort, it’s business as usual Retail, the shopkeeper’s privilege Remain, the world’s oldest profession Resign, blue collars feed the blue blood Rabble, throng, working like a dog Pressed in, trapped, business is booming They hawk, they cry and peddle They vend, they sell, crowded well Swindle, watch like hawkers, open up shop Run like clockwork, knock knock Welcome, the sign, dotted line Join the club, pub crawl, flesh creep Innkeeper, drunk as a lord he bids Refuge in odd buildings brings Doors open, windows close Minds close, open up your Refuge in odd buildings brings Legs open, fingers close Eyes close, open up your Open up your dull mind Open up your clam legs Open up your mouth and pour it in Top secret Open up your free shop Open up your digits Open up your chest, treasure and trash Out to lunch on sugar pills Dust me off and lay your cards Down on this here table, stranger I got more sense than cash You can bet your life away Won’t hold water Honey down the drain Chicken feed and axle grease But it’s not your money that I wanted Return it back to you I will One condition, you just listen I only want water for my sole Read ‘em and weep Cry a river, cry bloody murder Cry yourself to sleep and Shed a crocodile tear You can holler uncle, wah You can spill the milk, oh yeah You can have a hug, hmm Stab me in the back, ouch Now I am concussed
7.
Final Fantasthma 03:37
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That’s why magic players do it on tables Our eyes meet across the tables and that’s why They whisper our name under the tables – Sotto Voce
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Queen Daze 03:34
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Come passing lover Welcome to Ishtar I heap favors Slip it in and sleep it out of me Out of time Wake on up You’re in a dreamland My little queen land Up, up in the dirt Where has all the sand gone? I could not tell you What’s this strange apparatus? I’ll put it inside you Slip it in - Let me show ya what’s inside ya Sleep it out - When’s inside ya comin’ out now? Abandon your quest I’m afraid I can’t do that Forgive the twig man Tanned genitals, I need water What of me? I’ve got sole I am all wet. Both moonstruck Dreams are sweet When you’re made of feet they are But when you’re a shoe It gets harder to discorporate Slip it out The aqua vita’s out of your reach Like a dream Over too soon and forgotten
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Suplimento Restraint 01:59
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10.
Daryl the Water Diviner 05:09
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Ram bunk spiritualist You don’t know what cha gonna get for it Time is the thing Time is everything You don’t know what cha wanna do for You don’t know what cha gonna get for it Time is the thing Time is everything You don’t know what I wanna do for You don’t know what I’m gonna get Where the sun sets green That’s where you will find him Daryl the water diviner, where are you? Daryl the water diviner Daryl the water diviner, hmm Daryl, water diviner (Where are you now?) - Who calls me? (Who are, what are you now?) - I’m divining now (When are you now?) - I’m diving Where the sun set’s green That’s where you will find me Daryl the water diviner, where are you? Daryl the water diviner Daryl the water diviner, hmm Daryl, water diviner Where the sun sets green That’s where you will find us Snap a twig, shape it into a Y Divine rod, forked little peach branch Walk real slow, better keep your palms down Virgule divina Corpuscles rise, enter my rod (Gods) - Pay the price, bow down nice and easy at my feet (What have) - I order, you become, parallel to horizontal (I unleashed?) - Nothing is gained without sacrifice to your vice (Can’t close the door) - You may rise now, my rod has been Divined right through your belly Parted your kidneys and organs The aqua vita’s inside It’s been in your gut all along Daryl the water diviner, hmm Daryl, water diviner (Where are you now?) - Who calls me? (Who are, what are you now?) - I’m divining now (When are you now?) - I’m diving out (Time is the thing) - What is the? (Time is everything) - I’m telling you now (How you spend time) - I’m sunsetting out (Where are you now?) - Who calls me? (Who are, what are you now?) - I’m divining now (When are you now?) - I’m diving out
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Folds Hills 02:21
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Folding hills, falling hills, yeah Nothing is better than eternal life Fold away like my last wave Grow today, crash again Away, green wave, hang ten, yeah Vita is better than eternal life? But aqua vita’s better than nothin’ Emit time, time emit time Time always runs faster when you’re rolling home You can’t tell Lunar low yell, solar yellow Turn silver into gold A red crowned king at a chemical wedding Rolling hills, climbing hills Is there ever better life? Folding hills, falling hills Is there ever better time?
12.
Sightseer Visitation Rites 03:51
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It’s a new world pecking order And they’re pecking you hard The amount of black rim glasses in this place is too damn Hi, my name is Gumshoe. Turbulent, I’ve come to slap them off your Face facts, we’ve lost the human race, we’re stuck in second Place your bets, cast your nets, smoke your cigar Reticent is your arrogance, relentless is your ignorance Patience is yours Let’s storm the Wooden Castle The water is yours Splash this vita on your face Wash off the dirt Soak through the madness Rinse out the wrinkles Cleanse your trance Spill your muffins on the floor I feel changed Like a dead dog’s head on a cake Bloated in the summer wind I feel unchained Like a wet pool of red It’s a new world pecking order Back in order, peck order Wipe the dirt from your eyes I can see you now Long and lost, brother of a gumboot Spell has lift, sole returned Liver source of life Great left shoe, separated at birth I am free, feed me wine Bathe me in liquid light Peasants cry, birds burst pie Brother you’re mine Wipe the sleep from your eyes, I can see you now I was long and lost, gumboot I am now Wipe the dirt from your eyes I can see you now Wipe the sleep from your eyes I can see you now yeah
13.
From Ragnarok to Riches 04:59
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Galaxies in grains of sand Where greenish lights emit from T.V. waves Pass through the sleeping eyelids of your children It triggers and it pets their glands - Pineal glands Journey ends, quest complete Conspiracy is whole, water work Biochemical circadian rhythms shift and penny nostrums fail Circadian rhythms shift and penny nostrums fail Galaxies like grains of sand Wash up on our shores again Put trust in your skull again Put trust in your skull, put trust in your Listen to your guts and Listen to your glands Colored stump water Penny nostrums fail It’s all snake oil Penny nostrums fail Pliant in moonshine Don’t trust in water Penny nostrums fail Now I bid you all farewell Continue roaming I shall What wondrous lands, sublime The ponderous sands of time From Ragnarok to riches From miles to inches The meaning life is toil Vita’s not a hat of tinfoil Galaxies like grains of sand Wash up on our shores again Listen to your guts and Listen to your glands Put trust in your skull, put trust in your Put trust in your skull again Galaxies like grains of sand I wash up on shores again

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The Gumshoe Chronicles is Dotorgan's first album. It tells the tale of a surfing private detective who also happens to be a gumboot. This P.I. is swept away by a monstrous wave into a foreign land of wooden people and corrupt royalty. After an encounter with a particularly sultry king, our hero’s sole is held for ransom and he is told that in order to regain his appendage he must recover the water of life. Along his journey, the young detective uncovers the truths of the ages and the futility of both academia and spirituality. So grab your mortarboard, or your Ouija board, and join us in the journey of a lifetime.

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released November 14, 2014

Dotorgan:
Dot Organ – Bass and Vocals
Andrew Martin – Lead Guitar and Keyboard
Rachael Rosen – Rhythm Guitar and Keyboard
David Swinton – Drums and Percussion

Guests:
Greg Anastasiou – Drums on tracks 02, 05, 08
Jackson Tucker as King Twig on tracks 03, 12
Dan Flegg as Professor Highbrow on tracks 05, 13
Natusha Joy as Queen Daze on tracks 07, 08, 12
Gerant Kenneth as Daryl the Water Diviner on tracks 10, 13

Art by Ash Dosen
Mastered by Pete Maher
Mixed by Dallas Keenes at Mioan Studios
All Songs Composed, Produced and Recorded by Dot Organ at Muffinium

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Dot.Organ is an electronic/organic being from Newcastle, Australia.

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