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Staying Back

by lietoofine

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1.
Dust and Air 03:57
The dust was mixed with the air The air is hot The end of May The men sat still Hoping for rain but it did not rain Hoping for rain but it did not rain Hoping for rain but it did not rain Hoping for rain but it did not I get off there I get off They were thinking They were thinking They were thinking I'm going home Thanks for the lift The truck soon stopped I get off there Thanks for the lift Thanks The dust mixed with the air I get off, thanks They were thinking Hoping for rain but it did not rain Hoping for rain but it did not Hoping for rain but it did not rain Hoping for rain but it did not rain Hoping for rain but it did not rain Hoping for rain but it did not it did not rain it did not rain Hoping for rain but it did not rain it did not rain
2.
Reverend Casy and Tom Joad stood up the hill and looked down at the house There is not anything left this house is full out of shape said Tom Joad I don't know what happened here there is lots wrong said Casy, the Reverend it's not us it's the bank The bank is not like a man it's not us it's the bank The bank is not like a man The bank is a monster it's not us it's the bank The bank is not like a man it's not us it's the bank The bank is not like a man The bank is a monster The approaching man stopped and then walked quickly he was a rather short man The approaching man stopped and then walked quickly he was a rather short man The bank is not like a man The bank is not like a man it's not us it's the bank it's not us it's the bank it's not us it's the bank it's not us it's the bank it's not us it's the bank
3.
Kino 03:34
When Kino woke up it was still dark The stars were still shining in the sky The birds were singing The pigs were looking for something to eat He puts on his sandals and went outside when Kino woke up it was still dark when Kino woke up it was still dark A scorpion's tail has a sting in the end A sting that can kill He could not move until the scorpion moved but it was too late the scorpion bit when Kino woke up A scorpion's tail has a sting in the end A sting that can kill the scorpion moved but it was too late A sting that can kill He could not move until the scorpion moved but it was too late the scorpion bit when Kino woke up
4.
The doctor never came to the brush houses he spent all of his time with the rich people The doctor won't come to us then we will go to him Do you have any money? He brought out eight small ugly pearls I'm sorry my friend but this pearl is too big No one will buy a pearl this big Kino felt that he was in danger the crowd became silent Do you have any money? He brought out eight small ugly pearls
5.
We're going to work on a farm? What do you want? I'll go away and leave you alone Let's have different color rabbits, George Red, blue, and green rabbits, Lennie Millions of them Red, blue, and green What do you want? Millions of them Red, blue, and green What do you want? Slim, will we loose our jobs now? Say your hand was caught in a machine in a machine

about

My attempt to restore a bunch of mysterious audio cassettes that came to me by chance.
Without multitrack recordings, these cassettes were all that remained.

I mixed different takes of the same song/jam, and in some cases, I also mashed up different unfinished songs with similar lyrics.

All the lyrics are indeed from John Steinbeck's books (The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, The Pearl), creating a common thread that binds these tapes.

I tried my best to preserve and improve this job left half done, wherever possible.
Maybe these tapes came to me for a reason.

All songs produced by lietoofine @ Sottobosco Studio.
Artwork by @ laravontrier.
Thanks to Jordan Paul and People Zoo Records.

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released February 27, 2024

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Short records with a strong underlying theme.

All songs are released under Creative Common License
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