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Ecocide: Songs of Dysfunction

by Unit F

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1.
Bad Monkeys 03:40
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Bad Monkeys Man/machine cuts through the earth Chemicals fill new veins The River of madness you hold dear Your future sting is almost here Ch We/You should have known For all the progress We still haven’t grown Barbarians in the Atomic Age Bad Monkeys/Good Planet/ it’s a Plauge The death you crave lies so near But where’s the heaven to bring you cheer? Ignore-Implore as to pretend Your choices quickly dwindle to the end: Ch We should have known For all the progress We still haven’t grown Barbarians in the Atomic Age Bad Monkeys/Good Planet/ We’re the Plague <Like recent strangers on an Alien Ranch so out of place-make yourselves at home> Your addiction reappears All the power makes you feel secure Thus Guided- you made the trade Now the Power how it enslaves Ch We should have known For all the progress We still haven’t grown Barbarians in the Atomic Age Bad Monkeys/Good Planet/ We’re the Plague Weaponized Barbarians in the Atomic Age Lyrics by Mel Schantz Copyright 2015-2020
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Berkeley Streets 02:52
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Berkeley Streets On the Berkeley streets/the cops bring the heat Students make a stand/Pushback while we can Batons to the Head Blood Flows instead Flames against the Red We will make our Stand………….. On the DC Streets/Protest brings the heat No Dissent allowed/People getting’ Plowed Here comes the Gas Orders to move Fast Bring the System Down If you survive, then you pass…….. We Know…….. We know who CH We know who you are/We see what you do Protect and Serve the Elite-Blow back on the streets Protecting Corpo Meat /The police state runs the heat The structure must come down/anger is our sound We’ll rebuild from here Military scared No more endless War We show you what minds are for~ Final Cause We know who you are/We see what you do Protect and serve the Elite/ Blow back in the street! We see who you are Let it Fall! Lyrics Mel Schantz Copywrite 2016-2020 Music by Unit F
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Look Up Bro 02:27
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Look Up Bro I Phone in your head/Social Media Trust Trending Pop Star Hero’s/I think I’ve seen enough You’re Not the threat you think you are/so now they’re headed your way Never mind the hipsters it’s the ND AA But we are all so connected in this special way The hum of the drones in the warm summers day Um, Look up Bro Hyper-turbo-Jacked Distraction Mega-Media-Conformist Distraction Convenience is the word/And the word is consume Policemen kill-Lovers thrill- and Bankers mind the gate Whats endless war to celebrity-so what did they say? Selfies rule the sepid pool, ya think we’ve lost our way? But we are all so connected in this special way The hum of the drones in the cold winter day Um, Look up Bro Hyper-turbo-Jacked Distraction Mega-Media-Conformist Distraction Popular Creation Techno Dance-core Groove Lyrics by Mel Schantz copyright 2016-2020
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Black Snake 03:28
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Blacksnake/Ecocide Black Snake coming/Oil train running /cash man’s right behind Gas man frackin’/ aquifers a cracking-never thought you’d see the signs It’s too late for the patriot/ a frontin’ for the corporate line When there’s nothing left to drink/the rich will finally think/about the extent of the crimes Ahhh fine. We’ve committed Ecocide Damn Y’all done lost your goddamn minds Cause its Eco, Ecocide Pipeline is hummin’/Oil is a pumping/ The cash man’s right behind Fly your flag for the genocide/ and fall for corporate whores Cause they fuck themselves and everyone else, and no one likes being poor but the bag man done left us high and dry… in these desperate times Ahhh Fine. We’ve committed Ecocide Dam y’all done lost your fucking Mind Cause its Eco, Ecocide Ecocide/Ecocide-It’s a crime, (don’t ya pay no mind) Now ya get in line- ahh yea It’s a Crime/ Don’t ya pay it no mind Now you’re out of time. Fine, now you’re out of time. Now you’re out of time Ahhh Fine. We’ve committed Ecocide Dam son, you done lost your Mind And now, now you’re out of time. Copyright 2017 Unit F All rights Reserved by Unit F music Music Mark Bolton and Unit F Words Mel Schantz
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Horrifying 03:17
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Horrifying Look into a barium sky/aluminum oxide clouds GeoEngineering/mercury allowed Stewards of the planet? Heh Not so qualified Corpo serving science, just watch it putrefy And it’s Horrifying Horrifying And They’re not done…. Have another fluoride cocktail/On a drought plagued day, We’ll worry about fukushima later/There’s bills to be paid, This suburban sprawl feels so good, so should I give a fuck? Cause what I don’t know just isn’t so and I still got the truck And it’s Horrifying Horrifying Popular Creation Techno Dance-core Groove Industries, LLC (Ref: What you think might be Just happened yesterday Arrogance and Ego ensures the decay..) 2018 Unit F Music/ WORDS- MEL TORMENT
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Falter 03:31
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Falter Parasitic /Idyllic Constant Critic /Analylitic- Embed/Imbred Play Dead/ Ignorant Ahh how we falter…. Face Lift-/Spendthrift Culture drift/Image Split/ End times/Mega Mines Battle Lines /Outta Time Why do we even look when we still will not see No forest cause we cut down all the trees So high in the skies, and we still don’t see below This is the longest journey I’ve ever known See how we falter… Domination/Castration Shallow Nation/Abomination- Long Reach/ Toxic Beach/Thought Police Ahh how we falter… Blinded/Compliant- Reliant/Find it? Subservient/ Sign it Obedient-All spent Why do we even look when we still will not see No forest cause we cut down all the trees So high in the skies, and we still don’t see below This is the longest journey we’ve ever known See how we falter? Dance Mix/Quick Fix- Deep Tricks/Demon tips -Manipulate/Orchestrate It’s Fate/Its too Late No forest cause we cut down all the trees So high in the skies, and we still can’t see below The longest journey never known Ahh…how we falter… Music Unit F copyright 2017 Lyrics Mel Schantz copyright 2017
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Raven 04:12
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Raven Sancti See your motal weakness at the trough….You are for sale now You the, unrelenting, For Dominion/those you have slayed And for all, all your murdering Your Dogma still it enslaves For you are not forgiven A pox, back to your house Sancti Nex! Sancti Iteritum The Raven sees the mouse Still not, for your wanderings The Empires all for your Cross The ancestors, that you sacrificed Circle back now –just to see you die For you are not forgiven A pox, back to your house Sancti Nex! Sancti Iteritum The Raven is in the house Yes, we see….your false holiness We see the monuments to greed We don’t need your apologies We see the demons and their seed You are not forgiven A pox, back to your house Sancti Nex! Sancti Iteritum The Raven eats the Mouse Maledictum- your blood pact has failed………. Reditur Ad te-Super te (it returns unto you-back upon you) Unit F Lyrics by Mel Schantz All rights reserved 2015
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Decay 04:13
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2017 Decay When you have a look at the facts -you wonder if the time is ever coming back When respect was a tradition and not something to hate-Some lived in balance, not to dominate With noble words and flowery creeds, your founding fathers did the devils deeds Remember the ways of the tribe you smite-I clinch my fist/we know it ain’t right decay-betray-insane Long before you came to these shores- you were savage euro devils in the candy store Genocide is a dirty word except when used by the Christian lords Now we fast forward right to today-tell me my friends now what has changed? Illusion, separation and the wasting decay-and again they use you in this passion play …and so you say…the game must be played Then why, does it always end up ……………………this way? Free Will! And why is there even a trade And why does it always end then same?.. decay-betray-insane All the symbols that you embrace/leave their mark without a trace The Controllers are really just your type/The ancient father figures that you light Because you forgot from where it was you came/Hidden now but all the same- Just shorten the questions to fit your maps and cite the convenient absence of facts …and so you say…the game must be played Then why, does it always end up ……………………this way? Free Will! And why is there even a trade And why does it always end then same?.. Free Will Free Will! Lyrics –Mel Schantz 2017 UnitF Music
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Ride II 04:15
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RIDE DRIVIN THAT CHOP CADDY CREEP SHOW/ HUNDRED AND SIXTY MEAN AND LOW UNDER THE EVIL MOONLIGHT/DRIVIN’ THROUGH THE HOT DESERT NIGHT LITTLE DEMONETTE SITTIN’ NEXT TO ME/OFF TO VEGAS TA GET MARRIED GONNA GET HITCHED IN THE TEMPLE OF SIN/GOT US A GHOUL FOR THE CHAPLIN CH: STRAIGHT TO THE TOP OF BOTTOM IN THE CITY OF LIGHTS BABY LET’S RIDE/MAMA LET’S RIDE/LETS RIDE! HAVE AN ITCHY FINGER THAT’S GOTTA BE PLEASED/FEELING THOSE SATIN PANTIES IT’S SO HOT IT CAN’T BE RIGHT/GOTTA A LOT OF CASH IN THE CITY OF LIGHT FLYIN’ THROUGH THE HOT DESERT NIGHT/LIKE BATS OF EVIL UNDER NEON LIGHTS CORKED TO THE GILLS WITH REDEMPTION/ OUR SAVING GRACE IS WE’RE READY TO WIN- CH: AND IT’S STRAIGHT TO THE TOP OF BOTTOM IN THE CITY OF LIGHTS BABY LET’S RIDE/MAMA LET’S RIDE- LETS RIDE-LETS RIDE! BREAKDOWN: SNAKES AND SCORPIONS WATCHIN ME GO-YUCCA MOUNTIAN’S NUCLEAR GLOW- SKELETONS FROM WHERE I DON’T KNOW/FACES FROM THE PAST-MAYBE THEY’RE GHOSTS IT’S STRAIGHT-TO -THE TOP! LET’S RIDE ! SOLO GETTING IT ALL IN THE CHAPLE OF LOVE/ELIVIS VISITED FROM ABOVE BLESSED US ALL IN THE CHAPLE OF SIN/NOW WE’RE READY TO CASH IT IN TRIPPIN THROUGH THE NIGHT DESERT FAST N LOW /CHRISTIAN BOB ON THE RADIO SCREAMING AT ME TELLING ME-SAYING WHERE I’M GUNNA GO- I’LL SEE HIM IN HELL! I ALREADY KNOW! CH: AND IT’S STRAIGHT TO THE TOP OF BOTTOM IN THE CITY OF LIGHTS BABY LET’S RIDE/MAMA LET’S RIDE- LETS RIDE- BABY LETS RIDE -MAMA LETS RIDE-TONITE! LET’S RIDE!

about

The release of Ecocide marks another new chapter in bands the long running history, even as they celebrate the release their fourth full length album Ecocide: Songs of Dysfunction. The nine track album is self-produced effort (Greg Hetson assisting on mixing) which riffs on such cheery modern themes as social dystopia; environment collapse and cultural amnesia.

Indeed it has been a busy couple of years for the band. Since 2015, when ex-45 Grave guitarist and Sound Cage Studio owner Mark Bolton joined the band, they went on a tear writing new songs and playing shows in Orange County, San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Las Vegas. “Yeah, the response has been so good. I mean the feed back we keep getting on the new material, means that it translates well to the stage. And that’s so important…that the music continues to mean something. It really has been an incredible ride.”

“Unit F is a punk band, both in attitude and in a sonic sense…” Schantz continued, “but we expand the envelope as far as punk is concerned especially in terms of the song writing. Not as fast as some bands, but still hard hitting…and intense. Some say we sound like an OC band, some say we sound like no other band.”

The new release marks another accomplishment for the Orange County, CA punk outfit known for their raucous stage performances and brash, scathing sound as they take the stage with musical friends and hero’s, but the release of Ecocide, the bands sixth (overall) release, is significant as well. Early play on several internet radio stations in Southern California has brought a new round of energy for the band, and the early reviews of Ecocide, which features the artwork of Orange County artist Scott Harding, have been exceptional.

“It definitely took a while to get the right artwork done, and we lucky enough to collaborate with Harding (who also sings for Mr. Firley). Scott had a grasp of what we are saying, and really put together some phenomenal concepts that are the kind of visuals that are cool, but make you consider what is being said in the music” noted Schantz.

The title is pretty self explanatory, and derived from a lyric from the song Blacksnake (“We’ve committed, Ecocide/ ahh we all lost our goddamn minds ‘Cause it’s Ecocide). “Yeah, and its not just an album about oil pipelines (Standing Rock, the XL, etc) or our endless insatiable addiction to all the extraction industries, it’s about all the ways we mindlessly continue to disrespect the spirit of earth, our home really, in favor of greed and material benefit. It’s about the relentless destruction of all the natural systems of this amazing, living earth. Its not just about how we are destroying our home, it’s also about what we are doing to ourselves in the process…and why; Its about where we are, and how the hell we got here.” Ecocide. Indeed….

credits

released January 10, 2018

Ecocide: Songs of Dysfunction 2017
Mel Schantz-Vocals, Words
Dave Costa, Guitars, Backing Vocals
Mark Bolton, Guitars, Gang Vocals
Guilermo SantaCruz, Bass, Backing Vocals
Phil Moore, Drums

Mika Carlson, guest vocals on Raven, Decay
Recorded and Engineered by Mark Bolton at Sound Cage Recording, Brea, Ca
Mixed by Unit F, Mark Bolton and Greg Hetson
Mastered by Paul Miner at Buzzbomb Studios
Art concepts, layout and designs by Mel Schantz and Scott Harding

Copyright by Unit F Music, 2017

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