Dusk (Dark Associations)

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Jeremy Withers Dark, reverbed-out drone-rock that hearkens back to the VU, albeit with more emotional range than Nico ever wanted to project.

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From the poem "Dark Associations", by Hsiung Hung, translated from the Chinese by Simon Patton. Special thanks to Simon for helping us reach out to Hsiung, to her daughter Nanyu Chen, for her beautiful letter expressing her mother Hsiung's happiness with our music, and to Hsiung Hung, for her generous spirit in granting us permission to sing her words and post this track! We are touched and encouraged!

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the dusk: eyes that have wept
watching me, all feeling in flames

and ultimately, that which is visible
and that which is not -
the flames of the five thousand colors go out as one
(you could not bear my trust)

in darkness, the forest trail; in darkness, the wide bridge
while the demon hand that conducts fate is already arranging
(the minute hand chases the hour hand, sure to overtake it)
is already arranging -
in darkest night an even darker death at a quarter past seven

with a shock I realize that the dark moment is over
what is done can't be undone
even if you look to the west, regretfully

credits

released March 23, 2012
Brian Jablonski::Guitar
Vaughan Boone::Drums
Elliot Clapp::Bass, SFX
Jen Long::Vocals

Painting, "Tropical Snowstorm" by Michael Dotson
www.michael-dotson.com

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