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Ampersandman with miscellaneous owl - Killer Machines (Song For Mary)

from September 2021: Stereolab by PRF Monthly Tribute Series

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I'm a passionate cyclist and advocate of car free city. In Berlin there are still so many streets that us bikes have no place because where there could be bike lanes, there are cars standing around, unused. In fact, once you understood it, you can’t see past how bad we ruined our own conditions of living by making our cities ‚car friendly‘ and hostile to humans.
What more fitting topic for a Stereolab tribute song?
Mary Hansen of Stereolab was killed when she was run over by a truck, yet it was called a 'cycling accident' everywhere. As if the bike had been the problem and not the thing that actually killed her.
I’m very happy that fellow bike lover Huan-Hua agreed to contribute a female voice.

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I did not know
evil machines surround me
I’d never see them til the day
That they took her away

Killer machines are wreaking havoc
we brush it off as accidents
Telling us we just have to be careful
Killer machines are our friends

Killer machines are wreaking havoc
we brush it off as accidents
Telling us we just have to be careful
Killer machines are our friends

You never know
They strike at their own will
My friend Mary stood no chance
Against the monster of steel

Killer machines are wreaking havoc
we brush it off as accidents
Telling us we just have to be careful
Killer machines are our friends

Killer Machines don’t ask for reasons
Killer Machines out of control
Killer Machines long took over
Killer Machines own our soul

Killer machines control the city
Look at all that we sacrifice
Bury all life in asphalt and concrete
Killer machines control our lives

Killer machines are not your friends
Killer machines are not your friends
Killer machines are not your friends
Killer machines are not your friends

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from September 2021: Stereolab, released September 30, 2021
miscellaneous owl: vocals
Ampersandman: everything else

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PRF Monthly Tribute Series Chicago, Illinois

Here's the scoop: A band is picked at the start of the month. Musicians have the full month to record songs by that band, or about that band, or in the style of the band - it's real loose! At the end of the month, we vote for our top three recordings. The winning entry selects the next month's band. Good times and killer recordings since 2014! ... more

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