Hi everyone, we’re back with the new release, the 2nd EP by Acid Socks, “Good”.
Photos by Pavel Chainichkov
Their 1st EP was released in 2013, after that Socks were not active, and recently they were revived and participated in our sampler “In Vacuo”.
I think I
should tell you what the name “Acid Socks” means. It actually means the color
of the socks of the founder of this project, green, “acid”; nobody had such
socks: that’s why the founder chose such name: something which makes you
different.
We can be different
That’s what makes us good
Says the
speech robot in the title track “Good”. The music for this EP was recorded by
Acid Socks in 2009—2013, and remixed in 2015—2016 by me. I also contributed
English lyrics and vocals and created samples using previously mentioned speech robot.
The photos for covers were contributed on the courtesy of our long-time
collaborator photographer Pavel Chainichkov; it’s also from his album of
impressions of Southern Russia.
Every track
of this EP was made in a different style: “Good” provides solid electro while “Still
a Factory”, previously released on “In Vacuo” is something little more
melodramatic in its 2nd part.
The third
track, “Low Speed”, is the only song
here. It’s some very, very lo-fi garage post-punk, the music is not even in
stereo. Acid Socks, as far as I’m concerned, used standard “garage rock band”
equipment consisting of a drum kit, bass and electric guitar. I applied heavily
the variety of effects trying to master my production skills to make it sound “wickedly”
to fit the lyrics.
Is that unfair:
Things we’ve repaired
Are breaking again,
Breaking so fast
The lyrics
are mainly about Nikolay Stavrogin, fictional character created by Dostoevsky
in his novel “The Possessed”, the lyrics touch upon his suicidal way of life,
tendency to play suicidal games, desperately craving for “raising the bets”.
That’s what the chorus is about:
Reasons vary
No reason why
The speed is still low
We need to speed up
The reasons
are actually “reasons to die”. The novel portrays several ideologists who have
very different reasons to live and end up that way, although everybody has
similar tragic “result”.
The final
track “The Harbor” is an impression of visiting the harbor, it’s reading of a
poem with some cinematic piano sounds and seagulls’ samples. Interestingly that
Acid Socks were inspired by Aivazovsky’s picture of the harbor, while I was
inspired by actual harbor when I was writing the poem.
Visiting the harbor, witnessing the grace
This world is actually an abandoned place
Ghostly and eluding, everything is gone
I am so confused now, don’t you see: I’m
stunned
Dreams are dying quickly, touching this cold
sea
I am trembling here, don’t you see?
Endings and beginnings, heads and tails
Help me now to leave these mysterious ways
This EP is
very short but important to us. Hope you find it interesting! Stay tuned!
Download for free from BandCamp (lossless)
Or check
out YouTube playlist
Yours
sincerely,
John “Grey
Lenses” Grey
