Busy Bodies

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"Busy Bodies" is a powerful statement that could easily pass for early Lamb or later Massive Attack. It paints a rather grim lyrical portrayal of society searching for an oasis as it drowns in unhealthy desire while a bassline triples all over itself amidst pensive strings and haunting bird calls. This fosters a lunging, surging trip-hop momentum that evokes the raw power and grace of African dancers doing a perfect waltz.

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Busy bodies and those bumbling bees
Too divided nothing quite as it seems
Shake the earth it’ll make them drop to their knees
Pray for the day that’ll bring an end to the greed

Souls being stifled in this ethos of want
Got a dollar but no pennies for your thoughts
Watch it shiver until the breaking has come
The chorus will bellow what the hell, what the hell have we done

A little bit jaded
Your fast track has faded
Polite but you hate it
You see but it’s shaded
Alive but today is
A walk through the mazes
You bleat through the phases
All clear then it hazes
In the meadow by the Betula tree
In the meadow by the Betula tree
In the meadow by the Betula tree

A little bit jaded
Your fast track has faded
Polite but you hate it
You see but it’s shaded
Alive but today is
A walk through the mazes
You bleat through the phases
All clear then it hazes

In the meadow by the Betula tree
In the meadow by the Betula tree

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from Elba LP, released February 18, 2022

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Elba Vancouver, British Columbia

Elba is a collaboration between producer/engineer Dark Arps (Jon Bierman) and singer/songwriter amsii (Amber Sawicki). Sawicki's orations elate the body and soul, while her lyrics tap into the zeitgeist of urban decay presently unfolding amidst late-stage capitalism. Her vision imbues Bierman's technically sophisticated techno-tinged breakbeats with an elevated pop sensibility. ... more

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