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Cookie Brooklyn & the Crumbs - Singles 2013​-​19

by Cookie Brooklyn and the Crumbs

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1.
Gecko 01:39
I come to you my darling, described as a rotting leaf, there's so much about me to love that I can't believe you won't. Elbows that hyper-extend, 5 to 8 degrees, you're taller than me, I'm taller than you, the kids will make it good. Let's flatten against the substrate, remove the bodies shadow, open our mouths and if anyone comes, let's shed a tail.
2.
You start somewhere, and you know a little bit. You heard some other people and you don't like it. What can you do? Is there Logic in Pop? Is there Logic? Some are diletanttes, some got the chops. Working side by side, working for pop. Trying it on, trying it on, on, on.... That's the logic of pop, that's the logic. Looking for reaction (what kind of reaction?) How do things sound? How do they actually sound, the sounds that we make?
3.
It was a shit Summer, Charlie Brown, oh yeah. Do you know what I've been doing? Well, do ya? I've been walking the Turtle. That's right, I'm walking the Turtle. Modern Life, is so complex. Jars and Enclosures. Jars and Enclosures. We lead a double life, you and I, Charlie Brown. On my block. On my block. Don't mind me, I'm just...walking the Turtle. I'm walking the Turtle. I'm walking the Turtle.... to the Nouvelle Monde.
4.
Kestrels 03:36
Many sense odours from long distance. Elephants and their mothers, dogs, rabbits, monkeys. Animals, who eat the fruit, animals disperse the seed. Elephants and their mothers, dogs, rabbits, monkeys. Far away, from the parent. Kestrels see the violet, the near ultra-violet, they see their prey!
5.
POPO-OD 04:09
Dan will do the dishes on Monday Alf will do the dishes on Tuesday Edith will do the dishes on Wednesday Warwick will do the dishes on Thursday Nicole will do the dishes on Friday Jo will do the dishes on Saturday On Sunday the dishes will be washed collectively by Nell, Erika and Mark! Principles of party organisation, collective distribution of function, impossible, impossible, impossible! A perfect society is not built in harmony. It's built on categorical differences. Our fundamentalist friends have a lot in common with our fundamentalist enemies.
6.
Somewhere along the border, I did a forward roll. Two dead rats in that freezer. Do you want to shake them by the tail? Tahi, Rua, Toru, Whā! Sing it loud, give it everything! Let's all take turns to hold Mary. Plaster girl, she's so heavy. Look at poor Karl, he's so sweaty. It's his turn, he's not ready. Tahi, Rua, Toru, Whā! Sing it loud, give it everything! Many things are not forgotten. I recall the open coffin. Let each child see the body. Teach them all that life is cruelty. Tahi, Rua, Toru, Whā! Sing it loud, give it everything!
7.
Puff of Air 04:09
Complex decisions are based on emotions, not computations. Emotions are ubiquitous, contagious, shared, Emotions are ubiquitous, contagious, shared, Contagious! Contagious! Contagious! Contagious! Contagious! Shared! A puff of air, and I'm there, with you. A social animal follows social cues - (Tell me what to do!) A social animal follows social cues - (Tell me what to do!)
8.
On a sunny day, one a windy day, on bad day, we all roam. And the otter does a loop, and the sun bear does a loop. The bats hang out and the marmosets dance. A possum is going under the knife, I'm watching it live, on CCTV. Look at me, looking at you, Childless Man, at the Zoo. I jumped the gate, made the break, Childless Man, at the Zoo. In the dogs lair, you can hear the bones go pop. Pop, pop, pop! Behind the wire mesh, there's a smell of piss. The panic rises, as the ice cream drips. Look at me, looking at you, Childless Man, at the Zoo. I jumped the gate, made the break, Childless Man, at the Zoo.
9.
I was sitting in Europe, in '73 Summertime in old Paree And then one day in front of the gallery, Robert Rauschenburg! My wife knew him from New York, a bit We got to talk, he invited us in. Pretty soon I wound up working for him, Robert Rauschenburg! In proving oneself handy, at this and that opportunity knocks, rap, rap, rap So when we got home from old New York I called up Bob and I asked for a job! Because... I can do that...I can do that...I can do that..I can do that - I can do that! Walking the dog, doing dry cleaning, almost anything that old Bob needed. It was a miracle, working for him- Robert Rauschenburg! I picked up a camera, I finished his film, I got it from a guy who was terminally ill. It was a miracle, working for him- Robert Rauschenburg! Robert Rauschenburg! Robert Rauschenburg! Robert Rauschenburg!
10.
I don't wanna eat, I've eaten before. I've tasted caviar, I've tasted more If the bright lights don't beckon me tonight, Baby don't you frown. And if you hear a noise in the distance that's me, with a voodoo lantern. Top Hat and Funny Face. Is that a white rabbit behind a white curtain? No! It's me, with four fingers and a thumb. Top Hat and Funny Face.

about

'Singles 2013-19' is a collection of songs released on compilations, 7", and online compilations. The LP also includes previously unreleased tracks from abandoned concept albums, including an unfinished musical about Texas musician and artist Mayo Thompson. There's also a lot of songs about animals, confinement, bad education... All of the songs were recorded in one day by Warwick Donald in Newtown, Wellington, with each track being one of a maximum of 3 takes, with the band playing live in a room.

credits

released July 28, 2022

Erika Grant - bass, vox
Nell Thomas - drums, vox
Mark Williams - guitar, keys (3), vox

All tracks recorded and mixed by Warwick Donald, Newtown, February-June 2018. Mastered by Johannes Contag. Artwork by Callum Devlin from a Crumbs concept. Logic / Puff originally released on Epic Sweep Records 7” 2018. Walking the Turtle originally released on PSI-solation (one year on) Celebrate Psi Phenomenon records 2021.

Music and lyrics written by Cookie Brooklyn & the Crumbs, 2013-18. 'Logic' lyrics adapted from an interview with Mayo Thompson by Richie Unterberger November 13, 1996.

Cover Design by Luke Wood

Thanks to: Luke, Teneti, Warwick, Johannes, Callum, Andy, Jeff, Dan, Tom, Richard.

A Burning Log release 2022

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