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In The Modern Meatspace

by Victims Family & Nasalrod

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1.
I don’t know what’s running through your head What makes you think you know who should be dead? Who the hell made you the judge and jury Executioner executing in a mindless fury Well you’re all hopped up on 4 chan and sugar Video games to practice eating your boogers You gotta weird idea of fun And you ain’t superior to anyone Plagiarize your lying manifesto Put it up online and then presto! Another celebrity shooter on the news Just another excuse to use We don’t need no saviors, we don’t need no guns We need bigger brains and hearts We need everyone No more absoluters, no first person shooters, no amateur executors. No more persecutors, no more dead commuters and no first person shooters No first person shooters
2.
Gotta take a little jab, Gotta shed the albatross Gonna take another stab, And pull you down from your cross Stop at nothing to enforce, The compliance you request Thousands dead and no remorse, Arts and sciences suppressed Dirty business is endured, Atrocities are justified Your forgiveness is assured, But all others cast aside You slip the poison in your drink, And pull the ol' switcheroo Then you raise a big stink, Blasphemy, but not for you Keep your eye on the puppet show Move the clocks in reverse Stratagems for the status quo Took a turn for the worse And we know this land was taken, And we know that we kept slaves We know that there were natives, And their sacred grounds were paved We know the ice is melting, And that bees will be extinct The Amazon is burning, But you never even blinked But when weapons are amassed, It's a personal affair While the flags are at half mast, All you got is thoughts and prayers All for love, or so you claim, But compassion makes you scoff The human body brings you shame, So just where do you get off? Advocate for the embryo A testament to your heart And then bask in the afterglow Feeling you've done your part Watch the soldiers dance Pomp & Circumstance The latest gadgetry Oh, the pageantry! Smug and odious Sanctimonious Rush of Dopamine For the death machine!
3.
Everything I own is gonna end up in the trash! Everything I own will one day be trash!!!! Look around at everything Garbage as far as the eye can see cell phones littering filthy streets cigarette butts beneath my feet weeds that sprout in broken sidewalks mock my attempts to live forever In a hundred years none of this will matter I’ll be just some ashes scattered In the ocean like so much litter I’ll live forever on the servers of Twitter Everything I own is gonna end up in the trash! Everything I own will one day be trash!!!! Plastic bags blowing in the wind plastic toys in plastic bins my bike my car and photographs all of these treasures are nothing but trash Everything rots but some of it doesn’t Piles of trash spill out of your closet Nothing I do today means shit Earn some money to buy more of it I’ve leave a pile of meaningless trifles Unheard records and plastic rifles
4.
I go to the party or maybe to the show And everyone is talking about everything they know. You and I were talking about the government or something And you said something interesting That made me feel dumb, so I said: “I know something about that! I know something about that! I know something about that! I know something about that!” I went to the party But no one paid attention to me You were smart and charming And made me feel naive But at least I’m opinionated about the things I wanna believe So I just started talking and tried to make you see that I know something about that! I know something about that! I know something about that! I know something about that! I know something about that! I know something about that! I know something about that! I know something about that! I know things about movies and books I’ve never read or seen I’m a walking encyclopedia of facts and philosophies “There are 175,.000 different kinds of chili peppers A cat's mouth is cleaner than a humans Water swirls around the other way if you’re on the other side of the equator Jack The Ripper was left-handed Some people can’t fold their tongues, you know, it’s a genetic thing. The CIA sells cocaine, Charlie Chaplin had an enormous penis.” Listen to all the things that I know and all the people I’ve met, it’s astounding Any topic, anything you want to know about anything, come to me, I’m a very engaging conversationalist. I can’t live with uncertainty I can’t live with uncertainty
5.
I don’t want to sit around and watch you cry Don’t want to sit and ponder reasons why Everything’s exactly just the way it is With no deeper meaning except that it Has no deeper meaning than the surface shows And everything is fine in the absence of hope There’s nothing more that needs to be analyzed I don’t even think that we should be surprised I wanna see the sun There’s nothing that annoys me more than your complaints Hiding in the space between what is and ain’t Except for my own little veil of tears Hide behind a mask of being so sincere I’m phony and I know it but I just don’t care But I don’t mind because I’m unaware Of everything I think and feel do and say I just want to make the pain go away I wanna see the sun Now you’re running and I can see you hiding and I can hear you lying I wanna see the sun I wanna see what you’re trying to show me, the conspiracy that you think is so real. How much do you know and what you’re trying to show and where you trying to go And why does it always seem to lead back to the same old tracts hackneyed hacks and the lies that abide, the conquering divide, and the greedy and expedient lie. Running and I can see you hiding and I can hear you lying I wanna see the sun Floating gently downstream and my life is just a dream and I like to think about things with my one-track mind. Floating gently downstream and my life is just a dream and I like to think about things with my one-track mind. I never wanted to see, I never wanted to be, I didn’t want to be me, I never wanted to freeze, like to think about things with my one-track mind.
6.
There's a 5 letter word, it's buzzing through my head Feeding me lies, telling me I'm already dead Everybody wants their maker Oh my goodness...what have you done You traded everything we needed for a bucket of fun Genuine or total faker As the bullshit promises rain from the sky Better clean up your act, better pull the wool out of your eyes Just to live, we need a reason Comb the beach, leech clams from the sand Got a pocket full of gods all squawking bout idle hands Pseudo-change is still in season So give us something to believe in  There's a 5 letter word, it's buzzing through my head Feeding me lies, telling me I'm already dead Everybody wants their savior Oh my goodness...what have you done You traded everything we needed for a bucket of fun Genuine or trash behavior As the bullshit promises rain from the sky Better clean up your act, better pull the wool out of your eyes Just to live, we need a reason Comb the beach, leech clams from the sand Got a pocket full of gods all squawking bout idle hands Contemplation’s not in season so give us something to believe in Stop – don’t drink the grape Kool Aid – everyone’s sacrificing every Thing – for one percent, hey… Go – and find another  Way – we don’t need anyone to tell us What – to do or to say We…can’t believe him, he…will deceive Stop-Stop-Stop Believing! Stop-Stop-Stop Believing! Stop – don’t drink the grape Kool Aid – we don’t need anyone to tell us What – to do or to say
7.
Here come the creeps, they’re getting closer now They’re plotting to drain your life They come in threes, they’re getting grosser now They swarm with diseased little lies And they just won’t go away, so we turn to them and say… Get a life, or a coffin You are why – we are so cynical You believe you’re the gospel Leave it behind - get a life Here come the creeps, they’re way too comfortable You’re not alone in the fight They’re running free, feeling superior Who’ll make them change...change their minds? And they just won’t go away, so we turn to them and say… Get a life, or a coffin You are why – we are so cynical You believe you’re the gospel Leave it behind Get a life, or a coffin Missed the turn – that you were looking for Look inside, there’s the problem Leave it behind Get a life or...or a coffin
8.
He will not be forgotten, she will not be forgotten Thin blue line executions and needless dying Leaders’ new sensitivity Leaders faking some sympathy Leaders call for civility…leaders lying Thought you said – that you had the answer Once again - the law assaults with laughter You’ve redesigned…and redefined “apocalypse” They will not be forgotten, those vast afflictions are rotten It’s violence by way of poverty, needless dying Clowns spread worthless conspiracies Spouting phony disparities Can’t kill our solidarity…but they’re trying Thought you said – that you had the answer Once again, the law assaults with laughter Thought you said – that we’d get an answer Property seems to be your master Overwhelming, con’s compelling, terror’s selling, skies are telling Overwhelming, con’s compelling, terror’s selling, you’re not helping Thought you said – that you had the answer Once again, the law assaults with laughter Thought you said – that we’d get an answer Robbery, snobbery…property - seems to be your master You’ve reassigned…you’ve redesigned…and redefined what you think is “apocalypse”
9.
15 hours every day Online Validation Can't live any other way Online Validation Validate Please, please somebody like me This is your…this is your day Pick your favorite distraction, give it all your time Virtual satisfaction, artificial life 25 hours every day Online Validation This is how it is...online online… 22 hours like me love me, 23 hours like me love me, 24 hours like, love Give me some of your attention Please, please Pictures or it didn’t happen, pictures or it didn’t happen, pictures or it didn’t happen Beautiful times No suicidal news that you'll be breaking You've got it all - A perfect life Don't matter if you're faking Pick your favorite distraction, give it all your time Virtual satisfaction, artificial life Pick your favorite distraction, give it all your time Virtual satisfaction Pictures or it didn’t happen Pictures or it didn’t happen Pictures or it didn’t happen
10.
Given a gun, given a gun, given a gun - New kind of education Given a gun, given a gun, given a gun -New kind of education More than just a teacher, he’s an officer, a budget-cut supply provider Who says that the teachers can’t be officers?  Ready to comply?  Given a gun, given a gun, isn’t it fun? - New kind of education Given a gun, isn’t it fun, isn’t it fun? - New kind of education Teachers, time to be a soldier…it’s time…God says it’s time Kids in the class can’t make a sound, they had better be aware This is no drill, so lock and load…or there’s corpses everywhere Game over Game over More than just a teacher, she’s an officer, a budget-cut, cut, cut Who says that the teachers can’t be officers?  Ready to comply?   Kids in the class can’t make a sound, they had better be aware This is no drill, so lock and load… Never, never Question any policy – only option’s to agree Making up conspiracies New kind of education Never turn off your TV…you cannot be free… Keep it locked on Hannity…this is your reality New form of education New way to educate New form of education New way to educate New education

about

When Santa Rosa legends Victims Family crossed paths with outlandish PDX spazz-rockers Nasalrod, both bands knew they had found kindred spirits in one another.

Despite each bands’ own distinct and singular sound, they share a genre-bending, aggressive, and theatrical approach to their hectic, eclectic punk songwriting. After embarking on several mini-tours together, the strong commonality and personal rapport between the two bands eventually culminated in this full-length split LP entitled Victims Family & Nasalrod in the Modern Meatspace. Each band serves up 5 twisted, technical, & topical songs which somehow manage to display a healthy dose of humor while tackling subjects such as mass shootings, police brutality, religious manipulation, impermanence, impending apocalypse and much more.

Formed in 1984 by guitarist/vocalist Ralph Spight and bassist Larry Boothroyd, Victims Family has been playing their exhilarating concoction of jazz/ punk/ funk/ metal/ math rock for decades; carrying the hardcore, virtuosic torch of bands such as NoMeansNo, Minutemen, and Dead Kennedys. The Meatspace LP features the band’s classic Alternative Tentacles line-up of Spight, Boothroyd, and Tim Solyan on drums. Victims Family has toured extensively in Europe and across the US, sharing stages with the likes of Nirvana, Primus, and Mr. Bungle.

Described by The Deli Magazine contributor Tracy Mamoun as “surprising, experimental, and fun like rock n’ roll should be,” Nasalrod is a collaborative vision. The intensity of drummer Spit Stix (a founding member of the seminal L.A. punk band FEAR) is a major driving force behind this ferocious art-punk quartet. Lead singer Chairman’s sneering, kooky yet soulful vocals soar over a sound that is simultaneously convulsive, melodic and violent. Spit Stix, guitarist Mustin Douch, and bassist Mandy Morgan provide a sonic backdrop that is the demented and freakish heart of the band. This latest batch of songs sees them adding instances of 3 part vocal harmony to their audio stockpile. Armed with their notoriously frantic live show, Nasalrod has shared stages with acts such as Mudhoney, Melt-Banana, Mike Watt, D.O.A., and Big Business.

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released March 22, 2024

Songs 1-5 by Victims Family
Tim Solyan - Drums
Ralph Spight - Guitars, Vocals and Gregg Allman’s Hammond B-3.
Larry- Bass and Vocals

Recorded at El Studio, San Francisco engineered by Phil Becker
Additional overdubs at the Nerve Center in SF by Ralph
Produced by VF and Phil

Songs 6-10 by Nasalrod
Chairman- Vocals
Mandy Morgan- Bass and Vocals
Mustin Douch- Guitar and Vocals
Spit Stix- Drums

Recorded and mixed by T. Leitch at Brainwash Studios in PDX
Produced by Nasalrod

Mastered and Lacquers cut by Amy Dragon at Telegraph
Front & back cover art by Brian Nothing
Graphic Design by Matt Gannon
Band photos by James Rexroad
Band logos by Zoltron
Vinyl manufactured at Cascade Record Pressing

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Bay Area veterans Victims Family teams up with PDX heavyweights Nasalrod on this split LP - with each band taking a side - for a sonic onslaught sure to tickle your fantasy & blow your bangs back

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