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Live Alert

by Dirty Sound Magnet

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1.
You have been staring for an hour at the wall, boy The bell is ringing , there’s a package waiting at the door Your new cloths have arrived, your profile’s gonna look so nice It’s time to tell the world about what’s been going on for so long You don’t know what you’re doing 2x You don’t know why you’re posting You have been browsing since the pizza boy has brought your food Your news feed tells you the economy is going to crash No time to read it all , everybody needs to know It’s time to tell the world about what’s been going on for so long You don’t know what you’re doing 2x You don’t know why you’re posting You have a thousand friends but spend the night alone, home So many birthday wishes make you feel loved by all Social Media Boy Social Media Joy Social Media World You don’t know what you’re doing 4x You don’t know why you’re posting You don’t know what you’re doing 4x
2.
Now listen dolly bird I’ve got a prophet Way down way down In my pocket Oh guess what it is I’ve got a prophet Way down way down In my pocket Now I’ve got a prophet The type of those that resurrect Close your eyes And let the lord see through you I will see through you Let the lord see through you All I know You don’t know What I was talking about What I was talking about All I know You don’t know What I was talking about What I was talking about Let me try to make you understand Listen again listen again Listen dolly bird You need a poet Way back way back Behind your pocket You know where You need a poet Way back way back Behind your pocket You need a poet The poet and his prophet Now open your thighs And let me see what’s inside of you Let me see what’s inside of you Yeah! All I know You don’t know What I was talking about What I was talking about All I know You don’t know What I was talking about What I was talking about Let me try to make you understand This time you need to get it You need a poet That’s me You need a prophet Take mine Now open your eyes and let the lord see through you Let the lord feel through Let me see The lord may/be me Now I know That you know Talking about Me and you Now I know That you know Talking about What we were talking about Now I know that you know Now you know precisely what I want from you
3.
USA LSD BNB HIV USA LSD BNB HIV Throw away your telephone, listen to what I’ve gotta say Did you know my little darling? Grandma used to wet her pants I know what you think of me I know what you think of me I know what you think of me I know what you think of me USA LSD BNB HIV USA LSD BNB HIV We grew up in a world where Rock ‘n’ Roll does not mean a thing Brother Rory did you know? No one does remember your name I know what you think of me I know what you think of me I know what you think of me I know what you think of me USA LSD BNB HIV USA LSD BNB HIV USA LSD BNB HIV USA LSD BNB HIV
4.
She wants you all to know about her Please approve the pictures on her wall She needs to share what comes to her mind Her holydays, her love affairs Where she goes How she sleeps What she buys Why she smiles She is a star ‘cause we like to spy on her We know everything about her ways Her sofa is new She likes to rest Her cat is cute And matches her vest Her nails are blue Her hair is red She looks so fresh Her words are true She visits the zoo She drives her car She stands in the sea And lights a cigar Her skin is fair Her suit is wet She smokes with style And we watch Where she goes How she sleeps What she buys Why she cries
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Oh look, there ain’t no fooling around There ain’t no movement at all Some day, there won’t be no cities no more People will be staying put No children playing outside Oh look, mothers ain’t cooking today Fathers ain’t reaching out Some day, we won’t need love anymore We won’t need our bodies to breed No children playing outside 4x Oh look, people ain’t thinking no more Everybody’s acting the same Some day, we won’t need notes anymore Music won’t be understood No children playing outside Oh look, the kids are watching porn The kids are always high No children playing outside 6x
7.
Through time, the plague has evolved Into different forms Here, the newest of all You, the skull drawing rose You, the woman I loved You, the skull drawing rose Her pale face is hiding Her dark thoughts, what a devilish choice She was the queen I was looking for And how not to fall in the trap of love You’re a distant dream , my metaphor of love Chorus You are the skull drawing rose You are my metaphor of pain You are the skull drawing rose You are my metaphor of love Roses need the Sun Roses need the Earth You don’t need the Sun, the Earth The plague, you Transgenic modern energy Transgenic art, transgenic youth You can grow in a prison cell The plague, you Paint the skull, paint the skull Paint the skull, paint my head Paint the skull, paint the skull Paint the skull, love is dead How not to fall in the trap of love You’re a distant dream My metaphor of pain Chorus You are the skull drawing rose You are my metaphor of love You are the skull drawing rose You are my metaphor of pain Paint the skull, paint the skull Paint the skull, paint my head Paint the skull, paint the skull Paint the skull, love is dead How not to fall in the trap of love Cause you are and were The skull drawing rose Chorus You are the skull drawing rose You are the nightmare of my dreams You are the skull drawing rose You are and were my skull drawing rose Through time, the plague has evolved Into different forms Here, the newest of all You, the skull drawing rose Paint the skull, paint the skull Paint the skull, paint the skull Paint the skull, paint the skull Paint the skull, paint the skull Paint the skull, paint the skull Paint the skull, paint my head Paint the skull, paint the skull Paint the skull, love is dead
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6 AM: He pictures social media in his dreams 8 AM: He types about the postman being late 9 AM: He poses with his new clothes on a chair 10 AM: He chats with a girl he’s never met And she falls in love with Social Media Boy She falls in love and scrolls down , down his wall 1 PM: He’s smiling at the camera in a frame 2 PM: He photographs his pizza on a plate 4 PM: He states that politicians are to blame 5 PM: He shares a picture of his new tattoo And she falls in love with Social Media Boy She falls in love and scrolls down , down his wall 6 PM: He comments on her picture at the zoo 8 PM: He shoots a birthday selfie with a cake 9 PM: He posts about what happened on the train 10 PM: He’s thanking everybody for his day And she falls in love with Social Media Boy She falls in love and scrolls down , down his wall

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The Context - Before Covid-19 kicked in, Dirty Sound Magnet had already made all necessary arrangements to record the live shows of their April UK tour 2020. They felt that after having spent so much time on the road playing their albums "Transgenic" (2019) and "Western Lies" (2017), the songs had evolved beyond the album versions.
It's in the nature of the band to improvise on stage and to change song structures as they see fit. The trio considers a song alive as long as it evolves on stage. That is how new parts emerge and how the band ends up having various live arrangements for their songs.
Many fans have expressed the desire to be able to enjoy these live versions at home. The band was ready and eager to produce this record. Sadly, the European spring shows got canceled abruptly.

The Alarm - Stavros (Guitar, lead vocals), Marco (bass, backing vocals) and Maxime (drums, backing vocals) decided to record a live album anyway because they knew that these live versions would present the band in its truest and most authentic form. This album had to exist.
It was clear that this live session would have a different flavour without an audience and therefore they’ve come to the conclusion that the only way to compensate was by recording amazing versions of the selected songs. The location of this live session was also a very important parameter and the band chose the place where all the magic happens, the laboratory where their sound and songs are created: their own studio in Fribourg, Switzerland.
The band took a few weeks to rehearse the songs intensively. Once they felt in top form and ready to record and shoot, they called their film-maker friend Michael Maillard who filmed the entire session with his assistant Xavier Schaller.

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released November 6, 2020

Written by Stavros Dzodzos
Recorded by Marco Mottolini
Artwork by Maxime Cosandey
Mixed by Léopold Schwaller
Mastered by Paul Gold, Salt Mastering, New York
Live video (available on youtube) by Michael Maillard
Photography by Danaé Clozza

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Dirty Sound Magnet Influenced as much by western psychedelia as by eastern mysticism, the power trio is bound to bring some fresh air to music lovers of the 21st century.

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