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Distant Banging

by Visceral Noise Department

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1.
I love having a boss and a landlord It feels great! I love selling my soul every morning It feels great! I love having no choice in the matter It feels great! I love the smell of guilt in the morning It feels great! One day I'll have my own way Till then I must obey I can't wait to give the orders, yeah I love having no time and no money It feels great! I love being considered a cripple It feels great! I love the sound of rats in the ceiling It feels great! 40 years and then I'll retire No bad like! La la la la lalalala, I'm a happy man
2.
Venus 04:43
It's hard to write a country song, When the countryside is gone, There's no trees or birds or bees, We slaughter them just as we please Burn it all, burn it all again Let's go live in hell Burn it all, burn it all again Let's kid on it's fine Burn it all, burn it all again Let's go live in hell The ship'll sink so get out quick, Evacuate or feel the prick, The night is dark the days will burn, 8 billion voices scream in turn De vez en cuando ellos sellan nuestro destino Ve a rezar a tus dioses no es demasiado tarde ​Every once in a while they seal our fate Go and pray to the gods it's not too late
3.
Don't mind me, I'll stay at the back, I know I'm a distraction of the highest disorder, Don't mind me, I cannot be taught at all Except by me and folk of my ilk Who make learning an engagement with colloquial language Unlike you in ivory towers that, They called me a disruption I don't know what that means They call me a distraction What does that mean for me I cannot pass any exam, Even though I make my living with the skills I've created, I cannot remember my marks at all They mean shit out here in real life, Where all that really matters is your competence baby. Mark that down however which way you choose
4.
Kid on your life's a struggle, a parody of somebody else, your problems are your creation 'cause you believe that character comes and grows from struggle​ Everyone else is fed up, you parodied their own misery 'cause you are bored to tears with having it easy and you have no ideas and nowhere to go so you crave a struggle You've got it easy, they need more It's just that simple kill all lies
5.
Crazy 9 03:00
I want her, I need her, the perfect wife Without her I won't have the perfect life My high score will falter without the prize She's perfect, a full ten but crazy man She lets me win, again and again She lets me win or I won't play
6.
Made My Bed 05:35
It's plain to see that nothing is real It's plain to see that it's fantasy I live inside lightbulbs 'cause they're the only things that can comfort me sometimes All my words they have no meaning All my words are meaningless All my words they have no meaning Everything is meaningless in hell again I know there is no escape from here That's why I have made my bed I know there is no way back from here That's why I have made my bed These voices from the door Tell lies I've heard before They'll say it's far too late Yet still I hesitate
7.
A Warm Place 03:08
Sometimes I feel like I'm all alone Sometimes I don't feel at all Then when the wind blows I know I'm free I've found the warm place inside The sun will come out today But that does not mean the clouds will just go away ​Sometimes I feel like I'll die alone Sometimes I don't feel at all Anywhere the wind blows I know I'll go I'll find a warm place outside The sun will come out today But that does not mean the rain will just go away Now the rain might just last all day But that does not mean it's gonna be a bad day
8.
Daddy's Dole 04:18
I love my daddy's dole it keeps me high And keeps me sit on this silver throne Daddy's dole is all I need, It keeps me fed while you all bleed yeah Daddy's dole is perfect just for me, Don't need to learn how you live Daddy's dole is all I''ll ever need, Don't need to learn how you live All I'll ever need in life is daddy's dole Daddy's dole is all I know, It keeps me here and you below oh, Daddy's dole is all I want, It keeps me in my favourite haunt yeah Daddy's dole is gone oh no How will I live how will I roll Daddy's dole was all I knew And now I'm feeling pretty blue yeah ​ Daddy's dole was perfect just for me I need to learn how you live Daddy's dole was all I ever knew I need to be like you All I need is daddy's dole to comfort me
9.
Two men faced off in the colosseum, One raised his father's sword, the other raised his fists, Now if I was a gambling man, I'd tell you where I'd bet, I won't put down my fathers sword tonight Two men bent the knee at a marathon, One near the finish line, the other at the start, Now if you were a gambling man, I'd tell you who'll win, I won't run back and give that man a chance Don't call it meritocracy, that really makes me laugh, Just kiddin folks It makes me wanna cry We're force fed sheer hypocrisy, And blinded from the truth, There's genius that resides inside us all Two men shed light on poverty, One from experience, the other from a book, You don't have to be a gambler to tell me who got applause I'll bow my head and take it all right in We're far from a democracy, I'd say we're losing ground, While fascism is quickly on the rise, They've demonised our sympathy, they say it makes us weak, But trust me It's the greatest strength we have Just trust me It's the greatest strength we have
10.
Utopia 06:34
I don't think that it's perfect, it's just better than now, Life could be an adventure if we focus on how, ​​I have seen it around me, it's not all in my head, I would rather be happy, would you rather be dead? Ignorance is infection, making everything strife, Thinking everything's pointless, what do you want from life, You can call me a dreamer, I just want to be free, Wanting life to be better, Is that only just me? Pessimism the fashion, breeding pure apathy, Seeing nature as ruthless, ignoring all sympathy, Futures guided by vision, what you want it to be I don't think that it's easy, pick the best fantasy
11.
Sittin fillin out the book of lies while the sky is grey and your mother tells you something, "Get a steady job cos you can have fun in the afterlife, son." Well I'm too drunk to greet and I'll warm my feet, by dancin in an alleyway kiddin on I'm somewhere else. Why would I even try to cut the smile off my face. I see two plastic bottles but their wisdom's been poured, I've had two good ideas but they've never made it out the door, they could have influenced your mind and been on TV. Thinkin it was endless really put some scars on my mind. What do you think about that?
12.
Please come to me, Convince me I am wrong When the darkness takes my mind, Show me better days Standing on the precipice, We're all about to die, I know it doesn't seem like much The ambulance reveals our better side How long will this go on, this time Please comfort me, I can't control my thoughts, When the darkness takes my soul Show me better days Well beyond the ends of time the cavalry collides, I know it doesn't seem like much The rich get richer while the poor are fucked oh who coulda guessed, who could've seen it come, in a system that does not forgive and does not forget, why oh why? Maybe it'll be alright.

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Distant Banging was recorded and mixed in Shabby Road studios between May 2018 and January 2019, mastered at Washoose studios February 2019.

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released March 9, 2019

VND are
Mike Werninck
Jenny Tingle
Pete Werninck
Brenden Crow

Artwork by Paweł Kuczyński - "Decorations". Used with kind permission.

Thanks to members of Sloth Metropolis, The Trongate Rum Riots, Bell Lungs, Pyre of the Earth, Midnight Force, Multistorey Lover and Marshall Chipped, Jasmine Ward and Alison Kyle for their support during the making, and many more lovely people for adding their various talents to make this album. Full guest appearance information can be found in track info sections.

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