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Natsukashii - Lazarus EP Volume 2

by Belles in Monica

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Fans pay homage, you got it all worked out and you’re clever Payin for your food and rent on the never never. And stealin’ from your mother No money for clothes, so you take your brother’s It’s not in your make up to stop leachin off people ever Found face down floatin’ in the river, half assed inquiries said probable failure of the liver Think they’ll launch a full investigation, never, Even the experienced coroner said the sight of your body made him shiver Debts mounted up to the wrong people, stories were feeble, That’s what happens when you live every day for the needle All you dealers that spend all day on the mobile, heard the rumour, Keep usin’ these fuckin things you end up with a brain tumour Oh stop, my eyes are fillin’ up, same way as they did for Leann Betts like I could give a fuck Give ‘em drugs and create jobs for the construction boys, Put ‘em in a fuckin compound with their Class A toys CHORUS Smoke filled rooms with a dance tune goin’ boom Face as pale as the moon, death come soon Crack babies lie in the womb, life already in ruin Smack heads and speed freaks just add to the gloom Pipe smokin’ philosophers only too keen to offer us, a piece of their mind, But that could be hard to find Pill poppin’ non stop talkin about the street robbin’ To get all the money to keep this party rockin’ Smoke filled rooms, ingestin’ fumes, it’s all good cos it grows natural and your mind’ll expand soon Just think about the possibilities and not your soon to be demise Dilated eyes tell me you’re ready to rise to another dimension OK you’ll end up the leanest, but everyone’ll think you’re a music genius Have you seen this, keep you up seventy two hours, I can get you five of these today, we call it one nine five O DA What else do you need us to say, named after the big rock that’ll blow the earth away If you get too fucked up, don’t worry cos you go into rehab and the system will pay What a great fuckin life for you and me, eh Pound notes, needles and pipes, coloured pills and powder all night Who says drugs kill, that ain’t right What an exaggeration, or is that my imagination Let’s get the buzz goin’ around this place tonight CHORUS 2 Smoke filled rooms with a dance tune goin’ boom Face as pale as the moon, death come soon Crack babies lie in the womb, life already in ruin Smack heads and speed freaks just add to the gloom Pipe smokin’ philosophers only too keen to offer us, a piece of their mind, But that could be hard to find Pill poppin’ non stop talkin about the street robbin’ To get all the money to keep this party rockin’ Emaciated girls, mothers pushin’ double buggies Building site workers pointin’ the finger, look at ‘em druggies Arms torn to shreds by needles picked up from flea bitten beds Clingin’ to life by a single thread Crime figures go up in the estate, legalize and get the prices down before it’s too late For Christ’s sake, cocaine ravaged airways means this man knew better days Pills to make dance music listenable, the decay’s visible Crack filled pipes means there’s not much food on the table tonight Don’t matter cos you’re so fucked you ain’t got an appetite But this is your choice in life, don’t expect me to pay for your rehab, Think Im mad, just cos you’re feelin’ bad Look around, speed merchants talkin shit daily, natural herb mongers in among us Great minds clearly, no not really, buy into the shit they say it’ll cost you dearly CHORUS 3 Smoke filled rooms with a dance tune goin’ boom Face as pale as the moon, death come soon Crack babies lie in the womb, life already in ruin Smack heads and speed freaks just add to the gloom Pipe smokin’ philosophers only too keen to offer us, a piece of their mind, But that could be hard to find Pill poppin’ non stop talkin about the street robbin’ To get all the money to keep this party rockin’ Smoke filled rooms with a dance tune goin’ boom Face as pale as the moon, death come soon Crack babies lie in the womb, life already in ruin Smack heads and speed freaks just add to the gloom Pipe smokin’ philosophers only too keen to offer us, a piece of their mind, But that could be hard to find Pill poppin’ non stop talkin about the street robbin’ To get all the money to keep this party rockin’
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The third in the "relaunch series" of EP's marking the return of New Dawn Records after a 15 year hiatus, "Natsukashii" by hip hop crew Belles in Monica is the direct follow up to "Y'All in Meltdown".

The group's original vinyl and CD releases in the pre-digital era of printed press and analogue radio enjoyed extensive international coverage, airplay and club support including BBC, Choice, Billboard, Blues & Soul and DJ Magazine

Their reputation for hard hitting uncompromising rhymes addressing a range of social and cultural issues “brilliantly recreating the insane urban crush (DJ)” often travelled where others feared to tread, much of which remains as relevant and prophetic in the global chaos of today.

The new EP combines digitally re-worked and mastered classics originally released on vinyl with previously unavailable instrumentals and specially commissioned new material, including the only track by the crew ever to include a guest featured artist.

Journeys are taken to the dark underbelly of inner city drug squalor in “Smoke Filled Rooms”, industry machinations are firmly in the sites on “That All U Got?” and the clandestine manoeuvres of broadcast and social media platforms are called out in “Venom”.

The booming “Skitzophentic” provides the backdrop for a tirade against generic conformity while the mood is switched in “Hip Hop”, a funked up, sample laden ode to the culture. The raw energy of "Hell's Gain" featuring Scheer blows through before the final credits roll with “Resistance is Futile”, a metaphorical vision of the planet's current landlords handing over the keys. They walked different paths to today’s well beaten roads. Escape for a while and enjoy the ride.

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released August 31, 2020

Written and produced by Kruze. Additional production by Red with cuts by DJ Dema.

Additional lyrics in "Hell's Gain" written and performed by Scheer

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