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Loose Contacts / Tense Present

by Haiku Garden

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1.
It's Good To Be True 06:19
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We play This game to keep us sane But still Are destined to lose Chasing Something to hide the pain You're here Just to amuse It's good to be true Mortals Yearning to get away Hoping to find a guide You see the gods are waiting To lead you through the night Listen to what they say And try again another day Grim is the fear within And try again without a sin Tripping on promises To undermine the emptiness Only a shade remains A silhouette bound in chains Dismantle the fundaments And leave them all behind It leaves you paranoid And petrified And faith is but a pipe dream Content is ill defined The smoke obscured your sight
2.
Walk With An Elephant 04:35
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I walk with an elephant Up the mountains Rome is near but out of reach For us for now For years we knew this was Our purpose Now we appear to be Losing all hope Where else are we to go Where else are we to go Stumble with an elephant Kiss the cold ground I want to be a better man Give all I can Never far but out of reach For me for now Do you also feel That way sometimes Where else are we to go Where else are we to go Where else am I to go
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Untitled 00:35
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4.
Structures 05:06
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Some structures fall over time dissolve Others form their own bigger nests called homes Can you hear the birds and their songs in thirds How can you ignore what was love once before Let me tell you something you perhaps do not know I am not the only that feels the weight of your indifference We cannot push through Not without you We need you Like the fields need rain Any moment now You change your ways somehow You just let us know We’re ready to go But if luck runs out And if you found out it’s enough Be quick do tell If you truly wish us well Patiently wait and see the outcome Either way it’s ok our bond will Live eternally We cannot push through Not without you We need you Like the fields need rain Any moment now You change your ways somehow You just let us know We’re ready to go
5.
Levitate 04:27
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Lost in nowhere Is the time spent Thinking for too long Cuz I've been swimming In the sky and Feeling so alone Count every second Watch every corner The war is brewing It's your fault There's no time for Absolution The deed's already done And you've been dealing With the ogre You'll be overrun Count every second Watch every corner The war is brewing You'll dissolve We believe that your story's wrong oh no Dignity is long gone The same old song goes on And I've been swimming In the sky a war is brewing You will fall
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Loose Contacts 05:33
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I feel just like our vision has blurred Blind lead the seers away from the herd Denial constantly burdens the free My mind slowly collapses on me It seems so long ago When we could just be Empires are bound to fall Perish eventually Eyes staring wherever I go Keep them away Sheltered beyond control And the rest of the world Is western digital
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Tense Present 06:50
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I really need to get it together I really need to break the tether Watch as I cave in again by myself Never had to say it out loud Never did what isn't allowed I act automatically Nothing's gonna make me change that strategy Boredom makes up great excuses Boredom is a useful nuisance Hanging by a thread Debilatated I need to get out of this unrest Decayed And beat We seek the light Afraid We breathe The air of fright Recede Every point in time not seized is incomplete A simple set of lies expired A way to keep you down and tired What if everything you knew starts to bend Boredom makes up great excuses Boredom is a useful nuisance Hanging by a thread Debilatated I need to get out of this unrest Decayed And beat We seek the light Afraid We breathe The air of fright Recede Every point in time not seized is incomplete
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If You Think I've Lost My Mind 02:50
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And there stood a man His shoes all white he said "Boy where you gone tonight You know that there are vultures around They'll eat you alive You'd better not be found" Give them my guts to chew and they can eat my brains too Suck the spirit from my bones crush my fingers with sharp stones Well let me tell you if you think I've lost my mind Most people don't have a heart to find The old man turned around Reached for his silver knife and shouted "My boy" Give them my guts to chew and they can eat my brains too Suck the spirit from my bones crush my fingers with sharp stones Well let me tell you if you think I've lost my mind Most people don't have a heart to find
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Is Why 06:54
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about

On this 43 min long sonic joyride, Haiku Garden sound more confident than ever before with a clear, direct sound that punches you in the face and yet manages to stay articulate and refined.

Loose Contacts / Tense Present is an album that is wide awake and more present in the now. It shows the band in a new light, where the album serves as a medium showcasing the duality of modern day reality. With lyrical themes of ever changing relationships and division, it seeks for answers while remaining hopeful and positive.

Nine songs, which boldly explore diverse noise & pop subgenres of shoegaze, post-punk, kraturock and even acoustic psychedelia paint a sonically rich picture of a modern world filled with contrast in which the band invites the listener to follow them on their path of (re)discovery.

credits

released June 20, 2022

Haiku Garden are:

Anže Knez – drums

Matevž Bitenc – bass guitar

Klemen Tehovnik – electric guitar, vocals, synths, bass guitar (on track 6), drums (on track 8)

Luka Flegar – electric guitar, vocals, acoustic guitars, 12-string guitars, organ (on track 5)

Guest musicians:

Kristina Kokalj – violin

Gašper Povše – violin

Ema Kobal – cello

Andrej Tomazin – percussion (shaker, maracas, bongos, claps, chimes and wooden frog)

All songs recorded live at Gala Hala, Metelkova in april 2021. Additional recording was done in Kulturni dom Kamnik and various home studios from May 2021 to February 2022.

All songs written, arranged and performed by Haiku Garden with additional arrangement help from Vitja Balžalorsky. String arrangements (on track 8) by Luka Flegar. Track 9 was co-written with Štefan Cerjak.

Mixed by: Blaž Flerin, Klemen Tehovnik and Luka Flegar with additional help from Vitja Balžalorsky

Produced by: Haiku Garden

Co-produced by: Vitja Balžalorsky

Mastered by: Jernej Černalogar
Lyrics by Klemen Tehovnik and Luka Flegar

Design & cover art by Sven Sorić

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