For my last release of 2023, I’ve decided to make extended versions of 2 songs which encapsulate my thoughts and emotions better than anything new I could have written. No one who has made even the most feeble attempt to follow world events over the last months of 2023 would argue against the idea that it has been a period filled of non-nonsensical conflict, pain, suffering, and division. As such these two humble musical offerings are meant to both provide a space for collective grief, and a call to arms. These are the soundtracks to both our collective Wake in the Irish sense, and the battle hymns of our collective waking. My greatest wishes for the world in 2024 are calm, patience, reason, understanding, peace. and above all empathy. While it may seem difficult to remember these days, at the end of the day, we are all on the same team.
From the depths of my heart, wishing you all a new year filled with new perspectives, “EUREKA!” moments of new understanding, and a clear focus on the light at the end of the tunnel.
Much love,
Scott
The original version of This Bitter Dub is available on limited edition 7 inch vinyl and digital via Bump’n’Grind here:
BNG-008 Deadbeat "Ark Welders Dub" / "This Bitter Dub" | Deadbeat | Bump n' Grind Wax (
bandcamp.com)
The original version of Brick Stick Blick Blade is available on vinyl via Diggers Factory here:
Deadbeat - Kübler-Ross Soliloquies - Diggers Factory
released December 30, 2023