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Doomsday Afternoon

by Phideaux

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Alrihkh
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Alrihkh Very good prog-rock—the 2nd offering of Phideaux’s grand, conceptual trilogy. It is well produced and has a smooth, enjoyable flow that’s easy on the ears—a very pleasant listen. Highly recommended. Both male and female vocals are done well. Instrumentation is creative and interesting. 8.5+/10. Favorite track: Thank You for the Evil.
Gary Figueroa
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Gary Figueroa Xavier Phideaux & company have created a splendid Neo-Progressive album which joyfully creates the sounds of '70s Progressive Rock. Presently my favorite LP. Thank you, Phideaux for your sharing so generously! Favorite track: Thank You for the Evil.
Carsten Pieper
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Carsten Pieper Big recommendation for all, who like their proggy rock to be on the accessible side...
Although the topic of the whole trilogy might be a sinister one, the music is very pleasant: Full of melodies, clever orchestration and enough twists and turns (but, as said, without teeth and claws) and as, someone else wrote, the album has a great flow (which makes it hard to pick a favorite)!

Btw, I would rather compare it to the big Big Big Train than to the classics ;-) Favorite track: Candybrain.
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MICRO SOFTDEATHSTAR Is it too much for you too soon Does it haunt you? Are you afraid to follow through Is it too much for you too soon Like perfume When it turns on you Fear sucks the senses like a leak Feast upon the emptiness that is increased All you need is time But time recedes behind I’d like to say I’m wrong The passing years don’t seem that long The stream of fate goes on and on and on I’d like to say I’m strong Never do I feel afraid Of all the mistakes I made Along the way Fear stalks you like a beast Feast upon the loneliness that is unleashed But all we need is time All we need is time But time retreats behind Through the eye of time go I Through the eye of time go I Stalk the senses, stalk the Beast Stalk the senses, come the Beast By the side of all we knew We sat and talked and sat and talked Up around the river bend I was separated from you Up around the river bend We were separated in two If you pass them at the station You must ask them what they see If you walk away without question You will never find what you seek All those worries were wrong Worse was what had begun Did you diddle, did you daddle Did you run away from the scene? Where is sanctuary from the battle That is coming into being There’s no walkabout on the morning Of the day of catastrophe If you wake up finding it boring Try ignoring what you see Bring down the rain To wash what remains Running down the fire escape I burn myself but that's okay Keep on moving keep the faith That maybe we can get away Waiting for the winds to change And radiation blows away I scan the crowds for signs of you I'll wait for you I'll wait for you I’m only losing Storms may be round me There’s no illusion for me If you walk away without question Will you recognize what you see On the morning of the disaster That is vaster than you’d believe All my anger is gone Only sadness hangs on Worse is what has begun It has begun There’s no illusion Stars may be lonely No more intrusion of me There is nothing left for me There is nothing more from me I'm singing to the rain I'm singing to the rain
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Candybrain 04:06
CANDYBRAIN The Sisters of illusion Sell delusion at the show It is said they've wed for wisdom If it kissed them, they wouldn't even know Still the marchers walk beside them Inclined to agree: "If it's written, we believe It will come, you'll see" The converts come together They're gathered to begin And they swear their oaths forever Slip chips down into the skin So the Keepers are inside them Provide them what they need To transmit and to receive When they're in, they don't leave The convent is waiting it's time to go in Gather the faithful let vespers begin ...And this is what they say
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Crumble 02:55
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THE DOCTRINE OF ETERNAL ICE (PART TWO) Do you wait for me, do you wait for me now All time long - All night long Do you wait for me, will you wait for me now All night long - All night long Innocent? It could go either way “Satan” has come… again Bringing some of his friends He has won - His boys are having fun Hatred I can see you’ve won this time Satan’s angels swarm to catch the tide Satan's Angels fly I’m only dreaming of a time when I’ll survive I’m only thinking of a way to turn back time I’m only weeping Cuz the sounds that rang around have all died down Fly Climbing up the fire escape I can not move but that's okay I tell myself that you'll be here I'll wait for you, I'll wait for you Bring down the rain Bring down the rain
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THANK YOU FOR THE EVIL Over hill and over dale The poison pollen’s blowing happy trail By the side of fetid pools They sat and talked of following the rules It’s been gutting them To know it never ends Obedience and sin Locked down in the safety net Opiated by the television set Remember that you had a choice Opened up your mouth and had a voice All you need to know is what you’ve done Set aside a future for no one She began to question her conditioning She ate the apple hungrily He was less inclined to see His subjugation under the authorities They know you - They know you She became what they would say was just An agitator in the way He’d become what was to some an Enemy of the State All we want to know is what you’ve done Set about the future for no one I said all you’ve got to do is what you’ve done Set about the future for no one By the side of all we knew We knew I was separated from you Separated
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A WASTELAND OF MEMORIES If you catch them at the station You must ask them what they see If you walk away without question You will never find what you seek Look away there's no escape They've got you in the database
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Crumble 02:55
CRUMBLE Do not speak of withered trees Of lichen strangled coverings And life just barely in the leaves It will not be undone Do not speak of what we've seen Of water choking algae And dust where fountains used to be It will not be undone A wilderness unraveling We've only just begun Do not speak of ice retreat Of islands eaten by the sea And industry economy We've only just begun We've only just begun It will not be undone Do not speak, oh do not speak your tongue is dry your voice is weak the time has passed for words to seek it will not be undone
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Formaldehyde 08:17
FORMALDEHYDE I can see wind upon the rise Here under glass I can see Outside in formaldehyde Waiting to set myself free Up around the river bend I was separated from you You became a citizen of a world held like a zoo One step through the airlock Where the chemicals can't get through Up around the river bend I was separated from you Like the ocean drips from the sky I sit here just waiting to be I can see specimens in the jars Waiting to be Up around the river bend the specialists changed you You became a prisoner of a world kept like a zoo Outside, real life- waiting for you and for me Outside all our lives - awaiting the chance to be Get away from me Get away from me now - it’s all wrong It’s too late for me - it’s too late for me now It’s all gone - you have gone Will you pray for me - will you pray for me now All night long Up around the river bend - up around the bend Satan's Angels fly Hey everybody don’t you know we can go outside Yeah, we can party in the formaldehyde H-C-H-O
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MICRODEATH SOFTSTAR The Bringer of the Future Casts a shadow, watch it grow He extends a single finger Cuz there's only one way to go And the Watchers on the sidelines Polite to a tee like contestants on tv They are you - they are me So come round all you faithful Watch him gather up the gold When he's got the lot he lingers Just to savour what he has sold And the mesmerized are silent Too stunned to believe What their eyes have finally received This is not a bad dream Come now and witness Time to behold All we have planted Has sprouted and grown Was it enough for you? Did it please you? Let the poison through Was it enough for you? No perfume Let the stench come through If you catch them at the station ask them how they feel When the cradle of creation is crushed under the wheels Do not speak oh do not speak cuz nothing's left but Words to reap and what we sowed is ours to keep Good day to everyone Do not speak oh do not speak the words were lies Our will was weak - lemmings poised to take the leap Good day to everyone I’d like to say it’s over and we will be okay I’d like to say it’s over and that you feel the same Once upon a time there was some writing on the wall We all ignored until the time when there was war and Feasts of famine at our door - once upon a time there Was a line that we had drawn we wouldn’t cross cuz it Was wrong but lines are bendable and seldom very long Fear leaves a trace of something stale A wasteland of memory of how we failed All we need is time, all we need is time But time’s too damned unkind

credits

released June 21, 2007

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Ariel Farber: Vocals, Handclaps

Valerie Gracious: Piano, Vocals

Rich Hutchins: Drums

Mathew Kennedy: Bass Guitar

Gabriel Moffat: Lap Steel Guitar, Solo & Electric Guitar, Textures, Treatments, Transitions

Linda Ruttan Moldawsky: Vocals

Molly Ruttan: Vocals

Mark Sherkus: Hammond B3, Minimoog, Arp String Ensemble, Korg Karma, Sampler

Phideaux Xavier: Piano, Rhodes, Moog Voyager, 6 & 12 String Guitar, Vocals

with

Patti Amelotte: Hammered Dulcimer (1, 6)

Steve Dundon: Flute (9)

Rob Martino: Flute (3)

Martin Orford: Synthesizer solo (9)

Matthew Parmenter: Violin, Vocals (1, 6, 9, 10)

Johnny Unicorn: Hammond B3, Moog Voyager, Handclaps, Vocals (3, 10)

Joel Weinstein: Solo and Electric Guitar (5, 10)

Orchestral Sections

Violin: Mark Baranov, Bing Wang

Viola: Richard Elegino, Jerry Epstein, Dale Silverman, Elizabeth Wilson

Cello: Stefanie Fife, Barry Gold, Jason Lippman

Bass: Dennis Trembly

French Horn: Brian Drake, Bruce Hudson

Trumpet: Boyde Hood, James Wilt

Flute, Oboe, Clarinet: Chris Bleth

Scored & Conducted by: Paul Rudolph

Copyist: Liz Finc

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