Beaten

from Grievous

August 22nd, 2018
6 tracks
49:42
Grievous
Grievous
Beaten
0:00
10:33
Beaten
Convulsing
loom above the corpse dripping from closed fists soaked in viscous fluids body still convulsing the sensation remains frantic exhalation gaze upon the wreckage the battle fought no comfort finds me only hollowness what's to become of me now? where is my enemy? what foe to vanquish? what peak to climb? where awaits my zenith? vanishing point? war waged all for naught? the lost, lost always the taken, forever taken the space within my skin my kingdom, my prison lay in ruin no vigour renews the shattered no effort can hope to rebuild me vortex at the core where I am cast to suffer fate and yet, I am freed
10:33

Within as without. Sounds of an ending.

Credits

Artwork by the inimitable Jef Whitehead

Noise on Beaten by Craig Johnson (Deceased Estates)
Bass composition and performance on Were by Peter Kossen (MAKING, Tanned Christ)

Vocals, guitars, bass, programming, effects, engineering, mixing, mastering by Brendan Sloan in "Norway" July 2017 - January 2018
Yes, even the choirs.

If the equipment or process interests you, talk to me.

Honoured ones:
Hannah; everything has changed. Jef, again, and for ever. Craig and Pete; the sauce on this steak. Geordie Stafford. Gabriele Gramaglia. Nick, James, Mike for continuing to put up with me. Netto and Tim, unstoppable hammers of total death. Schwegs and the rest of Pyrrhon for perspective. Nick, Jessie, Ben, Cam, James, Kate and Rusty. Jordan. Forge. Rob & Nox. Jack, Nick, Darcy, Jesse. Dave Tremblay. Mattia and Luciano. Candace Powell. Patrick Loggen. dana geier and the kitten.

... and anyone who has reached out to me for a chat, or given a shit about what I'm trying to do. Thank you all. I hope it's worth it.

In loving memory of K. G. Bartlett