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Precious Essence

by Flender

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Steven Smith flender returns to the fray to fight the good fight. short and long songs, something for everyone! let this be the soundtrack to your next bender! or should i say "flender?" flend on.
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    11"x17" Fliquor artwork by Kalen Rowe and Precious Essence disc one lyrics double-side, ink-printed on glossy 48lb paper and shipped in tube. Artwork contains track names from disc one of Precious Essence as liquor bottles.

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    11"x17" Ritual Flending Process artwork by Kalen Rowe ink-printed on glossy 48lb paper and shipped in tube.

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    DIY tie-bleached black and purple shirts, screen printed with Flender logo in gold ink. Each shirt unique and melty. Available in sizes S-XXL. Designed by Kalen Rowe.
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1.
Shaftpagne 04:17
Ruminating on annoying songs Waiting in bed enough to fall asleep Thinking in circles and im still waiting Whatever I want I know it's something sweet × × × × × × × × How do I look? × × × × × × × × How does it taste? × × × × × × × × they can smell blood × × × × × × × × in the water CONDE SCENDING CHAFT PAGNE DRINKING PAIN LIKE A GAME GIVE YOURSELF UP GIVE IT ALL UP GIVE US YOUR PAGNE TERR-OR FEED GRIEV-OUS GREED ONE LAST BEAD ALL ROUT-INE GUILL-O TINE LI-MOU SINE TOOTH-SOME SCREAM MOUTH WAT’R-ING TERROR FEEEEEEED GRIEVOUS GREEEEED NO MORE CREEEEAAAM PARED EX-TREEEEEEME THIRSTING GEEEEEENE BEEN LICKED CLEEAAAN EVERY THING EVERYFUCKINGTHING Crystalline lotto Leeching motto Yuppie blotto Lib legato Rich mosquito Greed libido Blood tuxedo Carbonated credo YOUR SPARKLING TEARS SPARKLING FEARS SPARKLING CHEERS SPARKLING
2.
Flenderade 06:26
A bottle of red / is the image in my head sometimes it’s made of ice / sometimes it’s made of something nice A bottle of blue / in moods as relevant as you chemical and neon bright / don’t it make ya wanna fight? A bottle of green / a glass beer of sugar spleen a plastic juice of crime / a mania sub lime A bottle of clear / you can see yourself right in the queer there’s a curfew tonight / a reason to be not right AND WHEN YOU DREAM, YOU’LL LICK YOURSELF CLEAN YOU’LL ORGANIZE A BREEZE, WE’LL ORGANIZE REPRISE WE’LL ORGANIZE OUR DREAMS, CURE THIS FUCKED PLEASE YOU WON’T EVER WIN, CAPITALISM It stunk of polypolypoly reeked of polypolypoly ur eth eth eth eth eth ane Come on, y’allyy’allyy’ally Every bodybodybody It it tastes sweet it tastes plain Let’s bomb the wallywallywally watch it fallyfallyfally drinking Flender ender ender end end ade
3.
Latex Sky 04:10
My name’s Latex and I go to work Tithe exclusive Then go back to church Aim important Then go back to work Throw my art out Whats it even worth? Then go back to… Then get back to… Then go back to school Get my masters Introduce myself State name Latex As somebody else Disappointed Didn't even fail Throw my heart out Cause it wouldn't sell... My name’s Latex and I go to work My name’s Latex and I have a car My name’s Latex and I love TV My name’s Latex and I sell my time My name’s Latex and I sell my mind My name’s Latex and I go to class My name’s Latex and I have a loan My name’s Latex and I love to learn My name’s Latex and I sell my smarts My name’s Latex and I sell my heart My name’s Latex and I go to shows My name’s Latex and I have some friends My name’s Latex and I love to smoke My name’s Latex and I sell my joke My name’s Latex and I sell my soul My name’s Latex and I go for walks My name’s Latex and I have a park My name’s Latex and I love the sky My name’s Latex and I sell my strut My name’s Latex and I sell my guts My name’s Latex and I go to church My name’s Latex and I have a god My name’s Latex and I love my pain My name’s Latex and I sell my chain lyrics every other phrase And I have a scream Lodged deep in my life Same thing every day And I look at my life There’s a rainbow inside I’ll find it if I really really try Life fabrication an empty skit Itemization a work permit Congratulations you cannot quit Abomination you have no fit Imagination you can’t commit Humiliation an endless shift Asphyxiation another hit Annihilation when will it split Specialization you’re made for it Subordination you’re counterfeit
4.
Brad's Drink 03:37
lively over a doorbell but ya might not wannadoitagain x2 *[ ] *[ ] *[ ] lively over a doorbell but ya might not wannadoitagain x2 *[WHAT’S] *[MY ] *[ PAST] lively over a detail but it might not wannadoitagain ×2 *[BENT & INVISIBLE ] DI GEH STION A THUR STING FOR A SPOT A VEST IBULAR QUENCH WHAT NEEDS ARE BEING MET WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU MEAN WHAT RUSTED OPEN CRANKS WITHOUT A STIFF KICK DOWN Helping •on •the street~ Helped in •to •a car~ Helping •quo•tas meet~ I was body slammed by a spirit cop I’m a fan missing an eye I’m a light missing a spiral I’m a whirring hydration monitor I’m an artificial metallic wind I’m experimental water subject What desire divested me— made me unwant me so? a po ple xy ti yerd sel fie you don’t want me you don’t want me just a drad’s drink just a drad’s drink fizz purple pink fizz purple pink
5.
Floyd Rosé 04:45
JUSTICE SALE??? WHO WANTS A LICENSE TO FEEL??? WHO WANTS A LICENSE TO KILL??? GOTTA JUSTICE SALE now icantdo anythingelse anymore i’m trappedinhere inthisspring somethingfree bend backandforth likeakey inthisschord don’t itfeelbored plannedbeing servicer can youmakeit canyoupay floydrosé an escapedoor foryourpearl itsokay Justice Sale License to Feel You’ve gotta be born a special way A million bucks in yr blood a dozen houses in sway To drink all of the suds leave the flat to the chaff To be trapped in a sorry but still holding the chain Look out you suckers it’s not your day If you want your freedom you’re gonna have to pay You’re mocking my make up but giving me play My floyd rosé you play play play you can’t bend me iiiiiiiiin you can’t bend me ouuuuuut ya can’t bend me uuuuup ya can’t bend me doooown li-cense to please jus-tice bought with cre-dit i can’t stress this e-nough you can’t aff-ord jus-tice sor-ry jus-tice is for the rich we’re yours
6.
Boot Liqueur 04:37
After a long day of beating up protesters Let’s take a little time to sit down together With a lovely cocktail of teargas and mace I fucking love it when you kick me in the face! I wanna lick Strain your sweat into my glass I wanna lick Strain your sweat into my glass Melt your boot down so that I might sup I love the boot, I get the boot and suck it down til I throw up Leave the beer and wine to communists who fear authority Boot liqueur is for the real oral majority I’m cuffed licking the ground and I’m jonesing for you I need the fear of god in my veins to get me drunk I’ll spit your shine, distill boot wine, you’re mighty fine I’ll spend the night inside your roomy roomy trunk I’ve got all these boots to lick all day might as well lick away cuz i’m a filthy little sleazeball i’ve got the boot so far down my brainstem each twitch of the foot is a puppeteer stringing. I can’t imagine a world without pain. I can’t imagine a world without a price on every gain. I’ve got all these boots to lick in my closet hidden in my boot buffet. O look at that a boot platonic form I’ll lick that too since the day I’m born. It’s only a little taste of boot for a little extra power But if you lick it long enough It’ll turn into a tower You’ll lick the highest boots around n isn’t that the dream? You’ll even think that you’re a god with a foot upon your scream Fascism’s a boot system where the leaders are the weak Licking boots is all they do— every single time they speak But I know something you can do to turn a boot into a treat Turn its anklebone into honeydew Eating ethical’s pretty sweet Barbequed officer Cream of capitalist Boneless politician Raspberry billionaire Megachurch family bucket Crushed ICE Media devil’s food cake And a shot of boot liqueur It’s the last time you’ll taste boot It’s the last time you’ll taste boot It’s the very last time You’ll ever taste boot
7.
Gin Carry 04:41
I’m queuing the hierarchy Going up like a ride Greased by a disguise That you recognize Everyone knows me It’s easy as sin I’m whoever I wanna be And you’re nothinnnnnnnnnn Part B. Beth IIIIIII carry my suitcase three ounces of fluid don’t tell me no your career’ll be ruined do you know who i am i carry my flask do you know who i am—do you??—don’t ask! do you know who i am i’m soaking in gin i bathe in your blood, i’m soaking in gin Chug+gargle+slurp, one more sip, one more chug, hold on, one more it’s not amoral to drink it’s not amoral to kill it’s not amoral to steal it’s not amoral to will yourself to carry three gallons of gin three gallons of gin ride onto the airplane soak all the booze in Who are you today? Who are you tomorrow? IS MY WILL TO LIVE IS MY WILL TO GIVE WILL TO CARRY WILL TO CARRY
8.
Bunt out my best self on a weekday Still not sold but the old way is bankrupt If you see it you won't have to see it alone --was prone to believe away the unknown And if you believe it you won't have to see it at all if you believe it you won't have to see it a-- if you believe it you won't have to see Just how much is lost Isn't it rotten luck? It's worth it it's just that the value is corrupt Dollars fold but gold is what you see Model homes fake fruit you cannot eat There is no value behold dollar folds gold behind a smart screen Change is what it's supposed to be Sold out my best self For a weak pay Still not sold but my own way is bankrupt If you leave it you won't have to go it alone… You’re right you’re right you’re right you’re right you’re right you’re right you’re right you’re right you’re right you’re right you’re right you’re right you’re right you’re right you’re right you’re right
9.
Three Jerks 03:33
Sugar and water urinating *****! *****! triple your liquor's violent sleep *****! *****! you need something ex- citing to drink *****! *****! given the ex- citement , you *****! *****! drink *****! *****! *****! *****! wink *****! *****! *****! *****! wink. A- merican dream *****! *****! fascism fashioned images seen *****! *****! waited too long for you to decide *****! *****! as real as you think. its true, its a lie. Its *****! *****! true *****! *****! *****! *****! *****! *****! *****! *****! can’t be alone can’t think alone can’t die alone can’t be alone can’t think alone can’t die alone can’t be alone alone meennntal ciiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrcle speeeeciial uuuuuuniooooooon heteroooo deluuuuuuuuusion sociooooo jerrrrrrrrrrrrrrkdom HEEEEYYYYYYYY! they’re not dreaming faucet reeking closet weeping pulses freaking pauses leaking they’re not bad- ges cop per fasc- ists they’re just like you numb scum con fused TELE . PHONE MICRA . TONE PHERE . MONE HOMO . PHOBE HYPER . DRONE GAYHOR . MONE SILLI . CONE UNDER . TONE FUNNY . BONE BROKEN . BONE HATEFUL . ZONE DEAD A . LONE DEAD A . LONE TRIPLE . CLONE
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Lump of Coal 24:41

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Thematically a concoction of sonic beverages, poisonous jingles, and riot punch, Precious Essence is an adbusting cocktail begging to be chugged and barfed onto a mall cop. Physically, it’s a double(shot)-CD, with disc one featuring nine written songs and disc two featuring two longer improvised, post-”enhanced” carafes. Lyrically, it’s a satire of Coca-Cola U.S. fascism. And musically, it’s a moscato dumped into a martini.

Watch music video for "Boot Liqueur" here: youtu.be/71mNOimHYHk

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released November 19, 2022

Released by Odditory Recordings

Drums/Vocals: Beth Dodds
Bass/Vocals: Tobin Armstrong
Guitar/Vocals: An Id Entity
Guitar/Vocals: Kalen Rowe
Guitar/Vocals: Jeffrey Bussey
Album Art/Design: Kalen Rowe
Sound Engineer: Tobin Armstrong
Mastering: Weasel Walter

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Flender Noise Gadgets Trust (FNGT), commonly referred to simply as Flender, is an American manufacture of flended instruments and amplifiers. Flender Guitars are among the most unrecognized in the world. Flender is obfuscated for its liquid-body pneumatic guitars and bass guitars, such as the Dreamcaster (also known as the "Creamcaster"). ... more

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