Eat That Lotus

23 hours ago by @reinderd

Eat That Lotus

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Liner Notes

I've been wanting to make an #Italo track ever since my first FAWM in 2022 and I finally got around to it. This is built around a MicroFreak patch that I made that year called Ital-Oh, plus some preset patches that I wrote simple melody sequences for. Drums are GarageBand drums plus a snare preset that was also on the MicroFreak, and nothing is synced because GarageBand doesn't offer sync out in any form as far as I know. Back in the heyday of Italo, MIDI was either brand new or not invented yet, so arguably, just timing the tracks by listening to the click and trying to hit Start at the right time adds to the authenticity. Arguably. Of course, the ability to cut and paste in a DAW and micro-adjust things section by section didn't exist back then so the producers of that era had to get that right on the take, but you know, sucks to be you, I guess.

Lyrically, I tried, in my own way, to write about something I don't like, in a way that evokes the hedonism of the genre. That was a fun exercise.

Melodically, I was bugged by the nagging thought that I was copying the tune of an existing 1990s pop song, but luckily, having the voice that I have was an advantage in this case and I think at this point, no one will be able to even tell what song I had in mind.

Food preparation is SFW, right?

Lyrics

Eat That Lotus

Verse
It’s the sweet, sweet smell of easy success
And you don’t have to know anything
All the answers are wrong but they look like they’re right
And they have a familiar ring

Perfection in mediocrity
Exactly what you expect – and no more
The words do rhyme and the pictures shine
But its bar is on the floor.

Chorus
So come on , take another bite
It’s everywhere and it’s such a delight
Eat that lotus, it’ll be all right
You need some joy when the living is tight

When the living is tight
When the living is tight…

It looks like the future but it’s really the past
Remixed all over again
Let the planet burn and the workforce churn
And stripmine the public domain

If I had the skills and the time to match
You can bet your life I would use it
But it’s 2025 and we’re all gonna die
So it’s not so bad if I lose it

Keep eating that lotus
Keep plucking that chicken…

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