Strange Machine, by Acid Saga of A.J. Kaufmann

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by Acid Saga of A.J. Kaufmann

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1.	Strange Machine 02:23	lyrics	buy track
Silver air, golden breeze Purple clouds, yellow stream Colors ain't what they seem Climb aboard the strange machine Peaceful folks, lucky times Thoughts are free from death and crime People ain't what they seem Climb aboard the strange machine Shiny stairs to the void Stars shine on in the cold Cosmic vibes ain't what they seem Climb aboard the strange machine
2.	Axona 02:42	lyrics	buy track
Forest wine drips slowly on me On a sunny day But I sit in snow and rain Won't you believe in what I say Gentle rain and glowing snow A feeling straight and warm Concrete plants bid us goodbye And tiny blue flowers are born Sitting here Watching, swimming, thinking Sitting here Flying thru marzipan clouds And lavender skies Burning smell, napalm's there Gentle rain and glowing snow Phoenix rising, he’s got long hair You are dead and I am born Sitting here Wishing I was traveling Sitting here Dreaming on amaranth dunes Singing this tune They call him sunlight They call him the eagle Sitting here Watching, swimming, thinking Sitting here Flying thru marzipan clouds And lavender skies
3.	Heading West 03:01	lyrics	buy track
Listen my little brothers I've talked to the Morning Star I must go And I'm heading west Hey little sisters Don't you cry I'm not the only brother Heading west All you people listen Darkness is the way Your glass-eyed god scares me to death So I'm heading west, my friend (Heading west, my friend) I've shown you every way I've been here every day Now I'm going home I'm heading west Hey people I broke free Oh can't you see That I'm heading west Talked with the dead I got worms in my head There\s an eagle on my arm I'm heading west All you people listen Darkness is the way Your glass-eyed god scares me to death So I'm heading west, my friend (I’m heading west) I tread every way I've been everywhere Now I'm coming home I'm heading west
4.	Bokonon 03:46	lyrics	buy track
Well I climbed the frozen mountain Just to tell you it’s not worth it And the world will end without your Guiding hand Well I sailed the crystal waters Just to prove you’ve got no father And the seas won’t part The world won’t start again Cause it’s the end I’ll be coming home tomorrow Giving back the faith I borrowed From the white man and the black man From the good man and the bad man From the feeble and the solid From the happy and the worried Cause I’m coming home to get them Free them from the cake that ate them So if god is your obsession And your corpse is full of passion Don’t you pass me by the lonely Frozen void Just release your earthly tension Fill your mind with pure invention We will leave this world forever Making love Cause that’s my goal We’ll be coming home tomorrow Giving back the faith we borrowed From the white man and the red man From the good man and the bad man From the feeble and the solid From the happy and the worried Cause I’m coming home to get them Free them from the ape that ate them
5.	Dry Ice 03:00	lyrics	buy track
We’re all blind We are mumbling quietly We consider of you and me So alone, so alone So alone, so alone We are so thin Poor organic machines Full of broken gear Numb in silent dreams So alone, so alone So alone, so alone We are so small You and me and we all So self assured and mean Our path is sure and lean Alone, alone Alone, alone
6.	Come for Tea 04:49	lyrics	buy track
Come with me, you’ll see all love Come with me, you’ll fly or float Come to lands, in space they hang Hear the cosmic big bang Give me love, you’ll get it in return Show you all you want to see I’ll become your ecstasy Bring your cup and come for tea Sit with me, there’s room for you On my cloud, inventing you Give me love, I’ll set you free Bring your cup and come for tea
7.	Dark Rider 01:47	lyrics	buy track
Dark rider, daylight’s renegade Lord of blackness, king of the stars Dark rider, he knows the only way Leads him thru the ancient skies He is a shade Quicker than the death He is the sound Haunting all our heads Dark rider in constellations Searching for a star or two Dark rider, what he’s been after Try to guess what he’s gonna do A silver ship Quicker than the light In spasms black He rolls unto the night
8.	Android 05:25	lyrics	buy track
In my coat of chrome, in acid rain I’ve pockets full of metal doves I believe we’re bound to meet here, man I copied you all and now I copy love On wires proud reaching far I’m sending man to distant stars I’m an android, the energy they want I’m an android, the servant and the lord I’m an android, the metal plated stunt I’m an android, the bright synthetic void In my iron lair I never sleep My eyes on world clocks running late I believe you missed your rocket, man I gobble your time and steal your fate With handwork nice adjusting fast I’m saving man from atomic blast I’m an android, the energy they want I’m an android, the servant and the lord I’m an android, the metal plated stunt I’m an android, the bright synthetic void Can’t identify me in the crowd I’m regular men and I’m never too loud With megaphones and microphones That drive my message on and on I come to bring you promised land The one you passed to my command I’m an android, the energy they want I’m an android, the servant and the lord I’m an android, the metal plated stunt I’m an android, the bright synthetic void
9.	Brother to the Devil 02:39	lyrics	buy track
I went right thru the countryside And this is who I met A rich Mexican young man With a gun in his right hand He came to me and shook my hand Said my brother welcome home I said hello and turned around And found my brother gone I walked inside my empty house And there he stood again He smiled at me and blinked his eye And the clothes he wore were plain He came to me and shook my hand Said my brother welcome home I said hello and turned around And found my brother gone Soon I made a deal with Satan And he walked along with me I asked him many, many times Where my poor, poor brother could be Then he smiled & shook my hand Said brother welcome home I’m everything you want to see I’m the one you’re looking for
10.	Put It in Your Pipe 01:09	lyrics	buy track
When you smoke Your eyes are clear And mind just wants to disappear In smoke Gentle thoughts Clear blue sky and meadows green All is neon submarine And shapes are blurry, Out of focus Just put it in your pipe I’m telling you You’re gonna feel alright and green Try to find a seraphim And he will tell you where you’ve been In smoke, in smoke In smoke, in smoke
11.	Flag 03:10	lyrics	buy track
Wooden lands with metal plants Will be Will be If you want a quicker sunrise Come To me Surely better to be dead Than lead a life like this You are happy in your little world Don’t give a shit Chemicals shall overcome You all You all Pastures of forgotten dharma Shall fall Shall fall Surely better to be dead Than lead a life like this You are happy in your little world Don’t give a shit
12.	Wormhole Blues 03:09	lyrics	buy track
I walk through the ocean I swim through the park I crawl through the wormhole With time and space combined I embrace the curtain Of my existence And I walk through my life Slowly, thoroughly Wormhole Eats you Wormhole Chews you Wormhole Swallows you Wormhole Spits you out (Enjoy it!) I run on my cloud I hear all the colors And without much doubt I touch all the music Taste the smell, smell the taste And without much haste I carry on with my life Slowly, thoroughly Wormhole Eats you Wormhole Chews you Wormhole Swallows you Wormhole Spits you out (Enjoy it!) Catch it don’t rush it embrace it never let go of it Share it give it touch it feel it taste it smell it live it After all, it’s your life
13.	Shakedown Blvd 03:19	lyrics	buy track
Born in a ghetto on the Lemon Street I killed all the people that I was pleased to meet So full of piss and vinegar I locked my future in a bourbon jar Went to the Shakedown Boulevard Dead in blue colors, lying in the dirt I got this woman on my mind, in a watercolor skirt So full of groove, so full of style I locked my past in well-conducted lies Went to the Shakedown Boulevard
14.	Distant Clusters 07:46	lyrics	buy track
You’re gonna need these bright eyes Later on when all is thru To observe the new galactic dawn Arising from the blue Save them, save them from the world Preserve them, they are bound to see All the times creation offers You’ll be rising to be free Look, your sun is rising quiet Over oceans very wise Don’t you give a name to dawn It’s omnipresent morning skies Wondering just what should I call you You are comets circling round Young worlds forming in the shadows Bright light crashing without sound My brain is full of you Your sun is rising over me Stratosphere can hear you cry I love your life infinitely Seagulls and your skull create Horizons, hazy lines thru which My summer evening flies unnoticed It’s the season I can’t reach Body falls asleep at frozen borders Futuristic parks Come embrace the soul skyscrapers Standing in the doorway looking down
15.	Kwasarstunde 05:40		buy track

about

With great pride and joy, I present you the third album in the "Acid Saga" series, the first being "Fairyport Convent", and the second "She Smokes Your Mind".

It was, as always, honestly home-recorded and self-produced with a little help from my friends, and it is basically a sound art / song poetry LP.

The album is, as its predecessors, inspired by the work of Yuri Morozov, the trips of Syd Barrett, the tribal rock of Amon Düül, Skip Spence's "The Oar" LP, Kurt Cobain's Montage of Heck - Home Recordings album, the mustache of Cpt. Beefheart, Cosmic Jokers LSD fueled sessions, and forgotten singer/songwriter LPs from the 60s/early 70s you find in the cheapo sections of your local vinyl store.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing and recording it for you, and that you decide to stay in the world of A.J. Kaufmann for a longer while.

For "Fairyport Convent" see
ajkaufmann.bandcamp.com/album/fairyport-convent
for "She Smokes Your Mind"
ajkaufmann.bandcamp.com/album/she-smokes-your-mind

For my poetry, audio, and video, please see theworldofajkaufmann.blogspot.com

This album is dedicated to my Texan brother, Justin Jackley, and my Texan friend Bill Shute, who were the first outside my local circle to believe in my poetry and music. Poland is certainly picking up and building upon the Texas spiritual vibe of the 13th Floor Elevators.

Cheers!

credits

released May 3, 2022

A.J. Kaufmann - words, music, voice, acoustic and electric guitars, bass guitar, drum machines, recording.

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Kacper Wojaczek - voice (4,12), keyboards, recording (2,4,6,10,12), words, music (12).
Radu Rusanu - keyboards (15).

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The Strange World of A.J. Kaufmann Poznań, Poland

A.J. Kaufmann is a Polish psychedelic music artist, whose sound spans across genres including folk, noise, grunge, krautrock, space rock, and psychedelic rock. He is known for his heavy riffs, spaced-out soundscapes, and poetic lyrics. With a long and diverse discography, A.J. Kaufmann is a true pioneer of Polish psychedelic music, and his music continues to inspire and move listeners worldwide. ... more

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