Five Queasy Pieces, by Mattie Konig

Five Queasy Pieces

by Mattie Konig

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1.	Amour Eye 06:28	lyrics
I now know these corridors like the back of my hand I can read consultants’ tones I recall the camera and the rending of meat I can taste the Moviprep (the drink that didn’t work) Oh God how much more (take a pen and sign/jab down in the thigh) It’s all such a bore Oh God how much more (piles of yellow bins/useless earthly things) It’s all such a bore Not long now Not long now Grumblyguts I know they’ve got our best interests in mind Grumblyguts that’s why we’re here Why we’ll soon lie down To be swallowed by amour eye Sliced widthways by scimitars and they keep on slicing Only briefly holding back But in spite of the onslaughts on my charnel house I choose not to give it up (as long as it still works) At least I’m still here (well done have a drink/throw up in the sink) Better here than there At least I’m still here (could have been much worse/could be in a hearse) Better here than there Dance with me until the morning Catch my breath if I start yawning And if I don’t quite reach forty Please don’t drown yourself in mourning
2.	Radio Edit (Hoist By My Own Picard) 06:33	lyrics
That’s good you made it so big And that’s not a snarky dig I’m glad you climbed that dizzy climb And had such a good time And yet inside me there’s a dream What if I could join your team Well we’re not flame-forged to each other I can’t treat you like a brother It’s an awkward complex But I know my place And I wouldn’t have it Any other way I’ll respect your boundaries I won’t put up a fight And if that’s all settled Good luck with the show tonight Larion hijinks had me charmed I’d come quest with you if asked But I’m a stranger to your life I can’t steal your limelight Yes we’ve a couple mutual mates And we’ve moved in the same space But that’s a flimsy foundation For my mad fixation Maybe it’s just that Will We Are Conjures lost friends from afar But they were edgy and mean You’re like how they should have been It’s a one way footpath But I’ll lock the gate Even if I’m tempted I won’t take the bait I’ll stop acting chummy I won’t be crass or trite And if that’s agreed on Good luck with the show tonight At least I’m not getting hagiographic With someone else’s baby Forced to eat chips At least I’m not writing real person slash fic A foul commoditisement Banter into ships But even if I don’t take it that far It’s easy to let attachment grip me Maybe this music will exorcise it And I won’t she-simp for your streams Any more This is not a hurdle That’s unique to me Many fail to clear it Never breaking free But if I can get past If I turn out all right I might tube in and wish you Good luck with the show tonight Giant skulls Giant skulls Giant skulls in the Euphrates and bladed hunting knives Giant skulls in the Euphrates and bricks with herbs and chives Giant skulls in the Euphrates and sacrificial dress Giant skulls in the Euphrates and monsters in Loch Ness I’m leaving you behind and ahead A prayer for the dead I’m leaving you behind and ahead A prayer for the dead Footwerk on the moon Footwerk on the moon all along Footwerk on the moon Footwerk on the moon all along Footwerk on the moon Footwerk on the moon all along Footwerk on the moon Footwerk on the moon all along Footwerk on the moon Footwerk on the moon
3.	Ea-nasir's Yelp Reviews 04:25
4.	Yellowstone 03:30	lyrics
He stumbled out of the burning airplane Fixed his tie and brushed the ash from his nose Checked his cellphone No service He recognised the city limits of his constituency Didn’t recognise Where his sky had gone He made a beeline past the old steel mill Through the junkyard And by the curved hallway school And when he reached the hiding barn Where kids used to smoke and play songs of escape His legs gave in His eyes looked up He saw the clouds But nothing could save him No filibusters No meetings with cronies who’d pull a few strings No thinking of old times No mommy and dad No ice cream in summer or leaves in the fall Oh nothing could save them Oh nothing at all Not turning the taps off or locking their doors Not muting their news feeds Not flying to Mars Not pretending that Yellowstone never existed at all and spirits came and played the blues
5.	Little Moomins 03:31	lyrics
Well it’s been a hot minute since I saw you fizzog to fizzog Whether at a zine workshop Or a picnic on the Hoe We can screenshare Jackbox but it’s not the same as being there Whether parading ahead Or like Stripes going slow Well I know it’s not what we wanted nor will it fade overnight And that’s not even counting What’s coming down the line Whether we stay three meters away or if we get to hold so close You’ve got a place in my heart And I think we’ll be just fine I can’t wait to see you, little moomins It’s been way too long and I miss you a lot I can’t wait to hug you, little moomins You’re my found family and I miss you a lot Where shall we go today What shall we do How many ways to say that I love you I can’t wait to see you, little moomins It’s been way too long and I miss you a lot I can’t wait to hug you, little moomins You’re my found family and I miss you a lot Little moomins

about

I spent a long time after the release of Downstreaming figuring out where to take my music next. After all, how do you follow up a 33 minute song that you've described as your magnum opus? The solution, as it turns out, wasn't necessarily to completely reinvent my style, but instead to try out an incremental improvement; the result is Five Queasy Pieces, a shaved-down, bite-sized take on the Mattie Konig sound. All the eccentricities and quirks you've come to expect from me are still there, but they've been given space to breathe, with enough twists and turns to keep things fresh. From the minimal hip-hop beats of "Amour Eye" to the tricksy garage rhythms of "Ea-nasir's Yelp Reviews" and the dark country-tinged threnody of "Yellowstone", this EP proves that a step forward is a step forward, no matter how small.

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released March 29, 2021

Mattie Konig - composition, production, sequencing, vocals, keyboards, melodica, percussion, field recordings, cover design
Sympolite - slide guitar on "Yellowstone"

Some sound effects from freesound.org
All other samples copyright their respective owners
Cover art generated with Aphantasia - github.com/eps696/aphantasia

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