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Pillars of Evolution

by Ape Cave

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1.
Vesuvius 05:16
Informing spores, fungal teacher Fire slicer piercing skies The mountain calls, forests sing Lurching spirit, ordained ingestion Goliath warden, earthen keeper Marred emotion, shift perception Hermetic mission, arcane moira Conjure knowledge, ordained ascension Tumble, crawling forward, transcend the shell Scale the mountain side and touch the sky Invoke the spirits within and touch the mind Behold the mammoth's head, confront the self Behind my eyes it speaks, twelve-tone voices Whispering sonnets of old, archival messenger Mother of brimstone and grain, chrysalis of souls Genesis beauty, grotesque existential memories Lord of summer, duke of winter Singular entity, pagan ancient Archaic maker, terran master Embody Tartarus, god of fire
2.
Ape Cave 07:35
Exit the decrepit cave Embrace your life as a slave Far from the mountains, forests of old Resent the falsehoods which you once were told Ape cave Escape the wearisome day Set flame to godheads of old Fumes of the fires show you the way Reclaim your conscience, take back your world
3.
Lay this foundation, this divine vision Knowledge of self destruction, elohim of annihilation Juggernaut of industrial pollution, perpetuate this grand illusion We will help you (lead you astray, selflessly decay) We will help you (lead you astray, selflessly decay) Acculturation Reject the ancestral ways Lost forever, the golden age Life of past now forever hidden Ashes bequeathed for your forsaken children We will help you (lead you astray, selflessly decay) We will help you (lead you astray, selflessly decay) Acculturation
4.
Choir of the pharaoh, bask in glowing light Watch as the eclipse shatters the chariot Guided by the stars, the enlightened apes Eyes toward the sky, an emergent dream
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Pyramid 04:10
Monoliths, catacombs, ocean of desert and sky. Razor winds sweep over the dunes. Even now they slave away for the great pharaoh. As the river carves its way through the barren landscape, so too do these evolved ones carve through the stone. Chiseling away. Eyes towards the heavens. This must be something greater than them. Heaving, the sweat runs down their faces like so many tears. However they must push forward to appease the pharaoh, the god-king. As the mammoth tomb nears completion, the desert ruler's body grows decrepit. A fleeting physical form with disfigured flesh, he oversees. Gazing over the mineral sea. Waiting, watching, growing weaker with every passing day. A greater vision constantly maintained. Finally, the fruition takes hold. The final slab set in place. This gargantuan wonder, this final resting place. Son of lords, lord of men. The duty fulfilled, child of cosmos returns home.
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36 03:51
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Ego Death 07:27
Preconceived are the notions I dissect Dogmatic filters dethroned with the rest Gaze of a child, rawest perception One look behind, my thoughts never ending Eclipse the future, palpable moment Camaraderie of the past and the present Repetition The naked mind fears not Kaleidoscopic thoughts Preconceived are the figures I behead Mask is removed, existence revealed Oh the mask is removed and I am revealed One look behind and my thoughts are sealed I'll eclipse the future, tangible moment Camaraderie of my past and my present Repetition My naked mind fears not These cascading thoughts
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Etna 10:10
Risen from stone, twin faced conqueror Forge of gods, timeless captivator Converging's daughter, life bearer Destructive fate, massive disintegrator Messina, Catania Feeble creations, permitted existence Fruits of man, fearful hive Worthless seekers, nearsighted followers Piercing the clouds, touching the sky Monstrous mother, brooding flame, stalwart queen Guardian and executioner Armored sentinel, voice of strength, billowing beast Molten mistress, guiding shepherdess Embodied power, visage of doom, borrowed time Messina, Catania Feeble creations, permitted existence Fruits of man, fearful hive Worthless seekers, ouroboros ignorance Pestilent apes, forging fire Defiled land, seal their fate Mammalian traitor, leveled land Fury invoked, liquid flame Furtive man, atoning stone Terran vengeance, ashes to come, decided fate Patient destroyer, holy smiter Swat the fly, nuisance no more, balance restored Messina, Catania Feeble creatures, permitted progress Fruit of drones, fearful hive Worthless seekers, eyeless followers Blackened skies, all hope lost Dormant no more, mortified creatures Gaia shivers, silence broken

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Prepare to undertake a momentous odyssey through Kashmir's bluffs, devastating Egyptian plains and volcanic panorama in Ape Cave's LP "Pillars of Evolution." The psychedelic guitar work, roaring bass lines, thunderous percussion and dark vocals soaring to pyramidal heights are just a fraction of the elements that will leave listeners captivated. The tale of a wanderer experiencing an intensely hallucinogenic, trans-continental journey is yet to be unraveled..

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released January 1, 2016

Artwork by Jason Raines.
Engineered/mixed by Fester at Haywire Studios.
Mastered by Stephan Hawkes at Interlace Audio.

Instruments tracked at Haywire Studios.
Vocals/percussion tracked at Simian Studios.

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