Knives and Heights b/w Grind Me Down, by The Below feat. Jesper Hanning

Knives and Heights b/w Grind Me Down

by The Below feat. Jesper Hanning

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1.	Knives and Heights 02:48	lyrics	buy track
A note is left on the bedroom door, tellin’ tales from the sycamore. In lukewarm pus floating paper thin, a mouldy stain with a toothless grin. The open wound needs a scratching soon, eternal itch under a bloodred moon. The steady drip from a spinal tap, all tidied up with a leather strap. Once I was a nervous child with two primary fears... They were: knives and heights, fluorescent lights. Now I linger in the dark, It's oh so very clear, I long for knives and heights, fluorescent lights. The musky steam from the kerosene, bloated and thick Its a bit obscene. Double locked like a diary, grasping for air in this nursery. Spit in the test tube then take one step back. Spit in the test tube then take two steps back. All thoughts and prayers go to those who lack the exit route from this Cul-de-sac. Once I was a nervous child with two primary fears... They were: knives and heights, fluorescent lights. Now I linger in the dark, It’s oh so very clear, I long for knives and heights, fluorescent lights.
2.	Grind Me Down 03:07	lyrics	buy track
Some say it's not rational, that it's just plain paranoid, but I am not your sheep, refuse to live in tyranny. Respect my body and choice, my dozy mindless voice Grind me down, bad ideas Wind me up, lunatics Grind me down, bad ideas Wind me up, lunatics Grind me down, The signs are there Wind me up, I see it in the sky Grind me down, In the witchcraft air Wind me up, a monumental lie Grind me down, bad ideas Wind me up, lunatics Grind me down, bad ideas Wind me up, lunatics Grind me down, Have my ice cream Wind me up, In the kitchen Grind me down, primal scream Wind me up, fetal position Some say it's not rational, that it's just plain paranoid, but I am not your sheep, refuse to live in tyranny. Respect my body and choice, my dozy mindless voice

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The Below's new single "Knives and Heights b/w Grind Me Down" featuring vocalist Jesper Hanning, is released via Accelerating Blue Fish on 19/08/2022. The first track on the single "Knives and Heights" evolved from a driving rhythm created by noises from scrap metal, a plastic can, and other found objects. Thereafter layer upon layer of sounds was added to build up a dark and intense soundscape. The equally ominous, and uncanny video was directed, filmed, and edited by Jesper Hanning.

Even though both tracks could be described as dark and experimental the addition of Jesper Hanning's powerful voice has given them a more accessible flair, making them almost catchy. Hanning describes the lyrical themes as follows:

""Knives and Heights" is all about the intensity of fear and the traumas it can cause. The verses are just little snapshots of eerie things. The chorus was inspired by something actor Cary Grant's grandmother once told a reporter about her grandson: "He was a nervous child with two primary fears: knives and heights". Then we just added one more fear: fluorescent lights."

The second track "Grind Me Down" uses the same set of tools but is instead a slow, grinding song based on a distorted bass line.

""Grind Me Down" is a very straightforward text about how we live in a time where people tend to 'find the truth' in filter bubbles where they seem to lose all common sense. The conclusion is always the same: the rest of us are misled fools who need to 'educate ourselves'. The filter bubble grinds these people down while simultaneously winding them up. A dangerous combination."

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released August 21, 2022

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The Below is a industrial/noise-rock project by a member of the legendary Swedish industrial experimentalists Dr. Evil & The Boys From Below (1985-1992).

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