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Collection: shortsongs
H48 - donkey engines bray
Lyrics:
donkey engines bray
we tell them just what we want
a deafening sound



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Release notes
2024-02-02
A donkey engine is a steam contraption that helped usher in the era of metal ships and dragging large objects around. A direct line from them to cars, high-rises and . . . the internet, I guess.
When my daughter was about 10, an album of covers of Disney tunes came out, with Tom Waits singing 'Heigh Ho, it's off to work we go.' She was terrified of Waits' rendition.
2024-02-04
@richardmasters
Really like this - I'm enjoying the edge your gamboling along this year, apocalyptic joyfulness - look forward to more

2024-02-04
@summerrussell
Brilliantly disorienting. Somehow both otherworldly and distinctly industrial.

2024-02-03
@ttg105
Ha! My son said, "This guy sounds like a monster." (Tom Waits, not you!). I like all the weird springy sounds and the slightly demented vocals and the Waits-ian rhythm.

2024-02-02
@fuzzy
Haha I'm loving all the weird sounds here.
Sounds like a guitar waaaay up the neck.
I like that your songs always seem to have a sense of humour even though they're not "funny".
Great moaning vox at the end there.
Yup, keep em coming, I love em.

2024-02-02
@lcad
I love the haiku, it's a cool expression of industry. I love the idea of centering it on noise. The music was cool here, wandering and meditative. I get a touch of Waits in your vocals but much more melody from you