Yoshimasu Kamiya 神谷嘉益
I first became a fan of Ötzi, so I was immediately drawn to Yama Uba for Akiko's vocals and songwriting. I can't wait to hear more from this project!
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"Built upon a sparse, echoic rhythmic structure and the presence of a pitch dark synth, it’s nonetheless a driving track, pulsing with a constantly unfolding thrum that draws you ever closer to the edge of your seat. It’s also, no surprise for those familiar at all with Ötzi, goth-catchy to an almost obsessive degree. Yet the song’s power at its essence is in the lyrics. As put by the singer themselves, who deals almost daily with fibromyalgia, '"Phantom World" is about chronic pain and disability, and the treatment of disabled people in society,' adding 'I often spend hours in bed just waiting for the pain to subside. In those hours, I get taken away from life into a world of unexplained phantom pains.' Hence the title, hence the bruising honesty."
- Dave Cantrell, Stereo Embers
lyrics
I wanted, I wanted too much
I moved mountains I created
I pushed through, and even then I knew
I wanted, I wanted too much
Today I'll pay in pain
In hours of wanting to see you again
And even in the state of
Arrested limbs
These bones that weigh me down
These bones that weigh me down
These bones that weigh me down
They are my home
Phantom pains are calling
From a phantom world
They say, "We've missed you darling,
You knew we would"
I say, "Oh yes, my best friend
I knew I'd see you again"
Phantom pains bring me back
To a phantom world
I want to dance but I can't but I can't
I'd love to cry, but I'm cold and the tears
Don't fall from my eye
I want to run but I can't move
I'm made of sinew and nerve
And these bones that weigh me down
They are my home
Phantom pains are calling
From a phantom world
They say "We've missed you darling,
You knew we would"
I say "Oh yes, my best friend
I knew I'd see you again"
Phantom pains bring me back
To a phantom world
These bones that weigh me down
These bones that weigh me down
These bones that weigh me down
They are my home
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh and the witches groan
These old disfigured crones
Limping in wretched pain
That we can't hide
Oh and the witches burn
We burn on piles of wood
Our bodies become smoke
And join the sky
So we rise
And we conquer
We slay the king of kings
Oh and the valley sings
Oh and the valley sings
The valley cries for more
Oh and the valley cries
The valley cries for more
credits
released March 20, 2021
Written, recorded, mixed by Yama Uba
Mastered by Graveyard†Death†Cvlt (Nortia)
World deathrock compilation with active bands spanning four decades of deathrock's history. Proceeds benefit trans and queer survivors of domestic abuse via Communities United Against Violence. Yama Uba
It's uncanny just how good Actors is at emulating that Post-Punk synth sound from my younger days.
Each listen just gets better and better. I feel slightly ashamed for not having heard this album until a few short days ago. modestwriggles