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打口 Radio (Da Kou Radio)

by Da HA HA

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Sobering rays of a sorry Sunday. Right now, don't have much to say. Nothing wrong with a little wait, so calm yourself, enjoy the day. Rolling away on deserted train, streaming window create the canyon arms that await, with love, Arizona Thursday. Got lost on mirage boulevard, dust the path with disregard, looking class and living hard, get yourself ready sweetheart. Rolling away on deserted train, streaming window create the canyon arms that await, with love, Arizona Thursday. All plateaued, meanwhile, upsticks to unwind coming to me with wayward smiles, looking class, looking fine. Rolling away on deserted train, streaming window create the canyon arms that await, with love, Arizona Thursday. Arizona Thurday And the desert rains, wash it all away.
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Settling Son 02:49
________________________________________________________ In the cold light of day Pack on up and sail away And before too long I'm as far as the day is long Two and a half dozen roads Finally striking gold Bruised but never broken The sun will rise on the settling son There'd been lots on my mind But I smiled and rolled into my prime It's to give not take But you took my breath away Two and a half dozen roads Finally striking gold Bruised but never broken The sun will rise on the settling son Cut a long story short Successfully weathered the storm Now the peace descends Time and time and time and time again So settle down, son! Two and a half dozen roads Finally striking gold Bruised but never broken The sun will rise on the settling son
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__________________________________________________________ 一刻千金 眼前欢啊 弹指之间 河青海晏 句句实话 颠三倒四 心里萌亮了 一是一二是二 二心不必 同舟共济 永不言弃 安心安心 句句实话 颠三倒四 心里萌亮了 一是一二是二 三人成虎 猫哭老鼠 小事一桩 你甭惯了 句句实话 颠三倒四 心里萌亮了 一是一二是二
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__________________________________________________________ No I'm not worried I won't pay no pound Down by the river with a skyline crown Meandering murmurs Postures of sound As flower tender voices buck unbound It lingers on Sky heart, pearl equilibrium A single pluck Of broadened shadow But it’s gone Oh jive strung morning Eternal embrace But juvenilia had taught us to wait The flint white candles Flicker in haste Smudging the silence, then hoisted away It lingers on Sky heart, pearl equilibrium A single pluck Of broadened shadow But it’s gone Mysterious traveller With calm voice of cloud As the green world goes casual in sensual shroud At the dark hem of the harbour Soft tops abounds For the fleeting pardon of arched sundown It lingers on Sky heart, pearl equilibrium A single pluck Of broadened shadow But it’s gone
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________________________________________________________ And still yet the same old game of looking rough and living strange Another story half unfurled, mind erased by a beautiful girl I keep on knocking on her door but she don't live there anymore Mind bent still in the past I said I love you and she said thanks But, oh, time rambles on So I picked along and I scrubbed up, all the way to the jazz club Maybe just a bit intense but pay no mind to what I said We can cuddle to the dawn, don't miss me now I'm gone There's a bundla mixed up truth but don't worry it's not to impress you But, oh, time rambles on I'll retreat so I'm alone; I'd prefer to be left unknown Talking as if I know about love 'cause here appearances are enough Just looking for something to say: "at least there's beauty in the mundane, Just keep on keeping on", still seemingly nonchalant Lilting leaves and snotty sleeves: Two of the sides that make up me Still got fear to supersede Eyes closed but seeing clearly Oh, time rambles on
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Just one admonition In your pants it belongs Though you feel temptation Take in hand your cannon Don't you wanna appreciate Living guilt free Head turned so mind the line A single eye see Through the call of birds and bees And though other tastes would be cheap But it's easy Beating away the evil Think I need a captain 'specially when drunken She wanted some gherkin To my mind I turned Don't you wanna appreciate Living guilt free Head turned so mind the line A single eye see Through the call of birds and bees And though other tastes would be cheap But it's easy Beating away the evil Through the call of birds and bees And though other tastes would be cheap But it's easy Beating away the evil
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__________________________________________________________ You keep on walking past people on the street Rationalising that they got it easy Jog on home to your maudlin tower Where you charge compassion by the hour You grew up hearing "you're special", it's true But the big wide world don't care about you It wants to know what you've to offer But you take too much so that's all for now, sir So what's your answer going to be? Gonna give it a go or take it easy? Open your eyes or choose to be blind 'Cause we ain't much time and I won't be wasting mine Next you're picking on the poor 'Cause they won't fight back so you've courage A skeletal hand don't grip any money But you get your lessons straight from the clergy I tell you there's another way you think it's a joke Probably why you're spiritually broke Really it's a simple decision To shine the light on your mind's prison So what's your answer going to be? Gonna give it a go or take it easy? Open your eyes or choose to be blind 'Cause we ain't much time and I won't be wasting mine And if you're not ready well that's okay Crawl on back to your darkened cave But while you're there don't cast aspersions We've already enough negative charlatans Now's not the time to pretend Stop living inside your head Lost in a pool of words But it don't need to be so blurred So what's your answer going to be? Gonna give it a go or take it easy? Open your eyes or choose to be blind 'Cause we ain't much time and I won't be wasting mine

about

The 打口 culture - cut out; deeply discounted or remaindered LP's with holes punched through portions of the disk- played a crucial roll in the spread of Rock and Roll through China. At one time, the only source of foreign music, it stands for erasing the binaries between local and global cultures.

DaHaHa have taken this idea and produced an outstandingly diverse yet uniform record. It combines the globalism of five nationalities in the band with the localism of Shanghai culture. It speaks to universal themes, yet also personal motifs. It is immediately catchy, yet demands repeated listens.

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released November 25, 2017

Words by Matt Nicol

Music by DaHaHa

Recorded and Engineers by 李炜宇

Artwork by Luca Henkel

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DaHaHa's name might be a big laugh, but the band is far from a joke.

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