III I II (THIRD EYE GEMINI)
by genCAB
https://gencab.bandcamp.com/album/iii-i-ii-third-eye-geminiSince reforming genCAB in 2020, David Dutton has hit the ground running. "II transMuter" was released in 2008 and considered ahead of it's time structurely, blending elements from EBM and synthpop into song arrangements suited for aggressive rock .
After a long lay off they returned in 2022 with the full length LP "Thoughts Beyond Words", as well as the genre bending EP "Everything You See Is Mine". That year they also toured with Aesthetic Perfection (with which whom both David and drummer Tim Van Horn played live with for years) across the US.
genCAB signed with Metropolis Records in 2023 and released the LP "Signature Flaws". The album was a meditation on one’s own demise, and introduced elements of shoegaze and post hardcore to the already densely amalgamated songs, and thus becoming something new unto itself.
Now, in 2024, genCAB are releasing "THIRD EYE GEMINI" (III I II), half a modern day update to the best material on their first release, as well as new tracks inspired from re-recording those past sessions. The update to their sound was already apparent via the rework they had released for "Perish The Thought", and now everything else is also turned up to 11. In full control of the production, this album remains faithful to the feel of the original, although completely restructured from the ground up, and sung with more confidence and conviction from Dutton. The album remains raw and as fresh as it was when this material was first privately shared to the world more than 16 years ago.
releases September 20, 2024
All songs written and recorded by David Dutton
Mastered by Walter Kazmier
LET IT RIP
by genCAB
eleased August 23, 2024
There Goes That Dream
by Bara Hari, genCAB
n the summer of 2023, Sam Franco approached me about collaborating on a song. She presented me with a clip of her playing piano and singing what was the first verse and chorus of this song. It was extremely inspiring, and I ended up writing the next verse and back half of the song, almost afraid that I did too much. Fortunately she really liked it and I was ready to record the vocals...
...but then I had an accident and it destroyed the creative momentum that I had been on for awhile. I wasn't able to get myself back into that mode until Spring of this year, but now the track is ready.
And perhaps there's some irony to all of this happening to a song about the struggle that musicians or artists feel about trying to endure in an oversaturated world.
We love this track. And if you identify with that sentiment, we hope that you do too <3
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lyrics
Force it down
Let it wash over you til you're underground
It's more than a feeling
Buries you til you're defeated
Coming round
The unpredictable nature to which we're bound
Keeps us up in chains, are we all insane?
Is there anything on the other side?
Oh what a wild ride
Come on in the water's fine
You won't need your breath, we get by with less
So we can put these thoughts to rest
Oh what a sacrifice
Burning the candle at both ends
So we can feel alive
For a moment held in time
Adoring crowds
Ignoring all of the suffering we had allowed
We can touch the ceiling
Leaving the stains where we were bleeding
On the ground
A fraudulent promise, particular sound
Are we still alright, contributing to life
Left here to die for entertainment now
But when a child smiles, or when they see how it's designed
Recycling the pain into a new cocaine
Who knew the concept could sustain
Oh what a wild ride
Come on in the water's fine
You won't need your breath, we get by with less
So we can put these thoughts to rest
Oh what a sacrifice
Burning the candle at both ends
So we can feel alive
For a moment held in time
credits
released July 25, 2024
Written by Sam Franco (Bara Hari) - barahari.bandcamp.com
Co-written by David Dutton (genCAB)
Produced & Mastered by David Dutton
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