Life In The Shadows
This was the Rude Corps debut album, written circa summer 2004.
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@anarchy is where it's at |
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This was the Rude Corps debut album, written circa summer 2004.
Life In The Shadows CD Liner Notes
It doesn't take much to find yourself living in the shadows these days; in fact, society seems to drive people out there, to the edge; label them as ‘undesirable' and shove them out into the dark. The reasons are apparently infinite: maybe its something you say or the way you dress, or maybe its because you've got no money or your skin is a different colour. Whatever the specifics, the fundamental reason is this: that you're unwilling or unable to live according to someone else's expectations.
The definition of these expectations is the privilege of the amoral majority, the "decent, hard-working, law-abiding, tax-paying" herd. Those who don't conform to their narrow vision are made to suffer in countless ways: they are ignored, mocked, beaten, imprisoned, and even murdered.
Everywhere I look it's the same: some self-appointed authority laying down the law as to what's acceptable, what's cool, what's relevant, what's right, and then the fucking herd follow and enforce these arbitrary rules out of fear and stupidity. Not even the so-called "countercultures" are immune to this disease.
There is an alternative to that shit: anarchy - no authorities, no arbitrary laws, no compulsion, just freedom and equality, toleration and respect. Of course, a world based on the principles of anarchism - liberty, equality and solidarity - has yet to appear. For it to come about, we need nothing less than an all out revolution - social, political, economic, personal. It's a lot, but it is possible.
Until then: FUCK AUTHORITY.
This album is dedicated to all the dreamers and misfits out there - our time in the sun will come...
All tracks written, recorded, mixed, produced by Neil O'Brien. Art work by Mistah Bud.