Dungeon Master, by Gus Englehorn

Dungeon Master

by Gus Englehorn

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Maman pirate a trouvé un autre orignal et elle est tellement heureuse!:-)

Yé! J'ai vu le show de malade en 2022 au FMEAT! :-)

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Limited edition Dungeon Master vinyl with hand painted covers by Estée Preda. Artwork signed, dated and numbered. Each vinyl is also signed by Gus Englehorn. Only 15 copies available! Shipping begins on November 27th 2022. Detail photos upon request. Please leave a note/send a message at checkout specifying which vinyl you would like to purchase. If not specified, you will receive a mystery vinyl.

1. Six Heads Bug (#13) - SOLD
2. Snail and Dice - SOLD
3. House and Red Cat - SOLD
4. Gus as a worm with a salad tail - SOLD
5. Gus as a cat in the woods
6. Squishy ball being poked by pointy nails - SOLD
7. Ants crushing grapes - SOLD
8. Tree and spiky blob
9. Family portrait - SOLD
10. Butterfly and Mushroom - SOLD
11. Boots crushing grapes
12. Mickey Mouse Bananas - SOLD
13. Grape Cluster - SOLD
14. Gus as a bird with 4 eggs - SOLD
15. Three spiky blobs with chains

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1.	The Gate 03:58	lyrics	buy track
-- Lyrics -- I awoke in a pit With a man starring down at me Laughing! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha I came to a gate a closed gate I passed through like a spirit I came face to face with death Though I did not fear it I came to a house a dark house I had to squint to see it Then a fire burning bright Burned so bright that I was drawn into it Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha I was led by a voice to a pit And when I looked into it I could see a face at the bottom For the night was moonlight The face spoke at last with a faint voice But I could clearly hear it Ye who seeks the key to The Gate Be ye clear of spirit Laughing! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha And now that you feel much better, much better Now that you feel alright And now that you fill in your sweater, your sweater Now that they’ve cut you down to size And now that time rolls backwards, rolls backwards Now that you see it with new eyes And now that you feel much lighter, much lighter Now that you’ve seen into the light The Gate, me voilà! Me voilà! The Gate, me voilà
2.	Ups and Downs 03:20	lyrics	buy track
-- Lyrics -- Ups and downs Ups and downs Ups and downs Ups and downs This one’s called ups and downs Upside down turned around Inside out all strung out On the ground Head in the clouds In the lost or in the found Hanging around Standing around Wasting time Wasting time Wasting time Wasting all my time Evidence is on the ground Evidence is all around Evidence is on the dot Evidence it’s all we got Hanging around Standing around Wasting time Wasting time Wasting time Wasting all my time Have a drink you’ll never die Have a drink you’ll learn to fly Have a drink well that’s a lie Have a drink you’ll never die Hanging around Standing around Wasting time Wasting time Wasting time Wasting all my time Evidence on its way down Evidence has hit the ground Evidence under the dock Evidence it’s all we got Hanging around Standing around Wasting time Wasting time Wasting time Wasting all my time Wasting time Wasting time Wasting time Wasting all my time Wasting time Wasting time Wasting time Wasting all my time Wasting time Wasting time Wasting time Wasting all my time Wasting time Wasting time Wasting time Wasting all my time Ups and downs
3.	Exercise Your Demons 02:53	lyrics	buy track
-- Lyrics -- Hit me I want you to hit me You heard me Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Exorcise my demons Exorcise my demons Exorcise my demons Exorcise my demons Exorcise my demons Just exercise Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Twenty-two to twenty-five I don’t know how I survived Yet I did survive But I was numb I was numb I was numb for years to come Oh I was so Young and dumb and Young and dumb and Young and dumb and Young and dumb and Young and dumb and Young and dumb and Young and dumb and Young and dumb and For years to come For years to come For years to come For years to come I was so numb I was so numb I was so numb I was so numb Exorcise my demons Exorcise my demons Exorcise my demons Exorcise my demons Exorcise my demons Just exercise Say I don’t hear what you’re whispering Because I’m not even listening Say I don’t care about you No No No No No Exercise my demons Exercise my Exercise my Exercise my Exercise my demons Yeah Yeah Yeah Exercise my demons
4.	Sunset Strip 03:24	lyrics	buy track
-- Lyrics -- Get yourself together I’m not talking about tomorrow We have places to go So put the pedal to the metal Blood is running from my nose And it's getting on my sweater And I haven’t got a clue If it’s getting worse or getting better better better You know sometimes I feel like everybody’s better than me And with their vision they can see From one side through the other side of me Sunset Strip Sunset Strip Sunset Strip Sunset Strip Sunset Strip Sunset Strip Sunset Strip Sunset Strip Sunset Strip I walked in and you walked up you asked me to leave I fell down the stairs Collapsed there in the night And my thoughts came spilling out I guess that I was wound up tight And I tried to keep words in my mouth But I boiled from inside Meanwhile the blood ran on my sweater Well am I worse or am I better You know sometimes I feel like everybody’s looking at me And with their vision they can see From one side through the other side of me Sunset Strip Sunset Strip Sunset Strip Sunset Strip Sunset Strip Sunset Strip Sunset Strip Sunset Strip Sunset Strip I walked in and you walked out you asked me to leave So I walked out but I fell down got weak in the knees On the Sunset Strip On the Sunset Strip On the Sunset Strip On the Sunset Strip I tripped and almost got hit by a bus
5.	Oh Well Unwell 03:18	lyrics	buy track
-- Lyrics -- I’m unwell I’m bored as hell Oh oh well Oh well Oh well Oh well I started feeling strange At the age of seventeen Oh oh well Oh well Oh well Oh well I’m unwell I’m unwell But I’ll feel better Yeah I’ll feel better Yeah I’ll feel better soon But I’ll feel better Yeah I’ll feel better Yeah I’ll feel better soon Then then we’ll both feel much better I’m unwell I ring the nurse’s bell When I’m bored as hell Oh oh well Oh well Oh well Oh well I know how you feel I know how you feel I know how you feel I’ve been unwell too
6.	Tarantula 03:26	lyrics	buy track
-- Lyrics -- Tarantula Tarantula Tarantula Tarantula That whispers in your ear Hold your head Hold your head under Water Tarantula Tarantula Tarantula Tarantula Tarantula That whispers in your ear River bed River bed ever After Tarantula
7.	Lips 03:29	lyrics	buy track
-- Lyrics -- Your face was almost pink As you cried into the sink Surprised us with a smile And we all felt better for a while Well something can happen when you’re all alone Inside your room just enjoying yourself Someone comes in like a draft of the wind Then you hear a noise and when you turn your head And when you turn your head Then you see stars Then you wake up In the back of some car Yeah Uh huh Yeah Uh huh Yeah Uh huh Yeah Uh huh Well I put lipstick on my lips It reddened them but I regretted it You read my mind I read your lips you read my lips Said be there in the park in about an hour I said I’ll be there waiting for you Yeah Uh huh Yeah Uh huh Yeah Uh huh Yeah Uh huh Your face was almost pink As you cried into the sink Surprised us with a smile And we all felt better for a while Well I put lipstick on my lips like Heliogabalus And when I dripped you dripped and then we both dipped yeah You said be there by the fountain or I’ll be sour I said not like I got anything better to do Yeah Uh huh Yeah Uh huh Yeah Uh huh Yeah Uh huh Then we both felt better We both felt better Yeah we both felt better for a while Yeah we both felt better for a while but we felt worse afterwards Your face was almost pink As you cried into the sink Surprised us with a smile And we all felt better for a while
8.	Run Rabbit Run 02:39	lyrics	buy track
-- Lyrics -- It’s better than your average day on the boardwalk They take you to the station and hit you but you won’t talk Then you talk talk all of a sudden you talk you talk You’re spinning the vinnen the vilen the vinnen the vinnen the vilen the violin If you’re willing I’m willing to fill in the fill in the canines will bite alright The lying the stealing the urge that I’m feeling to lie on my belly all night If I were you and you were I then we'd both be alright Dog dreaming of being a man and a man dreaming of being a dog Run rabbit run Rabbit run It’s better than your average day on the boardwalk They take you to the river and shove you but you won’t cross Then you cross cross all of a sudden you cross you cross You’re swimming the vinnen the vilen the vinnen the vinnen the vilen the violin If you’re willing I’m willing the worm is a-wriggling the catfish will bite alright The wheeling the dealing the guilt that I’m feeling is keeping me up at night If now was time and time was now then we can switch tonight Cat dreaming of being a fish and a fish dreaming of being a cat Run rabbit run Rabbit run If you want to survive Then you and I we think alike But I don’t want to pretend That I’ll be yours until the end It’s better than your average day on the boardwalk Run rabbit run Rabbit run rabbit run Rabbit run rabbit run Rabbit run rabbit run Rabbit run rabbit run Rabbit run
9.	Terrible Horse 02:15	lyrics	buy track
-- Lyrics -- Terrible horse kicked his master threw his rider drank no water lied in the river dead died flies buzzing around his head and eyes I’m so tired of the lake of fire I’m so tired of the lake of fire I’m so tired of the lake of fire But the Fountain of Youth has no use And I try to get loose but it’s no use And the Fountain of Youth has no use And I try to get loose but it’s no use Holy Ghost Holy Ghost Here comes Holy Ghost Holy Ghost Terrible horse What a disaster Ran much faster Wicked laughter Poison river Drank lead Flies buzzing around his eyes and head Holy Ghost Holy Ghost Here comes Holy Ghost Holy Ghost I’m so tired of the lake of fire I’m so tired of the lake of fire I’m so tired of the lake of fire But the Fountain of Youth has no use And I try to get loose but it’s no use And the Fountain of Youth has no use And I try to get loose but it’s no use
10.	The Flea 03:17	lyrics	buy track
-- Lyrics -- I’m riding on a wave of Human hair Lost contact With the outside I’ve been your flea For years And it’s like heaven Just like heaven To me I’m riding on a wave of Human fear No admittance Of guilt I’ve been your flea For years And it’s like heaven Just like heaven And it’s like heaven Just like heaven To me I’m sincerely yours And I’ll be always And sincerely yours

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GET 'DUNGEON MASTER" ON VINYL, CD OR CASSETTE HERE : www.secretcityrecords.com/shop/dungeon-master/

Dungeon Master, Englehorn’s Secret City Records debut, is an outsider opus that sparkles with Dada spirit — a playful juxtaposition of isolation, alienation and mildish OCD. Surprising, paranoid, and studded with synths and strings, Dungeon Master is deeper than a cellar and blunter than a club — a shivering introduction to an artist who’s finally arrived. “I let my subconscious do the driving,” Gus admits, and as you listen to these 10 tunes, it’s difficult not to do the same: to sit back like a dog with a two-legged daydream; like a fisherwoman with her net; like a snowboarder with a mouth full of powder.

Before he made the record in a cabin in the woods, he lived in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he fell in love at first sight with a woman from Québec, a girl named Estée Preda, who plays drums like Moe Tucker on salvia. In those days, Gus was a professional snowboarder — crisscrossing the world as a weird and world-class talent, kick-flipping through videos, shredding the gnar, posing in corporate-sponsored sunglasses. Before that he lived in Hawaii — on a lava field off-grid, with his folks. And before that in Alaska — in a hamlet called Ninilchik, where his parents fished for salmon and he and his brothers ate moose and pizza, played Nintendo, and also pretended to be wizards.

For almost all of Gus’s life — from Big Island’s sunsets to snowy Utah pistes — he dreamed of being a songwriter. If he couldn’t be Dylan, maybe he’d be Daniel Johnston, or Frank Black and The Pixies, or maybe Darby Crash and The Germs. And when he finally emerged — first on 2020’s Death & Transfiguration and now here on the 34-year-old’s label debut — he had found a sound that was dark and delightful, fun and demented, packed with dynamics and the chug of a hysterical guitar.

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released April 29, 2022

All tracks recorded at Le Magnétophone in Québec City, QC in 2020.
Recorded and mixed by Alex Ouzilleau.
Mastering by Marc Thériault at Le Lab Mastering.
Produced by Gus Englehorn and Estée Preda.

All songs written and composed by Gus Englehorn.
Published by Secret City Publishing.

2022 Gus Englehorn under exclusive license to Secret City Records Inc.

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