Telic Ramble

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1.
Outro 01:42
(Instrumental). Paolo: (Sorry) Listen, can I ask you something? What do you think when you hear the word “love?” Hmm? Lizzy: I think you’re a schmuck. Paolo: Schmuck? Schmuck! No, I’m serious. Do you think about love as sentiment, or eroticism, or what? Lizzy: I still think you’re a schmuck.
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Brass Tax 02:03
(I was a fool) _______________________________________________ YouTuber, 2020: Hi, So Richard Branson has stolen a march on the likes of Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk in the scrillionaire space race. The resources poured by these mega-egos into their ultimate vanity projects could have been invested in the well-being of their fellow human beings. Billions still lack basic essentials such as clean water, education, habitable dwellings, and meaningful employment. However, these Western Oligarchs prefer to gaze down upon us in a state of weightlessness, in the company of other super-rich parasites on a glorified fairground ride. Their investments in these gigantic toys are- from a scientific perspective- worthless. Space itself could become the next arena of contention between the superpowers. Not all general space research is a waste. We should have no objections to humanity reaching out, and to landing probes on Mars, and plunging into the outer reaches of the solar system, and into the Oort and Kuiper Belts- if it adds to the sum total of human knowledge. Hopefully what we learn and discover in these ventures will somehow be of a benefit to all of us on one level or another- possibly assist in providing solutions to the dangers facing this planet with global warming. We don’t want to end up like the surface of Venus. Back here, on Terra Firma, these narcissistic Plutocrats are considering setting up colonies on Mars… I can’t think of a better place for them, along with all the heads of state- a destination of no return. While we get on with the healing and reconstruction of this planet for a different future, propelled not by greed and authoritarianism- but universal, liberating revolution.
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Okay 02:19
Paolo: You come from Paris, huh? Sure! That explains everything. The student revolution, the French maid, the circus.. That freak show! Lizzy: Ahh, now I get it! You’re a fascist! Paolo: Enough! I sympathize with the police! Because you, even though you are on the “right” side, you are the rich! Hahahaha- While the police, who are on the wrong side… Are the poor! Al Capito- There is nothing you can do! You have to listen, my little bourgeois. Lizzy: Bourgeois my ass! Paolo: You fought against the poor policeman. Instead you should have fought against your rich daddies! But you didn’t… _______________________________________ (Enough about human rights) (Human Rights) (Human Rights) (Human Rights) It’s okay to punch Nazis. It’s okay to punch Nazis. It’s okay to punch Nazis. It’s okay to punch Nazis. (Enough about human rights) (Human Rights) (Human Rights) (Human Rights) (Human Rights) Death to White Supremacists.
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Loon Creek 02:42
Paolo: Did you see what the students wrote yesterday? On the walls of the University? “It is not ’68. It’s ’77. We have no past, and no future. History is killing us.” What sentimental bullshit. _______________________________________________ (Instrumental) (The same vein) x2 _______________________________________________ Woman 1: If you never cheat on Paolo, how can you be sure you still love him? Woman 2: Maybe one day you’ll go to bed with a mechanic- Woman 3: Or with me! And find out that you’ve never had an orgasm. Woman 1: But my dear girl, It’s important- Don’t you realize the percentage of women who never have orgasms? Woman 3: This is a revolutionary fact! Woman 2: Perhaps the most revolutionary fact of this century… Woman 1: A fact that could blow up the last 2,000 years of civilization… (Radio static). Lecturer, 2013: A remarkable statement fly a Major General of the Marines- This is what he says of the Banana Wars, which he fought in…
5.
Lecturer, 2013: I spent 33 years and 4 months in active military service, and during that period I spent moist of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for Capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American Republics for the benefit of Wall Street. I helped “purify” Nicaragua for the international Banking House of Brown Brothers from 1902 to 1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit companies in 1903. In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went on its way unmolested. Looking back on it- I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in 3 districts… I operated on 3 continents.
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Woman 1: Awwww. He absolutely doesn’t give a shit about your opinion. Woman 2: Sure! He’s convinced of his intellectual superiority. Man 1: Shh! Woman 3: Obviously, the typical Mediterranean man- Man 1: Shhh! Why Donna? Why do you think he should listen to her? Never listen to a wife, especially if she is American! Woman 2: For you American means Capitalist, and wife means idiot! Man 2: No, no. Means ball-breaker! No. The truth is: They should have never gotten married- Just think about it! A beautiful, American girl… With someone like Paolo? Woman 4: Communist?? Hahahahaha. _______________________________________________ You ready up there? Come on let’s marry Go! Mary Go! Merry-Go-Round Mary Go! Marry Go! Come come come come Mary! Come on, let’s go! Bullets Come bullets Go! Bullets go! Bullets go! Bullets go! Bullets go go go go round! Bullets come Bullets go Go! Bullets go Go! Bullets go! Bullets go round! Come on! Woo! It’s Merry! We just go up and down! x6 Come Bullets go! Bullets come Bullets go round! Mary go go go! Mary go! Merry-go-round! Mary fuck me to go! Mary go round! Are you rolling?? Are you rolling???
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Wood Pushers 01:43
(Instrumental).
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(Instrumental).
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Partial Barn 00:42
Woo, baby! Let’s try this… Well they look at me and she’s a-going-home! Hey! Tell my baby that I’m a-going! Woo! Hey! My baby Baby! Hey! Bring it in hold my tongue watch you go baby go!
10.
Child 1: Hey! I forgot! Grandma wanted me to tell you she’s making stew tonight! Child 2: Fuck yeah!!!! Grandma: Wait there’s something I want you to hear: The feminists should use all of their formidable energies to stop this evil, male civilization- Because it is by now clear that to proceed in this way isn’t young, it is an inhuman and above all deadly fate. At once we should stop movement. And at the risk of moving backwards, try to bring life back to a more human dimension. But if it doesn’t have the courage to bring about this antihistorical revolt, Feminism is condemned to be used as a bomb in the hands of male insanity. Impotent to moderate it, to make it less vulgar and profane. But if two good human beings- both agreeing on their love, on their knees- miraculously succeed in staying together… In resisting… They must close themselves within their home, and not let the fire go out. Open their door to poets. Bake bread. The couple is the magic circle to salvation. Bloodthirsty men howl outside the door. At night, there is no more time for change. Beautiful, isn’t it?
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bb's On Fire 02:11
I’ve got a honey baby on the side of town I talk to her on the telephone She’s got grams on her On her line You bet I’ve got her number She’s got mine as well She’s got grams on her mind On her mind Everyday And this is what I say Everyday Special Delivery! Muah! Well baby, I’m on fire! x3 Man 1: …And she laughed like you! Therefore my dear feminists, it’s useless to be polemic with Paolo. She liked it. Man 2: Even if she knew he was a Communist with lousy character. Woman 1: And what about destiny you idiot? They fell in love! Woman 2: Stronzo! In love? Woman 3: Romeo? And Juliet? Man 2: Just a moment- But Romeo and Juliet were a great couple only because they were destined to die in the fifth act! Man 4: Sure, imagine if Juliet woke up and lived. Man 1: And they all lived unhappily ever-after.
12.
There are some words that we just have decided we will not say all the time… Trouble is: I was trying to find out what these words might be… And I wanted to know the ones you could never say. Getting robbed? Well sure it’s the all American thing! Dirty fucking crook! Dirty fucking crook! Dirty fucking crook! (Like this) LikeLikeLike AssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAss Aww fuck! AssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAssAss Aww shit! BitchBitchBitch Bye bitch BitchBitchBitch Bye bitch BitchBitchBitchBitchBitchBitchBitchBitch That’s what I was trying to find- Words that were always dirty, not just some of the time… But completely filth. Well, all I could think of was: Shit Piss Ass Fuck Cunt Cocksucker Motherfucker And tits (Hey!) Shit Piss Ass Fuck Cunt Cocksucker Motherfucker And tits (Hey!) Shit Piss Ass Fuck Cunt Cocksucker Motherfucker And tits (Hey!) Shit Piss Ass Fuck Cunt Cocksucker Motherfucker And… tits (Hey!) That was my original list, and I knew it wasn’t complete- But it was a starter set! That was the original list, but since then I’ve added FartFartFartFartFartFartFartFartFartFartFartFartFartFartFartFartFartFartFartFartFart TurdTurdTurdTurdTurdTurdTurdTurdTurdTurdTurdTurdTurdTurdTurdTurdTurdTurdTurd And TwatTwatTwatTwatTwatTwatTwatTwatTwatTwatTwatTwatTwatTwatTwatTwatTwatTwat
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George W. Bush, 2005: It was not always a given that the United States and America would have a close relationship. Our enemies are innovative and resourceful… And so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people… And neither do we. Simply put: These strikes have saved lives. Barack Hussein Obama, 2015: Moreover: America’s actions are lawful. We are at war with an organization which would right now kill as many Americans as they can- If we did not strike first. America does not take strikes to punish individuals. We act against terrorists who pose a threat to the American people. So remember then: the terrorists we are after target civilians. The death toll from their acts are projected to thwart any estimate of civilian casualties of drone strikes. Doing nothing is not an option. Joseph Robinette Biden, 2021: The war in Afghanistan is now over. After twenty years of war in Afghanistan, it was time to be honest with the American people again. Broadcaster, 1978: Broadcasting from Fort Benning, Georgia. The American public and the World Press are waiting for the verdict of the Cally Trial. U.S. Army photography Ronald Haeberle, accompanying the mission which resulted in the deaths of 109 Vietnamese Civilians in March, 1968, released his pictures to a horrified American public in late November, 1969. His report and pictures lead to an army investigation. Lieutenant William Cally has been charged with multiple murders.
14.
Unjazz 02:02
I can get the same thing out of playing by myself at home, or dropping out of society and going to the desert and playing by myself everyday, and that’s what truly makes me happy in the purest form of playing music. And then… But then when all this other stuff gets involved it’s great, too. But it makes you wonder why you need to do these things in front of people, or why all these other things have to be attached… You know… And basically it kind of like… Well there’s a couple answers to that, but one of them is a dark truth. _______________________________________________ I was livin’ in a devil town Didn’t know it was a devil town Oh lord, it really brings me down About the devil town And all my friends Were wearin’ wires Didn’t know they were wearing’ wires Turns out I was wearing’ a wire myself In the devil town I was livin’ in a devil town Didn’t know it was a devil town Oh lord, it really brings me down About the devil town _______________________________________________ Paolo: They praise the night that the coming revolution will be yours! Like uh… Like the French man, huh? A revolution with, uh, how do you say this? Eyelashes, huh? A revolution with false eyelashes, and Gucci shoes!
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And we stunting’ like- Gucci Gucci So bad (Instrumental). Gucci-Gucci-Louis-Louis-Fendi-Fendi-Prada-basic-bitches-wear-that-shit-so-I-don’t-even-bother. Paolo: The real and only revolution is the Proletarians against the Capitalists. Lizzy: Oh my god… You’re a communist! Oh god! Paolo: You win the refrigerator! Worse: because I am a Stalinist Communist. Lizzy: Yeah! Paolo: And I feed on little Imperialist tender, puppetizing American babies!
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What on Earth is all this riff raff about? Whassup to my Whassup to my Whassup to my Whassup to my Whassup Whassup Whassup haters? (Hi haters) Whassup to my haters? Whassup to my Whassup to my Whassup to my haters? Whassup haters? Whassup to my Whassup to my Whassup to my haters? Fuck Fuck Fuck hate (Hi haters) Fuck hate Whassup to my minimum hate? Fuck Fuck fuck Fuck fuck Fuck Fuck fuck minimum wage! Fuck Fuck fuck Fuck fuck minimum (Instrumental). Going through my kush pockets You motherfuckers boring You sleeping on me Snoring Going through my kush pockets Boring You sleeping on me Snoring Going through my kush pockets
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Walmaganda 02:26
Manager, 2020: Alright, let’s give me a rhythm! Broadcaster, 1995: Let sleeping dogs lie And I say: No!!! And you know what sleeping dogs I’m speaking of, right? No? Well let me refresh your memory. Communists! Comm-u-nists! Oh, now you remember… Well do you also remember how a few years ago all we ever talked about was how every household would be run by Communists and their filthy Communism? Don’t you get it? Am I the only one who gets it? Communism never dies! Communism is a cancer! A cancer sleeping! Awaiting every moment, waiting to devour our freedom! To devour Democracy! Oh I know what you’re thinking… You’re thinking this guy’s just a horrible, right wing reactionary who’s father beat him everyday with a bible- Well maybe that’s true but it never did me any harm! All I’m saying is a few years ago people used to listen to me… I fit in! The Russians, they can try to take all they can, but don’t you forget it friend- Or else you’ll find yourself lining up for toilet paper in some Godless world! Walmart Staff: We are, we are Walmart! We are, we are Walmart! (Everybody! One more time!) We are, we are Walmart! Manager: Young man, Young girl, Welcome to Wally World, You’re gonna be a cashier someday! You got a smile on your face, You love this place! Moving those liners all over the place! Singin’ Walmart Staff: We are, we are Walmart! We are, we are Walmart! We are, we are Walmart! Woo! Broadcaster, 1995: There’s one more thing I’d like to say: Killer bees! Forgot about them, didn’t you? (Instrumental).
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Broadcaster, 1978: It is thought that the indirect causes of these catastrophes must be attributed to the destruction of the ecological equilibrium. Where life once flourished there is a wasteland. A world full of marvels is being destroyed. Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin, the same defoliant used in Vietnam, is slowly coming towards the surface of the underground waters. The rain continues to fall at an alarming rate. Already serious flooding has begun to- Documentarian, 2020: Even if we hear a lot about extreme weather, See horrible news of wildfires, and droughts, and heatwaves that kill people all around the world- Our emotional expectations for what the world will be like in our lives- (Distorted Instrumental). … Xenophobia, and Nativism, and Nationalism…
19.
Red Rum 01:56
(Instrumental).
20.
What exactly are we gonna do now? Now, we ride! (Instrumental).
21.
Muerto Rico 01:35
(Radio Static). Palestine will be free! (Palestine will be free!) From the river to the sea! (From the river to the sea!) Puerto Rico will be free! (Puerto Rico will be free!) From the river to the sea! (From the river to the sea!) Free, free, free Palestine! (Free, free, free Palestine!) Free, free, free Palestine! (Free, free, free Palestine!) Free, free, free Palestine! (Free, free, free Palestine!) Free, free, free Palestine! (Free, free, free Palestine!) Viva, viva Palestina! (Viva, viva Palestina!) Viva viva Puerto Rico! (Viva viva Puerto Rico!) Viva, viva Palestina! (Viva, viva Palestina!) Viva viva Puerto Rico! (Viva viva Puerto Rico!) From the river to the sea! (From the river to the sea!) Mexico will be free! (Mexico will be free!) From the river to the sea! (From the river to the sea!) Puerto Rico- (Radio static). Woman 1: Be careful! Be careful of men! Watch out especially for the Communists and the revolutionaries. Woman 2: They are worse than the others. The revolution has always betrayed women. Woman 3: When Olympia de Gouges wrote “The Declaration [of the Rights of] Women and [of] the Female Citizen,” based on the famous “[Declaration of the] Rights of Man [and of the Citizen],” do you know what Robespierre did? All: He Had Her Guillotined!
22.
Hey, Moran? You seen what it says in here? You kidding, Tony? You know cops can’t read. (Instrumental with audio clips of police brutality).
23.
Getting Iced 01:45
Scotch on the rocks… And I mean ice! (Instrumental).
24.
Pancake Plug 01:53
That’s right, here we are… At Saint Alphonso’s Pancake Breakfast! Hey! (Hit me!) Hey! (Hit me!) Hey! (Hit me!) At. Saint. Alphon.so’s. Pancake. Break.fast!
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Paolo: The onymous and mystic pleasure when it comes to the confessor, because the confessor was the psychiatrist for the angels. Lizzy: Oh, right, therapy for the masses. The political possibilities were incredible. Paolo: Not only politics- But think of how many words of love were whispered in this grating… Lizzy: Oh, my God. I love you above all things! With all my heart! And make me love you more, and more, and more, and more… ______________________________________________ Yes, Jesus loves me- For the bible tells me so (Pulling sheets off of ghosts, now you know that is the most) (Christianity is stupid!) Yes, Jesus loves me- For the bible tells me so (Pulling sheets off of ghosts, now you know that is the most) (Christianity is stupid!) Yes, Jesus loves me- For the bible tells me so (Pulling sheets off of ghosts, now you know that is the most) (Christianity is stupid!) Yes, Jesus loves me- For the bible tells me so (Pulling sheets off of ghosts, now you know that is the most) (Christianity is stupid!) Yes, Jesus loves me- For the bible tells me so (Pulling sheets off of ghosts, now you know that is the most) (Christianity is stupid!) Yes, Jesus loves me- Yes, Jesus loves me- Yes, Jesus loves me- For the bible tells me so (Pulling sheets off of ghosts, now you know that is the most) (Christianity is stupid!) _______________________________________________ Lizzy: A very, very, very sexy religion…
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Intro 01:45
They have been married for ten years! That makes an average of 8-10 times a month. And that makes 120 times a year. That makes… 1,200. Well, the marvel is that 1200 times that they’ve pulled this job. Ha! Sighs, caresses, looks, odors- Of course now, no stores off emotion. No fear, or shame… Or violence! Comfortable repetition! Mmm- And eros? What happened to it? And how do you know that real eros, the true love, isn’t exactly that- Comfortable repetition? (Instrumental).

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Telic Ramble was made during the pandemic.

Through a non-linear narrative, calmcalmcalm explores what political discourse may become during (and after) a time of mass isolation and extended screen time. Even more so, and possibly more importantly, during a time of exponentially rising class consciousness.

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Special thanks to:
Levi, K, Michela, Lauren, Summer, Katie, Teddy, Sunny, Rel, Charles, Meagan, Pat, Jo, Colby at Laughable Recordings, Dave, Mazie, Sloan, Jessie, Jonathan, Sarah, every dog I was able to pet this past year, Rachel, Chel, Nichelle, Patch, Liza, Julien, coffee, and everyone else. <3

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released December 3, 2021

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