Our international split release with Danish Screamer Songwriter Stöj Snak. Features approx 6 mins of original music from eah artist on the theme of environmental catastrophe caused by humans. If you want to buy one from us you can.
This product features a cardboard case, insleave containing lyrics and art from both bands.
John brewed 2 delicious ales to celebrate the launch of this product, Mass Extinction ale and Mass Extinction Brazil-nut porter and there are some bottles left. These can’t be mailed but if you pre-order a split to collect at a gig, we can bring you an ale to that gig for free. Just message us on Facebook where we keep up to date our latest shows.
The split can also be purchased through TNS Records, Stöj Snak & 5FeetUnderRecords
Down goes the drill bit into the ground
Cutting out the shaft kilometres down
A sideways turn, kilometres on
Fractures the rocks with a ‘perforation gun’
The high-pressure mix is pumped down the hole
Pushed between the rocks is a gel-like ooze
Up comes the Methane off to be burned
25 times more climate changing than C02
(It’s the most potent climate changing gas there is)
Down goes the pipe, better get it right
Cos if it goes wrong it could spill out of sight
Into the aquifer, which won’t be very nice
And your tap water could set on fire. Could set on fire
8 million litres of water
200,000 litres of chemicals
Some are toxic, poisonous, carcinogenic,
Corrosive and highly flammable
Up from the earth comes half of the mixture
But now it’s radioactive with arsenic and lead
Millions of years of geological processes
Produced something so toxic it could kill you dead
Half of the fluid stays in the ground
At least we presume, there’s no long-term research
The high-energy consumption of the process
Will be over before the environment is left in the lurch
Half of the fluid is taken to be ‘treated’
But they can’t remove the toxic chemical risk
It’s taken to be dumped into the river
In with the otters, voles, the birds and the fish
Hydrochloric acid, Ethylene
Glycol, Formic acid, Benzene,
Lauryl Sulphate, Sodium Erythorbate
We’ve got to stop fracking before it’s too late
Cos there is no safe protection from the frac-fluid
Only for the corporate investor
Are the unforeseen environmental consequences
worth brutality towards the protester?
Contaminated drinking water
Limited knowledge of seismology
This short-term, poisonous, toxic, corrosive,
carcinogenic, radioactive process is pure folly!
So put the pressure on, the government are wrong
They have lackeys, but we have right on our side
Do what you can to cause a fracking ban
Create a future from which you won’t wanna hide
Stand side by side
credits
from The Mass Extinction Split,
track released March 21, 2019
Adam Savage - Cajon and vocals
Jonathan Harris - double bass and vocals
John Davison - ukulele and vocals
(Davison plays bass on track 3, Harris uke)
Guest Musicians:
Liz Edwards - Euphonium on Fracking
Niels Højgaard Sørensen - Background yelling on Fracking
Ben Hannah and Liz Wigley - additional vocals on Fracking
Eben Savage - Fracking intro
Commoners Choir - choral vocals on Fracking
We formed in 2010, though have known each other since childhood. We play fast skiffle punk on ukulele, double bass and cajon with lots of harmonies. We hope you enjoy our music :)
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