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The ache of want

by Anopheli

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1.
Awoken 07:51
AWOKEN Recipient; Teeth clenched in the sour glut of copper extinguished where light dare not tread clutched is the fading delusions of safety that I might wake to find the glare of livid day again he awaits the ravening veneer of wrinkled white the cowl of Pompeii soot the rancour of black death yersinia Pestis bubonic entrance of my nightly scourge he bows with gristle creak a grin beneath his beak undulation of bone and skin seeping digits delve within seeking the marrow of felicity medieval curlicue serifs black inflection danse macabre palaeography a mockery of script the rigour garb of acheron, leaden sleep anoints him Sentinel; shall we begin? Recipient; the malignancy bows and gestures on his sanctum shrouds I have no choice no argument for the dark entices alluring truths seeping digits dwell within seeking the marrow of felicity Sentinel; follow me
2.
Acts of man 07:12
ACTS OF MAN Sentinel; I can show you the stain of mans ambition in the excrement of trenches in the stench of entrails in the trembling hands of frightened pawns with guns frigid in their urine fortune of graves already dug where wounds would cease to fester and life clung to corpses this irrepressible pointless triumph in the wreak of gangrene in the bogs of sepsis life sought refuge amongst the bodies dead why is the engine of you comprised of toiling innocence wrung for the oils in your lamps, to grease your bayonets? flesh for fresh munitions the trade seems ever in your favour the mauve bruise limbs offer under sodden woollen sleeves I can see the flutter cadence animate life amongst pinguid ribs the yearn from chasmal sleep steeped in slurry pall you hope to preserve the tallow of you irrational lines demarcating that which is worthy of living that which is worthy of nothing the chronology is never sacred the vagrant drag is ever close It will come for your chalice empty for the altar piece asking of you for everything Recipient; Your proboscis seeks nectar purulent leak of ages the red of rust on shackles in the bowels of sinless men on the trail of tears in the soiled blankets you will find uncountable marks of the guilty you cannot possibly know  the dark that resides in man  I promise you, I can  appoint blame with accuracy the wrongs of antiquity it is apology you seek The twine of binding atrocities? The nod to our failings? pantheon of excuses patsy for the errant cough we teach the young to splutter to choke on our choices you will open chests amongst organs the fat will cling and reminisce every stolen meal It will fondly court and savour each flavour and smile without guilt at the mouth it took it from
3.
Squanderer 04:34
SQUANDERER Sentinel; The desires of self enshrined from naked cell the single combatant drowned its kin I am confused that you chose to divide in primordial brine god and man in coitus I fear you regret this separation prized asunder spent epochs reconciling spiritual flesh hood ouroboros sacrifice at the steps of Tenochtitlan the debt of life was paid I have trod the road to Golgotha saw no lamb on a cross saw the beguiled peoples raise the throne above their heads of a kingdom hewn of heavens welts and abscesses seeking recompense for their transgresses to ascend this endeavour through arboreal birth canal From which the corpse king Adoni does breach willingly they held Horus’s seed and fawning disciples plead for the bleating facsimile to usher in the end proffer each cut each weeping wound give of ourselves to the son of sky baptismal blood of Anup will wash his head refuse temptation to live and lap at his falsities it is in the needing the creeping digits claw each thieving mile for the virulent word ‘I am the way’ they ruck ungraciously all frenzied flock to the lowest pit You should be ashamed You are perverse
4.
Ruminations 03:59
5.
Somnambulant 07:53
SOMNAMBULANT Sentinel; In the collapsing Jaundiced nova I perceived for the first time a trillion entrances a trillion exits all sacred euphonies of chemical consequence I was somnambulant I caught the gust of matters dark antithesis and charted courses I watched worlds torn, stars extend infernal arms and hollow mouths devour galactic calories I found this orb aqua marine entrancing fell deeply in love with the paradigm of life to my horror those dealt its hand seemed wholly devoted to its demise this gift I prized to know it was harboured amongst diminished forms whose love was death I was Enkidu made of lifeless clay I swayed Gilgamesh of arrogance I broached conversations with hirsute philosophers in Athenian corridors for want of their reasoning to glean a notion of regret yet I saw through epidermis glimpsed the craving of lustful supplication I sought Alexandria its scrolls held scrawled apology I scoured millennia did not find my quarry the mewling Christ no longer an only child as prophet moulds are rendered and problem siblings cast with reckless abandon you decreed usefulness of skin reductive anatomy diminished to function unable to harbour life yourself jealous you built ovarian prisons you manufactured gods to relinquish your blame raised forests to burn ancestral graves enslaved species into theatres of immolation In the basement of a tenement house bodies interned under floors in their blood he is risen In his eyes I have seen the highest possible bliss feverish lucidity a joy so complete It is in his direful acts he prized nectar from the gods he washed in ichor endorphines Orgasmic flood congratulations through sodden holes he has dug in torsos he has reached a non corporeal state for heavens sake alone he carved a doorway in the disemboweled and found the righteous path
6.
Trade 08:27
TRADE Recipient; incomprehensible  acts of cruelty  do not surmount  to a wish for death! in all your travels  has it not occurred to you that the fatal wound  Is but a consequence? the will to live  ingrained in all the abrasive shock of flight or fight  fears raw grip around our stomachs guides our nerve we jolt and vomit  we like to think ourselves ordained in hierarchy that we self crown and we bear down throwing our weight the cudgel to and fro so that everybody knows where they reside the woven sticks bound with the fist pendulum arm swings and mesmerises Chrononaut deathless patron whose eyes have seen our cradle and grave Yet missed the point That life only has meaning when fleeting? It is the wealth of brevity Yourself unhindered  Whose meandered path Has served you endless splendour Dare to judge us mere trifles? Sentinel; I judge for I do not know  the graze of sunlight intimacy of touch I am but a husk! I am jealous pain could be a joyous thing to that which cannot know each tense and vital blow  Recipient; the component of you who broods in singularities with Galileo impetus you watch inscrutable tides to bask in stars ejecta the gloss of lakes of mercury and yet you crave this orchestration of meat that rots from genesis until epiphanic death bed I would gladly trade to know your sight trade your life for my lack thereof? It is an unfair trade my meagre years for your endlessness Yet I am willing Sentinel; beneath my cowl hides fields of Nero’s ash the snap of bone I am sepulchral You will inherit the terrible barrenness the anguish of unfeeling a soporous value Recipient; let me take your mask unload this burden For death is paralysis and entropy Sentinel; unravel into me and I into you, for I now claim you as my own

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A beautiful LP will be available to pre order on October 1st,

Through Halo of flies in the US - www.halooffliesrecords.com

Through Alerta Antifascista in Europe - www.doomrock.com


Anopheli is;

Nicole - Cello
Josh -Drums & vocals
Peter - Guitar & Bass
Brian - Guitar & Bass
Alex - Vocals / art / lyrics
Richard - Acoustic guitar
Lacy - Vocals
Anna - Vocals

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jack Shirley at The Atomic Garden recording studio

theatomicgarden.com

With special thanks to Timo, Cory, and Jack

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released July 2, 2015

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Anopheli Oakland, California

cello driven emo crust from Oakland California via London England.

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