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Interloper

by Gothik Serpent

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  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Included with the music are several hand drawn illustrations by Kerwin Tsang, as well as lyrics and album notes.
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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    For those who like having music they can touch. This is a Digipak with matte finish, CD, and 12 page booklet with original hand-drawn artwork by Kerwin Tsang, lyrics, and album notes. Quantities are currently very limited, so if you're having the remotest inclination to buy, do so now!

    Includes unlimited streaming of Interloper via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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1.
Direct Fright 06:25
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Free A thousand feet I ascend Sleep surrender to my portent I see you playing hide and seek and suddenly you're someone else Consumed in my unending haste, my infinite unrest I can believe I can reveal Out, of my window steel spires, poking through clouds of toxic air A serpent god atop the stairs is flanked by kevlar men It regards me with suspicious fear ten thousand feet it will descend The touch of an attendant clad in blue shatters the synaptic veil A miasma of recycled air and food a clue for what beyond entails Endless fleets of aimless ships are anchored by an unknown spell Suspended in a final resting place before the days when cities fell I can reveal I can believe My heart's filled with hatred I do want you to know I've lost all my patience I won't come back to you Will you stand with me now that you know what I am The truth is almost self evident An American dream for a mind of the free Hold your fire I am coming in peace I can reveal I believe, ooh Don't take me to a southern sea I will fly the golden mean You may have left the gate but no one ever saw you You only see a place where no one can defend you I fly direct I just fly direct Here I come
2.
Interloper 04:42
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New world So beautiful All the people fending for themselves Change We can believe Honest lies and senseless things to buy Old World Oh, taking back Friendly kin make me a living sin Hope It ain't so bad All the things will come around I don't follow ones who know I don't have the time I am not the stranger here I'm not sure what's mine It's tough Can't quantify Awkward glares and hostile stares at me Go fight How many likes Should be fine to satisfy my mind Enough Get off the hate All the fools and tools commiserate Don't lie Don't justify This is not the place to live or die I don't follow ones who know I don't have the time I am not the one to go I will hold the line I don't know if I belong here Take me back I think I'll be torn asunder Fade to black I had only best intentions Take me back I will simply wait for thunder Fade to black I am not the one who knows I don't have the time I am not the danger here I'm not sure I'm fine
3.
Interceptor 06:08
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4.
Spectral Scepter 06:33
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Please listen to me As you silently stare Trapped in an undulating sea Sentinals of the dark world Circle the unseen spire This is the eternal fortress Stone monoliths Cities of resolve Unwavering servitude Deity of flesh Thermal scanner Airborne eye Spectral Scepter Don't defy Please don't deny The world is defined Time's at an end We won't make amends There is no escape You are a figure for curiosity Please keep at what you do Time will cast this place aside Lost to a world you forgot Please don't deny The world is defined Time's at an end We won't make amends Live on Forget about your fight Live on We'll remember you right
5.
The Last Lindsey 03:14
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I'm going somewhere I'm walking, you're not there I'm sailing, you're nowhere A dying memory The notches in my wrist help bridge me in the rift The hour of departure Keeps me away I will always do it again You will find in me a friend I will always do it again As the sun set forever My mail returns to sender My hand's on the window You're inside, you don't know No anger, no screaming the days make me needy in horrifying silence a prayer for violence She walks by, treads by Passes my window Walk, walk, tick-tock Head down, blinders on, Keep straight, think straight and get there, get there The day and the road won't wait, As the earth turns at the pace of her feet As though it will freeze if she's a second behind so to keep life on time, she walks I'm moving on again There's nothing left to mend What's left of you must end Now that I remember I will always do it again it's time to know what's mine again You can find in me a friend another world could find us then This is my original sin
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K Terminal 07:32
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7.
Everything Will Fail 06:11
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When I was young we walked the river Take me back Leading to a place past the horizon I'm done here There was a truth with us, so I thought But all truths have come to pass This is the end of days gone bye bye All my plans were put to the test Now the world's on my hard disk Everything stretched further apart so much between us but little to start This is beyond recognition, all I see is stone and horror, a concrete wilderness Former allies turned to madness But I should be happy now Desperate crawling surviving Someday I'll make it Everything will fail Lurking by the bastions of the trampled dreams oh Everything will fail You said I'd follow Under a sacred tree pray for me You said I'd follow all the things I want fail to be Don't look at me You said I'd follow Under a sacred tree you said I'd follow all things that fail to be you said I'd follow Don't you dare flake on me Time is more than science Our bonds lose compliance All thoughts will run their course We must act without remorse My being here brings pain So I leave here with no shame On my little ship I sail Cause everything must fail.

about

Interloper is the debut album of Gothik Serpent. A musical journey that is best listened to as an album and not just a collection of songs, Interloper explores the concepts of isolation, alienation, and impermanence across a vast array of sounds and moods. Unconventional instrumentation is frequently incorporated into the album's primarily progressive rock sound, such as a harpsichord, Chapman Stick, and the Islamic call to prayer.

This is not an album that can be played in the background at parties or otherwise listened to in a passive manner; this is an album that demands your full attention, and every layer of its dense sound was crafted for your discerning ears to dissect.

This album is available only in uncompressed WAV to preserve audio fidelity. Physical purchases are also available in limited quantities via the link above this description.

Official Music Video of Direct Fright: youtu.be/7228hIMFH6g

credits

released August 20, 2014

Kerwin Tsang- Bass, Chapman Stick, Backing Vocals, Synth programming on Track 4, Additional Guitars
Tom Graham- Guitars, Drum programming on Track 5, String programming on Track 6
Tricia Isabela- Lead Vocals
Yuichi Ikeda- Drums
Lee Worley Raby- Saxophone, Clarinet
Andrew Berg- Synth programming on Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7
Justin Levy- Acoustic Guitar on Track 5
Nobuaki Hayashi- Guitar Solos on Track 3
Joshua Kao- Additional Clarinet on Track 6

Kerwin Tsang - Mixing and Mastering
Acle Kahney- Mixing and Mastering at 4D Sounds (CD version only)
Eric Rennaker- Engineering at Bedrock LA

All music and lyrics written and produced by Kerwin Tsang
Artwork by Kerwin Tsang

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To paraphrase Robert Fripp, Gothik Serpent is a way of doing things. The sound of this project is best described as modern, progressive, and album-oriented, with songs that are highly composed and musically dense. GS's songwriter, bassist and stickist, Kerwin Tsang, has been playing music for since 2007. ... more

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