![[Right-side up:]
[Orange disc] Squishy Things - People in Elevators
1. People in Elevators
2. The Writer
[Yellow disc] Low Bar - The Afterparty
3. The Afterparty
4. The Beforeparty
5. ThRSDo
6. Thieves
[Magenta disc] f0f - f07
7. Hurricane
8. Pretty Face
9. The Bureaucrats' Disappearing Island
10. Productivity
11. Modern Robin Hood
12. Amazing Human Feats
13. Forecast
14. The Ocean
15. Discovery
16. Train Station
17. The Parade Was Cancelled Due to
Rainy Weather, but Everybody Went Anyway
18. Pink Onion
19. Ag
20. Online Gambling
[Green disc] Anne & the Sycophants - I Was Here!
21. I Was Here!
22. Your Resume Is in High Demand
[Blue] Deb Distorto - Words to My Name
23. Words to My Name
24. Boy Genius (and the Respect He Earned)
[Sideways:]
All songs recorded between April 15th, 2025 and
May 15th, 2025 just for the fun of it. Numbered
edition #NaN. Just when you thought you were safe,
it all turned out to be another Wibi distraction.](back.png "Back cover")
An album released on June 6th, 2025.
24 tracks, across 5 discs, running 30:26.
Bandcamp
CC BY-NC 4.0
The boxset that never was.
A collection of 7" singles recorded spontaneously at our musical keyboard. Be prepared to hit the volume control keys, as these are all unprocessed recordings from our phone, held varying distances away from our mouth and the keyboard.
Inspired by the (kinda stupid) "go make a single" ethos of The Desperate Bicycles, and the (bold and irreverent) "mash a keyboard on top of a loop while ad-libbing lyrics" technique of late Suicide.
1. Squishy Things - People in Elevators
![[An orange large-hole 7" label.]
[Top:] Squishy Things
[Left:] A
[Right:] 45
[Bottom:]
People in Elevators
2:09](disc1_front.png "Side A label")
Side A
1.01. People in Elevators (Princess) *
(link)![[An orange large-hole 7" label.]
[Top:] Squishy Things
[Left:] B
[Right:] 45
[Bottom:]
The Writer
2:36](disc1_back.png "Side B label")
Side B
1.02. The Writer (Princess) *
(link)2. Low Bar - The Afterparty
![[A gray large-hole 7" label. On it (and partially obstructed by the hole) is a minimalist yellow depiction of a bottle pouring into a shot glass.]](disc2_front.png "Side A label")
Side A
2.01. The Afterparty (Lowry) *
(link)![[A yellow large-hole 7" label with gray in the bottom-right.]
[Top:] low bar
[Left:]
there
the afterparty [3:33]
here
the beforeparty [0:41]
ThRSDo [3:08]
thieves [0:06]
[Right:] 45](disc2_back.png "Side B label")
Side B
2.02. The Beforeparty (Lowry) *
(link)2.03. ThRSDo (Lowry) *
(link)2.04. Thieves (Lowry) *
(link)3. f0f - f07
![[A magenta large-hole 7" label. There is black text printed all across it that is cut off by the curve of the label and the hole in the middle.]
[Top:] f0f
[Bottom:] f07
[Middle:]
[...] someone please prov[..]
[...]eference for how big a labe[...]
on a large [...] thanks . 1
hurrica[...]ce 3 the
burea[...]earing
island 4 pr[...] 5 modern
[...]obin hood 6 amazing huma[...]
[...]s 7 forecast. side a 45 [...]](disc3_front.png "Side A label")
Side A
3.01. Hurricane (Wisp) *
(link)3.02. Pretty Face (Wisp) *
(link)3.03. The Bureaucrats' Disappearing Island (Wisp) *
(link)3.04. Productivity (Wisp) *
(link)3.05. Modern Robin Hood (Wisp) *
(link)3.06. Amazing Human Feats (Wisp) *
(link)3.07. Forecast (Wisp) *
(link)3.08. The Ocean (Wisp)
(link)![[A magenta large-hole 7" label. There is black text printed all across it that is cut off by the curve of the label and the hole in the middle.]
[Top:] f0f
[Bottom:] f07
[Middle:]
[...] need a reference for [...]
[...]mensions of a large-hole 7[...]
8 the oc[...]overy 10
train s[...]arade
was c[...] rainy
weather b[...]body went
anyway 12 pink onion 13 a[...]
[...]nline gambling side b[...]](disc3_back.png "Side B label")
Side B
3.09. Discovery (Wisp) *
(link)3.10. Train Station (Wisp)
(link)3.11. The Parade Was Cancelled Due to Rainy Weather, but Everybody Went Anyway (Wisp)
(link)3.12. Pink Onion (Wisp) *
(link)3.13. Ag (Wisp) *
(link)3.14. Online Gambling (Wisp)
(link)4. Anne & the Sycophants - I Was Here!
![[A green large-hole 7" label with "I Was Here!" written in various serif and sans-serif fonts.]](disc4_front.png "Side A label")
Side A
4.01. I Was Here! (Anne) *
(link)![[A green large-hole 7" label.]
[Top:]
Anne & the Sycophants (was here)
[Left:]
side B
[Right:]
45 rpm
[Bottom:]
A I Was Here
2:39
B Your Resume Is
in High Demand
2:59](disc4_back.png "Side B label")
Side B
4.02. Your Resume Is in High Demand (Anne) *
(link)5. Deb Distorto - Words to My Name
![[A light blue large-hole 7" label with a dark-blue diagonal stripe. The text's line spacing is uncannily low.]
[Top:]
DEB DISTORTO
has injected a record into the cultural subconscious
[Left:]
side A
[Right:]
if your neighbor wrongs you seven times you must forgive him nine times five times
[Bottom:]
Words to My Name
4 minute](disc5_front.png "Side A label")
Side A
5.01. Words to My Name (Tango) *
(link)![[A light blue large-hole 7" label with a dark-blue diagonal stripe. The text's line spacing is uncannily low.]
[Top:]
DEB DISTORTO
has crafted a record that will be preserved for eons to come
[Left:]
side B
[Right:]
if your neighbor wrongs you seven times you must forgive him nine times five times
[Bottom:]
Boy Genius (and the Respect He Earned)
3 twenty 8](disc5_back.png "Side B label")
Side B
5.02. Boy Genius (and the Respect He Earned) (Tango) *
(link)Notes
^1.01. People in Elevators (Princess)
People in elevators going up and down
Pressing at the buttons to see them light up
This one made a fork, that guy made a cup
Guys in an elevator going up and down
It's impossible to do that and still have a frown
People in elevators realize they're late for an important meeting
Oh no. Oh no. Oh no
So they stay in the elvators for the rest of the day
And then they say
"Oh thank goodness you came. I was stuck in there"
^1.02. The Writer (Princess)
Every jar of ink has a story in it waiting to come out
^2.01. The Afterparty (Lowry)
Drunk at the afterparty
Still waking up from the afterparty
Getting ready for the after-afterparty
Waking up in the afterparty
Wondering when it will end
No, I didn't say I wanted it to end
I just wondered when
^2.02. The Beforeparty (Lowry)
Man...
My face hurts!
^2.03. ThRSDo (Lowry)
Remark: originally recorded for a Low Bar S/T follow-up named "IF YOU PLAYACT BEING A THINKER YOU WILL BECOME ONE"; was to be overdubbed with other recordings by Wisp and Anne
^2.04. Thieves (Lowry)
It's not good writing if they let the thieves get away.
We haven't been told why we should empathize with them.
^3.01. Hurricane (Wisp)
If a hurricane came by and sweeped this place around
Would nobody know it was there?
If a hurricane came by and sweeped this place out of town
Would anybody know it was here?
^3.02. Pretty Face (Wisp)
You have a pretty face that I can't wait to meet
It just sucks I'm scared of faces
^3.03. The Bureaucrats' Disappearing Island (Wisp)
There's no record of this place existing
^3.04. Productivity (Wisp)
If you have something to do, do it now, do it now!
Do it now, do it now!
^3.05. Modern Robin Hood (Wisp)
A man walked into a building where a lot of people were waiting and says "would everyone like a million dollars?" and they say "yes, yes!"
^3.06. Amazing Human Feats (Wisp)
An acrobat can jump over high, high buildings
He just refuses to
And now you know
^3.07. Forecast (Wisp)
Tomorrow's gonna be a great day!
^3.09. Discovery (Wisp)
This is in 3! I've been scammed.
^3.12. Pink Onion (Wisp)
Well I told you about the train station
And the discovery we made
Told you 'bout the ocean
And the amazing human feats
Wait, this one's also in 3! Fucking hell.
^3.13. Ag (Wisp)
An old farmer who lives a very long time away from here
Goes outside to see that all his crops have been sent back in time
^4.01. I Was Here! (Anne)
I was here! [ad nauseum]
^4.02. Your Resume Is in High Demand (Anne)
We've noticed your resume is in high demand
We have an exciting new opportunity for you
Just visit the link below
^5.01. Words to My Name (Tango)
Remark: this song and Boy Genius predate all other songs on 2'11"; it's about how we got the impulse to make 2'11" because a punk band from 45 years ago said anyone can make a single and it spoke to our desire to claw our way up the meritocracy
Look at me, Ma! I put words to my name
Look at me, Ma! The world won't treat me the same
I'm something higher now, they don't know it yet
I'm something higher now, they don't know it yet
Look at me, Ma! I've laid it all out
Look at me, Ma! I'm just waiting for some cardboard I can cut out
Look at me, Ma! I have an index into the list
Look at me, Ma! I wrote to the yellow pages
Look at me, Ma! History's written by the winners
Look at me, Ma! I'm writing history
Look at me, Ma! I made it all on my own
Like great men once did!
Look at me, Ma! Ma, you don't look at me too much today
You told me I was set up for something great, Ma. Look, Ma! I've achieved everything, Ma! Why won't you look at me again? Why won't you look at my face again? Is this not the face you wanted to see?
Ma, I'll do anything for you, I'll throw away this rusty old thing, I swear, I'll get rid of any-
^5.02. Boy Genius (and the Respect He Earned) (Tango)
I don't see my name on the newspaper enough!
I'll have to write to them to correct this error!
Maybe they wrote my name in invisible ink
I have a friend who'd do some pranks like that
