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Mittelmeerromantik 7"

by Kellerasseln

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1.
Rums 00:56
Rums rums - 150 tote auf einen schlag und leider auch noch die falschen jetzt kannst du jeden tag die hände waschen das wird nicht wieder sauber dabei war es noch nichtmal die falsche entscheidung denn in deinem job gibt es keine richtigen --- The big bang Bang - 150 dead in one fell swoop and sadly it were the wrong ones now you can wash your hands every day they’ll never get clean again though it wasn’t even a wrong decision because there are no right ones in your job --- In 2009 far more than 100 people, were killed during an airstrike against two fuel-tankers hijacked by Taliban fighters in Kunduz/Afghanistan. The order to drop bombs on the tankers was given by a german colonel, which lead to a discussion if his order was the right one, legally as well as ethically. But being in his position he already made the bad decisions some years ago - to join an institution with the sole purpose of killing.
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Selbstverwirklichung der traum vom eigenen haus in der reihe 150 quadratmeter, an alles gedacht sogar ein keller zum lachen ist dabei endlich kannst du machen was du willst aber leider fällt dir nicht mehr ein was das eigentlich war naja, nicht so schlimm den rasen pflegen und die nachbarn bewachen ist ja auch ganz nett denen gehts ja schließlich genauso --- Self realization Fulfilled the dream of your own serial house 150 square meters what more do you want? At last you can do whatever you wanted but unfortunately you forgot what this was at least it’s not that bad Cultivating the grass and supervising the neighbours is funny too Especially when they are as small-minded as you --- About people who try to build up a economically independent life to realize their dreams of freedom, but become narrow-minded on the way.
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Mittelmeerromantik ach, war das ein drama als die läuferin aus somalia im mittelmeer ertrank aber jetzt ist wieder business as usual an der küste die einen fahren gemütlich in den urlaub nach süden und die anderen ersaufen beim versuch ein bischen glück im norden zu erhaschen --- Mediterranean Sea romantics Oh, what a tragedy as the somalian runner drowned in the Mediterranean Sea But now we are back to business as usual at the coast some take a comfy holiday in the south and others drown at the attempt to catch some luck in the north --- In 2012 the olympian runner Samia Yusuf Omar died in an attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea. This individual case and the death of hundreds of refugees at Lampedusa gained some media coverage, but usually there’s not much protest against the deadly protection of the borders of the European nations against refugees. The front and back cover of this EP is a reflection of our own position as opponents of this border system and as owners of the “proper” passports.
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Reiten, Jagen, Fischen konkurrenzkampf und wettbewerb und wer nicht arbeitet soll auch nicht essen wenn du von gesellschaft redest erinnert mich das immer an reiten, jagen, fischen früher hättest du vielleicht noch gesagt “geh doch nach drüben” aber jetzt reicht ja wieder die alte Jäger und SammlerGeschichte als Grund, warum alles immer so bleiben muss --- Riding, hunting, fishing Competition and rat-race and if you don’t work you don’t eat when you speak of society it always sounds like riding, hunting, fishing Back then maybe you would have sayed “Move to the Eastern Bloc then” but now it’s good enough to tell the old story of hunters and gatherers to justify that everything has to stay as it is --- The evil human nature - “Humans being a wolf to their fellow humans” - making it naturally neccessary for people to fight over resources and to treat each other as predators is a widespread belief. It is also an often used justification on why capitalism is considered to be the best way to organize human societies, when in fact capitalism encourages people to treat each other like that. So these beliefs of the bad, sinful human nature are a perfect way to retain the status quo and to keep people from thinking about better ways to organize societies.
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Better than you Ein paar Jahrzehnte Verdrängung und jetzt gibts Erinnerungsorte Museen und Guido Knopp Das reicht dann aber auch für die Rückkehr zur Normalität Nationalstolz, Exportweltmeister und Weltmacht und mit gutem Gewissen lässt sichs auch besser Krieg führen Aus Auschwitz lernen heißt moralisch Siegen lernen --- Better than you Some decades of repression but now there are memorial sites museums and TV-documentaries So this should be enough to go back to normal National pride, world champion of exports and global power with a pure conscience it’s much easier to fight wars Learning from Auschwitz means learning to triumph morally --- For some years now german politicians openly speak about their ambitions to make Germany a global (war leading) power again. Often this is justified with the “successful” struggle to come to terms with the past: Openly admitting the german guilt for the Holocaust shows their moral superiority which automatically qualifies them to “solve” problems all over the world.
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Das Beste 00:50
Das Beste arme eltern oder im falschen land geboren scheissegal, hier sind wir alle gleich los gehts, in die hände gespuckt hier ist jeder sein eigenes produkt und wenn du es nicht schaffst und dein leben nicht so super läuft dann zeigen wir mit dem finger auf dich und lachen dich aus manche müssen sich eben ein bischen mehr anstrengen um so gleich zu sein wie die anderen --- The Best Poor Parents or born in the wrong country Nobody gives a shit - we are all equal here Let’s go! Get to work here everyone is his own product And if you don’t succeed and if your life is not so good we’ll point fingers and laugh at you Some simply have to struggle more to be as equal as the others --- To most people who lack the economical safety of rich parents or a birth in a first-world-country it is pure cynism to hear about equal opportunities for everyone.
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Was guckst du?! dein gejammer quillt mir zu den ohren raus am eigenen stammtisch darfst du nicht mehr “neger” sagen im eigenen land in der minderheit so unterdrückt von den ganzen fremden die dir ihre komischen bräuche aufzwingen wenn dich endlich wirklich mal jemand “scheiss deutscher” nennen würde wäre das noch viel zu nett --- You lookin’ at me? I’m sick and tired of your whining Oh - You’re not allowed to say the N-word in your own house a minority in your own country you’re oh-so opressed by all the foreigners forcing their hilarious habits upon you If someone would really call you “Fucking Kraut” at last this would be much too friendly --- About people, who belong to the privileged cultural majority of a country and feel so threatenend by a few people who don’t look or act like them, that they hate everything who is somehow different.
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Wohlfühleinkauf Die Ölplattform in grün gestrichen und auch das Atomkraftwerk sieht gleich viel besser aus einen Bierkasten für einen Regenwaldbaum und jede gekaufte Schokolade rettet ein hungerndes Kind Früher war’s viel schwerer als Weltverbesserer jetzt reicht zum Glück die richtige Kaufentscheidung und dein schlechtes Gewissen als Kaufargument hält die Wirtschaft weiter am laufen --- Shopping with clear conscience The oil platform is painted green and the nuclear plant looks much better alike buying a crate of beer keeps a tree in the rain-forest from being cut and buying a chocolate bar saves the life of a starving child Back then it was much more complicated to be a revolutionary but now you only need to make the right buying decision and so your guilty conscience keeps the economy afloat --- Combining capitalist economics with human or ecological conscience is just another way to sell products. There’s no way to eliminate the problems connected with the capitalist mass-production as long as profit is more important than human needs.
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Mach mit, mach’s nach, mach’s besser “und wenn du was dagegen machst sperr’n se dich in den nächsten Knast” aber noch besser wäre wenn du einfach so mitmachst wenn du einfach nicht drüber nachdenkst wenn du einfach nicht nachfragst und einfach nur dabei bist in unserem Team wo alle ein bischen mehr mit anpacken und man sich keine Sorgen macht um die, die nicht mitmachen dürfen --- Taking part “and if you do something against it they’ll put you in the next jail” although it would be even better if you’d simply take part if you’d simply don’t think about it if you’d simply don’t question it if you’d be just a part of our team where everyone just works a little bit more and doesn’t care about those who aren’t allowed to participate --- The old revolutionary band “Ton Steine Scherben” sang about what happens, when you start to resist. But in todays first-world-societies there seems to be no need to force people to participate in capitalism. They can’t imagine any other way and fear to lose their social status and so they continue to work their asses off.
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Spielverderber “Was hast du gegen meine Fahne? die ist doch so schön bunt und unschuldig und grenzt doch niemand aus!” Ich könnte dir was erzählen von Nationalismus und Grenzen und dem ganzen Scheiss aber das willst du ja eh nicht hören du willst dir deine Party nicht verderben lassen Und das der Spass erst mit der eigenen Fahne so richtig anfängt wissen ja alle spätestens seit dem 1. Weltkrieg --- Killjoy “Don`t say anything against my flag! It’s just so colorful and innocent and excludes nobody!” I could tell you something about nationalism and borders and all that shit but you don’t want to hear it anyway You just don’t want me to ruin your party And we all know since World War I that the real fun just starts with your own flag --- About people waving nation-flags for soccer-games, claiming that this has nothing to do with nationalism.

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Kellerasseln - Mittelmeerromantik 7"

10 Song EP

Recorded August/November 2014
At Tonkeller Eisenberg by Zett
Mix and mastering by Zett

Released January 2015 by

Kellerasseln
Trümmer Pogo TRP-61
Sengaja Records SR-24

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released January 10, 2015

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Kellerasseln Erfurt, Germany

We exist since the end of 1995 in the same constellation:
Uwe - bass, Keller - guitar + voice, Steppl - drums.
We do basically what all bands are doing - playing gigs, releasing some records,
playing the kind of music we like and trying to write lyrics which have something new to tell.
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