Televised State Lies, by Designer Violence

Televised State Lies

by Designer Violence

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dorothykhaos I adore the whole album, basically all the songs are flawless bangers. Once you listen it stays in your head for days. Can't stop spinning it every day~

The best industrial band from Netherlands, period. <3 Favorite track: Total State Terror.

Yves Schelpe (Psy'Aviah) Love the production, breakbeats, noise, vocals. The whole concept and sound fits. Worth a buy, Illiminate is my favourite, such a nice flow to it. Favorite track: Illuminate.

Steven Gullotta Noisy modern industrial music that's awe-inspiring. 'Revolution' is my favorite track by far.

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1.	Not Dead Yet 05:40	lyrics	buy track
Left speechless paralysed Fear the big one in control Takes the wheel of fortune Twelve hours remain My clocks are ticking Earthquake Our future At stake We are not dead We are not dead yet Objective 404 Can't see my direction If this is the way it goes Will I Still bleed when you stab me Shouts are shooting rusty knives In all directions His victims unnoticed The game is on The game is on We are not dead We are not dead yet (De machine Marcheert Forceert een weg naar buiten Te vinden Te vinden op het pad wat wij bewandelen Bewandelen) River flows Sign red eyes Flowers rise on the battlefield Silence deafening Where are we now Where are we now We are not dead We are not dead yet Asleep Or paralysed by fear Brings no thing Tortured enemy Resists To fight for nothing Their screams Louder than a thousand guns Scorched back on battlefield Unholy torture Frontline crucified Then who's alive Where the fire rages Who's alive Up and down this drain Then who's alive Then who's alive Are you alive Are you alive We are not dead We are not dead yet
2.	Revolution 03:40	lyrics	buy track
Hier Hier staan we dan Aan de rand Van de tijd Het nieuws Sta ik alleen Op dit pad Waar gaat het heen De vragen komen Gedachten stromen Op inkt en op schermen Gescheurd in scherven Er blijft maar één vraag Waar gaat dit heen Wanneer is de revolutie Wie dient echt de democratie Wie gelooft nog echt wat ze ziet Waar gaat dit heen Wanneer is de revolutie Wie dient echt de democratie Wie gelooft nog echt wat ze ziet Waar gaat dit heen Beeldscherm antwoorden Geen woorden noch daden Schijnvrijheid vrezen Doet mij geen schade De vragen die jij vreest Zal ik in verdwalen Het pad waarvoor jij kiest Verzonnen verhalen Er rest nog maar één vraag Er rest nog maar één vraag Wanneer is de revolutie Wie dient echt de democratie Wie gelooft nog echt wat ze ziet Waar gaat dit heen Illusies schijnen Vrij in je ogen Geloof je die stem Is die niet bedrogen Dus ben je nou vrij Of voorgelogen Waar ga jij heen Waar ga jij heen
3.	Illuminate 03:13	lyrics	buy track
Wie ben je dan Zielloos wezen Gebroken staat van zijn Mijn licht dat hoef je niet te vrezen Ik verlos je van je pijn Vertrouw me dan Ik verlaat je niet Ik Wijk niet van je zijde Het enige dat ik van je vraag Is andersdenkers te vermijden Dus hoor me aan Zwijg en luister Absorbeer wat ik vertel Hoor me spreken Laat het je geest breken De hele wereld speelt dit spel Bevrijd jezelf Het nieuwe leven Ze hebben je misleid Voorgelogen Naalden in je ogen Vecht mee in onze strijd Kijk me aan Ik begrijp het niet Je bent nog niet compleet Ik ruik verraad Waarom deze haat Na alles wat ik voor je deed Wat ben je dan Verdorven schepsel Gedoopt in zaligheid De galparade toont geen genade Voor hen die van het pad afwijkt De galparade toont geen genade Voor hen die van het pad afwijkt Free your mind Manipulate Humankind Bless your fate Free your mind Manipulate Humankind Bless your fate
4.	Total State Terror 03:05	lyrics	buy track
Total control State terror A means of what said the fear instilled Thought meaningful An inspiration sought Conversation derailed Total terror Lack a mirror So reflective The self lack of honesty Honesty refusal No problems to work on A shameless distraction Left unscrutinised unchained reactions Avowedly Blamed the other to pay for A taste tasted Total state terror recluse Wherever the mirror falls Realisations Problems believed guiltless Blamed the victims Blamed the sick So sickened What reasoning Head crash Down Seek Hide Speak Total State Terror A fatal flaw No reasoning No honesty No integrity Only justification of the self Condemnation may exist only Short nothing Short of a hypocrite Counted joke failed Hollow so shallow Very funny You are to speak what defines me No Speak Live On TV The Antichrist On TV Televised State Lies Whiplash Head crash Whiplash Head crash Gun shots Gun shots No thoughts No thoughts No
5.	Liminal 02:03	info	buy track
6.	Head Trauma 03:49	lyrics	buy track
One-sided Inside argument Heard out Anger filled stupor Encouraged Entourage Unspoken Disagreements Remorseful fell Newspaper dwelled On exist TV screen Lies Traumatise Head stuck Rid of nothing Ride right Away formulaic trauma stains Cut church veiled Unredeeming loss Counted For nothing you spoke Self-lies False looked Glass locked Falsely locked eyes Tricked trigger Rigging the trigger Removed The false eyes Locked locked locked locked locked locked locked Remove the trauma from your head Remove the head from your trauma Scrutiny purposelessly fulfilled Remove the trauma from your head Remove the head from your trauma Creation Worded Phrase faced Worded Phrase Faced together Luck lightless stuck Word poetry removed Head dramatic trauma stains Deep down renewal Discourse unavailable Second opinion revealed Hollow so shallow Sentenced to life on earth Stuck In this Slaughterhouse of society A warzone For money Your god Remove the trauma from your head Remove the head from your trauma Your god Speaks Your god But Remove the head from your trauma Move the trauma from your head Seeking Lies Seeking Lies Seeking Lies Seeking Help Trauma Trauma Trauma Pain We're burning

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The second EP by Designer Violence, "Televised State Lies", sees the Dutch queer all-female industrial act expand their sound into a more expansive, melodic whole, while their lyrics explore both the deeply personal and the intensely political. The question "waar gaat dit heen" ("where is this going") echoes throughout the EP and reflects the band's feelings towards the social and political developments of the past year.

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released April 23, 2021

Keyboards, arrangements, vocals, guitar, sampling, tape, percussion, effects and treatments - Nina Ophelia
Keyboards, arrangements, vocals, programming, effects and treatments - Gaya Asyd
Guitar on Not Dead Yet - Fedde Hopmans (to live among wolves)
Guitar and screaming on Liminal - Dennis de Waard
Mastering by Nÿland at 4 and Rising

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Designer Violence Netherlands

Queer art punk from the southern Netherlands.

Gaya Asyd &
Nina Ophelia

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