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Benzodiac EP

by The C33s

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    10" black vinyl in black disco bag with stickers either side of sleeve depicting artwork, track listing and credits.

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  • LIMITED EDITION 'Release Day Box-Set'. 10" vinyl, mini-CD, signed poster & badge pack.
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    **ONLY 25 AVAILABLE**

    LIMITED EDITION 'Release Day Box-Set'.
    Pack Includes;
    10" vinyl with double printed quality card insert.
    Signed A3 poster
    Double 'clasp pin' badge-pack
    Mini Vinyl CD-R in gatefold sleeve (numbered 1-25)
    Matchbox style CD presentation box.

    Included in this Vinyl box set is a handmade mini-CD-R of the EP incased in a gatefold sleeve. The mini-CD and badge pack, will be contained in the matchbox CD presentation box which have been individually spray painted by Cav, the lead singer/guitarist.

    Box-set comes packaged in a 10" pizza box and ALL orders will be sent Recorded Delivery (Internationally signed for) for extra protection.

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  • Limited Edition 10" black Vinyl with double sided cover artwork insert.
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    This Limited Edition 10" vinyl package contains 2 pieces of high quality card, inserted in a 'glass like' PVC protection sleeve, printed both sides, containing all of the EP's artwork. There have only been 50 of these sleeves made with only 25 available on their own. The vinyl itself is identical to the ones available in other packages.

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  • Limited Edition baby pink cassette in black jewel case
    Cassette + Digital Album

    The C33s - Benzodiac EP. This EP comes to you on baby pink cassette on Ferric tape. Packaged in black jewel case with full colour J Card. Limited to 20 copies.

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1.
Stinkopolis 04:34
With my last drink came more than my last threat If I dont burn this bridge I'll probably hang from it You held onto my dreams with a homesick python's grip And a minor class A problem to relax in the midst of it You can take a corpse to water but you cant make it sink Stinkopolis! And all those times I took those little things completely overboard Drank all of the money when there's drugs I can't afford Sayin' "try and take it easy, baby" as the flames engulf the walls No I've not got a problem, not if everyone's on board You can take a corpse to water but you can't make it sink Stinkopolis!
2.
Benzodiac 03:48
I run for my life or I head for the pills 40 for 60 for my new cheap thrill Tornado brain has plans to kill Time and space, and all free will Benzodiac! Museum head has closed its doors Clearing the shelves for the next pineal war Third eye for an eye until you've seen too much 'Til your horizon's shaped like a speck of dust Benzodiac! The scorpion and the rat go one on one The universal will just to become I ended up smoking myself dumb But from the ashtray rose a phoenix to the sun To the sun Benzodiac! The scorpion and the rat go one on one The universal will just to become I end up smoking myself dumb But from the ashtray rose a phoenix to the sun To the sun...
3.
Rhoda Derry 08:42
Poor Rhoda Derry, gouging out her eyes It's hard to see the devil and his nurses if you make yourself blind Poor Rhoda Derry, gouging out her eyes It's hard to see the shit they've made you live in if you make yourself blind Poor Rhoda Derry, in a hospital box It's hard to hear the music of the forest through the screams and the squawks Poor Rhoda Derry, so sick and in love "Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference" said the nurse to the nun Staring at the sky down the barrel of the sun! I can hear the laughter I can hear the cries Barking like a dog on it's hinds!
4.
Love him and leave him Hide him and seek him But keep it inside your head. Make him or break him Free him or take him But keep it inside your head Knowing inside he's dead. If life's worth living, you'll be the reason why Choose him, refuse him Find him and lose him But keep it inside your head. Trust him and bust him Catch him and push him But keep it inside your head Knowing inside he's dead. If life's worth living, you'll be the reason why

about

2020 will not go down in history as a great year for music. however The c33s didn’t let a worldwide pandemic stop them from spawning a monster, a creature from the black lagoon;
their new ep ‘benzodiac’. recorded in a rare moment of respite in the summer of 2020, sandwiched between national lockdowns and tiers, ‘benzodiac’ is an unleashing of four tracks (with a familiar favourite) in which the c33s dive deeper into the mire than ever before. the opening track ‘stinkopolis’ sets the tone for the incoming deluge, harking back to manchester’s seedy past with an introduction from none other than actor Steve Evets (ken loach’s critically acclaimed looking for eric, hit sky series brassic, cowboy dave). Evets makes another appearance in the nearly nine minute saga of ‘rhoda derry’, the story of a woman who fell victim to the cruel practices of the early 20th century mental health
system. her suffering brought monumental change to national practices of supporting the mentally ill and the c33s would like to dedicate this ep to her. ‘Benzodiac’ is a blistering exploration of dark garage punk swirled with a psychedelic undertone but which draws off many different influences from the likes of surf and straight up punk. unsettling and intense, the ep immerses you far within an alarming landscape which is built on sneering vocals, chugging guitar, pummeling bass and palpitating drums.

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released March 4, 2022

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