Contents of D:

 

 

Dada:

          Been there, done that.

 

Death Penalty:

          Think about it: in order to prevent other people from killing we threaten them with killing; the funny thing is that this absurd threat, philosophically distasteful, does not even work. People kill because of attitudes and environments, and the death penalty only contributes to the attitude that violence is a solution to problems and to the violent atmosphere which typifies our environment.

 

Dedication:

          So it is that far too often my activism renders me the greeting party in front of a revolving door of fleeting involvement, that I should become so frustrated! Eventually we all have to say ãI am ready to commit to this for awhileä. I keep thinking that Iâve paid my dues and that someday everything will get so much easier, but Iâm wrong. And thatâs just it: dedication is the perpetual battle with the insurmountable, waged by fools and dreamers amongst which I proudly count myself. Viva obscurity!

 

Die, Laugh Until We: 

Itâs this flesh, meant for bullet holes

and the bones can crack so easily

Weâre fragile, our delicacy will be our downfall.

Bullets fit neatly between ribs,

they puncture flesh,

they lodge comfortably

(or not so comfortably)

in vital organs.

And crumpled cars will puncture too.

Weâre carcasses waiting to happen.

Walking dead waiting to drown in two inches of water

or swallow our tongues

or snap our necks

smile and choke laugh until we die.

 

Digital Recording:

          A lot of people are not too down with digital, because it sounds too ãcleanä. While there are definite sound differences in digital and analog recordings, the medium is beholden to the method by which it is employed. In the hands of a master, the tape source format remains unknown. We confess, the magic of digital saved and made possible several tracks on this recording.

 

Dij:

          A member of Countdown to Putsch, he is usually silent but nonetheless exercises strong influence on several compositions. Dij never speaks in a tone above that of any other member of the Putsch. We thank Mr. Matthew Miner for his generous donation of this dijeridoo to the Countdown to Putsch collection.

 

Dijeridoo:

          Used on the tracks The Argument with Camus and The Argument Without Camus, the dijeridoo is an aboriginal Australian instrument. Dijeridoos were originally a construction of nature, logs hollowed out by termites who maximized the internal surface area of the unintended ãinstrumentä; our construction represents a more deliberate human formulation and is yet equally ingenious, as PVC pipe has been appropriated for the purpose of producing deep, resonant, soulful tones. Masters of the dijeridoo utilize circular breathing, which allows the musician to produce a consistent, uninterrupted sound. Our practitioner is not so skilled.

 

D.I.Y.:

          If I didnât - if I hadnât - who would have?

 

Don:

          This is, at least, Donâs second band. The most temperamental and inscrutable member of the Putsch, Don literally screams from within his case-home to be freed. We thank Mr. Harvey Gilman for his generous donation of Don to the Countdown to Putsch collection, although he has been incorrigible throughout.

 

Drowning:

          The perfect metaphor is drowning. Drowning persons will do whatever possible to keep their heads above water. Even the person trying to save a drowner is at risk because drowners, rather than accepting the assistance of a rescuer, will grab onto whoever is nearby and push that person down in order to propel themselves upward. For this reason life guards must often go through intense training in which they learn how to escape the death grip of these panicking drowners. Of course, the drownersâ method does not really work because often in their adrenaline-rushed state of panic they overpower their rescuers to the point that drowner and rescuer alike sink beneath the surface of the water. The drowner will continue to push down on the rescuer in order to be as close to the surface as possible. The end result is two people under water with one on top of the other, but now both drowning.

 

Drums:

               In the context of Countdown to Putsch, the drums are most often played by Richard Opalsky. However, they may be manipulated by multiple members of the musical multitude.