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Psychotomimetic

by Wax Mekanix

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Slip our world. Align us. Follow stardust. Inspire us. Time dilation begins again my friends. Again and again and again and again and again Draped in black, a pearl. Deep blue and green, drawn from a dream Evolve or divine? Fortune has kissed a helix’s twist Arrogant will heed no warning or offer a prayer I dream I’m a God-favored child As she strokes my hair Why seek a new sun? Light years of silence across time Keep, dream, and renew Canaan is near, Eden is here Celestial, mystical, sacred A heavenly dance The pillars are sparking creation Through chaos and chance Slip our world. Align us. Follow stardust. Inspire us. Time dilation begins again my friends. Again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again
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I just arrived in a place I don’t recognize Friends are enemies are friends I’m beguiled, seduced, fluffed, and primed Colored a willow that just bends But I will not go quiet All rise up and riot Once Upon A Lie Who vets the proctor? Watches the watcher? Once Upon A Lie Once Upon A Lie Nothing shocks us inside the killbox Once Upon A Lie A blind eye. Reality synthesized Deal with the devil. Acquiesce. Compromise every precept faith implies. Colored a willow that just bends God-sent or design? Grifter or divine? Once Upon A Lie Who vets the proctor? Watches the watcher? Once Upon A Lie Once Upon A Lie Nothing shocks us inside the killbox Once Upon A Lie Questions that can’t be answered? Myth. Answers that can’t be questioned? I’m onto your jive Cons breed your demise Once Upon A Lie Who vets the proctor? Watches the watcher? Once Upon A Lie Once Upon A Lie Nothing shocks us inside the killbox Once Upon A Lie Once Upon A Lie Nothing shocks us inside the killbox Once Upon A Lie
3.
The less you know, the better you’ll be The less you know, the better you’ll be Unless you want to quibble in a Shrew’s Fiddle The less you know, the better you’ll be She said, "I know what it's like to be dead I know what it is to be sad" And she's making me feel like I've never been born She said, "You don't understand what I said" I said, "No, no, no, you're wrong, When I was a boy, Everything was right, Everything was right" You're in my head and making me mad She said, "You don't understand what I said" I said, "No, no, no, you're wrong, When I was a boy, Everything was right, Everything was right" I said, "Even though you know what you know, I know that I'm ready to leave 'cause you're making me feel like I've never been born" You're in my heart and making me sad You're in my head and making me mad
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Two left feet, two left feet, I hear the devil’s got two left feet Two left feet, two left feet, I hear the devil’s got Two left feet, two left feet, I hear the devil’s got two left feet I hear the devil, I hear the devil, hear what that devil’s got Take back all your sin and face your God and begin again Take back all your sin and face your God Take back all your sin and face your God and begin again Take back all your sin and face your God I hear tell that we’re witnessing the beginning of the end Some are saying that the one true God is exacting her revenge Others say that mother nature is cruel but just We could talk all night or we could make love Two left feet, two left feet, I hear the devil’s got two left feet I hear the devil, I hear the devil, hear what that devil’s got Take back all your sin and face your God and begin again Take back all your sin and face your God Take back all your sin and face your God and begin again Take back all your sin and face your God Nothing anymore seems the same The lights are on and the rules have changed And any activity goes up on trial The undertakers are breaking ground They all show up when the sun goes down Digging holes like they’re going out of style Two left feet, two left feet, I hear the devil’s got two left feet Two left feet, two left feet, I hear the devil’s got Two left feet, two left feet, I hear the devil’s got two left feet I hear the devil, I hear the devil, hear what that devil’s got Take back all your sin and face your God and begin again Take back all your sin and face your God Take back all your sin and face your God and begin again Take back all your sin and face your God Two left feet, two left feet, I hear the devil’s got two left feet Take back all your sin and face your God and begin again Two left feet, two left feet, I hear the devil’s got Take back all your sin and face your God Two left feet, two left feet, I hear the devil’s got two left feet Take back all your sin and face your God and begin again I hear the devil, I hear the devil, hear what that devil’s got Take back all your sin and face your God
5.
Jeremy Hillary Boob, Jeremy Hillary Boob, Jeremy Hillary Boob, Jeremy Hillary Boob Jeremy Hillary Boob, Jeremy Hillary Boob, Jeremy Hillary Boob, Jeremy Hillary Boob Your love defies time You free my heart and free my mind I remember you He's a real nowhere man Sitting in his nowhere land Making all his nowhere plans for nobody Nowhere man please listen You don't know what you're missing Nowhere man, the world is at your command Your love defies time You free my heart and free my mind I remember you He's as blind as he can be Just sees what he wants to see Nowhere man, can you see me at all Nowhere man don't worry Take your time, don't hurry Leave it all 'til somebody else Lends you a hand Jeremy Hillary Boob, Jeremy Hillary Boob, Jeremy Hillary Boob, Jeremy Hillary Boob Jeremy Hillary Boob, Jeremy Hillary Boob, Jeremy Hillary Boob, Jeremy Hillary Boob
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Wake me if I'm dreaming, pinch, or give me a shake A terrible mistake has just been made I'm surrounded by delicate things I might break. I'm flawed, I'm ordinary, and afraid Has God blessed or abandoned me? Someone has just handed me the key to the end of the world I plead but no one is listening I scream but it comes out a whispering Good thing that I'm not hateful or mad Once someone knows what I have They'll find me and want it back ‘til then, I'll try to relax And keep my head Now that I am become death In some ways I'm a child. I'm not brilliant or deep. People walk right by me on the street. I could give it to the next righteous man that I meet It's a secret that I'm sure I shouldn't keep Has God blessed or abandoned me? Someone has just handed me the key to the end of the world
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Once a baby, once a child Good and flawless, pure, and wild Love rushed to you when you smiled Look At You Now With feet beneath you, your faith much higher Than any steeple, flag, or spire When proud ambitions light the fire Look at you now Just look at you now Hallelujah, you’re free falling now Be the sole bridge over troubled water Don’t look back in anger. Take a bow Look At You Now Look At You Now God is watching the lost and found Look At You Now If you’re heart’s in danger or on trial If dark and light aren’t reconciled Like Moses, lifted from the Nile Look at you now Hallelujah, you’re free falling now Be the sole bridge over troubled water Don’t look back in anger. Take a bow Look At You Now Look At You Now God is watching the lost and found Look At You Now Love is lightness Sing it loud Walk a righteous path and be found in sanctuary Every head bows You were once a baby, you were once a child Good and flawless, pure and wild Love rushed to you every time you smiled Look At You Now Just look At You Now

about

Wax Mekanix resurfaces in 2023 with a blisteringly heavy, trippy, kaleidoscopic, disconcerting set of songs that defy genre, and comment on the times he creates in.

True to his shapeshifting reputation, it sounds as if he’s invited Black Sabbath, The Beatles, Jack White, and The Beach Boys into his recording sessions to make an album together. With a mission statement to continue his conversation with his audience, Wax has constructed sonic and thematic connective tissue joining Psychotomimetic to 2020's Grammy balloted classic rock-infused Mobocracy, and then to the thunderous, tribal, groovy, organic howl of 2021's Blunt.

The "Psychotomimetic" songs seem to span time and suspend it. Simultaneously, the tracks reference the familiar past, speak to the tumultuous present, and contemplate the unknown future. "I once got some advice, 'just be yourself'. That was good advice until I thought, 'which one?'" - Wax Mekanix, 2023

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released September 8, 2023

Produced by:
Wax Mekanix, Maxim “Lectriq” Laskavy, Machine, and Dirty Harry Zelnick

Mixed by:
Machine, Lectriq, and Wax

Engineered by:
Lectriq (Tracks 1-7), Machine (Track 2), Alberto De Icaza (Tracks 1, 3, 5), Michael Cumming (Tracks 1, 3, 5), Benjamin Thomas (Track 2), Barney Cortez (Track 4), Don ‘Groove’ Hinton (Track 6)

Personnel:
Wax Mekanix: Lead & Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Drums, Percussion, Harmonica (Tracks 1-7)
Lectriq: Backing vocals, percussion (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Tom Altman: Guitars, Bass (Tracks 1, 3, 5)
Aaron Sebastian Perez: Drums (Track 2)
Kyle James Smith: Bass (Track 2)
Brandon Yeagley: Backing Vocals (Tracks 2, 3, 5)
Chris Bishop: Electric Guitars (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5)
Kenny Rosario-Pugh: Electric Guitars (Track 2)
Wendell PoPs Sewell: Guitar (Track 2)
Barney Cortez: Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals (Track 4)
Dirty Harry Zelnick: Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals (Track 4)
Raje Shwari: Backing Vocals (Track 6)
M11SON: Backing Vocals (Tracks 1, 3, 5)
Marissa Wolner: Backing Vocals (Tracks 1, 3, 5)
Rachel Hoffman: Percussion (Track 3)
Dennard Watson: Piano (Track 7)

Recording Locations:
1. Lectriq Factory, Philadelphia, PA (Tracks 1-7)
2. The Machine Shop, Austin, TX (Track 2)
3. Church Studios, Philadelphia, PA (Track 4)
4. Treaclemine Recording, Philadelphia, PA (Tracks 1, 3, 5)
5. Groove Studios, Philadelphia, PA (Track 6)
6. Alberto De Icaza Studio, Austin, TX (Tracks 1, 3, 5)

Art by:
Diogo Soares, Gargantula Creations

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Wax Mekanix Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Waxim “Wax” Ulysses Mekanix is an American musician, songwriter, performer, producer, artist, and founding member of American cult rockers Nitro. Wax’s vetted perspective and tested work can best be described as raw, bold, uncompromising, authentic, and disconcerting. “Psychotomimetic” is Wax’s new release with Philadelphia based record label, Electric Talon Records. ... more

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