The Abyss - KNOWER 

We were all more innocent then.

Now you're a bunch of Boomers complaining about the new music from five seconds ago.

I remember walking to school and just jamming out to this two days ago on my Rio 500. 64 Mb was a lot of memory back then. My buddy also gave me a VCD of the video that he made with his burner. Good times had by all.

I’m just discovering this old track, is this what people liked listening to in your days? I kinda like it, am I retro or what?

We Live So Fast --Heaven 17

aka when Louis Cole has anyone else in one of his songs?

I STG I was thinking it looked like Rai was playing for fear of his life during his solo lol

@@TheSaltyOG +1. I felt Rai's solo big time. The keyboard sound was perfect for it, something like a fuzzed up rhodes maybe?

Except KNOWER is real.

I think it is just that.

Truly one of the knowers of all time

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He knew all over my face. My mouth is dripping with hot milky knowledge.

Who ?

This is a cool take. 100% agree.

The Zappa comparison is REAL.

Wouldn't say ahead of our time but very great song they got here

Zappa is STILL a legend!

Totally agree. I get elements of the MOI and Level 42 and (dare I say it) Emerson Lake and Palmer with this band. I'm mind-blown by their virtuosity.

As it is written in the ancient text. Amen

Yeah, that worked

MOWER

+1 to this.

Mononeon will still cover it

On the level of Jaco Pastorius & Jim Gordon

Like, I'm at a loss for words. It is disgusting how tight they are.

🐎🐎🐎

I don't know about Jaco pastorious. Jaco took more of a lead role as opposed to supportive. Mono is playing much more subdued and supportive on this track. I prefer his covers of knower songs where he is making more of an upfront statement, flipping the script w his bass being more like a lead instrument like the great jaco did w joni mitchell. More melody less bottom. I also love monos own music.This is mono playing super controlled. his covers of knower songs are more more closer to Jacos outside the box support the bottom while taking more of a lead melodic approach.

Seriously tho, almost shit myself when I saw MonoNeon lmao

😂

I'm laughing my as off!!!!!!!

Including the vocal musician! Lots of other comments overlook a principal contributor/composer

Just goes to show that you don't need expensive equipment to make good music

When your crappy environments are so tiny that your HOUSE is a booth :)

Just compress the shit outta everything lol

You didn’t mention the blanket. 😄

It is definitely the talent we are hearing, not the $30 sound treatment. That dead sounding drum set is soaring with Louis Cole on it. I'd make it sound like a dusty fart

i love this comment

monster groove++

This comment tho… 💯

in the spirit of what the song is about (I think) this is what happens when you put highly motivated highly talented musicians together. no soul vampire execs in offices writing bleed-you-dry contracts, locking in earnest and talented sell-outs who only really wanted to share their gift. non label music will never die, no matter how big and legal the labels get, because there'll always be people like this in a house like that, fucking crushing it.

lol. "sweet vocals'. this whole song is made of curse words! my daughter is a senior in high school, working as a music teacher; ex-church-pianist; going to Notre Dame to become a proper pipe organist. but her boyfriend is a drummer that's into clown core. she thought this was nuts.

I've listened to this video several times over a few weeks and Sam's parts seem to stand out more each time. They "fit' so well what is happening with so many little ear hooks included.

I'm just speculating, but when you jam with a drummer on a horn for long enough on the highest level, you develop some telepathic rhythmic abilities

drip straight out of a deployed motor pool detachment, iykyk

Killer shit!! All around, every one of you buggers! mind blown! Exquisite!

The beginning of that sax solo absolutely floored me the first time I heard it. Also every other time I heard it. Also the whole solo

That would be awe… sh*#.. toilet break brb 😬

Yeah but make it REALLY fucked up!

I got that reference…

That would be dope. But like Theog said, really messed up like maybe urinating blood on the side of the road, something like that. Maybe.

@@marks7192 That's a good idea!

I didn't know that was the full lyric. It's pretty deep and dope.

​@@k-mac9798 lyrics in the desc

S--t ass hall of fame .. literally :)

You're welcome.

They’ve got it on every level.

i always rewind rai's solo in the overtime live sesh to listen to it twice.

Pretty cool seeing him here as I only knew him from Joe Satriani's current live band!

​@@XcaptainXobliviousX Yeah, I was gonna suggest that OP listen to Overtime live sesh. Rai's solo is absolutely brilliant.

Listen to his Australian band, Thirsty Merc. Especially the AAA (acoustic anniversary album)

Does... Does he play something else?

Now you understand what a good jazz band is all about.

Rai is mind-boggling. Look at his other stuff with Knower, especially Overtime live sesh.

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His name is Jesus Christ Jr.

​@@kane6529 No wonder he's so handsome & has so much HOLY FUNK.

And he writes Aus no. 1 pop rock songs for fun

Coming from you that says a lot!!!

I thought the exact same thing to

Straight life-affirming. Suicide risk peeps need to hear this shiz.

lol frog

AAAAAAAGH!!!!!!!

Yup, I only saw the pic on the right and was like, huh? Rewound and naturally...

Guitar Center shirt is an L, though.

is that what a 'preciates 'bout her?

*GREAT googly moogly 🤝

Zappa?

@@loudy.atey4 Mother Mary and Joseph.

@@billmilligan7272 Why don't you sharpen it then?!?!?!

that thang is juicy

Exactly I listen to those two all the time!!!

I still listen to those two tracks all the time. Just bought the new album and snagged those 2 live seshes while I was at it. I paid more than tiny asking price. Seemed like the right thing to do with how much joy I've gotten and continue to get from them! 😍

They aren't called I Don't Knower

@@Jared_Letos_Panties LOL that got a chuckle out of me, cheers

@@Jared_Letos_Panties Touche!

english not being my first language, i'm not that familiar with metaphores and innuendos i guess, can you help me briefly understanding the lyrics?

@@user-ff5yt5dy2h I didn't do it myself but I asked GPT-4 to give an interpretation. It's spot on, and the only deficiency is being too timid at really explaining the explicitly sexual stuff ("balls are blue" / "got a load"...): These lyrics have an abstract and confrontational tone, and interpreting them can be subjective. However, I'll try my best to give an interpretation: "Bullshit season no longer in sesh / We're here to the resc / What a fucking mess" - This could be speaking to a perceived time of deceit or misinformation ("bullshit season") that the singer believes is now ending. They're ready to step in and rectify the situation, suggesting they feel it's chaotic or in disarray ("what a fucking mess"). "X-rated nursery rhymes on pillars of hype / Heard with the eyes / We are not allies" - This may express a critique of culture or media, perhaps suggesting that society has been exposed to explicit content or messages ("X-rated nursery rhymes") through media that's overly promoted ("pillars of hype"). The line "heard with the eyes" might refer to consuming visual media, and "we are not allies" suggests a conflict with or rejection of these entities. "Our purpose is appearing / To balance what we're hearing / Inside of this stream of piss / We're the abyss" - Here, the speaker might be saying that their purpose or mission is becoming clear: to counterbalance the negative or harmful messages in society ("stream of piss"). They see themselves as a contrasting force ("the abyss"), possibly implying depth, mystery, or even fear. "Hit record / Shut the fuck / We're filling voids in shape of us / Balls are blue / Full of true / Got a load to save all you" - These lines could be an invitation to listen or record what they have to say. "Balls are blue" may be a metaphor for frustration or anticipation, suggesting a strong desire to convey their truth ("full of true") which they believe has the potential to benefit or "save" others. "I'm not naming names you know your name / Pawns in the game / Shit ass hall of fame / Total eclipses all over you bitches / Full fucking moon / Dark side facing you" - These lines sound confrontational, and might be aimed at people who the speaker believes are responsible for societal problems. "Total eclipses" and "full fucking moon / Dark side facing you" could imply that these people's time of power or influence is about to end, and they will face the consequences or hidden aspects of their actions. "Our purpose clearer each day / To show a better way / Inside of this stream of piss / We're the abyss" - Here, the speaker reiterates their purpose of standing against the status quo and striving to show a better way, amidst the same metaphorical "stream of piss." The repeated chorus of "Hit record / Shut the fuck / We're filling voids in shape of us / Balls are blue / Full of true / Got a load to save all you" may emphasize their determination to make their voices heard and their belief that they can bring about change.

At least is 10% for every time now on you listen to it. Make the sum :D

dude, on point description!

bobby listens to good shit

so clean dude i love knower

Louis Cole booked for Glastonbury

Absolutely don’t disagree, but I’m really curious to know if she does actually write the lyrics. They’re both credited, but my suspicion is Louis writes and Genevieve brings it. Thematic the lyrics are really similar to a lot of Louis’s solo stuff.

From cultureontheoffensive interview: “With Knower, as Louis gets better and better at production and arranging, he has become the person responsible for playing most of the intruments. I do the song-writing and determine what the sections of each song will be like. I write instrumental parts and he mostly plays them. But our role in the band is always changing. I’m planning on doing more and more production, as time goes by.”

​@@jmpstrnl2007lick a diddy circus?

I’m jealous. I shouldn’t be because I’ve seen Louis twice in the states in the past two months, but I still am. Enjoy!

They're out there! Jimmy Hasllip, McCartney etc... Saw Mono the other day with new video playing with the Knower band, & just realized it today haha. Righty strings played by a lefty (upside down) blows my mind

I'm always just waiting for that kickdrum fill tho lol