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God's Holy Trousers - A Long Month of Walpurgis Nights (2012)

1. The Horror (Morrid, Moksha Man - 3m 03s)

An April Fool's Day prank recently ended in tragedy for Congolese Trouser fan Njojo Kidderminster after friends informed him that the long-awaited sixth GHT album was cancelled, and that the band were to separate citing 'an irreconcilable lack of musical differences'. Maddened with grief and rage, Njojo seized a stout walking cane and ran into the jungle where he ran amok for three hours, lashing out violently and indiscriminately. Unfortunately one of his blows shattered a hornet's nest and Njojo was stung so severely that he fell into a coma from which he never recovered. *

* On a happier note, we are pleased to announce that an opening has recently arisen for the position of God's Holy Trousers Fan Club Co-ordinator (Central African Division). Please send CVs to the usual address.

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Moksha Man - Vocals
Morrid - Drums, Bass, Guitar, Keyboards


2. Bunker (Mountjoy, Moksha Man - 3m 49s)

BunkerThe Trousers have many golfing stories to tell and will kindly regale all and sundry for no more than a glass of English port-type cooking sherry and a biscuit. Mountjoy still uses the antiquated hickory sticks given to him by his mentor, Auld Jock McScrote, thrice a champion on the gusty and unforgiving links of Auchternumpty when Victoria was on the throne. Ah, picture him now – his frayed tweed trews flapping in the wind and his beard in an uproar as he clings grimly to his knobbly niblick. In contrast, Auld Jock was always clean shaven and wore a floral pinafore, sling-backs and a fetching ermine stole. Happy days ...

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Moksha Man - Vocals
Mountjoy - Guitar, Bass, Keyboards
Morrid - Guitar, Drums


3. Furnace of Persecution (Morrid - 4m 00s)

"If history has iniquitously misrepresented one group, it is the Spanish Inquisition and by extension, its greatest display of pageantry - the Auto da Fe" asserts eminent teacake historian Leopold Le Poled in his august tome Tine and Cream Teas. "The vast majority could not afford fire and consequently heretic-consuming conflagrations represented their sole opportunity to toast crumpets, scones, muffins and such-like."

Morrid - Drums, Bass, Guitar, Keyboards


4. Mister Fun (Mountjoy, Moksha Man - 3m 31s)

Observing that there was a distinct deficiency of fun in the world, the Trousers decided to improve matters with a song specifically crafted for the purpose. Indeed, the Mokshaman even went to the trouble of learning five languages so that he could be fun on an international scale. Unused to levity, the Trousers found the stresses induced by the experiment insupportable and recording sessions disintegrated into abuse, violence and misery. Our calculations show that the net result of the exercise will have reduced the amount of fun in the world by around 0.0000134%.

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Moksha Man - Vocals
Mountjoy - Guitar, Bass, Keyboards
Morrid - Drums


5. Sutpen's Hun'ed (Mountjoy, Moksha Man - 3m 56s)

The influence of William Faulkner on Trousersound is unequivocal. This charming ballad pays homage (with the ‘h’ pronounced, hot damn) to his Gothic novel Absolom, Absolom! This 1936 work details the rise and fall of Thomas Sutpen and his vast plantation, known as Sutpen’s Hundred. While fans of the Nobel Prize-winning author will doubtless be aware that he was reported to have died in 1962, the Trousers have unearthed alarming evidence to suggest that Faulkner is in fact alive and well and currently resides aged 114 in a squalid bungalow in Seaton Carew, a small seaside resort near Hartlepool.

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Moksha Man - Vocals
Mountjoy - Guitar, Bass, Keyboards
Morrid - Guitar, Drums


6. Dear Leader (Morrid, Moksha Man - 3m 13s)

[The following blurb has been censored due to its politically inflammatory content. However you can reach its author c/o Gulag S21 (The Shit Unit), Przedpedilov, Siberia.]

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Moksha Man - Vocals
Morrid - Drums, Bass, Guitar, Keyboards


7. Who's Lucy Basin? (Mountjoy - 3m 09s)

Loosely based on Virginia Woolf's monumental exercise in novelistic tedium 'To the Lighthouse', this composition endeavours to enliven the story by setting it in a spaceship during the 2006 World Snooker Championship. In this version of the story Graeme Dott is poisoned by a contaminated Battenburg cake allowing Peter Ebdon an unchallenged route to his second world title. "But who is Lucy Basin?" I hear you ask. Only Graeme Dott knows and he's not telling.

Mountjoy - Guitar, Bass, Keyboards
Morrid - Drums


8. Out of Kilter (Morrid - 4m 04s)

When the philosopher Immanuel Kant first heard this number, he is reported to have leapt from his seat, crying "Mein Gott in Himmel! Ich muss mein Eichel putzen." Schopenhauer’s reaction was less enthusiastic. "Reich mir den Senf," he mumbled, picking at a morsel of pickled herring. In England, the great philosopher/snooker legend Jimmy White struck the most resonant chord, we feel. "Lord love a duck," he exclaimed, before missing a simple pink and then, rather oddly, vacuuming a teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda up his left nostril. As you do.

Morrid - Drums, Bass, Guitar, Keyboards


9. Stannic Dan (Morrid, Moksha Man - 2m 55s)

Stannic Dan

The name of this track is in no way a reference to any Dan more ferrous in nature. Rather, it is a reference to conjoined triplets- Stanley, Nicholas and Daniel.  If the song had a narrative (it is very unlikely that it does), it would probably recount the death of the only surgeon dexterous enough to separate the three unfortunate lads, while only a third of the way through the procedure.

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Moksha Man - Vocals
Morrid - Drums, Bass, Guitar, Keyboards


10. Seven Pillars of Wisden (Morrid - 3m 26s)

A lesser-known Trouser hobby is game and sports innovation - previous successes including Finnish Five Ball Billiards and Three Sock Soccer. Currently in live trials is Seven Stump Cricket, in which the bails are replaced with Portugese iambic pentameters, and wickets scored with Shavian split infinitives.

Morrid - Drums, Bass, Guitar, Keyboards


11. Genghis Aghast (Mountjoy, Moksha Man - 3m 00s)

On the face of it, this track may seem to be about Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire and uncle to Imran, the famous cricketer and politician. Perish the thought. In true Trouser style, it is as cryptic as a Rubik’s cube in a freemason’s apron. Always one for an anagram, this delightful ditty tells the tale – albeit camouflaged – of another great (yet sadly dwindling) Scottish pastime - Snag the Haggis. Hoots mon!

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Moksha Man - Vocals
Mountjoy - Guitar, Bass, Keyboards
Morrid - Drums


12. Scratch the Itch (Morrid - 2m 20s)

Morrid's physiognomy is singular in that he has fifteen backs and no front. This means that, when he is not making the beast with sixteen backs, he is ever in possession of an unattainable itch and never able to put on a brave face about it.

Morrid - Drums, Bass, Guitar, Keyboards



©2012 All tracks recorded and mixed at Fleapit Studios and the Bunker

 

 

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