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A Slow Death For The Peacemaker

by Clang Quartet

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Forgive us, O Lord, for showing no regard for human rights. Forgive us, O Lord, for daring to call ourselves "pro-life" only because we oppose abortion. Forgive us for saying the unborn need our protection, as we forget about them after they're born. Forgive us, O Lord, for showing disdain for atheists, people of different cultures or colors, people who are LGBTQ, all the while telling them that Jesus loves them. Using the name of Jesus, but not doing anything like Jesus would have done. Forgive us for the hatred we show anyone different than us, even our fellow Christians. Forgive us, O Lord, for saying our churches are open to everyone, but not making everyone welcome. Forgive us for loving unborn children ONLY because they cannot oppose us, contradict us, live a lifestyle we don't approve of, or do anything we don't like. Forgive us, Jesus, for playing the Abortion Card, because it's the only thing we have left that resembles you.
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Help me to be more like you, Jesus, and less like a Christian. Instead of denying people access to church because of their skin color, sexual orientation, or appearance, help me to lead others AWAY from dissension and closer to you. When I feel as though my fellow Christians are condemning me when they show more love for guns than people, when they condemn my actions as being ANTI-Christian because it doesn't fit in with the political party they represent, when I see more hate from them than the love of you, Jesus, when they tell me my actions are not like yours, and I am going to spend eternity in Hell, HELP ME TO FORGIVE THEM AND PRAISE YOU. Help me to be ready to die for you at any time. Death comes so much easier these days and I feel I have more enemies than ever before. Most of them call me friend to my face...Loving my enemy is more complicated than it's even been..."Yea, thou I walk in the valley of the shadow of death..."
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You say I'm too Christian for the Christmas show. You say I'm too Jesus-like for the church, but not CHRISTIAN enough according to my peers. I'm not judgmental enough to be a part of your church. Too much "love thy neighbor", not enough 'eye for an eye". I try to remind you that Jesus died for EVERYONE'S sins, but you expect others to be Christian before they even VISIT the church. They are unwelcome here and SO AM I...
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A Slow Death For The Peacemaker marks another step in the transitional sound for Clang Quartet. The use of lyrics, a more targeted approach to composition, and a directness of subject matter propel Clang Quartet into a new era. Building on his last release 2021’s Judge Thy Neighbor, Love Thyself, Scotty drilled down creating a more concentrated sound. The album’s first track “The Abortion Card” has a classic rock and roll structure of hooks that reinforces the lyrical depth. “With Weariness And Heavy Heart” has a more intimate feel with vocals that are subtle, heartfelt, and close, paired with sparse rhythms and an escalating atmosphere. Banished From Eden/A Christian Without A Church takes on a hymnal feeling with layered melodies and soft rising drones showing us what early industrial acts like Current 93 could have become in the later years. The album’s last two tracks are more a return to the classic Clang sound. Friends Become Enemies (Psalm 55:12-16)/Purification By Fire (Ezekiel 22:17-22)/Prayer For Peace (Psalm 139) has lush layers of noise, spasmodic percussion, and samples finally resolving in the flowing of a river. Sufficient Grace (sounds based on my December 2022 MRI)(2 Corinthians 12:9) the album's final track is triumphant in its minimalism as Scotty attempts to recreate the sounds he heard as he underwent an MRI for his recent cancer diagnosis.

Clang Quartet has been an important voice in experimental music since the late 90’s and will continue to be “Until God is finished with me on planet Earth”.

All the proceeds from sales through Strange Mono are being donated to Second Harvest, a hunger relief charity that serves North Carolina

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released April 11, 2023

FRIED FEATURES 2023 SESAC.
All sounds by Scotty Irving.
Special thanks to Benjy Johnson for his assistance

Co-Released with No Rent Records
www.norentrecords.com

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