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Type 'A' (Night Market)

from The Taipei Tapes by Simian Crease

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Packed tightly into a can was an electric eel.

Inside the belly of the electric eel was an alleyway.

Down this alleyway were knock-off vendors, nick-nack shops
and, of course, food carts.

Selling everything you can imagine,
including much smaller cans,
packed with much smaller eels.

Each one flickering and sparking.

Each one slippery-skinned and writhing…

One night I found myself full of fearless intent,
and wove my way through a faceless crowd,
up to the small metal counter of some random cart.

Grabbed a can and removed the lid.

I reached for an eel and held it as long as I could,
even as the pain became unbearable.

It was a deep-down, vibrating pain
that seemed to turn my bones to paste
and pinched each and every nerve ending inside of me.

Like boiling oil being poured slowly through a funnel,
into my spinal column,
coating the cord.

I was charged and burning.

I was sweating and trembling…

Well, once I had gathered myself and found enough bearings
to release my grip, my body relaxed,
but was quickly overcome by the acid-gas stench
of some fermented local fare.

Reeling from this and stumbling toward the sidewalk,
I felt weakened and nauseous.

My watery eyes focused on the buildings towering over me
and bordering the long alleyway.

Color and texture not unlike stomach lining.

It was at that moment I realized
we were all inside an electric eel.

An eel packed tightly in a can…

And this is why we shine.

And this is why we are restless.

And this is why we feel so bad sometimes…

Enjoy you life,
enjoy you life...

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from The Taipei Tapes, released July 15, 2013
Music & Lyrics ~ Mike Miles

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An "extremely prolific and creative studio project..." ~ Fabricoh Magazine

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"I really enjoy Taipei EP, too bad it ends so quickly..." ~ Solance/Audio Camp

"Experimental rock treasures" and "the underground sound is fully-realized and surprisingly adventurous..." ~ Music Emissions

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