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Aethernet

by Fax Gang

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1.
[Verse 1] Questioning, I'm jeopardized Had to ask the devil why Bring me down from heaven's sky This might be a blessing in disguise I intensify Making my repression die Don't care if I'm dead, alive Rebound my depression to a high Let me emphasize I've been feeling petrified Everything that's said tonight I'll probably regret and reconcile I'm desensitized Every day just getting by I can't even recognize Maybe armageddon's nigh [Chorus] This might be the hardest Thing for me to harness I gotta be honest I don't have anything to gain Anything to gain I don’t have anyone to turn to I never deserved you Don't wanna concern you I don't have anything to gain Anything to gain Yeah I know that This might be the hardest Thing for me to harness I gotta be honest I don't have anything to gain Anything to gain I don’t have anyone to turn to I never deserved you Don't wanna concern you I don't have anything to gain Anything to gain [Verse 2] We're not destined to be what we wanted to be Maybe we're doomed to be common, not free Stop me from bending and taking a knee Don't go with my plea bring the ending to me Remember the times when we wanted to die The times where our plans failed and things went awry The months after August and weeks in July No I wouldn't lie should I say goodbye [Verse 3] Nothing to lose I got nothing to lose Yeah I got the whole crew but I'm still feeling blue I got red in my eyes, I got green in my food But the world's staying grey in my view what to do Nothing to lose I got nothing to lose Mother says it's been years since I've sat in a pew Yeah it's true but just being in church made me puke What's the point of a god if he's not sending clues Nothing to lose I got nothing to lose Never calling a truce I keep paying my dues No I don't give a fuck if my shit's misconstrued Don't care 'bout your insults and verbal abuse Nothing to lose I got nothing to lose I'm not keeping my cool got no time for you fools Might come off as crude or just blowing my fuse But you fucks can't accuse me of not being true Nothing to lose I got nothing to lose Do this shit for myself in my head got the proof Perhaps satisfaction will always elude me But so help me god I'll still see this shit through Nothing to lose I got nothing to lose In my head I got trouble I'm hearing it brew Soul leaving my body the void still consumes Me and fuck I don't know if I'm right to assume Nothing to lose I got nothing to lose I'm not kicking the chair I'm not getting the noose Got more shit to do I've got shit to do Got people who need me I can't meet my doom Nothing to lose I got nothing to lose Save the liquor and booze and my knees that were bruised Don't wanna be yet one more dead on the news ’Cause those deaths come in twos, even more it's the truth Nothing to lose I got nothing to lose Save the liquor and booze and my knees that were bruised Don't wanna be yet one more dead on the news ‘Cause those deaths come in twos, even more it's the truth I got nothing to
2.
[Verse 1: ALIEN DAYS] I'll stick this foreign object in my thigh And pretend I'm not scared And pretend I'm not hyperventilating And I'll stick this foreign object in my thigh I can't do this for too long I can't do this for too long I just wanna be who I am internally I remember parking lots, late nights with my friends at parks Having machinations but no way to make them fucking work Every day tracing out album art inside my math journal Cause I couldn't focus on anything else in the goddamn world When I'm losing sleep, losing money, losing friends and feeling shitty All I end up doing is get lost in my own head I can't connect with this reality I feel like I'm stuck in my dreams no matter what is thought or said [Verse 2: PK Shellboy] Turn reality into dreams, dreams into reality Looking off into the starry seas, to look for what my mind perceives Putting faith into what eyes can see, reaching out for other galaxies Nothing's really ever made complete, the universe is bursting at the seams Maybe someday our paths will meet, in a semblance of normality We'll never know what's coming next reveals, all that's forward still remains unseen Let's escape from this calamity, as soon as we begin to sleep Turn reality into dreams, dreams into reality [Outro: PK Shellboy, Italics: ALIEN DAYS] Reality (Dreams) [I'm so lost, I'm so lost, I'm so lost, where you can't find me] [Outro 2: PK Shellboy - Robert Frost - Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening] The woods are lovely, dark and deep But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep And miles to go before I sleep
3.
Itsumo 03:50
[Verse 1] Don't try to say that Don't try to say that Far and away, make memories fade out Don't try to say that Don't try to say that Voice by the bay air hearing the waves crash Don't try to say that Don't try to say that Promise was made then don't try to break that Don't try to say that Don't try to say that Ahh, ahh [Chorus] Don’t try to deny it, I know that you’re tired Another day together sitting in the silence I used to be the only person you admired Those days are over, I'm reminded Let it all go, set the bar up so low You say that you don't know We're liars, you and me both Holding on tight, yet another long night Never sleep with dry eyes Emotions running so high But you're always gonna [Post-chorus] Let me down, let me down Let me down, let me down Let me down, let me down Let me down, let me down [Bridge] Answer's automatic Yeah I'd call myself an addict Gone fanatic Non-romantic Been six months since my last Xanax You're a bandit Always steal my gaze Say I feel no ways But I ain't okay My soul DOA Sleep for three whole days, don't wake up I've been hibernating Rules been violated Try relating I'm debating Where to go cause I'm tired of waiting Dilating Circle keeps me in Breathe out, breathing in I'm obedient Can't stop reading in To words when I see the end, don't wake up [Verse 2] Why would you say that Why would you say that Losing my way here, I know you're jaded Why would you say that Why would you say that Trusting, afraid I'd let you betray that Why would you say that Why would you say that Know I'm dismayed but can't be persuaded Why would you say that Why would you say that Ahh, ahh [Chorus] Don’t try to deny it, I know that you’re tired Another day together sitting in the silence I used to be the only person you admired Those days are over, I'm reminded Let it all go, set the bar up so low You say that you don't know We're liars, you and me both Holding on tight, yet another long night Never sleep with dry eyes Emotions running so high But you're always gonna [Post-chorus] Let me down, let me down Let me down, let me down Let me down, let me down Let me down, let me down
4.
Mirror 02:57
Verse] Staring right into the eyes that are in front of me Nothing left to do but break up the monotony Voices in my head, convening like a colony Everything I take into me is a part of me No I never stay the same I'm changing constantly Moving forward, nothing backward like the pawn in me Empty head, take my thoughts like it's a robbery What I put behind me, never know the quantity I've been living for your favor, for your benefit Even though you've always acted kinda reticent I wanna be a better person, be benevolent Think I'll only get to do that if I'm genuine Take a pill that makes it better, take my medicine Sleep too much and I don’t even take a sedative Break me cause I'm delicate, get into my element Stare into my eyes, even if I'm feeling hesitant [Chorus] Looking in the mirror, in the mirror, in the mirror, and I ask, has it always been this way I'm a sinner, I'm a sinner, I'm a sinner, no I've never been a saint Yeah I'm bitter, yeah I'm bitter, yeah I'm bitter and I can't wash out that taste I'll consider I'll consider I'll consider if I want to see my face In the mirror, in the mirror, in the mirror, and I ask, has it always been this way I'm a sinner, I'm a sinner, I'm a sinner, no I've never been a saint Yeah I'm bitter, yeah I'm bitter, yeah I'm bitter and I can't wash out that taste I'll consider I'll consider I'll consider if I want to see my face
5.
Fallen 03:17
[Verse 1] Staring deep into the mirror, never see my smile I'm not this and I'm not that, I know I'm in denial Stepping forward two steps backward, it's not linear I don't feel like I belong anywhere on the earth [Chorus 1] Yeah I’m falling, I hear something calling Looking for it, even though I don't know if I want it Yeah I know I'm falling, I feel like I'm haunted Monkey on my back, I got a devil on my gauntlet I know that I'm falling, leave me like it's autumn I can't shed a tear or even say I'm brokenhearted I know that I'm guarded, flight has just departed But I clipped my wings right when it started Yeah I know I'm falling [Verse 2] Not a demon, not a saint, I'm somewhere in between But as days go by I get much harder to redeem Make the same mistakes I'll always be doomed to repeat No forgiveness for me, too unworthy to receive [Chorus 1] Yeah I’m falling, I hear something calling Looking for it, even though I don't know if I want it Yeah I know I'm falling, I feel like I'm haunted Monkey on my back, I got a devil on my gauntlet I know that I'm falling, leave me like it's autumn I can't shed a tear or even say I'm brokenhearted I know that I'm guarded, flight has just departed But I clipped my wings right when it started Yeah I know I'm falling [Chorus 2] In the evening, in the morning No the feeling isn't foreign We could walk across that bridge, yeah we could give it a try I'll be there for every moment Won't be gone ‘til hell is frozen We could jump in the abyss if you believe we can fly [Bridge] Falling face first, heights never made me nauseous But I stay cautious, fears have got their causes I can't cut my losses, falling even further I don't want to be a burden and you're up above me soaring You keep getting higher but the ground is getting closer I keep getting lower, is this really over But I feel my shoulder, lifting up my body Yeah I'm helpless, yeah I'm sorry, but I'm thankful you're a soldier [Hatsune Miku Bridge] [Chorus 2] In the evening, in the morning No the feeling isn't foreign We could walk across that bridge, yeah we could give it a try I'll be there for every moment Won't be gone ‘til hell is frozen We could jump in the abyss if you believe we can fly
6.
[Verse 1: PK Shellboy] Feeling lighter than a feather Chain me to the bedpost I've been tethered I've been tryna center Balancing the drink, not getting redder Sipping on some water for the weather Vocals like an ember Put me through the amp like I'm a Fender Waiting for my Ableton to render Never getting censored Highs and lows I'm sorta getting better Following my schedule to the letter 7AM: be the best 10PM: be the best Staying on the top cause I ain't getting any rest And no I'm not afraid to put my shit to the test Yeah your shit is a mess, keep my cards to my chest Yeah I'm manic-depressed, no that shit ain't a flex Yeah them clout chasing fuckers the ones I detest I'm keeping my souls and your ears fucking blessed Bring in the hook next [Chorus: PK Shellboy] Live another day, gonna live another day Gotta make sure that we eat and that there's dinner on the way Consider what I say, come in swinging in the fray Gonna live another day, gonna live another day Live another day, gonna live another day Gotta make sure that we eat and that there's dinner on the way Consider what I say, come in swinging in the fray Gonna live another day, gonna live another day [Verse 2: AOL] (You’ve got mail) No matter what stays above me I got all these people in my life I know they love me Look into my eyes do you trust me Static in my mind when you touch me Live another day I'm tryna live my life get the bullshit out the way I'm tryna keep my mind all this bullshit in my brain Man I don't pay no mind to what these fuckers gotta say What a waste Beat my face Upload my brain Do the race Roll up a L Start my day Cybergrl Keep up the pace Keep up the pace I'm running circles in my head now It's getting harder just to get up outta bed now If I took everything you fuckin threw I would be dead now So I just try to blank out everything you fucking said now Never mind that shit, I'm getting better Recovery this shit is such a process My moods still changing with the weather At least I know I'm making fucking progress I'm just a girl tryna fit in I think my mind is fucking broken But it doesn't really matter I roll up all my problems then I smoke it (real) We live another day A wise man told me nothing's ever down to fate I think that all this shit is just the first side of the tape But soon it's gonna flip and then I'm on my fucking way Why the fuck would I wait Cause nothing's coming to you less you pick up the pace I pick up the pace I move all the beats like it's weight There's nothing that's stopping the race Live another day [Chorus: PK Shellboy] Live another day, gonna live another day Gotta make sure that we eat and that there's dinner on the way Consider what I say, come in swinging in the fray Gonna live another day, gonna live another day Live another day, gonna live another day Gotta make sure that we eat and that there's dinner on the way Consider what I say, come in swinging in the fray Gonna live another day, gonna live another day [Verse 3: PK Shellboy] Yeah they've brought something to see Shit is as fucked as can be They want us to follow their lead They say that they won't but they do it again They're bringing a fire to the tree Bringing us further to sea All of their money is greed We’ve gotta work to be free But as we go on we should save those in need Meanwhile im paying my fees I bring my luck into play I get the buck get the pay I get my cut by the way All of my brothers and sisters and enbies Are eating today Yeah I got something to say People are stuck in their ways Everyone running away Why can't you stand up and put up a fight What are you trying to gain
7.
Shotgun 04:17
[Verse 1] Got a shotgun in the back Riding shotgun in the glove I got a gat Taking off the gloves so god above let me adapt Burner getting charged, I don’t wanna interact Slipping off the pills, can't afford another night Starry in the sky, but you still ask me for a light Smoking out the window, outta mind, it's outta sight Won't open up my mouth, I don't want another fight Drive a couple dozen miles, yet we never speed it up Soda in my bottle, you got coffee in your mug Bitter as a tab that I ground up into dust Slowing even more because the pick-up's in the mud Spin the tires up, yeah I'd like to see you try Getting tired, getting bored, I let out a little sigh Then you ask why, I look away, avert my eyes This is how the cookie crumbles this is how it goes awry [Chorus] I don't wanna spend a day with you But I gotta stay with you And no I'm not okay with you I can't even hesitate with you Driving me insane with you Yeah, no I'm not okay with you I don't wanna spend a day with you But I gotta stay with you And no I'm not okay with you I can't even hesitate with you Driving me insane with you Yeah, no I'm not okay with you [Verse 2] Get the tires out the dirt Windows open, muck is on my shirt I mutter little fuck yous on alert You sound so fucking curt I try to reassert but then we bicker ‘til we're bitter, getting bottles for my thirst My soda turns to liquor My skull is getting thicker We fail to make a stop so we're not getting any dinner Head is getting bigger I say that you're a sinner, you're a quitter I'm a winner and that's how we fucking differ It's getting to my liver I feel a fucking fist right on my face and then my lights are out, I see a little glimmer I hear a little snicker, you always were a kidder I just forgot you had a talent for those heavy hitters Regain myself don't know what to consider I climb back to the back lower the window and I grab the fucking stinger The car is at a skitter My finger's on the trigger Found out that the world ends with both a bang and a whimper [Chorus] I don't wanna spend a day with you But I gotta stay with you And no I'm not okay with you I can't even hesitate with you Driving me insane with you Yeah, no I'm not okay with you I don't wanna spend a day with you But I gotta stay with you And no I'm not okay with you I can't even hesitate with you Driving me insane with you Yeah, no I'm not okay with you [Bridge] (no lyrics) [Verse 3] I wake up with bloody hands Car in shambles, underneath, my body crammed Spitting out detritus from a mouth that's full of sand So much for a trip where everything can go to plan Looking to my left, there's nobody at the wheel Try to move my arm, can my fingers even feel Skin is broken up with shards of glass and bits of steel Someone walks up to the broken car, he looks and kneels Opens up the door, lends a hand, I'm standing up Smelling like my liquor and the coffee in your mug Mixed with gasoline from the tanker of the truck Look up see him carrying the shotgun wet with blood Rubbing out my eyes, I can barely even see Take a good look at his face I see you but I see me I finally concede, I don’t beg and I don't plead I point the shotgun at my head, I know that I'm gonna bleed [Chorus] I don't wanna spend a day with you But I gotta stay with you And no I'm not okay with you I can't even hesitate with you Driving me insane with you Yeah, no I'm not okay with you I don't wanna spend a day with you But I gotta stay with you And no I'm not okay with you I can't even hesitate with you Driving me insane with you Yeah, no I'm not okay with you
8.
Implosion 04:58
[Verse 1] Sky pitch black, I know I'm not looking back, all I'm seeing is the darkness Looking for a sweet taste, but I'll never replace, lingering with tartness I can never think well, drawing from the inkwell, suited to an artist Put it down precisely, flowing red inside me, I make a deposit Hands are getting shakier, spilling on the paper, writing getting blotted Wiping off the ink first, scars all on my fingers, never getting clotted Pen is getting filled up, scabs are making buildup, situation's common Stain all on my shirt, can you tell me why it hurts if I'm making something lauded [Verse 2] Hand to my chest like I had a heart attack Plugged to the cables, jumpstarted that Tied to the chair, sitting on the launching pad Dot on my head, don’t know that I'm targeted Only see distortion, pixels, artifacts Never learned to clean up, erase, or sharpen that Program aborted, crashing, start, react Wonder why I find it harder to relax Smoke in the air, sky tinted carbon black Inhaling too much, yeah I'm going sorta mad A death of a kind, yeah I guess you'd call it that Close to the monitor, flatline cardiac Ascend, make amends, tell me where the party at Looking to the gates, but I see them guarding that Apples to apples, where's the garden at God, won't you tell me if I've got my pardon yet [Chorus] Oh could you tell me why I wasn't chosen I'll be abandoned ‘til the day hell's frozen Yeah I know that I'm gone, all my fingers are numb Never was number one, I hope you're having fun but I'll suck it up ‘til I make an implosion Oh could you tell me why I wasn't chosen I'll be abandoned ‘til the day hell's frozen Yeah I know that I'm gone, all my fingers are numb Never was number one, I hope you're having fun but I'll suck it up ‘til I make an implosion [Bridge] (no lyrics) [Chorus] Oh could you tell me why I wasn't chosen I'll be abandoned ‘til the day hell's frozen Yeah I know that I'm gone, all my fingers are numb Never was number one, I hope you're having fun but I'll suck it up ‘til I make an implosion Oh could you tell me why I wasn't chosen I'll be abandoned ‘til the day hell's frozen Yeah I know that I'm gone, all my fingers are numb Never was number one, I hope you're having fun but I'll suck it up ‘til I make an implosion [Outro] Make more make more make more make Take more take more take more take more Make make make make make make make make Take take take take take take take take
9.
Goodbye 02:20
[Verse] No I didn't want to say it But there are things I've gotta say I know that face I know you're praying I thought I'd never see the day I can't allay your fears Or soften words upon your ears I know you don't wanna give up I see you fighting back the tears They're running down your face And now my own are keeping pace It's not as if I'm disappearing Won't be gone without a trace I know you'll see This is the end for you and me But just keep going for yourself Because you know just what you mean to me You mean to me [Outro] I don't want you to say goodbye (It's time to go, we've had our highs, we've had our lows) I don't want you to say goodbye (I don't want anybody more than you I gotta let you know) I don't want you to say goodbye (My heart aglow, we've gotta let each other grow) I don't want you to say goodbye (It feels like times like these were destined since a thousand years ago) I don't want you to say goodbye (It's time to go, we've had our highs, we've had our lows) I don't want you to say goodbye (I don't want anybody more than you I gotta let you know) I don't want you to say goodbye (My heart aglow, we've gotta let each other grow) I don't want you to say goodbye (It feels like times like these were destined since a thousand years ago) I don't want you to say goodbye (Got phantoms in my bedroom, open windows I don't mind the light) [I got no questions, no jeopardy] I don't want you to say goodbye (I take my medication, I'm on uppers not no cyanide) [Got answers, Alex Trebek on me] I don't want you to say goodbye (I know I'll make it happen, keep it on the up don't die inside) [I got no need for celebrity] {You're the highlight, you're the highlight, you're the highlight} I don't want you to say goodbye (I breathe in then I breathe out, keep on making carbon dioxide) [Got status I got that pedigree] {You're the highlight you're the high high highlight} I don't want you to say goodbye (Got phantoms in my bedroom, open windows I don't mind the light) [I got no questions, no jeopardy] I don't want you to say goodbye (I take my medication, I'm on uppers not no cyanide) [Got answers, Alex Trebek on me] I don't want you to say goodbye (I know I'll make it happen, keep it on the up don't die inside) [I got no need for celebrity] {You're the highlight, you're the highlight, you're the highlight} I don't want you to say goodbye (I breathe in then I breathe out, keep on making carbon dioxide) [Got status I got that pedigree] {You're the highlight you're the high high highlight}

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When asked about what a listen through Aethernet is like, PK Shellboy describes it as “using a consistent sonic palette while also melding the influences of the whole group.” The way that the varying atmospheres find cohesion is through bitcrushed layers that provide a similar otherworldliness to the production on shoegaze albums. Unlike many experimental hip hop artists being enveloped by lo-fi production (intentional or otherwise), Fax Gang's material almost physically crumbles under its own weight. What is left is the rubble in which Shellboy manages to clear with his hypnotic vocal refrains & repetitious bars to completely entrance the listener.

One of the most impressive things about the group is that given how wide their roster spans the globe, the group’s vision remains unified under one consistent and potent aesthetic and sound. If the cover of FxG3000 represents the global unification of its members, then the cover for Aethernet represents the shadowy members of the group moving in unison to create a full realized vision personified into one singular being.

“Fax Gang, the group behind the scene’s most mesmerizing release to date, FxG3000, use noise as a sort of anti-enhancing device to corrode the pristine, professional polish of modern audio tech.”
-Complex / Pigeons and Planes

"There’s genuine beauty in the brazen apocalypse of FxG3000."
-108 MICS

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released January 1, 2021

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