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The Freedom You Were, The Fascist You Are

by BUS HUS

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In the days, months, and years following the release of Expectations About Big Cities, Bus Hus struggled with the idea of where they belonged in the world of music. The industry had seemingly killed the legal possibilities of sample-based production, and more sterile sounds seemed to become big-money business. Producers gleefully tainted their favorite genres beyond recognition for excessive sums, which became the new outward projection of quality and success. The group found inspiration and disdain in a slowly developing hybrid genre that seemed to represent a mutual loss of roots and blatant garbage aesthetic in what eventually became known as hick hop.

The group made countless efforts to capture both the synergy and frustration of the sound, and they assembled an equally volatile assortment of songs called "Big Hat, No Cattle" in 2008. Ultimately the project has still never been released due to its controversial content and grossly variable production quality, but much of it has been in private circulation for over a decade, and has seen additional production as recently as this year. Even though they've released numerous projects since then, "Big Hat, No Cattle" remains unreleased.

One of the undisputed high marks of the project remained a staple closer of the groups live shows for a few years, and later found its way to a proper compilation release in May 2013. Its subject matter grappled with the September 11 attacks and the resulting American embrace of perpetual war, the following economic collapse, and abundant willful ignorance. The song "The Freedom You Were, The Fascist You Are" features samples and slogans conjuring images of conflicted southern pride, beginning in a disjointed patriotic country-rock anthem and ending in a barrage of gunfire.

During a wildly unprecedented moment in American history the song has never seemed as relevant as today. For a bit of luck, on the 7 year anniversary since its first proper appearance it will be reissued again on election day Nov 3rd, 2020.

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Who are the heathens?
You? Me?
Who are the heathens?

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released November 3, 2020
Recorded in Awk Smith's Attic.
Bus Hus are
Awk Smith: Vocals and Production
Toronado Pepper Boy: Vocals and Production

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