(r)evolution

by Wurk

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It was worth the wait guys! Great to have these tracks from the Ryley and Miles days, and cool to follow those up with the live tracks from the current lineup with Brandon. And three cheers for continuing awesomeness from Frank, Max, Casey Daniel and Carl! Hard to pick a favorite track but I'll give the ever-so Casey inspired Analog the nod: he may not be a prolific song writer, but he comes up with some real gems! Favorite track: Analog.

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1.	Ignition 05:05	lyrics	buy track
you won't do what we say you'll drop the bombs anyway we're bone dry you spilled the cup it's high time to disrupt when you tell me it's alright turn around twist the knife hello can you hear me line is dead, the signal's static scattered like debris we overload the ammunition 4 3 2 1 we explode hello you can't see me blinded by our coffin's diamond crusted shimmering we overload communications 4 3 2 1 we explode
2.	Embers 05:12	lyrics	buy track
Raincoat and galoshes on Clock ticks but the hands don’t move Waiting for the bomb to drop I stoke the fire and recall a tune The chorus wrapped its coils around My head, a snake with tale untold Swallowing my memories and knowledge That I had before Clockwise, counterclockwise Small movements, invisible eye Wind sparks embers Wind sparks embers Wind sparks embers Embers, embers Just below the scattering clouds Vultures circle buzzing bills Meanwhile I’m on the ground Spinning yet remaining still At that time the rhyme arrived Swooping down and opened wide It took me in its beak and then It all went dark now here I am Clockwise, counterclockwise Unpenned verses invisible eye Wind sparks embers Wind sparks embers Wind sparks embers Embers, embers When am I When am I When am I coastal clear When am I just a matter of time When am I water meets the land When am I clockwise When am I counterclockwise When am I wind sparks embers
3.	Tide 05:13	lyrics	buy track
It’s a piece of the puzzle I found it on the floor It’s yellow and warn Flip it over see what’s on the other side It’s a part of the picture I can’t make out the whole It’s tattered and torn There’s only so much broken that you can hide Disposition Did you know I was knocking when you locked the door Deposition If you ask then I’ll tell you what I said before It’s a piece of the puzzle I found it on the floor It’s yellow and warn Flip it over see what’s on the other side It’s a part of the picture I can’t make out the whole It’s tattered and torn There’s only so much broken that you can hide Four leaf clover The grass is always greener on the other side Cried and wrote her If you seen the wave a comin’ got to ride the tide If you seen the wave a comin’ got to ride the tide If you seen the wave a comin' got to ride the tide
4.	Analog 05:11	lyrics	buy track
We're goin' back We're goin' back to analog We're goin' back Tell the deejay keep that record on At the discotheque Groovin' to the music all night long We're goin' back Back to analog We're goin' back We're goin' back to analog We're goin' back Tell the deejay keep that record on At the discotheque Groovin' to the music all night long We're goin' back Back to analog
5.	Coffee and Cream 04:54	lyrics	buy track
Coffee and cream, the American dream Tom rises rested in the quiet of the night The quiet of the night, quiet of the night, quiet Major Tom on the darkside of the room The smoking gun and the ghost outside the room The time is now if there ever was a time so pop the cork and drink down the wine drink down the wine, drink down the wine Stole the sun now he's on the run Flying faster than the bullet of the gun Fiction that feels, Major Tom squeels he didn't notice the ghost had joined the fun in the journey of the sun, the journey of the sun, the journey The ship hits land, but the scene was sick with gloom Flown so far, their thoughts had left too soon all that's round is the sun that's dripping now we'll find our way Tom said, someway, somehow someway, somehow, someway, somehow And I know it's hard, trying to be happy here In the times we are, STUCK INSIDE THIS VICIOUS CIRCLE If I could find the words to bring us back to what was normal I would take you there tonight Out tonight (x many)
6.	I'm So Tired 05:00	lyrics	buy track
i've been staring at the walls popcorn patterns have no flaws their hand scraped justice holds the law lookin 'round to find a cause our two choices use their jaws teeth filed down the truth is gnawing at me i can't find my feet today a lie the words to die nothing left to call a home the foundation's future sewn the crumbling fallacy erodes standing on our ruins old time of death was put on hold heart still beating, my soul's crawling away my body betrayed i'm so tired of hangin on the torrid silence deafening only my ears are bleeding misery is on the phone should have texted instead can't hear when we've bled to sleep perchance to dream i can't believe eyes are closed dont wake me up we just lie still dont interrupt hold you close, the world combusts sunrise glowing red at dawn i'll go and put the coffee on we'll be together while the birds sing their songs just whistle along i'm so tired of hangin on the torrid silence deafening only my ears are bleeding i'm so tired of hangin on the torrid silence deafening only my ears are bleeding misery is on the phone should have texted instead can't hear when we've bled
7.	Compared to What (Live) 05:47	lyrics	buy track
I love to lie, I lie to love Hangin' on with push and shove Possession is the motivation The mission of the whole damn nation Looks like we always end up in a rut, everybody now Tryna make it real, compared to what? Yeah The president, he's got is war Folks don't know just what it's for Nobody gives us rhyme or reason Have one doubt, they call it treason We're chicken feathers all without one nut, god damn it Trnya make it real, compared to what? Yeah Church on Sundays, sleep and nod Tryna duck the wrath of God Creatures fillin' us with fright Tryna teach what they think is right They really got to be some kind of nut, yeah I don't dig it Tryna make it real, compared to what? Yeah Where's that bee and where's that honey? Where's my god and where's my money? Unreal values, crass distortions Unwed mothers need abortions It kind of brings to mind ol' young king Tut Tryna make it real, compared to what? Tryna make it real, compared to what? Tryna make it real, compared to what? Tryna make it real, compared to what? Compared to what?
8.	Wurk feat. InTone - You Got the Love (Live) 05:47	lyrics	buy track
Now look, I need y'all to come dance with us! Right, and if you're not up here, you not alive. So you gotta get alive with us on this one, okay?! (Come on!) Alright! Get a little bit closer, little bit closer... Alright, y'all ready? (One! Two! One, two, three...!) Love me right What's the matter with you? Yeah Hold me tight Why must I tell you what to do? Hey Smilin', smilin', Comes as no surprise Smile ain't hidin' What I see in your eyes The story goes so much deeper Than the eye can see Stop running a game I can tell you're avoiding me Ain't nothin' I wouldn't pay Just to hear, hear you say I love ya I need ya Love me right What's the matter with you? Hey Hold me tight Why must I tell you what to do? Hey Smile, smilin', Comes as no surprise Smile ain't, hidin' What I see in your eyes You got the love to give me the strength To keep on living, yeah Whatever it is, I can't do without Whatcha givin', ow ow Oh ain't nothin' Oh I, I wouldn't give (Hey!) Just to hear you say I love ya (I love you!) I need ya A-give me the strength To keep on living, yeah Whatever it is, I can't do without Whatcha givin', ow ow You got the love to give me the strength To keep on living, yeah Whatever it is, I can't do without Whatcha givin', ow ow You got the love Thank y'all! Thank you, we are InTone InTone! InTone! (Let's take a photo!) Give it up for InTone, everybody!
9.	Maksimum (Live) 06:33	lyrics	buy track
We're gonna just take a deep breath and be in the space And play Maksimum Let's groove (One, two, three..!) He walked out onto the surface With water in his eyes Well, could this be his disguise? He reached down to help a friend He opened the door Says, "Friend, I've been there before" He walked out onto the surface With water in his eyes Well, could this be his disguise? He reached down to help a friend He opened the door Says, "Friend, I've been there before" That one was written by our drum set player Max Morkri back there Let's give it up for Max Morkri, that guy is just super groovy, right? We call him "The Count" Max "The Count" Morkri One!

about

Almost four years since their previous award-winning album Animation (2020 MAMA Jazz Album of the Year), acclaimed funk-fusion band Wurk is thrilled to announce their newest full-length album. Engineered by the talent at Paradyme Productions over the course of several years and a pandemic, (r)evolution is what Wurk calls a record of “our evolution”, reflecting changes in their personnel, performance, and vision over that span of time.

credits

released October 20, 2023

Wurk is:
Daniel Haschke - Alto/Tenor Saxophones, Flute
Carl Hipenbecker - Trumpet, Synthesizer, Vocals
Frank Laufenberg - Guitar, Vocals
Max Morkri - Drum Set, Backing Vocals
Casey Seymour - Bass Guitar, Talk Box, Backing Vocals
Ryley Buchanan - Synthesizer, Organ, Vocals (Tracks 1-2)
Miles Morkri - Keyboard, Keytar, Vocals (Tracks 1-6)
Brandon Jensen - Keyboard (Tracks 7-9)

Tide and Coffee and Cream written by Frank Laufenberg
Embers music written by Frank Laufenberg, lyrics by Shawn Koval
Ignition and I’m So Tired written by Miles Morkri
Maksimum music written by Max Morkri, lyrics by Frank Laufenberg
Analog written by Casey Seymour
Compared to What written by Gene McDaniels (© Wixen Music Pub. o/b/o Lonport Music Inc.)
You Got the Love written by Ray Parker and Yvette Stevens (© Universal Music Corporation)

Tracks 1-6 recorded by Jake Johnson, Paradyme Productions, Madison, WI between Dec 2020 and Aug 2022
Tracks 7-8 recorded by Wurk, live from the Terrace at Memorial Union, July 7, 2023
Track 9 recorded by Wurk, live from Viroqua’s Driftless Music Festival, July 8, 2023
All tracks mixed and mastered by Jake Johnson, Paradyme Productions
Album package design by Erik Kjelland, Noon Thirty Design

Produced and Published by Wurk

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