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The Deep, Bright Below

by Actionesse

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1.
It’s right behind you In the air right above us A cheaper version of yourself Telling everyone your secrets Into the ground Into sand Into dust Loving lust We’ve done this again Believed everything he said I want doubts (x4) I must look so naïve I’ve never learned a single thing I walked right into traffic Ask me where the line ends I don’t need your help I’ll destroy this myself I want doubts (x4)
2.
Bones are numb Tongue is broken Eyes wide at the chance to choke See it shining in the light No question When your life’s been just a joke This is you Every future Every past It’s all too bad See it shining in the light No question This is all you’ve ever had Yeah you had Swimming just to sink Always full Head aches You lie like you’re tied to the floor The pot is boiling in the water No question This is not your last closing door Yeah Swimming just to sink You sold your life You sold your car High enough to see what you truly need I sold your car I sold your life High enough to see High enough to see
3.
Its life is spent Pursuing its ends We laugh at this now But it’s already changed Our faces our phases Our faces our phases turn around Our faces our phases Our faces our phases turn around This moves quick And considerate Programmed to fail This model and make Our faces our phases Our faces our phases turn around Our faces our phases Our faces our phases turn around Machines can’t feel Just hit reset I’m holding on But I never rest Our convenience, our despair (Our convenience, our despair) No sense in logic, if it keeps us here (No sense in logic, if it keeps us here) We’re lagging, still dragging (We’re lagging, still dragging) No sense in logic, if it’s never clear (No sense in logic, if it’s never clear) Machines can’t feel Just hit reset I’m holding on But I never rest
4.
They made me change my face Just to ease a A sullen sound They put me far away Just so I would never be found But if you find me, then you find out If you find me, then you find out If you find me, then you find out If you find me I couldn't keep Keep a secret I couldn't keep to myself They made me get involved Now I'm the only one left But if you find me, then you find out If you find me, then you find out If you find me, then you find out If you find me They made me change my face Just to ease a A sullen sound They put me far away Just so I would never be found But if you find me, then you find out If you find me, then you find out If you find me, then you find out If you find me I think I've wasted my whole life Call it self-subterfuge I made so many excuses But I was born Born to lose
5.
Menace 02:46
I want the gold standard I want it all If you live for nothing You’re a fool Bury me With all I own You won’t get it back Not even when I’m cold Don’t you call me shallow Don’t you call this greed Don’t you call me single-minded I don’t need your heavy standards You lack character You had to earn I was born with everything I never had to learn Bury me With all I own You won’t get it back Not even when I’m Don’t you call me shallow Don’t you call this greed Don’t you call me single-minded I don’t need you Don’t you call me shallow Don’t you call this greed Don’t you call me single-minded I don’t need you
6.
Useless 02:26
I don’t think Think about it Every time I do I lose my mind Gotta get lost so I can find you Swimming in lies but that's not the truth Let’s risk our lives for entertainment Laugh and burn while light every pipeline This is love for us useless little creatures You’re a wretch like me No use in forgetting something You’re a wretch like me So arrested by this Lovely little useless feeling You lean in We dye our hearts so they match You lean in To seethe, to writhe, to be versed In occupation Hands on a book Our rusting hooks Why can’t this all be Why can’t I be Useless
7.
There are those For whom the rules do not apply There are those For whom the rules do not apply There are those For whom the rules do not apply There are those For whom the rules do not apply
8.
The cart pulls horse In true direction With latent distress From every Tire fire and burning mattress I’m writing this all down In case it doesn’t get better You know what you need All depends on the others I put it so high on the shelf I forgot about my health
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10.
The old man's got his foot stuck in something again And all we hear is the sound of country music You can't break every neon light I struggle to remember it's not in my daily routine It won't be there when I wake up Even if I wake up It seems I've got my foot stuck in something again If you couldn't afford this If you couldn't make friends You can't break every neon light No one's happy to see you Lining up to hear your jokes Sick to your stomach Stuck on your notes I pulled the pin, I made it stop So starved for attention I should be ashamed Of how much you believe in convention You wake up to wake up And you wait in line to wait in line What's less than nothing? You wait in line to wait in line Won't ask for something You wait in line to wait in line You wake up to wake up And you wait in line to wait in line You wait in line to wait in line You wait in line to wait in line You wait in line to wait in line

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THE DEEP, BRIGHT BELOW

RELEASE DATE: 4/12/2019 (Digital), 4/13/2019 (CD + Tape)


The Deep, Bright Below is the debut full-length record of Seattle post-horncore band Actionesse. What is post-horncore? Post-horncore is Actionesse. What is Actionesse? Actionesse is post-horncore.

"It's hard to find a band that hits harder in Seattle than Actionesse. Not just because they're loud or because of the anthemic, howling vocals...What really makes the four-piece work is the beastly energy they manage to harness into each performance and recording."
- KEXP (May 2018)

Actionesse began as a five-piece project in early 2015, in Bellingham, WA, and is currently located in Seattle, WA. Grounded in blistering punk roots, Actionesse blends twisting, zany brass with anxious, aggressive post-hardcore. The result is both a recorded and live experience that has been described as "a more nuanced level of rock brutality" (The Stranger, March 2018) and "one of the best live shows in Seattle right now..." (Seattle Music Insider, July 2018).

After five EPs worth of loud, fast rock- and punk-oriented songs inspired by blues, latin, and funk, Actionesse found themselves yearning for growth. The band had sensed their music's lack of focus, and resented their electric nature that, while inviting to some, felt tired and directionless. Meanwhile, a heavier, darker and more angular sound was brewing in the writing room, seen in partial bloom on Actionesse's 2018 EP, 'Deep'. Yet, despite the popularity of their newly forged genre-moniker, "post-horncore", the band knew that a stronger element and a more fully-fledged version of themselves were yet to come.

Over the course of 2018, Actionesse saw a swift rise in notoriety within their local scene, and began opening for national touring acts such as Korpiklaani, Death Valley Girls, Big Business, Arkona, and Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas (in addition to packing rooms up and down the I-5 corridor in Bellingham, Everett, Seattle, and Tacoma).

“Halfway through the show, provided with ample backbone by drummer Jimmy Colven, the quartet was joined by a guest horn star on the [baritone] saxophone. What followed was life changing.”
- Dan’s Tunes (November 2018)

In the Fall of 2018, Actionesse took on a new form with addition of one of Seattle's top baritone saxophone players, Olivia Guinn (Butt Dial, Chaotic Noise Marching Corps, Filthy Femcorps). Barreling forth with rejuvenated vigor, 2019 has seen Actionesse in their boldest, rawest mode yet - with their third tour on the way, festival bookings, and the announcement of their debut full-length LP, 'The Deep, Bright Below', post-horncore stands to make its mark on the city of Seattle.

"Actionesse puts on one of the best live shows in Seattle right now, and they don’t do it by way of wacky outfits or fancy light shows: they do it by sheer force of intensity in both their music and their deportment.”
- Seattle Music Insider (July 2018)

credits

released April 12, 2019

Recorded Jan 2018-Feb 2019 at Mysterious Red X in Seattle, WA.
Recorded and mixed by Simon Nicol.
Produced by Actionesse and Simon Nicol.
Mastered by Matt Stegner.
Self-released on CD, digital formats
Tape release via Den Tapes

Ian Reed - Guitar, Vocals, Synth
Paddy Moran - Bass, Vocals
Olivia Guinn - Saxophone
Joel Kenworthy - Saxophone, Trombone
Jimmy Colven - Drums, Vocals

All songs and lyrics by Ian Reed and Actionesse.
Album art by Actionesse and NODRA.

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Actionesse Seattle, Washington

As of Fall 2022, Actionesse has closed its doors and officially disbanded. We would like to thank our fans, supporters and everyone in the music community for a wonderful 8 years. Please continue to enjoy our music digitally, and may the spirit of post-horncore continue to live on!

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