Infinitely Losing My Edge
Yeah, I'm losing my edge.
I'm losing my edge.
The kids are coming up from behind.
I'm losing my edge.
I'm losing my edge to the kids from Liberia and from Spokane.
But I was there.
I was there in 1971.
I was there at the first Neu! show in Düsseldorf.
I'm losing my edge.
I'm losing my edge to the kids whose footsteps I hear when they get on the decks.
I'm losing my edge to the internet seekers who can tell me every member of every good group from 1962 to 1971.
I'm losing my edge.
To all the kids in Columbus and New York.
I'm losing my edge to the art-school Columbus kids in little jackets and borrowed nostalgia for the unremembered nineties.
I'm losing my edge.
I'm losing my edge.
I can hear the footsteps every night on the decks.
But I was there.
I was there in 1979 at the first Second Layer practice in a loft in South London.
I was working on the mellotron sounds with much patience.
I was there when Donald Fagen started up his first band.
I told him, "Don't do it that way. You'll never make a dime."
I was there.
I was the first guy playing Silicon Teens to the rap kids.
I played it at CBGB's.
Everybody thought I was crazy.
We all know.
I was there.
I was there.
I've never been wrong.
But I'm losing my edge to better-looking people with better ideas and more talent.
And they're actually really, really nice.
I'm losing my edge.
I heard you have a compilation of every good song ever done by anybody.
Every great song by Magma. All the underground hits.
All Soul II Soul tracks. I heard you have a vinyl of every Ludus record on German import.
I heard that you have a white label of every seminal disco hit - 1985, '86, '87.
I heard that you have a CD compilation of every good '70s cut and another box set from the '90s.
I hear you're buying a synthesizer and a mellotron and are throwing your macbook out the window because you want to make something real. You want to make a Chris & Cosey record.
I hear that you and your band have sold your 808 and bought a clarinet.
I hear that you and your band have sold your clarinet and bought a 808.
I hear everybody that you know is more relevant than everybody that I know.
But have you seen my records?
Ash Ra Tempel,
Art Ensemble Of Chicago,
The Move,
Stetsasonic,
Supertramp,
Coldchain, Rosco P., Featuring Pusha T from Clipse & Boo-Bonic,
Manfred Mann's Earth Band,
The Misunderstood,
Slick Rick,
Wasted Youth,
Absolute Body Control,
Harpers Bizarre,
Lightning Bolt,
Marvin Gaye,
Visage,
The Chocolate Watch Band,
Justin Hinds & The Dominoes,
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo,
Procol Harum,
The Monochrome Set,
Accadde A,
Yazoo,
the Human League,
These Immortal Souls,
the Normal,
Henry Cow,
DJ Sneak,
The Star Department,
Godley & Creme,
Cameo,
Notorious BIG live in Amsterdam,
Subhumans,
X-102,
Dual Sessions,
E-Dancer,
Minny Pops,
Radiopuhelimet,
The Mighty Diamonds,
Wighnomy Brothers & Robag Wruhme,
La Düsseldorf,
Lou Reed & Metallica,
the Bar-Kays,
Make Up,
Lonnie Liston Smith,
The Durutti Column,
Camron Feat. Memphis Bleek And Beenie Seigel,
Panda Bear,
Throbbing Gristle,
Peter and Kerry,
Eli Mardock,
AZ,
David McCallum,
James White and The Blacks,
Cymande,
Angry Samoans,
Sugar Minott,
Flash Fearless,
Pharaoh Sanders and the Fire Engines,
Sister Nancy,
The Five Americans,
Gang Green,
Banda Bassotti,
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.