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 Uzbekistan and from Stockholm.
But I was there.
I was there in 1975.
I was there at the first Ubu show in Cleveland.
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 Tokyo and Spokane.
I'm losing my edge to the art-school Jakarta 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 1984 at the first Arcadia practice in a loft in London.
I was working on the rhodes sounds with much patience.
I was there when Nile Rodgers 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 Bush Tetras to the crunk kids.
I played it at the Spitz.
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 Trumans Water. All the underground hits.
All Marshall Jefferson tracks. I heard you have a vinyl of every Soulsonic Force record on German import.
I heard that you have a white label of every seminal dance hit - 1985, '86, '87.
I heard that you have a CD compilation of every good '80s cut and another box set from the '70s.
I hear you're buying a harpsichord and an organ and are throwing your macbook out the window because you want to make something real. You want to make a Arcadia record.
I hear that you and your band have sold your spring reverb and bought a synthesizer.
I hear that you and your band have sold your synthesizer and bought a spring reverb.
I hear everybody that you know is more relevant than everybody that I know.
But have you seen my records?
Girls At Our Best!,
Fort Wilson Riot,
The Trojans,
Ajijia Myrayebe,
Livin' Joy,
Bronski Beat,
Siglo XX,
Black Sheep,
Kas Product,
The Remains,
Justin Hinds & The Dominoes,
Franke,
Eric B and Rakim,
New York Dolls,
Bang on a Can All-Stars,
CMW,
Make Up,
Model 500,
The Young Rascals,
Roy Ayers,
Chrome,
Spoonie Gee,
Rhythm & Sound,
Lou Reed & Metallica,
Terrestrial Tones,
Massinfluence,
Swans,
Röyhkä ja Rättö ja Lehtisalo,
Heaven 17,
Depeche Mode,
Black Bananas,
Fat Boys,
The Detroit Cobras,
Ultra Naté,
Yusef Lateef,
Tom Boy,
Reuben Wilson,
DJ Style,
The Move,
Chris Corsano,
Amon Düül,
The Moleskins,
Avey Tare,
Letta Mbulu,
Rites of Spring,
The Doobie Brothers,
Sun Ra Arkestra,
The Mojo Men,
Aaron Thompson,
Johnny Osbourne,
Reagan Youth,
Kenny Larkin,
Deakin,
Royal Trux,
The Monochrome Set,
Banda Bassotti,
Rotary Connection,
Lou Reed & John Cale,
the Fania All-Stars,
Yaz,
Nik Kershaw,
Popol Vuh,
Flash Fearless, Flash Fearless, Flash Fearless, Flash Fearless.
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.