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 St Kitts & Nevis and from Hong Kong.
But I was there.
I was there in 1977.
I was there at the first Mistral show in Amsterdam.
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 1966 to 1974.
I'm losing my edge.
To all the kids in Manila and Philadelphia.
I'm losing my edge to the art-school Accra 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 1976 at the first Wire practice in a loft in Watford.
I was working on the 808 sounds with much patience.
I was there when Holger Czukay 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 Marvin Gaye to the funk 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 KRS-One. All the underground hits.
All Matthew Bourne tracks. I heard you have a vinyl of every kango's stein massive record on German import.
I heard that you have a white label of every seminal funk hit - 1985, '86, '87.
I heard that you have a CD compilation of every good '60s cut and another box set from the '90s.
I hear you're buying a snare and an oboe and are throwing your macbook out the window because you want to make something real. You want to make a Carl Craig record.
I hear that you and your band have sold your rhodes and bought a snare.
I hear that you and your band have sold your snare and bought a rhodes.
I hear everybody that you know is more relevant than everybody that I know.
But have you seen my records?
Harmonia,
Ash Ra Tempel,
Public Image Ltd.,
Marvin Gaye,
Camron Feat. Jay Z And Juelz,
Royal Trux,
Howard Jones,
Visage,
Cabaret Voltaire,
Gong,
E-Dancer,
Patti Smith,
The Stooges,
Eric Dolphy,
Gichy Dan,
Tubeway Army,
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark,
Bang on a Can All-Stars,
T. Rex,
EPMD,
Ten City,
F. McDonald,
Vainqueur,
Graham Central Station,
Minny Pops,
Ludus,
World's Most,
Jeff Lynne,
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson,
Coldchain, Rosco P., Featuring Pusha T from Clipse & Boo-Bonic,
The Raincoats,
It's A Beautiful Day,
Masta Ace, Craig G, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane,
Steve Hackett,
R.M.O.,
Brand Nubian,
The Techniques,
Max Romeo,
DJ Style,
Camouflage,
Bush Tetras,
Model 500,
Agitation Free,
Guru Guru,
Curtis Mayfield,
The Vogues,
Kas Product,
Nirvana,
Fela Kuti,
De La Soul & Jungle Brothers,
kango's stein massive,
Rhythm & Sound,
Icehouse,
Camberwell Now,
DeepChord presents Echospace,
Derrick May,
Danielle Patucci,
Masters at Work,
Hoover,
The Star Department,
Dave Gahan,
B.T. Express,
Bizarre Inc., Bizarre Inc., Bizarre Inc., Bizarre Inc..
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You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
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You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.