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Perihelion

by Null Device

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Josh Killcrop Null Device is probably the most slickly produced music you will hear come out of Madison. Better yet, their music is quite highbrow. Insightful lyrics, a fusion of different styles and world instruments make them the kind of band you would think NPR would be featuring regularly.
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Jacob Carson I'll probably go to my grave irritated that no one will ever give due credit to the standout musicians of the... modern synthpop movement? Did we ever really settle on a genre name?
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Anyway, Null Device is one of them. Five solid albums of distinguished, genre-bending goodness. No, they're never going to get shine. No, it's not okay. But you can give this unique, talented music a chance, legacy be damned.

RIYL to dance, rock, chill, think. Favorite track: Metaphysic.
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1.
He's shorter than me He has abhorrent Political views Nevertheless Now he's the man who is Sleeping with you Was it something I did Or something I said Was I not quite enough Were you easily led? (Were you?) He's the one
 Who came after me
 He's a late arrival on the scene. If I knew this was coming
 To see it in the cards
 Knowing where this was headed Would it hit me so hard To know where this was going With nothing to deny
 If I knew this was coming Would I have said Goodbye? He's older than me He's had a series
 Of dead end jobs
 His prospects are dim And might I add He's a bit of a slob I don't understand By what light you see Since none of these men Hold a candle to me (Can they?) He's the one
 Who came after me 
He's a late arrival at the scene. If I knew this was coming 
To see it in the cards
 Knowing where this was headed Would it hit me so hard To know where this was going With nothing to deny
 If I knew this was coming Would I have said Goodbye? He's richer than me And he still has
 All of his hair
 His future is bright This guy is off And he's going somewhere Why in the world
 Did you settle for me
 Given a man
 Of such fine quality (Seriously, why?) 
He's the one
 Who came before me 
I'm a late arrival on the scene If I knew this was coming And saw it was our fate Knowing where this was headed Would it still be too late
 To know where this was going With nothing to deny If I knew this was coming I could have said Goodbye If I knew this was coming 
To see it in the cards 
Knowing where this was headed Would it catch you off guard To know where this was going With nothing to deny
 If I knew this was coming 
I would have said Goodbye
2.
Metaphysic 04:43
In every thread It's woven eternal Anything that ever was The stars stop burning When the heavens go dark This still holds true Unfolding infinite Through and through Backwards and forwards In each moment spinning Until the end And at the beginning When the earth stops twisting And the days unwind This declaration Endures space and time Feel your touch Watch you smile Every heartbeat Meanwhile Breathe you in Watch you smile Hold you close Meanwhile In every atom And in between This is a mere point In the great machine As we are now Could not be enough Always this is And it ever was If time rises Then it loses control Still a quickening Will take its hold Every dimension Forms a refrain Ever and always This will sustain Feel your touch Watch you smile Every heartbeat Meanwhile Feel your touch Hand in mine Draw you near Meantime Infinite through and through Infinite my love for you
3.
Wardrobe 05:37
Open up the wardrobe Take back the cross All for the sermon All for the cause As I relive the truth In these dirty streets All their dusted tables And their faded sheets I don't recall And I have not seen All the silent faces Of the unclean It's no concern Of the wardrobe tonight It's no concern Of the blinding strobe light Open up the wardrobe Take back the cross All for the sermon All for the cause As I relive the arts In these hallowed halls All the broken old beliefs And the dirty walls I can't recall And I have not seen All the faces That I shall redeem
4.
Night Owl 04:24
Why am I out ‘til three I'm not as young as I used to be I love the music I love the crowd I love it big And I love it loud How do I know when to stop Before I become a laughingstock How long can I keep this up As a night owl staying up Me and my kind We used to own the night Living it up Until the morning light Dressed up and made up We were faintly ridiculous But in those days You know we just lived for this I may have had too much to drink And now I can't help but think I once was brash And I was too rambunctious But I could handle Such overindulgence Now who's indulging me I'm a shade of what used to be How long can I keep this up As a night owl staying up Wisdom comes with years I can't be hostage to my fears I got myself A nice bit of perspective I probably should be Less introspective I still love this stuff And I won't lose it growing up As long as I keep this up I'm a night owl staying up Me and my kind We may not own the night But we can still dance Until the morning light Dressed up and made up We're probably ridiculous But don't you know Yeah, we still live for this
5.
Anniversary 05:53
As I fall with you I still ache for her Trembling with denials Tumbling through your trials I need you to take me on Convince me I'm wrong I wish you would drive it through What could I be to you? But this anniversary I will never forget This date and this day I will never regret Please find the truth for me Give me some reply Yearning for a vow Learning of you now But this anniversary I will never forget This date and this day I will never regret I need you to take me on Convince me I'm wrong I wish you would drive it through Just what have I been to you?
6.
Midnight in a foreign country I'm dancing to my favorite DJ Looking shiny, acting shiny Standing out from the crowd The cockatoo girls come to the floor I think I know what they want me for We don't know each other's names And it's really quite a shame One of them moves close And I see She's dancing at me But not with me It's so silly, very silly The politics we play A cockatoo girl comes to the floor I think I know what she wants me for I don't even know her name And it's really quite a shame Music builds as we get closer Our eyes lock across the floor Feet apart but miles distant Tension clouds the air Music ends and she's departed We never finish what we started Play the games and no one wins Can't end what we begin The cockatoo girls have left the floor I didn't know what they wanted me for We don't know each other's names And it's really quite a shame
7.
Retrograde 04:17
The sum of these moments Is greater than the whole The past reaches present Grabbing hold Along this winding path Never had foreseen The sum of these moments Turning me Automatic pulling back Fate and will run off the track If I look now can I set them apart Was time ticking Ticking ticking from the start For every choice And in every chance Was each moment coupled By circumstance Once set in motion Time gives way Each bend in the road is Only a delay Automatic shifting pace Fate and will running their race If I look now can I set them apart Was time ticking ticking Ticking from the start Balance the scale Tally the sum Each moment hanging By a pendulum Backwards and forwards Or is it too late The sum of these moments Lie in wait Automatic drawn into Fate and will are in pursuit If I look now can I set them apart Time's ticking Ticking ticking from the start
8.
Indecision 04:54
Gazing with these eyes Feeling stolen cries Breaking all my ties Needing sweet, sweet little lies And you know the rest How you know me best It's all over and done But see now See now how I digress Indecision No more indecision I will decide.... Tomorrow. Why can't I work this out Why can't I choose I'm paralyzed With indecision Why can't I figure out Right or wrong I'm paralyzed With indecision Breaking all my ties Wrecking all that's fine Gazing with these eyes Tumbling through my tiny mind And you know the rest How you know me best All the stops and starts But allow me Allow me to digress Why can't I figure out Why can't I work it out What's black or white What's right or wrong
9.
Now You Know 04:33
As the melting dawn finally breaks As we rise to tear down the ice As we process, unlock and purge The whole litany of our mistakes What do you want me to say? How the ground moves beneath my feet That it will always be this way? How only with you am I complete? I suppose that now you know Not to say it to my face Protect me from eyeline's glow Keep the lock and the tumblers in place I suppose that now you know Not to speak it any more Isolate the ice below Pretend the oath you swore When the spinning wheel shakes loose And we hold to sharpened spokes As we clear, refine, consume The vast variety of our misuse What do you want me to say? That gravity pulls us all That it's always been this way? How only with this will I forestall? I suppose that now you see How to climb inside my heart Fingers twist and turn the key Prep for engine start I suppose that now you know Not to wait here any more Recreate the virgin snow Where there's nothing to explore As the fires take their hold And I see majestic lines Rebuilding with purity From cold destiny that was foretold What do you want me to say? How the streams ran beneath this street That it will always be this way? That nothing now will cause me defeat? I suppose that now you know Not to say it to my face Gamble far from fortune's pull Keep the lock and the tumblers in place I suppose that now you know Not to listen any more Isolate the ice below Pretend the oath you swore
10.
Starfall 04:55
A penny for your thoughts As the morning wind moves in Like a cold reminder Of where I've been Feel bad collisions Beneath my bones Hard decisions that I have honed Drawing air Before the coming flood Time to ready aim I feel it in my blood In a game Where the shadows play Where the lions flee And all that's left is gray I'm steeling my nerve Nowhere left to go Taking chances while Leaning into every curve Daybreak's left behind As the jealous gales blow in Like a cold reminder Of where I've been Sealed suspicions That I have known Vile volition No more my own As you must know I have learned so much The way I fall Before the lightest touch As stars fall They shine down on me The shooting stars Slashing like a knife As stars fade They rain down on me Skies will fall and wage A battle for this life When stars fall They shine down on me The shooting stars That move on through the light As the stars fade They rain down on me Skies will fade and wage A battle for the night
11.
Torchlights 06:23
Out where the torchlights burn And the planets turn We float along this Touchscreen sea Out where the zeroes sway Hidden stars at play We broadcast in Missives now set free Here at perihelion Where the flames will burn What price to pay To secure a safe return? We stay this course Light the way for me So close yet so far When our paths meet Along this distance We're setting pace As we forge ahead Where the storm breaks As stolen wings will fail And the ships set sail We slide inside this Touchscreen sea When all the heroes fall What will sirens call? Transmit findings Lost in the debris In our perihelion Where the flames will play These silent notes With Eden standing in the way We stay on course Light the way for me Set this path on fire In the end you'll see If this line trembles Brings us to our knees It wasn't granted But for us to seize Within these closing bounds Reasons lost and found By the undertow of the Touchscreen sea We press along the edge Declare and pledge Waves crashing As we slide beneath Brought to our perihelion Where the flames will rise In flooding light As we pay the price We hold this course Light the way for me So high and so close Still it's out of reach As we fall undone We burn so bright We’re drawn together Where flames ignite

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Null Device's unabashedly modern 5th full-length continues to blend dance music with pop hooks and instrumental influences from around the world.

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released July 30, 2013

Null Device is: Eric Oehler, Eric Goedken and Jill Sheridan

All songs 2013 (Oehler/Goedken) except
Metaphysic, Retrograde (Oehler/Sheridan),
Night Owl,Cockatoo Girls (Oehler),
Torchlights (Oehler/Goedken/Sheridan)
published by Null Device Media Industries

Produced by Null Device
Engineered and Mastered by Eric Oehler at Submersible Studios, Madison, www.submersiblestudios.com
Assistant Engineer: Lenore Schmoldt

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Null Device makes electronic pop music. Never ones to stand still, Null Device is constantly experimenting and evolving their sound. They’ve drawn on a wide variety of influences, passionately fusing everything from bhangra to post-punk to pop to ambient rock into their music. Null Device is always pushing the boundaries of synthpop. ... more

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