new song, "japanese toilet"

one thing i never quite got used to living here in japan is the old-style, japanese toilets. most places have the western toilets we're used to, but older buildings and schools still have the old kind. it's not exactly clear at first to the un-initiated how to use them, but when you gotta go, you gotta go. once you figure out which way is front and how the mechanics of the whole are gonna play out, there's the fact that most japanese people, for whatever reason, seem more comfortable at squatting for long periods of time on their heels, whereas to us fat-ass westerners, it's not so comfortable.

in any case, it's a totally different experience actually seeing your shit as it plops down into the bowl underneath you. and the turds are exposed to air in raw form, unsubmerged in water, so they give off a more pure smell. it's pretty much the same as shitting out in the woods, except in the woods, you're surrounded by you know, nature and shit, so the rawness of watching your own shit fall down between your legs doesn't seem much of a stark contrast to your surroundings. but in a japanese toilet, you might be pinchin' a loaf that falls just inches from your $400 pair of python boots in a fancy old restaurant that serves up fugu for $500 a plate. not exactly the situation where you'd expect to encounter raw dumpage that close to your ankles.

anyway, about the song. pretty simple, really. i added some slapback echo with dubstation to the vocals, and added an octave-down double to the trombone part to fatten it up. nothing too special production-wise.