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The Lost Tapes

by Blaze Camo

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Xynfius
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Xynfius John Lafata has been one of my favorite drummers since the Neglect days. What a treat to hear some more grooves with him on the drums! Thanks for posting Blaze Camo! :) Favorite track: Closure.
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Jeremy I wish they made more before disbanding, because this is a great collection of songs. Sick grooves. Favorite track: Jaws.
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1.
Flammable 02:41
The tell that you tell, from your bottom low the only direction is straight back up But I am still crashing as I plummet down Spark your burning flame, matches and gasoline I know, I can, soar up high I might crash and I might burn, but resurrect myself from your flame I know, I can, soar up high I will burn away, the waste from my skin And I shall purify and spread my wings For I shall rise, up in the sky You might crash and you might burn But will you resurrect yourself, will you live again? I will rise and take my place up on high You shall watch the skies until the tears stream from your humble eyes I might crash and I might burn But I will resurrect myself and I will live again! I might crash and I might burn But you will see my light and I will live again! Yeah! The tell that you tell, from your bottom low the only direction is straight back up But I am still crashing as I plummet down Set alight to your flame - matches and gasoline I will crash and I will burn but I will live again Yeah!
2.
Jaws 02:59
Yeah cigarette butts were the only thing That she left behind to remind him of her. Have you ever studied your pale complexion Not exactly sure what it was you hoped to find He was fitted with sharp metal teeth For his protection to help him survive I guess he needed some. Wouldn't you? She dreamt of a soft and soothing caress, And she touched herself to the images in her head He slipped into her and admitted openly: Sometimes I talk a lot, I hope I haven't said too much Sometimes all you get is what you remember I don't know if you could consider that luck ??? like a sad man ??? Each day stole another piece Soon, soon there will be nothing left Have you ever studied your pale complexion, Not exactly sure what it was you hoped to find? Because she was fitted with sharp metal teeth For her protection to help her survive He dreamt of a soft and soothing caress, And he touched himself to the images in his head He slipped into her and she admitted openly: Sometimes I talk a lot, I hope I haven't said too much
3.
Punchline 03:24
I feel so low, you told me something I don't want to know I carry it with me, your gift of misery Leaves me so cynical, my mood's mold and clinical And do you realize why my soul sighs? Its because of you, nothing I can do, and I am lost Its because of you, nothing I can do, and I am lost Oh I know, the jokes on me Yeah I know the joke's on me Don't you feel the way I do? I want you to feel this too Don't you feel the way I do? Cause I can't carry it through, no. I wish that I was not afraid. I wish that I was not afraid Don't you feel the way I do? I want you to feel this too Don't you feel the way I do? I just can't carry it through, no. I wish that I was not afraid. I wish that I was not afraid
4.
Cesarean 03:16
You're a part, you're a part of me. You've become one, become one with me! Who am I? Who am I? Now tell me! What was that? What was that you said to me? You're sitting in your corner using a plastic fork to scratch your face until its raw. You don't have to ask how I feel about you I wear the scars - the scars to show for you They cut me open, they took you out of me Bloody and screaming - so full of beauty Oh these endless nights, White lights in the mirror, burning flame I feel the scar across the stomach Thoughts of my little boy come to me I want you to believe this drxxeam Believe you and me were liberty Find the cure for what ails me Maybe one day you'll let me be You're a part, you're a part of me. You've become one, become one with me! Who am I? Who am I? Now tell me! What was that? What was that you said?
5.
Vacumm 03:28
Suck out the life (light) Your skin rests on bones Airtight like a like a vacuum mold You're loosing something new each and everyday Your friends cant bare to see you any more Suck it – out! Suck it – out! Punch me in the face I taste my salty blood, I taste my salty blood I think of the ocean, of the ocean calling me Taste my salty, blood think of the ocean, calling me Stick a tooth pick in your skin Do your best to crawl back in Hoover Suck it Hoover Suck it Did you get what you wanted? Because I gave you everything Did you get what you wanted? Because I gave you everything cause I gave you everything cause I gave you everything Death lays over me Like a Like a Like a mirror to your own mortality A few seconds of courage make a hero or a fool A few seconds of courage make a hero or a fool You're a fool Did you get what you wanted? Because I gave you everything Did you get what you wanted? Because I gave you everything
6.
Image Maker 01:43
I wanna, wanna make I wanna, wanna make I wanna make my own image God might be an ugly bastard! Self made, self made myth Worship me, worship my Glossy pages, prepare to wait (worth their weight) my myth (nightmare) I've got images in my skin You, you try to read them Try to get within Passion strips your conscious Wind blown caution Worship me Self made myth I've got images in my skin You, you try to read them A fire burns within My story my life
7.
They remember everything, everything I try to forget Collapse these ladders, you destroy them step by step (The more I Learn about you) One more (value) (like me but) (like being crushed and) thrown away Big holes fill them with dust, but they swear it will be OK The world's on fire – you light the match! The worlds on fire, you light it, you light it! The world's on fire You try to hide, hide in these (closed) tight spaces The place is stripped bare, and its isolated The sound of voices, think of something left unsaid Like a high speed crash, you're all torn & twisted You looking for a lover but you, you just suffer You don't, you lie fuck that you're a liar , a liar you're an animal I don't want, don't wanna, oh fuck that no you want it you want that you want you wanna fuck that just another pick a number animal no no, fuck no Every I try to forget, destroy them step by step (Crushed and thrown) All things blown away but you swear it will be OK
8.
Evidence 02:32
Beneath the tall trees, oh yes the ever greens Laying too still, pale cold bodies I keep running but it always catches up I keep searching but I'm running out of luck Secrets remain, I have some myself Pieces of clothing inside of Ziplock bags All this evidence underneath the fingernails You cut it open - you look inside I keep running, but it always catches up I keep searching, but I'm running out of luck Out of – luck! Out of – luck! I'm searching - its hidden I'm searching - for meaning (forbidden) Like their parents I can never forget Like their parents I can never forget Like their parents I can never forget Haunting memories nothing but regret I'm falling I'm sinking I'm Lying Down
9.
Closure 03:08
This could be the last time I see you I try to memorize every last detail With only my photographs and my recollections left It doesn't help that I always knew I wasn't prepared for something microscopic Is it the price, the price that's paid? Like a debt collector for your bad habits You're so afraid, of being half a man Cut it away – dig it all out Hope for the best, weigh whats left. These subtle scars, lines in your skin You still smile. Hospital smells How many years? I keep counting! How many months? Times running through Thinking the worst may keep you focused I'm Playing all the sides, but I'm stuck in the middle How do I say goodbye? How do I say goodbye?Tell me! How do I say goodbye? I don't want to let go, but I've gotta move on Cause death comes to everyone, your legacy as a son I don't want to let go, but death comes to everyone, so I've gotta move on, my legacy as a son I'll kill your parasite as it eats you away I'll hold you hand!
10.
Give it up because we're going under Without a (limb) with out a prayer *7&&xx{jwwx address Special plan to leave (believe) this mess Keep my bullets inside a special box Piece of rope tied with knots Gonna hide inside a big oak chest File the bars hold my breath Balance your books Sharpen your meat hooks Fall in line, Like dominos Your plastic smile, bears your teeth Like trophies of a secret crime I know, I know, I know, I know I know, I know, I know, I am saved I know, I know, I know, I am saved I know, I know, I know, I am saved You can't let yourself You can't let yourself You can't let yourself You can't let yourself Balance your books Balance your books Balance your books Balance your books
11.
Fate plays a cruel trick An uncanny sequence of events Run amok with a hole in the hull Sinking fast A smile that takes me back to something real (there) This might be out of my control I wont let myself give in to xxxx (false smells of xxx) Yeah, You could never find as many flaws As I see when I look at myself Looking back from somewhere far away I wish you'd show me the way, I wish you would show me I wish you'd show me the way, I want you to show me! Yeah, now I wont let myself give in to False smells of comfort I wont let myself give

about

Blaze Camo formed in NYC in 1995 and featured Jesse Jones (Yuppicide) on vocals, John Lafata (Mind Over Matter, Sheer Terror, Madball) on drums, Trevor Silmser (Awake) on bass and David Acampora on Guitar. The goal of the band was to create a sound that was hard, but different from what they had done before. They didn't want to rest on their laurels and success of previous projects. Instead they chose to push their boundaries and not concern themselves with fitting into hardcore or punk. The result is a heavy, unique blend of musical influences that swells, jerks and drives at you like it wants a piece.

This collection consists of their self-released demo and a previously lost studio session. Only four of the eleven songs included here were available before this release.

The band broke up around 1997.

You can buy the Vinyl here: yuppicidemerch.com/product/blaze-camo-the-lost-tapes

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released December 27, 2015

Originally recorded by Ian Love and Davide Gentile in NY around 1995.
Remastered by Peter 'Pluto' Neuber (www.vintagemastering.com) in 2015.

Photos: Carter Smith and Jesse Jones
Front cover painting by Jac Lahav, back cover illustration by Bodie Chewning

Thanks: Daniel Bader, Pluto, Ian Love, Davide Gentile and for all the support past and present.

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Blaze Camo formed in NYC in 1995 and featured Jesse Jones (Yuppicide) on vocals, John Lafata (Mind Over Matter, Crown of Thorns, Madball) on drums, Trevor Silmser (Awake) on bass and David Acampora on Guitar. The goal of the band was to create a sound that was hard, but different from what they had done before. They didn't want to rest on their laurels and success of previous projects. ... more

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