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Disrupted (Deluxe)

by Mat Ward

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Ojai Ojai In a righteous world, Mat Ward would be selling a billion albums and winning GRAMMYs left right and centre. Why? Because he's a musical genius and he's managed the rare feat of getting better with every record he's made. And by saying this I don't mean skip to his latest release to jump the queue, because his first album is better than 98.35% of anything you'll ever hear (percentage achieved through scientific means and artificial intelligence which cannot be gainsaid).

Mat Ward makes life-changing music and he imbues his albums with deep concepts that reward repeated listening. Who else has the musical talent and lyrical wit to neatly skewer the hubris of Apple and the preposterous, laughable sociopathy of the idiot Elon Musk, and to do it all in such a charming way, like a beautifully woven tapestry that reveals endless fractal detail, no matter how close you get to the threads?

Mat Ward, you are a wonderful genius. Love ya! ❤️
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1.
Picked On 04:29
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ROBOT He was picked on. MAYE MUSK On. On. He was picked on quite a bit. He was this brilliant boy, so people didn't really like him. The full lyrics, along with all the song meanings, samples and the story of how the album was made, are in the 48-page hyperlinked PDF booklet that comes with the deluxe version of the album, which is 5 US dollars less than the regular version of the album for a limited time. It also contains 3 bonus tracks and the synthesizer patch made out of Elon Musk's face that plays the last note on the entire album.
2.
Hated School 03:57
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ROBOT Hated going to school. Hated going to school. ELON MUSK I hated going to school when I was a kid - it was torture. The full lyrics, along with all the song meanings, samples and the story of how the album was made, are in the 48-page hyperlinked PDF booklet that comes with the deluxe version of the album, which is 5 US dollars less than the regular version of the album for a limited time. It also contains 3 bonus tracks and the synthesizer patch made out of Elon Musk's face that plays the last note on the entire album.
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Blastar 04:00
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ELON MUSK Then I started programming a space game called Blastar. ROBOT I don't think they realised I was 12. The full lyrics, along with all the song meanings, samples and the story of how the album was made, are in the 48-page hyperlinked PDF booklet that comes with the deluxe version of the album, which is 5 US dollars less than the regular version of the album for a limited time. It also contains 3 bonus tracks and the synthesizer patch made out of Elon Musk's face that plays the last note on the entire album.
4.
One Cake Now 03:40
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ROBOT You could have one cake now. You could have two later. ELON MUSK It sort of feels a bit like we're like that - have you seen those delayed gratification experiments where the kid's got the, 'You could have two cupcakes if you wait five minutes, or you could have one cupcake if you eat it now.' And that's actually quite a good predictor of the kid's future success. The full lyrics, along with all the song meanings, samples and the story of how the album was made, are in the 48-page hyperlinked PDF booklet that comes with the deluxe version of the album, which is 5 US dollars less than the regular version of the album for a limited time. It also contains 3 bonus tracks and the synthesizer patch made out of Elon Musk's face that plays the last note on the entire album.
5.
Fix The Future 03:58
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ROBOT If you don't like it. If you think it's wrong. If you don't like it. Fix the future. ELON MUSK Usually there's something that makes me not like some element of the future and then wonder whether there's some way to fix that. The full lyrics, along with all the song meanings, samples and the story of how the album was made, are in the 48-page hyperlinked PDF booklet that comes with the deluxe version of the album, which is 5 US dollars less than the regular version of the album for a limited time. It also contains 3 bonus tracks and the synthesizer patch made out of Elon Musk's face that plays the last note on the entire album.
6.
Eating Glass 03:30
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ELON MUSK Starting a company is like eating glass and staring into the abyss. ROBOT It's like eating glass, yeah. It's like eating glass, oh yeah. The full lyrics, along with all the song meanings, samples and the story of how the album was made, are in the 48-page hyperlinked PDF booklet that comes with the deluxe version of the album, which is 5 US dollars less than the regular version of the album for a limited time. It also contains 3 bonus tracks and the synthesizer patch made out of Elon Musk's face that plays the last note on the entire album.
7.
Shut Us Down 04:12
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ELON MUSK Financial regulatory agencies were trying to shut us down, Visa and Mastercard were trying to shut us down, eBay was trying to shut us down, FTC was trying to shut us down, there were a lot of battles there. ROBOT Shut us down. The full lyrics, along with all the song meanings, samples and the story of how the album was made, are in the 48-page hyperlinked PDF booklet that comes with the deluxe version of the album, which is 5 US dollars less than the regular version of the album for a limited time. It also contains 3 bonus tracks and the synthesizer patch made out of Elon Musk's face that plays the last note on the entire album.
8.
Precedents And Superlatives 04:24
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ELON MUSK People tend to get excited about precedents and superlatives. Precedents and superlatives. Precedents and superlatives. The full lyrics, along with all the song meanings, samples and the story of how the album was made, are in the 48-page hyperlinked PDF booklet that comes with the deluxe version of the album, which is 5 US dollars less than the regular version of the album for a limited time. It also contains 3 bonus tracks and the synthesizer patch made out of Elon Musk's face that plays the last note on the entire album.
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If You Want Certainties 04:07
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ELON MUSK If you only do things that are certain to succeed, you're only going to be doing very obvious things. ROBOT If you want certainties, you won't change anything. The full lyrics, along with all the song meanings, samples and the story of how the album was made, are in the 48-page hyperlinked PDF booklet that comes with the deluxe version of the album, which is 5 US dollars less than the regular version of the album for a limited time. It also contains 3 bonus tracks and the synthesizer patch made out of Elon Musk's face that plays the last note on the entire album.
10.
People In The Picture 03:55
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ELON MUSK To get the public excited you've got to get people in the picture, it's just 100 times different, if there are people in the picture. ROBOT Got to get people in the picture. The full lyrics, along with all the song meanings, samples and the story of how the album was made, are in the 48-page hyperlinked PDF booklet that comes with the deluxe version of the album, which is 5 US dollars less than the regular version of the album for a limited time. It also contains 3 bonus tracks and the synthesizer patch made out of Elon Musk's face that plays the last note on the entire album.
11.
This Is Mad 04:14
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ELON MUSK It's really crazy that we build these sophisticated rockets and then crash them every time we fly. This is mad. SHOBA SRINIVASAN This is mad. This is madness. The full lyrics, along with all the song meanings, samples and the story of how the album was made, are in the 48-page hyperlinked PDF booklet that comes with the deluxe version of the album, which is 5 US dollars less than the regular version of the album for a limited time. It also contains 3 bonus tracks and the synthesizer patch made out of Elon Musk's face that plays the last note on the entire album.
12.
Pallet Of Cash 04:24
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ELON MUSK Guys, imagine we had six million dollars in a pallet of cash falling through the sky. Would we try to catch it? I say we do. Six million dollars in a pallet of cash. The full lyrics, along with all the song meanings, samples and the story of how the album was made, are in the 48-page hyperlinked PDF booklet that comes with the deluxe version of the album, which is 5 US dollars less than the regular version of the album for a limited time. It also contains 3 bonus tracks and the synthesizer patch made out of Elon Musk's face that plays the last note on the entire album.
13.
100 Miles 03:43
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ELON MUSK You only need about 100 miles by 100 miles of solar panels to power the entire United States. ROBOTS 100 miles. The full lyrics, along with all the song meanings, samples and the story of how the album was made, are in the 48-page hyperlinked PDF booklet that comes with the deluxe version of the album, which is 5 US dollars less than the regular version of the album for a limited time. It also contains 3 bonus tracks and the synthesizer patch made out of Elon Musk's face that plays the last note on the entire album.
14.
Satellite Around The Sun 03:29
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ELON MUSK Earth is itself a satellite, it's a satellite of the sun, so it's pretty obvious that if small satellites can be solar and battery powered, then big ones can too. SHOBA SRINIVASAN Satellite around the sun. The full lyrics, along with all the song meanings, samples and the story of how the album was made, are in the 48-page hyperlinked PDF booklet that comes with the deluxe version of the album, which is 5 US dollars less than the regular version of the album for a limited time. It also contains 3 bonus tracks and the synthesizer patch made out of Elon Musk's face that plays the last note on the entire album.
15.
Sunlight 04:09
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ELON MUSK The Tesla Semi will go zero to 60 in five seconds - that's by itself or with a trailer. We can guarantee the electricity rates because these will be solar-powered megachargers - and because these megachargers are solar-powered, your truck is running on sunlight. ROBOT It runs on sun. ROBOTS It runs on sunlight. The full lyrics, along with all the song meanings, samples and the story of how the album was made, are in the 48-page hyperlinked PDF booklet that comes with the deluxe version of the album, which is 5 US dollars less than the regular version of the album for a limited time. It also contains 3 bonus tracks and the synthesizer patch made out of Elon Musk's face that plays the last note on the entire album.
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Hardcore Smackdown 04:09
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ELON MUSK This will be the first time that any car has broken two seconds at zero to 60. This will be the first time that any car has broken nine seconds - any production car has broken nine seconds in a quarter mile. These are all world records. The point of doing this is to just give a hardcore smackdown to gasoline cars. ROBOTS A hardcore smackdown to your cars. A hardcore smackdown to big oil. The full lyrics, along with all the song meanings, samples and the story of how the album was made, are in the 48-page hyperlinked PDF booklet that comes with the deluxe version of the album, which is 5 US dollars less than the regular version of the album for a limited time. It also contains 3 bonus tracks and the synthesizer patch made out of Elon Musk's face that plays the last note on the entire album.
17.
You Can Do It 03:53
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ELON MUSK If we're building this thing to go to the Moon and Mars, then why not go to other places on Earth as well? AUDIENCE MEMBER You can do it Elon! ELON MUSK Thanks. The full lyrics, along with all the song meanings, samples and the story of how the album was made, are in the 48-page hyperlinked PDF booklet that comes with the deluxe version of the album, which is 5 US dollars less than the regular version of the album for a limited time. It also contains 3 bonus tracks and the synthesizer patch made out of Elon Musk's face that plays the last note on the entire album.

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A future bass concept album about Elon Musk, released on July 31, 2018, when Earth was closest to Mars.
This deluxe version includes:
- three bonus tracks (Venture Capitalists, Aliens and Not On Impact)
- a 48-page hyperlinked PDF booklet containing the lyrics, song meanings, samples and the story of how the album was made
- the synthesizer patch made out of Elon Musk's face that plays the last note on the entire album, plus a midi file to play the correct notes.
Plus you have the option to download in uncompressed WAV format, so you get to hear the album the way it was meant to sound, rather than that squashed streaming version.

"Listeners may need time to digest this musical feast, it is enough for several meals." - AltMedia

I was interviewed by Beatcontext about the album here:
www.beatcontext.com/post/mat-ward-elon-musk-late-blooming-and-talking-music-shop

credits

released July 31, 2018

Written, produced and mixed by Mat Ward.
Vocals on tracks 11 and 14 by Shoba Srinivasan.
Additional vocals on tracks 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18 and 19 by Ziggy Ward.
Mastered by Warm Audio Mastering.

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Mat Ward blends future bass, drum and bass, punk and politics to come up with a different sound. He has released albums about financial markets, Apple, Elon Musk, surveillance, the media, Mars, protest chants and the climate. He also writes books and a music column that has been shared by the likes of Ru Paul, Chuck D, Tom Morello and Al Jourgensen. ... more

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