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Rodney Orpheus
United Kingdom
Registrace 5. 10. 2006
The Cassandra Complex - The Crown Lies Heavy on the King (Destroy Donald Trump Mix)
You went to school on Daddy’s money
Paid by slaves, you thought it was funny
Now here you are running a nation
Built on lies and white domination
Your empty smile, your tiny wages
Children dying in boats and cages
While white people with outrages
Rule the world and nothing changes
But we’ll make sure
That someday you will know
The crown lies heavy on the king
Whoever you may meet
Wherever you may go
The crown lies heavy on the king
Violence solves nothing, that’s what you cried
But we’ll pull down monuments to your pride
We won’t build your wall, we’ll build a world for all
Where we can stand tall
Some things you can never buy
No matter how hard that you try
Someday you’ll run out of borrowed power
And we’ll make sure that you die
We’ll make sure
That someday you will know
The crown lies heavy on the king
Whoever you may meet
Wherever you may go
The crown lies heavy on the king
Original single release: October 23, 2020
The Cassandra Complex are:
Rodney Orpheus: vocals, synthesisers, drum machines
Andy Booth: guitar, keyboards
Volker Zacharias: guitar, bass guitar, keyboards
Axel Ermes: keyboards
Produced by Rodney Orpheus
Cover art by Antony Johnston
Video edit by Martin Reissner
Paid by slaves, you thought it was funny
Now here you are running a nation
Built on lies and white domination
Your empty smile, your tiny wages
Children dying in boats and cages
While white people with outrages
Rule the world and nothing changes
But we’ll make sure
That someday you will know
The crown lies heavy on the king
Whoever you may meet
Wherever you may go
The crown lies heavy on the king
Violence solves nothing, that’s what you cried
But we’ll pull down monuments to your pride
We won’t build your wall, we’ll build a world for all
Where we can stand tall
Some things you can never buy
No matter how hard that you try
Someday you’ll run out of borrowed power
And we’ll make sure that you die
We’ll make sure
That someday you will know
The crown lies heavy on the king
Whoever you may meet
Wherever you may go
The crown lies heavy on the king
Original single release: October 23, 2020
The Cassandra Complex are:
Rodney Orpheus: vocals, synthesisers, drum machines
Andy Booth: guitar, keyboards
Volker Zacharias: guitar, bass guitar, keyboards
Axel Ermes: keyboards
Produced by Rodney Orpheus
Cover art by Antony Johnston
Video edit by Martin Reissner
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Sophia Xmas 2020 - The Cassandra Complex
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New version of this rare Xmas song, recorded and shot during Covid lockdown, December 2020. Produced by Rodney Orpheus Recorded at Magic Library Studio, London.
Synaesthesia - ESI 168 XT
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In this excerpt from our live music tech webcast on August 18 2020, Rodney Orpheus & Andrew Lent discuss the incredible ESI 168 XT audio interface. Is it the best value audio interface money can buy? (Spoiler - yes it is!)
The Cassandra Complex - Stay In Fest live stream concert
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Rodney Orpheus performs a bunch of songs from The Cassandra Complex live as part of the 12 hour live streamed Stay In Fest, in aid of charity. Includes the premiere performances of several songs we are working on for our forthcoming new album! SET LIST VALIS We Defend Ourselves Bad Faith The Crown Lies Heavy on the King The Great Sea My Possession N.U.D. Speed of Sound CREDITS The Cassandra Com...
Synaesthesia Deep Dive: ESI M8U eX
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Rodney Orpheus unboxes the amazing new ESU M8U eX multi-port MIDI interface. Is this the best MIDI interface ever built? Let's see what Rodney thinks... www.esi-audio.com/products/m8uex/
Desert Island Nerds s01e01 - Brian Freisinger
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Desert Island Nerds s01e01 - Brian Freisinger
The Cassandra Complex - Back to the Future. Live at WGT Festival 2019
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The Cassandra Complex - Back to the Future. Live at WGT Festival 2019
The Cassandra Complex - Sex Death & Videotapes
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The Cassandra Complex - Sex Death & Videotapes
The Cassandra Complex: Nightfall - WGT 2007
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The Cassandra Complex: Nightfall - WGT 2007
The thing can send CV and clock no problem via Ableton to my eurorack. Best interface.
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This is such a catchy song, even if the political lyrics (as opposed to the cryptic, esoteric fare that we all know and love) are somewhat jarring. But I see it as a snapshot of a tumultuous time in America-an ongoing crisis that we're all living through. I'd love to know how you guys feel now, in June 2024. Is Trump truly a tyrant, or is he a convenient scapegoat for a terribly flawed system, that seeks to divide us all? I wish I could see you guys in Chicago this September. 😢
He's a tyrant - or at least he will be if elected again. That's not my opinion - he literally said that's what he will do. So it's not a matter of opinion.
Thank you guys for the fantastic last European tour concert in Heerlen yesterday! It was a great evening ❤ greetings Pi NTRSN
31:15min Nightfall...... Second shot, beyond belief......usw WHY NOT Nice Work??????😭😭😭😭😭 P.S. Deine Stimme ist großartig, #nevermindthedoctorsherestherodneyorpheus
Einfach nur " GEIL ".
2:52 - best part! 🙂👍
Have this vinyl somewhere with soldiers on from the First World War .
Looking forward for live gig Heerlen this month.
"In a Lonely Place" by Joy Division is pure awesome in itself, I love the song, it goes so deep .. but now sung by one of my heroes from the eighties, unbelievable and that touches me, my eyes are moist ✨️💖 🖤🍷
Awesome video. Are you still using the interface and do you still recommend it ? I was thinking of buying one.
You need to come back!
Hi. Does it work wiith Sysex? Is it compatible with MacOs 14 Sonoma? Thank you?
One of the best albums ever: Theomania (1988). And then, suddenly, more than 30 years later: Another overvhelming hammer: This album is made in heaven. Ok, a little modern socialist lyrics, but allinall, its a bomb for the mind. And very very great music.
I am unable to use one MIDI in connected to everything else as MIDI out. I use the device in connection with my DAW since I want to record what I play. I understand there are things to learn but so far, the MIDI daisy chaining worked much better than the M8U eX, Maybe I will have to sell it and try something that works better. Actually, I understand it's my fault. I should have read the entire user's guide before buying it. In standalone mode ... these modes are fixed of the MIDI I/O’s and cannot be changed or configured free. In standalone mode there is not auto detection of the MIDI input or output because only the 3 modes are available, these are fixed! Here is the confusion, My understanding was that I would get something pretty much similar to MRCC MIDI Router Control Center But What ESI M8UeX does is basically Midiplus MIDI8x8 MIDI Interface $113.89 + an independant 3 inlets USB HUB Onvian 3 Port USB Hub High Speed Splitter Plug and Play Bus Powered, Black $8.99 + a way to connect it to your computer but this decreases the functionality of it
This version is so soft, thus amusing! I've found myself listening to Grenade album at least once per day on my mp3 player when I go for shopping or commute to work. I simply cannot get tired of this album. And Motherad is in my TOP 3 songs ever. I feel so free listening to this music on my commute time to work :D.
So did I get the clunker? The thing turns on but all my devices will not work in Abelton Live..wow! Stand alone seems ok..but is very limiting with paired ports and not the sweet idea of plug n play I was hoping for.
thank you for this great video I just got 2 days ago the ESI M8U eX 16-Port. I have a few questions / issues: 1/ It seems that the USB hub doesn't connect with the regular 5 PIN MIDI I have one device: Roli Seaboard 49 Gen.1 that only connects via USB-MIDI, no 5PIN connection on it Not sure but I expected the USB hub to be a MIDI connection but I wonder now if it's not only a power connection, which would be disappointing 2/ On my computer, the 3 USB/MIDI connections available and the #1 5PIN port are not visible 3/ if I want to use it with my computer DAW, do i necessarily need to unplug the AC/DC connection ?
I purchased it today in Berlin and the box included the rackmount! i think they might be able to send it to you as it looks great mounted
93! Spiritueller Nachfolger des grandiosen When I fall in love mit heavy JD vibes :D
Donde puedo localizar el concierto?? soy un seguidor de cassandra y no logro poder compar o descargar ningun concierto.
My favorite writer! The lovely Christina Z ❤️
40 ans de plaisir et d'émotion
Does the 16 ports give 16 discrete channels PER port? Meaning 256 MIDI channels in all. There’s nothing mentioned about this in all the reviews, so does it means that all the ports only send 16 midi channels in all? I’m looking for an interface that gives more than 16 channels like the MOTU interfaces which unfortunately is no longer in stock. 😢
I love you! Greetings from AACHEN!
Great stuff Rodders🖤🖤🖤
one of my favorite bands for over 30 years 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
UAU! FODA! HOW TO SAY IN BRAZIL.
Great to see Rodney and the Cassandra Complex again! - the Sound on the video is unfortunately very poor.. - nearly no bass and guitar listenabble...- yes yoused to it! 😂😂😉 - they could make much more of their great and iconic, timeless songs! What a great band! Hope to see them soon again live too!!
I don`t know the real sound at this show, i would really appreciated having been there and it listining live!!! - unfortunately it did not work out. - , but songs like one million happy custumers and second shot, wich are my personal favorits!! ( gorgeos and fantastic, - just my absolut favourits! - there are many more, which are of course fantastic too - and you played a lot of them!! ) , are sounding strangely some miles away.. or on valium etc. - witch is really sad! - That is at least what i get from the video.. - Most of the Cassandra Songs are timeless! - Even more important today! - We are all gtting older but we should not loose the fire in our heart! - Hope to see you soon Rodney and thank you for some of the best Songs ever written and recorded! Love and Peace!!
Rodney Orpheus is another fellow Thelemite embracing Technology to develop great creative concepts with brilliant results. An influence for Nadaville Ensemble.
I still get goosebump when I hear this song 🖤🖤🖤 I love it
You know, the first thought I had when you held up the user guide was 'what a waste of resources'. I then laughed when you said how great it was to get a paper copy, then found the plastic packaging so annoying. Save the planet folks! Anyway, thanks for the informative vid.
not too close...
Great....
Too stupid to sin!!! (I love the Theomania Album👏👍)
These old punks are still at it. Keep it up. This is FANTASTIC song and lyric. I’m an old punk too. Keep up the fight Rodney O!!
Old like Biden, freshness was the importence of Punk, those guys like the Ministry guy are conservative, they can't change, they can't be progressive. Ideology is a case. Ideology is a prison. Trump didnt started war, Biden made a chaos, billions for the war, for Ukraine and for Israel by the American taxpayers. Ukranians left their own country, the other poor half dies on the battlefield, because the war industry never stop, hope Trump comin' back and will close the money river . Real punks against the real warmakers, banksters made the atlantic slave trade not my christian european ancestors.
Who built the cages Rodney?
Hi Rodney, I have a lot of gear. (synths, drum boxes etc..) I need all to connected to a THRU box because of the midi clock, latency... So I need a THRU box mainly. The M8U is work as a thru box right? But I also need to connect one of my synth (Elektron Syntakt) to an AKAI Midimix. For that I would need a USB midi host box as well. Since I can not connect them together. I want the Midimix to control the Syntakt. So my other question is that can I also do this with the M8U? Waiting for your answer . Thx a lot! David
I love it! 🖤
Great song. Grenade is a masterpiece
Ohne Zweifel ein Meisterstück, das auch auf "Theomania" seinen Platz gefunden hätte.
Yes, the king is no longer the king. The crown lies on the ground.
my old LOVE is back ❤
Perfect! I want a new album!
i hear you - and can relate. very enjoyable.
I have a midi keybord and 8 modules.. is it possible to choose the modules?
ESI is an underrated company, They were making some audio interfaces for a while that sounded better than anything on the market at the time, The MaxIO XD was nothing short of stunning! Then they suddenly stopped manufacturing them! Likely for lack of marketing awareness, they could have taken over a huge sector of the market!
The ESU M8U ex is junk unless all you want is a way to control your midi devices with your computer. As far as MIDI to MIDI connections forget it. For a while it powered up when using without USB but now it does not. This is a good example of how new tech is lacking when it comes to understanding older tech. Update.... it now won't power on with usb.... bigger piece of junk than I previously thought.
I have a disappointing experience with this device as well. I have 5 MIDI synths, and a Windows laptop running Reaper for recording. I usually have to do multiple power off/on (USB unplug, power unplug) to have my laptop properly recognize and configure MIDI IN/OUT on the MU8EX. And many problems with MIDI clock. I would never take this on stage, it's not reliable. I contacted ESI support, they never answered me.
When M8U eX is powered by its power adaptor and connected to the desktop computer via a USB port, and the computer power is off, the electornic current backfeeds from M8U eX into the desktop computer. This can be very dangerous and may damage your computers and peripherals. I reported to ESI and they confirmed it.
@@juneaftn Have you confirmed the power backfeeding issue yourself on this device? I contacted ESI and they deny that there should be any power backfeeding to the host. If this is the case, the unit might be defective.
Old school.....! Awesome!!