We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.
/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      €1 EUR  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Comes in a beautifully designed 6-page DigiPak CD case, that contains a complete lyrics and artwork-booklet. THE FIRST 100 ORDERS OF THIS CD WILL RECEIVE A FREE SIGNED AUTOGRAPH CARD!

    Includes unlimited streaming of Ghost Kitchen via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days

      €14.99 EUR or more 

     

  • Full Digital Discography

    14
    releases

    Get all 14 Two Words in Japanese releases available on Bandcamp and save 20%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Snow (feat. Kiteee), Ghost Kitchen: The Remixes, The Wasteland Years (Demo Recordings 1996), Ghost Kitchen, Mindset Gap, Tannhäuser Passage, A Simple Thief: Los Angeles, West Cliff Drive, and 6 more. , and , .

    Purchasable with gift card

      €24.42 EUR or more (20% OFF)

     

about

A dystopian city of the near future: Anonymity, social disinterest, everyday tristesse and black humor outline the text, which is sung energetically and staccato-like over the positive-sounding upbeat electric guitar piece. Every day a single battle with your own impulsiveness and hyperactivity. The first-person narrator tends to be addicted to video gaming. Procrastination is life purpose. The city's pachinko halls replace social interaction. Winning a boss fight every once in a while triggers little bursts of dopamine that tickle the reward center in the mesolimbic system. These are the few highlights of the day. The overarching theme of this track is ADHD resulting from a traumatizing childhood and adolescence.

lyrics

strange places pass my attention while I
log-in to dissociation skipping
the intrusive self-reputation
of the billboards, holograms advertising sounds

day in, day out
day in, day out

tube station, fool of the nation, missing
relations, reaping rejections and I’m
afraid of falling asleep
and so I break my limitations as I’m merging with the crowd

day in, day out
day in, day out
day in, day out
day in, day out

tonight
we dance with the city lights
and then we realize
we’re crossing the edge tonight

hold tight
we sleep with the neon lights
the ones we sanctify
we own the night

inflation – procrastination – I need
the real shot to light up my veins – and maybe
some cajun fries and a coke
and I will stomp those mother*ckers into motherf*cking ground

Motherf*ckers! Gonna burn those mother*ckers down!

girls, boys, pachinko rotation – I am
trapped in a pixel sensation – all those
injections, making me dizzy
and I'm pushing up my energy so I can play another round

day in, day out
day in, day out
day in, day out
day in, day out

credits

from Ghost Kitchen, released October 27, 2023
Music, lyrics, arrangements, mixing & production by Nico Steckelberg

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Two Words in Japanese image

Two Words in Japanese Cologne, Germany

Imagine a future they imagined in 1984: Her bright pink neon mouth pulverized before his inner eye into a molecular pixel cloud and gave way to the seemingly endless metropolis panorama of the skyline of Chiba City. Need something to dream, buddy? This is your soundtrack: Two Words in Japanese. Written and produced by Nico Steckelberg (ELANE) ... more

contact / help

Contact Two Words in Japanese

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this track or account

Two Words in Japanese recommends:

If you like Two Words in Japanese, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featuring interviews with LA music scene pillar Kamasi Washington, and new London-based duo Mrcy.

listen now