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You Shut Down

by Fluid Japan

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CRITICAL PRAISE FOR “YOU SHUT DOWN”

“Here's another slab of excellence. Fluid Japan's “Afterlife” track blew us away a month ago and their latest release [“You Shut Down”] shows more signs of a total amazing album coming at some point!” — ELECTRONIC CAFÉ

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“Like Xymox getting on like a house on fire with Simple Minds’ [bassist] Derek Forbes. In 1984! Lend your ears.” – POST-PUNK MONK, music reviewer.

postpunkmonk.com/2023/03/31/just-three-weeks-later-fluid-japan-serve-a-fourth-sophisticated-single-you-shut-down/

Beginning with an interlude of moody, shimmering synthesizers and mournful strings, “You Shut Down” ignites with a grinding, saturated bass guitar line and echoing guitars that could power onto any Xymox album.

While the song pushes post-punk and gothic, “You Shut Down” boasts rousing vocals and layered, harmonized choruses that harken to Peter Murphy, New Order, or The Church infused with a 60s vocal band. The lyrics, at first dark, then affirming, deal with finding strength and not shutting down in the face of adversity, broken relationships, and the innate pressure to conform. The song rallies around an uplifting chorus of “You should go down fighting,” delivered by both vocalists; then converges into a dizzying unison crescendo, before fading into contemplation.

“You Shut Down” was mastered by Paul Gomersall, legendary recording engineer for Trevor Horn’s ZTT label, engineer for Howard Jones’ U.S. #1 single “No One Is to Blame”, and for artists including Kate Bush, Genesis, Echo & the Bunnymen, Propaganda, Chapterhouse, and Prefab Sprout.

CRITICAL PRAISE FOR FLUID JAPAN

“Fluid Japan’s songs are very cinematic and cool. It’s my kind of music – experimental – always where the good stuff comes from. I look forward to hearing more new songs from them.” – PAUL GOMERSALL, RECORDING ENGINEER. Recording engineer for Trevor Horn’s renowned label ZTT. Engineer for Howard Jones’ U.S. #1 single “No One Is to Blame”, Kate Bush’s “The Sensual World”, and Echo & the Bunnymen.

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lyrics

LYRICS:

Looking down into your broken eyes.
Everybody got a big surprise.
When you turned off.
You just turned off.
I didn’t realize I’d misspoken when I asked where you were from.
Instead, I should have asked where you were made.
Because you were.
You let that place decide who you’d be.
Made you so blind that you couldn’t even see.
Like you’d been put together mass market in a factory.
Don’t shut down.
No, don’t shut down.
Don’t shut down on me.
You should go down fighting.
You should go down fighting
Not be a slave to your mechanical history.
Go down fighting.
You should go down fighting.
Don’t shut down on me.
Don’t shut down on me.
Don’t shut down.
No, don’t shut down.

Don’t shut down on me.
Don’t shut down on me.
Don’t shut down on me.
Don’t shut down on me.
When you turned off. You just turned off.
You should go down fighting.
Not be a slave to your mechanical history.
Go down fighting.
When you turned off. You just turned off.
You should go down fighting.
Not be a slave to your mechanical history.
Go down fighting.
No don’t shut down.

Looking down into your broken eyes.
Everybody got a big surprise.

credits

released March 30, 2023
Written by: Greg Moreau, Todd Lewis, Heather Heimbuch, Walt Wistrand / Lyrics: Todd Lewis
• Greg Moreau – Synthesizer, bass guitar, guitar, programming
• Todd Lewis – Vocals
• Heather Heimbuch – Vocals

Production & Mixing: Greg Moreau & Todd Lewis
Mastered by: Paul Gomersall
Cover Art Design: Todd Lewis

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Fluid Japan

Fluid Japan specialize in a fluid mix of alternative and electronic styles. Their music is sophisticated and atmospheric with heavy retro synths and layers of shimmering vocal harmonies. Active in the flourishing indie 90s Tokyo music scene, Fluid Japan is now based in America. The imagery behind their songs is fueled by the urban landscape of Tokyo that inspired Blade Runner and Neuromancer. ... more

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