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Induction Of Seismic Assault
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From band member Frank Hatt: "Induction of Seismic Assault" is from the same jam session as "Baptism of the Testicles." I remember when Borungus called me to talk about his edits from the recording of that jam. He told me that after listening to it, he had the distinct impression that it should be edited into two separate albums. He first mentioned "Baptism of the Testicles." Then he told me that when he listened to the other album, it kept sounding to him like an earthquake in a Japanese toy store. As soon as he told me this, I remembered a bit of trivia that provide a hilarious link between the two albums. The Japanese have a folklore creature named Tanuki. The following excerpts are from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanuki "Tanuki (ηΈ, γΏγγ?) is the common Japanese name for the Japanese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus). They have been part of Japanese folklore since ancient times. The legendary tanuki is reputed to be mischievous and jolly, a master of disguise and shapeshifting, but somewhat gullible and absent-minded." "The actual wild tanuki has disproportionately large testicles, a feature that has inspired humorous exaggeration in artistic depictions. Tanuki may be shown with their testicles flung over their backs like travellers' packs, or using them as drums." "A common schoolyard song in Japan (the tune of which can be heard in the arcade game Ponpoko and a variation of which is sung in the Studio Ghibli film Pom Poko) makes
