"Queen Hygiene II" (Heparin, 1998), their first album, continued on that war path with terrifying blasts of chaos.
"Rough Day at the Orifice" (Pop Pop, 1999) is a demented collage of feverish and feral sounds, vaguely approaching the state of music, somewhere along the twisted line that straddles Red Krayola, Pop Group, Mars, Pere Ubu, and Six Finger Satellite.
"Soak the Saddle (Skin Graft, 2000) is the music of very angry (and very spastic) youth: psychotic melodies, manic pace, abrasive guitars, punk rock and Japanese-grade noise.
"Yahweh or the Highway" (Skin Graft, 2001) is another very short album, like the previous ones, with only eight songs to document the band's progress. It leaves the feeling that the kids are growing up, and that they are shunning the most obviously childish excesses of their early albums. Despite the intent, this remains a concentrate of wildly dissonant punk rock, not exactly recommended to fans of the Beatles.
"The Stolen Singles" (31G, 2003) collects rarities.
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My Mind Is a Muffler
Arab on Radar Lyrics
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my nuts are a pressure cooker
my lymph nodes are swollen laughter
canker sores in traffic
sponge bath his habits
sometimes, i just gotta watch her jerk off my mentor
sometimes, i just gotta jerk off
my heart is a horseplay lawyer
pussy exhaust not whooping cough
mating season not cock teasing
i hear he retired to an iron lung in Florida
i hear he retired to an iron lung in Florida
i hear he retired 2 crabby employers
The lyrics of Arab on Radar's song "My Mind is a Muffler" are rife with graphic descriptions of bodily functions and sexual desires that clearly betray a sense of frustration and tension. The lead singer appears to be grappling with his own sense of impotence, as his "nuts are a pressure cooker" and "heart is a horseplay lawyer". He seems to be surrounded by a cacophony of bodily noises and dysfunctions, from "canker sores in traffic" to "swollen laughter" to "pussy exhaust". He is unable to control his own impulses, as evidenced by the lines "sometimes, I just gotta jerk off" and "sometimes, I just gotta watch her jerk off my mentor".
The song seems to be an exploration of the darker, more primal side of human nature, a raw and unedited look at the animal impulses that lie beneath our more civilized veneer. It is not a comfortable or pleasant listen, but it is undeniably powerful and confrontational. The band's grinding dissonance and aggressive vocals mirror the frustration and anger that the lyrics express, creating a visceral listening experience that is not soon forgotten.
Line by Line Meaning
sometimes, i just gotta jerk off
Occasionally, I need to engage in self-pleasure
my nuts are a pressure cooker
My testicles feel like they're about to explode
my lymph nodes are swollen laughter
My glands are visibly enlarged due to an excessive amount of laughter
canker sores in traffic
I have painful sores in my mouth while stuck in congestion
sponge bath his habits
He's in need of a thorough cleansing
sometimes, i just gotta watch her jerk off my mentor
On occasion, I feel the urge to observe my teacher engage in self-gratification
my heart is a horseplay lawyer
My emotions are erratic and unpredictable
my mind is a muffler
My thoughts are muffled - unclear and garbled
pussy exhaust not whooping cough
The sound I'm hearing is not a cough, rather it's sexual in nature
mating season not cock teasing
This interaction is sexual and consensual
i hear he retired to an iron lung in Florida
I've heard that he's living in an iron lung due to a respiratory condition in Florida
i hear he retired 2 crabby employers
I've also heard that he's left two unsatisfactory jobs
Contributed by Christopher W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.