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.

We Are The Enemy

from DOWN IN THE VALLEY by The Gatekeepers

/

  • Streaming + Download

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

      name your price

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

about

More militarism in the lyrics here but this time it's in response to seeing the behaviour of the cops at protests and gigs when I got to Brisbane. I'd never known such heaviness. The impact doubled when I understood that no matter how threateningly chaotic the punters seemed to little milquey middle class me they were nothing on the thuggery of the cops at the time. Here I'm imagining the repression of a youth revolt or something that you'd think up at eighteen or so after witnessing one disturbing thing. The unintentional humour of it probably prevented me from offering it to the Pits or doing it with the Gatekeepers. Still like the music though and it was largely intact so here it is.

I think I was going for Devo on this one, that kind of 60's chorus with a clean punk kinda jangle like Gates of Steel or Uncontrollable Urge. I put a big distorted Les Paul in there but it just detracted from the overall sound so it's gone. 'Sides the electric 12 makes a compelling rhythm geetar.

credits

from DOWN IN THE VALLEY, released December 12, 2013
Words and music Peter Jetnikoff 1980

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

The Gatekeepers image

The Gatekeepers Melbourne, Australia

contact / help

Contact The Gatekeepers

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like The Gatekeepers, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Beans joins the show to discuss his album release, "ZWAARD".

listen now