Bootlickers of the Patriarchy

by Shilpa Ray

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1.	Bootlickers of the Patriarchy 04:54	lyrics	buy track
Bootlicker Bootlicker Bootlicker Bootlicker I see you looking cute With that life vest on You left us crushed Threw us under the bus Bootlicker Bootlicker With that life vest on I see you kissin’ asses Social climbin’ through the masses Smashin’ a vision You’re so petrified of You think you can sell solidarity? Bitch, don’t patronize me You held a press conference the day you sold your sisters out You’re a weapon woman You think you’re a weapon woman But the holes in that handsome life vest Will cause you to drown Bootlicker Bootlicker Ghost you’re nothing new to me Floating ‘cross the fields Of some Imperial Raj Gatekeeper Gatekeeper Ghost! You’re nothing new to me Who will think of the precious men? When your time is bygone?
2.	I'm Not An Effigy 04:46	lyrics	buy track
You are the only person I know I get you round to people who are on the go Well you took me to a picture show And what's the first thing that I see Them burning pictures of me head to toe, hey! I'm not an effigy, no, no! I asked you if you would be mad If I packed up all my things and moved to faraway land Well I packed my things and moved to this place And what's the first thing that I see Them burning pictures of me in my face, hey! I'm not an effigy, no, no! Well I moved back from this faraway land Walked right into my room with me mom and me dad Well I saw my picture hanging on the wall They tried to rip it and burn it But it just withstood it all and I said hey! I'm not an effigy, no, no! (Me mom and me dad) I'm not angry, no I'm not angry I'm not an effigy, hey! Walking around this stinking town I look up at the buildings and they get me down Well I look to my left and I look to my right And then I realize they've been striking at me Since the middle of last night, hey! I'm not an effigy, no, no! I'm not an effigy, no, no! I'm not an effigy, no, no! I'm not an effigy, no, no! (Me mom and me dad)

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"'Bootlickers of the Patriarchy' was written about Senator Susan Collins and her infamous press conference after the Kavanaugh/Blasey Ford hearings. It’s about women who succeed from undermining the success of other women or choose to gain success from exploiting the oppression of other women. This is a character who has taken many forms throughout history, the kind of woman who seems perfectly content playing Gamma to the Alpha male. "Bootlicker" is my direct challenge to the notion of “women supporting other women,” and the falsehoods and unrealistic expectations that comes with a statement like that."

"I wrote the song to be played in two different arrangement styles, the first half being slow and haunting and the second going balls-to-the-wall rage. I was re exploring a lot industrial/proto industrial music I had listened to as a teenager in the 90s and used some elements of synth/drum machine sounds to convey all that anger, panic and darkness."

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"Well, why not do a cover of your influences as a B-side? I was obsessed w/ the Ministry album 'With Sympathy' when writing tracks for my upcoming album. It is the record Al Jourgenson has stated multiple times that he’s ashamed of most, which is saying a lot considering this man’s autobiography. I teamed up with my friend Heather Elle of Flossing, formerly of post punk bands Bodega and The Wants for this collaboration. It’s my first official recorded track where I’m playing guitar, so as the saying goes, it’s never too late to pick up a new instrument and get totally lost in it."

-- Shilpa Ray

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released November 10, 2021

Side A: Bootlickers Of The Patriarchy

Written and Arranged by Shilpa Ray
Produced by Shilpa Ray and Jeff Berner
Engineered by Jeff Berner @ Studio G
Mastered by Sarah Register

Shilpa Ray - Vocals, Piano, Wurlitzer, Juno, Mellotron, LinnDrum
Paul Blackwell - Guitar
Turner Stough - Bass
Bloody Rich Hutchins - Drums
Jeff Berner - Bass Synth, Moog, Tambourine

Side B: I'm Not An Effigy

Shilpa Ray + Flossing
Written by Ministry 1983

Engineered by Jeff Berner @ Studio G
Mastered by Sarah Register
Shilpa Ray - Vocals, Guitar, Juno, Harmonium, Drumbrute
Heather Elle - Backing vocals, Bass, additional screaming
Jeff Berner - Moog, Chains, Random Box of Pipes and Garbage

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