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My Synthesizer​.​.​.​Your Funeral

by HEINRICH!

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HEINRICH! ain’t nothin’ to fück with X4 Moved to Philly, all the way from Berlin Berlin, Pennsylvania where it’s boring as sin Got tapped to open for Decontrol That’s when this beautiful city took a piece of HEINRICH!’s soul Now I can’t depart until I give you this gift The knowledge that HEINRICH! ain’t nothin’ to fück with HEINRICH! ain’t nothin’ to fück with X4 Buy my t-shirts at Crash Bang Boom I played Yakfest and I rocked the fückin’ room Living in South Philly where’s there’s lots of bars And you can by a kidney out the trunk of someone’s car Travel up the Schuylkill for a couple of bucks Letting everybody know NEW YORK CITY SUCKS! Walkin’ down Broad Street, hear all the children shout “Got a problem with Philly? Fück around and find out!” Hanging out with Gritty – punching Nazis everyday Saying the things that make Hipsters run away But now it’s time to hit Ctrl Alt Shift And remind you that HEINRICH! ain’t nothin’ to fück with HEINRICH! ain’t nothin’ to fück with X12 “The autopsy shows that all of his internal organs have been punctured. All of his bones have been broken and all of his skin has been removed. Some children found his head on a fußball field serval miles away. Judging from this evidence, I can make but one conclusion: the Cause of Death was ‘fücking mit HEINRICH!’” HEINRICH! ain’t nothin’ to fück with X8
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She’s so retro with her dial-up internet Her Dippity Do and cans of Aqua Net She’s so retro with her dot matrix printer That keeps her warm throughout the winter She’s so retro with her cassette tapes And VHS copy of “Planet of the Apes” She’s so retro with her when she gets to heaven St. Peter’s gonna be there with a DX7 She’s so retro with her rotary phone And haircut that makes her look like Johnny Ramone She’s so retro when she answers the door She says “Are you here to fix my Amiga 64?” She’s so retro that she joined the Catholic Church And insists that the sun goes around the Earth She’s so retro when she’s in a bad mood She shouts at the children “It’s ‘Mowg’, not ‘Moog’!” She drove a Plymouth Satellite Across the Great Salt Flats Into the hill of L.A. To find a Fotomat She sees the world through a GAF View-Master She lives her life on floppy disc She wears her grandmother’s Mood Ring She’s so retro it makes me sick She’s so retro (repeat)
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“I am the God of blind orphans on fire and I command you to dance” Behind the counter at the DMV - blind orphans on fire Lost in the forest, adrift at sea - blind orphans on fire Acting out scenes from “Madame Bovary” - blind orphans on fire Erasing themselves from history - blind orphans on fire Pouring gas into the skull of LBJ They must have set themselves a blaze Staring in my window late at night Is probably how they lost their sight Left on the doorstep of a major corporation They turned to drugs for inspiration Hand-in-hand they walk the land Banging on the ground with a Pepsi can Working on the docks as stevedores - blind orphans on fire They arrived from distant shores - blind orphans on fire Stocking the shelves in convenience stores - blind orphans on fire Smoking cigarettes and drinking Coors - blind orphans on fire Pouring gas into the skull of LBJ They must have set themselves a blaze Staring in my window late at night Is probably how they lost their sight Left on the doorstep of a major corporation They turned to drugs for inspiration Hand-in-hand they walk the land Banging on the ground with a Pepsi can “Suddenly, in a small apartment in Berlin, a child turns to his father and says ‘Knock. Knock.’ and his father says ‘Fückin’ Jehovah’s Witnesses! I told you to stay the Hell away from my goddamn front door!.’” “Only a few days later, another child in a different part of Berlin turns to his father and says ‘Papa, what is the largest pencil in the world?’ and his father says ‘The pencil I used to stab those fückin’ Jehovah’s Witnesses to death. THEY WOULDN’T STAY AWAY FROM MY FRONT DOOR!’” Loitering and white-collar crime - blind orphans on fire They know when to run and where to hide - blind orphans on fire Pouring gas into the skull of LBJ They must have set themselves a blaze Staring in my window late at night Is probably how they lost their sight Left on the doorstep of a major corporation They turned to drugs for inspiration Hand-in-hand they walk the land Banging on the ground with a Pepsi can Pouring gas into the skull of LBJ They must have set themselves a blaze Staring in my window late at night Is probably how they lost their sight Left on the doorstep of a major corporation They turned to drugs for inspiration Hand-in-hand they walk the land Getting all their meals from a garbage can
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“Achtung, Frauleins! Do you believe in Guilt und Revenge? Because ol’ HEINRICH! has something to say about it. And it goes just a little bit like this:” Guilt. Guilt. Guilt und revenge Invite them over like a pair of old friends Then carve your name upon Stonehenge All you’ll know are guilt and revenge Revenge. Revenge. Revenge and guilt Live your life up to the hilt. Buy a house in Scotland and do what thou wilt Revenge. Revenge. Revenge and guilt Took a little walk to a place down the street Just to get some cheese and meat But I only shoplift locally Because I care about the economy Called an orphanage collect Just to earn their respect Don’t need a victim to avenge When all you’ve got are Guilt und Revenge! “Daddy, what’s guilt?” “Well, Billy, the dictionary defines guilt as ‘a feeling of shame or regret as a result of bad conduct’ but I say that guilt is just the residue of a good time." “Oh. Then what’s revenge?” “Son, revenge is a sport invented by Abner Doublecross in 1839. It’s generally regarded to be America’s official pastime. Now get back to your job in the coal mine.” Guilt. Guilt. Guilt und revenge Invite them over like a pair of old friends Then carve your name upon Stonehenge All you’ll know are guilt and revenge Revenge. Revenge. Revenge and guilt Live your life up to the hilt. Buy a house in Scotland and do what thou wilt Revenge. Revenge. Revenge and guilt
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Welcome to the HEINRICH! show I guess you had nowhere better to go Let’s have some beer and hit the dance floor Then we’ll do some shots and hit it once more We’ll shake our butts and get ULTRASWEATY Make James Brown look like Estelle Getty Then meet me at the bar for a couple of drinks ‘Cuz I’m overheated und I stink I'm Overheated Und I Stink x4 We’ve been dancing around for over an hour Some of us could use a long hot shower The club is getting funky I don’t mean the tunes I’m starting to smell like a wild baboon Feeling my brow begin to perspire Fruit flies landing on my synthesizer I should head to the restroom – wash off in the sink ‘Cuz I’m overheated und I stink I'm Overheated Und I Stink x4 Let’s get overheated. Let’s all stink. X 8 I'm Overheated Und I Stink x 8 Welcome to the HEINRICH! show I guess you had nowhere better to go

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In 1981, minimalist synth pioneer HEINRICH! fled from East Berlin to West Berlin. This act of heroism is in no way diminished by the fact that HEINRICH resided in Berlin, Pennsylvania.

In 2022, HEINRICH! was accidentally added to the bill for legendary Philadelphia punk band Decontrol’s fortieth anniversary show. Encouraged by not being booed off the stage, HEINRICH! began accepting bookings for other performances. Soon, a small but disturbingly devoted cult following began to grow around the sour synth player. No understanding that HEINRICH! was making up the songs as he went along, his fans bean to demand that HEINRICH! release an album. As HEINRICH!’s only recording, 1986’s “Your Louisiana License Plate Does Not Give You The right To Insult A Child” was no longer in print, HEINRICH! was forced to record “My Synthesizer… Your Funeral”.

Many thanks to Das Prospectaz for waiting 72 hours before reporting their synths as being stolen.

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released September 7, 2022

Words and music by R. Linderman

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In 1981, minimalist synth pioneer HEINRICH! fled from East Berlin to West Berlin. This act of heroism is in no way diminished by the fact that, at the time, HEINRICH resided in Berlin, Pennsylvania.

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