TRAMP (single)

TRAMP is the first creative output towards an upcoming yet-untitled Industrial EP that serves as a companion album to the next historical graphic novel from ganky comix, based on the On To Ottawa Trek and Regina Riot of 1935.

TRAMP takes a lyrical adaptation and expansion of 1913 labour/protest song "The Tramp" by Joe Hill (1879-1915), fused with an original marching and spitting industrial arrangement. Joe Hill was a Swedish American labour activist who was a songwriter most well known for his labour songs for the International Workers of the World (IWW).

The same hardships Joe Hill wrote about in his labour songs of the early 1900s still resonate today. This song in particular tells of the lack of dignity and empathy afforded to down-on-their-luck workers during hard times. Today we apply the same "out of sight, out of mind" logic to dealing with those who are downtrodden, as we simply seek to sweep them from our public spaces and further and further away from our consciousness.

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withthesetwohands serves up what it says on the tin - music crafted solely by the two hands of Charles Agopsowicz, a multi-instrumentalist based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. You won't know what to expect, and that's by design – withthesetwohands moves between wildly different genres of music depending on the subject matter and intent of each song and project. withthesetwohands.com

ganky comix is a collaborative graphic novel series by Alberta-based creators Gord Cummings and Charles Agopsowicz. ganky focuses on topics such as Canadian history, Canadian identity, immigration, Indigenous reconciliation, and more. gankycomix.com

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Album Credits:

withthesetwohands | Charles Agopsowicz

YYC | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Mohkinstsis Treaty 7

"The Tramp" originally written by Joe Hill (1897-1915); adapted by Charles Agopsowicz

Artwork, Written, Performed (Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer), Recorded, Produced, and Mixed by Charles Agopsowicz, January 2024.

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Genres:

Industrial Metal, Industrial Rock, Industrial