Rum and Bass
Rum and Bass
Release Date:
Friday, 19 September 2025 (International Talk Like a Pirate Day)
Contributors:
Christopher Lane, Edward Ellis
01 Rum and Bass
02 Pirate Radio
This release sails between riotous swagger and quiet reflection, binding its two tracks with salt-sprayed humour and a touch of melancholy. Rum and Bass is a full-throated celebration of pirate chaos, where tankards, commands and sea-shanty bravado crash together in a whirl of rum-fuelled rhythm. The lyrics fold traditional nautical orders into a pounding chant, turning maritime jargon into a percussive engine. Beneath the revelry there’s a glimmer of vulnerability – a crew clinging to ritual and rhythm to steady themselves against the swell.
Pirate Radio shifts the focus from decks to airwaves, tracing the fading signal of a world once held together by hiss and crackle. The nostalgia is unmistakable: a longing for analogue certainty in an age of relentless upgrades and digital drift. As the verses slide from radio static to neural nets and crashed networks, the song captures the disorientation of a sailor stranded in modern tech’s storm. Together, these tracks chart a course through noise, nostalgia and nautical mayhem, blending rowdy energy with a wistful ache for the days when the world felt simpler and the signal still came through.