T F I H L
the floor is hot lava
aka twin firs in higher latitudes
aka the fuck is happening, luke?
can i field you like a MOUSE? can i build you a new HOUSE? can i live inside your DREAM? can i be your MOONBEAM? can i wear all of your CLOTHES? can i lick all of your TOES?
TFIHL was born of coincidences and structures of the conjuncture, regressions and play, returns of the repressed, new routes for joy, and 1980’s soundtracks. All works are composed, recorded, edited, and mixed across virtual distances, piecemeal, no studio.
TFIHL will release 1-2 albums per year to keep some lamplights burning during these dark times.
all we ask:
take your index fingers and touch them under your nose like they’re a mustache, move ‘em up and down at a fast rate, and say “buhhhhhhhh.” then listen with a heart so tickled.
TFIHL IS A/S/L
three old pals. one more time for rock-n-roll,
this time with feeling. buhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
our debut, self-titled album is available July 23, 2020 on philco dynamite records. you can listen and purchase here.
no identities, no touring. but we got all kinds of beer.
THE FLOOR IS HOT LAVA (S/T)
DEBUT, SELF-TITLED ALBUM AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE 7.23.20 ON PHILCO DYNAMITE RECORDS!!!
cover art by chicago-based artist keenan wells.
stream, follow, and purchase now at bandcamp.
the album is now live on most streaming sites.
Listen on Spotify
Listen on Apple Music
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THE FLOOR IS HOT LAVA is a concept album of sorts. Nothing like Tommy or The Wall, so don’t “sheeeeeit” just yet. We only figured out the narrative après-coup. So, as in the best of psychoanalytic tradition: tell us yr narrative and we’ll gently share with you ours.
Dedicated with big love to Kenzie & Philco. Tu nous manques.
the floor is hot lava
by the floor is hot lava
a welcome smoke break for dogs and hyenas. boom boom. the transference. the counter-transference. between the soybeans and the corn. buhhhhh. are you home guwahati johnny? did you ever leave? rest well and say a prayer with us, a prayer for the rat man.
All songs written and composed by TFIHL, except Track #13 by TFIHL & J. Baird. References for all samples can be found by clicking on track names here.
The tracks posted here (on this very page) are MP3 files. The quality kinda suuuuuucks. So we will keep these up only for the summer. Probably not a good idea to play on your boomy bluetooth speaker while riding your fixed-gear bike down Augusta Ave. Yeah, I’m talking to you “that guy.”
Check us out at Bandcamp instead, especially if you really want to hear the maal. And if y’all follow us there, purchase, and review the album, then it will REALLY HELP US OUT. LIKE BIG TIME. WAIT, HEY, WHERE’S THE BUTTON TO TURN THESE CAPS OFF…I MEAN, THERE’S ONLY ONE MF DOOM AND PEOPLE THINK THIS MEANS SCREAMING AND….oh, there it is. Sorry about that.
Thanks, friends. — TFIHL
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semiotic matters
click on the track titles below for lyrics and information on each song.
click the bandcamp logo under the album cover to listen and read other words.
(4) Fill Yr Cup
(5) Bird of Night
(6) The Blue Camaro, Pt. 2 (Mama Done Told Me)
(7) The Rat Man
(8) Toodleoo
(9) Total Circumcision of the Heart
(10) When I Get Home
(11) The Resistance
(12) Hyena Blues
(13) Dogs on the Rocks
(14) Not a Rat, Man
(15) M-O-O-N
m e r s h
COMING SOOn
Sometime in the near future, we’ll sell some t-shirts and stickers for y’all.
One thing we promise: after we raise enough money to press our album on vinyl, all income earned by merchandise sales will be donated to causes we care passionately about: medical research early-childhood disorders, mental health resources for low-income and indigenous/minority populations, reproductive rights and access, and climate science.
ALSO…
If you are a visual artist and would like to collaborate with us, then please email us: floorhotlava@gmail.com
To stave off your consumerist impulses for the time being, here’s a video of a Philco washing machine in hot action:
