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Released 9/16/2023.
Duration: 4:38.

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Tracks that All Work and No Play references:

• Three in the Morning by Clark Powell
• The Ballad of Jack Noir by Toby Fox
• Double Midnight by Toby Fox
• Litrichean Rioghail by Malcolm Brown
• How Do I Live by Con Air and Diane Warren

Artist commentary:

Kanishka:

Initially conceived as a funky tribute to the likes of Casiopea and Yellow Magic Orchestra, All Work and no Play ended up becoming a much moodier piece after I was overcome with the sudden desire to make something more akin to Bohren und der Club of Gore mixed with Kelly Bailey's Half-Life soundtracks instead. That's the Doylist explanation; from the Watsonian perspective, this track is supposed to represent Jack Noir's mounting frustration with mind-numbingly tedious paperwork and ridiculous dress-code requirements.