''Low Life'' is the first EP from British

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. It was a collaboration with the Irish electronic group Empire State Human. It was released on Marc Massive's own independent label, ''Public Disordar Records'', on 20 October 2014. Two singles preceded the album, and two singles donated profits from their release to animal charities. Two music videos were released to promote the EP; ''Sound of the Download'' and ''Low Life''

Background

In 2014, Massive Ego began collaborating with Irish electronic band, Empire State Human, and on 4 February, ''Sound of the Download'' was released as a digital single. A song about illegal downloading. This would be the first release from a collaboration EP by the two bands. Later that year, ''Animal Rights Human Wrongs'' was released as a digital single with proceeds going to the charities, ''Saving Strays'' in

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and ''The Mayhew Animal Home'' in the UK. It was a modern take on the 'animal rights song' genre. The ''Low Life'' EP was a released on 20 October. The title track was a song about the tragic loss of ex-bandmember, Steady ''(Eddie Orange Dasher)'', when he committed suicide in 2005. And features guest vocals by ''Maggie K DeMonde'' of Scarlet Fantastic. Low Life was re-recorded with the new band lineup in 2016, for the upcoming album '' Beautiful Suicide''. The album will feature a dedication to his memory inside the album booklet. ''Reigning in the Machines'', a song that reflects on darker side of technology, was released as a digital single, remixed by ''Matt Pop'', exclusively on the Public Disordar

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and donates all profits from its sale to the ''Norton Animal Rescue Foundation''.

Track listing

Personnel

* Music by: Empire State Human > Marc Massive * Lyrics, vocals: Marc Massive * Music by Marc Massive * Music by: Empire State Human * Lyrics: Zaran Naylor & Marc Massive (Track 6) * Featured vocals: Maggie K DeMonde (Track 1-4) * Remix by: Peter Rainman (Track 2) * Remix: Saša Rajković (Track 3) * Mastered by: Peter Maher * Sleeve image: Plane Clothing

References

External links

''Low Life'' EP at BandcampOfficial website
{{Massive Ego 2014 debut EPs Massive Ego albums