The BMI Bandit vs. The Yoga Warrior for Omnivore of the Year

**"The BMI Bandit vs. The Yoga Warrior for Omnivore of the Year"** is a song by Negative Øhio. The track is a heavy Industrial electronic composition, mixing heavy percussion and frantic ukulele improvisation, with several interludes containing bass solos and spoken word vocals. It is labeled as genres such as Industrial, Noise, Avant-Garde Metal and IDM.

It was released on April 15th, 2019 digitally. It was later also released on the album *Metal Is Girly And Gay (And That's Okay)*.

## Composition

The track is built in a similar song structure to that of an EDM song, with some differences. There are instrumental verses that build up to drops, however instead of drops there are interludes with vocals.

The rhythm section of the song is built almost entirely around recordings of gym equipment. A gym ball is used for the "bass drum", while the clank of a pull-down machine is used for the "snare". The distorted main "riff" is the sound of feet dragging on a moving treadmill. The interludes uses the sound of an exercise bike being operated for background ambiance.

The interludes use programmed MIDI drum beats, with each interlude having a very different feel to it. There are also some MIDI crash cymbals in the main sections, as well as constant digital screaming.

The lead instruments in the main section is an ukulele that is pitched down to sound like a bass guitar. In the interludes, the lead instrument is a bass guitar distorted to sound like a guitar. Both instruments' parts are improvised jam sections.

The spoken word vocals in the interludes are performed in a throat-y Black Metal inspired delivery by Nightmare Lyre, while Gigakoops does the redneck impression at the end. The vocals are distorted heavily to fit into the noisy soundscape.

The song is composed in a 4/4 rhythm at 160 beats per minute. The small gaps between segments are free form tempo, and as thus the song is technically not in a constant tempo.

## Lyrics

The lyrics are written to satirize the exercise trends of Norwegian youth culture in a tongue-in-cheek fashion. They bluntly talk down the entire concept of physical exercise, while suggesting spending time and energy on art and intellectual pursuits instead. The irony of these lyrics being put over a beat built out of exercise equipment is intentional.

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[Interlude 1]

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Exercising is for losers
For losers
Exercising is for losers
For losers
Don't exercise

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[Interlude 2]

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The mind is more important than the body
The body is finite
The mind is infinite
*Coughing up a hairball in a very Metal way*

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[Interlude 3]

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There are many other things you can do other than exercising
You can read a book
Watch a film
Play a game
Could spend some time with your friends
Or do something that will matter in the end

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[Outro]

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Yah!
You can't bench-press your way into happiness!

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## Trivia

* The gym equipment recordings were done in the basement of artist May S., who would later be featured on the Negative Øhio track "The Great Fiskelefse Mystery" doing didgeridoo improvisation.
* The pitch of the rhythm track and screaming subtly increases with each section of the song.
* The "coughing up a hairball in a very Metal way" was the result of a failed attempt at an inhale scream. They deemed it sounding weird and off-kilter enough to keep it in, and it also kinda sounded like somebody being exhausted, which fits with the theme of the song.

## References

1. ↑ https://negativeohio.bandcamp.com/track/the-bmi-bandit-vs-the-yoga-warrior-for-omnivore-of-the-year
2. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Negative-%C3%98hio-The-BMI-Bandit-Vs-The-Yoga-Warrior-For-Omnivore-Of-The-Year/release/13749748
3. ↑ https://genius.com/Negative-hio-the-bmi-bandit-vs-the-yoga-warrior-for-omnivore-of-the-year-lyrics