Rhys Langston & Open Mike Eagle – Ate the Tuning Fork While I Taxied in the Crepuscular

LA experimentalists Rhys Langston and Open Mike Eagle team up on “Ate the Tuning Fork While I Taxied in the Crepuscular.” Released as the first single from Langston’s upcoming album, “Pale Black Negative,” the song showcases both artists’ talent for linguistic acrobatics.

The track opens with an airport announcement that immediately establishes its offbeat sensibility. “The white zone is for loading emotional baggage only,” Langston deadpans. “The red zone is for dumping it onto others.” Eagle follows with equally absurd boarding instructions: “Check your boarding passes. We are now about to board triple platinum double fudge. If you are not triple platinum double fudge, step to the rear and climb into the trashcan.”

The chorus anchors this lyrical exploration with repeated references to the song’s peculiar title: “Ate the tuning fork while I taxied in the crepuscular/Tapped inner singing bowl, yeah, deep under my jugular.” These recurring lines are grounding mantras amid the track’s conceptual turbulence.