Track 3: Coogee Aquarium (The Shark Arm Case) Song Title: Coogee Aquarium V3 Vocals: Narratieve, cynische en ijzig rustige Aussie-flow; klinkt als een 1930s detective die een bizar rapport voorleest. Instrumentatie: Een donkere staande bas, krakende vintage platenruis, grimmige swing-trompetten, het geluid van klotsend water en schotgeluiden. [Intro - Ocean Waves FX, Public Murmurs, Vintage Record Crackle, Muted Swing Trumpet, Spoken Monologue] (Spoken - thick 1930s Aussie accent, dry & cynical) "Coogee Aquarium, Sydney. April 1935. A four-meter tiger shark captured for the holiday crowds. It didn't swallow a fish... it threw up a human arm with a tattoo of two boxers. The strangest murder case in Australian history had just begun." [Verse 1 - Grimey Boom-Bap Kick, Dark Upright Bass, Muted Brass] April sun at Coogee Baths, the crowds gathering round, Watching the ocean predator swimming on the ground. Thrashing in the tank water, sick upon the floor, Spitting out an arm that floated to the shore. Chirurgisch cut with a heavy steel blade, A dark syndicate story waiting to be played. Tattooed on the forearm, two boxers in a fight, Identifying Jim Smith in the public light. Ex-boxer running moves with the Sydney mob, Sinking private yachts for an insurance job. Patrick Brady in the cottage with a butcher knife, Ending Jim Smith and taking away his life. [Pre-Chorus - Vintage Brass Stabs & Scratches] (Scratch: "Tiger shark... tattooed arm... Coogee tank!") From the aquarium floor to the harbour water deep, A syndicate secret the ocean couldn't keep! [Chorus - Heavy 1930s Swing-Hiphop Beat, Deep Bass, Raw Vocals] THE COOGEE SHARK SPIT THE EVIDENCE OUT! Leaving the Sydney syndicate in total doubt! A severed arm with a tattoo on the skin, Exposing all the secrets from the dark within! Yeah, PATRICK BRADY AND THE HARBOUR SPEEDBOAT RUN! (Scratch: "No body found... court dismissed... trial undone...") The most bizarre murder underneath the Southern sun! [Verse 2 - Fast Calculated Delivery, Ticking Hi-Hats, Low Bass Thump] Reginald Holmes running in his fast motorboat, Shot himself in the head but he stayed afloat. Bullet bounced right off his forehead bone, Chased by the police while he navigated alone. Agreed to turn state evidence and testify clean, The biggest trial Sydney court had ever seen. Found dead in his car the night before the stand, Two shots in the chest from a hitman's hand. Without the main witness, the judge dropped the case, A severed arm alone couldn't prove the time and place. [Chorus - Heavy 1930s Swing-Hiphop Beat, Deep Bass, Raw Vocals] THE COOGEE SHARK SPIT THE EVIDENCE OUT! Leaving the Sydney syndicate in total doubt! A severed arm with a tattoo on the skin, Exposing all the secrets from the dark within! Yeah, PATRICK BRADY AND THE HARBOUR SPEEDBOAT RUN! (Scratch: "No body found... court dismissed... trial undone...") The most bizarre murder underneath the Southern sun! [Bridge - Stripped Back Bass, Ocean Waves FX, Gunshots in Distance] (Spoken - quiet, cold, deadpan) "1935. One arm. No body. No witness. Patrick Brady walked out of court a free man." [Chorus - Heavy 1930s Swing-Hiphop Beat, Deep Bass, Raw Vocals] THE COOGEE SHARK SPIT THE EVIDENCE OUT! Leaving the Sydney syndicate in total doubt! A severed arm with a tattoo on the skin, Exposing all the secrets from the dark within! Yeah, PATRICK BRADY AND THE HARBOUR SPEEDBOAT RUN! (Scratch: "No body found... court dismissed... trial undone...") The most bizarre murder underneath the Southern sun! [Outro - Swing Trumpet Fades, Ocean Waves, Abrupt Tape-Stop Finish] (Spoken - calm, cold, deadpan) "Case unsolved. The shark arm mystery." (Subtle vinyl scratch, sudden abrupt tape-stop finish)
