As his chest literally bubbles he says what may be his final goodbyes to his partner and the other man is left to do the heavy lifting alone. A spanner plugs the works however, as one of the men experiences mild effects of the poison and the production of acid in his stomach goes into overdrive. It turns out the purpose of the mine is to procure an excess of human stomach acid used in the production of a bastardized blood red wine, sold and loved in the region.Īfter the wider conspiracy is revealed and upon realizing their friends must be long gone, the partners decide they must destroy the facility. Night falls, they hide and as the workers fall comatose the wardens, overseen by the Captain, make preparations to pump their poisoned stomachs.
Unfortunately, as they later find, even thatʼs not quite enough. With good reason for suspicion the protagonists feign gluttony and consume as little as humanly possible. That evening, with zero sign of their friends, a massive feast is laid on by the mineʼs cantankerous Captain, who performs a long speech encouraging all to indulge as this is to be the workersʼ last night before returning to their families.
Their quest leads them to a strange mining facility which, despite a dearth of natural resources in the area, opens its doors for even stranger hosts to welcome them. The story starts in the desert with two men engaged in a desperate search for missing friends.
Backstory to this song from Cameron, per Stereogum:
