AN AUDIO GUIDE TO SORRY ABOUT THE MESS #2

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9. Where I Find Myself (2026), Alice Sheppard Fidler

Where I Find Myself (2026)
Alice Sheppard Fidler

8. The Helens (2026), Helen Grundy

The Helens (2026)
Helen Grundy

12 & 13. Embodied Histories 4 & 5 (2026), Dyana Gravina

Embodied Histories 4 & 5 (2026)
Dyana Gravina

11. Mummy Needs a Tramadol (2026), Laura Lulika

Please scroll to the bottom of the page for track description and lyrics*

Mummy Needs a Tramadol (2026)
Laura Lulika

1. Mercreatures of the Post-Anthropocene (2023), Ellen Angus

Mercreatures of the Post-Anthropocene (2023)
Ellen Angus

14. Furry Purry (2006/2026), Jemima Brown

Furry Purry (2006)
Jemima Brown

*Mummy Needs a Tramadol Lyrics and Track Description 

Track created by Medical Museum (Hang Linton and Laura Lulika with contributions from their child whose artist name is currently Blabla Shaboobledink) 

Track description: This is a punk track reminiscent of 70s/80s riotgrrl punk with a heavy ska influence. Lulika provides vocals with a Northern twang from shouting, throaty chanting to softer singing. Our kid's shouting is scattered throughout and Hang contributes with backing vocals. Towards the end of the track there is a vibe shift where we chant together in elongated throaty and croaky way in the style of chanting monks adding in some 80s goth synth elements and softer singing at the end. 

(Child shouting) MUMMY NEEDS A TRAMADOLLLL 

(Groovy ska jam comes in)

(Kid shouting chopped Mu- uh -uh -uh - mmy Needs a Tr-am-adol ooh ooh ah ah ooh ah ah) repeated while (Hang sings)  oooh oooooh and a marimba sounding synth plays a melody in the background 

(Kid shouting) TRAMADOLLLL 

(Lulika) Mummy needs Mummy needs mummy needs a tramadol

Shaking like a shitting dog 

Mummy needs a tramadol 

Fainting off the bog on the floor 

Needs a tramadol 

Head covered in blood 

Mummy needs, needs a tramadol 

(Kid shouting chopped Mu- uh -uh -uh - mmy Needs a Tr-am-adol ooh ooh ah ah ooh ah ah) repeated with a light marimba sounding synth playing a melody in the background 

(Lulika) Cursed pelvis never stops

Mummy needs a tramadol 

Pink piss red shit 

Mummy needs a tramadol 

Pink piss! Red shit! 

Mummy needs a tramadol 

Better come quick come quick with a tramadol 

Mummy hold this! Mummy hold this! 

Mummy Mummy 

Mummy hold this! Mummy hold this! 

Mummy Mummy 

Make you better, you'll feel better 

Mummy Mum 

(Kid shouting chopped Mu- uh -uh -uh - mmy Needs a Tr-am-adol ooh ooh ah ah ooh ah ah) repeated with a light marimba sounding synth playing a melody in the background 

(Lulika) Bring a big stick, bring a small toy 

Bring a bring a 

Bring a  turtle, bring a sad boy 

Bring a bring a

Bring a heat pad bring your rich Dad 

Bring a bring a 

Bring a bottle bring a swaddle 

Mummy needs a! 

Bring a turtle, bring a sad boy 

Bring a bring a

Bring a heat pad, bring your rich Dad

Bring a bring a

Bring a bottle, bring a swaddle 

Mummy needs a! Mummy needs a! 

Tramadol 

(Kid shouting chopped Mu- uh -uh -uh - mmy Needs a Tr-am-adol ooh ooh ah ah ooh ah ah) repeated with a light marimba sounding synth playing a melody in the background 

(We all chant together in a throaty croaky elongated style) please call back at 8am to make an appointment - repeated with drums and breaks carrying it through 

(Kid shouting) TRAMADOLLL

Throaty chanting continues with an added layer of the (Kid shouting chopped Mu- uh -uh -uh - mmy Needs a Tr-am-adol ooh ooh ah ah ooh ah ah) coming back around repeated

Another layer joins, a slow and sad sounding synth melody while the chanting and Kid shouting continues

An abrupt break where all layers fade away other than the chanting repeated. 

While the chanting continues 

(Lulika sings) 

But it won't cure you 

But it won't cure you 

Swallow it down 

But it won't cure you 

But it won't cure you 

Swallow it down 

But it won't cure you 

Swallow it down 

Some ghostly high pitched echoey noises fade into silence 




10. Touched Out, Sylwia Ciszewska-Peciak

Touched Out
Sylwia Ciszewska-Peciak

2. dwelling (on stillbirth) (2026), n:u (melissandre varin)

dwelling (on stillbirth) (2026)
n:u (melissandre varin)

3. Dust Diary (2023-25), Sally Butcher

Dust Diary (2023-25)
Sally Butcher

7. I know what it’s like (2012), Daphne Wright

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6. Hægtesse (Withy & Taw) (2026), Abigail Norris

Hægtesse (Withy & Taw) (2026)
Abigail Norris

5. Sometimes there is blood (2026), Lucy Nelson

Sometimes there is blood (2026)
Lucy Nelson

4. Cécile & the Black Dog (March 2021 - April 2025), Assunta Ruocco

Cécile & the Black Dog (March 2021 - April 2025)
Assunta Ruocco