Agonoize - Bis das Blut gefriert

I've been listening to a lot of aggrotech recently, so I thought I'd share some with you. I recently got a CD by this band, and I absolutely love this song. The video, on the other hand, isn't really my thing. I was expecting a more modern setting that would match the sound of the band better. Anyway, one quick warning before you decide to watch the video: aggrotech is not for prudish people, people who get upset by the mention of violence, or those with strong religious beliefs. Oh shoot, that just ruled out most of the population.





Lyrics translation:

Run if you can, as far as it takes you
Don't look back, it is much too late
Your pain is so so deep, death so near
Decay is creeping up, the end is here

Where is your God?

Illness tugs on you without restraint
Belief so close, but the world so foreign
Lost in belief, you truly hear nothing
Accept it, God hates you too
Already blind from belief, do you understand or not
Nothing is real, God hates you too

Give me your hand, no matter what happens
The pain will persist, until the blood freezes
The beast knocks, the darkness wins
Only torment remains, until the blood freezes
God hates you too
God hates you too

You feel fear when the last curtain falls
Then you are alone, no God to hold you
Totally isolated, but he does not answer
Accept it, God hates you too

Death so near, until the blood freezes
Give me your hand, no matter what happens
The pain will persist, until the blood freezes
The beast knocks, the darkness wins
Only torment remains, until the blood freezes
God hates you too
God hates you too

Lyrics from: http://lyrics.wikia.com/Agonoize:Bis_das_Blut_gefriert
Translation by me.

Recommendations: X-Fusion, Noisuf-X, Nachtmahr, Feindflug, Suicide Commando, Straftanz, Centhron

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Diary of Dreams - The Wedding

Sorry for not posting in ages, I'm really busy this week and will be next week too, so you're getting another video in English. I like this band, but unfortunately, my favorite song of theirs doesn't have a video. I have to say, I always find videos like this one kind of funny - they're not shown playing the instruments that are actually in the song (except the drums), but for some reason they have a string bass. Eh, whatever, lots of bands do that, I guess.





No translations this time.

Recommendations: In Strict Confidence, Diorama, Deine Lakaien

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Deine Lakaien - Over and Done

Well, now that I'm posting music in English, I need to post something by Deine Lakaien. They're one of my favorite bands, and this is the first song I heard by them. It took me a while to get used to them, but now I love them. Today was one of those days when I didn't want to listen to anything except this CD.... it's so pretty!





Yay for songs in English that don't require translation!

Recommendations: Veljanov, Diary of Dreams, Helium Vola, QNTAL, Diorama

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Einstürzende Neubauten - Die Interimsliebenden

I hope you've been enjoying the fairly standard, melody driven music I've been posting up to this point, whether you've been enjoying the pop, metal, hip-hop, or electronica. This song is nothing like it. Einstürzende Neubauten is a very experimental band from 1980. I've heard them be lumped into the "gothic rock" category before, but despite some similarities, their music really doesn't seem to fit in there even though the audience may be similar. It's avant-garde more than anything else, and even though the band is labeled as industrial, it's because they inspired and started industrial, not because they sound that much like most industrial bands today.

If you want something that's melody driven and catchy, this band isn't for you, but if you're interested in more experimental stuff, they're great.





Lyrics Translations:

In the space of just one slipped beat of the tongue
there is big bang and total entropy
from red giants to white dwarfs
the whole scale
of cosmic dimensions are falling
out of my mouth
in the description of a kiss
of the interimlovers

of the interimlovers
in the interim

between microphone and macrocosm
between chaos and on no course
between plankton und philisophia
between semtex and utopia

there they are
the interimlovers

in their communal mouth
lives a hummingbird
with each humming beat of its wings
too swift for the eye to see
cultures flourish and perish
whole continents vanish
here are no harmless words
all by far too large
an example most simple explodes
in 10^14 for
the interimlovers

the interimlovers
in the interim

between toothache and oil of cloves
between genesis and sixsixsix
between c'' and vitamin c
between ultramarine and navy frigate

the interimlovers are intimate

the interimlovers
in the
INTERIM

in the course of just one winking beat of an eye
they have putsched
the government was felled
parliament dissolved
elections held
results annulled
new elections called
then finally exiled
in history reviled
I wade through the filth of mighty
metaphors
meta, meta, meta by metre
with gestures far too wide
for the interimlovers

the interimlovers
are lovers in the interim

between temporary and tenpura
between rope and sword dance
between times and on the seafloor
between semtex and utopia
they lay in each others arms

thirstily devour
that last little drop of light
they are not there yesterday
and tomorrow not yet
the lovers
the interimlovers
they are not there yesterday
and tomorrow not yet
not really
the interimlovers
they are not there yesterday
and tomorrow not yet

Translation from: http://www.songs-lyrics.net/so-Einstü%3brzende-Neubauten-lyrics-Tabula-Rasa-lyrics-The-Interimlovers-(English)-lyrics-32001020E001100598.html

Recommendations: FM Einheit, Alexander Hacke, Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft

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ASP - Krabat

I'm finally posting a video from my favorite band! Why didn't I do this before, you may ask. Well, this band doesn't exactly make many music videos. I'm only aware of one that they've made, and it's great, but the song is sung in English. Since I didn't want to end the streak of songs in German, I decided not to post it, even though it's a great song and video and the claymation seems perfect to me for the band's style. If you want to check it out, just search for "Me" by ASP on youtube. I highly recommend it.

This video is fanmade, but it's actually very good for a fanmade video. The only issue I have with it is that the colors and the style of the artwork really do not fit my image of the musical world ASP has created, and because of that I feel like it actually dampens the emotions in the music instead of highlighting them. Well, I'll let you watch and see what you think.

The song is from ASP's newest album: the first of their albums that does not continue the story of the Black Butterfly. It's definitely a bit of a change, lyrically and musically, from their other CDs, and while I don't like the album as much as some of their older ones, it's still very good and has a couple great songs.

Sorry for rambling so much; that's what happens when I really love a band!





Lyric Translations:

Obey the voice
of the master, obey it
Obey the voice
of the master, obey it

I followed the master's call
The voice drew me in
The raspy call in the night
In a dream put me under his spell
Finally, with sweating hands
I pry open the door
To a secret, black room
And the master talks to me
He asks me "What should I teach you?
Milling and the Other too"
He stuck out his left hand
I grasped it with mine
As is customary

And raven feathers sprouted upon me
And so I flew unrecognized
Over borders into life
Like the wind, fast over the ground
And I'll break every rule
To be with you tonight
Feel my raven heart it beats so
Quickly and only for you

I'll send you a raven feather
Our love pledge
Think of me, I'll come back
Think of me, hold it in your hand

Obey the voice
of the master, obey it
Obey the voice
of the master, obey it
Obey the voice
of the master, obey it
Obey the voice
of the master, obey it

He speaks: "Yes, now you belong to me
In skin and hair you are mine"
I wanted to flee, full of fear
His stare sees through me to my core
With one glance he sees
That you want to die from fear
The other under the pavement
Black yet all-seeing
Before which I seem so terribly naked
Hex after hex
He reads out loud to us from the Koraktor
White writing in a black book

And raven feathers sprouted upon me
And so I flew unrecognized
Over borders into life
Like the wind, fast over the ground
And I'll break every rule
To be with you tonight
Feel my raven heart it beats so
Quickly and only for you

I'll send you a raven feather
Our love pledge
Think of me, I'll come back
Think of me, hold it in your hand

Where did you fly to?
His eyes seek you everywhere
We've drawn the circle around us
But I'm already being pulled back
Hear your master's voice
Obey for he'll catch you
He'll find you and you know that
Only my heart still calls louder
After you

And raven feathers sprouted upon me
And so I flew unrecognized
Over borders into life
Like the wind, fast over the ground
And I'll break every rule
To be with you tonight
Feel my raven heart it beats so
Quickly and only for you

I'll send you a raven feather
Our love pledge
Think of me, I'll come back
Think of me, hold it in your hand

Think of me, I'll come back
Think of me, hold it in your hand

Think of me, hold it in your hand

Translation: Mine (Sorry for any confusing bits, a couple parts of this song were really hard to translate. I'll try to revise it later)

Recommendations: Samsas Traum, Unheilig, Letzte Instanz

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It's a blog! / Oomph! - Sandmann

Hi!  Hmm, I've never had a blog before, but I've enjoyed reading plenty of other peoples' blogs, so I decided I might as well give it a go myself.  I'll post links to music videos... whenever I feel like it, and I'll tell you about similar bands so you know where to look if you like what you hear.  If you have any requests, want to know more, or want recommendations, let me know.  I'm always happy to promote my favorite bands.  :) 

Whenever I post a song, I'll post an English translation of it... unless I'm stupid and forget. I'm very forgetful.  Another thing you should know: my tastes in music range a lot.  So, if you hate what I post one week, don't worry, I'll probably post something very different the next week.  Just pay attention to tags if you're not a fan of certain genres.  I like metal, musicals, electronica, and many other genres, so I hope you'll be tolerant of what I post.

Enough talk, more music!

My most recent obsession: "Sandmann" by Oomph!  It's basically heavy, melodic Neue Deutsche Härte with (IMO)  better lyrics than Rammstein.  (Translation of the lyrics below the cut in case you're interested)

Poor Germany
Can you see your children?
How they stand in line before the abyss

Sick Germany
Can you understand their fear
When they go to sleep?

La Le Lu,
Only the man in the moon is watching
When the poor children sleep
You sleep too

La Le Lu,
And the small heart freezes over
When the other children ask:
"How much do you have?"

Sandman, Sandman
Turn the lights off
The truth is ugly
So send me a dream

Sandman, Sandman,
Come to me at home
Scatter sand in my eyes
And never wake me up again

Poor Germany
Can you see your children?
How they slowly go to the wolves

Rich Germany
When will your fun die?
When will you understand?

La Le Lu,
Only the man in the moon is watching
When the poor children sleep
You sleep too

La Le Lu,
And the small heart freezes over
When the other children ask:
"How much do you have?"

Sandman, Sandman
Turn the lights off
The truth is ugly
So send me a dream

Sandman, Sandman,
Come to me at home
Scatter sand in my eyes
And never wake me up again

Dry bread makes cheeks red
The young boy lives in need
He has been screaming enough to wound his lungs
The hunger burns in his child’s mouth

Dry bread makes cheeks red
But everyone is in his own boat
Now I’ll show you what affluence is
In the land that forgets its offspring

Sandman, Sandman
Turn the lights off
The truth is ugly
So send me a dream

Sandman, Sandman,
Come to me at home
Scatter sand in my eyes
And never wake me up again

-Lyrics by Oomph!, translation by me

If you like this song, check out "Augen Auf" and "Labyrinth" by the same band, or "Brennende Liebe" (also by Oomph! but features the vocalist from L'Âme Immortelle). If you're looking for other similar bands, check out Rammstein, Eisbrecher, and Megaherz.  ASP (my current favorite band) and L'Âme Immortelle are other bands who sing primarily in German and play music that often falls under the Neue Deutsche Härte label, but to my ears, they have a more original sound. ASP frequently uses instruments like violins and bagpipes to add a beautiful, melodic contrast to their heavy sound, and L'Âme Immortelle has a female vocalist, unlike most NDH bands.

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