One main version:
* (1981) - Kleine Krieg (2:13)
After the bell noises at the end of the previous song ("Defeated,") low-pitched oscillating synths crossfade into "Deflated." At the end it crossfades with the introduction to the following song ("Black Highway").
Unavailable elsewhere.
Instruments: Low-pitched oscillating synths; fast-paced oscillating synth in right speaker; instrumental tracks of "Defeated" made choppy with heavy rotor effect; sounds of children playing; distant indecipherable vocoder sounds; birds chirping.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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One main version:
* (1981) - Chemical Playschool 2 (2:05)
Part of the 1981 Version of "Defeated" played backwards with a lot of reverb and echo. It crossfades into church bells and a short section of "Fin."
Unavailable elsewhere.
* (1981) - Chemical Playschool 2 (2:05)
Part of the 1981 Version of "Defeated" played backwards with a lot of reverb and echo. It crossfades into church bells and a short section of "Fin."
Unavailable elsewhere.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Break Day
Three main versions:
* "Jolly Pulse Version" (1981) - Only Dreaming (3:04), Ancient Daze (3:02), Ancient Daze CD-R (3:09)
Both mixes fade in, but Ancient Daze (CD) cuts off the first few seconds of music. Both mixes fade out at the same time, ending with synth boops. The Ancient Daze (CD-R) mix has more of the fade in, and contains a few seconds of blank space at the end of the track. The "spilt the milk" line is different in this version but I don't understand it.
Called "Breakday" on Only Dreaming
Instruments: Pulsing synth chords for beat and melody; plinky melody played on keyboard occasionally degenerating into heavy chorus effect or white noise; erratic bassline occasionally providing siren effects or white noise; two vocal tracks
* "Evil Pulse Version" (1981) - Chemical Playschool 1 (3:37), Kleine Krieg (3:30)
Both mixes fade in with windy synth noises, but on Kleine Krieg this is mixed with the previous song ("Peace Krime #2"). In both mixes the song fades down into church/choral noises, but on Chemical Playschool this fades out cleanly whereas on Kleine Krieg this gradually mixes with a suffix ("Defeated Palace").
Instruments: Pulsing synth chords for beat and melody; organ chords quietly pulsing in double time; two keyboards play alternating plinky melodies and discordant effects; two vocal tracks.
* "Tower Version" (1984) - The Tower (3:35)
Starts abruptly, fades out with "alarm keyboard" at the end.
Instruments: Single drum machine pattern; funky keyboard bass line that goes into double-time during chorus; organ synth chords; two synths provide plinky/bell accents; two tracks of chunky electric guitar during chorus; two vocal tracks; sequenced alarm keyboard near the end.
Suffix "Defeated Palace" (1:28)
Only on Kleine Krieg, crossfades with choral noises. Backwards snippet of "Defeated" which gradually mixes with horn noises, deep synth groans, and percussion.
What It's About:
As fascism began to slowly overtake a country, the citizens ignored the growing police state until it was too late: "break day" had arrived. Unstoppable soldiers commit indiscriminate acts and the future looks bleak, as the people realize they should have stopped the process -- or at least escaped -- before break day truly arrived.
Lyrics (adapted from the Cloud-Zero archive):
(All versions differ slightly in the exact lyrics)
Slogans turned to secrets. The symbols turned to stains.
The face of an enemy was imprinted on our brains.
Made us spectres at the shutters,
faces covered, taking aim.
Faking blame.
Break day.
Break day!
The brakes failed. Break day.
We all broke down together.
Drains were painted scarlet. Scars were opened wide.
Kids saluted in the basements, whistled hymns and homicide.
And though we wanted to change things,
the fact remains, we never tried.
Break day!
The brakes failed, break day.
We all broke down together.
But you had a chance.
You had the brains, you had the money,
could have bought an airplane and skipped this hole for somewhere sunny.
You recognized the symptoms, smelt the hatred in the air.
But you stayed. You better pray.
Aren't you just a little scared?
'Cos it's break day!
The brakes have failed. Break day.
Breaking down together, en masse.
A nurse hid and shivered as an army axed her door.
Linking arms, drinking orders, urinating on the floor
Spilt the milk, split a hymen,
take 'em wicked, make 'em sore...
Let 'em know it's break day.
* "Jolly Pulse Version" (1981) - Only Dreaming (3:04), Ancient Daze (3:02), Ancient Daze CD-R (3:09)
Both mixes fade in, but Ancient Daze (CD) cuts off the first few seconds of music. Both mixes fade out at the same time, ending with synth boops. The Ancient Daze (CD-R) mix has more of the fade in, and contains a few seconds of blank space at the end of the track. The "spilt the milk" line is different in this version but I don't understand it.
Called "Breakday" on Only Dreaming
Instruments: Pulsing synth chords for beat and melody; plinky melody played on keyboard occasionally degenerating into heavy chorus effect or white noise; erratic bassline occasionally providing siren effects or white noise; two vocal tracks
* "Evil Pulse Version" (1981) - Chemical Playschool 1 (3:37), Kleine Krieg (3:30)
Both mixes fade in with windy synth noises, but on Kleine Krieg this is mixed with the previous song ("Peace Krime #2"). In both mixes the song fades down into church/choral noises, but on Chemical Playschool this fades out cleanly whereas on Kleine Krieg this gradually mixes with a suffix ("Defeated Palace").
Instruments: Pulsing synth chords for beat and melody; organ chords quietly pulsing in double time; two keyboards play alternating plinky melodies and discordant effects; two vocal tracks.
* "Tower Version" (1984) - The Tower (3:35)
Starts abruptly, fades out with "alarm keyboard" at the end.
Instruments: Single drum machine pattern; funky keyboard bass line that goes into double-time during chorus; organ synth chords; two synths provide plinky/bell accents; two tracks of chunky electric guitar during chorus; two vocal tracks; sequenced alarm keyboard near the end.
Suffix "Defeated Palace" (1:28)
Only on Kleine Krieg, crossfades with choral noises. Backwards snippet of "Defeated" which gradually mixes with horn noises, deep synth groans, and percussion.
What It's About:
As fascism began to slowly overtake a country, the citizens ignored the growing police state until it was too late: "break day" had arrived. Unstoppable soldiers commit indiscriminate acts and the future looks bleak, as the people realize they should have stopped the process -- or at least escaped -- before break day truly arrived.
Lyrics (adapted from the Cloud-Zero archive):
(All versions differ slightly in the exact lyrics)
Slogans turned to secrets. The symbols turned to stains.
The face of an enemy was imprinted on our brains.
Made us spectres at the shutters,
faces covered, taking aim.
Faking blame.
Break day.
Break day!
The brakes failed. Break day.
We all broke down together.
Drains were painted scarlet. Scars were opened wide.
Kids saluted in the basements, whistled hymns and homicide.
And though we wanted to change things,
the fact remains, we never tried.
Break day!
The brakes failed, break day.
We all broke down together.
But you had a chance.
You had the brains, you had the money,
could have bought an airplane and skipped this hole for somewhere sunny.
You recognized the symptoms, smelt the hatred in the air.
But you stayed. You better pray.
Aren't you just a little scared?
'Cos it's break day!
The brakes have failed. Break day.
Breaking down together, en masse.
A nurse hid and shivered as an army axed her door.
Linking arms, drinking orders, urinating on the floor
Spilt the milk, split a hymen,
take 'em wicked, make 'em sore...
Let 'em know it's break day.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Defeated
Two main versions:
* "1980 Version" (September 1980) - Only Dreaming (2:06), Stained Glass Soma Fountains (2:04)
Both mixes seem identical: short fade in of all the keyboard noises, vocals in the middle, then short fade out of keyboards at the end.
Instruments: Choppy keyboard chord melody, with tremolo that stops at the end; sequenced keyboard playing repeated blips; two vocal tracks with lots of echo; quiet synth white noise that gradually builds.
* "1981 Version" (1981) - Chemical Playschool Volume 1 (2:34), Kleine Krieg (2:37), Legendary Pink Box (2:30).
All mixes fade in with a swelling keyboard chord and a few bell sounds before the vocals start. This version is in a different key. All mixes fade into a thirty-second sound collage of crowd noises and bell sounds that eventually fade out.
Called "(Still) Defeated" on the Legendary Pink Box.
Instruments: Choppy keyboard chord melody with tremolo; keyboard accents with occasional sample-and-hold and changing filters; single vocal track with occasional swelling echo; second vocal track that sometimes switches with the first; sequenced keyboard blips near the end.
What It's About:
Carrie reads a letter from her boyfriend and she's unhappy about what it says. Feeling trapped and defeated, she tries to poison herself at a cafe but manages to survive after getting her stomach pumped. A happy ending? No, because she's still just as "defeated" as she was before.
Lyrics (adapted from the Cloud-Zero archive):
Crazy Carrie pulled the blinds, and fed the lions, and read the lines
that skipped across the page and sends her dizzy, dozy,
does she care? Does he?
The answer's "no," it's always "no," There's no escape, no secret doors.
There's nowhere you can hide. No way. You're finished, fated,
just defeated. Defeated...
She stumbled through the cafe doors down on all fours to loud applause
ordered a meat and mandrax and a belladonna squash to quash the pain.
There's a difference at Madonna's that will carry you away.
And carried her away, it made her day, they pumped her dry, they wiped her eyes.
She just survived, and she can prove it with her bracelet.
At least the money wasn't wasted. Not wasted.
She's defeated, still defeated. Nowhere to hide.
Still defeated
Why you should care:
Because THEY did! Along with "Voices," this song keeps on popping up everywhere. They must really love it.
* "1980 Version" (September 1980) - Only Dreaming (2:06), Stained Glass Soma Fountains (2:04)
Both mixes seem identical: short fade in of all the keyboard noises, vocals in the middle, then short fade out of keyboards at the end.
Instruments: Choppy keyboard chord melody, with tremolo that stops at the end; sequenced keyboard playing repeated blips; two vocal tracks with lots of echo; quiet synth white noise that gradually builds.
* "1981 Version" (1981) - Chemical Playschool Volume 1 (2:34), Kleine Krieg (2:37), Legendary Pink Box (2:30).
All mixes fade in with a swelling keyboard chord and a few bell sounds before the vocals start. This version is in a different key. All mixes fade into a thirty-second sound collage of crowd noises and bell sounds that eventually fade out.
Called "(Still) Defeated" on the Legendary Pink Box.
Instruments: Choppy keyboard chord melody with tremolo; keyboard accents with occasional sample-and-hold and changing filters; single vocal track with occasional swelling echo; second vocal track that sometimes switches with the first; sequenced keyboard blips near the end.
What It's About:
Carrie reads a letter from her boyfriend and she's unhappy about what it says. Feeling trapped and defeated, she tries to poison herself at a cafe but manages to survive after getting her stomach pumped. A happy ending? No, because she's still just as "defeated" as she was before.
Lyrics (adapted from the Cloud-Zero archive):
Crazy Carrie pulled the blinds, and fed the lions, and read the lines
that skipped across the page and sends her dizzy, dozy,
does she care? Does he?
The answer's "no," it's always "no," There's no escape, no secret doors.
There's nowhere you can hide. No way. You're finished, fated,
just defeated. Defeated...
She stumbled through the cafe doors down on all fours to loud applause
ordered a meat and mandrax and a belladonna squash to quash the pain.
There's a difference at Madonna's that will carry you away.
And carried her away, it made her day, they pumped her dry, they wiped her eyes.
She just survived, and she can prove it with her bracelet.
At least the money wasn't wasted. Not wasted.
She's defeated, still defeated. Nowhere to hide.
Still defeated
Why you should care:
Because THEY did! Along with "Voices," this song keeps on popping up everywhere. They must really love it.
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