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seedarklyxeroWelcome to SeeDarkly Sunday DisCOVERies:
a weekly exploration of goth, industrial, & dark alternative cover songs!
First time here? Click here for details from first entry.
It's Second Sunday Slowly where we focus on a downtempo cover, sometimes one that wasn't so downtempo originally. In truth, I wanted to share this last week due to the easy "it's gonna be May" joke that's closely relevant, but figured I should wait for a few reasons (like not wanting anyone to misinterpret it to mean the blog was ending and I kind of already did the joke on the meme last year.) Today's featured track is an unapologetic take of a pop hit originally performed by a prominent boy band at the turn of the century, now re-imagined by a self-defined "industrial pop" artist. It's yet another example of how dark artists in these genres can be inspired by even the pop music that most strict goth/industrial fans are quick to dismiss.:
Aesthetic Perfection - Bye Bye Bye (NSYNC)
Bye Bye Bye was the first single from NSYNC's third studio album, No Strings Attached, both released in early 2000. As is common with a lot of dance music on contemporary hit radio at that time, the song was not written by the band, but by its producers, in this case, Kristian Lundin & Jake Schulze with additional writing provided by Andreas Carlsson. It was originally conceived for a different boy band from England called 5ive, but they chose to turn it down. While its lyrics appear to be about someone ending a difficult romantic relationship, there is some indication that NSYNC may have taken to it in part because they had just parted ways with their previous manager and label and its sentiment was familiar on that level.
The song was a top-ten hit for the band, though not the number one success of their next single, It's Gonna Be Me, the source of the now popular yearly "it's gonna be May" meme. It has been included in a few TV shows & films, including the 2003 X-Men sequel, X2, and there have been a dozen or so unremarkable covers.
Aesthetic Perfection however, the industrial pop project created by Daniel Graves, has offered a quite interesting remake.
Aesthetic Perfection revealed the cover in late January this year and released it on the Ebb and Flow three-track E.P. in February. When asked in one interview about why he did this cover, Graves called the track ”a wonderfully dark song backed in a bubblegum wrapper" and said he "wanted to help demonstrate to people that a great song is a great song no matter how it’s packaged. This song was a really big deal to me when it came out and I hoped to share it with an audience that may have missed it the first time. " In another interview, Graves said he had previously shared the song alongside the likes of :wumpscut: on mixtapes he would make for friends in college. The diversity of his influences is hardly surprising given he has described his own sound as "Nine Inch Nails meets Michael Jackson."
Bye Bye Bye is one of the few examples of Graves singing without any of the harsh screaming representative of his more familiar industrial dance-floor hits. His melancholy crooning against a vaporous melody gives the song a sense of cinematic drama that would feel at home in a David Lynch film, even further enhanced by the resonant and echoing guitar work provided by New Years Day's Nikki Misery.
Some may accuse Graves and Aesthetic Perfection of being being too "pop" and "disconnected" from the goth/industrial scene but hearing this there is no question that his roots are simultaneously immersed in both worlds that he melds with skill and style. It might sound crazy... but it ain't no lie!:
The Cover:
The Original:
Next week:
On another monthly visit to the 20th century, heads will talk and houses will burn in an industrial "carbon" copy of an eighties alternative classic for our monthly Third Sunday Throwback.... ¯\(ಠ‿ಠ)/¯
Feel free to tell me what you think about today's cover! Comments, suggestions, discussions, etc... welcome!
(You do NOT need a Dreamwidth account to comment, but all comments are screened for spam prevention.)
Due to some changes I needed to make, I now only have one gig this month. Check my schedule for details, the RSVP link on Facebook, and keep an eye their for news of other upcoming events! ◉‿◉
Explore the darkness,
-Xero
Previous DisCOVERies
May 06 - Birthday Massacre - I Think We're Alone Now (Tommy James and The Shondells
Apr 29 - Celluloide - Precious (Depeche Mode)
Apr 22 - Funker Vogt - Get(t) Off (Prince)
Apr 15 - 16 Volt - Turning Japanese (The Vapors)
Apr 08 - Sun Goes Dark - I Know There's Something Going On (Frida)
Directory of All Previous DisCOVERies
a weekly exploration of goth, industrial, & dark alternative cover songs!
First time here? Click here for details from first entry.
It's Second Sunday Slowly where we focus on a downtempo cover, sometimes one that wasn't so downtempo originally. In truth, I wanted to share this last week due to the easy "it's gonna be May" joke that's closely relevant, but figured I should wait for a few reasons (like not wanting anyone to misinterpret it to mean the blog was ending and I kind of already did the joke on the meme last year.) Today's featured track is an unapologetic take of a pop hit originally performed by a prominent boy band at the turn of the century, now re-imagined by a self-defined "industrial pop" artist. It's yet another example of how dark artists in these genres can be inspired by even the pop music that most strict goth/industrial fans are quick to dismiss.:
Aesthetic Perfection - Bye Bye Bye (NSYNC)
Bye Bye Bye was the first single from NSYNC's third studio album, No Strings Attached, both released in early 2000. As is common with a lot of dance music on contemporary hit radio at that time, the song was not written by the band, but by its producers, in this case, Kristian Lundin & Jake Schulze with additional writing provided by Andreas Carlsson. It was originally conceived for a different boy band from England called 5ive, but they chose to turn it down. While its lyrics appear to be about someone ending a difficult romantic relationship, there is some indication that NSYNC may have taken to it in part because they had just parted ways with their previous manager and label and its sentiment was familiar on that level.
The song was a top-ten hit for the band, though not the number one success of their next single, It's Gonna Be Me, the source of the now popular yearly "it's gonna be May" meme. It has been included in a few TV shows & films, including the 2003 X-Men sequel, X2, and there have been a dozen or so unremarkable covers.
Aesthetic Perfection however, the industrial pop project created by Daniel Graves, has offered a quite interesting remake.
Aesthetic Perfection revealed the cover in late January this year and released it on the Ebb and Flow three-track E.P. in February. When asked in one interview about why he did this cover, Graves called the track ”a wonderfully dark song backed in a bubblegum wrapper" and said he "wanted to help demonstrate to people that a great song is a great song no matter how it’s packaged. This song was a really big deal to me when it came out and I hoped to share it with an audience that may have missed it the first time. " In another interview, Graves said he had previously shared the song alongside the likes of :wumpscut: on mixtapes he would make for friends in college. The diversity of his influences is hardly surprising given he has described his own sound as "Nine Inch Nails meets Michael Jackson."
Bye Bye Bye is one of the few examples of Graves singing without any of the harsh screaming representative of his more familiar industrial dance-floor hits. His melancholy crooning against a vaporous melody gives the song a sense of cinematic drama that would feel at home in a David Lynch film, even further enhanced by the resonant and echoing guitar work provided by New Years Day's Nikki Misery.
Some may accuse Graves and Aesthetic Perfection of being being too "pop" and "disconnected" from the goth/industrial scene but hearing this there is no question that his roots are simultaneously immersed in both worlds that he melds with skill and style. It might sound crazy... but it ain't no lie!:
The Cover:
The Original:
Next week:
On another monthly visit to the 20th century, heads will talk and houses will burn in an industrial "carbon" copy of an eighties alternative classic for our monthly Third Sunday Throwback.... ¯\(ಠ‿ಠ)/¯
Feel free to tell me what you think about today's cover! Comments, suggestions, discussions, etc... welcome!
(You do NOT need a Dreamwidth account to comment, but all comments are screened for spam prevention.)
Due to some changes I needed to make, I now only have one gig this month. Check my schedule for details, the RSVP link on Facebook, and keep an eye their for news of other upcoming events! ◉‿◉
Explore the darkness,
-Xero
Previous DisCOVERies
May 06 - Birthday Massacre - I Think We're Alone Now (Tommy James and The Shondells
Apr 29 - Celluloide - Precious (Depeche Mode)
Apr 22 - Funker Vogt - Get(t) Off (Prince)
Apr 15 - 16 Volt - Turning Japanese (The Vapors)
Apr 08 - Sun Goes Dark - I Know There's Something Going On (Frida)
Directory of All Previous DisCOVERies