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Welcome to SeeDarkly Sunday DisCOVERies:
a weekly exploration of goth, industrial, & dark alternative cover songs!
First time here? Click here for details from first entry.
Well if you're angry at the world, this could be a good one to both kick off a summer for which you have no love and expel some rage:
Sirus - My Own Summer (Deftones)
Alt-metal rockers Deftones released their second album, Around The Fur, in October 1997. My Own Summer (Shove It) was its first single. The album was noteworthy for the way they incorporated new wave and shoegaze elements into their metal sound, a departure from their first. The track was not the most successful of their singles but despite its lack of chart-worthy sales it nonetheless resonated on alternative and rock radio (and MTV which was still playing music videos more prominently at that time.) Lead singer and lyricist Chino Moreno has said that he wrote the song in Seattle during a particularly hot summer in 1994. According to recounts, he would cover his windows and write in the dark, dreaming of an "apocalypse" that would empty the streets of people and shove the sun from the sky. The song is pretty straight forward in its description of his need.
My Own Summer also appeared on the soundtrack of The Matrix and has been covered by a small number of other artists, including Linkin Park, Atreyu, and Muse.
The label Digital World Audio gathered its stable of industrial artists to produce a covers compilation which they released in August of 2015. Covered In Darkness features covers of tracks ranging from 80's new wave, 90's alt rock, retro industrial, rap, and more. Artists on the album include C-Lekktor, Rave The Reqviem, Cygnosic, Technolorgy, and Terrolokaust (who contributed their previously released cover of Korn's Falling Away From Me.) Sirus (not to be confused with Sirius, the brightest star in our night sky,) a four member cyber-punk/terror EBM project from Australia, seemed to simply think of the album as "a crazy idea" but loved it and worked to offer fans something a little out of the ordinary from them with their cover of My Own Summer. While the band doesn't name explicitly The Prodigy as an influence, their approach to the song is remarkably evocative of tracks from The Fat Of The Land from start to finish. Their vocals distinguish them from that style however, with Josh Rombout leading with a refined yet slightly edgier take on the original while their backing vocalist Danielle McKay takes duty on a portion of the lyrics, melodically enhancing the whole with her interstitial presence.
It's a blistering revision of the source material, with every intent to shove you aside if you don't shove back!
The Cover:
The Original:
Next week:
With that out of our system, I've planned a fun entry in anticipation of a certain heroic homecoming weekend with something a little synthpop, a little trip-hop, and perhaps less dark than our usual titular fare would imply here.
Comments, suggestions, discussions, etc... welcome!
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I spin next on Friday in Western Mass. Check my schedule for details. ^_^
Scream in darkness,
-Xero
Previous DisCOVERies
Jun 18 - Null Device - What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) (Information Society)
Jun 11 - Marilyn Manson - I Put A Spell On You (Screamin' Jay Hawkins)
Jun 04 - Siouxsie Sioux - These Boot Are Made For Walkin' (Nancy Sinatra)
May 28 - :wumpscut: - All Cried Out (Alison Moyet)
May 21 - Sisters of Mercy - Gimme Shelter (Rolling Stones)
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.
Well if you're angry at the world, this could be a good one to both kick off a summer for which you have no love and expel some rage:
Sirus - My Own Summer (Deftones)
Alt-metal rockers Deftones released their second album, Around The Fur, in October 1997. My Own Summer (Shove It) was its first single. The album was noteworthy for the way they incorporated new wave and shoegaze elements into their metal sound, a departure from their first. The track was not the most successful of their singles but despite its lack of chart-worthy sales it nonetheless resonated on alternative and rock radio (and MTV which was still playing music videos more prominently at that time.) Lead singer and lyricist Chino Moreno has said that he wrote the song in Seattle during a particularly hot summer in 1994. According to recounts, he would cover his windows and write in the dark, dreaming of an "apocalypse" that would empty the streets of people and shove the sun from the sky. The song is pretty straight forward in its description of his need.
My Own Summer also appeared on the soundtrack of The Matrix and has been covered by a small number of other artists, including Linkin Park, Atreyu, and Muse.
The label Digital World Audio gathered its stable of industrial artists to produce a covers compilation which they released in August of 2015. Covered In Darkness features covers of tracks ranging from 80's new wave, 90's alt rock, retro industrial, rap, and more. Artists on the album include C-Lekktor, Rave The Reqviem, Cygnosic, Technolorgy, and Terrolokaust (who contributed their previously released cover of Korn's Falling Away From Me.) Sirus (not to be confused with Sirius, the brightest star in our night sky,) a four member cyber-punk/terror EBM project from Australia, seemed to simply think of the album as "a crazy idea" but loved it and worked to offer fans something a little out of the ordinary from them with their cover of My Own Summer. While the band doesn't name explicitly The Prodigy as an influence, their approach to the song is remarkably evocative of tracks from The Fat Of The Land from start to finish. Their vocals distinguish them from that style however, with Josh Rombout leading with a refined yet slightly edgier take on the original while their backing vocalist Danielle McKay takes duty on a portion of the lyrics, melodically enhancing the whole with her interstitial presence.
It's a blistering revision of the source material, with every intent to shove you aside if you don't shove back!
The Cover:
The Original:
Next week:
With that out of our system, I've planned a fun entry in anticipation of a certain heroic homecoming weekend with something a little synthpop, a little trip-hop, and perhaps less dark than our usual titular fare would imply here.
Comments, suggestions, discussions, etc... welcome!
(You do NOT need a Dreamwidth account to comment, but all comments are screened for spam prevention.)
I spin next on Friday in Western Mass. Check my schedule for details. ^_^
Scream in darkness,
-Xero
Previous DisCOVERies
Jun 18 - Null Device - What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) (Information Society)
Jun 11 - Marilyn Manson - I Put A Spell On You (Screamin' Jay Hawkins)
Jun 04 - Siouxsie Sioux - These Boot Are Made For Walkin' (Nancy Sinatra)
May 28 - :wumpscut: - All Cried Out (Alison Moyet)
May 21 - Sisters of Mercy - Gimme Shelter (Rolling Stones)
Directory of All Previous DisCOVERies