APOSTROPHY - we are Deranged
Willkommen in den Gefilden der ungewöhnlichsten gewöhnlichen Band, der Meister des progressiven Folk-Dooms und des klassischen Power-Punks
Line-up:
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Philipp Bröker Echos von der dunklen Seite |
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Sven Sonneborn Kettensägensaiten |
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Uli Bauer Disharmonische Verwirrungen |
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Jörg Blecher Bass-ische Vibrationen |
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Thorsten Bernshausen Hochgeschwindigkeitserdbeben |
History
APOSTROPHY wurden im Sommer 1994 gegründet. Während eines Finnland-Urlaubs mit Heini (Leadgitarrist der legendären SURDUS) erkannte Uli wie aus heiterem Himmel, wie man Gitarre spielt. Als er nach Deutschland zurückkehrte, holte er ein paar Freunde in die Garage seiner Eltern, und die Band erwachte zum Leben. Alle Mitglieder wohnten zu dieser Zeit im selben Dorf (Feudingen, das liegt zwischen Siegen und Nirgendwo), also war alles perfekt.
Aufgrund einiger lästiger (oder eher belästigter) Nachbarn musste ein anderer Proberaum herbei. Endlich fand man einen im Keller der Grundschule Feudingen, wo auch die glorreichen DERANGED ihre ersten Gehversuche starteten.
Die ersten Songs entstanden erstaunlich schnell. Die Texte behandeln unterschiedliche Themen, wie Politik, persönliche Gefühle und sogar Fantasy-Literatur. Anfangs musste die Musik recht einfach gestrickt sein, da ausnahmslos alle Bandmitglieder blutige Anfänger waren. Als die spielerischen Fähigkeiten wuchsen, verbesserte sich auch die musikalische Qualität. Trotzdem basierten alle Songs auf dem sogenannten "Bauer-Akkord": Man stimmt einfach die tiefe E-Saite einen ganzen Ton tiefer. Dann kann man diese Akkorde mit einem Finger auf den drei tiefen Seiten schrubbeln. Diese Technik ist der Ursprung von APOSTROPHY's besonderem Stil. Dieser Stil vereinigt
- die Melodien und den Geist gewöhnlichen Metals
- die Power und Aggression von Thrash
- sowie die Einfachheit und den Humor von Punk.
Das erste Konzert der Band wurde von der christlichen Einrichtung "TIK" organisiert. Das zweite Konzert in Volkholz (März 1995) zusammen mit DESERTION, DERANGED und NO MAN'S LAND zog mehr als 200 Besucher an und war ein voller Erfolg für die Band. Danach gab es noch einige kleinere Auftritte auf Partys.
Leider ging es gegen Ende des Jahrtausends bergab mit der Band, da die Musiker in verschiedene Städte zogen, um zu studieren bzw. zu arbeiten. Von da ab war an regelmäßige Proben natürlich nicht mehr zu denken. So sind die einzigen Relikte aus der Zeit ein Video des Volkholz-Konzertes, ein Demo-Tape, das niemals offiziell veröffentlicht wurde, sowie die Erinnerungen an ein paar goldene Jahre...
Songs
Musik und Arrangements von APOSTROPHY. Hier könnt ihr in drei komplette APOSTROPHY Songs im MP3 Format reinhören: This side beyond (MP3 1,55MB), Solacium (MP3 1,23MB) sowie The Battle of Metal (MP3 7,43MB von Swordlord). Außerdem findet ihr unten alle APOSTROPHY Texte, falls sie euch interessieren sollten... .
APOSTROPHY - Earthed Ice
(ewig unveröffentlichtes Demo-Tape)
Drunk by Souls
Nine to the mortal
Fuck the Germans !
Walk with me
This side beyond (MP3 1,55MB)
Satanic rights
Dirge
The fall
Nocturnal
Keskiyön Auringon Maa
Solacium (MP3 1,23MB)
Messiah
The Battle of Metal (MP3
7,43MB von Swordlord)
Drunk by Souls
Lyrics by Uli (based on M. Moorcocks "Elric of Melnibone")
The island of the dragon, your home
A thousand miles behind
Against the world you stand
Nobody knows...
A desperate fight
Inside your mind
Lords of Chaos want your soul - Insanity
The black sword is bound to you - Dependency
"Arioch! Arioch! Your servant calls your name
Stormbringer! Stormbringer! Driving me insane"
Thousands of enchanted souls will never rest in peace
Sucking them like water for the evil sword to please
Drunk by souls, drunk by souls
Drunk by souls, drunk by souls
Killed your friends and your wife
And finally your worthless life
Lords of chaos lost the war, new age will come
The sword is flying to the stars, but is it gone ?
Darkness - surrounding thee
Deliverance - you'll never see
Nine to the mortal
Lyrics by Uli (based on J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings")
The road is gliding on and on
The war of the ring has begun
Shadows of the past
Creep into my world
Three times three men found a way to immortality
Temptated by the Lord of Mordor, ringghosts they should be
Nine to the mortal, nine to the mortal
Nine to the mortal - Hear their cry
Nine to the mortal, nine to the mortal
Nine to the mortal - And they will never die
For the might they achieved I have to pay the price
They stare right into my soul and turn my blood to ice
The dark lord is arising to cover the world with hate
His ring takes control over me as I await my fate
Persecution
By the riders in black
Revelation
There's no turning back
Sometimes
I want to close my eyes
To escape from this world out there
Hunger
Fear and loneliness
Drive me to despair
Despair !!!
The mortal got the nine - to rule the land
The task is mine - will it never end ?
Fuck the Germans !
(dedicated to the Sami)
Lyrics by Uli
Welcome ! Ha, ha, ha
Exploration
Dividing our land by streets
Borders and commandments
The name you give to us we hate !
Civilisation
Bring the youth your wonders
Motor-sleigh and MTV
Alcohol and chemistry
Mass-tourism
Sell our souls with a grin
Bury our cultural identity
In museums and on Fuji-Film
I try to look into your eyes
But everything that I can see
Is cash in your hand and a camera
Directly aimed at me
You ask: "How old ? How many ? How much ?"
And finally: "How are You ?"
I am sick, sick and tired !!! Sick, sick and tired !!!
I am sick, sick and tired !!! Sick, sick and tired !!!
Fuck the Germans, Fuck the Japanese !
Fuck the tourists, Fuck the conquerors !
Men without a soul, destroyers of my world. Fuck You !!!
Men without a soul, destroyers of my world. Fuck You !!!
Walk with me
Lyrics by Uli
Through this strange life I creep
The sorrow is lasting deep
I can't see the light
In the dark, who will be my guide ?
Who can make me see ?
Who can set me free ?
Who can let me be ?
And who will always walk with me ?
Once there lived a man
Who walked through the desert land
The hypocrites, they did ignore
But his disciples became more and more
His message he spread from a hill
His power made a storm be still
Miracles and sermons make clear
That the son of God is here
Jesus makes me see
Jesus sets me free
Jesus lets me be
And Jesus, he will always walk with me
To heal this world of hate
The cross must me his fate
Jesus fulfills his task
While the sky over Golgatha turns dark
His word's no false advice
But the chance for a better life
And no church will ever be
What Jesus means to me
Jesus makes me see
Jesus sets me free
Jesus lets me be
And Jesus, you will always walk with me
This side beyond (MP3 1,55MB)
Lyrics by Philipp + Uli
The shadows of the senselessness
Surrounding my searching brain
In this state of sinking
I wonder if I am still sane
Love and hate, be born and die
Mourn and dance, laugh and cry
Good and bad, devil and divine
Everything has its time in life
When we are born we are thrown into a world of sadness and of fear
Since we were born we have tried to flee from all this madness into a dream
From the cradle to the grave
I have always been asking myself
If life has a sense
Or if death is the end
If there is no sense for me
Why did I waste my precious time
With life's
Negativity
When we're alive and our eyes are all cursed with blindness for the truth of life
When we're alive and these eyes can't see the sense behind it maybe it is better just to die
When I die and the shadows will remain in silence I am gone forever
When I die and the shadows will remain in silence am I gone forevermore ?
Satanic rights
Lyrics by Uli
In the cold and Northern lands
Some creatures gather and form bands
To play Black Metal, fast and loud, and paint white their face
Fascist parols in their brain
Their deeds show that they are insane
Standing proud and hail to the Northern race
See churches going up in flames
See them play their evil games
Hear the masses screaming for a leader who is strong
They pray to Satan, Odin, Thor
Like other Nazis did before
Persecute and kill the people they consider wrong
Satanic rights, satanic rights
Satanic rights, satanic rights
Supporters who are deaf and blind
Believe them for a sense to find
The state and the police are unable to cope
Many think it's not so bad
But nobody should forget
That every sold record gives them money and hope
Satanic rights, satanic rights
Satanic rights, satanic rights
Norway seems so far away
But who can say if not someday
The fascists and the satanists are lurking at your door
Stop the violence and the hate
And do stand up, not hesitate
Don't let the madness take control, so choke every spore
Dirge
Lyrics by Thorsten
The day is dark and cold
Like tears the rain comes down
And the breeze is without any life
When I look out of the window
My soul fills up with grief
And my eyes are full of tears
The tears stream to a sea
Where I can see your smile
The loveliest I've ever seen
When I look into your eyes
All around me will be green
And full of life
I breathe in your bloom
Which the wind takes with him
And I blossom like a rose
Only you give me the warmth
To live in this cold life
But when I try to kiss your lips
Your picture disappears
Behind black clouds
And all around me dies
And falls into ashes
Just like myself
My heart falls into
A dark grave
By the weeping willow
The days are dark and cold
Like tears the rain comes down
And the breeze is without any life
The fall
Lyrics by Philipp
Hate - from the first time there was hate
The difference was just a small
But they ever let him feel:
You're none of us!
Pain - from the first day there was pain
In his corner alone he stood
With their fingers pointed at him
Superior laughter
Alone - from the first day he was alone
Without joy and without love
Darkness was his only friend
Psychic misshapement
Fall - deeper and deeper got his fall
In the abyss of his mind
Where insanity arises
Phantasy got stronger
Amok run...
Hell - in his mind there ruled a hell
After all years of disgrace
Killer-instinct open layed
Dreams in blood
Kill - only kill could satisfy
So he started his revenge
So remorselessly and mad
For his pain extinction
Amok run...
Nocturnal
Lyrics by Uli
In the night
The last beams of the fading light
Create anticipated joy inside
And the moon is shining in the night...
In the night
The fire warms our mind
We sing and laugh and feel we are alive
We belong together in the night...
In the night
When it's dark we are blind
But our inner eyes are open wide
Our dreams are living in the night...
In the night
When I'm alone I don't mind
I walk and leave everything behind
And the stars lead my way
In the night
I enjoy the dark side of life
A feeling that is hard to describe
My soul is free in the night...
Oh, my friend
Will you ever come and take my hand
You will find
The beauty, the magic, the wisdom of the night
Keskiyön Auringon Maa
Lyrics by Uli
Juhannuksena voi nähdä auringon
läpi yön, auringon,
joka ei koskaan laske yöttöminä
öinä Pohjolassa
Keskiyön auringon maa
Kesäyön valo
tunkeutuu varjottomana
loisteena kaikialle
Keskiyön auringon maa
yöttöminä öinä Pohjolassa
Mut talvella kaiken peittää
valkea pakkanen
ja revontulet säihkyvät
taivaanrannalla
Keskiyön auringon maa
yöttöminä öinä Pohjolassa
Solacium (MP3 1,23MB)
Lyrics by Philipp
Messiah
Lyrics by Uli
Die at the cross
Die at the cross
Die at the cross
Arise from the dead
Open their eyes
Open their eyes
Open their eyes
And save their minds
Deliver the blind
Deliver the blind
Deliver the blind
Deliver the blind
The Battle of Metal (MP3 7,43MB von Swordlord)
Lyrics by Philipp and Uli
Over the fields into the dying light
My brothers and I ride side by side
The glory of our armies is felt all over the land
As we await our enemies with sword in our hand
Standing proud, raise the hammers high
For the Battle of Metal we're bound to die
On the battlefield in the crimson night
My brothers and I fight side by side
Holy is our power, long is our breath
Hail to the Metal, put false ones to their death
Standing proud, raise the hammers high
For the Battle of Metal we're bound to die
Our armies are fallen, dismembered is our might
My brothers and I die side by side
The glory is immortal, our pride will never fade
The Spirit of the Metal leads us to Valhalla's gate
Standing proud, raise the hammers high
For the Battle of Metal we're bound to die
Standing proud, raise the hammers high
For the Battle of Metal we're bound to die