1. Cocoon is a two-piece… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least six bands called Cocoon:
1. Cocoon is a two-piece French band formed in 2006 by Mark Daumail (born 1984, composition, lead vocals, acoustic guitar, ukelele, banjo, beatbox, etc.) and Morgane Imbeaud (born 1987, vocal harmonies, keyboards, arrangements).
"I wanted it to be a male-female duet. A duo like the White Stripes are in rock — we wanted to be the equivalent in folk music," Daumail says. Their songs are entirely sung in English. "French artists singing in English isn't something new. It goes back to groups like Les Thugs and Syd Matters," he remarks.
Daumail says he's always been interested in folk music: "Basically, Cocoon's musical inspiration goes all the way from groups like The Pentangle and Fairport Convention right through to the 'new folk' movement that surfaced around the beginning of 2000 with artists like CocoRosie, Devendra Banhart and Sufjan Stevens."
In 2006, the pop / folk duet released its first EP, entitled I Hate Birds, and won the 2006 edition of the Big Jama regional contest. The following year, Cocoon was signed onto the French indie label Sober & Gentle. The band released a second EP, From Panda Mountains, followed by their first album, entitled My Friends All Died in a Plane Crash. The group won the CQFD music contest organized by the French magazine Les Inrockuptibles and performed in the new talent section of the rock music festivals Le Printemps de Bourges and Les Eurockéennes de Belfort.
Official site: http://www.myspace.com/listentococoon or http://www.frompandamountains.com/
2. Cocoon is a solo project by one of the founding members of the French group Clair Obscur which was one of the first groups in the 80's in France to work across music, visual arts, dance and theatre. Clair Obscur was one of the very few bands of the French cold wave/industrial scene which became known abroad with its records released by the British labels Cathexis, All the Madmen and NER (compilation From Torture to Conscience with Current 93, In the Nursery, Death in June, etc).
Christophe Demarthe has been working for many years at the frontier of sound and visual arts. He has created sound architectures for theatre, dance, cinema, visual arts, radio... mainly working with the drama producer Bruno Lajara (501 Blues, Ne Pas, Fuites, Après Coups, Léon le Nul...) and with Jean Couturier for radio dramas on France Culture. He has written music for the cinema and for television (France 2, Canal Plus).
In 2004 he created Cocoon, releasing his debut album on the French label Optical Sound. Much more than a mere sound object based on an album concept, Cocoon can be read as a global artistic project close to the performance. It is an audio set accompanied by videos and asking for an active participation of the public, banishing the passive listening of laptoppers. The stage disposition creates a real contrast with the characteristic immobility of electronic music concerts, and definitively places itself at the crossing point of image, sound and live show, for a moving interdisciplinarity.
Since its creation in 2004, Cocoon has participated in the festivals Nowa Fabryka (Bytom, Poland), Emergences/Villette Numérique (Paris), Nuit Blanche (Paris), Emo-Son (Bourges), Salon Light (Paris)... He has been reviewed in Libération, on Arte-TV.com, in the magazines Mouvement, Télérama, The Wire, on France Culture... His second album, More Violent Days Are to Come (OS.012) (Optical Sound), has been nominated for the Qwartz Electronic Music Awards 2006/2007.
3. A Czech band from Kolín.
4. An Alternative/Emocore - Band from Czech republic.
5. An electronic/ambient duo from the USA.
6. A Romanian rapper from Piatra Neamt
Sushi
Cocoon Lyrics
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To make sure you're gone for good
To make sure you won't hurt again
May you rest in peace
Pony riding, sushi cooking
Oh, may you be where you wanted
Oh, we talked about it
After one or two beers
And the worst days that life brings
All the bad movies, and all the earthquakes
All the worst days are just buried
Into the snow
Holy water, plastic flowers
In the end you got what you were
Always running after
Always running after
And the worst days that life brings
All the bad movies, and all the earthquakes
All the worst days are just buried
Into the snow
And the worst days that life brings
All the bad movies, and all the earthquakes
All the worst days are just buried
Into the snow
And the worst days that life brings
All the bad movies, and all the earthquakes
All the worst days are just buried
Into the snow
All the worst days are just buried
Into the snow
All the worst days are just buried
Into the snow
The song "Sushi" by Cocoon is a melancholic and reflective piece that seems to be about the mourning process of a loved one. The opening lines of the song, "In the morning, I'll go down the graveyard / To make sure you're gone for good / To make sure you won't hurt again / May you rest in peace" suggest that the singer is visiting the grave of someone close to them, perhaps to find closure and ensure that their beloved is at peace. The next lines of the song, "Pony riding, sushi cooking / Oh, may you be where you wanted / Oh, we talked about it / After one or two beers" can be interpreted as the singer reminiscing about happy memories they shared with the person who has passed away. The lyrics "Horseback riding, sushi preparation" feels to be specific to the individual being mourned, who must have enjoyed these things.
As the song progresses, the singer seems to reflect on the inevitability of life's struggles and hardships. They sing "And the worst days that life brings / All the bad movies, and all the earthquakes / All the worst days are just buried / Into the snow." These lyrics suggest that even though life is full of difficult moments, they eventually pass and are buried in the past, like the snow covering the grave. The line "Holy water, plastic flowers" may refer to the traditional practice of leaving flowers and religious symbols at gravesites.
Overall, "Sushi" is a moving song that touches on themes of loss and the impermanence of life. The reflective and introspective lyrics are paired with sparse instrumentation and delicate vocals to create a touching tribute to a loved one who has passed away.
Line by Line Meaning
In the morning, I'll go down the graveyard
I will visit the cemetery in the morning
To make sure you're gone for good
To ensure that you have left permanently
To make sure you won't hurt again
To ensure that you won't cause any more pain
May you rest in peace
I wish for you to find peace in death
Pony riding, sushi cooking
Engaging in enjoyable activities
Oh, may you be where you wanted
I hope that you have achieved your desired destination
Oh, we talked about it
We had a conversation about this
After one or two beers
Potentially after having a drink or two
And the worst days that life brings
Referring to difficult times
All the bad movies, and all the earthquakes
Listing examples of negative events
All the worst days are just buried
These difficult times are in the past
Into the snow
Representing the ability to move on from these bad memories
Holy water, plastic flowers
Alluding to typical funeral elements
In the end you got what you were
You achieved what you desired
Always running after
Constantly chasing something
And the worst days that life brings
Referring again to difficult times
All the worst days are just buried
The tough moments are behind you
Into the snow
Being able to let go of negative experiences
And the worst days that life brings
Continuing to mention struggles in life
All the worst days are just buried
Difficult memories are in the past
Into the snow
The ability to move forward from negative situations
All the worst days are just buried
Repeating the message of overcoming difficult times
Into the snow
Being able to leave negative experiences behind
Lyrics © SONY ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING FRANCE
Written by: Marc Daumail, Morgane Imbeaud
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