Influences include Post-punk bands with gothic styles from the 1980's, e.g. Cocteau Twins, Throbbing Gristle // Psychic TV, the Cure, and Dead Can Dance, as well as the Twin Peaks TV series, New Age, the decelerated beats of DJ Screw (PBUH). Overlapping terms include haunted house, screwgaze, crunkgaze, chillgaze (crunk shoegaze), darkwave, occult house (okkvlt), trianglecore, post-whatever, next wave, broken-clash, death disco, post-pop, ghost drone, avant hard, zombie rave, ghost step and drag... Term "Drag" can also be understood as a stretching technique similar to chopped and screwed and glitch techniques. It is interesting to notice that "Witch House---Drag" relation is somewhat similar to "Hip Hop---Rap" relation. The term "Witch House" was coined and popularized in 2009 by Johnathan Coward of SHAMS and Travis Egedy of Pictureplane.
Labels Tri Angle (Alec Koone Balam Acab and Christopher D. Greenspan OoOoO) established by Robin Carolan (of the popular 20JFG music blog) and Robert Disaro's (of //Tense//) imprint Disaro Records are recognized as flagships of the Witch House "movement". This movement is often associated with parallel emergence of Chillwave (Glo-fi) with which it shares the aesthetic tactics of survival in hyper-mediated late capitalist society. These tactics are "taken" from electroclash revolutions and "mutated" (Look: Brent Luvaas "Re-Producing Pop "). Maybe, for these reasons Witch House is sometimes interested in other interpretations of New Wave music and in appropriation of goth, industrial, minimal synth, krautrock and cold wave aspects of the 80s with were omitted by electroclash or forgotten in the era of indietronica. In the same manner chillwave uses new romantics, funk or latin disco... Both genres celebrate external aspects of past, in these case VHS and audio cassette technologies of the 90s (same as synths and commodores of the 80s in electroclash) Important point of Witch House is the relationship to MTV culture and Dirty South rap music which is solved through certain semi-ironic idea of unity and integration of culture represented by "▲" symbol. Band "Salem" is a popular pioneer though their music is not the typical example of this genre's sound.
Between the emergence of new wave (80s), electroclash (90s), new rave (00s) and drag (early 10s) romantic eras there were more than a handful of failed attempts at gothic revival -- freak folk, new rave , blog house, fidget, and indie eras happened, only to burn out from misdirection of cause from wide and aggressive acquisition of associated acts (Crystal Castles, ad nausea) and media outlets by majorly funded corporate media outlets (FOX // NEWS CORPORATION acquisition of Myspace.com). Witch house was created trying to integrate all these phenomena (with a notion of protection and self-preservation by use of ascii art ((▲,▼,∆), crosses (†)) that makes associated acts hard to google or become the epidemic of mass consumption through any other means than blogging or social networking) , this self-aware idea of integration juxtaposed to a self-aware shallowness of the electroclash movement; Irony and witches were born. Making novelty the main principle of structure building. These new structures of communication through aesthetic platforms (deconstruction, irony, serenity, appropriation, mutation, eclecticism, revaluation, patchwork...) are one possible way of achieving avant-garde -ism in todays society, which is a troubled issue. In that light Witch House is a "popular culture brother" of contemporary art forms such as "new aestheticism", "relational aesthetics" and "documentary style" . The electroclash generation was raised on pop and techno, the witch house generation is raised on pop and glitch (and electroclash), the first brought us 80s the second brought us 80s, 90s and 00s...and who knows what will be the outfit of future generations (the structures and patterns of classification are becoming weirdly huge and varied).
It has been established from recent blogs and music journals that there is no one founder or originator of the witch house, and that witch house is another way of saying "dark electronic music" of various styles and tempos, and that no one artist can be pegged with it's origin though it can be widely debated that Club Rhinoceropolis (A Warehouse in Denver in which Pictureplane, and Modern Witch preform at regularly) is the ark amongst the venues and night clubs to bare the birth of the witch house and new romantic // gothic era revival in N. America. Other popular witch havens include Club Medusa Lounge in LA and Pendu events amongst various venues in Brooklyn and New York City.
At present the witch house movement appears to be here to stay, reaching major and indie media attention on a semi-regular basis. Dressed in the form of the apocalypse, witch house seems to be aiming at becoming a megalith of cultural identification for the 10s.
Witch House in the media:
1.
http://thedecibeltolls.com/on-modern-witch-and-the-witch-house-genre/
2.
http://nfrblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/witch-house.html
3.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/aug/19/witch-house-musical-genres
4.
http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashvillecream/archives/2010/08/25/new-genre-alert-which-house-witch-house
5.
http://www.expatriarch.com/2010/05/trying-to-define-witch-house-can-be-a-real-drag/
6.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/arts/music/07witch.html?_r=1&pagewanted=2
7.
http://www.pendu.org/mag/2010/11/08/genesis-of-genre-witch-house/
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The Hills
The Weeknd Lyrics
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Yeah
Yeah
Your man on the road, he doin' promo
You said, "Keep our business on the low-low"
I'm just tryna get you out the friendzone
'Cause you look even better than the photos
I can't find your house, send me the info
Drivin' through the gated residential
Found out I was comin', sent your friends home
Keep on tryna hide it but your friends know
I only call you when it's half past five
The only time that I'll be by your side
I only love it when you touch me, not feel me
When I'm fucked up, that's the real me
When I'm fucked up, that's the real me, yeah
I only call you when it's half past five
The only time I'd ever call you mine
I only love it when you touch me, not feel me
When I'm fucked up, that's the real me
When I'm fucked up, that's the real me, babe
I'ma let you know, we keep it simple
Tryna keep it up don't seem so simple
I just fucked two bitches 'fore I saw you
And you gon' have to do it at my tempo
Always tryna send me off to rehab
Drugs started feelin' like it's decaf
I'm just tryna live life for the moment
And all these motherfuckers want a relapse
I only call you when it's half past five
The only time that I'll be by your side
I only love it when you touch me, not feel me
When I'm fucked up, that's the real me
When I'm fucked up, that's the real me, yeah
I only call you when it's half past five
The only time I'd ever call you mine
I only love it when you touch me, not feel me
When I'm fucked up, that's the real me
When I'm fucked up, that's the real me, babe
Hills have eyes, the hills have eyes
Who are you to judge? Who are you to judge?
Hide your lies, girl, hide your lies
Only you to trust, only you
I only call you when it's half past five
The only time that I'll be by your side
I only love it when you touch me, not feel me
When I'm fucked up, that's the real me
When I'm fucked up, that's the real me, yeah
I only call you when it's half past five
The only time I'd ever call you mine
I only love it when you touch me, not feel me
When I'm fucked up, that's the real me
When I'm fucked up, that's the real me, babe
Ewedihalehu
Yene konjo, ewedihalehu
Yene fikir, fikir, fikir, fikir
Yene fikir, fikir, fikir, fikir
Ewedihalehu
Yene konjo, ewedihalehu
The Weeknd's song "The Hills" delves into his complicated relationships with women, substance abuse, and a desire to live a carefree lifestyle. He begins by referencing his busy schedule on the road while his significant other wants to keep their relationship a secret. Despite his efforts to move the relationship beyond the friendzone, his significant other is not ready to be open about it. Even though she tries to hide it, her friends know about the relationship.
The Weeknd goes on to sing about the only time he calls his significant other, which is at half past five in the morning when he is high on drugs. He admits that he loves it when she physically touches him, but he does not want to be emotionally connected to her in any other way. He emphasizes that when he is messed up, it is the real him, implying that he struggles with being true to himself and having genuine feelings when he is sober.
Towards the end of the song, The Weeknd discusses his carefree lifestyle and how he wants to live life in the moment. He mentions having multiple partners before seeing his significant other and the pressure from others to seek help for his drug addiction, which he likens to decaf. Overall, "The Hills" is a song about a person struggling with addiction who is unable to form meaningful connections, using drugs to numb his emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
Your man on the road, he doin' promo
Your partner is on tour promoting his music career
You said, "Keep our business on the low-low"
You've requested that our relationship remain confidential
I'm just tryna get you out the friendzone
I'm attempting to make our platonic relationship romantic
'Cause you look even better than the photos
Your appearance in person exceeds that of your pictures online
I can't find your house, send me the info
I'm unable to locate your home and require you to send me the address
Drivin' through the gated residential
I'm driving through a gated community
Found out I was comin', sent your friends home
You presumed I was visiting and sent your friends away to avoid them seeing me
Keep on tryna hide it but your friends know
You are attempting to conceal our relationship, but your friends are aware of it
I'ma let you know, we keep it simple
I want to make it clear that we are keeping our relationship uncomplicated
Tryna keep it up don't seem so simple
Our attempts to maintain our relationship appear to be challenging
I just fucked two bitches 'fore I saw you
I had sexual relations with two women before seeing you
And you gon' have to do it at my tempo
You'll have to adjust to my preferred pace and style of living
Always tryna send me off to rehab
People are frequently urging me to seek treatment for substance abuse
Drugs started feelin' like it's decaf
Drugs no longer have the same effect on me as they once did
I'm just tryna live life for the moment
I'm focused on making the most of the present
And all these motherfuckers want a relapse
Others are hoping for me to relapse and return to my previous lifestyle
Hills have eyes, the hills have eyes
The hills are watching us, observing our every move
Who are you to judge? Who are you to judge?
Who are you to criticize or judge me?
Hide your lies, girl, hide your lies
Conceal your deception and be trustworthy
Only you to trust, only you
You're the only person I trust
Ewedihalehu
Amharic for 'I love you'
Yene konjo, ewedihalehu
Amharic for 'my dear, I love you'
Yene fikir, fikir, fikir, fikir
Amharic for 'my love, love, love, love'
Yene fikir, fikir, fikir, fikir
Amharic for 'my love, love, love, love'
Ewedihalehu
Amharic for 'I love you'
Yene konjo, ewedihalehu
Amharic for 'my dear, I love you'
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Abel Tesfaye, Ahmad Balshe, Carlo Montagnese, Emmanuel Nickerson, Thomas Raybould
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@SageSea1
welcome to one of the best songs of the year! but here is the comment section!
70% who's watching this in december?!?!?
10% but that hair doe
10% no one cares when ur watching
5% cool song!
but hey atleast no your a rebel i like you
@playstationoyuncusu
Most talented pineapple i ever seen
@haroderachit
What about spongebob's home?
@Meddls
+Rachit Harode shit yur right
@apiwatxeon369
Lol
@uchihaalvi2500
lmao!!
@Justaguyu
😂😂
@PIXMO_
It's been 10 years and this song is still a banger 😮💨
@lostkirasantos
this song beatifoul
@ArmandoGarcia-um9vn
True
@Extraplayz09
Because it always was? Time doesn't change songs, fck u sayin'