After 2 singles on different labels and a surprise number one hit as part of M/A/R/R/S's "Pump Up the Volume", they made two ground-breaking albums that placed them precariously in the indie scene - however they preferred the term "dream pop". These albums were 69 in 1988 and i in 1989.
Hard to place in terms of genre, 69 was more consciously indie, though that's not saying much, seen by some as part of a continuum that included jimi hendrix' more spaced-out offerings, miles davis and others - musically it asked questions and opened doors that have still to be explored. 'i' was a dramatic change, clearly slicker and smoother, and covering a wide variety of styles over twenty-six tracks (ten of which were short noise interludes). "i" also spawned A.R. Kane's best-known song in "A Love From Outer Space". Both albums achieved wide critical acclaim.
Follow up album New Clear Child (1994), was not received as well, the reasons being a believed lack of coherent direction and a feeling that the ideas were merely (admittedly excellent) re hashes of works that were completed more succinctly in the earlier 2 albums.
Rudy Tambala made ambient and dub influenced music under the name Sufi. Neither is currently involved in the music industry to any great extent. Post-A.R. Kane, Alex Ayuli was (possibly still is) a museum curator in the U.S. Russell Smith still DJ's rare soul 45s in UK and Europe and earns a living as a restorer/ decorator in South West France.
Snow Joke
A.R. Kane Lyrics
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Silver's (?) bright we be flying high
It's just a dream it's just a dream
It's just a dream and we're all dreaming
'snow joke
a little boy fell to the ground
It's just a dream it's just a dream
It's just a dream and we're all dreaming
'snow joke
"He taught me to sing a song. If you want to hear it, I can sing it for you." (a sample from Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke's film 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY)
from on the ground to overhead
No space between nothing to fear
Don't take a chance just come with me
We'll hold hands and you will see
it's no joke
The song Snow Joke by A.R. Kane is a dreamy and surrealistic track that raises existential questions about reality and the purpose of humankind. The opening lines, "Last night seen in the sky, silver's (?) bright, we be flying high," suggest that the singer is witnessing a beautiful and extraordinary event in the sky, possibly a shooting star or some other celestial phenomenon. However, the subsequent lines, "It's just a dream, it's just a dream, it's just a dream, and we're all dreaming," undermine the reality of the experience and suggest that it might not be real but rather a figment of imagination.
The second verse tells the story of a little boy who falls to the ground and spills his "little seed." The reference to the boy's seed implies a loss of innocence, and his fall could represent a loss of control or a fall from grace. The repetition of "It's just a dream, it's just a dream, it's just a dream, and we're all dreaming" reinforces the idea that nothing is certain and that reality can be slippery and elusive.
The final lines, "from on the ground to overhead, no space between, nothing to fear, don't take a chance just come with me, we'll hold hands and you will see, it's no joke," suggest the possibility of transcendence and unity, but also the danger of losing oneself in the unknown. Overall, Snow Joke is a poetic and enigmatic meditation on the nature of existence and the power of imagination.
Line by Line Meaning
Last night seen in the sky
We saw something shining in the sky last night
Silver's (?) bright we be flying high
The shining object was very bright and it felt like we were flying high
It's just a dream it's just a dream
We're not sure if what we saw was real or just a dream
It's just a dream and we're all dreaming
We're all dreaming about something that may or may not be real
'snow joke
This could be serious and not a joke
a little boy fell to the ground
A young boy fell down
Spilled his little seed he was gonna fall
He dropped something he was holding and was about to fall
'snow joke
This situation could be serious
He taught me to sing a song. If you want to hear it, I can sing it for you.
These are lyrics from a song that someone taught me
from on the ground to overhead
We went from being on the ground to looking up at the sky
No space between nothing to fear
There wasn't any room to be scared or have fear
Don't take a chance just come with me
You shouldn't risk anything, just come with me
We'll hold hands and you will see
We'll hold hands and you'll see for yourself
it's no joke
This is serious
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Whoa- so "middle-of-the-road" they're in danger of getting run over by an oncoming truck that happens to weave outside of the lines & smacking this dude down! (ha ha ha!) But seriously, it does have something ...IDK..."catchy" about it, though - so it's hard to see where he/they are coming from.
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SPACE ODYSSEY