After their participation in the fifth volume of the compilation Soniche avventure and the winning competition Gruppo soniche of 2000 called by Sony/Fridge Records and Rock FM radio, in June 2001, they published their first album entitled Job. The album gets an excellent agreements by the critic, carrying out the band among the promises of Italian indie rock.
After the entry of Fausto Ferrara the band leaves the most traditional indie rock and gets new influences marked by a more sophisticated use of electronics thanks to the use of samplers and drum machines as it is evident from the new compositions.
On October, 8th 2003 they take part in and win “Musical Box. Notturno Musicale Festival” presented in the famous festiva Frequenze disturbate in Urbino (Italy).
In October A Toys Orchestra take part in the Beatles' tribute promoted by Musicboom (a famous Italian magazine) still available on line.
In Autumn 2003 the band leaves Fridge Records and joins Urtovox, starting the new album which was recorded and mixed in alpha studios dept. by the skilled Giacomo Fiorenza and with the artistic production of Paolo Naselli Flores.
The release Cuckoo Boohoo is published in the first half of October 2004 and it was cheered unanimously as one of the most beautiful album of the season 2005/2006, getting a very favourable press review thank also to the successful video clip of Peter Pan Syndrome, written and directed by talented video maker Fabio Luongo.
The clip, besides the programming of MTV, All Music TV, RockTV, RAISAT-Extra and Match Music TV, is awarded two prizes in a famous Fandango-sponsored festival.
Besides the clip was inserted among the first ten clip in 2004 in the yearly hit parade organized by Musica di Repubblica, it wins MEI Clip Summer 2005,granted by CAPALBIO FILM FESTIVAL and it was selected in the INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM EXIBITION in Montecatini (italy) and in the short film O’Curt review by Santa Sofia Mediateca in Naples (Italy).
At the beginning of 2005 there is a change of line up and the drummer Fabrizio Verta leaves and he is replaced by the young and talented Andrea Perillo.
A wide series of reviews, interviews, radio and TV apparitions together with a continuous and qualified concerts activity in the best rock club and Italian summer festival (over 160 live gigs in the 2005/06 season) are making the band a real hope in the contemporary Italian musical panorama and they are ready to win comparison with the European and international market.
Dustin O’Halloran helped producing the latest album Technicolor Dreams.
Elephant Man
A Toys Orchestra Lyrics
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the river kisses the ground
the darkness can assist me
while the wind brings me your voice
The grass withers without noise.
The elephant runs
haunted by the sun
the heartbeat fill the silence
The show is going to start.
The mirrors melt
images entrapped
The drunken Nature
wasn’t able to keep It’s secret
A fault not requested
I’m a Masked Romeo
sound the bells!
wake the Queen!
..Morpheus gives his gift.
The opening lines of A Toys Orchestra's 'Elephant Man', "When the night comes / the river kisses the ground," set the scene for the rest of the song, which paints a vivid picture of a mysterious, dream-like world. The singer seems to be wandering through this landscape alone, hearing the voices of others on the wind but unable to pin down their source. The elephant referenced in the title is a symbolic figure, running through the deserted land and chasing the setting sun. The moment of the elephant's running is described as a time when "the heartbeat fill the silence / and the silence fills the heart / The show is going to start." This could be interpreted as an allusion to the idea of being present in the moment, and living life to the fullest.
Line by Line Meaning
When the night comes
As darkness falls
the river kisses the ground
The river flows peacefully, making a gentle sound as it flows into the ground below
the darkness can assist me
The darkness provides comfort and support
while the wind brings me your voice
I can hear your voice in the sound of the wind
The grass withers without noise.
The grass dies without making any sound
The elephant runs
The elephant moves quickly
haunted by the sun
The elephant is tormented by the sun
the heartbeat fill the silence
The sound of the heartbeat can be heard clearly in the quietness
and the silence fills the heart
The silence brings a sense of peace to the heart
The show is going to start.
Something is about to happen
The mirrors melt
The mirrors lose their form and shape
images entrapped
Images are trapped within the mirrors
The drunken Nature
Nature is out of sorts
wasn’t able to keep It’s secret
Nature reveals something it wanted to keep hidden
A fault not requested
A problem that was unexpected
I’m a Masked Romeo
I am a person who wears a mask and is in love like Romeo from Shakespearean literature
sound the bells!
Ring the bells loudly
wake the Queen!
Wake up the Queen
..Morpheus gives his gift.
Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams, is giving a gift of dreams or sleep.
Contributed by Xavier I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Aye Ready
Love this band.
SoakingDrop88
anche io non credevo fossero italiani (nonostante alcuni difetti di pronuncia mi dessero dubbi sul fatto che fossero inglesi) però li amo...non vedo l'ora di vederli dal vivo!!!
Hopkins
Visti ieri sera a Cisternino(11/08/2012) all'Alterfesta,gran bel concerto,molte emozioni per chi come me li ascolta da un bel po'.
Hopkins
visti in un bellissimo concerto nell'estate 2012 a Cisternino(br) all'alterfest.
santemanuel laconi
Che vergogna l'Italia....quando abbiamo qualche talento non lo valorizziamo mai quanto meriterebbe....mi auguro solo che questo gruppo possa presto guadagnarsi il posto che si merita!!! ciao
stefano calleri
GREAT!
pablodebuenosaires
li amo ecco.
Laura Piccina
Sono diventata dipendente da questa canzone.
Kekkone Novantaquattro
Fiero di essere agropolese :)
MrRedrum91
Sisi, ma ho specificato al di fuori dell'Italia perché all'estero, anche se non in misura enorme, ne capiscono certamente più dei nostri zombi.