San Francisco-based singer/songwrit… Read Full Bio ↴The band consists of two operatives,
San Francisco-based singer/songwriter/producer davidmahr and Swedish keyboardist/composer
Lars Wallden. With influences spanning the history of synthesizer music-from 80s synthpop to eurodisco and back-the duo's mutual electronica obsessions merge flawlessly on their debut album, despite the fact that the band mates have never met in person.
This deliciously danceable music is the fruit of an organic synthesis that begins online, of all places. The band mates work separately in studios in San Francisco and the commercial port town of Karlshamn, Sweden, and trade music files over the Internet. Introduced electronically by a mutual friend (a DJ and promoter of the SYNTHCON music conference), the two began collaborating in 2001 after discovering, through email and IM conversations, a common worship of 80s synthpop demigod Vince Clarke (founder of Depeche Mode, Yazoo, and Erasure). Agency-X was born when, in a three-hour fit of pure inspiration, davidmahr wrote and arranged vocals for a demo piece that Wallden had ICQ'd over-which became the single "Don't Hold your Breath." The band's first release also included a remake of "Walk Away From Love, "originally recorded for the Ninthwave Records compilation of 2002 Nobody's Diary: A Tribute to Yazoo.
Agency-X's front man, davidmahr, has released solo projects on his own Delicious Records label including 1997's No Drama! and 1999's Lost & Found albums as well as the three-song EP Only You, featuring the title Yazoo cover track and the international club hit "Sugar Candi (What You Mean to Me)."
Lars Wallden, the keyboard-programming mastermind behind Agency-X, is best known for keeping alive the machine-made, Clarke-influenced sound with his Swedish synthpop band AvantGarde, which he started in 1990.
So how do an openly gay man in San Francisco and a straight man in Sweden write love songs together? In the case of "Catch Me," davidmahr put Wallden's tale of meeting and falling for a woman named Katrin into song. But when he sings "Oh Katrin, won't you catch me and fall in love? Let's go hand-in-hand - let's see the world together…" he imagines Katrin as a man, explaining with a smile, "Love is love." He continues: "Writing a love song really is about understanding what that particular person is going through, the emotions being felt. I certainly know how happy and goofy I felt when I first fell in love with my partner of 13 years. In fact, the songs on this album speak to so many emotions that are universal - love and happiness, of course, but also fear, insecurity, loss, and finally, hope."
The songs are full of double and hidden meanings. In "At the End of the Day" when the singer asks, "Have you ever had the kind of love that drives you insane?" The answer, "In a happy way, it's a happy day, oh yeah" somehow makes perfect sense. Other lyrics are more direct: "All is quiet on the western front, my mind tries to say - but my heart says something else - Why did you have to die?"
The album is a collection of tales based on the adventures of two "secret" agents searching for love and the meaning of life, just like the rest of us. On this mission, the specifics of any relationship are less important than the common experiences of joy, sadness, loss, regret, redemption, and finally, hope: "Looks like the mission is finally over. Floating here amongst the wreckage…Come find me, I'm worth saving."
The bouncy electro beats and lush vocal arrangements on Mission Impossible deliver pop perfection with a bittersweet complexity that emerges over repeated listening. Agency-X joins forces in cyberspace-the ultimate expression of human isolation-but traverses the landscape of the heart in search of understanding. Deceptively sweet and light, Mission Impossible is a satisfying meal for body and soul.
Catch Me
Agency-X Lyrics
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손가락 꽉 잡아
출발해 지금부터
여기 여기 여기 붙어
입술이 탐나는 사람
여기여기 붙어라
엉덩이가 예쁜 남자
좋아하면 붙어라
갖고 싶어 미칠 걸
빠져들면 나올 수 없어
계속해서 다들 매너부터 갖춰
내가 좀 아는데
그녀도 진짜 멋을 알어
계속해 더 딴 애들은 걍 들러리
난 제대로 알아봤어
그녀의 럭셔리
당김 없이 쭉쭉 밀어
미로 속에선 나만 믿어
막을 테면 막아봐
계속 막 나가니깐
I'm gonna knock you out
One two three 랄라라 랄랄라
여기여기 붙어라
Three two one 랄라라 랄랄라
그녀를 난 갖겠어
심장이 쿵했어 했어
소문대로 완벽했어 에이 플러스
내꺼야 찜했어
너를 갖고야 말겠어
니가 좋아하는 말이야
사탕발림 말이 아니야
누가 봐도 넌
머리부터 발끝까지 WOW
완벽한 틈으로 들어가
널 위한 품으로 들어와
손끝은 널 향해
못 참겠어 내꺼야
Yeah I rolled up
장난은 여기까지
멘트 좀 치면서
자연스럽게 다가가지
니 옆에 앉아서 맘 내키는 대로
퐁당퐁당 돌도 던지고
해 뜰 때까지
We party party like ladi dadi
내일 이불 걷어찰 생각에
또 짜릿짜릿
상처만 주고 튀지 않아
드라마같이
흘러넘치는 니 매력에
또 아찔아찔
계속해서 모두 니 곁에 머물러서
다 똑같은 생각에
떠날 생각이 없어
계속해 더 계속 흔들리는
니 허리
Ma honey 푸대접 하지는 마
You got to hurry
당김 없이 쭉쭉 밀어
미로 속에선 나만 믿어
막을 테면 막아봐
계속 막 나가니깐
I'm gonna knock you out
One two three 랄라라 랄랄라
여기여기 붙어라
Three two one 랄라라 랄랄라
그녀를 난 갖겠어
심장이 쿵했어 했어
소문대로 완벽했어
에이 플러스
내꺼야 찜했어
너를 갖고야 말겠어
네게로 가 남들 눈치 보지 말고
오 널 뺏기기 전에
랄라라 랄랄라
여기여기 붙어라
Three two one 랄라라 랄랄라
그녀를 난 갖겠어
오늘부터 갖겠어
심장이 쿵했어 했어
소문대로 완벽했어
에이 플러스
내꺼야 찜했어
너를 갖고야 말겠어
The lyrics of Catch Me by Agency-X talk about the artist's experiences as a hustler, rapper, and businessman. He emphasizes the importance of never being broke and always keeping a gun on him to protect his earnings. He also touches on his love for trapping and how it evolved into a successful music career. The chorus repeatedly mentions the idea of catching him in traffic, indicating that he is always on the move, hustling and grinding. He won't be caught standing still or being stagnant in his success.
Additionally, he mentions the importance of loyalty to his brother, advising him to always have a gun on him as well. The song is filled with references to his success and how he never wants to go back to being broke. He mentions his addiction to trapping and the thrill he gets from making money, indicating that it's a lifestyle he loves and will always pursue. As a whole, the song depicts Agency-X's journey to becoming successful in music and how his hustling experience has contributed to his success.
Line by Line Meaning
Hope they don't think I'm just talking bout it I really be out here trapping
I hope people don't doubt me when I say I'm out here trapping - I really do it.
I ain't never want to see my money low I had to go back to stacking
I never want to be broke, so I had to start stacking my money again.
Ran up check and I'm always on a roll tell em to catch me in traffic
I made a lot of money and I'm always on the move - if they want to find me, they can catch me in traffic.
Told my brother better keep that fn on em I don't want to see him lacking
I warned my brother to keep a gun on him at all times, so he's not caught without protection.
I fell in love wit the trapping f**k around and switched it to rapping
I used to love trapping, but now I've switched to rapping instead.
Bring me the backend
I want the money that comes from my music (backend royalties).
Do whatever for the cheddar my life I'm trynna live it better
I'll do whatever it takes to make money and live a better life.
I keep on snapping
I keep making money and taking opportunities whenever they come up.
Told my brothers keep on rocking I promise I'm never going to let up
I encourage my friends to keep working hard, and promise that I won't stop either.
Ain't doin no Capping
I'm not lying or exaggerating about what I do.
These n***s not on my level they never going to catch up
My competition is not at my level, and they'll never be able to catch up to me.
They f*****g round wit a savage
They're messing with someone who's dangerous and will do whatever it takes to succeed.
I walk around with it on me they never taken nothin from me
I always have protection on me, so no one has ever been able to take anything from me.
I keep it a hunnit
I always keep it 100% real and honest.
I was just broke now I got everything that I wanted
I used to be broke, but now I have everything I've ever wanted.
I know that they hate huow I'm stunting
I know that people don't like how I brag about my success.
How they asking me for favors when I was just down
I find it hypocritical that people are now asking me for favors, when they didn't care when I was struggling.
Ain't nobody gave me nothing
No one helped me or gave me anything - I had to make it on my own.
Told my homie never hesitate to let it off if a n**** moving funny
I encouraged my friend to not hesitate to use his gun if someone acts suspicious or dangerous.
I started off with a pack I had to go run up some racks
I started with a small amount of product, but had to go make a lot of money.
Now I'm lit that's a fact
Now I'm successful - there's no doubt about it.
We took them losses but we ain't never stressing on it
We've experienced losses before, but we don't let it stress us out.
We just go and get that s back
We just make money again to make up for the losses.
I know neimens getting tired of me I had to give them a break
I know my enemies are tired of me winning, so I had to slow down for a little while.
Making that money it give me a rush
Making money is exhilarating to me - it gives me a rush.
I'm wake up first thing like well where that s at
I wake up every morning thinking about how to make money and where to find new opportunities.
Made another fifty profit I keep on making deposits yea yea
I made another $50 profit and keep putting that money in the bank.
I'm to addicted to trapping you would never see me slacking yea yea
I'm addicted to making money through trapping and would never stop.
The plug he told me that we on he bout to send me a package yea yea
My supplier told me that they have more product coming and are going to send it to me.
These n cap like they got it what ever I want I can have it yea yea
My competition acts like they're successful, but I know I can have whatever I want because of my hard work.
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Na Mi Yu, Su Ho Leem, Yong Bae Seo
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