In 1998, Musicom, (a three piece from Brussels consisting of Pierre Mussche… Read Full Bio ↴In 1998, Musicom, (a three piece from Brussels consisting of Pierre Mussche, Ernst Meinrath and Renaud Charlier), began crafting tracks of cool electronic ambience mixed with orchestral hip-hop, as soundtracks for adverts and underground films. Scottish born Esra Tasasiz was working in Brussels at that time writing and composing songs with various Brussels based artists. She joined Musicom and the four decided to work together on recording a short piece of music.

It was during these sessions that it soon became obvious that their creative output worked outside the confines of cinematography and Airlock were formed.

The production of their first album ‘Drystar’ stretched over a period of two-and-a-half-years. During this time Airlock met with cult film director Oliver Van Hoofstadt and wrote some tracks in conjunction with the making of three of his films - Keo, Snuff Movie, and Parabellum. ‘Face Down’ the composition that appeared on Parabellum, finally made its way via European radio stations to the desks of British record labels as part of a demo. After being spoilt for choice, they signed up with One Little Indian on which ‘Drystar’ was released in 2001.

The connection between Airlock and films was kept alive with their work on Roman Coppola’s the “Making of” of CQ. Furthermore, many tracks from ‘Drystar’ were used in films and series such as “CSI”, “CSI Miami”, “As If”, “Model Behaviour”, “5 go dating”, and more.

Airlock began work on their second album. The album was completed in October however, before they had played the album to anybody, all of the masters were destroyed in a studio fire. Airlock had to re-record the entire album! Whilst the studio was being rebuilt, the band decided to write some new songs for the album and worked in an improvised studio with minimal equipment. Though they had to change their working habits by that (the band considered this as a positive challenge), it also gave them the opportunity to concentrate more on the writing itself.

The new album ‘Symptomatic’ has elements of tension, naivety, strength, conviction, vulnerability and freedom.

Compared to their debut with its various musical directions, ‘Symptomatic’ is more coherent. There are less instrumental tracks and warm sounds of analog synths are used on all tracks. The content of the album however, deals with a mixture of emotions, experiences and expressions (or symptoms…) resulting from the issues Airlock had to face.

1997

Slipinside
Airlock Lyrics

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It doesn't have to be this complicated
Or is it just me?

I cherish you it's true
And this love, I value
If it's not meant to be
I'll bow to destiny
And settle for friends

Looking to the left, turning to the right
My life is full of no regrets
I'll settle, I'll settle for friends

[Chorus]
Friends, I'll settle for friends
All I want, is to be your friend

Friends, we can be friends
All I want, is to be your friend

You tell me you're not ready
But I'm precious
You don't want to start something
You can't finish

Sometimes we're blinded by desire
What you want, not what you need
Then it's too late
To make ends meet

[Chorus]

Your friend, your friend (repeat)

Overall Meaning

The song Slipinside by Airlock is about the complexity of love and relationships. It starts off with the singer questioning why love has to be so complicated. They then express their true feelings for their significant other, but acknowledge that if the love is not meant to be, they will settle for being just friends. This shows a willingness to compromise and accept what fate has in store for them.

The chorus emphasizes that all the singer wants is to be friends with their significant other, even if that means not having a romantic relationship. The song speaks to the idea that sometimes people get blinded by their desires and fail to recognize what they truly need. The final repetition of "your friend" is a reminder that the singer is willing to be there for their significant other, even if it means being just a friend.

Overall, the song Slipinside by Airlock is a beautiful representation of love that does not have to be sexual or romantic. It speaks to the idea of true connection, and how sometimes being just friends with someone can be as fulfilling as being romantically involved with them.

Line by Line Meaning

It doesn't have to be this complicated
Life doesn't have to be complex

Or is it just me?
Am I the only one who thinks this?

I cherish you it's true
I truly value and appreciate you

And this love, I value
I value, cherish and care for our love

If it's not meant to be
If it's not our destiny

I'll bow to destiny
I'll accept and submit to fate

And settle for friends
And just be friends instead of romantic partners

Looking to the left, turning to the right
I'm searching everywhere for something

My life is full of no regrets
I have no regrets in life

I'll settle, I'll settle for friends
I'll settle for being friends

Friends, I'll settle for friends
I'll be satisfied with simply being friends

All I want, is to be your friend
All I want is friendship with you

Friends, we can be friends
Let's just be friends

You tell me you're not ready
You say you're not ready for a relationship

But I'm precious
But I am valuable and important

You don't want to start something
You don't want to begin a romantic relationship

You can't finish
That you can't keep up to my expectations

Sometimes we're blinded by desire
Love can blind us sometimes

What you want, not what you need
You may want something but it may not be what you require

Then it's too late
Once you realise what you needed, it may be too late to act

To make ends meet
To reconcile or make amends

Your friend, your friend (repeat)
I want to be a friend to you

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ERNST MEINRATH, ESRA TASASIZ, PIERRE MUSSCHE, RENAUD CHARLIER

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