1) 80s synth-pop band Anti-Matter… Read Full Bio ↴There are two bands named Antimatter.
1) 80s synth-pop band Anti-Matter formed by Xopher Davidson.
2) United Kingdom dark rock band Antimatter founded by Mick Moss. The project was originally a duo composed of founding member Duncan Patterson (former bassist/songwriter of Anathema) and Moss, being essentially an amalgamation of two solo projects working in tandem with each other, with each member writing and arranging their songs alone and compiling them in the studio later on to create an album.In this manner the pair released three albums together, Saviour, Lights Out and Planetary Confinement, after which Patterson left, in 2005, to start another band Íon. Moss continued Antimatter as an extension of his own timeline established throughout the first three discs, releasing the project's fourth album Leaving Eden in 2007. Followed Alternative Matter, Fear of a Unique Identity, The Judas Table, "Too Late", Welcome To The Machine, Live Between The Earth & Clouds, and, most recently, Black Market Enlightenment in 2018.
Xopher Davidson Anti-Matter
Xopher Davidson began his experiments in electronic sound from a basis in painting, film, and installation art, mixed with a long-time interest in electronics. While in primary school he learned to construct simple circuits, removing the components from old televisions and playing with step-up transformers. In 1985 the naively extremist project Jesus Wept was formed by James Chandler, John Hong, Will B. Gavin, and Davidson, beginning an era of tape manipulation. An electronic side project with James Chandler resulted in the (in)famous cassette release, Climatron. While attending school in Richmond, Virginia, Davidson completed the short black and white films Hess and Positioning Device, significant for its soundtrack of modulated full-frequency noise. He also started work on the trilogy of recorded sound pieces titled "Reflector," "Primer," and "Number," which was completed in 1990. Also during this period, Davidson performed with the noise fusion group 45-102, demonstrating an advanced position on sound in one public appearance. Presenting his work in numerous shows, he co-curated a major infrastructuralist show at the Henry Street Gallery. Davidson received a BFA degree in painting and sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1991.
In 1992, Davidson rode the train to Oakland, California, where he founded the seminal Exhibit < > space. In this storefront location (situated adjacent to a freeway onramp), he presented an ongoing installation of signs and diagrams which his paintings had evolved into. Listening here to the rumblings of the overhead freeway, it became obvious that the issue of sound needed to be (re)addressed. A year later, Davidson began work at the Center for Contemporary Music at Mills College in Oakland, California. Here he performed and recorded sound in many forms, presenting three concerts of electronic music while working on his MFA. At this same time, Davidson constructed a trilogy of experimental 16mm films at CCAC's film studios, to be overlayed with sound developed at the CCM recording studio. As a member of the live electronic groups Citizen Band and Circular Firing Squad, he performed extensively in and around the San Francisco Bay Area and the Pacific Northwest. Davidson continues to collaborate with David Kwan performing their audio visual presentations, a mixture of order and decay, and are currently working on a series of DVD translations.
As an audio engineer, Davidson has worked on projects by/ for: The-Allies, John Cage, Marcel Duchamp, Diamanda Galas, Jhno, Zbigniew Karkowski, Lloop, Once 11, Hannah Marcus, Paul D. Miller, Mix Master Mike, Pepito, Phoenecia, The Soft Pink Truth, Jonah Sharp, Otto Von Schirach, Subtropic, Themselves, Tipsy, We, and Iannis Xenakis, to name a few.
In 1999 Davidson released the antimatter recording Transfixion on the Artifact label. In 2001 he released the influential infrasonic recording, Function Generator, in collaboration with Zbigniew Karkowski, on Portugal's Sirr.records. His 2003 release for asphodel antimatter vs. antimatter sounds the depths of 15 years of his experiments with recording, leading the concept of remixing into an unknown expanse. Davidson continues to conduct experiments in sound and image in his backyard workshop, The Treatment Center.
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Flowers
Antimatter Lyrics
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Far away from you, far from all the pain.
With strength in numbers, the sad betrayal braves,
Return to desecrate those memories again.
And there you were taking flowers from my grave ...
I kiss the ground but I can hardly breathe,
As you scrape me from the pavement once again.
Safety in numbers, you thought I'd washed away,
The lyrics of Antimatter's song "Flowers" convey a sense of anguish and betrayal. The song opens with the singer having a dream where they are far away from their painful reality and the person they are addressing in the song. The dream seems like an escape from the sadness and the betrayal they have experienced. In the next lines, the singer invokes the image of a sad betrayal that has come back to desecrate their precious memories.
However, the most poignant moment of the song comes when the singer sees the other person taking flowers from their grave. This is the moment where the singer is at their most vulnerable and overpowered. They try to kiss the ground, symbolically kissing their own grave, but are struggling to breathe. Then the other person scrapes them from the pavement. The image is one of utter defeat, where the singer is reduced to nothing, and the other person has all the power.
The chorus brings the song to its conclusion, with the singer stating that they are still waiting for the rain. This is a metaphor for the catharsis that will come someday when the singer will be able to shed their pain and move on from their betrayal. The song is a brilliant expression of the aftermath of betrayal and how it can wreak havoc on our emotions and psychological well-being.
Line by Line Meaning
I had a dream, far away from here,
I fantasized of a place free from anguish, distant from you.
Far away from you, far from all the pain.
I longed to flee from the misery that you brought upon me, leaving you far behind.
With strength in numbers, the sad betrayal braves,
Betrayal, in a large group, was brave enough to hurt me deeply.
Return to desecrate those memories again.
You came back to destroy the fond memories we had once shared with each other.
And there you were taking flowers from my grave ...
You visited my grave, taking flowers, perhaps to absolve yourself of the guilt of betraying me.
I kiss the ground but I can hardly breathe,
I'm struggling to breathe as I close my eyes and kiss the ground, feeling suffocated by the despair you put me through.
As you scrape me from the pavement once again.
Once again, you're dragging me off the ground, scraping me, and hurting me all over again.
Safety in numbers, you thought I'd washed away,
In a group, you believed I had disappeared, and you were safe from me questioning your harm done to me.
But I'm still waiting for the rain...
I'm still waiting for justice, for the day the truth will come out and wash away all the pain you caused me.
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"Lyrics"
I had a dream, far away from here
Far away from you, far from all the pain
With strength in numbers, the sad betrayal braves
Return to desecrate those memories again
And there you were taking flowers from my grave ...
I kiss the ground but I can hardly breathe
As you scrape me from the pavement once again
Safety in numbers, you thought I'd washed away
But I'm still waiting for the rain...
@Dekrapitator666
This song makes me erupt into great heaving sobs. I'm not even kidding. This is the #1 tear-jerker of all time.
@francescosirotti8178
This song brings back a huge quantity of memories......
@glozter83
This Song is beautiful
@mildlystronk
The most underrated song of all time. Unfair man. Who composed this?! Duncan, was it you?
@duncanpatterson9890
Yep
@XffTheGrid411
Masterpiece
@ARKAN2010ARYAN
Amazing song
@maxim8416
incredible song !!!
@paulharmer9961
This is sooooo emotional😢
@dogukanekemen5601
Epic