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.
http://www.asphodel.com/artists/view.php?Id=1&SessionID=788a867f48a955789fffd
http://home.earthlink.net/~antimatter/
Ghosts
Antimatter Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
To not confuse it all, the names remain the same
Should I wait or let the past just fall?
The whispers are veiled
Should you try to realign some day
You may find that there was nothing anyway
Playing the game
Playing the game
I'm peering through the holes
Been digging through the dirt
Trying to save the small yesterdays
The lyrics of Antimatter's song "Ghosts" delve into themes of nostalgia, loss, and the passage of time. The opening lines, "All the faces on the photographs have changed, to not confuse it all, the names remain the same," suggest a sense of detachment from one's past, as if old memories have lost their emotional resonance or reality. The singer then ponders whether to hold on to the past or move on, asking "Should I wait or let the past just fall?" The ambiguity of this line hints at a sense of resignation, as if the singer knows that even if they do try to hold on to the past, it will eventually slip away.
The chorus of the song, "Should you try to realign some day, you may find that there was nothing anyway," is a reminder of the transience of human experience. The suggestion that there was "nothing anyway" underscores the futility of clinging to the past, the inevitability of change, and the possibility that memories may be easily distorted or lost over time. The closing lines of the chorus, "Is it me or did we all get bored insane? Playing the game, playing the game," could be interpreted as a reflection on the meaninglessness of life, or the internal struggle to reconcile the mundanity of existence with the desire for purpose or transcendence.
The final verse of "Ghosts" finds the singer peering through holes and digging through the dirt in hopes of finding "small yesterdays" to hold onto. The image of digging through dirt suggests a willingness to get one's hands dirty in order to hold onto the past, but the line "Trying to save small yesterdays" holds within it a sense of defeat, as if the singer knows that ultimately these memories will slip away.
Line by Line Meaning
All the faces on the photographs have changed
The people in our past are no longer who they used to be
To not confuse it all, the names remain the same
We call these new faces by the old names to avoid confusion
Should I wait or let the past just fall?
Should I hold onto the past or let it go?
The whispers are veiled
The secrets from our past are hidden
Should you try to realign some day
If you try to revisit the past
You may find that there was nothing anyway
You may discover it was all meaningless in the end
Is it me or did we all get bored insane?
Have we all become bored and crazy?
Playing the game
Living life by following societal rules
Playing the game
Playing along with society's expectations
I'm peering through the holes
I'm searching for answers in the gaps of our memories
Been digging through the dirt
I've been sifting through the remnants of our past
Trying to save the small yesterdays
Attempting to hold onto the small moments of our past
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: DAVID MORLEY
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Mary-Pap
All the faces on the photographs have changed
To not confuse it all, the names remain the same
Should I wait or let the past just fall?
The whispers are veiled
Should you try to realign some day
You may find that there was nothing anyway
Is it me or did we all get bored insane?
Playing the game
Playing the game
I'm peering through the holes
Been digging through the dirt
Trying to save the small yesterdays!
@kimia1664
To everyone who’s here: I congratulate you on your amazing taste in music.
@l.lawliet1786
Thank ;)
@faridbah
I immigrated to another country several years ago. In the early years, there were time that I missed my family. These days, I don't miss them, but they are in my dreams at least 3-4 nights every week. They are becoming "Ghosts" deep down in my psyche and I am desperately trying to "save the small yesterdays" that I have had with them.
By the way, the solo scratches my soul, in a good way.
@edyboyaca1153
These guys are amazing, phenomenal, poetic, emotional, euphoric, orgasmic, off the fucking charts awesome...
@IvanLozanoGuitar
This song absolutely belongs to the soundtrack of my entire life. It's a brutal explosion of all the emotions I can think about.
@farsea1542
+Iván Lozano that's a neat statement mate
@IvanLozanoGuitar
@@farsea1542 It's 2021 and I stand by it.
@farsea1542
@@IvanLozanoGuitar I, on the other hand, completely grew out of it.
@queenmisery85
This is so damn true...
@Mary-Pap
All the faces on the photographs have changed
To not confuse it all, the names remain the same
Should I wait or let the past just fall?
The whispers are veiled
Should you try to realign some day
You may find that there was nothing anyway
Is it me or did we all get bored insane?
Playing the game
Playing the game
I'm peering through the holes
Been digging through the dirt
Trying to save the small yesterdays!