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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Saviour
Antimatter Lyrics
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Who rises when they've fallen, taking an oath for the trouble they're causing.
Who reaches out for knowing, who knows when they've been chosen?
Who chooses not to burden the path of the brother with light before him.
Saviour...
Who lives a life of slumber, who sleeps upon the water?
who's water drowns the others, taking an oath for the trouble they're causing.
Who asks a simple question, who knows when who's forgiven?
The lyrics of Antimatter's song "Saviour" speak of the different kinds of people in the world who are in search of something or have found something that sets them apart from the rest. The first verse asks a series of questions about who hears the voices calling, who rises when they've fallen, who reaches out for knowing, and who chooses not to burden the path of the brother with light before him. In essence, the verse is an expression of the struggles that people go through in life to find their place in the world, and the various paths they take to get there.
The second verse talks about the person who lives a life of slumber and sleeps upon the water. This person seems to have found peace in their life and is not swayed by the chaos of the world around them. They are described as someone whose water drowns the others, taking an oath for the trouble they're causing. This person has found something that sets them apart and gives them the power to live their life and sleep peacefully. The final line of the verse asks the question of who chooses whose redemption, implying that there is a higher power or force at work in the world that determines who is saved and who is not.
Overall, "Saviour" presents a deeply introspective view of the world and the people in it, and raises questions about the nature of existence, the search for meaning, and the power of redemption.
Line by Line Meaning
Who hears the voices calling - who calls to rise above them?
Asking about those who are aware of the tempting voices of sin and struggle to resist them.
Who rises when they've fallen, taking an oath for the trouble they're causing.
Questioning the people who take responsibility for their mistakes and pledge to amend their wrongdoings.
Who reaches out for knowing, who knows when they've been chosen?
Enquiring about those who seek knowledge and have the ability to identify when they are singled out for a particular purpose.
Who chooses not to burden the path of the brother with light before him.
Asking about those who help others without drawing attention or seeking recognition.
Saviour...
The chorus serves as an acknowledgment to the people who exhibit the traits mentioned in the previous lines.
Who lives a life of slumber, who sleeps upon the water?
Inquiring about those who live a peaceful, undisturbed life while others struggle.
Who's water drowns the others, taking an oath for the trouble they're causing.
Referring to those who have the power to influence and take responsibility for the consequences of their actions on others.
Who asks a simple question, who knows when who's forgiven?
Asking about those who seek clarity and have the ability to offer forgiveness.
Who chooses whose redemption?
Questioning who gets to decide and facilitate the path to salvation and redemption.
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Written by: Barry Leng, Duncan Hannant
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Why is this the soft ambient rock group that all extreme metalheads know about? This is about as heavy as the distortion gets funny enough. Still great music for metalheads somehow.
addt7s
The true saviour is self
Prophecy Productions
true.
umut yildirim
half of the albums music and words are duncan patterson's.