Originally, the duo consisted of Anders Hagström and Yasmine Uhlin. However, she announced her surprise departure from the band in Hamburg at the last concert of the Out Of line festival tour 2008.
Anders and Yazmine met in November 2005 and, upon discovering that they shared the same musical vision, decided to form a band. Their collaboration soon came to fruition with the release of a 9 track demo entitled "Angora Overdrive" after a very intensive month in the studio.
The second four track demo, "Parliament of Rooks", which was finished in February 2006, had a more refined sound compared to their first offering. They decided to send it to a few select labels because the reaction they got to the first demo was quite overwhelming. Having sent the demos on Monday, Ashbury Heights was contacted and contracted by German Out of Line records on Wednesday, only an hour after the label had received the CD. This probably makes Ashbury Heights one of the fastest signings in history. Several other labels expressed an interest in the band, but there was no bidding war as Out of Line moved so quickly.
Although having signed the famous German act "And One" at about the same time as Ashbury Heights, which ate a lot of the labels' resources, Out of Line wasted no time. The legendary producer John Fryer was brought on board to produce the promotional single "Cry Havoc" in April 2006, something quite unheard of in the world of the electronic underground. Very few bands in the synth-genre get to release promo-CDs (if any), and certainly no other band in modern synth-history has released a promo-CD produced by a celebrity of the likes of Fryer.
John Fryer would eventually mix their first album "Three cheers for the newlydeads". Released in october 2007, the debut album was recieved with overwhelming optimism from press and audience alike proving once and for all that Ashbury Heights truly is a force to be reckoned with.
In 2008 Ashbury Heights returned with the "Morningstar in a Black Car" EP, containing five new songs and four remixes. The EP received good reviews and helped keep up interest for the band. A video was made for the track "Spiders", a low budget affair which nevertheless managed to project some of the bands unique flair.
Ashbury Heights, with brand-new female vocalist Kari Berg, released their new album 'Take Cair paramour' on the 2nd of july 2010. In 2010, following a long running dispute between Hagström and the record label Out Of Line the band disbanded. This dispute was settled in 2011, whereupon Hagstöm and Out of Line renewed their collaboration. However, it took until 2013 for Hagström to find a new singer. The new singer is Tea F. Thimé, the first female to co-write lyrics for Ashbury Heights.
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Dancer's Nocturne
Ashbury Heights Lyrics
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All big smiles
With rows of teeth
For miles and miles
I'm falling in with a bad crowd
And it's a deuce of a row
Moonshine love
I've got a superman ego
That can't be bruised
Every emotion's amplified
And I'm going for a ride
And it feels like I could have
Another
And another
Cordial couples
Lonely sods
All crying out
For heathen gods
The kind of romance foreign
To the sober kind
Moonshine love
I'm dazed and confused
I've got a superman ego
That can't be bruised
Every emotion's amplified
And I'm going for a ride
And it feels like I could have
Another
And another...
The song "Dancer's Nocturne" by Ashbury Heights is an electro-pop track that delves into a world of night-time debauchery and hedonism, where the drinkers and dancers come alive. The first stanza of the song describes the crowd as "nocturnal babies" who never sleep and are always smiling, with "rows of teeth for miles and miles". The singer admits to falling into this "bad crowd" and is now in the middle of a "deuce of a row".
The chorus introduces the concept of "moonshine love", where the singer is in a state of confusion and is feeling invincible like Superman. Every emotion is heightened and amplified, and the singer is going for a ride that he feels like he could have another and another. The second stanza describes the crowd as being made up of "cordial couples" and "lonely sods" who are all united in their desire for hedonistic pleasure, which is foreign to the sober kind of romance.
The song presents a picture of a world where people come out to play and forget their troubles for a little while. It depicts a night filled with moonshine, dancing, and wild emotions. The song's use of language is poetic and evocative, transporting the listener to this world of night-time pleasures.
Line by Line Meaning
Nocturnal Babies
People out at night, partying and having fun
All big smiles
Everyone is happy and enjoying themselves
With rows of teeth
People are showing off their smiles, maybe because of drugs or alcohol
For miles and miles
As far as the eye can see, people are having a good time
I'm falling in with a bad crowd
The artist is joining a group of people who may not be good influences
And it's a deuce of a row
The situation or group is difficult or troublesome
Moonshine love
A love fueled by alcohol or other substances
I'm dazed and confused
The artist is feeling disoriented or overwhelmed
I've got a superman ego
The artist feels invincible or overconfident
That can't be bruised
The artist's ego is strong and cannot be damaged easily
Every emotion's amplified
The singer's feelings are intensified, likely due to substance use
And I'm going for a ride
The artist is enjoying the emotional rollercoaster ride
And it feels like I could have
The singer is tempted to continue using substances
Another
Another drink or drug
And another
The temptation to indulge continues
Cordial couples
Couples who seem nice and friendly
Lonely sods
People who are alone and possibly sad
All crying out
Everyone is expressing their desires for something
For heathen gods
They are calling out for something non-traditional or frowned upon by society
The kind of romance foreign
This type of love is unfamiliar or strange to sober people
Contributed by Jason O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Humberto Razo
Nocturnal Babies
All big smiles
With rows of teeth
For miles and miles
I'm falling in with a bad crowd
And it's a deuce of a row
Moonshine love
I'm dazed and confused
I've got a superman ego
That can't be bruised
Every emotion's amplified
And I'm going for a ride
And it feels like I could have
Another
And another
Cordial couples
Lonely sods
All crying out
For heathen gods
The kind of romance foreign
To the sober kind
Moonshine love
I'm dazed and confused
I've got a superman ego
That can't be bruised
Every emotion's amplified
And I'm going for a ride
And it feels like I could have
Another
And another...
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