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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Unbearable Beauty
Ashbury Heights Lyrics
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Eyes like mirror glass
Miles and miles
Of closet skeletons
You instill
Heartfelt melodies
Up this hill
If only you could see yourself
Through my own eyes
Then maybe you could see the you
That I desire
Your unbearable beauty
Your unbearable charm
Your unbearable smile
That lingers for a while
How you feel
Is a mystery
Spin the wheel
It's all good
An endless dance
Round and round again
And every chance
A drop of rain
If only you could see yourself
Through my own eyes
Then maybe you could see the you
That i desire
Your unbearable beauty
Your unbearable charm
Your unbearable smile
That lingers for a while
The lyrics to Ashbury Heights's song "Unbearable Beauty" paint a picture of someone who is exquisitely beautiful and charismatic, with "narcotic smiles" and "eyes like mirror glass." Despite this person's beauty, they seem to have a lot of secrets and hidden skeletons in their closet. The singer is drawn to this person's "heartfelt melodies" and seems to be caught up in an "endless dance" with them, even though they can never quite figure out how this person feels or what they really want.
The chorus repeats the phrase "Your unbearable beauty," emphasizing that this person's beauty is both captivating and overwhelming. The singer wishes that this person could see themselves as the singer sees them, so that they could understand the desire that they inspire. The song ends on a wistful note, with the singer still caught up in the mystery and beauty of this incredible person.
Line by Line Meaning
Narcotic smiles
Your smiles are like addictive drugs; they are hard to resist.
Eyes like mirror glass
Your eyes are bright, sparkling, and clear like a polished mirror.
Miles and miles
You have a lot of secrets that you've kept to yourself.
Of closet skeletons
The secrets that you have are shameful or embarrassing secrets that you do not want to reveal.
You instill
You inspire or cause me to feel something deeply.
Heartfelt melodies
You evoke profound emotions of love, happiness, or sadness in me with your music.
Up this hill
You challenge me to climb the uphill path of life, which is full of obstacles.
There's no mercy
You do not show any kindness or compassion when I struggle on this path.
If only you could see yourself
I wish you could perceive yourself the way I see you.
Through my own eyes
If you could only look at yourself through my perspective and realize how amazing you are.
Then maybe you could see the you
If you could understand your true self, not just the superficial version of yourself that you show to others.
That I desire
That is the person that I truly want to be with.
Your unbearable beauty
Your beauty is so intense that it causes me pain or distress as I cannot resist it.
Your unbearable charm
Your charm is so irresistible that it is painful to not be able to be with you.
Your unbearable smile
Your smile is so captivating that it lingers in my mind, and I cannot stop thinking about it.
That lingers for a while
Your impression on me is so strong that it stays with me long after you're gone.
How you feel
Your emotional state is a mystery that I cannot fathom.
Is a mystery
Your emotions are a puzzle that I cannot solve, and it is frustrating.
Spin the wheel
Life is unpredictable, and you never know what's going to happen next.
It's all good
Even with life's uncertainties, you keep a positive attitude and embrace whatever comes your way.
An endless dance
Life is like a cycle that keeps repeating itself, and you cannot escape it.
Round and round again
You go through the same motions repeatedly without any change or progress.
And every chance
Each opportunity that comes your way might be the chance to break this cycle.
A drop of rain
Even any small event can make a significant difference in your life, like a single drop of rain can cause a flood.
Contributed by Mila I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.