The band's current lineup consists of vocalist and guitarist Jay Malinowski, and bassist Eon Sinclair with Sekou Lumumba on drums. Their debut album, Root Fire, released in 2001 also included djembe player Brett Dunlop. Patrick Pengelly played drums for the band until January 2009. The band met while attending Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The band released their second album, Sounding a Mosaic, in 2004. The album's single When the Night Feels My Song was the band's breakthrough single on Canadian radio, charting #1 on 102.1 The Edge CFNY and gaining airplay on commercial radio stations throughout Canada in the summer of 2005. The band released their follow-up record Street Gospels on August 21, 2007.
During the recording of Sounding a Mosaic, Bedouin Soundclash formed a close bond with producer Darryl Jenifer of Bad Brains, with whom they continue to work today. Despite drastic differences in sound, Bedouin Soundclash and Darryl Jenifer are set to release a collaborative Bad Brains vs. Bedouin Soundclash mash-up.
Bedouin Soundclash takes its name from a dub record by an artist named Badawi, released on ROIR Records in 1996. In an early practice, Malinowski exclaimed it sounded like Bedouin Soundclash, and the name was adopted. In 2006 the band began plans for its own imprint Pirates Blend which will release their own side projects and b-sides. The first two projects to be released are set to be a Vernon Maytone solo project, and a Bad Brains mash-up, whose release is yet to be determined.
2005-2006
In the summer of 2005, Bedouin Soundclash appeared on the Vans Warped Tour bill, and had significant chart success in Great Britain, where Sounding a Mosaic reached #1 on the BBC 6 Music charts. They often perform with reggae legend Vernon Buckley from the 1970s reggae duo, The Maytones.
In 2006, Bedouin Soundclash held shows with a variety of performers including Ben Harper, Damian Marley, The Skatalites, Burning Spear and The Junction. They also embarked on a sold out tour (37 dates) across Canada November/December 2005 & UK tour January 2006
The band performed three quarters of their 1-hour headline set at the Leeds Festival in 2006, despite Jay's illness at the time. The band finished with "When The Night Feels My Song", which was sung entirely by the crowd (and once the band had left the stage, sung again by the crowd as a "thank you" to Jay for singing when he was unwell). The band came back on to listen, then Jay invited everyone to come see them again when they come back to Britain in the autumn, saying "We owe you one."
They were the main performance at the September 17, 2006 Toronto rally calling for Canadian intervention in the Darfur crisis.
“When the Night Feels My Song” becomes the #2 most played track on Canadian Radio giving Nickelback’s “Photograph” and Green Day’s “Wake Me Up When September Ends” a run for their money.
The band's song "When The Night Feels My Song" also appears in a 2006 T-Mobile advert in the UK as well as Teton Gravity Research's ski film, Anomaly. It was also featured in a Zellers commercial in Canada, promoting the summer season of 2006. The song "12:59 Lullaby" was featured in an episode of Grey's Anatomy, "Where the Boys Are" (Season 3, seventh episode).
[Bearbeiten] 2007-2009
“St. Andrews” becomes a #1 on major market rock station Edge 102’s Top 30 Countdown. The band graced the cover of Canadian Musician Magazine and in June 2007 they Co-headline Rogers Picnic with The Roots and Bad Brains
On September 10, 2007, they played at Wilfrid Laurier University's Turret Nightclub. The crowd repeatedly asked the band to play "Santa Monica" off the Root Fire album. The band played it as an encore, stating that it would most likely be the last time they ever played it live and thanked the crowd for the request. They have yet to play it again, although Jay played a solo acoustic version at a Vancouver benefit concert for Insite on December 6, 2008, and at the 102.1 The EDGE CASBY awards on October 22, 2009.
The band also performed at the 2007 V Festival in Chelmsford, Great Britain. They played several songs, including "When The Night Feels My Song" in the "Virgin Mobile Union" area. This year their video for “Walls For Down” jumps to #1 on MuchMoreMusic countdown, Canada’s top national video channel in 2008
Prestigious “Pop Album of the Year” Juno Award nomination in 2008 for "Street Gospels", alongside major international stars Celine Dion, Anne Murray, Michael Bublé and Feist. That same year “Walls Fall Down” received a “Video of the Year” Juno nomination.
Performed Japan’s Summer Sonic Festival with Coldplay, Alicia Keys, The Verve, 2008
In 2009 Bedouin Soundclash signed on to tour alongside as the opening act for Grammy Award winning artists No Doubt's North American Reunion Tour ref>[1]. They also went to do multiple performances at the Australian Soundwave Festival (NIN, Billy Talent), including city centers Melbourne and Sydney, February 2009
On March 6, 2009, the band premiered their new music video for the song "Hearts in the Night" on the website of the David Suzuki Foundation[1].
In August 2009 they were chosen as the Headliner at Roots and Blues Festival[2] in Salmon Arm, British Columbia.
On January 7, 2009, drummer Pat Pengelly announced that he would be leaving Bedouin Soundclash to pursue future endeavours.
[Bearbeiten] 2010
In January 2010 The band alongside their management, officially launch their new label Pirates Blend Records. They inked a distribution deal with Sony Music Canada and began with the launch of Jay Malinowski's solo effort "Bright Lights & Bruises". "Bright Lights and Bruises" was the first official release on the label.
As of February 2010 Sekou Lumumba became the official drummer of the band, starting off by joining them in Vancouver, BC for the much anticipated 2010 Winter Olympic performances. After the "Bright Lights and Bruises tour" with Canadians Michael Rault and Kinnie Starr, Pirates Blend Records announced that the legendary musicologist King Britt was confirmed to produce the new album in Philadelphia @ Larry Gold's Studio in May 2010. Also at this time Bedouin officially confirmed to make their debut in Shanghai,China in October 2010 for the [World Expo].
Later in 2010 a Remixes, Rarities & B-sides record will be released featuring remixes from King Britt, k-os, Bad Brains, Pigeon John, Nostalgia 77
On June 18th at 9:30, the band performed at the 2010 Mississauga Waterfront Festival 18 at Memorial Park in Port Credit.
On June 29th it was announced that the next album 'Light The Horizon' will be released on September 28th.[3]
On August 2010, the band released their song "Mountain Song", heavily inspired by The Police.
[Bearbeiten] Other
Bedouin Soundclash's recent EP "Where Have The Songs Played Gone To?" was sold in CD format at live shows during their 2009 tour, but is now only available via online download.[4]
Until We Burn in the Sun
Bedouin Soundclash Lyrics
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Until we burn, the kids will just want a love song
Popping a collar and kicking down the street
Kick it, kick it, kick it to the friends you will meet
Beats to beats move our broken club feet
On the off-beat and in the Middle East
Drop it, drop it, drop it like the heat in clubland
The moves that break, the breaks, we break on news stands.
The time that sifts like sand through my hand
Until we burn back into the sun
Until we burn, the kids will just want a love song
Breaking, breaking, breaking like waves in the sand
Polar bears on American Band Stand
Killer, killer, killer on electric break slide
Put it back together on a worldwide divide
City punk-rocker rocking like he doesn't try
With a roots-reggae rocker like Lucy in the Sky
We all fall down when the water runs dry
We all say "Hello" when we all meant "Goodbye"
'til we burn back into the sun
Until we burn, the kids will just want a love song
Yeah!
We all say "Hello" when we all meant "Goodbye"
'til we burn
Until we burn
Until we burn, the kids will just want a love song
The opening lines of Bedouin Soundclash's "Until We Burn in the Sun" immediately establish the song's sense of urgency and the stakes at stake: "Until we burn back into the sun / Until we burn, the kids will just want a love song." The repetition of "Burn" creates a sense of urgency and intensity, and the use of the phrase "burn back into the sun" suggests a desire for rebirth or renewal. The line about kids wanting a love song hints at the possible consequences of not burning or renewing - a loss of youthfulness, innocence, and a sense of hope.
The rest of the song paints a vivid picture of the scene and mood at the club where the singer finds himself. Lines such as "Popping a collar and kicking down the street / Kick it, kick it, kick it to the friends you will meet" and "Beats to beats move our broken club feet / On the off-beat and in the Middle East" create a sense of movement and excitement, but also hint at a sense of dislocation or alienation. The use of dance imagery throughout the song, such as "The dance one drops like water in the sand" and "The moves that break, the breaks, we break on news stands," suggests a desire for connection and communion, but also a sense of fragmentation or disconnection. The song reaches its climax with the repeated refrain of "Until we burn back into the sun / Until we burn, the kids will just want a love song," which underlines the importance of change, renewal, and rebirth, and suggests that without them, we risk losing everything that matters most.
Line by Line Meaning
Until we burn back into the sun
We must continue living our lives until we eventually die and our bodies (which are made of elements from the sun) are returned to the sun
Until we burn, the kids will just want a love song
People will always desire music that speaks to their desires and emotions, until the end of time
Popping a collar and kicking down the street
Walking confidently through the street with swagger, often accompanied by popping the collar on a shirt
Kick it, kick it, kick it to the friends you will meet
Having fun and meeting new people while enjoying life to the fullest
Beats to beats move our broken club feet
We dance to the beat of the music even if our feet are tired or hurting
On the off-beat and in the Middle East
Dancing to a rhythm that is different from what we're used to, in a place that's far from our home
The dance one drops like water in the sand
The dance is fluid and natural, like water flowing through sand
Drop it, drop it, drop it like the heat in clubland
Dance moves are dropped and released with ease, just like the heat that rises and falls in a nightclub
The moves that break, the breaks, we break on news stands.
The dance moves are intense and break down social norms, like a story that breaks on the newsstand
The time that sifts like sand through my hand
Time is fleeting and passes quickly, like sand that slips through your fingers
Breaking, breaking, breaking like waves in the sand
People's lives are constantly in flux and changing, like the waves that break upon the shore
Polar bears on American Band Stand
A surreal image of polar bears dancing on the stage of the TV show American Bandstand
Killer, killer, killer on electric break slide
An impressive and killer dance move, performed to the sound of an electric guitar on a break in the song
Put it back together on a worldwide divide
Despite the differences that may separate us, we can come together to make something great and worthwhile
City punk-rocker rocking like he doesn't try
A punk-rock musician from the city who exudes confidence and doesn't need to try too hard
With a roots-reggae rocker like Lucy in the Sky
A musician who combines elements of roots reggae and rock music, like the character Lucy in the Beatles' song Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
We all fall down when the water runs dry
We are all affected by the things that impact our lives, even if they are in short supply
We all say "Hello" when we all meant "Goodbye"
We often use words that don't convey our true feelings, and we may say hello when we really mean goodbye
'til we burn back into the sun
We will continue living our lives until the end, when our bodies return to the sun
Until we burn
We will continue to live and experience all that life has to offer
Until we burn, the kids will just want a love song
People will always want music that speaks to their deepest desires and emotions
Contributed by Noah G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@iiLynxii
This bring me back to my last two summers, blasting bedouin soundclash and USS, when nothing mattered...... Man, I miss those times........
@colinbell9534
Another fantastic album by Bedouin soundclash
@PassionFashionArt
this song always makes me think of summer :)
@mallieofwa
this is my all time favorite song EVEERRRR <3
@jamieingels1190
Mine too!
@joshuatredgett5257
2019 baby
@joshuakeddy1682
🔥
@CoverOverify
Brillant.
@KennethWilliamElkington
Yeah Mon'... it's Reggae reborn to rock... and it's a good tune... the lyrics are suspect... but the main one - "until we burn into the sun" is the hook... so... it makes it... even flys in Jamica.
@Airserb
This song drives me to ride