Belleruche released a series of three extremely limited 7” records on their own Hippoflex Recording Industries label before signing with Tru Thoughts. These individually numbered 45’s (with hand screen-printed sleeves) quickly sold out in the UK’s independent record stores and attracted a cult following in the UK and Europe, having been hand-distributed by the band at gigs.
In 2007 Belleruche signed to Tru Thoughts and their debut album Turntable Soul Music was released in July of the same year, gaining admiring reviews both at home and abroad and becoming the fastest-selling debut album in the label’s history.
The songs on ‘Turntable Soul Music’ were written in train carriages, dubious minicabs and pub backrooms around the UK whilst the trio gigged everywhere they could. The songs were then forged and reworked in the band’s electrifying live shows. From their initial sunday residency in the Salmon and Compass in Angel, London to gigs all over Europe, Australia and Asia. ‘Turntable Soul Music’ is like a weird trawl through a dusty basement full of the best records you’ve never heard of, whilst a voice you can’t quite pin down sings hooks you can’t forget.
Their live show marks them apart, using only a turntable, sampler, guitar and microphone, they combine to produce something markedly different. Sounding at once both weird and distinctive, but at the same time musical and compelling, they have played at venues as diverse as Montreux Jazz Festival, The Dance arena at Glastonbury, and many underground nightclubs.
In October 2008 Tru Thoughts released The Express, the bands second album. Following on from the live songwriting and broken leads ethic of Belleruche's debut, 'The Express' has maybe a tougher sound.
Their latest album 270 Stories - including the singles Clockwatching, Fuzz Face and 3 Amp Fuse - was released in October 2010. The band will be playing festival dates this summer and touring the new album in autumn.
Kathrin deBoer
Raised on a pirate boat sailing the South Pacific Ocean, with only Billie Holiday and Spanky Wilson records for company, Kathrins voice carries the soul of the wind off the cape mixed with the grit of illegal Polynesian rum bars. Lyrics written in bottles cast into the sea found their way into three continents; Kathrin jumped ship and found London.
Ricky Fabulous
Leo. Baby. Following an adolescence chasing girls and heavy rock bands, Fabulous found himself trapped working for a Maltese gangster in a frozen northern town. Whilst keeping warm locked in a damp basement, he found a stack of quarter inch tapes and discovered the work of Grant Green and Django Reinhardt, which gave him the energy to slip out of town, heading south on a freight car clutching a false identity and a forty-year-old guitar.
DJ Modest
Growing up in the deep south, in engine oil and mud, Modest discovered hiphop on a stolen radio, sneaking into clubs through broken windows to hear more. Building turntables and mixers from scavenged electronic gear and two stroke engines, he created a soundsystem and played unlawful hiphop parties in strange woodlands to farmers. He coaxes twisted Bluenote solos and broken drums from Shure m44-7s whilst drunk on moonshine.
Wasted Time
Belleruche Lyrics
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I got given the facts but didn't have a clue
Wasted all my time on you
Seems I could not give what I needed to
Inspire you I'm out of luck
I never stopped loving you
I thought you knew that thought you knew
How didn't you know
How couldn't you know
Why couldn't you figure
Oh that all I wanted
All I needed
Was in you
Crash and burn was that our way
Or so it seemed at the end of the day
It's too late to hesitate
You couldn't be arsed so we went our separate ways
It's just what you do so simple to say
But so hard to take
I find it hard to understand
I fail to see how we passed on our chance
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How didn't you know
How couldn't you know
Why couldn't you figure
Oh that all I wanted
All I needed
Was in you
Should not be so easy to walk away
It's about all I can
It's about all I can take
Time passes and it's all too late
There's time I wish I could wish away all this
I could wish away our fall from grace
How didn't you know
How couldn't you know
Why couldn't you figure
Oh all I wanted
All I needed
Was in you
Should not be so easy to walk away
It's about all I can
It's about all I can take
Time passes and it's all too late
There's time I wish I could wish away all this
I could wish away our fall from grace
The song "Wasted Time" by Belleruche is a reflective ballad about a failed relationship. The singer states that they wasted all their time on their partner, even though they were given all the necessary information about their partner but failed to realize it. The singer seems to regret not being able to inspire their partner and not being able to provide what was needed, and they express their disappointment that they put in all their effort only to be let down.
The chorus emphasizes the singer's frustration and disbelief that their partner didn't know what they wanted or what they needed. The line "How didn't you know/ How couldn't you know/ Why couldn't you figure" suggests that the singer felt their partner was clueless about their feelings and needs, causing them to waste their time on someone who didn't understand or care. The final verse talks about how simple it was for their partner to walk away, while the singer finds it hard to cope with their breakup and wishes things could have turned out differently.
Overall, "Wasted Time" is a haunting song that speaks to the universal experience of unrequited love and lost opportunities. It's a relatable track that many can find solace in if they have gone through the pain of putting their all into someone who didn't reciprocate their affection.
Line by Line Meaning
Wasted all my time on you
I spent all of my time on you
I got given the facts but didn't have a clue
I knew what the facts were, but I didn't understand the truth
Seems I could not give what I needed to
I couldn't give you what you needed from me
Inspire you I'm out of luck
I can't inspire you, no matter how much I try
I never stopped loving you
I thought you knew that thought you knew
I loved you all along, and I thought you knew that
How didn't you know
How couldn't you know
Why couldn't you figure
Oh that all I wanted
All I needed
Was in you
How could you not realize that everything I wanted and needed was in you?
Crash and burn was that our way
Or so it seemed at the end of the day
It felt like we were always destined to fail
It's too late to hesitate
You couldn't be arsed so we went our separate ways
It's too late to try to fix things, and you didn't care enough to do so anyway, so we went our separate ways
But so hard to take
I find it hard to understand
I fail to see how we passed on our chance
It's hard to come to terms with the fact that we missed our chance
Should not be so easy to walk away
It's about all I can
It's about all I can take
Time passes and it's all too late
There's time I wish I could wish away all this
I could wish away our fall from grace
It shouldn't be so easy to just walk away, but it's all I can handle. I wish I could go back in time and change things, but it's too late now.
Writer(s): Richard Carr, Kathrin Wollermann, Tim Godwin Copyright: Third Side Us Publishing O.B.O. Full Thought Pub
Contributed by Mateo N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.