Native to the eclectically romantic city of Montreal, and now temporary resident in London, Ontario, Atlass brings the Old World charm of his home and infuses it with stark synth landscapes and enormously empty drums not only creating a name for himself, but also eradicating any notions of a specific genre. Coupled with his dreamy, intensely reverbed vocals and inventive melodies, this young maverick has fashioned quite a unique project few will be prepared for. It's something you have to hear to understand.
"The Black Atlass EP", his first EP released on Green United Music, is a six song teaser of things to come. Even in the relatively brief foray, lasting only 18 minutes, Altlass manages to create a plethora of different productions styles varying from the sample heavy banger "Ways", to the ethereal keys found cascading amidst the synthesizer wails of the Paris Interlude.
One of the most captivating aspects of this young artist can only be appreciated once you have witnessed him performing his special brand of crooning in person. Armed only with awkward personability and his MPD/computer combo, this troubadour sings while re-producing his beats live, to slay any notions of disbelief in regards to his talent. He even takes the process one step further when he records his music and plays each song's instrumental in real time drectly from his MPD. This means when you listen to his music, the instrumental backing you hear accompanying his vocals are not the result of quantized drum patterns and sequencing, but fined tuned precision and enviable musical ability.
Fusing his polarizingly different sound-scape with an undeniable musicality, Black Atlass is definitely an act to look out for in 2012. You should expect to see a couple interesting collaborations with some well-known Toronto area performers before the end of this year.
Something great this way comes.
http://www.blackatlass.com
Jewels
Black Atlass Lyrics
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Dreaming about this place
Call us runnaways
Our heart is our home
I'm holding it up
All the jewels
My love and
Never diamonds at all
Is my love is all
Twenty three
Lost in a world with my baby
Yeah
Living in a sexy way
Our hearts keep us home
Yeah
I'm hold it up
All the jewels
My love
and
i'm a keeper
Never diamonds at all
Is my love is all
Running free
Lost in a world with you baby
And god you know we are running
Free from it all
Yeah, Yeah
Running free
Lost in a world with you baby
And god you know we are running
Running
Free from it all
I am running free
Free from it all
Running
Running
Free from it all
Yeah
And god you know were are running
Running
Running
Free from it all
Yeah
Running
Running
Free from it all
Yeah
The song "Jewels" by Black Atlass is a dreamy and romantic track that speaks of the freedom and love that two individuals experience when they are lost in their own world. The singer talks about how people call them runaways because they dream about a place where their hearts can truly feel at home. For them, their hearts are their true home, and wherever they go, they carry it with them.
In the first verse, the singer talks about how he's holding up all the jewels and his love, and he's a keeper. He means that his love is all he needs and that he doesn't care about any material things like diamonds. His love is his precious jewel, and he's happy to keep it close to his heart. The chorus talks about how both of them are lost in a world together, young and free, and how their hearts keep them grounded and make them feel at home.
Throughout the song, the singer talks about how they are running free, and God knows they are running. They are trying to escape from everything and just be together in their own world, where their love is the only thing that matters. The last part of the chorus talks about how they are running free from it all, and how they want to continue to run and be free.
Overall, the song is about finding your true home in the heart of your loved one, and running towards it with all your might.
Line by Line Meaning
They say
People say
Dreaming about this place
Daydreaming about a desired location
Call us runnaways
Referring to themselves as people who have run away
Our heart is our home
Their emotional state is what defines their sense of home
I'm holding it up
Supporting something (possibly their emotional state)
All the jewels
All the valuable things they possess
My love and
Their beloved and other valuable emotions/relationships
I'm a keeper
They are responsible for maintaining/protecting their valuable things
Never diamonds at all
Their valuable things do not necessarily have to be materialistic
Is my love is all
Their love/emotional state is the most valuable thing they have
Twenty three
Possibly their age
Lost in a world with my baby
Being emotionally captivated by their significant other
Yeah
Indicating agreement or excitement
Living in a sexy way
Living in a way that is confident and attractive
Our hearts keep us home
Their emotional connection keeps them feeling at home
Running free
Being unburdened by responsibilities (potentially emotionally)
Lost in a world with you baby
Being emotionally captivated by their significant other
And god you know we are running
Expressing confidence in their choices
Free from it all
Being unburdened
I am running free
Reinforcing the idea of being unburdened
Yeah
Indicating excitement or agreement
Running
Continuing the idea of being unburdened
Contributed by Blake D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
emocionalista
Absolutely fantastic song/video... You guys deserve so much more recognition...
Uppfade
+emocionalista deepness and quality out of this world level
Tomás Monsalve F.
This video is genuine masterpiece, from the start to the end; visuals and music matches so damn great
RuRoom
I really like this song! And Yoann's work is so good again.
Samantha Somers
Whoever did the artwork/animation for this is as smashing as the musicians are :) x awesome
A. Perez
It was Yoann Lemoine, aka "Woodkid". He is an amazing singer and artist as well!! You should really check him out if you want to.
Jake Belvedere
This guys gonna be at the top soon guaranteed....amazing music
Tristan
One of my favorite song and MV still today.
Chris Clark
Why doesn't this song and video have more views? Crazy, this is top quality music
Juan Manuel
Awesome video by a master, awesome song by a genius.