It started in 1997 with their debut single Sunrise, the first step towards producing their own tracks. Nowadays, one cannot imagine the electronic elite without BLANK & JONES. 13 of their singles made it into the German Top 50, and three into the Top 20. Each and every album hit the Top 50, including two which climbed into the Top 10. They also scored a spectacular triple whammy by occupying the Top Ten album, singles and compilation charts simultaneously with Substance, Desire and The Mix respectively.
BLANK & JONES have teamed up with a number of top international stars in their career to date. The Cure mastermind Robert Smith, Bernard Sumner (New Order), Anne Clark, Sarah McLachlan and Claudia Brücken (Propaganda) have been immortalized on BLANK & JONES tracks, giving them a certain credibility way beyond the boundaries of dance music. Further evidence of their versatility can be seen in their contributions to the Café del Mar compilation series and their own chill-out albums, Relax and Relax (Edition 2). Next up, the people behind the Buddha Bar series have also made enquiries..
The release of the A Forest single and the accompanying album Monument in the USA last year also laid the foundations for BLANK & JONES to create a solid fanbase across the Atlantic.
Seven albums, 3 mix albums (The Mix 1-3) and 15 singles later, BLANK & JONES and their longstanding production colleague Andy Kaufhold have chosen this moment to collate their finest material on one release - The Singles. Comprising the best tracks and greatest successes of BLANK & JONES plus two brand new tracks, recorded exclusively for this album. “We felt the time had come to put all our singles together on one CD, “ Piet and Jaspa explain. “We prefer to see it as one step along the way, rather than a mere retrospective. A little breather before we move on to pastures new.“
Over 20 tracks were in the reckoning for The Singles collection, most of them penned by BLANK & JONES themselves. From the first single Sunrise via chart smashes such as Desire, DJ Culture and Beyond Time all the way to entrancing collaborations with the like of Elles DeGraaf on Mind Of The Wonderful, Claudia Brücken on Unknown Treasure and Steve Kilbey (The Church) on Revealed, the album is packed with original material. One of the few covers is, of course, A Forest with Robert Smith of The Cure on vocals.
An absolute must for fans is the all new WMC Retouch version of Nightfly, direct from the Miami Winter Music Conference (WMC), where BLANK & JONES headlined in March of this year. So new, the track was hot to the touch as it made its way onto the album, having been premiered to rave reactions at the dance convention. BLANK & JONES’ Nightfly WMC Retouch was the talk of the town the following morning on various online sites and blogs.
The album also features two completely new tracks. One is Somebody and the other is Catch, the newest single, based on Kosheen’s 1998 tune. Vocals supplied once again by the fantastic Elles DeGraaf.
BLANK & JONES have taken the utmost care in getting the sound right. Tracks have been remastered but not remixed. “Our aim was to retain the flair of each original track“ Piet and Jaspa elucidate. “We wanted them to sound just as they did when we made them, but clearer, in the same way as one restores a painting. You don’t paint it from scratch, you just bring out the colours again.“ Such loving attention to detail is typical of BLANK & JONES, making them the artists they are today, ready and able to see the bigger picture.
The album is also being released in Limited Edition format, in which The Singles are complemented by an additional DVD, bringing together all BLANK & JONES videos on one disc for the first time. The BLANK & JONES clips are something worth seeing, with a artistic quality rarely seen in such a genre. BLANK & JONES’ dramatic credentials are matched by their sense of humour. Numerous famous names have featured in their videos, including Estella Warren and Til Schweiger in Beyond Time, the latter having also directed the clip.
The DVD was produced and designed by Thomas Jahn, renowned as scriptwriter and director of “Knocking On Heaven’s Door“ and also the man responsible for The Hardest Heart, Mind Of The Wonderful, Perfect Silence and Desire.
The video for the latest single, Catch, was directed by Conchita Soares and Toni Froschhammer and features the thespian talents of TV actress Nadine. The piece will not only be presented on the music channels, but will also be shown at short film festivals over the summer.
BLANK & JONES’ roots are firmly placed in DJ culture. Year after year, millions of ravers around the globe feel the heat of their sensational sets at major events like Mayday, Nature One and Love Parade as well as in clubs all over the world. BLANK & JONES mix DJ and live, making the most of today’s technology. “We do everything digitally, on the basis of Final Scratch, which allows us to use our own edits and mixes, nothing comes straight from tape. Every set we play is unique, not only sound-wise but also in terms of what we play and how we play it. Roughly 60% of our set consists of our own repertoire, as where better to present our own material than via the DJ decks.“
BLANK & JONES are global players in the best sense of the word, with a worldwide reputation to match. They are more than welcome guests at the major festivals and raves in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Russia. At the beginning of the year, they played to 15,000 fans in St. Petersburg! They also travel further afield on a regular basis, to Canada, Mexico, South America and Australia.
2005 saw BLANK & JONES spend a lot of time in the USA, where A Forest proved to be a big success. Electronic music is growing and growing Stateside, so BLANK & JONES will return to LA, San Diego, San Francisco and many more cities in North America this year. Overwhelmingly positive reactions to Catch on the initial installment of the BLANK & JONES tour mean that the American fans can hardly wait for The Singles to be released. This will be the third BLANK & JONES US album.
Not content to rest on their laurels, Piet and Jaspa are already preparing an exciting, new and unusual project. On May 26th, BLANK & JONES will perform together with the Robert Schumann Kammerorchester conducted by Alexander Shelly in the Tonhalle Düsseldorf. The definitive electro-classical crossover extravaganza!
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Fallen
Blank & Jones Lyrics
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I'm just a shadow now
This is where I used to be
Right here beside you
Sometimes I call your name
High on a summer breeze
What I would give
What I would give
To be lost in your embrace
I've fallen from a distant star
I've come back, compelled because of love
I'm caught between two different worlds
I long for one more night on earth
Do you believe in dreams?
That's how I found you
But I can't be revealed
'Til you take a leap of faith
What I would give
To feel the sunlight on my face
What I would give
To be lost in your embrace
I've fallen from a distant star
I've come back, compelled because of love
I'm caught between two different worlds
I long for one more night on earth
I've fallen from a distant star
I've come back, compelled because of love
I'm caught between two different worlds
I long for one more night on earth
I've fallen from a distant star
I've come back, compelled because of love
I'm caught between two different worlds
I long for one more night on earth
The lyrics of Blank & Jones's "Fallen" convey a sense of yearning and longing for a lost love. The singer is a shadow of their former self, pining for their former partner who is no longer by their side. There is a sense of sadness and regret as the singer reminisces about the warmth of the sun on their face and the comfort of their loved one's embrace.
The chorus reveals that the singer has fallen from a distant star and has returned to earth, driven by their love for the person they lost. They are caught between two different worlds, longing for one more night on earth with their beloved. The second verse touches on the idea of dreams and how they led the singer to find their loved one, but they cannot be revealed until their partner takes a leap of faith.
Overall, the lyrics of "Fallen" evoke a sense of tender melancholy and a desperation to reconnect with a lost love. The idea of falling from a distant star adds a sci-fi element to the song, but ultimately it is the emotional depth of the lyrics that make it resonate with listeners.
Line by Line Meaning
Do you remember me?
Asking if the other person still remembers the singer
I'm just a shadow now
The singer feels like they are not really there anymore
This is where I used to be
The singer used to be beside the other person
Right here beside you
Clarifying where the artist used to be
Sometimes I call your name
The artist still thinks about the other person
High on a summer breeze
The singer has memories associated with summer
What I would give
Expressing how much the singer desires something
To feel the sunlight on my face
The artist wants to experience the warmth of the sun
To be lost in your embrace
The artist wishes to be embraced by the other person
I've fallen from a distant star
Metaphorically describing the artist's distance from the other person
I've come back, compelled because of love
The singer has returned because of their love for the other person
I'm caught between two different worlds
The artist is torn between different aspects of their life
I long for one more night on earth
The singer wishes to spend one more night with the other person on earth
Do you believe in dreams?
Asking if the other person believes in dreams
That's how I found you
Explaining how the singer first found the other person through a dream
But I can't be revealed
The artist cannot reveal themselves fully to the other person
Til you take a leap of faith
The artist is waiting for the other person to trust them
Lyrics © DistroKid, BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: BENJAMIN ARTHUR MCKEE, DANIEL COULTER REYNOLDS, DANIEL WAYNE SERMON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@OceHb
Падшая
Ты помнишь меня?
Теперь я просто тень.
И то, где я когда-то находилась —
Здесь рядом с тобой.
Иногда я зову тебя
Сквозь летний бриз.
Я всё бы отдала,
Чтобы почувствовать тепло солнца на
своем лице.
Я всё бы отдала,
Чтобы утонуть в твоих объятиях.
Я спустилась с далёкой звезды,
Вернулась вынужденно, потому что
люблю.
Я между двумя разными мирами,
Как же мне хочется прожить ещё одну
ночь на земле.
Ты веришь снам?
Благодаря им я нашла тебя.
Но я не могу быть с тобой,
Пока ты не обретешь веру.
Я всё бы отдала,
Чтобы почувствовать тепло солнца на
своем лице.
Я всё бы отдала,
Чтобы утонуть в твоих объятиях.
Я спустилась с далёкой звезды,
Вернулась вынужденно, потому что
люблю.
Я между двумя разными мирами,
Как же мне хочется прожить ещё одну
ночь на земле.
Автор перевода — Mary
@RASS763
Услышав, эту песню, в далёком 2010, ещё будучи студентом, она мне так залегла в душу!
Главный танец свадьбы моей, состоялся именно под неё в 2021!
Спасибо за исполнение этой композиции!
@user-vo7sz9vj4v
А послушайте оригинал. "Delerium - Fallen" ( 2003 год).
@kurica1332
Мой папа часто слушал эту песню, даже на будильник ставил. Боже, 10 лет я не слышала эту песню, и тут она у меня в рекомендациях. Как-будто нашла частичку ценного прошлого.
@Julia-nb9mq
Так обидно,что этот шедевр не слышит наша молодежь!
@igorisvilniaus3695
Так сделайте погромче! У нас уже не одно поколение услышало, и стар и млад! Вместе со мною... =)))
@Julia-nb9mq
@@igorisvilniaus3695 это здорово)
@NoName-he2qi
Dla mnie jest to najpiekniejsza piosenka,uwielbiam ja słuchać wieczorkiem w łóżeczku,,bajkaaaaaa❤
@dansan
This is the best version of this song. Enjoy it while it doesn't disappear again. I bought the cd so I'm ok :)
@floveer45
Hey, does this version have a different name or something? Can I ask what's the CD called?
@dansan
@@floveer45 Hey. The other version is the one that you can find easier on YT, which is the Cafe del Mar Remix. This one has a sadder sound than the remix one. The CD I have in which this version is it's called "Blank and Jones Relax - The Best of - A Decade / 2003 - 2013". It has 2 cds and the cover is blue and white with eight pictures of paradisiac places (beach, countryside, the sea).