Named Blaudzun, named after a relatively unknown Danish cyclist from the 70s, in 2007 he worked on a special collection of songs, originally intended to be a soundtrack for a midnight car drive. The first six songs came together as the self-released EP "Loveliesbleeding". He headed south to Barcelona to complete his self-titled debut that was released April 2008 on V2 Records Benelux. Blaudzun toured the Benelux countries in 2008 including Metropolis Festival and supported Norwegian singer Ane Brun and Mark Eitzel's American Music Club.
In September 2009 he finished recording Seadrift Soundmachine (V2 Benelux) during sessions with The City of Prague Orchestra, known for its film scores (Das Leben Der Anderen, and David Lynch' Lost Highway). Blaudzun again wrote most of the songs in his beloved Barcelona and recorded in different studios in the Netherlands and Prague. His second LP Seadrift Soundmachine was released on 12 February 2010. Blaudzun made big impressions that year at the big summer festivals in Holland, including into The Great Wide Open and Lowlands. He ended the year with a sold out club tour.
Blaudzun broke through in the Benelux and beyond with his third album Heavy Flowers (2012) which was released in The Netherlands, Belgium, Scandinavia and the US (Krian Music Group). This was followed by sold out club tours in both the Netherlands and Belgium, festivals in both Europe and the USA including Eurosonic/Noorderslag 2012, Dranouter, The Great Escape, Sziget, SXSW and Lowlands and winning awards such as the Dutch Public Broadcasting Award for Best Album of the Year 2012, an Edison for Best Male Artist at the Dutch Edison Awards and an award for Best Alternative Act at 3FM (Dutch national radio). The single "Flame on My Head" became an instant classic on Studio Brussel and hit both their Hotlist and the Afrekening Charts.
The album Promises of No Man's Land was released by V2 Benelux (Benelux & World) and Glitterhouse Records (Germany, Swiss, Austria) on 7 March 2014. The album entered the Dutch Album top 100 at No. 1 and entered the charts at No. 6 in Belgium. Promises of No Man's Land was also the title of the first single from the album and was the closing anthem of the daily Olympic program 'NOS Studio Sportwinter' in Sochi. The video was made by Kimmo Films and directed by Mirka Duijn & Nina Spiering. In April 2014 Blaudzun once again received an award for Best Alternative Act at 3FM. During the summer of 2014 he toured Europe with his band playing on festivals like Lowlands, Pukkelpop in Belgium, Hurricane & Southside in Germany and Bråvalla in Sweden. In the spring of 2015 his new single Powder Blue, the official title song for Dutch movie Ventoux, was released. Previously Blaudzun also composed the official anthem Bon Voyage! for this year's edition of the Tour the France that will start in his hometown Utrecht this summer.
Wasteland
Blaudzun Lyrics
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Will we part in time, when we go to war?
Holdin' out to never, gon' abide the wind
Of the wasteland ghost
Keep it up my lovin', light is no more
Do you know the truth we're fightin' for?
We're going up, but you cannot hide
Free, free this world, tame me
Too free, for this world turning
We're too free, from this world turning back to love
There is nothing to it, keep askin' for more
To feed your ghost and the womb at your door
That go up and go up, used to hide
They suck you up and leave you dry
Holding out to nothing, we abide the wind
Let the wasteland touch
Free, free this world, tame me
Too free, for this world turning
We're too free, from this world turning back to love
Blaudzun's song "Wasteland" is a poignant and reflective piece that discusses the darkness and isolation within the human soul. The song, driven by the tender and emotional vocals of the artist, speaks of love and loss, as well as the sense of aimlessness and futility that comes with the struggle against an inhospitable and barren world. The first verse speaks of a lover's light fading away, as they prepare to go to war. The next verse asks if they know the truth they are fighting for, and speaks of going up but not being able to hide, as if they are desperately trying to escape something. The chorus speaks of freedom and taming oneself, too free for the world's turnings, and the need to go back to love.
The second verse continues the theme of the first, speaking of the endless search for something more, to feed the ghost and the womb at the door. It continues to speak of going up, but hiding, and being sucked up and left dry. The sense of wandering and isolation is strong, as they hold out to nothing and abide the wind. The chorus repeats, as if trying to find the answer to this sense of wandering and purposelessness.
Line by Line Meaning
Keep it up my lovin', light is no more
Encouraging someone to continue despite the absence of light
Will we part in time, when we go to war?
Questioning whether a conflict will drive them apart
Holdin' out to never, gon' abide the wind
Refusing to give up and accepting the uncertainty of the future
Of the wasteland ghost
The uncertainty and emptiness of the future represented by a ghost
Do you know the truth we're fightin' for?
Asking if the reason for their conflict is clear
We're going up, but you cannot hide
Progressing forward despite the inability to hide from the consequences of their actions
Let the wasteland touch
Facing the emptiness of the future to move forward
Free, free this world, tame me
Expressing a desire to be freed from the constraints of the world and its expectations
Too free, for this world turning
Feeling like being too free from the world's expectations is a negative thing
We're too free, from this world turning back to love
Believing that their freedom from societal norms is hindering their ability to find love and connection
There is nothing to it, keep askin' for more
Feeling like there is no substance to their desires
To feed your ghost and the womb at your door
Compulsively pursuing things to fill a void represented by a ghost and the idea of creation
That go up and go up, used to hide
Using upward mobility as a way to escape internal struggles
They suck you up and leave you dry
The pursuit of things to fill a void leaves one just as empty
Holding out to nothing, we abide the wind
Enduring the emptiness of the future with perseverance
Contributed by Alexis F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Gabri T
Love this.
Viggo Jansen van der Sligte
its a good song
Viggo Jansen van der Sligte
yes
Valkyrie Z
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