Perkins and Stevens left the band in 2000, and Felton left in 2004. Stevens released a solo album under the name Roj, and Felton formed the group Seeland with Billy Bainbridge from Plone. After the January 2011 death of Trish Keenan, James Cargill is the only current member of the band.
The band has released five albums in their career: "The Noise Made by People" (2000), "Haha Sound" (2003), "Tender Buttons" (2005), "Broadcast and The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age" (2009, with The Focus Group) and "Berberian Sound Studio" (2013), the soundtrack to the film of the same name. Cargill has stated that plans for an album featuring Keenan's final recordings is in the works.
The band's first releases were singles released on Wurlitzer Jukebox Records ( "Accidentals" ) and Duophonic Records ("The Book Lovers") in the mid-1990s. "The Book Lovers" was also featured on the soundtrack of the film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. They attracted the attention of Warp Records, who compiled the singles in 1997 on "Work and Non Work".
The band was chosen by Matt Groening to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival he curated in May 2010 in Minehead, Somerset, England.
The band's style is a mixture of electronic sounds and Keenan's 1960s-influenced vocals. It is heavily influenced by the 1960s influenced American psychedelic group The United States of America, using many of the same electronic effects. It was also reminiscent of Stereolab. However, despite the similar musical pedigree, Broadcast's music is often darker and edgier in sound – with amorphous samples and analogue dissonance giving it a retro-futuristic sci-fi edge.
On January 14th, 2011, Trish Keenan died from complications caused by pneumonia.
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2.) Broadcast is a melodic hardcore band from west coast of Sweden. Their debut EP, Guidelines was released on november 11th, 2013.
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3.) Broadcast was a Finnish pop rock group founded in 1980 by i.a. Edu Kettunen, Kim Lönnholm and Esa Kaartamo.
The Be Colony
Broadcast Lyrics
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All circles vanish, all circles vanish
Burning beyond the logical lake
All circles vanish, all circles vanish
There are no emotions in my head, disparate sounds (x2)
Mercy me, rising high
Masses, ashes, in classic glasses in mind
Falling, calling, chronal-falling
There are no emotions in my head, disparate sounds (x2)
Mercy me, rising high
Masses, ashes, in classic glasses in mind
In today's room with today's view
You are going backwards to a child to the death of rebirth
Nurser of the leftover numbers, numbers
400 sonnets in reverse, together
All circles vanish, all circles vanish
All circles vanish, vanish vanish
Vanish, vanish
The boy and the longing sow the sun
Calling, calling, chronal-falling
There are no emotions in my head, disparate sounds (x2)
Mercy me, rising high
Masses, ashes, in classic glasses in mind
All circles vanish, all circles vanish
The lyrics to "The Be Colony" by Broadcast are certainly cryptic and open to interpretation. The song seems to be exploring themes of transformation, circuity and rebirth. The first verse speaks of the diamond rotating on the forehead, which could symbolize the third eye and the awakening of spiritual and psychic awareness. The circles that vanish might refer to cycles of life and death, and the burning beyond the logical lake could represent a transcendence beyond the confines of reason and rationality.
The second verse introduces the idea of a boy and a longing that sow the sun. This could be interpreted as a metaphor for the birth of a new sun, a new cycle of life or a new era. The repetition of the line "there are no emotions in my head, disparate sounds" suggests a detachment from conventional emotional experience, and a focus on more abstract or intuitive sensations.
The final verse features references to numbers and the reversal of 400 sonnets, which could be seen as further explorations of circularity and transformation. Overall, the lyrics to "The Be Colony" resist easy interpretation, but seem to suggest that there are deeper, more mystical patterns at work in the universe that can be difficult to grasp but are nonetheless profound.
Line by Line Meaning
The forehead is where the diamond rotates
The center of one's consciousness or mind is like a rotating diamond on the forehead.
All circles vanish, all circles vanish
All things must come to an end and disappear, even repeating patterns.
Burning beyond the logical lake
Going beyond the limits of reason and rationality, into the unknown and mystical.
There are no emotions in my head, disparate sounds (x2)
I am detached from my feelings and only hear random, disconnected noises in my mind.
Mercy me, rising high
An expression of awe and surrender, as one is lifted up and transformed.
Masses, ashes, in classic glasses in mind
Images of crowds, destruction, and tradition appear in one's thoughts.
The boy and the longing sow the sun
A child-like desire and yearning have the power to create and nurture something new.
Falling, calling, chronal-falling
Descending, beckoning, moving through the cycles of time and experience.
In today's room with today's view
Here and now, in this present moment, with a clear perspective.
You are going backwards to a child to the death of rebirth
Returning to an innocent, naive state, where one can experience a transformative death and rebirth of the self.
Nurser of the leftover numbers, numbers
Taking care of the remaining, leftover pieces of oneself, like forgotten numbers in a sequence.
400 sonnets in reverse, together
A vast collection of written works and creative expressions, now being reversed and undone.
All circles vanish, vanish vanish
All repeating patterns, cycles, and circles fade away completely.
Contributed by Jordyn Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.