Captain Planet founded some years ago relea… Read Full Bio ↴1)Emo from Hamburg, Germany.
Captain Planet founded some years ago released their first 7inch EP on unterm durchschnitt (2005) and are coming up with a brandnew full-length october 2007 - "wasser kommt wasser geht".
The band is a continuous change without falling apart or collapsing in its. But they are neither writing songs that gos easily in our ear that they would fit into your record collection out of habit. Euphoric moments between melody and staccato are coined by lyrics written to the point. Captain Planet is not just writing lyrics that fit on the beat. Maybe you even ask yourself while listening what was there first? Long live poetry and diversity! You listen to it and horizons made of memories and emotions open up in front of you. Did we experience that together?
Music is desire that comes from memory and memory that comes from desire, and desire to be child and desire to grow up again. And-there you go- the moment you get what you want, you want to change it for something different. Captain Planet is the most intense emotion. It is so much more than a short adventure, and that ties you down.
2) Captain Planet is a dance funk / world breakbeat musician.
Coming from an early background in punk rock and rap music, Charlie B. Wilder (aka Captain Planet) began making hip-hop beats at an early age on archaic equipment, digging for samples in the usual Funk, Soul and Jazz wells –all the while developing a taste for Reggae and African music. After being offered a primetime slot playing strictly international music on WNYU’s “Passport” radio show, Wilder began digging deeper and deeper into music from Africa, the West Indies, India, Latin America and the Far East – eventually coming into possession of the entire World music section of Lincoln Center’s Public Library. Flipping these same World records the way Hip-Hop producers traditionally sample, these international sounds began creeping into the tracks that the Captain was producing for a few Hip-Hop groups at the time. After realizing these beats stood on their own and could function as a different kind of dance music, Wilder’s “Gumbo Funk” style of production was born. His 2005 debut 12” on Bastard Jazz sold thousands of copies and led to remixes for artists like Vieux Farka Toure, Alice Russell and The Pimps of Joytime – not to mention placements on HBO’s Entourage and CBS’s CSI:NY
Since then Wilder has released 2 more successful Captain Planet EP's on Bastard Jazz Records as well as a slew of remixes (both bootleg & official) for the likes of Little Dragon, Erykah Badu, Mayer Hawthorne, Mia Doi Todd, and Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura project. His eclectic music blog MixtapeRiot.com has become a popular go-to for DJ's, tastemakers, and music lovers worldwide- providing them with a steady stream of underground dance music, exlcusive remixes, and DJ mixes. The Captain's debut full-length album "Cookin' Gumbo" is the culmination of his many years constantly producing music and searching for new sounds. Blending a wide range of styles (from NY hip hop, to NOLA funk, to Nigerian Afrobeat and beyond), Captain Planet's trademark sound has matured into a truly unique form of electronic music- bridging gaps between worldwide music diasporas as well as contemporary dance music sub-genres (house, hip hop, dubstep & breaks). Throughout every Captain Planet song, the focus remains very clearly on keeping it fun & funky.
3) Captain Planet is a DJ.
Hans Dampf
Captain Planet Lyrics
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Unten auf der Straße
Die Taschen prall gefüllt
Und jetzt hast du wieder Worte
Und du rufst zu mir rüber
Ich hab zwar keine Lösung
Doch ich bewundere dein Problem
heut hier oben ist es fast schön so ganz allein
Und das paar kalte Füße macht dich nicht satt
Aber es lässt dich leben!
Straßen, Städte, Ströme
Was zählt da schon die Aussicht
raus aus deinem Fenster
Gebäude fallen rechts und links
Geschichten sterben
Ein Ort löst sich vom Sinn
Und euch stört nur der Staub
Vor dem Haus steht schon die Abrissbirne
Die Zeit rennt uns davon
Sie glänzt so schön im Sonnenlicht
in fröhlichem Gelb lackiert
Genau das lässt mich verzweifeln!
Dass es auch schön sein kann
Einfach nur Stein auf Stein da zu stehen
Zeit vergeht mit jedem Blatt
das zwischen uns fällt
Der erste Strich ist immer der schwerste
Es beginnt und wird zerstört
The song "Hans Dampf" by Captain Planet speaks to the fleeting nature of life and the struggles of dealing with change. The lyrics begin by painting a picture of a character named Hans Dampf, who was once full of life and energy, overflowing with cash and wandering the streets. However, he now has problems and reaches out to someone for help. The vocalist admits to not having a solution but admires Hans' willingness to reach out. The song then moves to a reflection on perspective and how distance can make problems appear small. The singer notes that the cold feet Hans Dampf has might not feed him, but they allow him to continue living.
The next verse offers a broader commentary on the futility of location, indicating people should go outside and free themselves from the existing, suffocating framework. They should allow stories to die instead of holding onto them too tightly. Finally, the lyrics reflect on the process of construction and destruction, the beauty and pain of growth and expansion. The singer notes how something as simple as a sunny aesthetic on an object can be distressing, indicating a complex relationship with the idea of beauty and the passing of time.
Line by Line Meaning
Gestern noch Hans Dampf
Yesterday you were a busy person
Unten auf der Straße
Down on the street
Die Taschen prall gefüllt
Your pockets were filled to the brim
Und jetzt hast du wieder Worte
But now you only have words
Und du rufst zu mir rüber
And you call out to me
Ich hab zwar keine Lösung
I don't have a solution
Doch ich bewundere dein Problem
But I admire your problem
Und heut hier oben ist das alles so klein
And up here today, everything seems so small
heut hier oben ist es fast schön so ganz allein
Up here today, it's almost beautiful, all alone
Und das paar kalte Füße macht dich nicht satt
And a few cold feet won't satisfy you
Aber es lässt dich leben!
But it makes you feel alive!
Straßen, Städte, Ströme
Streets, cities, and rivers
Was zählt da schon die Aussicht
What's the point of the view?
raus aus deinem Fenster
Get out of your window
Gebäude fallen rechts und links
Buildings falling on both sides
Geschichten sterben
Stories dying
Ein Ort löst sich vom Sinn
A place loses its meaning
Und euch stört nur der Staub
And all you're worried about is the dust
Vor dem Haus steht schon die Abrissbirne
The wrecking ball already stands in front of your house
Die Zeit rennt uns davon
Time is slipping away from us
Sie glänzt so schön im Sonnenlicht
It shines so beautifully in the sunlight
in fröhlichem Gelb lackiert
Painted in cheerful yellow
Genau das lässt mich verzweifeln!
That's exactly what makes me despair!
Dass es auch schön sein kann
That it can also be beautiful
Einfach nur Stein auf Stein da zu stehen
Just standing there, brick by brick
Zeit vergeht mit jedem Blatt
Time passes with every leaf
das zwischen uns fällt
That falls between us
Der erste Strich ist immer der schwerste
The first stroke is always the hardest
Es beginnt und wird zerstört
It begins and is destroyed
Contributed by Adeline P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.