1)Emo from Hamburg, Germany.
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.

Spreu vom Weizen
Captain Planet Lyrics

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Hab jetzt gerade keinen Bock drauf
In der Kälte zu stehen
Also fang ich an zu rennen
Die Ampel ist noch eben grün
Ich weiß genau wie sie die Ampeln schalten
Nur heute ist irgendetwas anders

Vier Stunden später

Dunkle Sessel, hohe Luft
Und in Zeitlupe
Siehst du dich aufspringen
Zwischen Lasershow und erstem Kuss
Die Zunge blau vom Rotwein
"Das ist auch mein Leben,
Das du da verkackst!"

Und im Sommer trennt sich die Spreu vom Weizen
Und wir sind mit dabei
Komm wir gehen uns messen
Mit all den Andern

15 Jahre später
Ein vergilbtes Plakat
Das Kino hat schon lange zu
Ein Spielzeugladen -
"Für mich die Welt in klein!"
Und das Plakat im Eingang
Es hängt zu hoch
Wir sind zu klein

Nichts mehr übrig für uns zwei

Nur Löwenzahn und Unkraut
Blumen wachsen wirklich überall!

Overall Meaning

The first verse of Captain Planet's song "Spreu vom Weizen" describes the moment when the singer decides to start running because he doesn't feel like standing out in the cold. He knows exactly how the traffic lights change, but there is something different about today's situation. The second verse jumps forward in time to a moment when the singer is in a dark room, surrounded by people. He describes the scene as being in slow motion, and he sees himself jump up between a laser show and his first kiss, his tongue stained blue from red wine. He says that he wants to remind himself that this is his life too, and he won't let it go to waste.

The chorus of "Spreu vom Weizen" talks about the summer when the wheat is separated from the chaff. The singer implies that he and his companions are ready to compete with anyone else. The final verse jumps forward in time again, this time 15 years. The singer sees a yellowed poster for a movie theater long since closed and a toy store that he once loved. The poster is too high for him to reach, and he realizes that there is nothing left for him and another person; they are surrounded by dandelions and weeds, and flowers are growing everywhere.

Overall, "Spreu vom Weizen" is a song about the passage of time and the endurance of life through all the changes. The singer is determined that his life will not be wasted and that he will make the most of it, even in the face of challenges.

Line by Line Meaning

Hab jetzt gerade keinen Bock drauf
I don't feel like doing it right now

In der Kälte zu stehen
To stand in the cold

Also fang ich an zu rennen
So I start to run

Die Ampel ist noch eben grün
The traffic light is still green

Ich weiß genau wie sie die Ampeln schalten
I know exactly how they time the traffic lights

Nur heute ist irgendetwas anders
But something feels different today

Vier Stunden später
Four hours later

Dunkle Sessel, hohe Luft
Dark chairs, heavy atmosphere

Und in Zeitlupe
And in slow motion

Siehst du dich aufspringen
You see yourself jumping up

Zwischen Lasershow und erstem Kuss
Between the laser show and the first kiss