They became associated with industrial music with the 1980 release of their album White Souls in Black Suits on Industrial Records, although in reality the early material that predates this release is a blend of extreme electronics and frequencies that was heard only by a spartan few, including Jhon Balance and other notaries. (This early archive material, which includes the Sex Works Beyond Entanglement 12" EP (1979) originally planned for release by Cherry Red with the tracks Throbbing Sweeping Obscene/Coil/The Pop Hell, is due for release with a number of other extreme pure-electronic compositions and will readdress the morphology of DVA history.) The album Thirst followed in 1981, by which time Adi Newton and Steven Judd Turner had combined musique concrète techniques with guitar, bass, and drum instrumentation, fused with Newton's unique art direction and existential lyrics and writing.
After the tragic death of Steven Judd Turner, Adi Newton formed a new version of the band in 1983. First releasing the singles Passions Still Aflame and High Holy Disco Mass on the major label Polydor under the name DVA, the group then released the album Advantage (along with several singles). During a European tour a dispute amongst the musicians occurred resulting in Adi Newton disbanding the group. However the remaining musicians attempted an abortive continuation of the tour without him, which resulted in negative reaction from DVA fans appalled by Newton's absence.
After the 1983 breakup of Clock DVA, Adi Newton put in process his original concept of the multimedia arts project The Anti-Group aka T.A.G.C., which staged a number of performances directed and choreographed solely by Adi Newton. T.A.G.C. released a series of films and recordings, namely The Disscussion Anti-Theatre piece/Dual 16mm Film and Soundtrack, Ha/Zulu, ShT, Big Sex, The Ambisonic Album Digitaria, Meontological Recording Record 1, Meontological Recording Record 2 (Teste Tones), Burning Water Film/ Soundtrack, and Iso-Erotic Calibrations.
In 1987 Adi Newton, while still working within TAGC, allowed a reformation of DVA. He was at the time experimenting with computer sound sampling techniques and sequencing and had already created a blueprint for a track originally titled "Diamond Bullet," which later became "The Hacker." This reformed line-up consisted of creative director Adi Newton; vocalist, sound designer, Dean Dennis; and Paul Browse. From this line-up came the album Buried Dreams.
After the release of Buried Dreams and a series of singles taken from the album, a number of problems occurred. Paul Browse left to try to resolve issues with the record label in Berlin but remained in Germany and never returned. As a result, Robert Baker joined the line up, which then released the albums Man-Amplified and Digital Soundtracks. Dean Dennis left to start work on a new project. The album Sign followed during a transitional period in which Adi Newton relocated to Italy, taking Clock DVA/TAGC with him as sole director and reactivating the project in a new direction.
Adi Newton and creative partner Jane Radion Newton are currently working on the remastered release of their whole back catalog, which was set to be released in the autumn of 2008 by Mute records as a box set including a 120-page book. They are also working with invited guest artists on new Clock DVA/TAGC studio albums, which are scheduled for a 2009 release to coincide with a number of key European performances and installations.
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Buried Dreams
Clock DVA Lyrics
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Your seeds of madness
The colour of eternity
They blossom in torture
In an autumn of fear
In a harvest of pain
In a garden of evil
Can you recall
The faces
The bodies
The voices
The blood that flows each dawn
A chemical nightmare
Just look in the mirror
Stain of your image
Burnt into metal
La Comtesse de Sang
They could not destroy you
Only keep you prisoner
And left you to die
And buried your dreams
With the earth of justice
And they could not suppress
The darkness the image the power
La Comtesse de Sang
Your seeds of madness
The colour of eternity
They blossom in torture
In an autumn of fear
In a harvest of pain
In a garden of evil
The song "Buried Dreams" by Clock DVA is a haunting and poetic tribute to the life of Elizabeth Bathory, a notorious Hungarian countess who lived in the 16th century. Known as the "Blood Countess," Bathory was accused of torturing and killing young girls for years, often bathing in their blood as a supposed method of maintaining her youth and beauty. The lyrics draw heavily on this gruesome history, using vivid and disturbing imagery to explore the depths of Bathory's madness.
The first stanza sets the stage, painting a picture of a garden gone terribly wrong - a twisted reflection of everything one might hope for in a place of growth and beauty. In the second stanza, Bathory herself is directly addressed, her memories of her victims woven together with the physical image she sees in the mirror each day. The third stanza explores the aftermath of her crimes - the punishment of imprisonment and death, and yet the persistence of her dark legacy.
Overall, Clock DVA's lyrics in "Buried Dreams" are both beautiful and chilling, capturing the essence of Bathory's monstrous deeds in a way that feels both intimate and haunting.
Line by Line Meaning
La Comtesse de Sang
The Countess of Blood
Your seeds of madness
Your insane thoughts and desires
The colour of eternity
The never-ending quality of your darkness
They blossom in torture
Your madness thrives in pain and suffering
In an autumn of fear
In a time of dread and terror
In a harvest of pain
Amidst a yield of agony
In a garden of evil
Surrounded by the wickedness of your deeds
La Comtesse de Sang
The Countess of Blood
Can you recall
Do you remember
The faces
The people you have hurt or killed
The bodies
The corpses left in your wake
The voices
The screams of your victims
The blood that flows each dawn
The continuous stream of your violent actions
A chemical nightmare
A never-ending, horrific experience
Just look in the mirror
Realize the horror that is yourself
Stain of your image
The permanent reminder of your evil deeds
Burnt into metal
Impossible to erase or forget
La Comtesse de Sang
The Countess of Blood
They could not destroy you
You were too strong and cunning
Only keep you prisoner
The only option was to imprison you
And left you to die
No mercy was given
And buried your dreams
Your hopes and desires were buried with you
With the earth of justice
The punishment deemed appropriate by society
And they could not suppress
Your power and influence lived on
The darkness the image the power
Your legacy of evil was imprinted forever
La Comtesse de Sang
The Countess of Blood
Your seeds of madness
Your insane thoughts and desires
The colour of eternity
The never-ending quality of your darkness
They blossom in torture
Your madness thrives in pain and suffering
In an autumn of fear
In a time of dread and terror
In a harvest of pain
Amidst a yield of agony
In a garden of evil
Surrounded by the wickedness of your deeds
Contributed by Evelyn R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
mollycrime
0:00 : Buried Dreams
4:00 : Hide
8:32 : Sound Mirror
14:20 : Velvet Realm
21:05 : The Unseen
26:28 : The Reign
31:58 : The Act
37:20 : The Hacker
44:46 : Connection Machine
50:43 : The Sonology of Sex I
55:08 : The Sonology of Sex II (Le Comtesse De Sang)
58:52 : The Hacker (Video Mix)
you know the score
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La Comtesse de Sang
Your seeds of madness
The colour of eternity
They blossom in torture
In an autumn of fear
In a harvest of pain
In a garden of evil
La Comtesse de Sang
Can you recall
The faces
The bodies
The voices
The blood that flows each dawn
A chemical nightmare
Just look in the mirror
Stain of your image
Burnt into metal
La Comtesse de Sang
They could not destroy you
Only keep you prisoner
And left you to die
And buried your dreams
With the earth of justice
And they could not suppress
The darkness the image the power
La Comtesse de Sang
Your seeds of madness
The colour of eternity
They blossom in torture
In an autumn of fear
In a harvest of pain
In a garden of evil
mollycrime
0:00 : Buried Dreams
4:00 : Hide
8:32 : Sound Mirror
14:20 : Velvet Realm
21:05 : The Unseen
26:28 : The Reign
31:58 : The Act
37:20 : The Hacker
44:46 : Connection Machine
50:43 : The Sonology of Sex I
55:08 : The Sonology of Sex II (Le Comtesse De Sang)
58:52 : The Hacker (Video Mix)
you know the score
screamingmimi90
Thank you!
f h
You must play this wrapped in the realm of darkness to appreciate sheer unrelenting genius of Adi Newton. It's one of my favorite albums of all time. I bought the Wax Trax vinyl 30 years ago.
enki carbone
I feel old, but this album hasn't lost a thing! <3
Sinisa202
This is perfection from start to finish. Had a privilege to see Clock DVA live performing some songs from slbum
monetize_ this
This still sounds as fresh today as it did 30 years ago when I first heard it. Yes, that's 1989
And it's still my No.1 Clock DVA album. Man Amplified is a very close second.
Transitional Voices (if you can find a copy) is excellent too.
It would be really great to get an interview with Adi Newton up on YT.
metamatica
Martyn Ware did a recent podcast with his old mate on his Electronically Yours series
Saraiva Toledo
What di you find "weak " about "Sign " , I wonder ? That is the Holy electro DVA trinity ,ffs .
morana
i would do horrible things to have this on spotify bro
DogeGF Solo
Dear lord in heaven noooooo