September 1993 brought the duo's debut album Antimatter, and the Metal EP followed in 1994. Controversy followed Cubanate around the British Isles during a 1994 tour with Carcass, as death threats and near riots caused the London Evening Standard to declare that the band had "provoked an outbreak of demented carnage." Late in 1994, Cubanate delivered "Oxyacetylene," the trailer single for second LP Cyberia, which appeared in early 1995. "Oxyacetylene" was a hit of some note, featuring on "Mortal Kombat II" and "Gran Turismo" soundtrack LP's.
Heal and Barry once again enlisted extra members -- this time guitarist Shep Ashton and keyboard player Darren Bennett -- for a European tour with Front Line Assembly in 1995. The duo's third album Barbarossa, was released in April 1996.
Two years later, "Interference" appeared on TVT / Wax Trax! Recordings. The album was a departure from the previous sound, featuring intense drum and bass rythyms and a more personal lyrical style. "Interference" received mixed reactions and Cubanate had disbanded by 2000.
Voids
Cubanate Lyrics
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With a forty watt light bulb
Sick to death of it all
I've got forty-three channels on this TV
I keep watching science fiction, horror films, animation
Anything to make me feel
Anything to make me feel at all
Anything to make me feel at all
I keep looking at the paint peeling off my walls
I keep looking at the random shape they form
I need stimulation
Visual complication
I gotta get out of this hole
Anything to make me feel
Anything to make me feel at all
Anything to make me feel
Anything to make me feel at all
Under the strip light, in the mirror
I can see my eyes
Recall a new set
I almost want it to happen
Now I know I'm in in control...
Anything to make me feel
Anything to make me feel at all
Anything to make me feel
Anything to make me feel at all
The lyrics to Cubanate's "Voids" express the feelings of someone who is trapped in a cold, grey room with a forty watt light bulb. They are sick of their surroundings and seek anything that will make them feel alive. The singer of the song is desperate for stimulation and visual complication, as they're in a hole and need to get out. They describe watching science fiction, horror films, and animation on their TV in search of feeling. They also look at the paint peeling off their walls and contemplate the random shapes it creates. The final verse describes the singer looking at themselves in the mirror under the strip light. They are on the brink of change and almost want it to happen, feeling a sense of control that comes with the move forward.
The overall theme of this song is stagnation and the need for new experiences. The singer is dissatisfied with their life and is looking for anything to shake things up. They are seeking visual and emotional stimulation, as they feel trapped in their current environment. The use of the phrase "anything to make me feel" is repeated throughout the song, emphasizing the urgency and desperation the singer feels.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm in a cold grey room
I'm trapped inside a room without any warmth or liveliness
With a forty watt light bulb
The dim lighting only exacerbates the dreariness of the room
Sick to death of it all
Feeling completely worn out and disillusioned with life
I've got forty-three channels on this TV
There are many distractions available, yet none can satisfy the need for fulfillment
I keep watching science fiction, horror films, animation
The types of shows watched are irrelevant; anything will do as long as it evokes feeling
Anything to make me feel
Searching for an external source of emotion to counteract numbness and emptiness
Anything to make me feel at all
Desperately seeking something to fill the void inside
I keep looking at the paint peeling off my walls
The ugliness of the environment further amplifies the feeling of despair
I keep looking at the random shape they form
Attempting to find meaning even in the chaos and decay of the surroundings
I need stimulation
Craving a sensory experience to interrupt the tedium and monotony of existence
Visual complication
Seeking a complex image or concept to engage the mind
I gotta get out of this hole
Knowing that this state of mind cannot be sustained and that a change must occur
Under the strip light, in the mirror
Looking at oneself under the harsh, unflattering light of reality
I can see my eyes
Observing the window to the soul and acknowledging the emptiness within
Recall a new set
Recalling a new mindset or approach to life that can replace the old one
I almost want it to happen
Desiring change so strongly that one nearly wishes for a crisis to occur
Now I know I'm in control...
Realizing that the present state of mind is a product of personal choices and therefore can be changed
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DOUG MARTIN, MARC HEAL, PHIL BARRY
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