Halliday and Garcia were introduced to each other by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics. Dean Garcia had played bass guitar as part of Eurythmics' live band in 1983–84 and on two of their studio albums, Touch and Be Yourself Tonight. Toni Halliday was signed to Stewart's Anxious Records label as a solo artist. She also sang with The Uncles and Bonk in the early 1980s.
Toni Halliday and Dean Garcia briefly formed the unsuccessful group State of Play in the late 1980s before parting ways. She attempted a solo career, releasing the album Hearts & Handshakes in 1989. The album was produced by Toni Halliday and Alan Moulder, who later got married. Alan Moulder also produced music for artists like Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails and My Bloody Valentine.
In 1991, Halliday reunited with Garcia to form Curve. Their alchemy the second time around created sonically charged music, setting heavy beats and Garcia's densely-layered guitar tracks and feedback against Halliday's airy vocalization of lyrics that frequently explore such topics as alienation, addiction and love on the wane. Curve released three acclaimed EPs throughout 1991 on Stewart's label Anxious Records: Blindfold EP, Frozen and Cherry. These EPs will be included on the compilation Pubic Fruit, issued a year later.
In 1992, Curve released their debut album Doppelgänger. The group also toured extensively during this period, with Halliday and Garcia being supported on stage by the additional guitarists Debbie Smith and Alex Mitchell, plus the drummer Steve Monti. Songs such as "Horror Head", "Coast Is Clear" and "Faît Accompli" brought them critical acclaim and built a solid fanbase for the group.
Their sophomore studio album, Cuckoo, was issued in 1993. The album was a musically more varied but significantly darker release than their debut. On their first two albums, Curve worked with producer Flood (U2, Smashing Pumpkins). Also in 1993, it saw the light of the day the live compilation Radio Sessions.
After nearly a decade and a half of partnership the band split in 1994. During their hiatus, Halliday formed the band Scylla. Their track "Helen's Face" was featured on the Showgirls soundtrack. Garcia began a solo project under the name Headcase.
Toni Halliday also collaborated with other artists, most notably with Leftfield on the track "Original", with Recoil on two songs, "Edge to Life" and "Bloodline" from Bloodline, with The Future Sound of London on the song "Cerebral", with Paul van Dyk on "Words (Curved Headcase Mix)" and with DJ? Acucrack on the song “So To Speak”.
In 1996, the single "Pink Girl With the Blues", marked Curve's official return, followed by the EP Chinese Burn. In 1997, the band released their fourth studio album Come Clean. Curve also contributed the track "Nowhere" to Greg Araki's movie of the same name. Halliday married producer Alan Moulder.
In 2001, the band released on the internet the compilation Open Day at the Hate Fest. This album contained music recorded by Curve since their reformation in 1996. In the same year, the band released the critically acclaimed album Gift. The single "Hell Above Water" has gained the highest public profile as a result of its use in trailers for the 2002 film Spider-Man and the 2008 film Iron Man.
Their final album was 2002's The New Adventures of Curve, released only over the internet. In 2004 The Way of Curve, a best-of compilation was released, featuring their most popular songs and singles, as well as rare B-sides and fan favorites. Halliday announced on their official web site in early 2005 that the group split again.
After the split, Toni Halliday started a solo project entitled Chatelaine and released the album Take a Line For a Walk in 2010.
Dean Garcia founded SPC ECO in 2007 with his daughter Rose Berlin on lead vocals, and guitarist Joey Levenson; and welcomed the addition of guitarist Perry Pelonero in 2011. Garcia is also currently a member of the bands The Black Holes (with Jo Neale; 2007-present), The Chronologic (2006-present), Inkraktare (with Mark Wallbridge aka Vasko The Pig; 2009-present), The Secret Meeting (with kaRIN and Statik of Collide; 2007-present), KGC (with Sascha Konietzko and Lucia Cifarelli of KMFDM; 2006-present) and Morpheme (with Perry Pelonero and Kim Welsh of Bliss.City.East, Skylight and Clenched Fist; 2010-present).
In 2011, SPC ECO released the Big Fat World EP; and the album You Tell Me which includes a track titled Let It Out -- an updated version of Curve's Something Familiar from the album Come Clean. Morpheme released their debut single INFECTION // SINGLE and the RED DOG EP; and Garcia released a solo album entitled How Do You Feel ?, with special guests Mark Wallbridge, Todd Astromass and Jeff Beck.
Official sites:
http://curve.co.uk
http://curve.bandcamp.com
http://on.fb.me/CurveOfficialManagedByDean
2. Starting in the early 2000's, Japanese curve was a two piece for much of their existence, only gaining a third member with their most recent album. They've also had quite a bit of exposure throughout the world, touring through Malysia/Singapore and appearing on a split in the USA.
Official Site
http://www.curve-official.com/
Bleeding Heart
Curve Lyrics
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How it's been beating.
It's taken steps,
It can never retreat in.
Safe and warm,
Now it has meaning.
You can't ever go back.
You can't beat on the door.
You can't ever go back.
You can't care anymore.
You can't care anymore.
You know what it's for.
You can't care anymore.
Watch my tongue,
And it's cruel deleting.
It's eaten words,
That it used to scream in.
You can't ever go back.
You can't ever go back.
You can't beat on the door.
You can't ever go back.
It's not the same anymore.
It's not the same anymore.
You know what's for.
You can't care anymore.
See my heart how it's been bleeding.
See my heart how it's been bleeding.
Should have seen it coming,
Should have done something.
Should have seen it coming,
Should have done something.
Should have seen it coming,
Should have done something.
Should have seen it coming,
Should have done something.
Should have seen it coming. (x8)
Should have done something.
Should have done something
Should have done something.
Should have done something.
The opening lyrics to Curve's "Bleeding Heart" communicate a transformative experience. The singer speaks to the audience about the beating of her heart and the steps it has taken that cannot be undone. The heart, once uncertain, now feels safe and warm, taking on new meaning. The following lyrics in the chorus assert that it is impossible to return to a past state of being, that the world moves on, and the heart must change, too. In the second verse, the singer speaks to her tongue, how it is capable of causing harm, deleting the screaming that once represented a passionate expression of feelings. The chorus repeats this idea that it's impossible to turn back time, that things are not the same as they once were, and that it's impossible to care in the same way anymore. The last lines, "See my heart how it's been bleeding," state the implicit pain behind all of this, how the heart has been hurt and undergone a difficult transition.
The lyrics in "Bleeding Heart" speak to a moment of reckoning, to looking back on the past with some sense of regret for not having done something differently. But they also represent a hard-won wisdom on the part of the singer, a recognition that the heart and the world must change, and that the lack of caring is not always a weakness, but sometimes a form of self-preservation. The song expresses a sense of acceptance, of coming to terms with the inescapable movement of time, and the inevitable changes that come with it.
Line by Line Meaning
Hear my heart,
How it's been beating.
It's taken steps,
It can never retreat in.
Safe and warm,
Now it has meaning.
Listen to my heart as it beats, having taken steps forward from which there's no turning back. It's now safe and secure, with purpose.
You can't ever go back.
You can't ever go back.
You can't beat on the door.
You can't ever go back.
You can't care anymore.
You can't care anymore.
You know what it's for.
You can't care anymore.
You can't undo what's been done, nor revisit the past. The door to it is shut. You can't invest emotions into it anymore, knowing its outcome.
Watch my tongue,
And it's cruel deleting.
It's eaten words,
That it used to scream in.
I must be careful with my words, as they can be harsh and cutting. My tongue has silenced itself, withholding the screams it used to release.
It's not the same anymore.
It's not the same anymore.
You know what's for.
You can't care anymore.
Things have changed, and they're not as they once were. You can't emotionally invest in it anymore knowing it's the end.
See my heart how it's been bleeding.
See my heart how it's been bleeding.
Notice my heart, which has been aching and suffering.
Should have seen it coming,
Should have done something.
Should have seen it coming,
Should have done something.
Should have seen it coming,
Should have done something.
Should have seen it coming,
Should have done something.
I should have seen the signs warning me of what was to come, and taken preventative measures to avoid it.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Dean Garcia, Toni Halliday
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
MrHumanracin
Curve should have been bigger, but I guess it just makes them more precious for the fans.
Mestifi
They are great.
Dean García is, for me, comparable to clasic artists
Total genius
Diablos Infernos
nice song! wonder why such a good band isnt well known, like metalica or smth! I like their songs so much :)
busterabcat
Fucking LOVE the way the song falsely fades out.....and then THAT HUGE NOISY FUCK-OFF ENDING comes blasting in so suddenly without warning like a disturbed nest of angry wasps miked up to the mixing desk and cracked up beyond 11 on the distortometer, it's like the biggest 'fuck you' to all those who don't think Curve have anything good to offer - and they couldn't be more wrong. I always thought Garbage were a bit of a watered down version of Curve anyway (even though I do like Garbage as I have a couple of their albums too)
MrCrazyvan25
that's exactly how i'm feeling right now! I'd die to see them live
WARBORN
I got to see them in Chicago in the late 90s at the House of Blues...pretty thin crowd so I had a great view. Toni was sublime as you can well imagine. The whole show crushed.
S Booth
saw them 28 yrs ago...10 ft away from the stage. Toni is shorter than all of us...and as beautiful as her voice...
S Booth
Saw them at the old 9:30 club in DC...they were beautiful. I was 17...now 44. Left of Mother...My fave...<3
Rowan Gallagher
Great band, I found them like 10 years too late.
Moths _
love that bassline