Although DJ Koze has had a taste of pop success with his band Fischmob (straight-up Hip Hop skills, political content, dry humor, crazy spoken samples, prank phone calls, etc...), he’s always been equally interested in experimenting with other forms of electronic music from ambient to break beats to wild sound collages from a myriad of musical genres.
An especially notable voyage in to uncharted musical waters, Adolf Noise (produced and performed by DJ Koze and his buddy Marcnesium) turned many a head around.
Taking the artist into a deeper Electronic direction, “Adolf Noise“ features a far more abstract and unusual use of samples and grooves while keeping the listener on his / her toes by incorporating liberal usage of football commentary, television show snippets, radio plays, and telephone terror with drug-delinquents.
It was this record, that made people, that were normally more into Techno or Electronica, sit up and take notice and it is now these people who are his biggest fans on dance floors between Tokyo and Hamburg - a development of successfully melting a world of musical styles with the power-blending strength of Club Culture.
The year 2002 made DJ Koze the deck wizard of Hamburg trio International Pony, whose debut album 'We Love Music' (Skint/Sony) was received to critical acclaim.
As a live DJ, Koze builds his sets on house and disco tracks and uses his well-honed Hip Hop skills blending it all together in a furious mix, making it seem that the term “House Rocking“ was coined with him in mind.
The readers of Germany’s trend-setting SPEX magazine correctly voted DJ Koze the DJ Of The Years for 1999 - 2004 - a well earned title, playing numerous shows all over the country and in different parts of the world.
XTC
DJ Koze Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
with the drug ecstacy
I heard you say once
that a lie is sweet in the beginning
and bitter in the end
and truth is bitter in the beginning
and sweet in the end
I have been meditating
from the drug ecstacy
Is a drug like the lie
and meditation the truth
or am I missing something
that could really help me?
In DJ Koze's song XTC, the artist reflects on the use of drugs and meditation in order to reach a state of euphoria. The lyrics suggest that many people are experimenting with the drug ecstasy, which is known to produce a sense of heightened pleasure and connection with others. However, the singer questions whether this temporary high is worth the eventual bitterness that follows. In contrast, the line "truth is bitter in the beginning and sweet in the end" suggests that the process of meditation, although less immediate in its effects, may ultimately lead to a more fulfilling and lasting sense of peace.
The singer admits to having tried meditation, but expresses skepticism about whether it can truly replicate the experience of ecstasy, as reported by others who use the drug. They ask whether they are "missing something" that could help them reach this state of euphoria without resorting to drugs. The lyrics seem to be grappling with the tension between immediate gratification and long-term, holistic wellness. While drugs may offer a shortcut to pleasure, they can also be dangerous and unsustainable, while the slower process of meditation may ultimately lead to greater personal growth and satisfaction.
Line by Line Meaning
Many people are experimenting with the drug ecstacy
A lot of people are trying out the drug ecstasy for different reasons.
I heard you say once that a lie is sweet in the beginning and bitter in the end
Someone informed me that when you tell a lie, it may be pleasing at the start but will result in some terrible consequences.
And truth is bitter in the beginning and sweet in the end
On the other hand, the facts may be repugnant or challenging to accept initially, but it eventually results in an overall positive outcome.
I have been meditating but I don't have experience as people report from the drug ecstacy
I have been spending time meditating, yet I don't have any firsthand understanding similar to what people claim to have from taking ecstasy.
Is a drug like the lie and meditation the truth
I'm beginning to wonder if drugs can be compared to lies and meditation to the truth.
Or am I missing something that could really help me?
But perhaps I'm overlooking something that could truly assist me.
Contributed by Liliana B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@jackstevens8788
Imagine hearing this as the sun came up, raving for hours with your mates
@JJ.HH.
Very accurate that comment 🤩
@philmcdermott6790
Jack stevens this was me and big group of mates at amnesia cocoon closing party 2016 about 9am as the sun beamed through the terrace! As Sven vath was playing this! Memories il take to my grave! 😍
@jackstevens8788
@@philmcdermott6790 I went to cocoon that year, what a party!
@deanatkinson1697
yeah saw Move D play this at NYE for the Hydra in a dingy little warehouse in London. not quite the same but still a moment
@mohamedredaabdou495
I did it in panorama bar Berghain berlin in the morning. Was out of this world expérience
@mohamedredaabdou495
I heard this in BERGHAIN PANORAMA BAR 2015. People who have been in Pbar know how good is the sound system. Life was so cool.
@Xyxyxxxxxxxxxhtr
they played this in barhain??
@Xyxyxxxxxxxxxhtr
man, I wish I would have experienced it
@radiowaves13
Was?