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Deadsy was formed in 1995 by Elijah Blue Allman, the son of Cher and Greg Allman. Using the stage name Philips Exeter Blue I he recorded some demos with Alec Puro and later sent a Roland Juno-106 keyboard to Renn as an invitation to join the band. Deadsy signed to Sire Records, recruiting Jay Gordon of the band Orgy, to play bass their eponymous debut album. After the album was recorded and released to the press Gordon was replaced by Craig Riker joined on bass as a full time member, and they were once again writing songs for the upcoming full length Commencement. Only a few songs were written for the new album as the band had planned to re-release most tracks from the self-titled album. A music video for "She Likes Big Words" was made at one of their early shows, also for promotion. With the album in the final stages of development, Sire parted ways with Elektra Records, and the release was pushed back to a later date. Soon after, Deadsy was dropped from the label entirely, ending the life of both the first and would-be second album, Commencement. Some promotional copies of the self-titled album are still floating around.
Elementree Records, The Release of Commencement (1999-2003)---
While in the process of finding a new label, Carlton Bost was added on z-tars and guitar. Ashburn Miller replaced Craig on bass January 2002 after Craig and Deadsy parted ways. Jonathan Davis (of the band Korn) signed Deadsy to the new record label Elementree Records, to release Commencement. Most songs came from the self-titled album, but some were newly written for the album, including "The Key To Gramercy Park", for which a video was made, directed by friend and Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst, as well as being the band's second song with Jonathan Davis. Davis invited the band to join the 2001 Family Values Tour before their album had even been released. This move helped build the fan base and helped the band onto the tour soundtrack. After the album's release, the band made a second music video for their cover of Sebadoh's "Brand New Love".
The Release of Phantasmagore, Current (2003-2008)
Deadsy signed onto Immortal Records to release Phantasmagore in 2006 . During the 4-year process of writing the album, Deadsy released clips and demos on their official website. Deadsy was asked back to the Family Values Tour in the summer of 2006, which was co-headlined by the Deftones and Korn. Deadsy went on another tour with the Deftones in the fall/winter. In January 2007, Deadsy parted ways with bassist Ashburn Miller ("Creature"), and added Jens Funke to the line up.
In February 2007, a short statement from Elijah was posted on the band's message board: "I am making a solo record." Recently, Carlton has joined The Dreaming full time. On April 16, 2007, a MySpace bulletin was posted with a statement by Alec Pure whom had this to say: "As you all know we are going to be taking a short break from Deadsy so Elijah can make a solo record and I can continue scoring projects I wasn't able to do from the road."
In early 2008, "Elijah Blue and the Trapezoids" was revealed as the name of Elijah's solo project.
Musical Style and Themes
Elijah describes the band's low and dissonant style as Undercore. Elijah's low baritone singing style, down-tuned guitars, Dr. Nner's synths and Carlton's Z-tar form the overall sound of the band.
"We wanted to make something that was transcendental, really rule-defying, and very against the grain. And when people listened to it at first, it would just feel very like a sense of foreignness, almost like watching a David Lynch film." - Elijah Blue
The lyrics and imagery of the songs sometimes focus on many subjects in either sexual, religious, magical or popular culture contexts. Occasionally one notices obscure references to artifacts such as Secret Societies, The Urantia Book, Star Wars, the novel Dune by Frank Herbert, Disney's 101 Dalmatians and themes like wealth, esoterica, and pedophilia.
Visual appearance
Elijah has often called the band an "art project", or "art movement". Complete with a manifesto (available on their site), and visual iconography. Each band member represents one element or "Entity" that drives human society. Each entity is also represented by their own color and unique appearance.
International Klein Blue - Academia (Elijah Blue Allman aka P. Exeter Blue the 1st)
Yellow - Science / Medicine (Renn Hawkey aka Dr. Nner)
Green - Leisure (Alec Puro aka Alec Püre)
Grey - War (Carlton Bost aka Carlton Megalodon)
Red - Horror (Jens "Creature" Funke) (Ashburn "Creature" Miller) (Craig "The Beast" Riker **archetypus**)
Mansion World
Deadsy Lyrics
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What things to come as life rolls by the core of human equation
Tetragram presents a sign a sign to saviourize
Turn around I'd like to know you
Everywhere and every why the answer lay beyond the sky
Pass through the seven satellites, pass on to the place we got to
Learn to read, to rhyme, to could your primes and earthly education
Climb the tree of life in hopes to find the mid-space time dilation
On the mansion world the souls converse and life moves a little faster
We unify in the universe to arrive in the ever after
In the mansion world, i might like to know you
Naw and then it comes to mind i draw upon a long lost time (so don't ask me why the angels don't cry 'Cause you know what I've already told you)
Memories of the Urantia girls, they race around my brain in swirls (and you'll never ask me why the changes in the sky lead you upwards through the hole that you go through) son now you're off you've done your time
Prepare for divine invasion
As the spirit binds morontia minds ascend to the cosmic nation
New Urantia girl everything's below you
The lyrics to Deadsy's song Mansion World seem to be describing a journey of self-discovery and transcendence. It begins with the idea of a dandy dream, which could be interpreted as a whimsical fantasy or a superficial ideal. The line "what means to die" suggests that death is the ultimate realization, where all things come to fruition. The core of human equation seems to be the quest for meaning, which is then tied in with Tetragram, a concept often associated with deities or divine entities. The line "Turn around I'd like to know you" could signify an invitation to introspection, to face oneself and come to a deeper understanding.
The song then speaks of passing through the seven satellites and learning earthly education, perhaps a reference to growing and gaining knowledge of the world. Climbing the tree of life symbolizes the ascension to spiritual enlightenment, with the hope of finding the mid-space time dilation, the point where time and space converge. The lyrics then describe the role reversal on the Mansion world, where a slave becomes a master and life moves faster, suggesting that the progression towards transcendence involves a change of perspective and a higher plane of existence. Finally, the lyrics express a desire to unify in the universe and arrive in the ever after, implying a collective journey towards enlightenment.
Line by Line Meaning
Once upon and once up high a dandy dream what means to die
A fanciful dream of death occurred once
What things to come as life rolls by the core of human equation
What the future holds as life goes on and the basic human nature remains the same
Tetragram presents a sign a sign to saviourize
A symbol of the deity appears to bring salvation
Turn around I'd like to know you
I want to meet you face-to-face
Everywhere and every why the answer lay beyond the sky
The answer to all questions lies beyond our world
Pass through the seven satellites, pass on to the place we got to
Travel through the planetary rings to reach our destination
Learn to read, to rhyme, to could your primes and earthly education
Acquire knowledge and skills through education
Climb the tree of life in hopes to find the mid-space time dilation
Ascend the metaphorical tree of life to discover time dilation
On the Mansion world the role reverse, a slave becomes a master
On the next realm, the roles change, where the oppressed become the ruler
On the mansion world the souls converse and life moves a little faster
In this new world, souls communicate and the pace of life is a little quicker
We unify in the universe to arrive in the ever after
We come together in the universe to enter into the afterlife
In the mansion world, I might like to know you
I would like to meet you in the next world
Naw and then it comes to mind i draw upon a long lost time (so don't ask me why the angels don't cry 'Cause you know what I've already told you)
Memories of the past resurface every now and then
Memories of the Urantia girls, they race around my brain in swirls (and you'll never ask me why the changes in the sky lead you upwards through the hole that you go through)
Thoughts of the women from Urantia fill my head, and you may never understand the significance of celestial events
Son now you're off you've done your time
You've completed your tenure and are now moving on
Prepare for divine invasion
Be ready for the arrival of a higher power
As the spirit binds morontia minds ascend to the cosmic nation
As the spirit unites, the souls elevate to the cosmic realm
New Urantia girl everything's below you
You're superior to everything on Urantia
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: ELIJAH BLUE ALLMAN, TROY VAN LEEUVEN
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