Originally signed to Chris Parry's Fiction Records, the band released Disco Rigido in the late 1980s (distributed in the United States by Atlantic Records), which featured "Welcome To America", "Land of the Free" and "I've Got To Make Sense". Though the album falls solidly into the EBM genre, it contains hints of the experimentation and genre-bending that later recordings would feature (e.g. "Y Tagata en Situ").
A second album, Big Electric Metal Bass Face, built on the foundation laid with Disco Rigido and upped the ante with excursions into funk (listen to "Funkopolis" as well as the live take of "Coming Down"). Contributors to the band at the time included Chris Vrenna and James Woolley, who both served time in Nine Inch Nails during the mid-Nineties.
Marcus and Christie then teamed up with Jane Jensen to form Oxygiene 23, and released an album ("Blue") on Fifth Column Records.
Engine, a 1995 release on WaxTrax!, was a huge jump forward and found critical acclaim for its decimation of genre boundaries. Die Warzau could no longer be simply pigeonholed into the "industrial" category, as their music became more organic, rounder on the edges yet still retaining their trademark knack for insistent rhythm and pure, unrefined electronic noise. "Liberated" and "All Good Girls" became trademark songs for the group. Fellow WaxTrax! act Sister Machine Gun "inherited" an unused song from this period ("Hole In the Ground"), which they included on their Burn album.
Die Warzau as a group then went on hiatus for a number of years, with Marcus and Christie working on other projects--Jim Marcus founded the pure funk group Everplastic while Van Christie worked on Eco-Hed.
By 2005, though, the duo had reconvened and released Convenience (on their Chicago-based Pulseblack Records). A continuation of the path they started on with Engine, songs like "Radiation Babies", "Kleen" and "Linoleum" further blur any genre lines and leave something truly original. More output is expected from the group in 2006, including a collaboration with funk pioneer George Clinton.
Grounded
Die Warzau Lyrics
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Don't let it go
Ejaculation
Mutilation
Jesus Christ is callin' you out
Livin' in the house of the Lord
The lyrics to Die Warzau's song Grounded can be interpreted in many ways. One possible interpretation is that the lyrics are a commentary on the dangers of excess and addiction. The lines "Too much too free" and "Don't let it go" suggest that the singer is warning against the consequences of living a life of indulgence without limits. The lines "Ejaculation" and "Mutilation" may represent the physical and emotional toll that comes with excess, and "Jesus Christ is callin' you out" could be interpreted as a spiritual warning against the consequences of indulging too much.
The final line, "Livin' in the house of the Lord," adds a layer of complexity to the interpretation. It could be interpreted as a call to return to a more spiritual way of life, or it could be seen as a warning against using religion as a way to justify or mask one's excesses.
Overall, the lyrics to Grounded suggest a warning against the dangers of excess, and the need to find a balance between indulgence and restraint.
Line by Line Meaning
Too much too free
Overindulging in freedom to the point of being overwhelmed
Don't let it go
Do not squander the freedom at hand
Ejaculation
The sudden release of built-up tension or emotion
Mutilation
The act of causing physical or emotional harm
Jesus Christ is callin' you out
A warning or rebuke from a higher power or authority
Livin' in the house of the Lord
Living under the watchful eye of a higher power, under spiritual guidance
Contributed by Asher T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.