1) Download is… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Download is a Canadian electronic music group formed in 1995.
2) Download is a Brazilian drum & bass artist from Sao Paulo.
3) DOWNLOAD is an alias of Emma Essex.
1) Download is a Canadian electronic music group formed by Dwayne Goettel and cEvin Key of Skinny Puppy in 1994. The initial lineup also included Off & Gone's Phil Western and Mark Spybey of Dead Voices on Air, but has since been particularly fluid, with Key and Western being the only constant members following Goettel's death. Download's music has been described as post-industrial, drawing from the band's genesis as part of Skinny Puppy but also sharing common stylistic ground with such artists as Aphex Twin and Autechre. The primary instrumentation common throughout their albums is a blend of synthesizers and sampled instruments; the music is particularly centered on elements of percussion and rhythm.
As industrial and industrial metal band, Download was originally begun by Skinny Puppy's cEvin Key and Rudolph Dwayne Goettel in 1995 as a side project from their rapidly disintegrating full-time interest. Also a part of Download were Skinny Puppy contributors Anthony Valcic and Ken Marshall, plus Philth and Mark Spybey (from Dead Voices on Air). The debut album Furnace was issued on their own SubConscious Records (and distributed by Cleopatra) in late 1995; several months earlier, however, Goettel had died from a heroin overdose.
Skinny Puppy disbanded in 1996 after the release of (The Process), and Download continued with two EPs early in the year. The first, (Microscopic) included remixed tracks from Furnace, while the second (Sidewinder) was the group's first release for Nettwerk Records (though not for Key, who had released many on Nettwerk through Skinny Puppy). Second album The Eyes of Stanley Pain followed in mid-1996, and began to show the effect of the electronic dance music which Skinny Puppy had influenced a full decade before. The film soundtrack Charlie's Family appeared on Metropolis Records in 1997, followed by Download's third proper album (III) in October 1997. Effector was released three years later.
2) Download is a Brazilian drum & bass artist from Sao Paulo.
3) DOWNLOAD (formerly stylized as ⇩LOAD) is an alias of Emma Essex under the Halley Labs label. They are a hellbat that produces compilations of noise music.
They were originally separate from Halley Labs and their releases were on a separate Bandcamp page, which is no longer available.
DOWNLOAD's name was taken from the duology of PC Engine and CD games and a shmup of the name. Their design from 2013 was made as a way to personify and sexualize Emma's own fears to lessen their effect on her. As such, the decision to make them a bat was based on stereotypical personality traits. As time passed, DOWNLOAD's design was toned down significantly and more effeminate, making them Emma's "casual" fursona.
On December 10, 2019, Emma announced on Twitter that the character of DOWNLOAD would have a 'real name' (deuteronomy) attached to them to reflect less harsh noise tracks, but the character was later entirely rebranded to this new name.
Ego Dissolve
Download Lyrics
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Estava andando nas ruas quando foi atropelado
Puft
Pudim amassado
Pudim amassado
Pudim amassado
Pudim amassado morreu
Boa noite, doce pudim
The lyrics to Download's song Ego Dissolve start with a story about a passionate pudding, who was in love and walking on the streets when he gets hit by a vehicle. The sound of the collision is represented by the onomatopoeia "Puft," and the once smooth and sweet pudim is now flattened and ruined. The repetitions of "Pudim amassado" emphasize the tragedy of the situation, and the final "Pudim amassado morreu" means that the pudding died. The last line of the lyrics, "Boa noite, doce pudim" can be translated to "Goodnight, sweet pudding," and can be seen as a way of saying goodbye to the pudding in a manner respectful of its former greatness.
The song seems to have layers of meaning that can be interpreted in different ways, from a simple narrative about a sad event to a commentary on the impermanence and fragility of life. The lyrics could be seen as a reminder that everything we know can be destroyed in an instant and that we must cherish it while it lasts. The pudding character might symbolize our emotions, relationships or dreams that can be crashed by external factors, leaving us flat and defeated.
Line by Line Meaning
Era uma vez um pudim apaixonado
Once upon a time there was a passionate pudding
Estava andando nas ruas quando foi atropelado
It was walking on the streets when it got hit by a vehicle
Puft
Boom
Pudim amassado
Damaged pudding
Pudim amassado
Damaged pudding
Pudim amassado
Damaged pudding
Pudim amassado morreu
Damaged pudding died
Boa noite, doce pudim
Good night, sweet pudding
Contributed by Kaitlyn R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.