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.
Glassblower
Download Lyrics
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The hate and lies you speak
Suckle pigs you are
Now listen carefully
Mock guilt bags
Of wounded shark
Of missile priest
Of waiting words
Bloated gentiles
Scud attack reversed
Battery place nocturne
The hate and lies you speak
The lyrics to Download's song Glassblower are full of abstract imagery and metaphors that make it difficult to give a concrete interpretation of its content. However, one can generally sense the political and social commentary that the song is trying to convey. The first verse mentions a "Wailing Wall," which can be interpreted as a symbol of Jewish grief and struggle. The next line, "The hate and lies you speak," could be a reference to the propaganda that the Wall's oppressors use to keep them down. The following line "suckle pigs you are," is some sort of name-calling or insult hurled at the oppressors.
The rest of the lyrics read like a stream of consciousness that touches on themes like guilt, violence, and oppression. There's talk of a "wounded shark," which could represent a powerful entity that's been weakened, but still poses a threat. Then there's "missile priest," which is a curious phrase that could have a bunch of meanings. But given that it's juxtaposed with "the evil that men do," it could signify war and the destruction inflicted by people. Finally, there's talk of "battery place nocturne," which seems to be a reference to a particular location (possibly a city street or district) that's associated with night-time violence and chaos.
Line by Line Meaning
Welcome Wailing Wall
Greetings, to this wall that is always filled with cries and despair
The hate and lies you speak
Your words are filled with nothing but malice and untruths
Suckle pigs you are
You are nothing but greedy and selfish animals feeding on falsehood and deceit
Now listen carefully
Pay attention to the following message
Mock guilt bags
You pretend to feel remorse, but it's nothing but a false act
Of wounded shark
Referring to someone who has been harmed but is now dangerous
Of missile priest
Alluding to a religious leader who seeks to harm others with weapons
The evil that men do
Describing the wickedness that people are capable of
Of waiting words
Speaking of promises that are never fulfilled
Bloated gentiles
Members of a certain religious or ethnic group who are arrogant and conceited
Scud attack reversed
Reversing the damage caused by an aggressive attack
Battery place nocturne
A reference to a location where one can only find darkness and despair
The hate and lies you speak
Once again, pointing out the negativity and deceit within the words being spoken
Contributed by Aaron M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@prophez23
R.I.P. Phil... 2/9/2019 We lost a great guy on this day.
@markgnarz5399
Dj Philth?
@AntiMusick
one of the Best Download songs
@baddragondicks
fucking AMAZING -- i LOVE that super distorted beat that starts at 1:08
@andrewchesler2029
Then you are going to love old Schranz.
@baddragondicks
@@andrewchesler2029 id love to explore the genre! do you have any particular recommendations for tracks or artists? :D
@drewbrown2175
This song reminds me of Censor by Skinny Puppy
@CSGraves
The 90's must have been a fever dream... I remember this getting light to medium rotation on MuchMusic back in the day.
Edit: also, the ending strikes me as something of an antithesis to Evelyn Lambart's animated short 'Paradise Lost'.
@digijock223
Dwayne.
@digijock223
It's all of them. Dwayne, cEvin, and Phil. At pure maximum. This may be the best thing I've ever heard in my life. Getting old now. But I can't think of anything else that totally blew my mind like this.