1. Hiatus (Cyrus Shahrad), is an Iranian ambient musician, who lives in south London and has released various EPs and two full length LPs — Ghost Notes and Parklands. He began recording as Hiatus in 2003, when an American friend mailed him a copy of Reason and the necessary gadgets to run instruments directly into his computer. Hiatus later independently released three EPs — Dusky (EP) [2005], Twilight Kingdom [2006], Nobody (EP) [2008], – each individual CD burned in iTunes, tagged with marker pen and posted by hand to friends, family and the occasional media flunky. Another EP 'Save Yourself' was released in 2010, this year also saw the release of his debut full length,Ghost Notes. Cyrus also collaborated with Smoke Feathers for Change Up EP, which was released in 2012. After giving out some free music, Hiatus released his second LP in 2013, entitled Parklands. His latest EP, The Crossing EP was released earlier this year.
Cyrus also writes for various acclaimed magazines and newspapers on a range of subjects, including music and movie reviews. You can get the latest on Hiatus on http://www.cyrusshahrad.com/.
2. Hiatus formed in May 1989.They played in a Doom/Discharge/E.N.T. style.Political D.I.Y band from belgium, that would become well known in the underground Hardcore/Punk scene of that time. Technically good for the kind of music they made, they were one of the ensigns of crust-core in early 90's. Hiatus would later redefine their sound completely on their final release, and finest work, "The Brain" as they grew sick of the songs they had constantly toured. The music moved up a notch, Willy's vocals become more powerful and with more anger/conviction than the tired Doom-style vocals for which he was known (Willy had actually filled in for the band Doom in the past! No surprise there!) They released albums under several D.I.Y labels such as Skuld Releases, Profane Existence, Nabate, Urban alert, Mother peace Rec. and Sound polution (It is needed to confirm for this article if they released an album with Don't Belong rcs,spain).Disbanded in mid 90's, some of the members would later form a band called Unhinged.
3. Hiatus (DJ Hiatus/Hi8us) was formed in 1995 and was on Tommy Boy's white label when he was only 16. His work includes the (unaccredited) scratch work on Peanut Butter Wolf's album: My Vinyl Weighs A Ton, De La Soul's single Stakes Is High, Dr. Octagon, and other works. His first album was Dorothy's Planet, an abstract hip hop album (not unlike Kid Koala's scratchhappyland). It was of limited pressing of only 1,000. His work, now primarily underground, has always consisted of instrumental hip hop, abstract downtempo, or break beats and turntablism. "Born Too Late And Too Old For The Turn Back" was his last released album, released by N-Tone in 1999. Since then, the artist has been virtually on hiatus (no pun intended), with occasional works both old and new released on Bandcamp and elsewhere.
Arrival
Hiatus Lyrics
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Every morning a new arrival
A joy, a depression, a meanness
Some momentary awareness comes
As an unexpected visitor
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows
Who violently sweep your house
Still, treat each guest honourably
He may be clearing you out
For some new delight
The dark thought, the shame, the malice
Meet them at the door laughing
And invite them in
Be grateful for whatever comes
Because each has been sent
As a guide from beyond
The lyrics in Hiatus' song Arrival are inspired by a poem written by Rumi called The Guest House. The poem is a metaphor for the human mind, which is always receiving new thoughts and feelings like visitors to a guest house. The song uses this metaphor to express the idea that every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow, even if it is painful or difficult.
The opening line of the song, "This being human is a guest house," sets the stage for the rest of the lyrics. The human mind is compared to a guest house, which means that every thought and feeling that comes in should be treated like a guest. The line "Every morning a new arrival" emphasizes the idea that every day is a new opportunity to experience something new.
The song encourages the listener to welcome all their guests, even if they are difficult or painful to deal with. The line "Still treat each guest honourably" is a reminder that every experience has something to teach us, even if we don't like it. The idea that the dark thoughts and feelings should be met with laughter and invited in is a powerful one, as it suggests that even the most difficult experiences can be turned into positive ones.
In summary, Hiatus' song Arrival is a meditation on the human experience, using the metaphor of a guest house to encourage the listener to welcome all their experiences, even the difficult ones. It encourages us to see every experience as an opportunity to learn and grow, and to be grateful for whatever comes our way.
Line by Line Meaning
This being human is a guest house
Being alive is like running a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival
Every day brings new experiences and emotions.
A joy, a depression, a meanness
Positive and negative feelings come and go.
Some momentary awareness comes
Sometimes you are hit with a realization.
As an unexpected visitor
Something you did not expect.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Accept all emotions that come your way.
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows
Even when they are intense emotions that you don't like.
Who violently sweep your house
When they make you feel like everything is out of control.
Empty of its furniture
Stripped you of all that you hold dear.
Still, treat each guest honourably
Treat each emotion with respect.
He may be clearing you out
These emotions may be for personal growth.
For some new delight
In order for you to experience new positive emotions.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice
Negative emotions such as guilt, shame, and jealousy.
Meet them at the door laughing
Approach these negative emotions with a positive mindset.
And invite them in
Accept and experience these emotions instead of denying them.
Be grateful for whatever comes
Appreciate all experiences, even the negative ones.
Because each has been sent
These emotions exist for a reason.
As a guide from beyond
To help us grow and learn from our experiences.
Writer(s): Cyrus Shahrad
Contributed by Aaliyah E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Nathan Shipley
@migmig Good questions! I wrote this summary about what they are and what they mean: The visuals are created using a "GAN" - a machine learning algorithm designed to learn and generate patterns. We trained the GAN using images of cells taken through a microscope and also star and nebulae formations taken through a telescope.
This training enables the GAN to dream an infinite landscape of entirely new cells and star formations and also morph between the two.
We created custom, directed edits of morphing imagery by selecting keyframes from thousands of random samples generated by the GAN.
This all ties back to our intention of creating visuals that are inspired by the poem; showing a connection between our thoughts and elemental selves -- even down to our individual cells -- and the larger universe which seems so other, so alien and outside of us, yet which is made of exactly the same stuff, and came from exactly the same place.
There are some more making-of images on my site here: www.nathanshipley.com/gan
code universe
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness:
Some momentary awareness comes
As an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,
Who violently sweep your house
Empty of its furniture,
Still, treat each guest honourably:
He may be clearing you out
For some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice:
Meet them at the door laughing,
And invite them in.
Be grateful for whatever comes,
Because each has been sent
As a guide from beyond.
Nathan Shipley
Was a true pleasure to collaborate and explore these visuals with you on this video, Cyrus! The track is beautiful. 🙏🏻
migmig
I know it was not easy making the visuals. So how about you write in description what are the visuals? Seems to me like slices of matter like MRI images? ?
Nathan Shipley
@migmig Good questions! I wrote this summary about what they are and what they mean: The visuals are created using a "GAN" - a machine learning algorithm designed to learn and generate patterns. We trained the GAN using images of cells taken through a microscope and also star and nebulae formations taken through a telescope.
This training enables the GAN to dream an infinite landscape of entirely new cells and star formations and also morph between the two.
We created custom, directed edits of morphing imagery by selecting keyframes from thousands of random samples generated by the GAN.
This all ties back to our intention of creating visuals that are inspired by the poem; showing a connection between our thoughts and elemental selves -- even down to our individual cells -- and the larger universe which seems so other, so alien and outside of us, yet which is made of exactly the same stuff, and came from exactly the same place.
There are some more making-of images on my site here: www.nathanshipley.com/gan
migmig
@Nathan Shipley that is very impressive. i hope he includes this summery into the video description soon for everyone to see. I guessed "AI" or better machine learning was in process but i was not sure. Now knowing the outcomes of your work i look forward to your future works. Maybe even we worked on some ideas ! I know some people who might be super interested in your works which i would call an interdiciplinary look into both literature, culture, philosophy, computer science and art ! 👍🏼
milad showkatbakhsh
Dude, the visuals are SICK. the best use of GAN.
Ane mona
@Nathan Shipley I am blown away with everything that is linked to this final masterpiece. The sound, the lyrics, the video and the meaning are absolutely mind blowing.
The things that the AI does, are fascinating, even hard to assimilate or understand the concept.
It s amazing how many beautiful and advanced things, human beings can do.
I am sure it took a lot of time and resources to create such a beauty but for sure it is worthed at the end.
I will definetly check the link to go into a fascinating world.
Hard to describe the feelings for sure. Just mind blowing
Bassem Qassem
This renews my faith in humanity because it has 0 dislikes
Богдан Себастьян
Hiatus underrated talent, i love this music
Joao Nogueira
Indeed.
Marc Byzantium
one of the best things happening 2020 -> new music from hiatus <3