1) IKON is an Aust… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with the name Ikon;
1) IKON is an Australian goth/darkwave band that has gained an international following. Chris McCarter(vocals, guitar, programming) and Dino Molinaro (bass) began to create music as high school students in Melbourne, Australia in 1988. In 1991, their band Death in the Dark, which included Michael Carrodus on vocals, changed its name to IKON.
IKON has released five studio albums, five EPs and seventeen singles, with additional unique versions that have been produced for Germany, America and Russia. The band’s last full-length release, Destroying the World to Save It, attained number 21 on the Native DJ World Charts for best album of 2005.
IKON has frequently toured Australia, Europe and the UK. IKON has played on the same bill as The Sisters of Mercy, H.I.M., Soft Cell, Death in June, London After Midnight and The Mission. IKON has performed at the Eurorock Festival (2001) in Belgium and at the M’era Luna Festival (2002) in Hildesheim, Germany before an audience of more than 15,000 people. The band has also appeared three times at the world’s largest goth festival, Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig, Germany, in 2003, 2005 (during that year Anthony Cornish joined the live line-up on guitar) and 2011.
In 2007, the band embarked upon ‘The Burden of History’ tour of Europe to mark the release of the singles collection (1992-2007) of the same name. The EPs League of Nations (2007) and Amongst the Runes (2008) demonstrate a progression in IKON’s signature sound, providing a taster of the forthcoming album Love, Hate and Sorrow (to be released in September 2009). While retaining the essence of influences such as Joy Division, early New Order and Death in June, the future for IKON promises to add further texture to the band’s style. Love, Hate and Sorrow embraces more melodic song structures without entirely relinquishing the shadowy threads that are interweaved in the lyrics, art work, and music of one of the world’s most successful and enduring darkwave bands. The single "A Line on a Dark Day" from the album will also be made into the band's first video clip.
www.ikondomain.com
2) A UK collaborative project of Elliot Ireland and Alex Rizzo, the people behind the Jalapeno label. They utilise a wide range of guest vocalists and instrumentalists to create an interesting fusion of dnb, jazz, downtempo and triphop. They have released a self-titled album and at least 2 singles, 'The Dove' and 'Tricolour'. The album took a long time to make and was created in 7 different countries with 8 different collaborations, in languages such as Portuguese and English.
From the Jalapeno Records Website on Ikon:
"As for the Ikon sound it's tricky to categorise: bossa nova melodies seem to seep effortlessly into epic cinematic productions, which mutate into slick drum and bass rhythms."
"Musically the group cites most genres as being influential to the Ikon sound, particularly jazz, funk, soul and hip hop."
"What the hell is Ikon about? "Happy coincidences," opines co-founding member Alex Rizzo with a smile."
"Ikon is about producing lush, imaginative music and recreating sounds in an original way. Give us a keyboard a string, synth or computer- Rolf Harris's stylophone and we'll play it- the quirkier the better. If there's a sound we wanna emulate we'll try and get the original materials: like a 60s bass and a 60s mic to get the right effect."
www.jalapenorecords.com
3) A religious community in Belfast with the CD "Dubh".
4) A since-disbanded Stratford-based metal band with the CD "Sterilized".
5) Ikon is a finnish thrash metal band from Kouvola, since spring 2007.
6) Ikon is a drum & bass producer duo James Smyth & Andy Walters from United Kingdom.
http://www.rolldabeats.com/artist/ikon
7) iKon (Hangul: 아이콘), stylized as iKON, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2015 by YG Entertainment. The group was first introduced in the reality survival program WIN: Who is Next as "Team B." After that, Team B went on to appear in the 2014 reality survival program Mix & Match, which determined the final seven-member lineup of iKon: B.I, Bobby, Jinhwan, Junhoe, Yunhyeong, Donghyuk and Chanwoo.
Overcome
Ikon Lyrics
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This hate I feel so deep
The question grows and grows
When sadness overflows
And when I try to hide
Your touch I can't deny
Each time you ask me why
Exposed to your decision
Withdrawn I turn to cry
I can't complete my vision
Forever afterlife
But now in my conclusion
I fail in your illusion
I walk towards transition
Again I wonder why
Overcome I see the way
Holding this moment
When daylight never fades
Overcome with shades of grey
Desire in motion
The loss of yesterday
To all you expectations
Indifferent I may be
Does every situation
Dissolve in front of me
To all your fates and fortunes
Misguided you won't see
If I could only torture
This curse you've placed on me
Overcome I see the way
Holding this moment
When daylight never fades
Overcome with shades of grey
Desire in motion
The loss of yesterday
I wish that all will pass
Nothing hangs over me
I tried to make this last
And keep my dignity
Replace all that we've lost
Before you pay the cost
I'm driven towards pain
Back to the start again
Overcome I see the way
Holding this moment
When daylight never fades
Overcome with shades of grey
Desire in motion
The loss of yesterday
Overcome I see the way (2)
Overcome with shades of grey (2)
Overcome I see the way (2)
Overcome with shades of grey (2)
From: Subversion (Appolyon Version)
by Chris McCarter & Dino Molinaro
The lyrics to Ikon's song "Overcome" express a range of emotions that arise from the struggle of trying to keep hate hidden, and the sadness that inevitably follows when that hate overflows. The singer acknowledges that they cannot deny the touch of the person they are addressing, and when asked why, they raise their head up high, a sign of defiance or confidence. The lyrics describe feeling exposed and withdrawn, crying in response to the other person's decision, and being unable to complete their vision. The singer fails in the other person's illusion, and is left to walk towards transition, wondering why.
Despite the struggles described in the first half of the song, the chorus emphasizes the possibility of finding a way out of those struggles, and "holding this moment when daylight never fades." The shades of grey are present but there is also desire in motion, and the loss of yesterday. The singer wishes for all to pass, and nothing to hang over them. They have tried to make things last, but ultimately they are driven towards pain and back to the start again.
Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of struggle and conflict, but also the possibility of overcoming that struggle and finding light in the midst of darkness.
Line by Line Meaning
And when I try to keep
This hate I feel so deep
The question grows and grows
When sadness overflows
When I try to suppress my deep-seated hatred, the more I repress it, the more it intensifies, and the sadness overpowers me, leading to an unanswered question.
And when I try to hide
Your touch I can't deny
Each time you ask me why
I raise my head up high
Even though I try to conceal the feelings stirred by your touch, I still can't deny them, and when you ask me to explain, I stand tall and maintain my dignity.
Exposed to your decision
Withdrawn I turn to cry
I can't complete my vision
Forever afterlife
When your decision is revealed, I become vulnerable, then isolated, and overwhelmed with grief. I can't accomplish my dreams, leaving me to suffer for a lifetime.
But now in my conclusion
I fail in your illusion
I walk towards transition
Again I wonder why
Now, as I come to a resolution, I realize that I failed to live up to your expectations, and as I am making a change, I am still questioning your motives.
Overcome I see the way
Holding this moment
When daylight never fades
I have overcome the obstacles in my way, and now I can appreciate the present moment while experiencing a sense of timeless wonder.
Overcome with shades of grey
Desire in motion
The loss of yesterday
Even though I have succeeded, I am still experiencing mixed emotions, with passion, and momentum driving me forward, but with a sense of loss about yesterday.
To all you expectations
Indifferent I may be
Does every situation
Dissolve in front of me
Everyone has expectations of me, but I may not care about them, and I wonder if I will always have a solution to every problem.
To all your fates and fortunes
Misguided you won't see
If I could only torture
This curse you've placed on me
Everyone has their own destiny, but they are blind to what is coming. If I could punish those who've cursed me, I would, but I can't.
I wish that all will pass
Nothing hangs over me
I tried to make this last
And keep my dignity
I hope that everything that troubles me will fade away, leaving me free from any worries so I can move on. I want to preserve my dignity and make it last.
Replace all that we've lost
Before you pay the cost
I'm driven towards pain
Back to the start again
Let us replace everything we have lost before the consequences become dire. I am ready to face the pain and start over again, trying to make things work.
Overcome I see the way (2)
Overcome with shades of grey (2)
Even though I have become victorious, I am still unsure with mixed emotions and doubts.
Contributed by Henry L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.