"Serenades & Serinettes"
A long-time London resident, Angèle recorded her new album "Serenades & Serinettes" at home and at a clandestine Spitalfields studio - an Aladdin’s cave of vintage analogue machines and instrumental arcana housed in the basement of a ukulele shop. She played most of the album’s myriad instruments herself, everything from guitar, piano, Fender Rhodes and Hammond organ to orchestral glockenspiel, Moog, dulcimer and hand bells. She is assisted by Ellis Island Sound’s David Sheppard and Piano Magic’s Glen Johnson and Jerome Tcherneyan, among others.
Inspired by the symphonic-meets-childlike magic of Moondog and Carl Orff, Klima’s new songs find Angèle’s captivating vocals and disarmingly ingenuous lyrics adorning a rich, glittering lattice of analogue and electronic sounds. Hers’ is an idiosyncratic and enticingly sensuous universe; intimate, personal but equally loaded with vertiginous melodic hooks.
Collaborations
Angèle has been a collaborator of Piano Magic since their EP "I Came to Your Party Dressed as a Shadow" (2001). She appears on most of their following releases: “Son de Mar” (2002), “Writers Without Homes” (2002), “Speed the Road, Rush the Lights, EP” (2003), “The Troubled Sleep Of…” (2003), “Opencast Heart, EP” (2004) “Disaffected” (2005), “Incurable, EP” (2006), "Part Monster" (2007), "Dark Horses EP", (2008), "Ovations" (2009) and "Home Recordings" (2010). She is also a regular member of the band's live set-up, singing and playing keyboard for them.
Angèle has also contributed to Piano Magic Glen Johnson's various solo opuses: Textile Ranch "Bird Heart In Wool", (2005) and "The Rest I Leave to the Poor" (2008); Future Conditional "We Don't Just Disappear" (2008) and Glen Johnson "Details Not Recorded" (2009) and "Institutionalised" (2009)
Other collaborations include The Go-Team "Rolling Blackouts" (2011), Architeq "Gold+Green" (2009), Hubert Felix Thieffaine “Scandale Melancolique” (2005),
Angèle also sang with the French band Ginger Ale for their albums "Laid Back Galerie" (2002) and "Daggers Drawn" (2006). Their cover of Siouxsie & The Banshees’ ‘Happy House’ was a club hit in Paris and London (with popular remixes by Dexter and Antoine de Crécy).
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Praise for Klima
“A debut all fans of Cocteau Twins, early Björk, Nina Persson or the Knife should buy, if they haven't already. Her introspective, confessional songs have a magical, haunting quality."
The Times (Top 5 Records of the Year [New Acts] 2007)
“Her Richard Brautigan-indebted lyrics are intriguing reveries of candle-lit intimacy. When they unite with the poignant, open-hearted melodies of The City or The Lady Of The Lake, the effect is truly beguiling”
MOJO ****
“A scandalously sensual union of dream-like electronica, acoustic and cinematic sounds”
Les Inrockuptibles
“Her eponymous debut album thrums with haunting atmospherics, strange textures… part chamber pop, part sepulchral electronica, sprinkled with beautiful vocals…”
The Times (‘Breaking Act’)
Unterwegs
Klima Lyrics
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Schenk mir Flügel, irgendwohin
Mein Kopf ist voll und trotzdem leer
Ich will nur weg von hier, ich will ans Meer
Und ich...
Nimm deine Hand und halt mich fest, bevor der Boden mich verlässt
Ein kurzer Blick zurück zu dir, wenn ich das Gleichgewicht verlier'
Und ich bin unterwegs
Und ich spür' das Leben
Ich mach' die Augen auf und hör' dem Sommer zu
Ich bin unterwegs
Und die Welt liegt mier zu Füssen
Ich lass mich treiben, bis hier
Gib mir ein Zeichen, wenn du es bist
Ich lass mich fall'n, wenn's soweit ist
Und was mich trägt, oh, ist was ich glaub'
Oh, immer weiter, immer weiter, oh
Und ich...
Nimm deine Hand und halt mich fest, bevor der Boden mich verlässt
Ein kurzer Blick zurück zu dir, wenn ich das Gleichgewicht verlier'
Und ich bin unterwegs
Und ich spür' das Leben
Ich mach' die Augen auf und hör' dem Sommer zu
Ich bin unterwegs
Und die Welt liegt mier zu Füssen
Ich lass mich treiben, bis hier
The song "Unterwegs" by Klima is a beautiful and introspective ballad that explores the theme of self-discovery and the yearning for escape from the mundane. The song opens with the line "I don't have to be what I'm not", which sets the tone for the whole song. The singer desires to be free from the burden of societal expectations and seeks to find liberation in the form of wings that will lead them somewhere new. They feel trapped in their own thoughts, with their head full but still empty, and long to escape to the sea.
The chorus of the song expresses the idea that the singer is on a journey of self-discovery, and they can feel the pulse of life around them. They want to open their eyes and listen to the sound of summer, taking in the world as it unfolds before them. The singer feels that the world is at their feet, and they allow themselves to be carried away by life.
The verse ends with a plea to be held and supported when the ground beneath them starts to crumble. The singer recognizes that they are not invincible and that they need someone to help them keep their balance. They don't want to lose touch with the person they're connected to, even when they're on the road to self-discovery.
Overall, "Unterwegs" is a beautiful song that captures the essence of personal growth and discovery. The lyrics resonate with anyone who has felt trapped in their lives and longed for freedom to explore the world around them. The song is a reminder that we all have the power to break free from the constraints that hold us back and venture out onto the open road.
Line by Line Meaning
Ich muss nicht sein, was ich nicht bin
I don't have to pretend to be someone I'm not
Schenk mir Flügel, irgendwohin
Give me wings to go somewhere, anywhere
Mein Kopf ist voll und trotzdem leer
My head is full but still empty
Ich will nur weg von hier, ich will ans Meer
I just want to escape from here, I want to go to the sea
Nimm deine Hand und halt mich fest, bevor der Boden mich verlässt
Take your hand and hold me tight before the ground gives way beneath me
Ein kurzer Blick zurück zu dir, wenn ich das Gleichgewicht verlier'
A quick glance back at you if I lose my balance
Und ich bin unterwegs
And I am on the way
Und ich spür' das Leben
And I can feel life
Ich mach' die Augen auf und hör' dem Sommer zu
I open my eyes and listen to the summer
Und die Welt liegt mier zu Füssen
And the world is at my feet
Ich lass mich treiben, bis hier
I let myself drift until here
Gib mir ein Zeichen, wenn du es bist
Give me a sign if it's you
Ich lass mich fall'n, wenn's soweit ist
I'll let myself fall when the time comes
Und was mich trägt, oh, ist was ich glaub'
And what carries me, oh, is what I believe
Oh, immer weiter, immer weiter, oh
Oh, always further, always further, oh
Writer(s): Sarah Klima
Contributed by Aiden B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.