The band offers, since the first self-produced demo tape (Five Lies, 1985), dark atmospheres and haunting, fully electronic: no bass, guitar and acoustic drums, rather extensive use of chip electronic, as a Bontempi organ, drum machine Matteltronics, a Casio VL-Tone, blended with the more traditional Roland, Korg and Yamaha analog synthesizers and with the rhythm of a Tr 606. About a year later they released their second self-produced demo (Anomaly, 1986). For the first time the band chooses to produce a concept album: the songs flow one after the other without interruption, in a continuum that will become one of the hallmarks of the music of L.A.S.'s Crime. The sounds are complicated and become more experimental, the use of sampling carried out by a small Casio SK1 open new horizons to the views suggested by analog synths typical of L.A.S.'s Crime from the very first demo. In this period the group intensifies the live activity, and the duo's original line-up adds Rossana Piccini, synthesizers, a little later also Andrea Lamoratta, for electronic percussion and synthesizers: the band runs across the peninsula to promote his music (Udine, Pordenone, Turin, Bologna, Florence, Siena, Pompei, Naples). A few months later comes the third self-produced demo (Inanitas, 1987), thanks to the positive reviews on the fanzines of the period, sees a more widespread and allows the group to become known to a wider public, as well as to the label from Turin called Mephi Records: the label asks the group to produce a studio EP with four pieces, Abyss. The label subsequently decided to extend the range and bring an entire album. So the band returns back to the studio to record an additional 4 songs, the B side of the album. Abyss 43 born so. Unfortunately, the label (the same as Sick Rose) fails before the disc is released, and the work thus remains unpublished.
The following year, after a live tape (Celebrating Little Works, 1988), a soundtrack (Arkitext, composed in '87 but released as a demo tape in '88) and participation in various historical compilation (Leiv Traumas, Voices from the rhythm, Tendencies Tape, Sad Poppy Songs, Seduction, Terminal Twilight) the group knows David Morgera of Energeia Productions, of Naples, which produces and distributes the boxed version of the new demo tape (Electa, 1988, contains one of the unreleased tracks on the disc, Dark Xmas). The box has a fairly widespread and is later reprinted in a simplified form, without plastic box and booklet inside.
The following year, the last one of the band's self-produced demo (Korobi, 1989), with extensive use of Akai samplers, a more structured use of the voice and greater attention to detail.
The sound, while remaining fully electronic, is strongly influenced by the sounds of the English label 4AD. The atmosphere is rarefied, the structure of some songs is less common, even up to lose all the rhythm section (in its most traditional sense: bass drum, snare, cherleston, etc)
After Korobi, on 1990, the paths of the two components (Marchetti and Brogi) separated, and the duo broke up without publishing its disk, which remains buried in a drawer until 2011, year in which Mannequin is interested in L.A.S.'s Crime material to finally able to publish in 2012. Only a few months later, in September 2012, finally releases a monograph on vinyl, Disphoria 1985.1989, always licensed from Mannequin: 13 pieces selected from the entire production of the band and remastered especially for the occasion.
The Waiting
L.A.S.'s Crime Lyrics
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I just can't say it
You got a certain way about you
I'll be down on the corner so just,
Just float on by while I'm dreaming
You keep me waiting for you, waiting for you, waiting for you
So tired just dreaming of you, dreaming of you, dreaming of you
So long, so long, so long
I've been waiting, waiting for you...
Tonight, tonight, tonight
I've been dreaming, dreaming of you
I stood outside
And I called you
Saw your voice come up out of the walls
I keep waiting for something I'm not so, sure of
Not thinking of anything, but you at all
You keep me waiting for you, waiting for you, waiting for you
So tired of dreaming of you, dreaming of you, dreaming of you
The lyrics of “The Waiting” by L.A.S.’s Crime are about longing for someone and waiting for them to come around. The person being sung about seems to have a certain indescribable allure, which keeps the singer waiting for them despite feeling unsure about what they want. The first verse speaks of the singer’s hesitation to confess their feelings because of the object of their desire’s magnetic aura. The second verse talks about the singer trying to reach out to them only to hear their voice echo back from the walls, emphasizing their absence. All the while, the singer is left waiting for them and just dreaming of their company.
The chorus repeats the feeling of waiting repeated over and over again, with the “so long” indication of the duration of time the singer has been waiting for the subject of their affection. The “tonight” refers to the possibility of something finally happening - a flicker of hope that keeps the singer going. The lyrics in general convey a message of longing, uncertainty, and aching desire for a lover who is elusive and hard to reach.
Line by Line Meaning
Well...
Starting the song with no real purpose
I just can't say it
Admitting inability to express oneself
You got a certain way about you
Referring to the irresistible nature of the person being addressed
I'll be down on the corner so just,
Implying a willingness to wait patiently for the person
Just float on by while I'm dreaming
Asking the person to not interrupt one's thoughts of them
You keep me waiting for you, waiting for you, waiting for you
Expressing frustration at the amount of time spent waiting for the person
So tired just dreaming of you, dreaming of you, dreaming of you
Feeling fatigued due to excessive daydreaming
So long, so long, so long
Reiterating the duration of the waiting period
I've been waiting, waiting for you...
Confirming that the wait has been for the person being addressed
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Emphasizing the immediacy of the feelings being expressed
I've been dreaming, dreaming of you
Revealing the constant presence of the person in the singer's thoughts
I stood outside
Giving context to the singer's physical location
And I called you
Attempting to reach out to the person
Saw your voice come up out of the walls
Describing a sensation of hearing the person's voice even without them physically being there
I keep waiting for something I'm not so, sure of
Acknowledging uncertainty about the circumstances that led to the current situation
Not thinking of anything, but you at all
Revealing the obsession with the person in the singer's thoughts
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MARCOS TULIO DE OLIVEIRA LARA, ROGERIO OLIVEIRA DE OLIVEIRA, PAULO ROBERTO DINIZ JUNIOR, MARCIO TULIO MARQUES BUZELIN, PAULO ALEXANDRE AMADO FONSECA, QUIANA SPACE, MILTON G. BARNES
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cool d'avoir entendu ça sur Intergalactic FM! bon son!
onlyyesterday1967
EXCELLENT