The band worked with Tim Simenon aka Bomb The Bass resulting in the release of the Clear Cut-EP on Morr Music. Lali Puna did some remix work with Two Lone Swordsmen and Lowfish as well. Being the great live act they are, Lali Puna played in places as distant as Bratislava, San Francisco, Moscow, St. Petersburg and Barcelona’s Sonar festival. Most of 2001 was spent working on their second album, which finally appeared as Scary World Theory in September of that same year. Artistically as well as commercially, this album was even more successful than its predecessor. They also released a remix-7-inch for Morr Music’s „a number of small things“-label and they have been touring Germany and Europe extensively at the end of 2001. In the fall of 2002 Lali Puna went on their first US-tour and shared a van with Morr Music label mates and friends Styrofoam and Opiate.
A few months later Florian Zimmer left Lali Puna in order to focus on his main project Iso68. The new keyboarder is named Christian Heiß. In the summer of 2003, Lali Puna released their Left Handed-EP on Morr Music, which displayed a significant musical progression as Lali Puna started using electric, distorted guitars which could not be heard on earlier releases. This helped shaping a yet more diverse and dynamic sound without neglecting Lali Puna’s past regarding their fragile and beautiful electronic compositions. All the way through 2003 Valerie Trebeljahr and Markus Acher have been busy writing new material for their third full-length album, which was recorded at the Uphon Studios and eventually has been mastered at famous Abbey Road Studios in London in December 2003. Faking The Books, as it is called, will be released in April 2004 on Morr Music, followed by an extensive European tour. Plans for the future include a remix 12-inch featuring some of Lali Puna’s most favourite artists as well as their second North America tour in fall 2004.
The story of Lali Puna is inextricably linked to that of the Morr Music label itself. The band's classic Tridecoder album was the second ever release on the imprint back in 1999 and set a new template for electronic rock music that's remained in place ever since. In parallel, Morr and Lali Puna have evolved from humble, experimental beginnings before eventually coming to represent the vanguard of modern pop.
Fronted by singer and keyboard player Valerie Trebeljahr, Lali Puna's line-up is completed by drummer Christoph Brandner (also of Tied & Tickled Trio), keyboard player Christian Heiß and Markus Acher - an artist already highly regarded for his work as part of The Notwist. Over a decade of recording together this band have continued to grow in strength, confidence and studio expertise, cuing up a triumphant return to full operational capability on Our Inventions. The album's title was in place early on, helping inspire the sonic template for what's surely Lali Puna's most sophisticated and emphatically electronic collection of work to date. More than ever these songs place the group at the cutting edge of their art, facing up to the onset of an abstract, digitised future whilst retaining a timeless sense of musical ingenuity and endeavour.
It took fellow Weilheim luminaries The Notwist until their sixth album to finally reach worldwide recognition, breaking through with 2002's Neon Golden. Now, with Our Inventions, Lali Puna seem poised to crossover in a similarly incendiary fashion. In an age when the very notion of an album seems like an outmoded conceit, Lali Puna are a band that both demand and amply reward the investment of their audience over a full-length narrative. Our Inventions is a defiantly complete listening experience - one that exudes craftsmanship and captures the band at the peak of their powers as songwriters.
December 2009
Alienation
Lali Puna Lyrics
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Walking into open space
Do you, do you, do you know?
Is the truth you see left celluloid?
Is the truth you see left celluloid?
The opening lines of Lali Puna's song "Alienation" highlights the theme of emptiness and loneliness that may arise from one's inability to connect with the world around them. The repetition of "walking into open space" could be interpreted as the singer's attempt to distance themselves from the rest of humanity by choosing to exist within an emotionally void environment. The following question, "Do you know?" suggests that this act of disconnecting from society may not be understood by others, leading to feelings of isolation and alienation.
The second half of the verse switches to a more introspective and philosophical approach, raising the question of whether the reality people see is simply an illusion created by the media or if it is truly representative of the world. The use of the term "celluloid" refers to the types of plastic film that were once used in motion picture cameras, indicating that the singer is questioning whether what people see on the screen is a true depiction of reality. This could also tie in with the idea of feeling disconnected from society, as if the person is questioning whether what they see in the media is reflective of the world they live in or if they are completely out of touch with reality.
Overall, the lyrics to "Alienation" present a powerful emotional insight into the feeling of loneliness and disconnection that many people experience in our modern society.
Line by Line Meaning
Walking into open space
Venturing into uncharted territory
Walking into open space
Taking a risk by stepping into the unknown
Do you, do you, do you know?
Do you truly understand or are you just guessing?
Is the truth you see left celluloid?
Are you basing your understanding on superficial or outdated information?
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: MARKUS ACHER, VALERIE TREBELJAHR
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