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
Out There
Lali Puna Lyrics
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Sharp set wolves.
Heading down the history
Razing, fighting.
Having fun.
Having fun all night.
All by themselves.
When night's falling we're out there.
Seems just like always.
When night's falling we're out there.
Seems just like always.
Their kingdom's past,
Their kingdom's gone.
Just ruins and plain desert.
It's all burnt down, we're left alone.
We try to have some fun.
All by ourselves.
All alone.
When night's falling we're out there.
Seems just like always.
When night's falling we're out there.
Seems just like always.
When night's falling we're out there.
Seems just like always.
When night's falling we're out there.
Seems just like always.
Help.
Help you said.
Help.
Help you said.
When night's falling we're out there.
Seems just like always.
When night's falling we're out there.
Seems just like always.
When night's falling we're out there.
Seems just like always.
When night's falling we're out there.
Seems just like always.
Help.
Help you said.
Help.
Seems just like always.
The lyrics to Lali Puna feat. Yukihiro Takahashi's song "Out There" depict a desolate and abandoned world, where the remnants of a once-great civilization are now nothing but ruins and barren wasteland. The singer of the song has seen monsters and sharp-set wolves, who are "having fun" by themselves and all alone. Despite the emptiness of their surroundings and the absence of others, the singer and the creatures they witness try to "have some fun" together.
The repeated line "when night's falling, we're out there" suggests that the creatures and protagonist are nocturnal and thrive in the darkness. The line "seems just like always" conveys a sense of consistency and repetition. It's as though the singer and their companions have adapted to this world and have settled into a routine of exploring their surroundings and having fun together.
The one-word plea for "Help" at the end of the song is ambiguous, leaving the listener to interpret whether it's coming from the singer, the creatures, or someone else entirely. It could be a call to the outside world, or an expression of frustration or fear.
Line by Line Meaning
I've seen monsters,
I have witnessed scary and dangerous creatures,
Sharp set wolves.
Cunning and fierce wolves,
Heading down the history
Moving along the path of time,
Razing, fighting.
Destroying and battling,
Having fun.
Enjoying oneself,
Having fun all night.
Having a good time for the whole night,
All by themselves.
Being completely alone,
All alone.
Feeling completely isolated,
When night's falling we're out there.
We venture out into the night when it grows dark,
Seems just like always.
It feels like a regular occurrence,
Their kingdom's past,
Their reign is now history,
Their kingdom's gone.
Their rule has ceased,
Just ruins and plain desert.
All that's left are ruins and barren landscapes,
It's all burnt down, we're left alone.
Everything has been destroyed, and we are abandoned,
We try to have some fun.
We attempt to enjoy ourselves,
Help.
A call for assistance,
Help you said.
You asked for aid,
When night's falling we're out there.
We venture out into the night when it grows dark,
Seems just like always.
It feels like a regular occurrence,
Seems just like always.
It feels like a regular occurrence,
Help.
A call for assistance,
Seems just like always.
It feels like a regular occurrence,
Contributed by Brayden F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.