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
Together in Electric Dreams
Lali Puna Lyrics
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I never saw your smile
Till it was time to go
Time to go away
(Time to go away)
Sometimes it's hard to recognize
Love comes as a surprise
(Too late to stay)
We'll always be together
However far it seems
(Love never ends)
We'll always be together
Together in electric dreams
Because of the friendship that you gave
Has taught me to be brave
No matter where I go
I'll never find a better prize
(Find a better prize)
Though your miles and miles away
I see you everyday, I don't have to try
I just close my eyes, I close my eyes
We'll always be together
However far it seems
(Love never ends)
We'll always be together
Together in electric dreams
The lyrics of Lali Puna's song "Together in Electric Dreams" talk about how two people fell in love unexpectedly and how the memory of that love lingers on even after they are no longer together physically. The first few lines talk about how the singer never really understood the true nature of the person they loved until it was time for them to go away. It implies that the person was leaving, and the singer only realized their love then, which was too late.
Further, the singer talks about how love can often surprise people, and by the time they understand it, it is too late since the person they love might have left already. However, the love they shared together will never fade away, regardless of the distance between them. The chorus of the song is an optimistic message to the loved one that no matter how far they are, they will always be together in their electric dreams.
The song has a bittersweet feel to it, where the singer is simultaneously happy about the love they shared and sad about the separation. The lyrics convey that even though the physical distance between them may seem vast, their love is strong enough to keep them together, and they will always remember each other.
Line by Line Meaning
I only knew you for a while
I didn't get to know you for a long time
I never saw your smile
I never had the chance to see you happy
Till it was time to go
Until it was time for me to leave
Time to go away
Time to leave and go far away
(Time to go away)
Sometimes it's hard to recognize
It can be difficult to understand
Love comes as a surprise
Love can happen unexpectedly
And it's too late, it's just too late to stay
But sometimes it's too late to make it work
(Too late to stay)
We'll always be together
No matter what happens we'll always be a team
However far it seems
Even if it seems impossible to achieve
(Love never ends)
We'll always be together
We're always going to have each other
Together in electric dreams
Being connected, even if it's only digitally
Because of the friendship that you gave
Thanks to the bond that was created
Has taught me to be brave
Taught me to be courageous
No matter where I go
No matter where I travel to
I'll never find a better prize
I'll never find someone better than you
(Find a better prize)
Though your miles and miles away
Even if you're far far away
I see you everyday, I don't have to try
I still see you in my memories, I don't have to make an effort
I just close my eyes, I close my eyes
I just remember you with fondness
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Philip Oakey, Giorgio Moroder
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Ioana Covali
amazing song.. i played it at least 20 times today :) completely got under my skin....
caldillo_de_congrio
I love this song! One of the best covers ever.
DaithiDublin
Best find of the week! I love this version. And I've never heard of the film 2046 either. I'll have to check that out too now... And a user below (Rebelliousbynature) mentioned what I'm presuming is another song, called In The Mood For Love. I think I'll take the recommendation. This has been a great YouTube night, I've found *so* much good stuff!!
musicluuvr
the music is so amazing!
Beefmouth
Great video, awesome song!
irishpanda2000
I will have to watch 2046 now. ive watched this clip at least 8-10 times. once every day since i discovered it. The song makes me...speechless.
Guakanagary
unbelievable beautiful
Kamile Valentelyte
love it
cosmicheadphones
everything in unbelievably breathtaking balance
Iain Benson
This is great