Founded in November 2011, Linea Aspera were influenced by electronic bands from the 1980s. A reviewer reporting on a gig in January 2012 noted that their music sounded "very 80s", and that they had "sprung fully-formed" from the musical underground of East London. That month self-releasing an extended play cassette, titled Linea Aspera EP, it was described by the Burning Flame website as number one in their Top 20 EPs of 2012.
Signing to Dark Entries Records, the band's first album, Linea Aspera LP, was released on 25 September 2012. Brought out digitally and on vinyl by Dark Entries, a CD release was produced by the German company Genetic Records. Each LP was contained in a jacket sleeve designed by Dovile Shurpo and accompanied by an insert listing their song lyrics.
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Malarone
Linea Aspera Lyrics
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The roads are dry and dusty and we're taking in the scenery.
Waving to the people in the fields;
this is life to me, as far as the eye can see,
and you are dead to me.
I was twisted up in Cwezi shrines and you were the anomaly,
Time spent in foreign lands is a cure, it seems,
and it triggered a change in me.
This is an unfamiliar strain, I have no immunity.
Ravenous and unrelenting, pathogenic and parasitic.
This is unclean and it has to be treated.
Parasite in the bloodstream: this is unclean,
and he's feeding, he's been feeding on everything.
The roads were dry and dusty, we were taking in the scenery.
Waving to the people in the fields;
this was life to me, as far as the eye could see,
and you were dead to me.
He's just a filthy protozoan.
The lyrics of Linea Aspera's song 'Malarone' depict a narrative of contamination and disease, using vivid imagery and metaphor to explore a relationship that has turned sour. The opening line, "He's a protozoan, he's just a filthy protozoan," sets the tone for the rest of the song, with the comparison to a single-celled organism suggesting the singer's disgust and contempt for their former partner. The use of 'protozoan', which suggests a primitive, primitive form of life, reinforces the idea of a toxic relationship that has been tainted from the beginning.
The next verse describes a journey through an unfamiliar landscape, which is juxtaposed with a relationship that has become dead and lifeless. The singer describes waving to people in the fields and taking in the scenery, but all the while the relationship remains a source of venom and anger. The chorus, "This is unclean and it has to be treated / Parasite in the bloodstream: this is unclean," reads like a warning, suggesting that the singer's partner is a source of contamination that needs to be purged.
The final verse returns to the theme of journeying through unfamiliar territory, with the singer reacting to their partner as a disease that they have no immunity to. The repeated use of the word 'unclean' suggests a visceral disgust for the relationship, which is characterised as unclean and parasitic. The final line, "He's just a filthy protozoan," reinforces the singer's disgust and contempt for their partner, but also suggests that the relationship is distant and past-tense, as if it has already been put to rest.
Line by Line Meaning
The roads are dry and dusty and we're taking in the scenery.
We are driving through a dry and dusty area, enjoying the view.
Waving to the people in the fields;
We are greeting the people who are working in the fields.
this is life to me, as far as the eye can see,
This is the kind of life I want, with no limits to what I can achieve.
and you are dead to me.
I have no interest in you anymore.
I was twisted up in Cwezi shrines and you were the anomaly,
I was lost in the Cwezi shrines and you were the only thing that didn't fit in.
a conceited disease.
You were arrogant and self-centered.
Time spent in foreign lands is a cure, it seems,
Traveling to other countries seems to be a remedy for my problems.
and it triggered a change in me.
It caused me to change as a person.
This is an unfamiliar strain, I have no immunity.
This is a new and different problem, and I am not prepared for it.
Ravenous and unrelenting, pathogenic and parasitic.
It is insatiable and relentless, like a disease that feeds off its host.
This is unclean and it has to be treated.
This is something that is dirty and needs to be dealt with.
Parasite in the bloodstream: this is unclean,
This is a parasite that is infecting the blood and making things dirty.
and he's feeding, he's been feeding on everything.
It is consuming everything in its path and taking over.
The roads were dry and dusty, we were taking in the scenery.
We were still driving through the dry and dusty area, enjoying the view.
Waving to the people in the fields;
We were still greeting the people who are working in the fields.
this was life to me, as far as the eye could see,
This is the kind of life I want, and I could see it continuing into the future.
and you were dead to me.
You still held no importance to me.
He's just a filthy protozoan.
He is nothing more than a dirty, parasitic creature.
Contributed by Wyatt V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@ugh4730
He's a protozoan, he's just a filthy protozoan
The roads are dry and dusty and we're taking in the scenery
Waving to the people in the fields;
This is life to me, as far as the eye can see
And you are dead to me
I was twisted up in Cwezi shrines and you were the anomaly
A conceited disease
Time spent in foreign lands is a cure, it seems
And it triggered a change in me
This is an unfamiliar strain, I have no immunity
Ravenous and unrelenting, pathogenic and parasitic
This is unclean and it has to be treated
Parasite in the bloodstream: this is unclean
And he's feeding, he's been feeding on everything
The roads were dry and dusty, we were taking in the scenery
Waving to the people in the fields;
This was life to me, as far as the eye could see
And you were dead to me
He's just a filthy protozoan
@mnmlstellar
#Lyrics
Él es un protozoo, es solo un asqueroso protozoo
He's a protozoan, he's just a filthy protozoan
Él es un protozoo, es solo un asqueroso protozoo
He's a protozoan, he's just a filthy protozoan
Los caminos están secos y polvorientos
The roads are dry and dusty
Los caminos están secos y polvorientos
The roads are dry and dusty
Y estamos contemplando el paisaje
And we're taking in the scenery
Saludando a la gente en los campos
Waving to the people in the fields
Esta es la vida para mi
This is life to me
Tan lejos como el ojo pueda ver
As far as the eye can see
Y estás muerto, estás muerto, estás muerto para mí
And you are dead, you are dead, you are dead to me
Estaba retorcido en los santuarios de Cwezi, y tú eras la anomalía
I was twisted up in Cwezi shrines, and you were the anomaly
Una enfermedad engreída
A conceited disease
El tiempo pasado en tierras extranjeras es una cura
Time spent in foreign lands is a cure
Parece, y desencadenó un cambio en mí
It seems, and it triggered a change in me
Esta es una cepa desconocida, no tengo inmunidad.
This is an unfamiliar strain, I have no immunity
Voraz e implacable, patógeno y parasitario
Ravenous and unrelenting, pathogenic and parasitic
Esto es inmundo y hay que tratarlo.
This is unclean and it has to be treated
Parásito en el torrente sanguíneo: esto es inmundo, esto es inmundo
Parasite in the bloodstream: this is unclean, this is unclean
Y se está alimentando, se ha estado alimentando de todo
And he's feeding, he's been feeding on everything
Estaba retorcido en los santuarios de Cwezi, y tú eras la anomalía
I was twisted up in Cwezi shrines, and you were the anomaly
Una enfermedad engreída
A conceited disease
El tiempo pasado en tierras extranjeras es una cura
Time spent in foreign lands is a cure
Parece, y desencadenó un cambio en mí
It seems, and it triggered a change in me
Él es un protozoo, es solo un asqueroso protozoo
He's a protozoan, he's just a filthy protozoan
Parásito en el torrente sanguíneo, esto es inmundo, esto es inmundo
Parasite in the bloodstream, this is unclean, this is unclean
Estaba retorcido en los santuarios de Cwezi, y tú eras la anomalía
I was twisted up in Cwezi shrines, and you were the anomaly
Una enfermedad engreída
A conceited disease
El tiempo pasado en tierras extranjeras es una cura
Time spent in foreign lands is a cure
Parece, y desencadenó un cambio en mí
It seems, and it triggered a change in me
Los caminos estaban secos y polvorientos, los caminos estaban secos y polvorientos
The roads were dry and dusty, the roads were dry and dusty
Estábamos contemplando el paisaje
We were taking in the scenery
Saludando a la gente en los campos
Waving to the people in the fields
Esta era la vida para mí, hasta donde alcanzaba la vista
This was life to me, as far as the eye could see
Y estabas muerto, estabas muerto, estabas muerto para mi
And you were dead, you were dead, you were dead to me
Estaba retorcido en los santuarios de Cwezi, y tú eras la anomalía
I was twisted up in Cwezi shrines, and you were the anomaly
Una enfermedad engreída
A conceited disease
El tiempo pasado en tierras extranjeras es una cura
Time spent in foreign lands is a cure
Parece, y desencadenó un cambio en mí
It seems, and it triggered a change in me
Es solo un protozoo inmundo
He's just a filthy protozoan
Es solo un protozoo inmundo
He's just a filthy protozoan
@antichristsuperstar3295
Listening to her texts of this song and others from her Linea Aspera period "the jungle is hunting me" for example, and her being born in Australia and raised in Asia, made me wonder if this realy about her being infected with a bad strain of Malaria. In an interview she said she'd never go back to australia if there isn't a special reason for it. Then, living in Berlin... nordic and cold, far far away from the jungle that was hunting her, it just made me wonder.
Anyway, I am totaly in love with her voice,.
She is a sort of enigma, no wiki page, there is nothing about her, it is all about her music.
Great artist and I will be there when she is in town.
@antiscyllisneocht5669
intricate and properly written save for but two mispellings.. "realy" and "totaly" are both spelled with two L's and now to engage what you wrote..
you have a peculiar taste in women, if what qualities found in her you subconsciously seek in others as she seems to be emotionally distraught and displaced in most ov her songs.
i do not know enough to fully commit behind that observation, but this song is as you've described with replacement ov events with characteristics found in a former person ov interest, it seems.
as for visually?
well.. i'd have to concur with your sentiment as it points to a physical debt you left unspoken that i can relate to as she's ov effect, similar in nature, for me as well.
@jacquesfrancois4275
When a single celled organism has better dance moves than you do
@imisap2283
hahahahah
@FileAssassin
heheh good and SO relatable
@VonGehenna
Felt
@milomusumecf2520
the bacterias got the moves tho
@turkeystank551
They're vibing
@bradshipp5746
lol!
@scurr8in8ya8face5
@@turkeystank551 🤣👌
@Johny40Se7en
She's got such a magical mysticism within her voice aye. Love the dark imagery too.
@Meshuggapeth
I can hear a Garbage influence if I’m not mistaken