Year 1995: Nirvana, Rage Agai… Read Full Bio ↴Mass Hysteria is a french metal band.
Year 1995: Nirvana, Rage Against the Machine and Faith No More are at their crest when Mass Hysteria repeats without respite to give substance to their opus influenced by strong listening to Bad Brains, Prong or Slayer.
Andre Gielen will give form to their fine and atomic mixing of groove, samples and snatched guitars named "Le Bien Etre et la Paix". This album will lead them on every stage all around Europe, ablazing fans hypnotized by the strength of their two singles "Respect to the dance floor" and "Donnez-vous la peine".
After several performances across France's most popular festivals and concert halls such as Les Transmusicales de Rennes (where they battled with Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.), Le Printemps de Bourges, Le Bataclan and Le Parc des Princes in Paris (with the famous french crew NTM, rock band No One Is Innocent and RATM), all 6 fly to Canada where their tour with Grimskunk appears to be a success, along with their numerous dates with English amazing combo Pitch Shifter, ending up with a big show at La Cigale, Paris.
Year 1998: Mass Hysteria takes the most of their campaign to Canada by recording their Raw Power "Live" in Montréal, making the fans a gift of an unpublished song together with a new cover of Sepultura. July is coming next and the band runs straight to England to record with the talented and well-known Colin Richardson (Machine Head, Fear Factory, PSI), giving its scope to produce the powerful "Contraddiction", that will lead Mass Hysteria to enter the circle of the hard rock's biggests. The quality of this 13 titles (with the contribution of Lojo Triban) doesn't last very long to bear fruits. The group carries on performing live, keeping lighting fans but also raising up a new public due to their fantastic power on stage. They end up by a French tour with the cream of neo metal: the mighty Korn, the American band that won't stop praising the French crew, moreover they will even come to discuss about a contribution in their Family Values!
But year 2000 announces also a period of changes as Erwan and Pascal whish to leave the band to walk their own way. Without wasting time, Mass Hysteria calls up a long time known friend, Olivier, another little genius that, besides real guitar skills and an energy transfused from hardcore, will offer to Mass Hysteria his 15 year-old classic piano practice for the benefit of samples and loops. With Colin Richardson always at the controls of the Mass Machine, the band starts working on their new album in studio in England and, after several months of determined work and cut off from the rest of the world, the five fantastics give the final cut to their third opus: "De Cercle En Cercle".
Melodic, melancholic, spatial, with a personality and a freshness completely recovered, the result of this descent into the depth of Hysteria is beyond all hopes, reflecting as much the resentment as the maturity and the open-mindedness of the group to new music styles.
Year 2002: Mass Hysteria finally ends up their marathon tour following the release of De Cercle En Cercle and decides to have a break before composing their fourth studio album - the first stop in 7 years.
During this break, they decide not to follow up with SONY Music and to concentrate on their new album. A few demos later, the label Wagram Music shows its enthusiasm for the band, and Mass Hysteria decides to quit the Majors World.
Achieving another months of hard work, Mass Hysteria is now ready to enter the studio. English producer Matt Hyde shall be the one for this new album, warmly elected by the group for his energetic power rock universe, coming closer to the direction Mass Hysteria has chosen for the new compositions.
After a one month stay at the famous Studio du Manoir (Noir Désir, Dolly), the Mass Hysteria terminate their work with the mix in London with Matt Hyde.
Clean
Mass Hysteria Lyrics
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Analysé ma politique
Et dépouillé mon esprit.
C'est unanime,
Le vote est fait:
" J'improvise, je m'adapte, je domine! "
J'ai fait le Clean,
(I and I freedom!)
Je m'avance et suspends le vol du temps (I and I!)
Mes larmes coulent des jours heurex (freedom!)
Je m'avance et suspends le vol du temps (I and I!)
C'est une lame de fond qui m'attend... (freedom!)
J'ai fait le vide,
Paralysé la mécanique
Utilisé le feng-shui.
Rien dans le bide
Plus aiguisé, à jeun,
Reconquérir l'unité!
J'ai fait le vide,
Analysé!
Reconquérir l'unité!
Je m'avance et suspends le vol du temps (I and I!)
Mes larmes coulent des jours heurex (freedom!)
Je m'avance et suspends le vol du temps (I and I!)
C'est une lame de fond qui m'attend... (freedom!)
Clean! Clean!
J'ai fait le Clean
Reconquérir l'unité!
Clean! Clean!
J'ai fait le Clean
Reconquérir l'unité
The lyrics of "Clean" by Mass Hysteria carry a message of self-analysis and transformation. The singer describes how they have cleaned up their life and their mind, and in doing so, they have gained a new sense of purpose and power. They have analyzed their political stance and used feng-shui to clear any clutter in their surroundings, paralyzing the mechanics of their previous habits. The result is a new sense of unity that they have reclaimed within themselves.
The chorus of the song repeats the word "Clean" with a sense of pride and accomplishment. The singer has gone through a process of introspection and has come out the other side feeling refreshed and in control. They suspend the flight of time and shed tears of happiness, ready to face the coming future with a newfound energy.
The final lines of the chorus emphasize the importance of reclaiming one's unity. By cleaning up their life, the singer has found a sense of wholeness that was missing before. This message can be applied to anyone who is looking to make a change in their life and regain control over their circumstances.
Line by Line Meaning
J'ai fait le Clean!
I have cleaned up my act!
Analysé ma politique
I have analyzed my own behavior and mindset.
Et dépouillé mon esprit.
I have stripped down my spirit to its core.
C'est unanime, Le vote est fait: " J'improvise, je m'adapte, je domine! "
The decision is unanimous, the vote is in: "I improvise, I adapt, I dominate!"
Dépouiller mon esprit! (I and I freedom!)
Strip down my spirit! (I and I freedom!)
Je m'avance et suspends le vol du temps (I and I!)
I move forward and halt time (I and I!)
Mes larmes coulent des jours heurex (freedom!)
My tears flow from days of happiness (freedom!)
C'est une lame de fond qui m'attend... (freedom!)
A tidal wave is waiting for me... (freedom!)
J'ai fait le vide, Paralysé la mécanique Utilisé le feng-shui.
I have emptied my mind, paralyzed my routines, and utilized feng-shui.
Rien dans le bide Plus aiguisé, à jeun, Reconquérir l'unité!
Nothing in my guts, sharper when fasting, reclaiming unity!
Analysé! Reconquérir l'unité!
Analyzed! Reclaiming unity!
Clean! Clean! J'ai fait le Clean Reconquérir l'unité!
Clean! Clean! I have cleaned up my act, reclaiming unity!
Clean! Clean! J'ai fait le Clean Reconquérir l'unité
Clean! Clean! I have cleaned up my act, reclaiming unity.
Writer(s): Julien Lignon, Stephan Jaquet, Yann Gerald Joseph Heurtaux, Mustapha Kelai, Raphael Marcel Georges Mercier, Nicolas Sarrouy
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