There is more than one artist with this name:
(A. A Czech contemporary b… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
(A. A Czech contemporary band
(B. A Brazillian female-fronted metal band
(C. A Chilean funk/acid jazz/disco band http://www.facebook.com/mataharisoul
(D. A Boston / Merrimack Valley Hardcore band www.myspace.com/mataharima
(E. A Reggae Band from Indonesia. Catch 'em here http://www.facebook.com/pages/Matahari-Reggae-Band/77540950927

Matahari is a Czech band originated betweeen April and May 2001, its contemporary music style and members crystallized out through the years. From the hard beginning of this band is Žántí the main singer.

Along its producing the band signed contract with MEDIATACK, whereas this cooperation was very short - no beginning, no end. This band cut some music videos which are possible to watch on TV Óčko or on ČT2 in the programme Velká noční hudba. Matahari has won several awards like the first places in Broumovská kytara 2005 (from fans and the jury), then they were in semi-finale in Nová krev 2006 or in Múza 2006.

In the year 2003 they have taken part in Represent Tour of the band Lety mimo, in the year 2007 supported before the concert of the band Krucipüsk throught the April "Ahoj tour", then american Dog Eat Dog, german H-Blockxs, Jana Kratochvílová or the band Harmful, whose member is Billy Gould from the band Faith No More.

In November 2007 Matahari cut a record in SONO studio under production of Milan Cimfe (Kabát, Čechomor, Krucipüsk...) The debuted album "Jistota se houpá", which called after the phrase in the song 13. komnata, included 13 compositions.

This debut is coming in January 2008 as a insertion in the music magazine REPORT.

December 2010 released 2nd official album "Šapito iluzí" and new video "Praha je láska i svině" (Prague is Love and Swine).

Official website www.matahari.cz

(B. Bristly, coarse and unflinching, serving of edgy female poprock takes the poppy and punky influences of Garbage, No Doubt and Blondie and mutates them into a personal, memorable breed of accessibility with brutally honest, "badass" chick rock. Keeping it interesting by playing with beat and rhyhtm, structure and the moments of musical pay-off, Matahari is an alternative rock group fronted by female vocalist Ivona Coufalova, their sound is a blend of contemporary pop, punk, rock and techno. Matahari's lyrics are intriguing set to dark driving rhythms and upbeat grooves. Ivona is a passionate vocalist and the band is hard driving utilizing rock rifts with an electronic edge. The CD opens with 'Scream Out Love' that combines stimulating techno tones with a heavy beat leading to the powerful hook belted out by Coufalova. It is followed by another rocker 'Sugar', which is clever lyrically and edgy in execution. 'Over Now' melds varied tempos with dramatic pauses. The song is dark and driving. Matahari, named after a World War I female spy, is aptly named as they combine modern mystery with musical magic! author: Laura T Lynch of Kweevak.com, Tamara Turner, CD Baby.com

unreality
Matahari Lyrics

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Directed by disfunctionality
Is it reality
I don't thinks so
Invest your time in there calamity
What a fake catastrophy
They' ve got you hooked

Air your conversations out for us to see

Your unreality
They hang your laundry out for us to see
Your convresations not for us to see
I think they've crossed the line
We're kneeling at the shrine of counterfits

There only purpose is to captivate
Provoke and facinate
To mold your mind

You sit there staring blankly into space
The pictures navigate you into walls

Overall Meaning

In "Unreality" by Matahari, the lyrics describe the negative impact of media and how it affects people's perception of reality. The song begins by talking about disfunctionality and how it is directing everything, which is not the reality. Then, the lyrics tell the listener to invest their time in their own calamity and not to get caught up in fake catastrophes. The singer warns that the media has got you hooked and wants you to reveal your conversations to the world, whether they are real or not.

The song talks about how the media hangs your laundry out for everyone to see and how our conversations are not for public consumption. The singer feels that the media has gone too far and that people are kneeling at the shrine of counterfeits. The only purpose of the media is to captivate and provoke people to mold their minds. The song ends by saying that instead of being stuck staring blankly into space, people should break free from the pictures that navigate them into walls and find their own reality.

Line by Line Meaning

Directed by disfunctionality
The situation is being controlled by dysfunctionality

Is it reality
Questioning whether what we see is actually real

I don't thinks so
The belief is that it is not real

Invest your time in there calamity
Putting effort into a manufactured disaster

What a fake catastrophy
The disaster is not genuine

They've got you hooked
People are addicted to this false reality

Air your conversations out for us to see
Sharing private conversations publicly

Your unreality
The unrealistic nature of what is being shown

They hang your laundry out for us to see
Putting people's private affairs on display

Your conversations not for us to see
Private conversations should remain private

I think they've crossed the line
The boundary of what is acceptable has been breached