Minus 8 masters the whole spectrum of Downbeat, Drum & Bass and Nu-Jazz. Th… Read Full Bio ↴Minus 8 masters the whole spectrum of Downbeat, Drum & Bass and Nu-Jazz. There are only a few internationally known DJs, producers and remixers from Switzerland. Robert Jan Meyer, aka Minus 8, is one of them. As a leading man in this group, his name is mentioned together with the names of Alex Attias (aka Beatless / Mustang / Catalyst / Bel Air Project) and the Straight Ahead label posse.

Robert Jan Meyer is an Architect and the brother of a well-known Swiss rave promoter. He started to make music at the end of the 80's, first as a bass-player in a Funk-band, but soon his fascination with Midi-equipment led to experiments with a keyboard and sampler. At the beginning of the 90's, Robert launched his Minus 8 project as a slow and peaceful answer to all the Plus 8 (on a turntable) speed madness that was prevalent in club music at the time.

By 1993 he also started DJing, playing mostly Acid-Jazz, Rare Groove, Funk, and Hip-Hop. Since then, Robert has consistently supported Swiss club culture with all his talents. He's also toured as support for big UK names like Goldie, Grooverider, Hype, Krust, Storm, Bad Company and Adam F. And now he's in-demand as a remixer. As all that wasn't enough, he's also found time to put together a great series of compilations - "Science Fiction Jazz"

The first ever Minus 8 release, "The Sweetest Sounds," was the actually the first release on DJ Cam's Paris-based label Inflammable. In 1997, Minus 8's first album "Beyond," followed (also on Inflammable), and received excellent reviews. "Beyond" was followed by a second album, "Beyond Beyond" for UK label Higher Ground (part of Sony UK). The English Trip-Hop and Drum & Bass scenes influenced both of these albums.

A Concha Cor de Rosa
Minus 8 Lyrics

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Осенняя роса
На листьях пожелтевшых
Давно прошла
Та старая весна,
Но я люблю тебя,
Люблю сильней, чем прежде
И также, как тогда,
Кружится голова.

И нисколько мы с тобой
Не постарели,
А только головы немножко
Побелели,
Отзвучат и отпоют
Своё метели,
Будет снова, снова будет
Звон капели.

А мы с тобой делили,
Делили пополам
И радость и беду
И даже седину
С тобой мы разделили,
Да, что там седина,
Пускай горит она.

И нисколько мы с тобой
Не постарели,
А только головы немножко
Побелели,
Отшумят и отпоют
Своё метели,
Будет снова, снова будет
Звон капели.
проигрыш
Заметная усталость,
А на висках моих
Осенняя роса,
Но ты не верь тому,
Что к нам подкралась старость,
Поверь, что в жизни есть
Такая полоса.

И нисколько мы с тобой
Не постарели,
А только головы немножко
Побелели,
Отшумят и отпоют
Своё метели,

Будет снова, снова будет
Звон капели.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Minus 8's song "A Concha Cor de Rosa" are written in Russian and translate to English as follows:

Autumn dew
on yellowed leaves
has long passed
that old spring
but I love you
I love you more than before
and just like back then
my head spins

We haven't aged a bit
only our heads have turned a little white
they will echo and sing
their own storms
there will be again, again
the sound of dripping water

We shared everything
split it in half
both joy and sorrow
and even gray hair
we shared with each other
yes, whatever about gray hair
let it burn.

There is a noticeable weariness,
and autumn dew on my temples
but don't believe that old age has crept up on us
believe that there is such a stage in life

The song is a nostalgic reflection on the passing of time and the enduring love between two people. The lyrics describe the changing seasons, both literally and figuratively, and the way that love transcends time and aging. The use of water, such as dew and dripping sound of water, symbolizes the passage of time and the constant flow of life.

Line by Line Meaning

Осенняя роса
The autumn dew

На листьях пожелтевшых
On the yellowing leaves

Давно прошла
Has long passed

Та старая весна,
That old spring

Но я люблю тебя,
But I love you

Люблю сильней, чем прежде
Love you stronger than before

И также, как тогда,
And just like then

Кружится голова.
My head is spinning.

И нисколько мы с тобой
And we

Не постарели,
Haven't aged a bit

А только головы немножко
Only our heads have