Neon Synthesis draws from various musical styles interlaced within a common concept and draws from themes such as violence and weakness, joy and anguish. They describe themselves as "an expression of youthful tension, sons of the twentieth century split, born from the sun but corrupted by the moon. A living oxymoron."
In July 2004 we recorded our first promotional cd, simply entitled "Promo 004", and the three songs contained in this work obtained enthusiastic reviews from several Italian and European webzines. Since the release of the promo we have been playing live to promote our music, experiencing a great feedback from the audience.
The year 2005 has been very satisfying for us: a Depeche Mode song (Everything Counts) covered by ourselves has been selected to appear on the first Italian tribute cd to the English band. Moreover an intense web-promotion allowed many people to know us, and the Neon Synthesis style is now spreading, especially abroad. The end of summer 2005 also marked the end of an era, because our drummer Rens aka Vyrarld chose to left the band. We had to quit the live activity, but that allowed us to concentrate on the recordings of more tracks.
On april 27, 2006 we released a self-produced album entitled Our Empty Rooms, which contains 10 songs. Since then we began to play live concerts again, in Italy and abroad (starting with a release party in Castricum, Holland). Our Empty Rooms includes the re-recordings of our first three promo tracks and seven brand new songs. It mixes industrial metal with synthpop, darkwave with ebm beats and atmospheric keyboards. The lyrics are influenced by the poetry of Thomas Stearns Eliot.
While searching for a record label, we eventually came to an agreement with Killer Pool Records, and in 2007 we signed a contract with the purpose to record and distribute our official debut album, titled Alchemy of Rebirth. It contains ten tracks that accompany the listener during a journey, just like a path that starts from chaos, strife, betrayal, representations of the human nature, and ends with the purification, the final catharsis, freed from the bounds of the earthly condition.
The recording session took place at Subsound Studios in Rome, under the supervision of Victor Love (Dope Stars Inc.) as producer and sound engineer. The mastering was completed by Vincent Sorg at Principal Studios, while the artwork is created by the master artist Seth Siro Anton. The album has been released on February 27th, 2009 and spread worldwide by distributors like Plastic Head (UK), Amazon (Germany), Negative (Italy), Darkest Labyrinth (Japan) and Gravitator Records (Russia).
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Neon Synthesis Lyrics
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Our garden of delight
All roads lead to temptation here
The day we lost our innocence
It was a new beginning
Blood never tasted so good
Follow my steps into the garden
I am the vision of stars above
I am the symphony of hate and love
I am the perfume of dying flowers
I am the voice of days to come
No regret for the angel I was
I am the rot in the heart of the rose
Synthetic Eden
The mask that hides corruption
Our perfect smile was impure
Infected with decadence
Poisoned and magnificent
We came to spread the disease
Follow my steps into the garden
I am the taste of the forbidden fruit
I am the vision of stars above
I am the symphony of hate and love
I am the perfume of dying flowers
I am the voice of days to come
No regret for the angel I was
I am the rot in the heart of the rose
The lyrics in Neon Synthesis's song "Eden" convey a message about the consequences of indulging in temptation and desire through vivid poetic language. "Synthetic Eden" is portrayed as a garden of delight that lures people into exploring their sinful desires regardless of the consequences that lie ahead. The imagery suggests that this "garden" is filled with corruption and decay but also has a synthetic beauty. The idea of a synthetic Eden symbolizes the distorted and artificial reality that we create around ourselves in our pursuit of pleasure and satisfaction.
The lyrics describe a sense of rebellion and defiance as the singer asserts that they are the "taste of the forbidden fruit" and the "symphony of hate and love." This could be a reference to the biblical story of Adam and Eve, who were tempted by the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden. The notion that "Blood never tasted so good" suggests the enticement and ultimate satisfaction that comes with indulging in forbidden desires.
The final lines state that the singer is the "rot in the heart of the rose," symbolizing that the allure of temptation ultimately leads to decay and destruction. Overall, this song's lyrics explore the cost of satisfying one's desires at the expense of purity and innocence.
Line by Line Meaning
Synthetic Eden
A man-made version of paradise, not a natural one
Our garden of delight
The place where we find joy and pleasure
All roads lead to temptation here
In this place, it's easy to be enticed into doing something sinful
The day we lost our innocence
The moment when we first did something wrong
It was a new beginning
The start of a different chapter in our lives
Blood never tasted so good
The pleasure we get from doing something bad, like drinking blood
Follow my steps into the garden
Come with me to this place where we find pleasure
I am the taste of the forbidden fruit
I am the one who tempts you into doing something wrong
I am the vision of stars above
I am the one who opens your eyes to new things
I am the symphony of hate and love
I am the embodiment of the mixed emotions we feel in this place
I am the perfume of dying flowers
I am the sweet scent of decay and death
I am the voice of days to come
I am the one who predicts what the future holds
No regret for the angel I was
I don't feel bad about the person I used to be, even if it was good
I am the rot in the heart of the rose
I am the corruption and decay that is inside something beautiful
The mask that hides corruption
A front that conceals what's really going on underneath
Our perfect smile was impure
Even though we looked happy, we were really doing bad things
Infected with decadence
We are corrupted by our immoral behavior
Poisoned and magnificent
We are both deadly and impressive at the same time
We came to spread the disease
Our goal is to infect others with our immoral behavior
Contributed by Chloe V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.