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).
Solitude And Fear
Neon Synthesis Lyrics
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Innate anguish, instinct of death
Psyche has one thousand faces
And each of them is choked by pain
I fell into the void
Created by myself
Silent screams from my mouth
My weary heart is still running
It carries on a useless fight
The night is cold and so long
I walk with you, I have no fear
I watch a pure and shining dawn
I feel life running up to me
Close my eyes, there's still a tear
To remember the last sun
I fell into the void
Created by myself
Silent screams from my mouth
Eyes dim like the dark
I watch a pure and shining dawn
I feel life running up to me
Close my eyes, there's still a tear
To remember the last sun
The opening lines of Neon Synthesis's song "Solitude and Fear" describe the feeling of waking up from a nightmare into the harsh reality of one's own internal pain. The idea that the instinct of death is innate within us adds to the dystopian picture of suffering painted by the lyrics. The personification of the psyche as having "one thousand faces" suggests a complexity and depth to the ways in which we experience and process pain. However, each of these faces is "choked by pain", suggesting that the weight of our suffering is overwhelming and all-encompassing.
Line by Line Meaning
A bitter awakening, after the nightmare
Waking up to the harsh reality after experiencing a terrible situation.
Innate anguish, instinct of death
Feeling of deep pain and suffering along with an intense fear of death.
Psyche has one thousand faces
The human psyche or mind is complex and has numerous different aspects.
And each of them is choked by pain
Each of those aspects of the mind is suffocated by agonizing emotions.
I fell into the void
Succumbing to emptiness and darkness.
Created by myself
The sense of loneliness and hopelessness is self-inflicted.
Silent screams from my mouth
Even when struggling internally, one might choose to keep it hidden from the rest of the world.
Eyes dim like the dark
One's eyes may reflect the despair and sadness they are feeling.
My weary heart is still running
Despite feeling tired and defeated, the heart continues to beat and the person keeps going.
It carries on a useless fight
The struggle appears to be futile and without much hope for success.
The night is cold and so long
The feeling of hopelessness can seem to last forever, especially in the dark hours.
I walk with you, I have no fear
Even though the situation is tough, having someone to share the journey with can make it less scary.
I watch a pure and shining dawn
The hope for a new beginning and a fresh start emerges, bringing joy and positivity.
I feel life running up to me
A sense of renewed energy and vitality fills the person, bringing the will to keep going.
Close my eyes, there's still a tear
Even amidst positivity, the pain and sadness of the past is not forgotten.
To remember the last sun
Holding onto the memories of brighter times, hoping to experience them again in the future.
Contributed by Mila I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Nikki
Loved their entire album, but this along with catharsis was my favorite.
Joel Marquez
una cancion impresionante, la letra es una obra maestra
Lolip0p
amazing and awesome!
Y
Its perfect *__*