Artist #1: Nighti… Read Full Bio ↴There are three artists with the name Nightingale.
Artist #1: Nightingale began in 1995 as a solo goth rock project of Dan Swanö, designed to explore his brief fascination with the genre, also evident on Edge of Sanity tracks such as "Sacrificed". The first album The Breathing Shadow was recorded and mastered by Swanö alone in the space of a week at his home Unisound studio.
The second album The Closing Chronicles was recorded in April 1996 with his brother Tom Nouga (real name Dag Swanö) acting as producer and contributing some guitar parts. It continues the conceptual storyline that began in The Breathing Shadow to the logical conclusion of the central characters death, as it was intended to be the last Nightingale album.
After this the band went on semi-hiatus, playing a couple of live concerts in small venues around Orebro with future permanent band member Erik Oskarsson on bass and Ari Halinoja playing the drums. The second concert, in October 1998 is remarkable because it marks one of the few times Edge of Sanity songs were performed live by Swanö, the band adding two lighter tracks to bulk out their set (Swanö scarcely performed live with Edge of Sanity, citing his inability to sustain death metal vocals for long enough).
The band returned to Unisound in April 1999 to expand upon a lost demo of the track 'I Return' recorded by Swanö and Nouga in September 1998. 2000's I is a prequel to the first two albums, half composed by Dan Swano and half by Tom Nouga, several of the tracks, such as Alonely and Dead or Alive being recycled by Nouga from previously abandoned projects and given new lyrics (the originals being both written in Swedish and outside the conceptual storyline).
For the recording of Alive Again in may 2002 (a sequel to the original "Breathing Shadow Trilogy" of I, The Breathing Shadow and The Closing Chronicles) the band was filled out with Tom Björn on drums and Erik Oskarsson returning as a permanent member. This record received the most critical acclaim yet upon its release in February 2003, partly owing to the increased exposure caused by their signing of a distribution deal with American label The End Records, and saw them play a string of live shows before travelling to Västerås in June 2004 to record Invisible, which is the band's first departure from their conceptual storyline approach, dealing with a wide array of topics from love to history. The band are currently preparing for their first major tour, after re-recording a set of tracks for a best-of album, Nightfall Overture, containing songs from their first four conceptual albums as well as an Edge of Sanity track and one new Nightingale song.
In 2006 the band had the honour to conclude the second and last day of the international progressive rock festival, InProg 2006. Later that year Dag stated on his website that he will no longer be using his alias Tom Nouga;
"In Sep-06 I decided to stop using the name Tom Nouga and play under my real name"
The band's latest album is White Darkness and it was released 4th of June, 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
Artist #2:Nightingale was formed in 1993 by Jeremiah McLane (accordion, piano), Keith Murphy (voice, guitar, mandolin, piano, foot percussion), and Becky Tracy (fiddle). The nightingale bird is a poetic figure that appears in traditional songs from many places including parts of Northern Europe, Canada and the United States. So the nightingale was an appropriate emblem for a band commited to drawing inspiration from a wide musical territory that includes Ireland, France, Scandinavia, Newfoundland and Quebec.
The band's first recording, The Coming Dawn was made in 1994, barely a year after the band's formation. It was produced by Pete Sutherland and it captured the fresh, raw energy of the band as well as establishing Nightingale's sophistication as players and arrangers of an eclectic mix of traditional music.
Less than two years later, the band took on a more ambitious recording project - Sometimes When the Moon is High, produced by Grey Larsen. The album was recorded in Joliette Quebec at the (just newly finished) studio of La Bottine Souriante pianist, Denis Frechette. More musically complex and more tightly arranged, this album won the band attention and praise from a wider audience.
Throughout this period, Nightingale travelled extensively playing concerts and dance events around the U.S. and also in Canada, the U.K., France and Denmark.
Nightingale's most recent recording - Three , released in June 2004. The CD was produced by Denis Frechette and recorded in Brattleboro, VT. It reflects Nightingale's past while also breaking new ground.
Source: http://www.nightingalevt.org
Artist #3: Nightingale, formed in 2003, is a project of Gaspard de la Nuit (Caspar Wijnberg, who stands for the 'night' in the band), singer Abigael Klumperbeek (that would be the "gale") and Eelco van Zanten. Their debutalbum "For A Change" is recorded in Wijnberg and Bas Bron (Bastian) their studio in Amsterdam. The music consists of melodic funkpop, comparable to Bastian.
Source: http://www.popinstituut.nl
I Return
Nightingale Lyrics
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I hate that life is so deceiving
I feel this urge to turn away
From all the sadness and grieving
I find my way back to the place where we parted
All I hear is my heart pounding inside
I'm so afraid of what I'll see when I return
Until we meet again
Now and then he reappears
In my dreams
In my illusions
Pointing out the chosen path
It feels so real
Am I really dreaming?
Soon I'll see what time has done to my creation
Hell on Earth is just a few steps away
The Sun is hiding
I am in the heart of darkness
I'm closing in on the godforsaken tree
The moment I defy the pain
Is here again, in another way
All the fear in my life
Is erased from my soul
I never knew that my fantasies
Could be oh so close to reality
And what I see here right now
Is so hard to believe
I see the rope, my friend is gone
His body's nowhere to be found
I hear him whisper in the wind
I hear him calling out my name
Am I going insane?
The moment I defy the fear
Is here again, I can feel he's near
All the fear in my life
Have returned to my soul
I never knew that my fantasies
Could be oh so close to reality
And what I'm hearing right now
Is so hard to believe
The song "I Return" by Nightingale talks about the singer's struggle with the passing of time, deception in life, and the fear of confronting the reality of separation. The song opens with the depiction of how time passes by, and how life can be deceiving. The singer feels the urge to turn away from all the sadness and grieving. The next line "I find my way back to the place where we parted" suggests that the singer has lost someone dear and wants to visit the place where they parted ways. The pounding of the heart indicates the emotional turmoil the singer is going through.
The next stanza talks about how the person still appears in the dreams and illusions of the singer, and he feels that he is pointing out the chosen path. The chosen path could refer to the way the person lived or the legacy he left behind. However, the singer is unsure whether he is dreaming or not. The stanza, "Soon I'll see what time has done to my creation, Hell on Earth is just a few steps away," suggests that he is anxious about what the reality of the person's departure will be like. The fear of pain and darkness is palpable in the words "I am in the heart of darkness."
The singer has a moment where he defies the pain of separation and tries to come to terms with the loss. The singer confronts his fears and accepts that his fantasies could be so close to reality. However, the reality is beyond imagination when he sees the rope and realizes his friend is gone. He hears his friend whisper in the wind and calling out his name but wonders if he's going insane. The ending leaves the listener questioning whether the singer has found closure or is struggling with clinging onto the person's memory.
Line by Line Meaning
Day and night just come and go
Life is constantly moving forward without pause
I hate that life is so deceiving
I dislike the fact that life can be misleading
I feel this urge to turn away
I have the desire to avoid facing something
From all the sadness and grieving
To escape all the negative emotions that come with loss
I find my way back to the place where we parted
I return to the location where we separated
All I hear is my heart pounding inside
I only hear the rhythm of my heartbeat
I'm so afraid of what I'll see when I return
I am scared of what I will witness upon coming back
There's a part of me that needs to say goodbye
My soul feels the need to bid farewell
Until we meet again
A phrase expressing the hope of meeting in the future
Now and then he reappears
He occasionally returns
In my dreams
In my subconscious mind while sleeping
In my illusions
In my false perceptions or fantasy
Pointing out the chosen path
Showing me the way that I should take
It feels so real
It seems authentic
Am I really dreaming?
Is this truly a figment of my imagination?
Soon I'll see what time has done to my creation
I will soon notice the effects of time on my work
Hell on Earth is just a few steps away
A difficult situation is about to occur
The Sun is hiding
The sun is not visible
I am in the heart of darkness
I am situated in a place of spiritual or psychological gloominess
I'm closing in on the godforsaken tree
I am getting closer to the tree that has been abandoned by God
The moment I defy the pain
When I overcome my suffering
Is here again, in another way
Pain has returned in a different form
All the fear in my life
The terror that I have felt throughout my life
Is erased from my soul
It is purged from me
I never knew that my fantasies
I had no idea that my daydreams
Could be oh so close to reality
Could be nearly identical to the truth
And what I see here right now
What I observe at this particular moment
Is so hard to believe
It is difficult to accept
I see the rope, my friend is gone
I notice the rope, and my companion is missing
His body's nowhere to be found
His corpse cannot be located
I hear him whisper in the wind
I perceive him murmuring in the breeze
I hear him calling out my name
I notice him shouting my name
Am I going insane?
Am I becoming mentally unstable?
The moment I defy the fear
When I overcome my apprehension
Is here again, I can feel he's near
Fear has returned, and I sense that he is close by
All the fear in my life
The anxiety that I have experienced throughout my life
Have returned to my soul
It has made its way back into me once again
I never knew that my fantasies
I had no idea that my reveries
Could be oh so close to reality
Could be extremely similar to the actual world
And what I'm hearing right now
What I am hearing at the moment
Is so hard to believe
It is challenging to comprehend
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Dan swano!...one of the greatest artists in Sweden!
sofia zabala
Amazing
Elaoud Mouhcine
Nice Band, Nice Song <3
Sweam Yimin
everyday same feelings, not bored... thanks swano
Jérôme Mercklé
The best
Darren Verni
Still holds up, even 20 years after its release