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
Losing Myself
Nightingale Lyrics
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I'll never see myself again
And even though I'm alone
I can't remember what I'm missing
So I leave it be
Closing down, I expect
The hopelessness and everything
I can't remember what I'm missing
And that's all I need
I am lost, I feel I'm sinking now
Like I was made of rain
Like a wave I roll into the endless night
I'm not afraid as the darkness starts to make its way
I breathe as hard as you as I end my day
I sigh in silence as I try to sink that deep
As deep as you and make sure that I won't fall asleep
Losing days, I need no hours
I'll never be myself again
And even though it's killing me
I can't remember what I'm missing
So I leave it be
I'm closing down, I expect
The hopelessness again tonight
And even though it's killing me
I can't remember what I'm missing
But it might be you
I am lost, I feel I'm sinking now
Like I was made of rain
Like a wave I roll into the endless night
I'm not afraid as the darkness starts to make its way
I breathe as hard as you as I end my day
I sigh in silence as I try to sink that deep
As deep as you and make sure that I won't fall asleep
I'm not afraid as the darkness starts to make its way
I breathe as hard as you as I end my day
I sigh in silence as I try to sink that deep
As deep as you and make sure that I won't fall asleep
The song "Losing Myself" by Nightingale is a hauntingly beautiful track that reflects on the feeling of losing oneself and the difficulty in remembering what is missing. The lyrics present a sense of hopelessness and despair as the singer realizes that they will never see themselves again and relinquishes themselves to the closing darkness. The opening lines of the song, "Losing time, counting hours, I'll never see myself again" depict a person lost in themselves, struggling to come to terms with their own identity. The phrase "I can't remember what I'm missing" takes on an introspective quality, as the singer seems to be searching for something that they have lost but can't remember what it was.
The chorus of the song is particularly poignant, as it describes the singer feeling like they are sinking, like they were made of rain, rolling like waves into an endless night. The darkness is closing in, and they are not afraid to face it, but instead, the singer sighs in silence, trying to sink as deep as the memory of what they have lost so that they do not fall asleep. Thus, the lyrics imply that their memories are slowly fading away, and they are struggling to hold onto them.
Overall, the song's lyrics are incredibly moving and emotive, capturing the sense of loss and despair that many people feel at some point in their lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Losing time, counting hours
I'm spending time but it's slipping away and I'm tracking every second that passes
I'll never see myself again
I feel like I've lost who I am and I might never recognize myself again
And even though I'm alone
I'm by myself but that doesn't bother me as much as you might think
I can't remember what I'm missing
There's something that I know I'm missing but I can't put my finger on what it is
So I leave it be
I try not to dwell on it and just accept that it's not present in my life
Closing down, I expect
I'm emotionally and mentally shutting down and getting ready for the worst
The hopelessness and everything
I'm feeling completely helpless and like everything is out of my control
And that's all I need
All I need is to feel this way and not worry about anything else
I am lost, I feel I'm sinking now
I'm completely lost and feel like I'm drowning in my own emotions
Like I was made of rain
I feel fragile and delicate like I'm made of something that can just dissolve in water
Like a wave I roll into the endless night
I feel like I'm stuck in a never-ending cycle of darkness and despair
I'm not afraid as the darkness starts to make its way
I'm not scared of the darkness that I feel like I'm surrounded by
I breathe as hard as you as I end my day
I take deep breaths and try to relax as I wind down for the day
I sigh in silence as I try to sink that deep
I let out a deep sigh as I try to push myself further into the darkness
As deep as you and make sure that I won't fall asleep
I need to make sure that I'm as deep into my thoughts as you are so I won't just fall asleep and forget everything
Losing days, I need no hours
I'm losing entire days and don't even care about keeping track of the hours anymore
And even though it's killing me
Even though this is all really hurting me, I can't shake it off
But it might be you
The thing I'm missing might be you and I don't even realize it
Contributed by Cooper E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Sidragrosm
Dan Swano - Unquestionably THE most underrated talent in Metal! (which begs the question - WHY THE FUCK IS THAT??!! He's got more talent in his thumb nail than most of the pissants out there these days!!!) Dan Swano - 'Nuff said.
Jnthn R
i think this is pretty much the best song i've ever heard in my whole live
zarucarsha
I love this song. So addictive.
LordNothing
I highly recommend the next albums, that Swano is involved in one way or another: - Ophthalamia - via dolorosa - Katatonia- brave murder day - Dissection - the somberlain - Dissection - storm of the lights bane - Gates of Ishtar - dawn of flames (underrated band, but excellent melodic death metal!) - Therion - theli Advice: most of these bands became weaker or softer in their music in the end of the 90s (not necessary bad at all) ', but these albums are definitely fine crafted METAL!
realzubunapy
I agree! This singing is the better way than the grunting^^ Nightingale is one of the best band in the metalscene!
zarucarsha
If you're "in" to death metal his growlies are great, but I understand what you're saying :) He's a wonderful vocalist and musician, which is why he's a Swedish legend.
🎧Notorisk
He has talent given by gods. Edge of sanity, Diabolical masquerade and Nightingale proves it.
Chicken Sandwich
Moontower also
mysteriousDSF
Fun fact: Benny Larsson of Edge of Sanity did drums for this song.
You can hear him laughing in the end. He sure had a blast recording this.
Even if there are no blastbeats in this song
BlueMoonSaber
I admit I like the guitar playing on the original somewhat better. (Specifically, how it began with the main riff there). But I think Dan's singing here is much, much better. Also the audio quality. Both versions are great, anyhow.