1. A screamo/emoviolence ba… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least 10 artists called Orchid:
1. A screamo/emoviolence band from Amherst, Massachusetts
2. A doom metal band from San Francisco, California
3. Helix Tears and Bloodshounds singer/rappper, https://soundcloud.com/0rch_id
4. An indie-pop band Poznan, Poland
5. A rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia
6. an alias of Alexander Tooth
7. a "post-prog" band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
8. A progressive metal/mathcore band from Bangalore, India. Renamed to Maneating Orchid
9. A pop rap/indie rock duo based in Arizona known for their songs "Mama" and "Catatonia"
10. An indie electro-pop artist from the UK.
1. Active from 1998 to 2002, Orchid was first and foremost a hardcore band. Orchid combined a post-modern aesthetic with emo/screamo and even added prominent powerviolence/grindcore elements, an approach which positioned them as one of the most iconic 'emoviolence' musical groups; a genre humorously invented by In/Humanity several years prior to Orchid's existence.
Their sound was a highly frantic and chaotic amalgamation of blast beats, distorted tremolo picking/octave riffing and high pitched shrieks that gave way to very short and erratic/spastic songs; a style that would not be too far off from condensed black metal.
Orchid's members more often cite the German bands Systral and Carol as influences but they are said to particularly have borrowed a considerable amount of their sound from Canadian band One Eyed God Prophecy. Other influences include the French philosopher Michel Foucault.
They released several now hard to find splits (with bands including The Red Scare, Jeromes Dream, Combatwoundedveteran, Encyclopedia of American Traitors and the grindcore band Pig Destroyer), a 10'' record (Dance Tonight! Revolution Tomorrow! on Ebullition Records) and an LP (Chaos Is Me on Ebullition Records).
Dance Tonight! Revolution Tomorrow! and Chaos Is Me were released together as a single album, also on Ebullition Records. The band’s final release before their break-up was a self-titled album (commonly referred to as Gatefold) on Ebullition Records.
Members went on to form the bands Wolves, Panthers, Ampere, Bucket Full of Teeth, and Transistor Transistor. Posthumously, a CD compiling all of their singles and split releases (Totality on Clean Plate Records) was released. The CD also contains compilation tracks and songs from the Dance Tonight… Sessions.
The band was formed while the members were studying at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts in early 1998. Orchid played its last shows in a number of cities during the summer of 2002, the last of which was at the Advocate in Harvard Square in Boston.
The aforementioned Jerome’s Dream split was a one sided 10'' in the shape of a skull. It was pressed in red ink, black ink, and glow in the dark black ink, with one band’s songs playing from the inside out and the other from the outside in.
Former band member Will Killingsworth opened his own label called Clean Plate records, which now is producing Orchid shirts again. This is being done due to bootleg shirts going for a lot of money on eBay, and the real shirts going for equal if not more amounts. In other words, this was to get rid of the high prices. He also founded a highly popular recording/producing facility referred to as Dead Air Studios dedicated to hardcore as well as independent music.
2. ORCHID (SF) hail from San Francisco, California. They began playing live in and around San Francisco in early 2008. Since that time they have shared the stage with such heavies as Pentagram, Earthless, Nachtmystium, Fu Manchu, Astra, Slough Feg, Ludicra, and Hammers of Misfortune.
ORCHID signed with German Doom label The Church Within Records in October of 2009 and released their debut EP Through the Devil’s Doorway in December of that year to much praise and critical acclaim from both European and American press.
A full length LP, Capricorn, was released in February of 2011.
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3. orchid is a singer/rapper. Member of popular soundcloud collectives Helix Tears and Bloodhounds. https://soundcloud.com/0rch_id orchid
4. Orchid (a.k.a. Orchid_PL) is a polish Indie-Pop band formed in 2005 in Poznan, PL- a city in a mid way between Warsaw and Berlin. The band is currently composed of 5 band members, where the main force are girls (3 of them). Much of their music focuses on simple guitar-based melodies. It meets the electronics, but not very modern, rather vintage.
In April of 2007 Orchid recorded, produced and released their first EP takk!_soundsampler . This release can be downloaded via jamendo.com..
In April 2009 the band released first LP Driving With a Hand Brake On . The debut album is available via their website.
5. The Orchid is a band from Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an album due to be released in August, 2007.
6. Orchid is an alias of Alexander Tooth, progressive house and breaks producer with releases on Gravitation Records, Hope recordings, Secret Planet & Silver Planet Recordings.
7. Orchid is also a "post-prog" band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Lights Out
Orchid Lyrics
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And I am your warm body-
How bad does it hurt?
I feel nothing
But you breathe through me through you-
It passes through me-slides off like rain
Breath through me, breathe through you, breathe
You bite my lip when we kiss-
You are, you are, you are, you are, and you are...
The lyrics of Orchid's song "Lights Out" exude intense emotions and describe a heavy physical and emotional connection between two people. The chorus, "You are, you are, and you are... And I am your warm body- How bad does it hurt? I feel nothing But you breathe through me through you- It passes through me-slides off like rain Breath through me, breathe through you, breathe," portrays the idea of two individuals becoming one entity through their intense intimacy. The singer feels as though their entire being has been consumed by the other person, and they breathe in sync as if they share the same breath.
The second part of the lyrics, "You bite my lip when we kiss- -it bleeds and I fall in love- You are, you are, you are, you are, and you are..." suggests that the intensity of their physical connection is so strong that it leads to literal physical pain. However, the singer finds this type of pain pleasurable as it signifies the depth of their love. They fall in love with each other even more despite any physical pain or emotional turmoil.
In essence, the lyrics of "Lights Out" depict the idea that love and intimacy require vulnerability, sacrifice, and pain, but the connection between two people can reach unimaginable levels of depth and meaning through these experiences.
Line by Line Meaning
You are, you are, and you are...
You possess multiple personas that are noticeable and distinct.
And I am your warm body-
I am a physical tool of yours that is merely devoted to provide comfort and warmth.
How bad does it hurt?
How strong is the pain that you have caused me?
I feel nothing
I have grown numb to the anguish created by your actions.
But you breathe through me through you-
Our connection is linked in such a way that your breathing rituals merge with mine.
It passes through me-slides off like rain
The hurt that I experience quickly diminishes and becomes irrelevant compared to your persistence.
Breath through me, breathe through you, breathe
Our breaths and lives are intertwined in this complex relationship.
You bite my lip when we kiss-
Pleasure is mingled with pain as you bite my lip in our intimate moments.
-it bleeds and I fall in love-
Your actions resulted in blood and yet, it has an overbearing effect on me that I cannot help but love you.
You are, you are, you are, you are, and you are...
A repetition of the multiple personalities or aspects that you possess.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JEFFREY LORBER, JEFFREY H LORBER
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