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.
Stagnant
Orchid Lyrics
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Your philosophical orgasm.
Come down off your soapbox
It's been stood on before.
So much pride in you stagnant idea
Preaching the sermon to the converted.
Tunnel vision.
Rejection.
But your answers leave me with more questions.
It fits into your comfortable life
Not everybody has it so easy.
Deny.
Deny the outside world and atrophy.
The lyrics to Orchid's song "Stagnant" address the issue of close-mindedness and the danger of becoming too comfortable in one's own beliefs. The first line, "Deny the existence of your philosophical orgasm," seems to be a metaphor for someone who is so attached to their beliefs that they become almost orgasmic in defending and espousing them. The singer encourages this person to come down off their soapbox and recognize that their ideas are not new or unique; they've been "stood on before."
The chorus of the song emphasizes the danger of becoming stagnant and closed off to new ideas. The singer talks about the pride and comfort that comes with an unchanging belief system, but points out that this kind of thinking can lead to tunnel vision and rejection of anything that does not fit into one's worldview. The singer admits that they are still searching for answers, but recognize that the answers provided by this closed-off individual only lead to more questions.
The second verse speaks to the danger of rejecting the outside world and becoming too comfortable in one's own little bubble. The phrase "it fits into your comfortable life, not everybody has it so easy" suggests that this person is content to ignore the problems and challenges faced by others because it doesn't affect them directly. However, the singer warns that this kind of thinking is also dangerous and can lead to atrophy and a failure to grow and develop as a person.
Overall, "Stagnant" is a powerful condemnation of close-minded thinking and a call to embrace new ideas and perspectives, even if they challenge our long-held beliefs.
Line by Line Meaning
Deny the existence of...
Refusal to acknowledge the presence of...
Your philosophical orgasm.
Your ecstatic experience of philosophical ideas.
Come down off your soapbox
Stop preaching your ideas in an annoying way.
It's been stood on before.
Your ideas are not something new or unique.
So much pride in your stagnant idea
Too much self-confidence in your static thought.
Preaching the sermon to the converted.
Imparting ideas to those who already agree with you.
Tunnel vision.
The inability to see things outside of your limited perspective.
Rejection.
Refusal to accept ideas that diverge from your own.
I'm still looking for answers,
I'm still searching for explanations.
But your answers leave me with more questions.
The answers you provide only create more doubts and uncertainties in my mind.
It fits into your comfortable life
The idea fits seamlessly into your comfortable lifestyle.
Not everybody has it so easy.
Not everyone can afford to have the same easy life as you do.
Deny.
Refuse to accept.
Deny the outside world and atrophy.
Reject the external reality and deteriorate.
Contributed by Kayla C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.