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1. A band from Austria / Germany
2. A band from the United States
3. A Witch House / Hip Hop / Trap Producer from Sweden

1. Sonja Kraushofer meets for the first time Tobias Hahn, who produced the L'Âme Immortelle album "Dann habe ich umsonst gelebt". As a result of this creative collaboration and of extended talks, the idea emerges to bring forth a new conjoint project that will also involve Dirk Riegert in a pivotal role as a songwriter.

As early as 1999, Sonja Kraushofer, while on a tour with the band Christian Death, met Christian Death’s guitarist at that time, Wim Leydes. He then goes on to perform some of his own compositions for Sonja and the singer is elated. One of the pieces is entitled "Forest Song" that is featured on the debut album "Home" and that in turn leads Wim to join the band.

In autumn, the first song drafts are created. The cello assumes a central role and PERSEPHONE succeeds in winning over the instrumentalist Martin Höfert, who will later become the live-arranger of the formation.

After a half a year of preparations and elaborations of the existing drafts the first full-length album with the title "Home" is produced at the Nachtschicht-studios by Tobias Hahn and Dirk Riegert.
The artwork-artist Joachim Luetke is responsible for the visual presentation and his name is often mentioned in connection with bands such as Marilyn Manson, Dimmu Borgir, Pain and Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble of Shadows.

The first album is released in January and is welcomed both by the public and the press. PERSEPHONE presents itself at fortresses, castles and other buildings with flair for the first time live, and embarks together with Janus on the very successful "Winterreise"-tour. Furthermore, the band pays tribute to the "Wave-Gotik Treffen". Martin gets supported with the cello by Holger Wilhelmi who becomes another member of the group.
PERSEPHONE devotes itself to the Nachtschicht studios to the subsequent EP-production, "Still...".
Dirk Riegert withdraws from the project.

The EP "Still..." is released almost exactly one year after the album "Home" was released in a limited edition that in turn is sold out within a short time. It includes, aside from live-recordings and a remix, a new song.
Plans for a full-length album have been made and shall be implemented now. Due to time constraints and occupational reasons Tobias Hahn is forced to cancel his participation in the production of the new album. In November the band assembles at the studio in order to record the new album "Atma Gyan" that will be released in March of 2004. For this purpose, PERSEPHONE invites Matt Howden (Sieben) and producer John A. Rivers (Dead Can Dance) as part of the team. The production concludes in January 2004.

The album "Atma Gyan" is released in March 2004 and sets the starting point of a concept which spreads over the whole of 2004. Part of this concept is a one-year-concert-cycle where the band plays only one concert per month. After PERSEPHONE already has been supported by Johannes Kramer (Doublebass, Cello) in 2003, John Abdelsayed (Percussions) joins the formation. As a special guest the band invites the highly skilled guitarist Frederik Behrens for the concerts in Krefeld and at Schloss Wernigerode. The other part of the concept is a second album which is recorded in summer. "Mera Sangeet Kho Gaya" is again produced by John A. Rivers. It is released on 6th December 2004 and completes "Atma Gyan" as well musically as thematically. The last concert finalizes the extraordinary concept about the mythological character of Persephone.

2. There is not much available about the USA band Persephone. They are from New Mexico, fronted by a transplanted Nebraska woman named Persephone. She says she is inspired by her husband and children. Persephone , according to her, has been pretending to be a rock star since lip-synching along to Abba when she was 8 years old. The album, Birth of Persephone, was self-released in 2006. The sound is a blending of jazz and folk.

Strange
Persephone Lyrics

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When we touched
You said you loved me
Then you left
I couldn't say a word
To confused
Feelings refused to tell
What we already knew.

My heart is aching
Stupid me
I damn myself
'Cause I hoped you would stay
Although I knew
This story had to end
Before it began.

We are strangers
Reaching for the same star
Strangers
Reaching for the same dream
Strangers
With a broken heart
We are damned to feel.

The silence is our witness
The witness of a strange love

We learned to remain silent
Strangers don't cry.

Overall Meaning

The song Strange by Persephone is a heart-wrenching ballad that speaks of love, separation and pain. The lyrics delve into the complex and conflicting feelings that arise when two people fall in love but cannot be together. The song starts with the singer acknowledging the intensity of their feelings towards the person they loved. They mention how they were told that they were loved, only for the person to leave shortly after. This left the singer tongue-tied and unable to express the confusion they were feeling. They were aware of the love that bloomed between them, yet the circumstances did not allow it to flourish, leaving them both as strangers yet again.

The chorus of the song emphasizes the loneliness and pain of being separated from someone you love deeply. The singer describes themselves as strangers, reaching for the same star and dream. However, despite having the same goal in mind, they remain separated and unable to attain their shared dream together. This feeling of unfulfillment is further amplified in the last line of the chorus, where they mention being 'damned to feel'.

The song ends with the singer acknowledging the strangeness of their love, how it was a love that had to remain silent, unspoken. They mention the silence as their witness to the strange love that they share, one that cannot be expressed or cried over. The song's poignant message speaks of a love that is doomed to fail, even before it begins, leading to heartache, pain and inexpressible feelings.

Line by Line Meaning

When we touched
At the moment we were physically intimate

You said you loved me
You expressed affection for me

Then you left
You departed from my life

I couldn't say a word
I was unable to speak in response to your departure

To confused
My emotions were muddled

Feelings refused to tell
My emotions were unclear and uncommunicative

What we already knew.
Although the nature of our relationship was clear, we didn't discuss it openly

My heart is aching
I'm experiencing emotional pain

Stupid me
I feel foolish for hoping for a different outcome

I damn myself
I blame myself for the pain I'm feeling

'Cause I hoped you would stay
I desired for you to remain in my life