PSILOCYBE LARVAE entered the studio in 2000 to record their 1st full-length "Stigmata". This self-released effort garnered some favourable feedback, including the "demo of the month" award in Germany's Legacy magazine, so Black Side Productions decided to re-release "Stigmata" on CD in 2001. The 2nd album "Agony" followed in 2003. Having gained good critical response, both albums were re-released by Russian major label CD-Maximum for CIS states in 2005.
After headlining the Ukrainian "Triple Interaction" tour 2006, PSILOCYBE LARVAE entered into a studio in 2007 to record their 3d album "Non-existence". It was released in 2008 Russia, Ukraine and Belarus via Mazzar Records. In March the band headlined a Russian "Non-existent" tour to support the new album.
During 2008 the collective continued to promote "Non-existence" by doing shows in Russia and taking part in a Belarus tour named "Creative Breath of Death".
In 2009 PSILOCYBE LARVAE have signed a deal with Dark Harvest Records (USA) for the "Non-existence" worldwide release.
Having made quite a reputation within the underground with released 3 full-length albums Psilocybe Larvae had finished the recording of a new album "The Labyrinth Of Penumbra" and looking forward to bringing their music to the world.
Being active on a live circuit PSILOCYBE LARVAE shared the stage with such bands as ANATHEMA, SADIST, SWALLOW THE SUN, NORTHER, VESANIA and others.
DISCOGRAPHY:
1996 Demo "Liar"
2000 MC "Stigmata" (Self prod.)
2001 CD "Stigmata" (Black Side prod.)
2003 CD, MC "Agony" (Black Side prod.)
2006 CD "Stigmata", "Agony" re-released (CD-Maximum)
2008 CD "Non-Existence" (Mazzar/Mystic Empire) - Russia
2009 CD "Non-Existence" (Dark Harvest Records) - world
COMPILATIONS:
1998 CD, MC "Russian Alternative Extreme Music"(R.A.E. music)-" Death Is Not The End" song
2002 CD "Vampiria" magazine - "Stigmata" song
2003 CD "Black Hole" magazine - "Agony" song
2004 CD "Buckets Of Blood" vol.2 (Bloodbucket Productions) - "Out Of Sanity" song
2004 CD "Manowar Russian Tribute" (Piranha Records) - "Blood Of The Kings" song
2006 DVD "Rock Palace open-air 05" - "Stigmata" song
2007 DVD "Rock Palace open-air 06" - "Stigmata" song, "Agony" song
2008 CD “Total Jazz – Tribute to Chimera” (Karma Mira Records/Kap-kan Records) - “Karma Of The World” song
Sleepwalkers
Psilocybe Larvae Lyrics
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Of non-existence
There is nothing other than
Our dreams
Let's rush into the
Violent tempest
Where rainstorm
Will free our mind
Cloaked in lunar silk
Walks the lunatic
We live inside a dream
And in every breath
We try to catch the wind
And disappear
Cloaked in lunar silk
Walks the lunatic
Our souls are given life by the night
Where every instant is everlasting
Our hearts are filled with an orphan moonlight
Where every instant approaches the everlasting
We live inside a dream
And in every breath
We try to catch the wind
And disappear
The lyrics to Psilocybe Larvae's song SleepWalkers speak about the concept of living inside a dream, and in doing so, they seek to escape the confines of existence. The first lines indicate a desire to hide under the veil of non-existence as there is nothing other than dreams. This is a common theme in many philosophical and existential discussions where reality is viewed as an illusion. The lyrics continue to talk about the violent tempest where the rainstorm is seen as a freeing of the mind. This can be interpreted as the chaos and destruction in the world leading to a sense of freedom from the constraints of the everyday.
The song also uses the metaphor of lunar silk and the lunatic to describe the dream state. The lunar silk represents the moon, and the lunatic represents the person living inside the dream where everything is fantastical and surreal. The poetic language used throughout the song adds to the dreamlike quality, as the words and phrases are symbolic rather than literal.
Overall, the song encourages the listener to embrace the dream state and the freedom it provides, where existence is fluid and ever-changing. The lyrics suggest that life is a fleeting moment only experienced through the senses, and in this way, we should aim to be like the SleepWalkers and disappear into the dream.
Line by Line Meaning
Let's hide under the veil
We should enter into a state of non-existence
Of non-existence
A state where there is nothing, no physical existence
There is nothing other than
In this state, there is only one thing
Our dreams
That one thing is our dreams
Let's rush into the
Let us move quickly towards
Violent tempest
A chaotic, turbulent storm
Where rainstorm
In this storm
Will free our mind
We will attain freedom of mind in this storm
Cloaked in lunar silk
Wrapped in a smooth, luminous fabric
Walks the lunatic
The crazy person is strolling around
We live inside a dream
We exist solely in our dreams
And in every breath
During every moment of our existence
We try to catch the wind
We struggle to grasp the intangible, fleeting things
And disappear
And escape from physical existence
Our souls are given life by the night
The night is what animates our souls, gives us life
Where every instant is everlasting
In each moment of the night, time seems to stand still
Our hearts are filled with an orphan moonlight
The light of the moon fills us with a sense of longing, loneliness
Where every instant approaches the everlasting
Each moment feels like it's about to last forever
Contributed by Juliana O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.