It all started in Tønsberg, Norway 1989. Sverre Økshoff and Alex Møklebust started a band with the name Klisne Seigmenn having their first gig at the “Christmas rock” event (julerock) in Tønsberg, December 27, 1989 . The next year Marius Roth Christensen, Kim Ljung and Noralf Ronthi joined the band.
total was the album which caught Norway's ears. Some of the songs such as sort tulipan were very gloomy and had a gothic-like atmosphere. metropolis is their most well-known album to this date. radiowaves is the album that shows a significant change on their style. The keyboardist/programmer Eric Ljungren (who later would join Kim, Alex and Noralf in Zeromancer) is more present, and the songs are similar to New order and Depeche Mode. They split in 1999 after a farewell tour.
Møklebust, Ljung and Ronthi later formed the band Zeromancer in 2000. In addition, Kim Ljung has a solo project under the name Ljungblut.
Seigmen reunited during the UKA-festival in Trondheim, Norway on October 20, 2005, and decided to do even more reunion-gigs in Norway – 7 shows in February 2006, and played several festivals in Norway such as the Slottsfjell festival in Tønsberg.
In early 2008 it was announced that Seigmen would again play live, which they did on June 21 at the Oslo Opera House, as one of the shows celebrating the opening of the new Opera House in Oslo. Selling out the show quickly, a second concert was set up the day after.
The band resurfaced again in 2012, when they played several festivals in Norway. In July 2013, Seigmen were one of the bands to play in honor of HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway at his 40th anniversary.
Seigmen will once again tour Norway in 2015 to promote their upcoming album Enola, the first containing all new material since 1997. The first single from the album entitled Hva Vi Elsker was released through digital media on February 13th 2015.
Members:
Alex Møklebust (main vocals)
Sverre Økshoff (guitar)
Marius Roth Christensen (guitar, vocals)
Kim Ljung (bass)
Noralf Ronthi (percussion)
Bayon
Seigmen Lyrics
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Hvor solen aldri gr ned
Jeg vet om et sted
Om du flyr s ta meg med
La oss fly - fra jorden
La oss fly - til et annet sted
La oss fly - til et eventyrlig land
La oss fly - avsted
Vi er i en sakte film
Hvor alt er i sort og hvitt
Jeg vet om et sted
Hvor solen aldri gr ned
Jeg vet om et sted
Om du flyr s ta meg med
Vi er i en sakte film
Hvor alt er i sort og hvitt
La oss fly - fra jorden
La oss farge - himmelen bl
La oss fly - til et annet sted
La oss fly - avsted
Og vi letter
Vi brenner alle spor
Vi er i sakte en film
Hvor alt er i sort og hvitt
The lyrics to Seigmen's song "Bayon" tell the story of wanting to escape the mundanity and monotony of everyday life and find a place where the sun never sets. The singer knows of such a place and implores the listener to come with them and fly away to a land of wonder and excitement. The song is filled with poetic, dream-like imagery of a black and white film where time moves slowly and the sky is begging to be painted in vibrant colors. The chorus repeats the desire to fly away and leave everything behind, as the singer imagines burning all traces of their past life.
The theme of the song is the yearning for freedom and adventure. The lyrics capture the feeling of wanting to break free from the routine of everyday life and explore the world. The use of imagery like a slow-motion black and white film and the idea of flying away to a place where the sun never sets add to the sense of longing and escapism.
Line by Line Meaning
Jeg vet om et sted
I know of a place
Hvor solen aldri gr ned
Where the sun never sets
Om du flyr s ta meg med
If you fly, take me with you
La oss fly - fra jorden
Let's fly - away from the earth
La oss fly - til et annet sted
Let's fly - to another place
La oss fly - til et eventyrlig land
Let's fly - to a magical land
La oss fly - avsted
Let's fly - away
Vi er i en sakte film
We are in a slow-motion film
Hvor alt er i sort og hvitt
Where everything is in black and white
La oss farge - himmelen bl
Let's color the sky blue
Og vi letter
And we take off
Vi brenner alle spor
We burn all traces
Contributed by Owen I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
St
on Pantheon
Missing context, "Pantheon" suggests a higher being is the narrator. "Ta meg i mot om jeg faller ned blant menneskene" seems to supports this, the narrator talks about falling down as if from a higher place, the pantheon.