• 2000. First gig in local youthcenter Simplon (Groningen, Netherlands) in January. In February the first recordings (8 songs) are made in the Kuschelrock Studio in Bremen, and are released on Deadlock Records in December as the “Robot Wars” 10”.
• 2001. February: six songs are recorded in the Kuschelrock for a split 10” with Seein’ Red from Amersfoort. Another 3 songs for extras (the song Biela for a Spanish compilation, an Unbroken cover and another). June: 4 songs are recorded in Kuschelrock for a 7” EP to be released on Throne Records from Spain. September: Shikari joins AÇÃO DIRETA from Brasil on some dates in East-Germoney and Czech Republic. On 25 November is recorded 1 live-song (Ons Land) for the “Maximaal Onthaal” compilation CD on Royal Blood Records from Amsterdam. On 14-15 December the complete 10” (split with Seein’ Red) recording session is re-recorded because of deletion of the original tracks… 2 Songs won’t make the eventual release.
• 2002. April / May: UK Tour with Seein’ Red. Due to constant delays of the split 10” release, Seein’ Red and SHIKARI decide to make a special UK tour mini-CD. This CD contains the Shikari and Seein’red songs that were especially recorded for the (canceled) Spanish compilation. May: the planned 7” EP on Throne Records is withdrawn and will be released by Level Plane from the USA instead. August: the split 10” with Seein’red is released. November: the 7” EP is released in the USA. The European pressing will be done by Nova in 2003.
• 2003. The European release of the 7” is canceled because of bad pressing / quality. The US pressing will not be repressed. Instead, a CDEP will be released with the same songs and a videoconcert (look here for one song). March: 3 songs are recorded in the Kuschelrock for a split 7” EP with SIN DIOS on La Idea from Madrid. October: The CDEP gets officially released.
• 2004. The split 7” with Sin Dios is postponed. 2 songs will be used for a split 7” with Phoenix Bodies instead, and is released in May by Electric Human Project. 7th and 8th April recorded 6 songs for the SIN DIOS split 7” and LOUIS CYPHRE split 9”. In August the “Your Revolution Is Not Much More Than A Piece Of Paper” tape is released by Antagonia Difision / Rebirth Records in Chili. In september the “1999-2003” compilation CD is released on Level Plane Records. The songs for the SIN DIOS 7” are used for a split 7” with ACAO DIRETA from Brasil.
• 2005. The “1999-2004” tape is released in Malaysia. Shikari split up in January and the final gig took place on 7th May in the Simplon venue (where also the very first concert was done). The split 9” with Louise Cyphre from Germany came out in July.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Bas is now cooling down in a bluesband, Maurice jamming away in some garagerock and stoner projects, Mark still trying to work out a serious band and Michael going strong with Makiladoras.
• July 2006 update: Maurice is playing guitar in a new band called MARAT. Mark is singing in Grinding Halt. Makiladoras did their final gig in June so Michael is bandless for the moment.
• June 2009: shikari is back together in their original line-up to play some shows and then see what the future holds. First thing will be playing at the Cry Me a River festival in Germany.
Bas - bass (ex-Disengage, ex-One Day Closer)
Mark - vocals (ex-Office Killer, ex-Orwell Nation, Grinding Halt)
Maurice - guitar (ex-Office Killer ex-Marat, Allöchtöön)
Michael - drums (ex-Puinhoop (voc), ex-Bloedbad (voc), ex-R.O.Conspiracy (voc), ex-Catweazle, ex-Tuco Ramirez, ex-PCP, ex-Makiladoras)
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Utopia Dismantled
Shikari Lyrics
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Nevermind the wealth your bathing in, we'll turn it into mud for you, but don't fear, your smile never fades in this utopia especially build for you. You'll never see. You'll never realize
The lyrics of Shikari's song Utopia Dismantled seems to be a reflection on how society and the world is functioning in modern times. Life is being reduced to a mere concrete wish, where people's wants and needs are simplified and eventually transformed into an ultimate attempt at forcing patterns upon them. The lyrics seem to suggest that people are losing their individuality and are being forced into a systematized way of living which doesn't allow for freedom of thought.
The song also talks about how people are gaining satisfaction out of emptiness and how they are being trapped into a steel cage where life's decisions are being made for them. The lyrics suggest that people have become so conditioned by the world around them that they are no longer capable of thinking for themselves and are blindly accepting the ways in which they are being forced to live.
The chorus of the song talks about how people are bathing in wealth but that it will eventually turn to mud. The utopia they are living in has been built especially for them but they are unable to see the reality of the situation. The lyrics present a bleak picture of society and the world we live in, highlighting the need for change and the importance of individuality.
Line by Line Meaning
Life reduced to a concrete wish.
Life has been simplified to the point where our wants and needs are like concrete, unchangeable and limited.
Simplification of our wants and needs and eventually transformed into an ultimate attempt of forcing patterns upon us.
Our simplified wants and needs have been turned into a way to control us by forcing us to conform to patterns.
Don't think we'll think for you.
Don't assume we will do the thinking for you.
Satisfaction gained out of emptiness.
We find satisfaction in things that are ultimately empty and meaningless.
Our homes as the imagination of the circle of demise we're in.
Our homes are a reflection of the dark and destructive cycle we're trapped in.
Concrete = freedom. Trapped into a steel caged.
The idea that concrete provides freedom is just an illusion, as we are really trapped in a steel cage of our own design.
Life's being decided for you.
Your life is being decided for you without your input.
Nevermind the wealth your bathing in, we'll turn it into mud for you, but don't fear, your smile never fades in this utopia especially build for you.
We can take away all your wealth and you'll still be happy in this false utopia we've created for you.
You'll never see. You'll never realize
You'll never see the truth and realize what is really going on.
Lyrics © OBO APRA/AMCOS
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Bleach Drinker
I actually like Enter Shikari. What was Enter Shikari name after?
Bleach Drinker
@loveriamloveless336 Yeah I always have to search "Shikari Skramz" just to find any of their music. Oh well, I like Enter Shikari myself.
febcanl
Look it up on wikipedia. You really should start listening to this Shikari and not to Enter Shikari, just some advice :)
Connor Kruse
a boat