The duo released another self produced work in 1992, gaining attention from Chase again, as well as German label Kugelblitz. Both released compilations featuring the band, but the realization that the band's name was already in use by another band forced the duo to change. The resulting name 'Society Burning' (ripped from a quote from a Denver, Colorado newscast) materialized in time to be changed on both compilation appearances. During this time the band enlisted the help of Michael Smith of Fiction 8 for assistance on the boards on-stage.
In 1993, the band met Steven Seibold of Hate Dept, who would go one to produce/re-engineer the song "Human Waste" for the Re-Constriction complation 'Thugs 'n' Kisses'. This would be the beginnings of an odd precedent set by Re-Con and the band for 'premixing', or releasing the remixed material before releasing the original versions.
In 1995, Society Burning signed to Re-Constriction. The following year, the label issued the premix cd Entropy Lingua. In 1997, Re-Constriction issued the actual full length album Tactiq.
Over the next two years, the musicians worked mostly independently: Daveoramma worked with a cast of voices to bridge songs for the parody/tribute album cyberPunk Fiction while Boom chr Paige worked as remixer for artists including Leæther Strip, Purr Machine, THD, Urania, Hexedene, and Battery. The band parted ways in 1999, following the closure of Re-Constriction. Daveoramma has since relocated to Los Angeles, California, Twitch remained in Denver, Colorado, and Boom chr Paige is currently relocated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The band has rejoined in 2007 by first re-releasing their older material, including the mysteriously absent ‘State of Decay’ CD. After a quick interview with Fabryka Magazine early in 2007, the band began working to streamline the technology between each of the members to be able to work together on new material. 2009 would prove the philosophy out, as remote desktop, video conferencing, and assorted file-sharing technologies would cater to the band's goal to finish 15 new tracks entitled "Internal Combustion".
By May of 2010, Daveoramma had returned to New Mexico and the band had just completed their first remix contest, with two winners emerging (New York's PRODUKT and Philadelphia’s UCNX) to be featured on the CD. In classic SoBu style, with plenty of blood, sweat and comic books, the band released "Internal Combustion" on October 12, 2010. In 2011 they released the “Nausea ad Nauseam” EP, featuring remixes from “Internal Combustion” and an original track co-written with Eric Gottesman from Everything Goes Cold.
The next several years brought further refinements to the creative process allowing the band to branch into the visual arts with music videos and exploring interactive gaming. Musically, they continued their work on remixes for other bands while writing a new album, as well as releasing several original tracks. Most notably “I Am the Man”, their contribution on Electronic Savior’s II, a cancer benefit CD series that has brought together the entire Industrial music community.
They are currently recording and releasing new tracks on the 13th of every month on their Audiocomm International Publishing label.
Society Burning: www.societyburning.com
Daveoramma: www.prescient-thought.com
Boom chr Paige: www.boomchrpaige.com
Waster
Society Burning Lyrics
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I let you steal away my time
I let you take away my spine
I believed all of your lies
You are my god
You are my reason
You are my god
I let you push me on my knees
I let you throw away my needs
I let you give me your money
I believed in your disease
I let you do this to me
You're not alive anymore
These lyrics depict a person who has fully given themselves over to someone or something else, to the point where they have let it consume and destroy them. The lines “I let you waste away my life” and “I let you steal away my time” show a sense of helplessness and resignation, as if the singer feels they have no power to stop the destruction happening to them. The repeated line “You are my god” suggests that this destructive force has taken on a religious or cult-like importance for the singer, and they have given it a level of trust and devotion usually reserved for a higher power. The final line “You’re not alive anymore” indicates that the singer has realized the destructiveness of this force and has finally found a way to break free from its hold.
Line by Line Meaning
I let you waste away my life
I permitted you to ruin my existence
I let you steal away my time
I allowed you to rob me of my precious hours
I let you take away my spine
I gave up my backbone and let you control me
I believed all of your lies
I fell for every falsehood you told me
You are my god
I worship you as my deity
You are my reason
I base my purpose for living on you
You are my waster
You are the one who squanders my life
I let you push me on my knees
I allowed you to humiliate me and make me submissive
I let you throw away my needs
I accepted your disregard for my necessities
I let you give me your money
I permitted you to buy me with your wealth
I believed in your disease
I trusted in your corrupt values and beliefs
I let you do this to me
I chose to be a victim of your mistreatment
You're not alive anymore
You no longer have power over me
Contributed by Claire R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@SeriousBoom
A favorite that combined The the, Alice In Chains, Dave's Japanese R-5, Your lame boss, and us just being a bunch of punks in that crappy rehearsal space in Denver.