The trip-hop act Sofa Surfers was founded in 1997 by a quartet of sound-obs… Read Full Bio ↴The trip-hop act Sofa Surfers was founded in 1997 by a quartet of sound-obsessed Viennese instrumentalists: Wolfgang Schlögl, Markus Kienzl, Wolfgang Frisch, and Michael Holzgruber. The group's debut single, "Sofa Rockers," earned a remix from fellow Austrian head Richard Dorfmeister, and their debut album, "Transit", earned wide release through MCA.
"Cargo" and "Constructions: Remixed and Dubbed" followed three years later.

It's fitting that Sofa Surfers, a band not at all afraid to switch up their sound, have entitled their latest album, "Sofa Surfers". It's sound is simple, honest and stripped down to the essence of the band; brooding and melancholy moodiness mixed with an angstful tension that at times comes dangerously close to boiling over.

Sofa Surfers familiar hip-hop/dub style has given way to a minimalized indie rock/R&B/Soul sound using sparsely arranged bass, drum and guitar with an R&B/soul vocal style compliments of Mani Obeya, but it retains the Sofa Surfers well-known personality. Describing this album as sounding "like a hardcore band after the noise has abated" is fair, but don't put too much weight into the "hardcore band" part of that statement because they sound much closer to Massive Attack than any hardcore band I know.

There is an evolution that occurs throughout the album, starting on the melancholy side, moving into angst and then back to melancholy. "White Noise" is a great lead track and soon to be released as the first single off this album.

"Sofa Surfers", an album referred to by the band as "the red album" is an intimate trip into a musical world Wolfgang Schlögl, Markus Kienzl, Michael Holzgruber and Wolfgang Frisch are proud to share, and rightly so; it's nicely written, richly emotional, and hard to define.

Premiere of their latest album "Blindside" is scheduled to 29. January 2010.

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The group then left Klein for Monoscope Productions, which released Blindside in 2010 as well as 2012's Superluminal and 2015's Scrambles, Anthems and Odysseys. Also in 2015, Sofa Surfers provided the music for the crime comedy Das Ewige Leben (Life Eternal). In 2017, Monoscope issued 20, a mix of original songs and reworked favorites in celebration of Sofa Surfers' 20 years together.

Love as a Theory
Sofa Surfers Lyrics

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On the far side of the day
Just before it ends
I’ll show you where the mark is
Like I lost you in the last
I’ll see you in the next
I’ll fumble in the darkness

On the far side of today

Just before it ends
I’ll show where the mark is
Like I lost you in the last
I’ll meet you in the next
I’ll love you til the last breath

Love as a theory
Every single day
I see beauty swim in focus
Take my love, take my soul
And my hopes and my energy
Love as a theory
Every single day
I see beauty swim in focus
Take my love and my soul
Anything so we can get to know us
I love you to the last breath

These are moments when I feel
The only man alive
I’m dying to be near you
Deeper, much more than before
I’m asking you for more
Unbroken line to your heart
your heart

These are moments when I feel
The only man alive
I’m living to be near you
Deeper, much more than before
And so I’ll again
Unbroken line to your heart

Love as a theory
Every single day
I see beauty swim in focus
Take my love, take my soul
And my hopes and my energy
Love as a theory
Every single day
I see beauty swim in focus
Take my love and my soul

Anything so we can get to know us..
I love you to the last breath

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Sofa Surfers’s “Love as a Theory” are a testament to the power of love in our lives. In the first two stanzas, the singer emphasizes their connection to their beloved, stating that they will always be there for them, whether in this life or the next. They declare their love with the intensity of the last breath, showing their depth of feeling. The following stanza emphasizes the daily nature of love and its ability to bring focus to the beauty of the world. The singer implores their lover to take everything from them so they can truly get to know each other.

The fourth stanza marks a turning point as the singer says that being near their lover makes them feel alive. Deeper than before, they ask for an unbroken line to their lover's heart. This is a poignant reminder that love requires vulnerability and the mutual sharing of emotions. The last chorus reinforces the idea that love is both constant and ever-changing, constantly revealing new aspects of our partner and ourselves.

Overall, Sofa Surfers's “Love as a Theory” is an ode to love's magic and its ability to transform our lives for the better. The song is a reminder that love requires vulnerability, intimacy, and a willingness to explore our innermost feelings.

Line by Line Meaning

On the far side of the day
At the end of the day, when it's almost over

Just before it ends
Right before it's finished

I'll show you where the mark is
I'll show you what's important to me

Like I lost you in the last
Like I lost you before, but now I've found you again

I'll see you in the next
I'll see you again soon

I'll fumble in the darkness
I'll search blindly and unsurely

Love as a theory
Love explained as a possibility or idea

Every single day
Each and every day

I see beauty swim in focus
I notice the beauty around me with clarity and detail

Take my love, take my soul
Take everything that I have to offer

And my hopes and my energy
And all of my aspirations and effort