1. Prog Rock, German band<… Read Full Bio ↴Note: There are three artists with this name.
1. Prog Rock, German band
2. 60's female pop singer.
3. Low-Fi Dublin Band
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In the spring of 1990, Kay Söhl, the two keyboarders Volker Söhl and Matthias Harder, founded the band TEMPORAL TEMPTATION. By that summer the band had already played its first gig - the first live performance of the core founding members of the band. In a way it was also Sylvan's birth. At this time the band played hard rock music and sang in German. Only a small part of their music was progressive rock.
In Autumn 1990, the band changed its name to CHAMELEON, a symbol of changeability, representing the long instrumental parts in their music. The cover artwork had a likeness to early MARILLION covers and has never been issued. In summer 1991 Marko Heisig joined Chameleon as the lead singer and bassist. Between 1992 and 1994 the band had a gloomy and aggressive tonality to them and in this they were very different from the more rocky sounds of the previous years. In 1992 the first official demo tape of Chameleon was released. With Matthias Koops as lead singer, the second official demo tape was recorded. The title was 'Slaves' and its tracklist was 'Time', 'Slaves', 'Mirror of a Lifetime' and 'Childhood Dreams'. (By the way, 'Slaves' was the old title of a version of today's song 'Deliverance' after which Sylvan's first album was named!).
In winter 1995 one of the band's dreams was fulfilled: Marco Glühmann, an old friend who played many years before with Chameleon, joined the band. Within the same year the third and last official demo tape was recorded. The tracklist was 'Beren and Luthien', 'Golden Cage' and 'Outro'. All of these songs have merged into Sylvan's first studio album in one way or another.
In 1997 the last live concert took place under the name Chameleon. Marko Heisig left the band and the bass was taken over by Patrick Münster. The band changed its name to Sylvan. Their first cd was recorded in 1998 and the second was released in 2000. (Adapted from text on the official history website). The music of the band is progressive rock with some hard rock moments, and some spacey melodic pop-rock elements, probably lingering from earlier in their career. Also there are some Art-prog elements, but really not enough to call this music Art-rock as such. Other apparent influences include psychedelic rock, a little PINK FLOYD in the spacey elements, and surely MARILLION and GENESIS.
2. 60's female pop singer. In 2006 her record "We Don't Belong" first recorded in 1965, was featured on a Rhino Records compilation set "The Hatbox collection" "Girl Groups Lost and Found" which gained two Grammy Award nominations in January 2007. Now a successful photographer living in London. www.sylvanmason.com In 1965 Sylvan became the first and only Stowaway on Radio Caroline's Mi Amigo Pirate Ship. She spent the weekend with Tony Blackburn, Roger Gale and Mike Allen promoting her record "We Don't Belong" which had recently been banned by the BBC; helping the dj's with their quiz shows and making jingles whilst the headlines in newspapers screamed "Beautiful blonde Marooned with 15 men". Unlike the new film "The Boat That Rocked" which is based on Radio Caroline, it was cold, uncomfortable and a bit smelly says Sylvan but the boys were very sweet and well behaved.
3. Irish band Sylvan are a five-piece low-fi Dublin-based group, originally formed in 2000 by band members Colin Russell-Conway (drums), Paul Clynes (vox & lead guitar), and Adam McCormack (vox & guitar). Adam left the group in 2004, to move to Denmark and is now recording & gigging with his new band, Imagine I Had Hands. At this point Kieron (Beardy) joined the band to replace Adam on vox & guitar. And Fergus Russell-Conway was also recruited to join the band on bass & backing vox. The band have released 3 full-length albums to date. Their first album "The Ugly Lemon" was recorded in Chicago with Steve Albini in 2003. They then recorded their second album My Marble Eye themselves in Dublin in January 2005. Sylvan have just released their third album "We Are Lying to you through song" in September 2007, and are currently touring this album in Ireland and Europe. http://www.myspace.com/sylvan1
Cold Suns
Sylvan Lyrics
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Tries to close his eyes – it won't go away
On his daily road, on a dead-end street
Has not lost the faith he still feels …
And every break of dawn for all these years
He hopes the burden falls … and …
Cold suns guide his path and try to soothe his wounds but they fail
Cold suns shine on fields of hope he works for day after day
From a distant place one can feel his past
One can judge the weight since he lost his heart
Where he finds the strength against the wind that blows?
What the future brings no-one knows …
And every break of dawn for all these years
He hopes the burden falls off now …
The lyrics of Sylvan’s song “Cold Suns” explore the inner turmoil and struggles of an individual, who is unable to find peace even in his exhausted state. The song begins with the depiction of a man who toils hard day and night, but still can’t find the solace he so desperately craves. He tries to sleep at night, but his troubles refuse to go away. Despite his struggles, he continues to walk on a dead-end street, and even though he feels lost at times, he hasn’t lost his faith.
As the chorus kicks in, the phrase “Cold suns” is repeated throughout the song, suggesting its significance to the theme. The cold suns are a symbol of the external forces that failed to guide the singer towards the right path. The cold suns couldn’t guide him towards hope and have made him fade away. Even though these cold suns try hard to mend his wounded spirit, they are unable to do so.
The lyrics try to capture the emotional, mental, and existential burden that the individual bears, which has over time turned into an unshakeable part of his life. The song ends on a questioning note, wondering where the singer finds the strength to keep going in the face of all the challenges that life throws at him. Even though he still hopes that the burden may fall off someday, there is no definitive answer to the future, and he continues walking on the path of uncertainty.
Line by Line Meaning
He can't sleep at night and he works all day
The singer suffers from insomnia and spends long hours working.
Tries to close his eyes – it won't go away
Despite his efforts, he cannot find relief from his troubles.
On his daily road, on a dead-end street
His daily routine feels aimless and unfulfilling.
Has not lost the faith he still feels …
Despite his struggles, he still holds onto his hope and beliefs.
And every break of dawn for all these years
Every day for a long time, he wakes up to face his challenges.
He hopes the burden falls … and …
He yearns for his troubles to be lifted and his life to improve.
Cold suns from a distance watch him fading away
The unfeeling universe observes his struggle as he slowly loses his spirit.
Cold suns guide his path and try to soothe his wounds but they fail
Despite his reliance on external sources of strength, they are ultimately insufficient to heal his pain.
Cold suns shine on fields of hope he works for day after day
Despite his troubles, he still strives towards his goals and aspirations.
From a distant place one can feel his past
The artist has been marked by his history and experiences.
One can judge the weight since he lost his heart
His emotional pain and despair are palpable and affecting to others.
Where he finds the strength against the wind that blows?
Despite the challenges he faces, he struggles to find the resilience to endure and overcome them.
What the future brings no-one knows …
Uncertainty about the future is a constant source of anxiety and fear for him.
Contributed by Hailey H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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