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
From the Silence
Sylvan Lyrics
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Tiny parts...
From the silence
Water blue, so scientific
Fast and new,
From the silence... after all...
Solid grounds, deterministic,
From the silence
Apes in gowns, now realistic,
Up from down...
From the silence... after all...
Come from the silence and the silence will come after all
Claim what you find and you will find you'll be to blame for it all
Cross-armed force, but nihilistic,
Time to walk...
From the silence
Holy right, perhaps symbolic,
Infinite...
From the silence... after all...
Come from the silence and the silence will come after all
Claim what you find and you will find you'll be to blame for it all
Come from the silence and the silence will come after all
Claim what you find and you will find you'll be to blame for it all
Huge black towns, quite fatalistic,
Endless sounds...
From the silence
Epilogue, somehow pathetic,
Out-of-vogue...
To the silence... after all...
Come from the silence and the silence will come after all
Claim what you find and you will find you'll be to blame for it all
Come from the silence and the silence will come after all
Come from the silence and the silence will come after all
The lyrics to Sylvan's song From the Silence seem to be an exploration of the origins of life, the evolution of humanity, and the eventual demise of everything. The song begins by describing the beginnings of life as being small and microscopic, but it quickly grows and evolves into more complex forms. The lyrics mention "water blue, so scientific" which could be a reference to the idea of water being necessary for life, as well as the scientific process of evolution.
As the song progresses, it seems to move through different stages of human development, from "solid grounds" and "deterministic" behavior to "apes in gowns" and "realistic" existence. The lyrics also touch on the idea that humans are somewhat nihilistic or without purpose, but there is still room for symbolism and the "holy right" in our lives.
The final verse describes a dystopian world, with "huge black towns" and "endless sounds" that are "quite fatalistic". The epilogue is described as being "somehow pathetic" and "out-of-vogue", perhaps a commentary on the state of society in the present day.
Overall, the lyrics of From the Silence seem to suggest that life is full of ups and downs, growth and decay, and everything eventually returns to silence. The song may be interpreted as a call to appreciate the fleeting moments of life and to find meaning in a seemingly meaningless existence.
Line by Line Meaning
So it starts, grow microscopic
The beginning of something can be incredibly small and insignificant, like the growth of microscopic particles.
Tiny parts... From the silence
These tiny particles emerge from nothingness or silence, giving the impression of a creation story.
Water blue, so scientific
The reference to water color and its scientific nature suggests that this creation story is firmly rooted in the scientific realm.
Fast and new, From the silence... after all...
This entire creation process is sudden, happening quickly without warning or explanation, representing the idea that life can emerge from nothingness in a short amount of time.
Solid grounds, deterministic, Walk around...
From the tiny particles comes the creation of solid objects, which can be observed in the physical plane as one walks around and interacts with them.
Apes in gowns, now realistic, Up from down... From the silence... after all...
A reference to human evolution, which begins with a humble animal and evolves into a sophisticated being capable of wearing 'gowns.' This evolution seems miraculous, happening unexpectedly quickly, almost as if from silence or nothingness.
Cross-armed force, but nihilistic, Time to walk... From the silence
This line refers to a resistance to progress, even in the face of emerging ideas, as represented by the cross-armed force. The concept of nihilism is also at play, where even with progress, there may be a belief in the lack of meaning or purpose.
Holy right, perhaps symbolic, Infinite... From the silence... after all...
A reference to the potential for an infinite number of future paths, all stemming from the creation of life, and the possibility of a symbolic or religious meaning to this process.
Huge black towns, quite fatalistic, Endless sounds... From the silence
The final line refers to an endpoint in this creation story, where there are large, dark cities and a sense of fatalism. There is also the idea that the sounds of creation never truly cease, even after its completion.
Come from the silence and the silence will come after all
This repeated line emphasizes the cyclical nature of creation, where life can be born from nothingness, but that nothingness will eventually consume it again.
Claim what you find and you will find you'll be to blame for it all
This line speaks to the idea that humans are responsible for the consequences of their actions, even if they didn't expect them, and that we should take ownership of our discoveries and creations.
Contributed by Nathaniel E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Joaquim Leão
Grande banda!🤘🎸🎶🎵🎹🎻🎤
Ernesto Gomez
This vocalist is insane!!!
Efrain Herrera Pizaña
1:07:37 la única ocacion en que la versión en vivo, supera por mucho la versión de estudio.
Tousson
Splendid. make me cry. so smooth and touch my heart. Thanks to the band. Music should unifie the world people. just need love. may be so stupid or dreamer as well.
James Derek Eikeland
Just discover this group, great live band and record
Fabrizio C
Amazing! Great music. Greetings from italy
Steve & Lou's World Of Prog
glad you enjoyed, have a great day x
MaxB
Che piacevole sorpresa !! Bravi !!!!
Viini78 viini78
1:09:57 BEAUTIFUL solo
Marco Menozzi
splendida canzone .GRAZIE