The band name "Technoir" came into Steffen's mind while watching the film "The Terminator", in which a club with this name played a role. In the following time he produced the album "Sea Level" in his home studio. "Sea Level" features dark, almost frightening hard electro sounds, but has never been released. Together with Stephan Kalwa from Plastic Noise Experience the very atmospheric instrumental album "Eigenspace" was recorded, also unreleased. Knowing not to create something new with hard electro and dark and distorted male voices, Steffen started looking around for a female singer which he found in Julia Beyer that he met in 1999 at a concert of the band Inside (defunct project of Psyche singer Darrin Huss) where Julia was singing background vocals.
With a lot of both musical and live experience made prior to Technoir, Steffen and Julia began developing new songs as a team. The first song they recorded was "Last Tears". Julia had been singing in several bands before joining Technoir (e.g. Inside) where she could make use of what she learned from many years in a professional choir. Steffen is not a newcomer on the scene either: He has been live-keyboarder for electro-heroes Plastic Noise Experience and comes from a musical family in which a classical piano education is both obligatory and cherished.
Shortly after sending out the first demos, they found a partner in the German label Bloodline. The first releases "Requiem" (MCD 27.08.2001) and "Groundlevel" (CD 15.10.2001) hit the German alternative charts immediately, also the press showed themselve impressed. This also attracted the attention of bigger companies and so in 2002 Sony published a very danceable Coverversion of the Killing Joke-Song "Love Like Blood" which has been produced by Olaf Wollschläger under the project name Blacklight feat. Technoir. The Single was released on vinyl and is featured on the well-known and very popular Dream Dance-Compilation 25. In the same year the duo could present themselves on bigger festivals like the Eurorock Indoor and the Wave-Gotik-Treffen.
In 2003, Julia joined the reborn Eternal Afflict and contributed vocals to the album "Katharsis" whereas Steffen supports again the Band Plastic Noise Experience at live gigs after a long break. After the appearance of Eternal Afflict on the Pluswelt Festival in 2004, Julia left the band to fully concentrate on Technoir.
Besides writing new songs, Steffen also proved his remixing skills with providing intriuging Technoir-versions of songs from bands like Psyche, Eternal Afflict, O.V.N.I. (Seize side-project) and Agonised By Love. Meanwhile Julia has been in demand as a guest singer with adding some soaring vocals to Melotron's "Folge mir ins Licht" that soon became a proper single and club hit. Furthermore, she delivered guest vocals to releases of In Strict Confidence, Rotersand and Distorted Reality. After the release of the "Manifesto EP" in August 2006, the band has now in stock their second album "Deliberately Fragile".
In the meantime, Julia Beyer left Technoir in 2008 to join the heavenly voices band Chandeen and collaborated with English band Mesh on the song Who Says from their album A Perfect Solution.
Blaze
Technoir Lyrics
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'Cause I haven't met you yet
This experience is so new
But it is worth to get
I feel a deeper longing
For a deeper understanding
The same needs are to share
Your eyes are shining
Brighter than a million suns
Now I know I must be bound to you
Tie me up and take away with you
I imagine situations
I'm dreaming of your kiss
Incessant fascination
I lapse into bliss
I dance under the moon
And see your charming face
You have to come here soon
I'm trapped into this
The lyrics of Technoir's song "Blaze" are a poignant and emotive depiction of the strong and often overwhelming feelings of longing, connection and love that one can feel towards another person. The singer of the song is vividly aware of the fact that they have not yet met the person they are missing, but there is an ineffable sense of connection and intensity that is driving them towards this unknown figure.
The phrase "deeper longing" describes the profound sense of yearning and desire that the singer is experiencing, and hints at a desire for true intimacy and understanding with another person. This yearning is echoed in the subsequent line "for a deeper understanding," which suggests that the singer is searching for a kindred spirit who can truly see and empathize with who they are.
The chorus of the song is powerfully uplifting and optimistic, with the singer proclaiming that their love interest's eyes shine "brighter than a million suns" and expressing a willingness to be tied up and taken away with this person. The lyrics throughout the song are infused with a sense of joy, pleasure and excitement that underscores the depth and importance of this connection.
Line by Line Meaning
I wonder why I miss you
Despite not having met you yet, I feel a strong connection to you that I cannot explain.
'Cause I haven't met you yet
The feelings I have for you are inexplicable because we have yet to cross paths.
This experience is so new
My emotions are heightened because this type of connection is a new experience for me.
But it is worth to get
Although it's unfamiliar, the possibility of pursuing this connection is valuable.
I feel a deeper longing
My yearning for emotional intimacy goes beyond surface-level connections.
For a deeper understanding
I crave a relationship that delves beneath just the surface-level traits of a person to fully understand, connect and appreciate someone
The same needs are to share
I believe that we share the same emotional needs in order to feel satisfied in a relationship.
A curious thing to dare
It's both daring and exciting to pursue that which we haven't even met yet.
Your eyes are shining
You exude an infectious energy that when I meet you will draw me in irreversibly.
Brighter than a million suns
Your presence could make my whole world light up and sparkle when we're together.
Now I know I must be bound to you
Your luminous energy captivates me so much that I feel an unrelenting attraction to you non-negotiable and unchangable.
Tie me up and take away with you
I will follow you anywhere and never let you go.
I imagine situations
I find myself daydreaming of scenarios where we may meet and make a real connection.
I'm dreaming of your kiss
I am longing for physical contact and closeness from you as I envision the potential intimacy of this relationship.
Incessant fascination
I remain constantly struck by our infatuating energy and the potential of what could be an unparalleled relationship.
I lapse into bliss
Immersed in thoughts of you, I find myself enveloped in a state of euphoria and comfort.
I dance under the moon
I find myself captivated by the magic and possibility of our connection under the moon, and eagerly await the day we meet.
And see your charming face
I imagine seeing your beautiful smile and charismatic charm when we eventually meet.
You have to come here soon
The anticipation of meeting you continues to grow and I implore that our paths cross soon.
I'm trapped into this
I find myself unable to avoid how deeply and unconditionally I have fallen for you, and feel trapped in this feeling.
Contributed by Lucy L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
AlbertaDMode
Very nice. Simple and catchy. +10
Red Crystal
I love this