Technoir is an electronic band formed in Germany and consists of Steffen Ge… Read Full Bio ↴Technoir is an electronic band formed in Germany and consists of Steffen Gehring (music, production) and Julia Beyer (vocals, lyrics). They released three albums so far: Sea Level in 1998, Groundlevel in 2001 and Deliberately Fragile in 2007.

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.

Fragile
Technoir Lyrics

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Here we are entangled in this wasteland
Irritating thoughts run through my head
You pass me with a glance
Between those people
I can see the light in your eyes

Will we meet again?
Can you hear my cry?

Will you save me now?
This is fragile anyway

Here we are entangled in this wasteland
I'm falling for a picture in my mind
Heaven is not there for me no longer
If you want, I'll take you through the night

We are still entangled in this wasteland
I pray I can resist you once again

This precious moment cannot last forever
My heart is dying in the name of fate

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Technoir's song "Fragile" explore the delicate nature of human relationships, particularly those plagued by uncertainty and doubt. The opening lines "Here we are entangled in this wasteland" depict a desolate atmosphere, illustrating the sense of isolation and detachment the singer feels. The phrase "Irritating thoughts run through my head" suggests a sense of restlessness and anxiety, which are only amplified when the subject of the singer's feelings comes into view. Despite the crowdedness of the scene, the singer can see the "light in your eyes", implying that they still hold feelings for this person.

The chorus poses a series of questions that speak to the uncertainty and fragility of the situation. "Will we meet again?" "Can you hear my cry?" "Will you save me now?" The repetition of the word "fragile" emphasizes that the potential outcome of this encounter is unknown and delicate. The second verse echoes this notion, with lines such as "I'm falling for a picture in my mind" and "This precious moment cannot last forever". The singer knows that an eventual separation is inevitable, adding to the anxious sentiment that pervades the song.

Line by Line Meaning

Here we are entangled in this wasteland
We are stuck in a desolate place with no clear direction or purpose.

Irritating thoughts run through my head
Negative and bothersome ideas keep circulating in my mind.

You pass me with a glance
You quickly look my way without giving me much attention.

Between those people
Amidst the crowd and noise of others around us.

I can see the light in your eyes
Despite the chaos, I recognize a glimmer of hope or kindness in your gaze.

Will we meet again?
I wonder if we will cross paths once more.

Can you hear my cry?
I hope you can sense my emotional distress and vulnerability.

Will you save me now?
I long for your intervention and assistance in this dire situation we find ourselves in.

This is fragile anyway
Our connection or potential for a relationship is precarious and uncertain.

I'm falling for a picture in my mind
I am developing feelings for an idealized version of you that may not reflect reality.

Heaven is not there for me no longer
I have lost faith or hope in a brighter future or higher power.