Originally a vehicle of songwriter / producer Kurt Feldman, the band's first recorded output was Nautilus, an EP made available for free download through New York netlabel 8bitpeoples in 2006. After recruiting Akira Hashizume as second guitarist, the group went on to record their first LP, In Her Gentle Jaws, which was released as a free download from their website in December of 2007. This album was self-engineered in New York and mixed by Joshua Eustis (Telefon Tel Aviv, Sons Of Magdalene) in Chicago, Illinois. Hashizume left the band in 2007 and was replaced by guitarist Christoph Hochheim. Anton Hochheim joined the band in 2008 as drummer.
In 2009, the trio signed to Kanine Records who released the remainder of their recorded work: two singles, Dream About Me (June 2009) and Blue Lily (September 2010) as well as their second full-length album, Spirit Youth (May 2010) which was also engineered, mixed and produced by Joshua Eustis. A limited edition vinyl reissue of the now deleted In Her Gentle Jaws album was released in 2009 as well. Depreciation Guild's second and final album, Spirit Youth, aimed to broaden the group's sonic palette, emphasizing pop hooks over gimmick and adding layers of live instrumentation to their already lush sound. To accommodate this, Raphael Radna joined the band on live bass guitar and keyboard.
After touring extensively in Europe, the United States and Japan in 2009 and 2010, the band amicably split to pursue other musical endeavors.
In August of 2010, the band released an original iPhone puzzle game called TileWild as a collaboration between Kurt Feldman and programmer Hayden Cacace, which featured three new compositions written for the game. While the band is currently defunct, Depreciation Guild, Inc. continues to develop games for the iPhone OS.
On August 3, 2013, The Depreciation Guild's original line-up of Kurt Feldman and Akira Hashizume reunited for a one-night show at the Glasslands Gallery in Brooklyn, New York, where the duo played In Her Gentle Jaws in its entirety. There are currently no plans for additional shows or a new record.
Currently, Kurt writes and produces music for his synthpop project Ice Choir. He has also played drums in The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, and has done production work for bands like Anamanaguchi and Roman à Clef. Christoph is a touring guitarist for The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart and has his own project, Ablebody; Anton is also a touring member of The Pains of Being Pure At Heart and Ablebody, and has also played drums in the Brooklyn-based experimental rock band Dinowalrus. Raphael is currently a member of Ice Choir, in which he plays synthesizer.
Butterfly Kisses
The Depreciation Guild Lyrics
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But i won't leave so soon
For whom do i still linger?
It is you
It is you
And i have never known such bliss,
as a hand swept down across my wrist,
It's like everything's in place
Fade till you see through me
But i won't leave so soon
Who do i still sing for?
It is you
It is you
Fade till you see through me
I'm a cold translucent blue
but it's warm when you stand near me
Oh, it's true
Yes, it's true
And I have never known such bliss,
as a hand swept down across my wrist,
or an eyelash brushed across my face
It's like everything's in place
Oh it's you
Yes it's true
The Depreciation Guild's Butterfly Kisses is a song that conjures feelings of being lost in love, completely enamored with someone to the point where the lines between oneself and one's significant other begin to blur. The lyrics speak of fading away until the subject is seen through completely, yet refusing to leave too soon out of a deep attachment to the person. The singer wonders for whom they still linger, indicating that perhaps the love may not be reciprocated. However, they know that the person they still sing for is this person, further emphasizing the deep emotional ties they have.
The second verse brings in feelings of physical connection, of a hand sweeping down one's wrist or an eyelash brushing across the face, as if insignificant touches have the power to rock the foundation of one's being. The line, "It's like everything's in place," highlights how this relationship brings an intense sense of grounding and completeness, even though it may be tumultuous. The bridge brings in a metaphor of the singer being a cold, translucent blue until the subject stands near them, bringing warmth, which they acknowledge as true bliss.
Line by Line Meaning
Fade till you see through me
I am fading away until you can see right through me.
But i won't leave so soon
But I won't leave you so soon.
For whom do i still linger?
For whom do I still stay around?
It is you
It's because of you.
It is you
It's because of you.
And i have never known such bliss,
I have never experienced such joy before,
as a hand swept down across my wrist,
than when your hand brushes down my wrist,
or an eyelash brushed across my face
or your eyelash touching my face.
It's like everything's in place
It feels like everything is as it should be.
Who do i still sing for?
For whom do I still sing?
It is you
It's because of you.
It is you
It's because of you.
Fade till you see through me
I am fading away until you can see right through me.
I'm a cold translucent blue
I am cold and nearly invisible.
but it's warm when you stand near me
But I feel warm when you're close to me.
Oh, it's true
Yes, it's true.
Yes, it's true
It really is true.
Contributed by Sophia I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.