1. Features former Duran Duran… Read Full Bio ↴There are four bands with this name:
1. Features former Duran Duran members Nick Rhodes and Stephen Duffy. Cont. below
2. UK hardcore noise band comprised of ex-members of Stalingrad, Hard To Swallow, Doom and Extreme Noise Terror who split in January 2005.
3. A six piece Korean psychedelic soul group who released four albums between 1971 and 1977. Not much has been written in English about them, but they were an original and prolific act during the Korean psychedelic movement of the 1970s.
4. FROM NAPLES,ITALY COMES THAT EARBLEEDING MINIMALISTIC BLASPHEMIC GUITAR WALL BLUES ROCKABILLY NOISE TRASH
1. The Devils is the name of an odd electronic pop project formed by Nick Rhodes and Stephen Duffy.
The first incarnation of the band Duran Duran in 1978 included Rhodes as keyboardist and Duffy as songwriter/vocalist (along with John Taylor and Simon Colley). The band performed live for almost a year before Duffy left the band, moving on to a solo career and The Lilac Time. Duran Duran went on to super stardom, fame, and fortune with singer Simon Le Bon in the 1980s.
In the year 2000, Duffy came across an old tape recording of a live Duran Duran concert from those late 1970s shows. Shortly afterwards, Rhodes and Duffy met by chance at a fashion show, and began talking about the old music. They decided it might be fun to re-record some of those original, dark, art-school, pre-Le Bon Duran Duran songs.
A few months later they took to the studio, using vintage analog instruments but modern production techniques to recreate the early Duran Duran sound. The lyrics remained unchanged.
The resulting album, Dark Circles is an odd blend of past and future. The lyrics are dark and arty, often inspired by Duffy's esoteric reading habits; the music is quirky and futuristic, but it is the electronic, robotic-tinged future of 1979, breathed back into life more than twenty years later.
The band played live only a few times before both members returned to their normal careers in 2001.
4. LINE UP
Erica Toraldo : vocals and drums
Gianni Vessella : vocals and guitar
The Devils named themself after Ken Russel's super B-Movie 'the devils' from 1971, inspired by listening to Blues and Punk and many other Undergrund Bands (The Cramps, Hound Dog Taylor, The Gories, Jon Spencer, Fugazi, Hasil Adkins, The Oblivians etc) they formed their own band in 2015 in Neaples Italy, the Deep South of Italy. Gianni Vessella plays the Guitar and Sings and Erica Toraldo hits the Drums and Screams in the Microphone. In the Beginning they did Countless Shows in Italy DIY and France where they meet up with Jim Diamond from the Dirtbombs who recorded their first Full Lenght album, the same Day Reverend Beat-Man from Voodoo Rhythm records was in the same town and got their recordings and signed them up on the Label. This is a Huge Wall of Guitar Fuzz and Noise and Vocals as Stupid and Minimalistic as it gets, this is No Bob Dylan poetry thats pure Evil and Lots of Fun !! Chainsaw Massacre Hysteric Earbleeding Vocals and the Drumer probably Eats Speed and Power Food for Breakfast, they are Dressed up as Preacher and Nun and Destroy every Stage that they can play on, they Are Hot and Wild and Very Loud !!!!!
Dark Circles
The Devils Lyrics
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Dark circles show me your eyes
It's black magic with no perfume
You're all tv & white lies
Move move move move
No rainbow all snow storm A trans lunar jezebel
Your Stockhausen with pictures
Move move move move
Dark circles
Black magic
Dark circles
And white lie
Black magic
Dark circles
Black magic
And white lies
Dark circles
Black magic
Dark circles
No perfume
Black magic
Dark circles
Black magic
And white lies
In the song "Dark Circles" by The Devil, the lyrics describe a person who is consumed by negativity, represented by the "dark circles" under their eyes. The lines "It's black magic with no perfume" suggest that this negativity is like a curse or hex that has no redeeming qualities. The use of TV and white lies in the person's life represents the shallow and superficial nature of their existence. The repetition of the phrase "move move move move" emphasizes the urgency and restlessness of this person's state of being.
The lyrics also contain references to art and literature, such as "Stockhausen with pictures" and "Ulysses in ugly shoes." These allusions suggest that the person is trying to use culture and intellect to mask their inner turmoil and negativity. However, the dark circles remain, symbolizing that their inner demons cannot be hidden.
Overall, "Dark Circles" is a commentary on the dangers of living in a shallow and negative mindset. The song suggests that, no matter how much we try to mask our inner demons, they will always be present and can have a lasting impact on our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
You're moving in dark circles
You're stuck in a negative cycle, going through the same motions and not making progress.
Dark circles show me your eyes
Your exhaustion and struggles are evident in your eyes.
It's black magic with no perfume
The situation is dark and mysterious, with no positive benefits.
You're all tv & white lies
Your life is a facade, portrayed as perfect on the surface but filled with lies and deceit.
Move move move move
You're constantly trying to escape your situation, but it's hard to break out of the cycle.
No rainbow all snow storm A trans lunar jezebel
Life is bleak and gloomy, with no hope for improvement, and you feel like you're being controlled and manipulated by others.
Your Stockhausen with pictures
Your life is complicated and confusing, like a piece of music by the avant-garde composer Stockhausen.
Ulysses in ugly shoes
You're on a difficult journey, like the character Ulysses in Homer's Odyssey, but you're not equipped for the challenges.
Dark circles
The negative cycle continues.
Black magic
The situation is still dark and mysterious.
And white lies
The deceit and lies continue.
Dark circles
Still stuck in the negative cycle.
Black magic
The situation is still dark and mysterious.
Dark circles
Continuing the negative cycle.
No perfume
Nothing positive or pleasant about the situation.
Black magic
Still in the dark and mysterious situation.
Dark circles
The negative cycle is still present.
Black magic
Still a dark and mysterious situation.
And white lies
Continued deceit and falsehoods.
Contributed by Aria K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@romino23
00:01 memory palaces
02:30 big store
08:15 dark circles
11:29 signals in smoke
15:32 come alive
19:44 hawks do not share
24:35 newhaven-dieppe
28:12 world exclusive
31:41 aztec moon
36:09 lost decade
40:19 barbarellas
45:09 the tinsel ritual
@jarrettgardner0628
If it wasn’t for the brilliance of Duran Duran’s (Band moniker lifted from the villain “Durand Durand” of the excellent cult classic 1968 sci-fi film, “Barbarella”) original lead vocalists -
Stephen “Tin Tin” Duffy (Ex Subterranean Hawks 1979 - 1981)
&
Andy Wickett (Ex T.V. Eye 1977 - 1978) ...
The original Duran Duran sound circa 1978 influenced directly by Stephen “Tin Tin” Duffy & Nick Rhodes would have ceased to exist...
& There would not be great timeless songs such as...
“Girls On Film” (Early Duran Duran demo “See Me, Repeat Me” w / Andy Wickett on lead vocals. Also written by Andy Wickett who ended up selling his rights off to that song to Duran Duran directly prior to his exit from the band for a ridiculous paltry amount of dough)
As well as...
“Rio” (Which was lifted wholesale from the T.V. Eye song, “Stevie’s Radio Station”. Also written by Andy Wickett & Dave (K)Cusworth)
Never underestimate Duran Duran’s original brilliant vocalists, Stephen “Tin Tin” Duffy & Andy Wickett!!
@jamesmccarthy7228
This album brings me back.
It's been years since I listened to it.
Really enjoyed it, especially barbarellas.
What a beautiful ballad.
Nick Rhodes is stamped all over it, with his haunting melodies.
Brilliant when it was released, still brilliant to this day !!!
@pftvfc66
Unfortunately can't find it in any streaming service
@romino23
00:01 memory palaces
02:30 big store
08:15 dark circles
11:29 signals in smoke
15:32 come alive
19:44 hawks do not share
24:35 newhaven-dieppe
28:12 world exclusive
31:41 aztec moon
36:09 lost decade
40:19 barbarellas
45:09 the tinsel ritual
@johnrappaport3105
I love this album! So many great songs.
@RonanLynch
Never heard this before - a hidden masterpiece. Pretty cool to hear some old but new (to me) songs from the mind that essentially gave us Duran Duran.
@marcd2936
Duffy is also a founding member of DD and was the original lead singer.
@mariflame1821
First time I listen to this album! The only Tin Tin Duffy I knew was his "Kiss Me" dance hit. Oh, I wish I could get a copy of this CD. I really like it. DD fan since early 80s.
@marcd2936
Duffy's got some other great songs, like "Hold Me" and "The Icing On The Cake". Also check out the band Lilac Time, which he fronts.
@fairyqu33n
Fantastic songs 😗 it's a very good surprise for me to listen to Nick's keyboards angain 😊
@mailuuu8115
this album is eveything i just found out about them and im already in love