An excerpt from a Nettwerk Records press release, July 1996:
The roots of The Tear Garden extend back to 1983 when Cevin Key, on the verge of forming Skinny Puppy, struck up a trans-Atlantic correspondence with Edward Ka-Spel, the lead vocalist and driving force behind The Legendary Pink Dots. Three years later, Ka-Spel visited Vancouver for a series of three live performances with Key as sound technician, and during his visit, they recorded The Tear Garden's self-titled debut EP.
In 1987, Ka-Spel returned to open for Skinny Puppy on their North American tour, after which the duo retreated to the studio for two weeks to produce the now classic electronic-psychedelic album, Tired Eyes Slowly Burning. It was during these sessions that the project's ranks began to expand, with guest appearances by Key's fellow Puppies Dwayne Goettel and Nivek Ogre.
Four years later, the Garden bloomed again, this time growing well beyond the Key/Ka-Spel partnership to include not only Goettel, but a wide assortment of friends, including most of the Pink Dots. This fruitful month-long collaboration spawned two releases: an album called The Last Man To Fly, and a (very long) EP called Sheila Liked The Rodeo.
Another four years passed. Four years that saw literal and figurative deaths (the departure of both Skinny Puppy and LPD from their long-time labels; the subsequent break-up of SP; the tragic passing of Dwayne Goettel) and births (Edward's son, Calyxx; Download; Key's return to Nettwerk).
In late December, 1995, in the midst of this turbulence, The Tear Garden gathered once more, perhaps to attempt to trigger the dawn of a tranquil new era. The result was To Be An Angel Blind, The Crippled Soul Divide, an album of fragile and powerful beauty that digs even deeper into the psychedelic underground than its predecessors, adding a range of influences from dub bass to country slide guitar, all the while retaining the dark electronic melancholy that has become the project's signature.
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Four more years passed. Tear Garden got back together in 1999 and in 2000, Crystal Mass was released. In 2001, a "best of" collection was issued by the Russian label Brudenia, Для Тех, Ҡто Прогулялся Бьі С Богами (which translates to "For Those Who Would Walk with the Gods") as well as an "outtakes" collection released by Cevin Key's Subconscious Communications label, Eye Spy with My Little Eye.
2007 saw the release of The Secret Experiment, once again on Subconscious Communications. This is from the "Vault 2" series but features new music.
Currently, Edward and cEvin wrapped up their sessions of 13 tracks, compiled into a brand new upcoming TG release, available through Subcon.
Discography
* Tired Eyes Slowly Burning (1987)
* Last Man to Fly (1992)
* Sheila Liked The Rodeo (1993)
* Bouquet of Black Orchids (1993)
* To Be an Angel Blind, The Crippled Soul Divide (1996)
* Crystal Mass (2000)
* Eye Spy With My Little Eye (2002)
* The Secret Experiment (2007)
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Circles in the Sand
The Tear Garden Lyrics
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Slightly decomposed
A wishing stone thrown hopeless to a mirage
Liquid blue just like your dying eyes
I sympathise
I carry you
We are making circles in the sand
The Tear Garden's song "Circles in the Sand" portrays a melancholic atmosphere with its haunting lyrics. The opening phrases, "Dehydrated, slightly decomposed," paints a vivid image of something that is dead, which is perhaps a metaphor for the end of a relationship or the death of a loved one. The next line, "A wishing stone thrown hopeless to a mirage," suggests an act of desperation where the singer throws a wishing stone with no hope of any significant change.
The lines, "Liquid blue just like your dying eyes, I sympathize, I carry you," address the emotional pain that the singer is going through. The liquid blue represents the tears that the singer is shedding, symbolizing their emotional turmoil. The singer is carrying the pain and burden of grief and sympathizing with the person who has passed away.
The repetition of "we are making circles in the sand" suggests the cyclical nature of life, where everything is temporary, and eventually, everything returns to the same place it started. Thus, in the end, the singer tries to come to terms with the fleeting nature of life and find peace in the cycle of life and death.
Line by Line Meaning
Dehydrated
Parched and lacking in hydration
Slightly decomposed
Partly decayed or rotted
A wishing stone thrown hopeless to a mirage
A rock tossed aimlessly towards an illusionary image; a hopeless act of desperation
Liquid blue just like your dying eyes
The color of blue that resembles the liquid state, similar to the hue of your lifeless eyes
I sympathize
I understand and share your feelings of pain and sorrow
I carry you
I physically and emotionally support and uplift you
We are making circles in the sand
Together, we are creating patterns in the granular material, representing our cyclical journey through life
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Spirit Music Group
Written by: RICHARD W NOWELS, ELLEN SHIPLEY
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Hugh K. Ayers
Early Tear Garden perches in my impressionable mind. When I hear this album, whole movies of imagination roll forward...and backward!
Dylan Groves
Exquisite
panayiotis fitsoros
PERFECT VIDEO!!!!!!!
sex6cult9revolution
Aren't we all just really making circles in the sand? Either that or drawing symbols to see if a savior from above will see our distress signal, respond and take us away...
S.B. Romey
The original Sesame Street clip gots a soundtrack by Philip Glass!