Ugress has released several albums, EPs, singles and remixes, many of them for free download. Latest album Reminiscience was released summer of 2009. The music is frequently licensed to movies, TV shows and commercials.
Ugress means weed in Norwegian (weed as in an unwanted plant and not as in the street name for cannabis).
Ugress's music can be related to other artists as Crystal Method, Chemical Brothers and Propellerheads. Some similarity to Röyksopp has been suggested, but Ugress is known to have a more "dirty" style. Ugress is also known for using lots of sample snippets from various artists and TV shows. Often Ugress is mistaken for being the name and only project of Gisle Martens Meyer, but Ugress is actually one of several projects by Uncanny Records. Each project spawns its own music style but nevertheless you can recognize the "vibe" that goes through most of the available music. Some of these projects include Nebular Spool, Shadow of the Beat, PixxelTyger, Spokelseskladden and Ninja 9000.
Ugress is also known for creating music and songs for the successful Norwegian kids sci-fi show Kometkameratene, released in the early fall of 2009.
News, full dicography, free downloads and other information about Ugress can be found at the official site http://www.ugress.com/.
The Beauty Never Lasts
Ugress Lyrics
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Smoke in my eyes
Smoke in your eyes
Lovely speeches
Lovely in my dress
You where there
You where there
Remember you holding me
Trembling yes
The beauty never lasts with me
Cause beauty never last you see
And all the things I'm glad i had but
Oh so sad to have
The things I left to stay with you
I should have kept a thing or two
Being a woman
Being a man
Being a woman
Being a man
Be quiet dive in the moment
Blue faced disguise
Searching her eyes
Fighting like a
Night on a clear day
Floating away fading away
Found a spark in the shade from a shark
But he WTF
Then you will have a dance with me
And we will have a laugh you see
A spinning wheel
The lines for reel
The taste of a closed deal
And how to punish vanity
And how we polish sanity
Being a woman
Being a man
Being a woman
Being a man
The Beauty Never Lasts is a poignant song by Ugress about the fleeting nature of beauty and the transience of life. The opening lines encourage the listener to savor the moment and take it all in, despite the smoke in their eyes. The second stanza remembers a moment with a loved one that is holy because it is so fragile and fleeting; despite the beauty of the memory, it is bittersweet because, as the chorus reminds us, beauty never lasts. The third stanza speaks to the regret and melancholy that comes from having loved and lost, and realizing that we should have held onto the things that really mattered.
The song's theme of transience is amplified by the use of short phrases and fragmented sentences, which gives the lyrics a sense of ephemerality. The repetition of "being a woman / being a man" towards the end of the song speaks to the universality of the human experience and our shared sense of mortality.
One interesting aspect of The Beauty Never Lasts is the use of unconventional production techniques that create an otherworldly atmosphere. The song features a haunting piano melody, electronic beats, and atmospheric sound effects that complement the introspective lyrics. Another interesting fact is that Ugress is a one-man band: the Norwegian musician Gisle Martens Meyer writes, produces, and performs all of his music solo.
Line by Line Meaning
Be quiet still live this moment
Stay quiet and fully live in this moment
Smoke in my eyes
My eyes are burning from the smoke
Smoke in your eyes
Your eyes are also burning from the smoke
Lovely speeches
Beautiful words spoken
Lovely in my dress
My dress is lovely
You where there
You were present
Kind of holy (?)
Possibly a feeling of reverence or sacredness
Remember you holding me
I recall you holding me
Trembling yes
I was trembling
The beauty never lasts with me
Beauty never stays with me
Cause beauty never last you see
Because beauty never lasts, as you can see
And all the things I'm glad i had but
I am grateful for the things I had but
Oh so sad to have
It is very sad to have lost them
The things I left to stay with you
The things I gave up to be with you
I should have kept a thing or two
I should have held onto a few things
Being a woman
The experience of being a woman
Being a man
The experience of being a man
Be quiet dive in the moment
Quietly immerse yourself in this moment
Blue faced disguise
A disguise that makes me look blue-faced
Searching her eyes
I am looking deep into her eyes
Fighting like a
Fighting with all my strength, like a
Night on a clear day
An unexpected, dark and turbulent night in the midst of clear daylight
Floating away fading away
Drifting off into nothingness and disappearing
Found a spark in the shade from a shark
I discovered a spark of hope in an unexpected place
But he WTF
But I don't know what to make of it
Then you will have a dance with me
And then you will dance with me
And we will have a laugh you see
And we will share a laugh, as you can imagine
A spinning wheel
A wheel that spins
The lines for reel
The lines on a reel (perhaps referring to fishing)
The taste of a closed deal
The satisfaction of successfully concluding a business deal
And how to punish vanity
And how to criticize and discourage vanity
And how we polish sanity
And how we maintain our sanity
Being a woman
The experience of being a woman
Being a man
The experience of being a man
Contributed by Sadie T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.