DE/VISION are a band who require no introduction to the pop music audience.… Read Full Bio ↴DE/VISION are a band who require no introduction to the pop music audience. After all, this electro duo has been among the leading representatives of its genre for almost twenty years and has always nonchalantly succeeded in reinventing itself during that time, exploring the limitations of its full potential and filling the much-abused term of "crossover" with exciting new contents. That a previously established band structure may fall apart in the process of these frequently daring experimental phases must unfortunately be considered one of the imponderabilities of an eventful biography.

This kind of break hit DE/VISION at the turn of the millennium, having produced successful, extremely likable synth pop music that had attracted the attention of major label WEA, who went on to release two albums, "Monosex" and "Void", which laid the band's sonic range wide open at the end of the nineties. Suddenly guitars were no longer frowned upon by purist electro heads, and a lot of experimentation went on in the wide field of electronic means of expression. This rejuvenation process, however, turned into a tightrope walk that founder member Markus was no longer prepared to be a part of. He left the group, while Thomas and Steffen not only moved on to the "big" independent label, Drakkar, but also returned to their old strengths with their 2001 release, "Two".

In the meantime, DE/VISION have found their course again without losing sight of their feel for new sounds and experimentation. Their constant open-mindedness towards new influences and forms of expression is without doubt one of the fundamental factors in the recipe for success of a band who has gone on to produce on albums such as "Devolution" (2003), "6 Feet Underground" (2004) and "Subkutan" (2005) a wide range of exceptionally gifted pop anthems, most of which resurfaced on last year's "Best Of …". That album also included the exclusive "Love Will Find A Way", recorded specifically for the compilation and Thomas and Steffen's first real compositional collaboration with their much-appreciated production team consisting of Schumann & Bach; which worked so well that the new album, featuring the interesting title "NOOB", was recorded entirely by this tried and tested gang of four. This also explains the title, which Steffen borrowed from computer gaming jargon, where it is used to describe a greenhorn gamer, or as a derogatory term for an experienced gamer who's made a beginner's mistake. "We're always looking for words that people will hopefully find interesting, but that on the other hand also relate to us," frontman Steffen explains. "NOOB was my idea because I surf the Internet a lot and sometimes get in involved in role-playing games. To start off with, I liked the sound of the term without knowing what it actually means; later I discovered as part of my research that it's short for 'Newbie'. We had just written and produced the whole album for the first time together with our producers, which was a totally new experience. In this context, I found the term NOOB pretty exciting and reinterpreted it for us."

So Steffen, who had been DE/VISION's sole songwriter since Markus' departure, has been able to share some of the responsibility, which on the one hand liberated the compositional process and made it more complicated on the other. The pleasing result of this new working method is an album that sparkles with lightly shimmering pop gems. Songs such as "Death Of Me", "What You Deserve", "Living Fast Dying Young", the promo single "Flavour Of The Week" or the new version of "Love Will Find A Way" flow through the aural tract with invigorating lightness, DE/VISION immersing themselves in melancholy dream worlds with "See What I See", and above all this hovers a nostalgic retro feeling that brings to mind the band's musical roots. Inspired by the cool remixes that Rotoskop contributed to the "Best Of …" release, "NOOB" sees DE/VISION embark to some extent on a journey back to the eighties, a time of busy experimentation in the resurrected electro scene, merging pop, rock, funk, reggae, ambient etc. elements. The unostentatious artwork featuring the NOOB neon logo can definitely be considered a reminiscence of that pioneering era of electronic pop music, yet at the same time DE/VISION have once again succeeded on "NOOB" in insistently getting to the heart of a number of brilliant tracks in a pleasantly reduced style with modern as well as classical quotations.

To Be With You
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To be with you
To be with you again
Don't show your tears
We know this is the end
When I was young
I looked into your eyes
When I was young
I saw that you were mine

To be with you
To be my girl again
The time has come
No future in my hands
When I want love
You see it in my eyes
When you want more
I can see it in your smile

What I'm waiting for
Is to be with you
To be with you again

What I'm waiting for
Is to be with you Again

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of De/Vision's song "To Be With You" tell the story of a couple whose relationship is coming to an end. The singer is reminiscing about their past and how they used to be happy together. He mentions that when he was young, he looked into her eyes and saw that she was his. He also notes that when he wants love, she can see it in his eyes, and when she wants more, he can see it in her smile. Despite this connection, the relationship has reached the point where there is no future in his hands, and they both know that it's the end. However, he still holds onto the hope that they will be together again.

Overall, the lyrics paint a picture of a couple who once had a strong bond but have lost it over time. The singer is yearning to be with his partner again, and the song's melancholic music reinforces this sense of longing. Despite the sadness that permeates the lyrics, the song also captures the sense of hope that comes with the prospect of reconciliation.

Line by Line Meaning

To be with you
Expressing the desire to be in the presence of another person

To be with you again
Longing to reunite with someone who used to be together

Don't show your tears
Requesting to hide emotions to avoid further pain

We know this is the end
Acknowledging that a relationship has come to a close

When I was young
Reflecting on earlier experiences in life

I looked into your eyes
Remembering moments of deep connection

I saw that you were mine
Realizing that someone was special and belonged together

To be my girl again
Desiring to renew a romantic relationship

The time has come
Recognizing that circumstances have changed and decisions need to be made

No future in my hands
Feeling powerless to shape the future of a relationship

When I want love
Expressing personal needs and desires