The beginnings of T.A.P go back to 2012 when Michael Jobborn assisted Gayle Ellett with some promotion for his Djam Karet band. This brought Michael into contact with Mark Cook when Gayle asked Michael to help Mark Cook with promoting his Herd of Instinct band. This lead to Michael asking if Mark would work with him on his own music, which started the ball rolling towards the music now being released.
Around the latter half of 2019, through an online radio station chat-room meeting with Suzi James, Michael helped promote the band Fearful Symmetry's debut album, which Suzi co-founded. Suzi was the next musician recruited into the fold.
Then 'the Covid years' happened...
In 2022 it all sparked back into life, and Gayle Ellett was called upon to input his particular skills, and later, drummers Paul Sears and Bill Bachman added some finishing touches to a couple of tracks.
The collective name for the project is T.A.P - but no-one will give a straight answer to what it means - it's whatever you want it to be. Maybe it's because all the contributors 'tap' something - drums, keyboards (musical and computer), and the frets of various stringed instruments.
The title of the first album, 'Paradigms', might provide a clue...
Here is the second band T.A.P. (Tales About People) is from Tampere (Finland) and have been together as a band since 2006. Ano (25 years), our drummer, is the oldest guy in the band, and the other band members are all 21 years old. Ano and Aapo were the last members to join T.A.P. in 2006, although we’ve all been childhood friends.
We’ve been playing together for four years and have succeeded to win the DemoFinals in the national radio channel called Ylex. Furthermore, the best result in the hit list has been fourth place. At Meteli.net (www.meteli.net) we’ve been number one in both single and artist hitlists for two weeks.
Our music style settles in rock with huge sounds and great melodies with English lyrics. Our single ”Careless” was released in January and includes two songs (Careless and Mirror), which was recorded and mixed by Jari Latomaa at Deerhouse Studios at the end of last year.
We have played dozens of gigs. All past gigs can be seen at www.mikseri.net/tap. Not the very oldest, though. We've been in a tour outside of Finland. For TREvolution 2008 we played 7 gigs in Germany, Czech Republic and France together with two other bands from Tampere.
Stay tuned to check out what we’re up to and what tales we will tell, because T.A.P. is here to stay!!
Mirror
t.a.p Lyrics
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What you see it doesn't matter
You know you look so nice
Look in the mirror Look in the mirror
Make it boom Make it bang
놀랄 준비해
Doing it big Doing it big
Pull the pin
터트려 먼저 당기자
Swish Swish
놀란 사람들이 나를 봐
Mirror 안에 맺힌 상
뭐가 어찌 됐든 간
울룩불룩해도 나 Right
(Boom boom boom boom)
Mirror on the wall
What we want 너 너 넌
More bigger
더욱더 커진 널 볼 테니
거울 속에 널 믿어
약해 보여도 강해
Baby it’s OK to show your feelings
자신 있는 바이브를 원해
네가 할 수 있다는 걸 난 믿어
Cuz I’m one of a kind
It’s my design
This is my this is my time
Hey Mirror Mirror
(Looking fresh looking deadly)
Ain’t nobody get near us
(We got them all in a frenzy)
나만의 포스에 빠질걸
(Let’s go)
따라 할 수 없는 그 느낌
Mirror Mirror
Blowing up Do ya feel me
Hey won't you look in the mirror?
What you see it doesn't matter
You know you look so nice
Look in the mirror Look in the mirror
어딜 봐도 내가 보여
사방이 Mirror room
지금 눈앞에 너 찍어 봐라
가까이 zoom해
가뿐하게 pose
널 찍고 널 믿고 또 믿어
못 미더워? 넌 이뻐
누가 떠들었고 뭐라든
한 귀로 듣고 한 귀로 흘려
Whatever whatever umm
Whatever whatever umm
Whatever whatever umm Whatever
단 1도 상관없어 난 있어도 없어 Ha
거울 속에 널 믿어
약해 보여도 강해
Baby it’s OK to show your feelings
자신 있는 바이브를 원해
네가 할 수 있다는 걸 난 믿어
Cuz I’m one of a kind
It’s my design
This is my this is my time
Hey Mirror Mirror
(Looking fresh looking deadly)
Ain’t nobody get near us
(We got them all in a frenzy)
나만의 포스에 빠질걸
(Let’s go)
따라 할 수 없는 그 느낌
Mirror Mirror
Blowing up Do ya feel me
이 순간 열정을 태워
Ain’t no stopping this fire
날개를 펼치고 날아가
Going higher and higher
누가 막지 감히
넌 오직 너만이 널 지적할 수 있어
Okay now you got this
바로 서 그리고 펴 내 너의 것
Show and prove your life
Hey Mirror Mirror
(Looking fresh looking deadly)
Ain’t nobody get near us
(We got them all in a frenzy)
나만의 포스에 빠질걸
(Let’s go)
따라 할 수 없는 그 느낌
Mirror Mirror
Blowing up Do ya feel me
Hey won't you look in the mirror?
What you see it doesn't matter
You know you look so nice
Look in the mirror Look in the mirror
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작사 / 작곡
The song "Mirror" by T.A.P is based on the TV series Star Trek, specifically the episode "Mirror, Mirror" in the original series. The lyrics describe the crew of the USS Enterprise being transported to an alternate universe, known as the Mirror Universe, where the roles of the characters are reversed, and violence and corruption are the keys to success. The crew is caught in a world where they don't know who their friends or enemies are.
The song tries to capture the uncertainty and danger of being transported to such an alternate universe. It describes the confusion and fear of not knowing who to trust, while highlighting the importance of keeping one's wits about them even in such a hostile environment. The lyrics paint a picture of a world that is both familiar and alien, where anything can happen.
The song's title and theme are likely inspired by the concept of "mirrors" representing the opposite of reality, and the idea that while the crew is physically in the same place, they are in a completely different world. Additionally, the theme of the episode, as well as the song, suggests that similar people in different circumstances may turn out to be completely different.
Line by Line Meaning
A normal routine, the transporter machine,
The typical procedure of using the transporter machine was being followed.
But this time it became a trap
Unexpectedly, the transporter machine malfunctioned and caused trouble.
Some cosmic distortion that we hadn't seen,
An unknown cosmic force caused the problem.
And we were back in a zap
We were suddenly transported to another place against our will.
All the faces were still the same,
The people around us looked familiar.
But the uniforms were really a surprise,
Their clothing was different from what we expected.
They looked like some old barbarian style
The clothing of those around us had a primitive appearance.
What had happened to the Enterprise?
We were confused and wondered what had caused this change.
In the mirror world anything can occur
The alternate world we were in was unpredictable.
But don't take anything for granted
We could not assume things would be the same as in our world.
In the mirror world
This all takes place in the alternate reality.
In the mirror world everything is absurd
Things are illogical and strange in this alternate reality.
You don't really know who's friend or foe
It's hard to distinguish allies from enemies.
Violence, corruption and assassination
Dishonest and violent behavior was prevalent.
Were the keys to success
Only those who engaged in such behavior could rise to power.
Suspicion grew strong among the rest of the crew,
The others on our team began to feel doubtful and uneasy.
We'd better hurry out of this mess
We knew we needed to leave as soon as possible.
Even though it was the opposite world
Despite this alternate universe being the opposite of our own.
Logic would still be the same
We relied on our logical thinking to navigate this dangerous place.
So we put our trust in both sides of Spock,
We knew that Spock, who was also in this alternate reality, could help us.
Maybe he could quit this game?
We hoped Spock could help us end our struggle in this alternate reality.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Andrew Nicholas Love, David John Cerullo, In Tak Hwang, Jong Seob Kim, Seung Hyub Lee, Sung Ho Han
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