Filed under: Diaries, Just A Crash | Tags: AC/DC, Better Not, Chasing Amy, concept, crash, Cyanna, Done Be, Fear and Loathing, Highway Exit, Hunter Thompson, influences, JAC, Just A Crash, Kevin Smith, Paul Haggis, Terry Gilliam, The Road to Perdition, trivia
People have been asking about the films that inspired the Just A Crash album, and I guess we never tried to hide the fact that we love the cinematic way of approaching a story, as well as drawing inspiration from scenes or just the feel of a film to write a song.
So since this blog is supposed to be the diary of Cyanna, I guess that listing some further facts about this album -where some ideas came from, the sources etc- would be an interesting article -or a series of articles-, especially for those wondering what this band’s actual influences are. After all it’s almost a year now since the album’s official release, so here goes..
It’s no secret that the basic concept of the album was conceived during a talk we had about “Crash“, the 2004 film written and directed by Paul Haggis. Self-absorbed characters, prejudice, stereotypes, guilt and the hell of facing one’s inner self, the fact that everyone and everything is connected with that invisible substance of randomness. The title of the album itself is actually not about the romantic sense of the word ‘crash’, but rather the urge of humans to collide, violently enough to feel something and exit, even for a moment, that numbness of modern life in a big city, in a bigger world. ‘Done Be’, the opening track of the album (as well as the hidden closing track), is a story, a sequence of moments, thoughts and memories of a character trapped in such a scenario.
Another film that proved a great (more…)
Filed under: Just A Crash, Lyrics | Tags: Better Not, Chinese Dress, Cyanna, Done Be, Electron, Highway Exit, JAC, Just A Crash, Limiter, Liquid, Lyrics, On And On, Paranoid GF, Shine, TV Nation
DONE BE
Sigh – packing my things
Head to the door – grabbing my keys
You lie on the floor where I left you
Don’t wanna wake you – I gotta go I gotta go
Nothing ever changes and we both know well
We’ve already sold – all that we had to sell
Nothing lasts forever but the fires of hell
At least I’ve tasted life – I got stories to tell
Still I’m breaking – don’t wanna wake yet
Inside there’s always this feeling
that I hope I can remember not to stare at the ceiling when I…
If you remember the last time
I was falling to my knees every time you ran faster and I…
Still I’m breaking – don’t wanna wake yet
Still I’m breaking
We crash into each other all night and all day
Abusing heart and touch till there’s not much to say
Crossing every phase with a new way to feel
Adopting every dream ‘til we’re crashed by the wheel
Sigh – still at the door
Watching you breathe – that’s when I leave
Wonder if I ever regret this
Wonder if I ever feel like I’m home..
We crash into each other all night and all day
Abusing heart and touch till there’s not much to say
Crossing every phase with a new way to feel
Adopting every dream ‘til we’re crashed by the wheel
With a new way to feel
Still we’re crashed by the wheel
Filed under: Diaries, Just A Crash, Making Music | Tags: Achilles, Adamantia, Better Not, Cage of Anger, Cyanna, Electron, Fairytale of One, Highway Exit, Innocence, Lil Story, Louie, Music Day, Nick Sid, On And On, Paranoid GF, Prive Tattoo, SCA studio, Spyreas
-Forgive me father for i have sinned. Its been too long since my last confession and my sins are starting to feel heavy on my back..
I havent made peace with myself yet father. I create to be loved but no love is returned. People are cruel father. People will stare. People wont love you for the words that you say. Am i vain father?
A whole album almost ready. In August we get into SCA studio for the final recordings and mix. I’ve been wiriting lyrics like crazy the past two months. Thnk God for the last 4 gigs in April and June, pushed us so much further into our musical subconscious.. Nick has written the best music he’s written in years this month and since Louie joined the band in the end of March, the sound feels more solid than ever. I am currently doing some test vocal recordings at at home and so is Louie with Nick for the guitars. Just to name a few titles from the new album: “Done B”, “Fairytale of One”, “Better Not, “Highway Exit”, “Lil Story”, “Electron”, “Paranoid GF”, “On and On”, “Innocence” and some more.. maybe we’ll upload one or two demos of these tracks on myspace soon, just to get an idea and keep the flame burning..
Meanwhile I gotta send a huge thnq to our photographers Achilles and Adamantia, Jason for the incredible body painting he did on me at the Music Day Festival (Prive Tattoo), Teo at SCA studio for the constant sound treatments, our beloved incrdible beautiful manager Nat, Amanda and Chara for photos and videos, Jojo for being Jojo, Dianne for the words and all our friends for their support, understanding and love these last months..
Cyanna – Cage of Anger Live @ Music Day Fest 23.06.06 (demo clip)
-Have you regretted son?
No father..not yet..
by Spyreas
