The First Songs - Vol.1 / Vol.2

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  06:25  See The Devil In Me - A wonderful beginning in an electronic maelstrom. A thumping electro-beat with a natural bass. Philippe sings, "She walked down the street and closed her eyes... All day alone, all day alone, all day alone..." Many sounds to space out to. A wonderfully sad song for a melancholic day.

  06:50  Relapse -  A slower, electronic gothic song. Kind of sounds like the marching soldiers on the front of the album. I have no idea what he's saying in this song but I know the chorus is "Relapse!"

  03:50  Djakarta - An instrumental. He does say "Djakarta" in the beginning. Then, the sound takes off at high speed. A good driving or running song. The bass line is nice to dance to.

  01:50  Moving By You  -  An extremely short or original verssion of Another Move. The same synth-keyboard notes over & over again as he talks (not sings) "I'm moving by you." Then, a bunch of noise and feedback.

  03:40  Is Anybody Home? (Part 1) - A electronic flood of signals, noises, beeps, claps and synth. The vocals are drowned out through effects. The only real lines I can understand is "Is anybody home? Yeah...."

  06:35  La Fête Triste [Original Version] - Amazing instrumental with nothing but keyboards. Everything is synth! Translates to "The Sad Holiday", this song is beautiful in it's sadness. Mellow, proper, and timeless. Philippe Laurent emailed me and said: "La Fête Triste" means "The Sad Party" A TRISOMIE 21 classic.

  04:10  No Way - This song is one of their weakest. A simple bass line and a simple melody. "No way for me today" repeated over and over again. Gets kind of redundant. The sadness is nice, though.

  05:20  Love For A Life - A beautiful song with a gothic feel. Simple in many ways but complicated in emotion. The beginning drumbeat is very simple and light due to computer generated. The baseline becomes beautiful as it reminiscent of The Cure and Peter Hook from Joy Division and New Order. "I'm your love for life (?)Standing at the end of the road(?)..." The feedback and distortion gives a gothic feel to the song which makes this song timeless. Another T21 classic!

  04:25  Il Se Noie  [Original Version] - Electronic with some guitars. All the lyrrics are in French. This is a beautiful song. Elegant and flowing with passion. Philippe Laurent emailed me and said: So here's what the song is all about :  "Mais il se noie. Trottoirs craquelés. Désespoirs cachés. Sous des
tonnes d'éclats de rire. Se cognant contre les années.Infiniment traînées. Aimées et haïes. Mais il se noie. L'été, l'automne. Le blanc, le noir. Tout s'oppose.Mais, je ne suis pas libre. Cette petite blondasse.Sur le trottoir  d'en face. M'a apporté l'amour. Mais pourquoi toujours? Mais il se noie. Elle me chuchote. L'argent, la misère, autrui. Un parfum de vengeance.Un avant-goût de délivrance.
Mais il se noie." (French) "But he's drowning. Cracked pavements. Hidden despairs. Under tons of
laughter. Banging against the years. Dragged forever. Loved and hated. But he's drowning. Summer, fall. White, black. Everything's opposed. But I'm not free. That little blonde bimbo. On the other side of the road. Gave me love. But why forever ? But he's drowning. She whispers to me. Money, poverty, someone else. A scent of revenge. A foretaste of liberation. But he's drowning." (English)

  04:45  There's Something Strange Tonight - A extremely cool instrumental. The drums and bass line are just so cool. The mood this song sets is perfect for night explorations outside or inside the mind. Plus, the little twisting/squeeking effects in the chorus are really cool.

  05:10  Logical Animals - Another cool song. Plenty of natural instruments. This song features guitars, bass, and natural drums. Of course there is electronic keyboards. The lyrics are not only cool but very intelligent. "We are logical animals. We are always tense. We have no sense. Except for, except for a sentence."

  06:30  Coming From Darkness - A short trilogy of music. The first part is short and instrumental. The second part is slow and consists of nothing but a slow bass line and keyboard as Philippe sings: "I... come from darkness..." Very sad but also very cool. The keyboard launches us into the final part of the song where drums come in. Now the listener comes from darkness and into the light with a driving beat and a cool bass line.

  04:20  Breaking Down - A pop song? Simple and pure. A cool bass line and easy keyboards. This songs is drums, keyboards, bass, guitar and voice. The chorus is very catchy too. "Breaking down, breaking down, breaking down, breaking down, breaking down, breaking down, breaking.." The rest of the words are hard to decipher but overall, the song is cool.