alternative rock, electronic & new wave

alea

Psychedelic industry-techno and electronic crossover with influences from Pink Floyd, Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk and others.

The first CD of alea - these are cosmic stories of Matacaumba, the snake of the universe, which is fighting against the great creator Dadouweya. There are also grounded stories of strange moments that change your life, of encounters, friendship, love and loss, of finding yourself and asking for the meaning of life. There is only one CD: "Matacaumba fights the universe" (if you touch the images with your mouse cursor, there appear larger versions of cover, contents and inlay). The lyrics are in English..

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Here all songs in full-length for listening and download - as well as the lyrics:
(the lyrics appear in a new window, if you go with the cursor on a "here" within the lyrics-column )

Nr.	Titel	Lyrics	Length	MP3
1	Walking in the city	here Walking in the city Some times ago I was walking in the streets of this old city where I use to live sky was grey, clouds scratching the roofs got a lost feeling, was in a blue mood Then I saw you - a mystery the sky opened and the ground began to shake I felt transfered into another dimension and I felt happy as I never did before Some times ago I was walking in the streets and I wondered what has happened to me took a cup of coffee in that little café sun was shining from a friendly looking sky It seems to me you´ve been an angel from another world passing by you changed my life completely and I don´t know how and why I didn´t meet you again and I´ld like to know why you changed my life completely are you an angel passing by? It seems to me...	03'25"	here
2	Arrow of time	here Arrow of time Lord, what will you do? How do I know? Time.... time is running your life... it´s burning The arrow of time is aiming backwards the past will be the future all decisions are made long ago you may see the solution of all secrets looking behind you you will need to forget about everything there will be no questions there will be no answers there will be no time Lord, what will you do? How do I know?	03'27"	here
3	Smart dolphins	here Smart dolphins (are coming up to talk) Smart dolphins are coming up to talk let´s play the game, cool babes warming up smart dolphins are coming up to dance let´s do the splash, smooth girls got their chance All they know may be is choreography of the deep sea´s groove and how planets move Smart dolphins... And they´re surfing on when the surges come sliding without leg and surface friction drag All they know may be... Smart dolphins... And they´re talking on from golden times, being gone from brains that have been big to grasp what worlds can keep All they know may be... Smart dolphins...	03'10"	here
4	Kings of nothing	here Kings of nothing I see people running through their lives teachers telling children lies only the birds are still free the future is now, can´t you see? So get up people stop just looking tell your children what is cooking up if you think this is your destiny don´t be credulous and you will see One day the time has come to free the human race and you will be finally together thinking of old ships that are now sinking who ever wants to be the king is now the king who rules nothing yes, this is how everything seems in the human races dreams So get up people... If people would know how things will grow they would stop to follow this shiny big show People are running blind through their lives believing all of our great lies even the birds are´nt any longer free the past is the past - a nice memory So get up people...	03'32"	here
5	Earthbound	without	03'26"	here
6	Angelique	here Angelique Angelique, my dear, tell me what´s going on you push me up, take me down you are turning me ´round you make me nervous, make me cry you´re the mirror of my soul revealing a wise man who´s nothing but a fool Angelique, my dear, you´re the pleasure of all guys you´re the queen of the nights and a shadow during daylight you are dancing like a fairy moving smoothly on your feet you are the perfect femme fatal breaking heart by heart indeed Angelique, you are so strong doing only what you want but deep inside you are a little girl seeking faith and trust and shelter what you´ld need would be a friend but I´ld like to be your lover and though we often talk, I know it does´nt fit at all Angelique, you make me cry Angelique, you make me die Oh Angelique, you are still in my head I know it´s crazy loving you yes, it´s driving me mad we could never be a couple but I cannot let you go ´cause your´re binding all my feelings and that´s why I love you so	03'38"	here
7	Are we perfect?	here Are we perfect? This planet is drifting upon the ocean of time are we considered to be the goal of evolution? Are you perfect? Question this! Are we perfect?	03'11"	here
8	Matacaumba fights the universe	without	03'49"	here
9	Unidentified living objects	here Unidentified living objects Creatures, strange creatures, gloomy creatures, incredible beings I am a scientist. I am a tool of providence, helping life to reach new levels of development Dr. Brown, what have you done to us? your kids will eat up yourself why do you want mankind to be driven out of the evolutionary race? Creatures, strange creatures... The combination of gene technology and microelectronics will give birth to a completely new form of life Creatures, strange creatures These beings will be superior to every species that ever existed on this planet Evolution will speed up Creatures, strange creatures...	03'27"	here
10	Ravens rising from hell	here Ravens rising from hell Crumble dumble, come to hell to lighthning lights and sulphur smell where evil weevils dancing dream is cooking up in lava cream We´re doing what we like to do we´re bringing up this song to you we´re crashing all the rules that bind we´re curious what we´re going to find we´re bad, we´re mad we´re on the run Ravens rising from hell ravens rising from hell moving ´cross the sky Rittle rattle, come do dark where fallen angels try to spark funky monkey´s burning bones are drumming on volcanic mounds We´re doing what we... Ravens rising...	03'14"	here
11	Friends	here Friends Hey, where are you now? we used to be friends maybe I need you I once had a message it´s lost its sense It´s good to know that you are waiting Maybe one day I´ll be knocking at your door and need someone to give me shelter Remember the days when we walked into nature and we saw more than only some trees when we were dreaming of human encounter let´s keep together what we once tried to be Hey, where are you now? we used to talk to each other maybe I need you I´ve got to fight we should strike back they´re trying to kill us It´s good to know that you are waiting maybe one day I´ll be knocking at your door and need someone to hold me Remember the days...	04'01"	here
12	Suburban mystery	here Suburban mystery All years long you started your mornings with a cup of coffee and a newspaper besides shaking up pillows then having your daily schedule perfectly arranged Suburban mystery, suburban mystery... You had been satisfied with your suburban life you did know from right or wrong and the evil stayed outside you read from that serial killer then who raped and murdered young girls you heard from exploding suns sending rays which could wipe out all life on earth Suburban mystery, suburban mystery... And one morning you woke up with a strange feeling The colours had changed the sounds had changed you heard some noise you heard a whispering this is the message, this is the message... Suburban mystery, suburban mystery... And one morning you woke up	03'16"	here
13	Strange lover	without	03'18"	here
14	Quantum dance	here Quantum dance The master of the universe where have you been? is sitting on a cloud of dust we felt alone pleased with the way he made things turn you have been silent he looks at twinkling stars and planets births you gave no signs and all the things he has created you did´nt tell us are really good, are doing well from right or wrong the beeings which emerged from dust worlds we´re on our way now are going to sing and praise his greatness we´re feeling strong The master of the universe we dream our dreams is moving on from star to star live our lifes he´s rushing between galaxies we think about you he´s travelling out of time and space who turned on lights he´s listening to the worlds he made we now demand to creatures which he pushed to life what you refused and (he) says: it was a good idea the change will come to make those quanta dance we´re ready to go We are something different the sum of your rules is more than you intended to create we are not determined to do what you expect you are the father and the mother, but now we matured and will do what we want we don´t need you any more so you may dissappear in one of your black holes	04'03"	here
15	Crystal song	without	03'42"	here

music and sound:

alea offers catchy, danceable rhythms, thoughtful, melancholy lyrics, tight electronic sounds, surprising sounds and unusual arrangements

to create the sound there are used: the Emu Orbit 'The Dance Planet' - a, in his time, revolutionary sampling synthesizer - a Roland D-20 (keyboard, synthesizer and sequencer) and the Sound Canvas of Roland

the project:

alea is a pure studio project from the late 1990s. There were no live performances

the strange world of alea:

Time is runnning backwards, your life is burning, dolphins are wise, colors whisper, suns explode, we are kings of nothing, an encounter with Angelique changes the world, ravens are rising from hell...

the legend of matacaumba:

The legend of Matacaumba is a myth that came to us from the future, routing its way through a spiritual worm hole. Matacaumba, the cosmic snake, is one of the fundamental powers that keeps our worlds turning. Its fights against Dadouweya, the grand master, are part of the cosmic myths written down in the great book of our universe. Matacaumba is said to be the root of all evil, but without its destructive power there would be no creative forces, no consciousness, no thought of good and bad, no judgement of right or wrong. In some periods, in some places of the universe, some of the intelligent beeings, which people the milky way, are not aware of Matacaumba. And these are the very dark ages - without moral and sense, without goals and progress...

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