artificial worlds
| artificial worlds | |
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| Wolfsheim | |
| publication | March 26, 1999 |
| length | 3:28 |
| Genre (s) | Synth pop |
| Author (s) |
Peter Heppner , Markus Reinhardt |
| album | Spectators |
Artificial worlds is a song of the German synth pop - duo Wolfsheim . The piece is the third single from their fourth studio album Spectators .
Creation and artwork
The song was written by the two Wolfsheim members Peter Heppner and Markus Reinhardt. In collaboration with Jose Alvarez-Brill , the two also produced the single. The piece was mastered in the Hamburg Master & Servant Studios, under the direction of Tom Meyer. The single was released under the music label Strange Ways Records and distributed by Indigo . The recordings were made in the following studios: Barrandov Studios , Smecky Music Studios (both in Prague , Czech Republic ) and The Factory ( Belgium ).
On the cover of the maxi single, as with Spectators and the previous single Once in a Lifetime - in addition to the artist name and song title - a part of the moon's surface with a view of the earth can be seen. The moon is shown on the CD itself. Inside there is a thank you to the producer team and an apology to Oliver Schulz-Berndt. He also took pictures for the booklet to Spectators , but forgot to list him among the contributors. Wolfsheim apologized with the following sentence: “By the way! The cinema photo in the Spectators booklet and libretto is by Oliver Schulz-Berndt. We always forget one… We're really sorry, Olli! ”The artwork comes from Graphische Werke Ottensen.
Publication and promotion
The first publication of Artificial Worlds took place on March 26, 1999 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland . In addition to the radio version, the maxi single includes a remix version and a version of Once in a Lifetime recorded by the Prague Philharmonic , as well as the song F , as the B-side . The remix version comes from the collaboration between Jose Alvarez-Brill and Hubertus Pohlmann. The recording of the Prague Philharmonic took place under the direction of the conductor Mario Klemens and was arranged by Wieland Reissmann . The song F cannot be found on any Wolfsheim album to this day. The maxi single for artificial worlds was also included in the “Limited Edition” from Spectators .
background information
The extraction of artificial worlds was purely a matter of feeling, the only thing that was taken into account was that this release should not be the same as the previous singles Once in a Lifetime and It's Hurting for the First Time . After twelve years of band history and eight previous single releases, this is Wolfsheim's first German-language single. In a 2003 interview, both Wolfsheim members stated that, alongside The Sparrows and the Nightingales , Kein zurück and Once in a Lifetime , artificial worlds were among their own favorite songs. To this day, Heppner plays the piece on his solo tours .
content
The lyrics to Artificial Worlds are written in German. The music and the text were written jointly by Peter Heppner and Markus Reinhardt. Musically, the song moves in the field of synth pop . The song is built on two stanzas and a chorus in between, as well as a repetitive chorus at the end of the song. The tempo is 117 beats per minute .
Heppner himself described the text as a string of promises that make you “artificial worlds”. You don't need to worry about anything anymore. You could finally be yourself and life would be easier. Every single sentence is a “big lie ” because nobody can promise you that, but that makes the “artificial worlds” seductive. The composition among other things for the following purposes: advertising , film , internet or politics . Everywhere there are the same mechanisms , temptations lurk everywhere.
“A miracle here, a dream right there.
Grad 'still here and yet gone.
I show you my face,
but you don't see me. "
Music video
The music video for Artificial Worlds was shot in Poland . You can see a little Polish boy watching television despite his mother's warning. The mother speaks to the boy with the following words: “Don't watch so much television. You're still ruining your eyes. ”But the boy doesn't hear and looks on. He sees a post that shows the two Wolfsheim members traveling with a Star Truck while the boy is playing with a small model truck on his knee. The scenes from the television are reflected in the boy's eyes and shortly afterwards he falls into a dream. In this the boy is in the back of the truck and looks out while driving. All positive events that he observes, such as a wedding , as well as all scenes with him and the truck are shown in color. All negative events are shown in black and white . Towards the end of the video, his mother tears him with the words: “Wake up! Wake up! Go to bed now. ”From the dream. Apart from the dream, the scenes around Wolfsheim are shown in color and the scenes of the boy and the mother are shown in black and white. The video ends with a glance at the television, on the screen of which the word “Koniec” ( Polish for “end”) can be read. The total length of the video is 3:43 minutes. Directed by Marc Hertel , the video was produced by Cologne Clip Production. To date, the video has over a million views on YouTube (as of April 2017).
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Artificial Worlds reached position 66 in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the charts for a total of seven weeks. In Austria and Switzerland, entry into the charts has been denied to this day. For Wolfsheim this is already the third chart success in Germany. As a composer and songwriter, this is Heppner's fourth chart success and the third for Reinhardt. As a producer, it is the third chart success for both Wolfsheim members.
Web links
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- ↑ Wolfsheim - Artificial Worlds. discogs.com, accessed July 21, 2015 .
- ↑ Wolfsheim - Artificial Worlds - Maxi-Single CD. discogs.com, accessed July 21, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Wolfsheim. strangeways.de, accessed on July 21, 2015 .
- ↑ Interview with Wolfsheim - facts about the new album and insights into 12 years of Wolfsheim. earshot.at, accessed on July 21, 2015 .
- ↑ Artificial Worlds by Wolfsheim. songbpm.com, accessed April 15, 2017 .
- ^ Compendium, DVD, booklet, April 16, 2002.
- ↑ Wolfsheim - Artificial Worlds. officialcharts.de, accessed on July 21, 2015 .