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Fritz Klee (1876-1976), 'Dame und Eisbär' (Lady and Polar Bear), ''Jugend'', #5, 1923 I'll also use this as an excuse to share the Swiss band Grauzone's 1981 song, 'Eisbär' (who want you to know that polar bears never have to cry.)
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Fritz Klee (1876-1976), 'Dame und Eisbär' (Lady and Polar Bear), ''Jugend'', #5, 1923 I'll also use this as an excuse to share the Swiss band Grauzone's 1981 song, 'Eisbär' (who want you to know that polar bears never have to cry.)
vintage Grauzone festival t shirt circa 1990s
ich möchte ein eisbär sein
im kalten polar
dann müsste ich nicht mehr schrein
all das wär so klar
I'm afraid
Fear of this voice
This silence in this room is like a bad dream
I cry
But I don't feel the tears
I love you
I love you
I love you
I scream
But you don't hear me
With cold hands, you touch my face
My dream becomes reality
Loses in sadness
And our bodies awakened
Brutal night
I love you
I love you
I love you
Fear
Fear
Fear
Fear
Fear
Fear
Fear
Raum by Grauzone <3
10/8/24.
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that I fell in love with the live sets from Grauzone that popped up on my Bandcamp player. This week the same thing happened with The Deep Freeze Mice (Leicester, England).
We posted about this band over two years ago, and since then, I've enjoyed the band's periodic appearance on shuffle. But, I'd never heard the live set. It made me go back and listen to the band (active from the late 1970s to the late 1980s) and realize what a hidden gem they were. As stated back in 2022, they were well-versed in pop and experimental.
I found this compilation on Bandcamp. It was released by Night People (I own a few of their releases including the Peak Twins/Scott & Charlene's Wedding split - but this label had great taste...just check out their catalogue). It's a fantastic, manageable introduction to a band that sounds like a cross between Josef K, The Nightengales and The June Brides. And sometimes the lyrics remind me a bit of Neutrals.
Copies of this compilation can be found on Discogs. The band (and those that came after The Deep Freeze Mice) has a label on Bandcamp - Cordelia Records.
Eisbär, Grauzone, 1981
