Discorock of some sort! The lyrics were made in a semi-stream of consciousness. I guess it's about trying to lift up someone who's feeling down, someone you love. Or perhaps, on a darker note, lifting someone up that has died? Quite a task! A happy-go-lucky for the indies! Performed in Stockholm for some danish talent TV-show (Hitmakers I think) in 2007 or 2008. Never had the nerve to watch it though!

Thanks to Fidel Fernando for the picture.
Originally in blue tones, but to suite the song, I gave it a red glow.

Amazing

Written by Thomas Rohde and myself back in 2005 or 2006. The song is about two young lovers finding each other despite that they live in each side of a split city where everyone is trying to keep them apart. But young love is strong and I'm sure they'll win in the end. After all, love conquers all, right? At the time, Dublin and Berlin came to mind. Perhaps Bowie’s “Heroes” (with a related theme), influenced the “I was King, you wore a crown” part. Anyway, a very down to earth melodic song with a somewhat intense presence.

I Need You

A song recorded in many versions prior to this. The original one was written by Thomas Rohde and myself back in 1987. This one, with a new verse and bridge, was finished in 1991. It’s about a rich douchebag luring girls into his car, with promises of fame and riches. Inspired by ABC’s cynical/ironic type of lyrics. Their synth theme from “Be Near Me” is also "somewhat" present. Guess we liked ABC a lot. Contains a sample at the very beginning from Thompson Twins. At the time we put it in as a joke, but “hilarious” turned to “hmmm” and then it became “quite ok”.

Music: Carsten Adsersen and Thomas Rohde
Lyrics: Carsten Adsersen 

What's Your Name

For the most part I don't know what my songs are about. They're often made with an unstructured path, perhaps because I often toss out wordsalad when I compose. Some words and phrases stick, and so my subconsciousness get the better of it. So this is just a qualified guess: I think it's about unhealthy relations. About being caught in a deadweight relationship, that's holding you down. Perhaps it's yourself holding you back? Anyway, the song has a somewhat cold and futuristic feel to it. So when I made a video, it made sense using footage from the movie "Sunshine". The movie likewise has a bittersweet sense of reality. About losing, letting go, and move along. There's other adventures to follow and a destiny to fulfill. Heavy....!
Bassguitar by Thomas Rohde.

Video can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifIhDCUCUDo

RELEASE ME
You move like sunlight over me
And through my brain can’t you see
Got you stuck in my mind
They say I’m just wasting time
Losing my mind

	Release my heart
	Release my soul
	Release my brain
	Making it out
	Making it right
	Getting me high
	Making your moves
	Tracking me down
	Dragging me in
	Your natural spin
	Your sexual sin
	All of the time
	You're stuck in my mind
	I can’t find the peace 
	Can't get no release yeah

I look at you, you look at me
On the dance floor such a tease
You look so good you look so fine
So move that heat next to mine
Leaving me blind

	Release my heart
	Release my soul
	Release my brain
	Making it out
	Making it right
	Getting me high
	Making your moves
	Tracking me down
	Dragging me in
	Your natural spin
	Your sexual sin
	All of the time
	You're stuck in my mind
	I can’t find the peace 
	Can't get no release yeah

Release my heart
Release my heart
Release my heart
Release my heart

Release Me

"Saved by you". Sounds nice, right? But sometimes being saved is the equivalent of being dragged down into a black hole. Our guitarist Lars, came up with the music and lead melody, including the catch phrase "I don't wanna be saved by you". perhaps about some relationship, boy/girl thing. The first thing that came to my mind when writing the lyrics though, was a little more sinister. The first verse is about religion or cults wanting to "save" you by devouring your free mind. Life is perhaps always easier with a pre-designed reason, but I prefer a free spirit. For the second verse I was thinking Hitchcock or something. A mothers dangerous love for her child. A mother that loves her child so much (!) that she wants to protect him from all the harm in the world. By doing so, she herself becomes the very source of fatal harm, just like any other religion. Would love to see a video with this song!

SAVED BY YOU
It’s so easy when there’s a reason
It’s so frightening to make decisions
But I will try my best to keep this simple
In case you thought my soul was part of your mission

	I don’t wanna be saved by you
	I don’t wanna be saved by you
	I don’t wanna be saved by you

Mother there is someone in this room
And I can’t hold my breath for any longer
Your voice has changed and the pillow above me
Makes me wonder whether you really love me	

	I don’t wanna be saved by you
	I don’t wanna be saved by you
	I don’t wanna be saved by you

	I don’t wanna be saved by you
	I don’t wanna be saved by you
	I don’t wanna be saved by you
	I don’t wanna be saved by you

Written by Lars Henriksen & Carsten Adsersen. 
Performed by replicas (Lars Henriksen, Mark Müller, Thomas Rohde and Carsten Adsersen)

Saved By You

A song apparently about losing someone you love, but actually that someone is the concept of life itself. If you (like me) don't believe in an afterlife, death has a somewhat bitter scent. There seems to be two possible outcomes of this story, as evident in the 2nd chorus. Either you follow the happy thoughts aka the dream, or you dig deeper into hate for having tasted life, only to see it vanish. Personally and sadly, I'm not much of a dreamer.

Words by Carsten Adsersen
Music by Lars Henriksen and Carsten Adsersen

AFTERLIFE
Leaves on your face
Deep deep sleep
Time after time
Miss you much

	And when you leave
	Up into flames
	Send down your love 
	Back for me
	Back for me

Heaven is gone
Don’t look down
The afterlife
All worn down

	And when you gone
	I’ll break in two
	One for the dream
	And one for hating you
	What a fool

Afterlife

An intense rocker, written by our guitarist Lars Henriksen. Guess it's some kind of broken heart therapy, with all that repetitive and insisting rejections going around! Someone obviously broke a promise and I'm pretty sure Lars won't fall for anything for the next couple of decades. Except perhaps love. Damn, I smell a rat...

PROMISE
I will not fall for that again
(repeat 600 times)

You broke your promise
You broke your promise
You broke your promise to me

You broke your promise
You broke your promise
You broke your promise to me

I don’t need your ups and downs
I don’t need a second round
I don’t need your us or them
I don’t need your us again

I don’t need your ups and downs
I don’t need a second round
I don’t need your us or them
I don’t need your us again

You broke your promise
You broke your promise
You broke your promise to me

You broke your promise
You broke your promise
You broke your promise to me

I will not fall for that again
I will not fall for that

Promise

En gang imellem kan det være lidt af en uoverkommelig udfordring, med ryggen mod muren at skulle kæmpe imod systemet, eller måske snarere, at stå i vejen for systemet.

Manuskript: Carsten Adsersen
Speaks: Carsten Adsersen og Thomas Mikkelsen 

Lasse og 10 Børn På Statens Regning

Skrevet, produceret og udført af Carsten Adsersen i forbindelse med folketingsvalget i 2007. Der blev også procuceret en med Poul Nyrup, Enhedslisten, samt Anders Fogh Rasmussen. I forbindelse med mit radioprogram Base Camp, skulle jeg nogle år efter interviewe Pia Kjærsgaard. Inden hun ankom til studiet, præsenterede jeg hendes PR medarbejder for sangen. Hun kommenterede efterfølgende tørt: "Den der skal du nok IKKE spille for Pia! Men kan jeg få en kopi"?

Dansk Folkeparti's Valgsang ft. Pia K

I have been producing music since 1979, when I first started out as would-be rockstar in a kids rockband called ACTORS. The year after, technopop knocked on the door. Think it was Kraftwerk’s “Robots” that started the tsunami. Since then, John Foxx, Depeche Mode and not the least, the Human League. Their “Reproduction” and “Travelogue” albums are in my opinion among the greatest and certainly most underrated albums ever made. Thank you. Been working together with Mark Müller and Thomas Rohde since then in different constellations like ACTEURS, CRASH and LOVE ACTION. Between 1987 and 1991, I worked as a studio engineer in a recording studio in Copenhagen. In 2005 the three of us formed the electro rockband REPLICAS together with guitarist Lars Henriksen. Yes, Gary Numan was a huge influence too! Throughout time we have built a huge collection of unreleased songs. 

In 2009 I founded the internet label Epidemic Records, with to date 3 releases, all of own breed, under the pseudonym ATEA. 

I’m always on the look for great new and exciting music and love everything with a dark, cool or funny twist. Anything out of the ordinary.

Dansk Folkeparti's Valgsang ft. Pia K

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