Arkarna Biography and So Little Time Liryc

Posted on | June 9, 2009 | No Comments

Arkarna were an English electronica/rock band, comprising of vocalist and programmer Ollie Jacobs, guitarist James Barnett and guitarist Lalo Creme (son of former 10cc and Godley and Creme member Lol Creme).
Formed in England in the mid-90s and debuting in 1997 with the album Fresh Meat, Arkarna were seen to be attempting to duplicate the transatlantic success of peers like The Prodigy and the Chemical Brothers. Jacobs, the group’s programmer and vocalist, was by this time already an established studio hand, having worked as an engineer and producer in his father’s London studios, Rollover, from the age of 14.

As a result, by the time he started the group, he had already mixed for artists ranging from Dread Zone and Leftfield to Deep Forest. However, Jacobs was not the only member of the band with “connections”. Acoustic guitarist and backing vocalist Barnett was formerly a member of Lunarci, who recorded for Big Life Records and regularly appeared on the Megadog club scene. Lalo Creme, meanwhile, the final member to join the group, is the son of Lol Creme, of Godley and Creme fame. After playing guitar for a series of Trevor Horn sessions, he was directed to Rollover Studios where Jacobs and Barnett were in the process of crystallizing their musical ideas. The trio were signed to WEA Records by Clive Black and Raz Gold in June 1995, but had to wait over a year and a half before the release of their debut single “House on Fire” and the album Fresh Meat.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkarna

SO LITTLE TIME

Took a while to drag me out of bed,
Aim some coffee at my head,
Saw the clock Im running late,
Its an ordinary day.

And Im like a dog on head,
Knock one out and then fall asleep,
Its sad but true,
Id rather be with you.
Dont you forget about me,
When youre a celebrity,
It will be only you and me before too long.

So little time so much to do,
**Id rather spend my days with you.
So little time so much to do,
Id like to spend one day with you.
And if that day is not enough,
Maybe we can stay in touch,
But Im not making plans for tomorrow,
For tomorrow nevre comes.
**said Ive been celibate for years,
Not out of chance theres no-one here,
See I cant get my end away,
Another ordinary day,
And Id love to see a little more of you,
Your clothes would look better on my bedroom floor…bedroom floor.

Dont you forget about me,
When youre a celebrity,
I know youre busy,
But we all need somebody – before too long.

Its in your eyes, oooooh…