Fields Of The Nephilim : The Nephilim 1988

Fields of the Nephilim are an English gothic rock band formed in Stevenage , Hertfordshire in 1984. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Carl McCoy , saxophonist Gary Whisker , Tony Pettitt on bass , guitarist Paul Wright and drummer Alexander "Nod" Wright . Following the release of the debut EP Burning the Fields, Whisker left the band to be replaced by Peter Yates as second guitarist.

The band's name refers to a Biblical race of giants or angel-human hybrids , known as the Nephilim . Although they have not received substantial mainstream success , the band's seminal sound has proved highly influential , especially in the genre of gothic rock and , later on , gothic metal and rock noir.




Nefilim were a race that came to dominate the antediluvian (pre-flood) world , and are referred to in the Bible as the heroes of old , men of renown .
They were reportedly the children born to the "Sons of God" by the "daughters of men". It is also most important to note that they are mentioned almost simultaneous to God's statement that He would destroy the earth by flood , and it seems from this association that their effect upon mankind was one of the primary justifications that brought the destruction.



The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.

Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal. His days will be a hundred and twenty years."

The Nephilim were on the earth in those days and also afterward when the sons of God went to the daughters of men and had children by them.

They were the heroes of old , men of renown.


The LORD saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time.

The LORD was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain.

So the LORD said, "I will wipe mankind, whom I have created , from the face of the earth men and animals , and creatures that move along the ground , and birds of the air for I am grieved that I have made them." ( Genesis 6:1-7 )

TRAXS :

1. Endemoniada (7:15)
2. The Watchman (5:31)
3. Phobia (3:37)
4. Moonchild (5:40)
5. Chord Of Souls (5:08)
6. Celebrate (6:23)
7. Love Under Will (7:08)
8. Last Exit For The Lost (9:42)

The song " Shiva " is not included in the Vinyl LP . It was a track with the CD .

9. Shiva You can find it in the blog Commercial zone ( A Great Blog )

LAST EXIT FOR THE LOST

Would you pay life's pleasures to see me
Does it hurt for I want you to remain
I run your hair through in another decade
Summerland holds me in sumerian haze

Pain in places where the lovers mourn
Arranging the play things up and down the hall

Forever remain for every day
My honour remains
Forever remain

Between the spaces along the wall
Appearing faces that disappear at dawn
We're getting closer I can see the door
Closer and closer Kthulhu calls

Forever remain
Forever remain

You'll seek it it'll take a while
You'll seek this if it's a thousand miles
Take what fate brings eternal and desire
I'll change those faces then I take their smile

We're getting close to you I can see the door
Closer and closer or is it there at all

Forever remain
Forever remain

This could be my last regress
Last exit for the lost
This could be my last regress
Last exit for the lost
This could be my last regress
Precious for the lost





Size : 117 MB
Format : Vinyl LP
Label : Virgin Records
Made : In Greece
Bitrate : 320




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RIP - Gregory Isaacs

Reggae singer Gregory Isaacs died at his home in London early Monday following a year-long battle against lung cancer. He was 59.


http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com/dyna/article.html?a=/101025/340/iz5cg.html&e=l_news_dm

http://www.mic.gr/news.asp?id=35236

V A : MOONRAKER 1994

Various - Moonraker
Label : Sub Terranean
Catalog# : SPV DCD 085-38942, DCD 085-38942, SPV 085-38942
Format : 2 x CD, Compilation
Country : Germany
Released : 1994
Genre : Electronic
Style : Industrial , Synth-pop , Electro Goth
Artwork By : Charly Rinne , Jurgen Heidelbach , Nicole Schelletter , Thorsten Stroht
Compiled By : Charly Rinne , Jurgen Stutzinger , Nicole Andrecht , Stefan Herwig , Thorsten Stroht

Tracklist

CD 1

01 Die Krupps : Fatherland (Extended Confrontation Mix) 5:36
Written-By - Lietz , Engler , Dorper

FATHERLAND LYRICS

I see houses burning I'm ashamed
Before you close your eyes denyingly
You'd better ask yourself

Did I choose something I could regret
Did I do something I should regret

Is this the place I used to call : Fatherland
Is this the place I used to know : as Fatherland

I should regret

Is this the place I used to call : Fatherland
Is this the place I used to know : as Fatherland

The silence is illusion stay awake
I hear children crying in fear and pain
Do cowards ask themselves?

Did I do something I should regret

Is this the place I used to call : Fatherland
Is this the place I used to know : as Fatherland

02 Project Pitchfork : Carrion (Decay Mix) 5:52
Written-By - Spilles
03 Mentallo & The Fixer : Grim Reality 8:10
Written-By - Dassing , Dassing
04 Pain Emission : Backstab 3:56
Written-By - Nours , Bratlien
05 Lacrimosa : Alles Luge 5:53
Written-By - Wolff

06 Sleeping Dogs Wake : Walk On 3:43
Written-By - Wilcocks
07 Yelworc : Soulhunter 5:09
Written-By - Reich , Devin
08 Front Line Assembly : Re-Animate (Coma Remix) 5:45
Remix - A. Valcic
Written-By - Leeb , Fulber

RE - ANIMATE LYRICS

Champs of oppression
Devils of mine
The youth of tomorrow
??? to find

Reanimate, reanimate
Corroded minds
pressing desire
We're all so blind

Terminate the feelings pressures of life
Search for something you just can't find

Living heads
I feel the knife
Swift percision.
Come alive

Whisper youth
???
Your all eternal
Buried inside

See your face
Perception lies still
Time to choose
A new kill

??? of oppression
??? of fear



09 Steril : No Remission (Neuter King Mix) 5:11
Remix - Swamp Terrorists
Written-By - Meenen
10 KMFDM : Sucks (Original 12" Mix) 4:02
Written-By - Konietzko

SUCKS LYRICS


WE LIKE TALKIN' DIRTY
WE SMOKE AND WE DRINK
WE'RE KMFDM AND ALL OTHER BANDS STINK

OUR MUSIC IS SAMPLED
TOTALLY FAKE
IT'S DONE BY MACHINES 'COZ THEY DON'T MAKE MISTAKES

WE DON'T HAVE NO LYRICS
OUR MESSAGE IS NIL
WE HATE ALL DJ'S
THEY'RE MAKIN' US ILL

WHATEVER WE TELL 'YA
IS MEANT TO BE CRAP
WE HATE ALL MUSIC AND ESPECIALLY RAP

WE DON'T LIKE MICHAEL JACKSON
WE HATE DEPECHE MODE
WE DON'T CARE FOR MADONNA OR KYLIE MINOGUE

OUR RECORDS HAVE STICKERS WITH A WARNING FROM TIPPER
'COZ THEY'RE NO GOOD FOR KIDS
IF WE'D GET HER WE'D STRIP HER

KMFDM FORWARD THE ULTIMATE SOUND
AND A MESSAGE FROM SATAN
IF YOU TURN IT AROUND

YOU MIGHT THINK WE'RE STUPID
BUT WE'RE WAY ABOVE IT
WE DON'T GIVE A SHIT
AND THE KIDS JUST LOVE IT

WE WOULDN'T SELL TO A MAJOR FOR A COUPLE OF BUCKS
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT KMFDM SUCKS

11 Cat Rapes Dog : Moosehair Underwear 3:20
Written-By - Bertilsson , Rydstrom , Fransson
12 Twice A Man : Shivanayama 6:08
Written-By - Soderqvist , Gasleben
13 Silke Bischoff : On The Other Side 5:12
Written-By - Kretschmann , Flaucher

ON THE OTHER SIDE LYRICS

Do you remember slow-motion-times
With little golden stars?
I see you tumble in the streets
I hold you hand in the cinema
A piece of heaven
In a rotten world
You disappeared in a roaring night
I could die
I cry

On the other side
I'll see you again
On the other side
We'll walk hand in hand
On the other side
I'll see you again
On the other side
We'll walk hand in hand

I saw you again with tears in your eyes
My heart beats hard
Time doesn't move in a picture
But I can't live in the past
Life is easy
If you don't care about the future
And it's easy to smile
If you don't care about the truth
I still love you
But I've changed myself


On the other side
I'll see you again
On the other side
We'll walk hand in hand
On the other side
I'll see you again
On the other side
We'll walk hand in hand

When I see you

14 Girls Under Glass : When I Think About You 4:26
Written-By - Ermes , Harms , Zacharias

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CD 2

01 Calva Y Nada : Der Sturm 6:19
Written-By - Warter

02 Clock DVA : Voice Recognition Test (Remix) 5:57
Written-By - Newton , Baker

03 Haujobb : Homes & Gardens (Optimized Mix) 5:37
Written-By - Junemann , Meier , Samardzic
04 Placebo Effect : Pinhead Down 4:28
Written-By - Windel , Machens , Kunze
05 Sielwolf : Magnum Force 4:43
Written-By - Kugel , V.D.Glaas , Prochir , Tausendpfund , Low
06 Cassandra Complex : The War Against Sleep 3:57

Written-By - Jansen , Orpheus , Zacharias


07 S.P.O.C.K : Never Trust A Klingon 4:14
Written-By - Hofman , Bengtsson



NEVER TRUST A KLINGON LYRICS


The Klingon bastards flies around
always ready for some war
They don't care about any rules at all
as long as they can kill some more

Evil barbarians without discipline
unpredictable death machine

With their cloaking device they remain invisible
until the time has come
to appear right ahead of us
and obliterate everyone

If you ever would give them a helping hand
you can be sure they'll chop off the arm

Never, ever, never trust a Klingon
you will always regret it
Never, ever, never trust a Klingon
you will never forget it


08 Second Voice : Celebrate Our Death 4:24
Written-By - Fricke , Franzmann
09 Armageddon Dildos : Homicidal Maniac (Video Mix) 3:55
Written-By - Krause , Kanka
10 Wolfsheim : Kaufraush 3:13
Written-By - Wolfsheim
11 Fortification 55 : The Doll 5:44
Written-By - Petersen , Kruse
12 Numb : Shithammer (Dread And Bled Mix) 5:57
Written-By - Hunter , Gordon

SHITHAMMER LYRICS


Drown bottled explosion
sustained til drowned sinking in real
time undertow tension anaesthetized a decompre? ion again broken

fingers nailed grip panic driven stakes of love tombstone
labels leeching life withered weeds picked flowers die in vain

shithammer burrow back fade to black annihilating nerve
startings occams razor high reaping facts cold slash the acts
always returning to the rack confe?

shithammer burrow back fade
to black for now ever bloody severed tentacles of all forevers
broken wing spiraling lies reel myself back in steps down
points below tighten back that blindfold and drown drown drown
drown shithammer burrow back fade to black drown

13 Dive : Bloodmoney 3:03
Written-By - Ivens
14 Leaether Strip : Adrenalin Rush 5:03
Written-By - Larsen
15 Peace , Love And Pitbulls : Hitch-Hike To Mars (Remix) 4:47
Written-By - Lipp , Thastrom


Size : 171 MB
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Ozric Tentacles Live 11 / 11

Venerate Industries proudly presents
OZRIC TENTACLES + support NECHAYEVSCHINA
ΠΕΜΠΤΗ 11 ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ 2010 @ GAGARIN 205 CLUB

ΟΙ OZRIC TENTACLES ΕΠΙΣΤΡΕΦΟΥΝ ΣΤΗΝ ΑΘΗΝΑ!!!
Πάνε χρόνια που οι επισκέψεις των Ozric Tentacles ήταν ετήσια συνάντηση. Πάνε χρόνια από την τελευταία τους εμφάνιση στην πόλη μας όταν ο κόσμος αρνούνταν να αποχωρήσει και μας εξέφραζαν τις ευχαριστίες τους και το σεβασμό τους για αυτό το υπέροχο κοινό της Αθήνας όπως οι ίδιοι το χαρακτήρισαν. Πάνε 25 χρόνια από τότε που η μπάντα απόφασισε να λάβει μορφή σε ένα δωρεάν φεστιβάλ στο Στόουνχεντζ. Πλησιάζει ο καιρός όμως που θα έχουμε την ευκαιρία να τους απολαύσουμε ξανά ζωντανά στη σκηνή του Μύλου.

Οι Ozric Tentacles έχουν φτάσει αισίως στον 28ο δίσκο τους, Yum Yum Tree εμπνευσμένο από το Jabberwocky ποίημα του Λούις Κάρολ, και οι πωλήσεις τους πλησιάζουν τα 1 εκατομμύριο αντίτυπα, πρωτόγνωρο για ένα συγκρότημα που δεν είχε ποτέ την υποστήριξη μιας μεγάλης δισκογραφικής. Στην τελευταία τους κυκλοφορία κάνουν μια στροφή στις ρίζες τους με το καθαρό ορχηστρικό παραμυθένιο space ροκ που μας προσφέρουν.

Η μουσική των Ozric Tentacles είναι γνωστή. Θες να την χαρακτηρίσεις ψυχεδελικό ροκ, προοδευτικό ροκ, jazz fusion; Δεν κάνεις λάθος. Μία ψυχεδελική μίξη μπασογραμμών, ηχητικών εφέ, πλήκτρων και κιθάρας που οδηγούν σε ανατολικές κλίμακες. Φυσικά οι funk ρυθμοί και οι επιρροές από την jazz fusion δεν λείπουν ποτέ. Όπως δε θα λείπουν επί σκηνής οι ηλεκτρικές και ακουστικές κιθάρες, τα φλάουτα, τα ξυλόφωνα.
Την βραδιά θα ανοίξουν οι δικοί μας Nechayevschina. Οι Nechayevschina ξεκίνησαν ως κολλάζ εφηβικών απωθημένων για μία αυτιστική πλην ξεχωριστή μουσική. Η ενηλικίωση δεν άργησε να έρθει παρ’ όλα αυτά και η μπάντα κάνει σταθερά βήματα προόδου και εξερεύνησης ηχητικών τοπίων από το 2008, με το φάντασμα του kraut rock να συνεχίζει να πλανάται επίμονα.

Τιμάμε τη νέα επίσκεψη τους στην πόλη μας την Πέμπτη 11 Νοεμβρίου 2010 στο Gagarin 205!!!

Oι Πόρτες ανοίγουν στις 21:00 μμ
Εναρξη 21:30 μμ

TΙΜΗ ΕΙΣΙΤΗΡΙΟΥ
ΠΡΟΠΩΛΗΣΗ INTERNET: 20€
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ΠΡΟΠΩΛΗΣΗ: 25€
TAMEIO: 25€

ΠΡΟΠΩΛΗΣΗ ΕΙΣΙΤΗΡΙΩΝ
TICKET HOUSE:
ΑΘΗΝΑ, Πανεπιστημίου 42, ΕΝΤΟΣ ΣΤΟΑΣ, τηλ. 2103608366

Links:
http://www.myspace.com/ozrictentaclesuk
http://www.ozrics.com
http://www.myspace.com/nechayevschina
Ozric Tentacles Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXAaDqPl7oY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86zEObmr4MU

(Από το http://www.gagarin205.gr/)


Επίσης σπουδαία live από:
The Vibrators
Παρασκευή 29 Οκτωβρίου - Gagarin 205, Αθήνα
Fuzztones
Παρασκευή 12 Νοεμβρίου - Gagarin 205, Αθήνα
You Say Party!
Κυριακή 28 Νοεμβρίου
The Sonics
Παρασκευή 3 Δεκεμβρίου
Roky Erickson

Σάββατο 4 Δεκεμβρίου
και φυσικά φοβερό live από
τους GBH
Σάββατο 11 Δεκεμβρίου
όλα στο Gagarin...

Get ready...

VA - Nuggets, Vol. 4 : Pop, Part Two

Nuggets, Vol. 4

Pop, Part Two

Various Artists

[1984]





Most of the acts here take their cues from the lightest aspects of The Beatles. More often than not, the results are pretty infectious. Highlights include The E-Types, the Royal Guardsmen, and the Palace Guard, which featured future Merry-Go-Round leader Emmitt Rhodes. Review by Richie Unterberger [allmusic]

Label: Rhino Records
Catalog#: RNLP 028
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock
Style: Garage Rock, Pop Rock
[www.discogs.com]

Mp3@320 & Covers 86MB

Put The Clock Back On The Wall Here


Tracks
Side A'
Live - The Merry-Go-Round (S)
Lost In My World - The Outsiders (S)
Baby Let's Wait - The Royal Guardsmen (M)
We can't Go On This Way - Teddy & The Pandas (M)
She Sleeps Alone - The Parade (S)
Put The Clock Back On The Wall - The E-Types (S)
Like Falling Sugar - The Palace Guard (M)

Side B'
One Track Mind - The Knickerbockers (M)
She's The One - The Chartbusters (M)
All Night Long - The Palace Guard (M)
Follow Me - Lyme & Cybelle (M)
1,2,3 And I Fell - Long Island Sound (M)
Without Her - Rumor (M)
Yellow Balloon - Yellow Balloon (S)

Nuggets is a series of releases dedicated to preserving the hits and undiscovered gems of the first psychedelic era...

Vol. 01 Vol. 02 Vol. 03
Vol. 05 Vol. 06 Vol. 07 Vol. 08
Vol. 09 Vol. 10 Vol. 11 Vol. 12


PS : (M) means Mono, (S) means Stereo.

This one for Claudio. Greetings...

VA - Nuggets, Vol. 1: The Hits

RNLP 025

Nuggets, Vol. 1:

The Hits

Various Artists [1984]



Label:Rhino Records
Catalog#:RNLP 025
Format:Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country:US
Released:1984
Genre:Rock
Style:Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock

A straightforward collection of garage-punk chart successes, including "Psychotic Reaction," "Dirty Water, " "Nobody but Me, " and "I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night." [Review by Bruce Eder]

Tracklist
01 - The Leaves - Hey Joe
02 - The Electric Prunes - I Had To Much To Dream Last Night
03 - The Five Americans - I See The Light
04 - The Standells - Dirty Water
05 - The Human Beinz - Nobody But Me
06 - The Blues Magoos - We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet
07 - The Barbarians - Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl
08 - The Seeds - Pushin' Too Hard
09 - The Music Machine - Talk Talk
10 - The Count Five - Psychotic Reaction
11 - The Balloon Farm - A Question Of Temperature
12 - The Nazz - Open My Eyes
13 - The Amboy Dukes - Journey To The Center Of The Mind
14 - Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues

Mp3@320 & Covers
Here





Nuggets is a series of releases dedicated to preserving the hits
and undiscovered gems of the first psychedelic era...


Vol. 02 Vol. 03 Vol. 04
Vol. 05 Vol. 06 Vol. 07 Vol. 08
Vol. 09 Vol. 10 Vol. 11 Vol. 12


PS : I don't have this album in my collection, so i made it from different compilations...
Anyway, enjoy it...
Photos from www.discogs.com

ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΕΣ ΕΚΛΟΓΕΣ 2010 - Μην Ξεράσογλου !!!

Αγαπητοί Δημοτικοί μου σύμβουλοι , Πολιτικάντηδες όλων των χρωμάτων και των αποχρώσεων , εάν επιθυμείτε να σας ψηφίσω , ας κάνετε κάτι γιά τις δημόσιες τουαλέτες του Χαλανδρίου .

Σας προτείνω κατουρίστρες ντιζαϊνάτες τις οποίες μπορείτε να βάλετε στα δημόσια ουρητήρια της πλατείας .

Κάντε το έργο σας πραγματικότητα .

ΟΛΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΝ ΠΟΛΙΤΗ !!!

Φιλάτε , που φιλάτε κατουρημένες ποδιές γιά να βγείτε στην εξουσία !!!
Ας κάνετε και κάτι γιά το δικό μας κατούρημα . ( Να μην πάει χαράμι , όπως η γαμημένη ψήφος μας )

Τόσες και τόσες μπίρες ρουφουχλίζουμε στην πλατεία . Που θα τις αδειάσουμε ? Ω'εοο !!!

ΤΑ ΘΕΛΩ ΟΛΑ

ΘΑ ΣΟΥ ΚΑΝΩ ΚΑΜΑΚΙ

ΧΑ ! ΧΑ ! ΧΑ ! ΠΟΣΟ ΜΙΚΡΟ ΤΟΝ ΕΧΕΙΣ !!!

ΧΡΙΣΤΙΑΝΙΚΕΣ ΤΟΥΑΛΕΤΕΣ ΓΙΑ ΘΕΟΣΕΒΟΥΜΕΝΟΥΣ

ΤΟΥΑΛΕΤΕΣ ΤΖΟΥΛΙΑ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΑΝΤΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡΙΑΝΝΑ ΝΤΟΥΒΛΗ

Eloy : Eloy 1971

Eloy was the debut album from German progressive rock band Eloy. It was released in 1971 , and is the most unknown album of the band .

The name Eloy is based on the book " The Time Machine " by H.G. Wells.

The Time Machine is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells, published in 1895 for the first time and later adapted into at least two feature films of the same name , as well as two television versions, and a large number of comic book adaptations. It indirectly inspired many more works of fiction in many media.

This 32,000 word story is generally credited with the popularisation of the concept of time travel using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposefully and selectively. The term "time machine", coined by Wells, is now universally used to refer to such a vehicle. Wells introduces an early example of the Dying Earth subgenre as well.




Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an English author, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary. Together with Jules Verne, Wells has been referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction".

THE BAND

Erich Schriever – Lead vocals, Keyboards
Frank Bornemann – Guitar, Harmonica, Percussion
Manfred Wieczorke – Guitar, Bass, Vocals
Wolfgang Stocker – Bass guitar
Helmuth Draht – drums

Tracks :

1. Today (Bornemann, Schriever, Wieczorke) – 5:56
2. Something Yellow (Schriever, Wieczorke) – 8:15
3. Eloy (Bornemann, Draht, Schriever, Wieczorke) – 6:15
4. Song of a Paranoid Soldier (Schriever, Wieczorke) – 4:50
5. Voice of Revolution (Schriever, Wieczorke) – 3:07
6. Isle of Sun (Schriever) – 6:03
7. Dillus Roady (Bornemann, Schriever, Wieczorke) – 6:32


Info for Eloy on this Blog HERE

ELOY

See the machine and follow me
and let us touch this history
stop in a time of changing season
see a land of nobody
people sitting 'round a river
consumptive nice and with garmets on
they are eating fruits
and do love the peace
and feel so happy all their time
they are called Eloy in this old story
but I think the are living in my mind
they are the world
I want to stay here
in this land of charity
spend my life
in a land of freedom.

VOICE OF REVOLUTION

I'm sure, the time will come
when we shall overcome
there's no more hesitation
for the sun will greet the day
I know you get your morning
people are near
ready to hear
trying to understand you
you still remember how people forget someone
therefore you have to call
up their minds in all
and if you realise
you can get your price
I want to know, how you just feel
when everyone get his meal
when freedom bells are ringing then.


Size : 97 MB
Format : LP
Label : Philips
Made : In Greece
Bitrate : 320

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Quino

Joaquín Salvador Lavado, better known by his pen name Quino (born 17 July 1932) is an Argentine cartoonist. His comic strip Mafalda (which ran from 1964 to 1973) is very popular in Latin America and many parts of Europe.


Mafalda

Quino's daily newspaper strip Mafalda was his most successful cartooning venture. Mafalda ran from 1964 to 1973. The comic was translated into more than 30 languages

Quino has won many international prizes and honors throughout his career. In 1982, Quino was chosen Cartoonist of the Year by fellow cartoonists around the world, and has won twice the Konex Platinum Prize for Visual Arts. In 1988, he was named an "Illustrious Citizen" of Mendoza. In 2000 he received the second Quevedos Prize for graphical humor.


http://www.quino.com.ar/index.php?lang=en

http://www.quino.com.ar/

Kraftwerk - Tour de France Single

UK 7-inch vinyl, 1984
Catalog number: EMI 5413

1. "Tour de France (Remix)" – 3:55 (Edit of Francois Kevorkian remix)
2. "Tour de France" – 3:45 (Edit of Kraftwerk remix sung in French)
Has the same catalogue number as the 1983 release

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No link, sorry
Link removed due to copyright reasons (DMCA complaint)

Released June 1983 (Original)
August 1984 (Remix)
3 August 1999
(Reissue - EU only)
Recorded 1983 (Original)
1984 (Remix)
Genre Electronic
Label EMI
Producer Ralf Hutter Florian Schneider

"Tour de France" is a song by Kraftwerk. It was first issued in June 1983, peaking at #22 in the UK singles chart. It is notable for the use of sampled voices and mechanical sounds associated with cycling that were used to supplement a simple electro-percussion pattern – an approach Kraftwerk have used on earlier tracks such as "Metal on Metal" (from Trans-Europe Express) and "Numbers" (from Computer World). The music is credited to Ralf Hutter, Florian Schneider and Karl Bartos; the lyrics are credited to Ralf Hutter and Maxime Schmitt, a French label associate of the band. The melody appears to quote a fragment of the opening section of Paul Hindemith's “Sonata for Flute and Piano” (“Heiter Bewegt”).
This 1953 Hungarian postage stamp was the source for the cycling motif.

For Kraftwerk, Tour De France was a departure from the technological tone of the two previous albums, The Man-Machine and Computer World. Instead, the song is a joie de vivre celebration of cycling, marking the group's increasing interest in the sport. Of the current line-up, Ralf Hutter and Fritz Hilpert have been known to take part in cycling events.

The track was originally recorded with the intention of being included on the subsequently abandoned Techno Pop album. The single was originally released on seven and twelve inch vinyl, and as a cassette-single. It has the most complicated set of variants of any Kraftwerk song, having been variously edited and remixed to the point that there is no completely definitive version.

The sleeve design depicted the band on road bikes in a paceline, superimposed across an angled representation of the French national flag. The design was adapted from an image that had appeared on a 1953 Hungarian postage stamp, one of a sport-themed set commemorating the opening the Nepstadion (People's Stadium) in Budapest.

The piece was also included in the 1984 film, Breakin'; also known as Breakdance internationally. Although the song did appear briefly in the film, Kraftwerk did not let the song appear on the movie soundtrack; instead, a cover version of the song was released by a group called “10 Speed”. [Wiki]

EDIKA

Édika is the nom de plume of Édouard Karali, a French comics artist, born December 17, 1940 in Heliopolis, Egypt, who is renowned for his distinctively absurd style. A number of his comic strips have been translated into English (published by Knockabout Comics), Spanish, Italian (in the magazine Totem comics), German (published by Alpha Comics) and Swedish (published by Epix).

Initially working for the advertising industry in Egypt, he moved to France where his works were published in the comics magazines Pilote, Charlie Mensuel and Psikopat, the magazine of his brother Paul Carali.[1] A major milestone in his career as a comics artist was his cooperation with Gotlib, becoming a main contributor to the comics magazine Fluide Glacial.

A typical Edika comics episode involves a plot structured in a complex and often inconsequential fashion, filled with verbose dialogues and a lot of meta-references. Most of those episodes don't have an ending.



Édika, together with Marcel Gotlib, is one of the main authors of the satirical magazine Fluide Glacial. Born in Egypt, Édika started his career in advertising illustration, but soon published in the renowned French comic magazines Charlie Mensuel and Fluide Glacial. He found his true home base in the latter magazine. His work also appeared in Pilote and his brother Paul Carali's Psikopat. Édika is known for his strange and absurd humor, which makes him one of the true masters of French humor. His work is collected in several albums, such as 'Débiloff Profondikum', 'Pyjama Blouze', 'Melon Bago' and 'Pom-Pom-Pidou-Waah'.

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