MINIBIOGRAFIAS DE ALGUMAS BANDAS OU ARTISTAS QUE ACUMULEI EM MEUS “RODOPIOS SONOROS” ULTIMAMENTE…
“Renewed interest in Johnson’s work and life led to a burst of scholarship starting in the 1960s. Much of what is known about him was reconstructed by researchers such as Gayle Dean Wardlow and Bruce Conforth, especially in their 2019 award-winning biography of Johnson: Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson (Chicago Review Press).” “Marc Meyers, of the Wall Street Journal, wrote that ‘His Stop Breakin’ Down Blues from 1937 is so far ahead of its time that the song could easily have been a rock demo cut in 1954.”
“Raven are an English heavy metal band, formed in 1974 by the Gallagher brothers, bassist and vocalist John and guitarist Mark. They have released 14 studio albums to date, and had a hit with the single On and On. Often referred to as athletic rock, the band gained notoriety as part of the early-to-mid 1980s NWOBHM and is considered to be an influence and inspiration on development of the thrash metal genre, including bands such as ‘the big four’ (Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax), as well as others like Testament, Exodus, Overkill, Kreator, Sodom, Onslaught, Death Angel, Flotsam and Jetsam, Coroner, Annihilator, and Razor. Raven are also notable for headlining Metallica’s first-ever national tour in 1983.”
“Diamanda Gálas (born August 29, 1955) is a Greek American musician and visual artist. Her commitment to addressing social issues and her involvement in collective action has made her concentrate on themes as diverse as the AIDS epidemic, mental illness, despair, loss of dignity, as well as political injustice, historical revisionism and war crimes, among much else. Galás has attracted the attention of the press particularly for her voice – a soprano sfogato – and written accounts that describe her work as original and thought-provoking and refer to her as ‘capable of the most unnerving vocal terror’, an ‘aesthetic revolutionary’, ‘a mourner for the world’s victims’ and ‘an envoy of risk, honesty and commitment’.
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Her first solo album, The Litanies of Satan (1982), was also an operatic work. It included only 2 compositions: a 12-minute piece entitled Wild Women with Steak-Knives, which was described by Galás in the album notes as tragedy-grotesque deriving from her work Eyes Without Blood, and another lengthy composition, Litanies of Satan, an adaptation to music of a section from Charles Baudelaire’s poem Les Fleurs du Mal.”
“Tangerine Dream are considered pioneers of the early days of electronica. Their work with the electronic music Ohr label produced albums that had a pivotal role in the development of the German musical scene known as kosmische (‘cosmic’). Their Virgin Years, so called because of their association with Virgin Records, produced albums that further explored synthesizers and sequencers, including the UK top 20 albums Phaedra (1974) and Rubycon (1975).”
“Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is an English singer, musician, actor, and philanthropist who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. He has sold more than 250 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He has total sales of over 21.5 million singles in the United Kingdom and is the 3rd-top-selling artist in UK Singles Chart history, behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley.”
“Front 242 is a Belgian electronic music group that came into prominence during the 1980s. Pioneering the style they called electronic body music, they are a profound influence on the electronic and industrial music genres.”
“Klaus Schulze (born 4 August 1947) is a German electronic music pioneer, composer and musician. He also used the alias Richard Wahnfried. He was briefly a member of the Krautrock bands Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, and The Cosmic Jokers before launching a solo career consisting of more than 60 albums released across five decades.” W o w !
“English Dogs were a British hardcore punk band that began life in the early eighties. Two versions of the band co-exist, the punk and metal crossover band featuring original drummer Andrew ‘Pinch’ Pinching and second-era members Graham ‘Gizz’ Butt and Adie Bailey; and a purely punk-based one featuring original vocalist Pete ‘Wakey’ Wakefield.”
“Snap! is a German Eurodance group formed in 1989 by producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti. The act has been through a number of line-up changes over the years”
“Technotronic was a Belgian electronic music project formed in 1988 by Jo Bogaert, who originally gained popularity in Europe as a solo artist with various New Beat projects, including the Acts of Madmen and Nux Nemo.”
“Amen is an American hardcore punk band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1994. The band was founded by front man and singer Casey Chaos and combines elements of punk rock, hardcore, and heavy metal. Amen has released 4 studio albums [and] 1 live album”
“Public Image Ltd (abbreviated as PiL) are an English post-punk band formed by singer John Lydon, guitarist Keith Levene, bassist Jah Wobble, and drummer Jim Walker in 1978. The group’s personnel has changed frequently over the years; Lydon has been the sole constant member. Following his departure from the Sex Pistols in January 1978, Lydon sought a more experimental ‘anti-rock’ project and formed PiL”
“Apoptygma Berzerk (/əˈpɒptɪɡmə/; commonly abbreviated to APB or APOP) is a Norwegian musical group. They have achieved success with a brand of synthpop, and ballads backed with electronic rhythms, commonly known within the scene and referring to themselves as ‘futurepop’. Apoptygma Berzerk has over 30 releases and won awards and Top 10 spots in Germany and Scandinavia. Apoptygma Berzerk has toured Europe, North America, South America, Israel and Australia with bands such as VNV Nation, Beborn Beton, Icon of Coil and Unheilig.”
“Magnum are an English hard rock band. They were formed in Birmingham¹ by Tony Clarkin (guitar, songwriter) and Bob Catley (vocals) in order to appear as the resident band at the Rum Runner nightclub in the city. Magnum have undergone several changes in personnel over the years; however, the core of Catley and Clarkin remain. Magnum’s most significant early success was Chase the Dragon in 1982, which reached number 17 in the UK Albums Chart. It included several songs that would become mainstays of the band’s live set, notably Soldier of the Line, Sacred Hour² and The Spirit. The band’s 1986 album Vigilante represented a further move towards the mainstream before the band achieved their commercial peak in 1988 when they entered the UK Top Ten for the first time with the album Wings of Heaven, which reached number five and featured 3 Top 40 singles, Days of No Trust, Start Talking Love and It Must Have Been Love.” Deve ser um Def Leppard da vida agora!
¹ Uma vez que a banda é de 1972, digamos que foram “colegas de ambiente” do Black Sabbath! Ainda estão ativos…
² O motivo para esta banda ter sido citada no livro de Dayal Petterson – de onde acabei retirando quase todas essas referências (as minibiografias são da Wikipédia) – é que essa faixa foi plagiada pelo 1º tecladista do Dimmu Borgir!
“Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky; 21 March (O.S. 9 March) 1839 – 28 March (O.S. 16 March) 1881) was a Russian composer, one of the group known as ‘The Five’. He was an innovator of Russian music in the Romantic period. He strove to achieve a uniquely Russian musical identity, often in deliberate defiance of the established conventions of Western music.”
“Dead Can Dance is an Australian music duo from Melbourne. Currently composed of Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry, the group formed in 1981 and relocated to London the following year. Australian music historian Ian McFarlane described Dead Can Dance’s style as ‘constructed soundscapes of mesmerising grandeur and solemn beauty; African polyrhythms, Gaelic folk, Gregorian chant, Middle Eastern music, mantras, and art rock’.
Having disbanded in 1998, they reunited briefly in 2005 for a world tour and reformed in 2011 when they released and toured a new album, Anastasis. They released a new album in 2018 called Dionysus and are touring again as of mid-2019.”
“Enya Patricia Brennan (born 17 May 1961) is an Irish singer, songwriter, record producer and musician. Born into a musical family and raised in the Irish-speaking area of Gweedore in County Donegal, Enya began her music career when she joined her family’s Celtic folk band Clannad in 1980 on keyboards and backing vocals. She left in 1982 with their manager and producer Nicky Ryan to pursue a solo career, with Ryan’s wife Roma Ryan as her lyricist. Enya developed her sound over the following 4 years with multitracked vocals and keyboards with elements of new age, Celtic, classical, church, and folk music. She has sung in 10 languages.” “Enya is Ireland’s best-selling solo artist and 2nd-best-selling artist behind U2, [urgh!] with a discography that has sold 26.5 million certified albums in the United States and ~75 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. A Day Without Rain (2000) remains the best-selling new-age album, with an estimated 16 million copies sold worldwide. Enya has won awards including 7 World Music Awards, 4 Grammy Awards for Best New Age Album, and an Ivor Novello Award. She was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for May It Be, written for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).” [!]
“Loreena Isabel Irene McKennitt (born February 17, 1957) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer who writes, records and performs world music with Celtic and Middle Eastern influences. McKennitt is known for her refined and clear soprano vocals. She has sold more than 14 million records worldwide.”
“Folque is a Norwegian folk rock band founded in 1973 by Morten Bing, Jørn Jensen, Eilif Amundsen, Lisa Helljesen, Espen Løvstad, Trond Øverland, and Trond Villa. In 1972 a subset of the band was initially named «Brød & Vin» (Bread & wine), they changed the name to Folque in the spring of 1973 after adding members and traditional instruments to the ensemble. The band was dissolved in 1984, but reunited in 1994 and in 2004 for playing live. Folque is re-established in 2014 with Lisa Helljesen as lead singer.
Their musical style is linked to Malicorne in France and to Steeleye Span in the UK. Most of the discography is difficult to find, as only the first 3 albums [out of 10!] were re-released on CD.”
“Massive Attack are an English electronic band formed in 1988 in Bristol by Robert ‘3D’ Del Naja, Adrian ‘Tricky’ Thaws, Andrew ‘Mushroom’ Vowles and Grant ‘Daddy G’ Marshall.”
“John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger, multi-instrumentalist, producer and dedicated improviser that deliberately resists category. Zorn’s avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jazz, rock, hardcore, classical, contemporary, surf, metal, soundtrack, ambient, and world music.”
“Faster Pussycat is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985 by vocalist Taime Downe, guitarists Brent Muscat and Greg Steele and bassist Kelly Nickels. The group has since gone through numerous lineup changes leaving Downe as the only constant member. They broke up in 1993, but reformed in 2001. Faster Pussycat has released 4 studio albums to date (…) They were one of the most successful hard rock bands of the late 1980s and early 1990s, having sold over two million records worldwide.”
“Yann Tiersen (born 23 June 1970) is a French musician and composer. His musical career is split between studio recordings, music collaborations and film soundtracks songwriting. His music incorporates a large variety of classical and contemporary instruments, primarily the electric guitar, the piano, synthesisers and the violin, but also folkoric instruments like the melodica, xylophone, toy piano, harpsichord, piano accordion or even typewriter.”
“Ataraxia is an Italian neoclassical dark wave band founded in 1985. Frontlined by singer Francesca Nicoli, it combines modern technology with archaic instrumentation. The lyrical themes are frequently drawn from nature and ancient cultures.”
“The Chameleons were an English post-punk band formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England, in 1981. The band consisted of singer and bassist Mark Burgess, guitarists Reg Smithies and Dave Fielding, and drummer John Lever.”
“Ride are an English rock band formed in Oxford in 1988. The band consists of Andy Bell, Mark Gardener, Laurence ‘Loz’ Colbert, and Steve Queralt. The band were initially part of the ‘shoegazing’ scene that emerged in England during the early 90s. Following the break-up of the band in 1996, members moved on to various other projects, most notably Bell who became the bassist for Oasis.”
“Mono (stylised as MONO) is a Japanese instrumental band, formed in 1999 in Tokyo. The band consists of Takaakira ‘Taka’ Goto (electric guitar, glockenspiel), Hideki ‘Yoda’ Suematsu (electric guitar, glockenspiel), Dahm Majuri Cipolla (drums), and Tamaki Kunishi (bass guitar, electric guitar, piano, glockenspiel).”
“Godspeed You! Black Emperor (sometimes abbreviated to GY!BE) is a Canadian experimental music collective which originated in Montreal, Quebec in 1994. The group releases recordings through Constellation, an independent record label also located in Montreal. After the release of their debut album in 1997, the group toured regularly from 1998 to 2003. Their second album, 2000’s Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven, received great critical acclaim and has been named as one of the best albums of the decade.”
“Swans are an American experimental rock band formed in 1982 by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Michael Gira. One of few acts to emerge from the New York City-based no wave scene and stay intact into the next decade, Swans have become recognized for an ever-changing sound, exploring genres such as noise rock, post-punk, industrial and post-rock.”
“Of the Wand & the Moon (stylized as :Of the Wand & the Moon:) is the neofolk/experimental project of Danish musician Kim Larsen and various guest contributors.”
