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Apollo Records (Belgium)
Apollo Records is an ambient-music subdivision of R&S Records of Belgium. Selected discography * Apollo Compilation – ''Volume 1 – File Under Ambient'' * Biosphere – ''Microgravity'' * Aphex Twin – ''Selected Ambient Works 85–92'' * In–Existence – ''Moonwater'' * The Irresistible Force – ''The Irrisistible Force'' * Robert Leiner – ''Visions of the Past'' * Biosphere – ''Patashnik'' * The Fires Of Ork – ''The Fires of Ork'' * Locust – ''Weathered Well'' * Jam & Spoon – ''Tripomatic Fairy Tales 2002'' * Tournesol – ''Kokotsu'' * Uzect Plaush – ''More Beautiful Human Life!'' * Apollo 2 – ''The Divine Compilation'' * Cabaret Voltaire – ''The Conversation'' * Locust – ''Natural Composite'' * Sketch – ''Reasons to Sway'' * Manna – ''Manna'' * Sun Electric – ''30.7.94 Live'' * Locust – ''Truth is Born of Arguments'' * Subsurfing – ''Frozen Ants'' * Locust – ''Morning Light'' * Sun Electric – ''Present'' * Manna – ''5:1'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambient Music
Ambient music is a genre of music that emphasizes tone and atmosphere over traditional musical structure or rhythm. It may lack net composition, beat, or structured melody.The Ambient Century by Mark Prendergast, Bloomsbury, London, 2003. It uses textural layers of sound that can reward both passive and active listening and encourage a sense of calm or contemplation. The genre is said to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual",Prendergast, M. ''The Ambient Century''. 2001. Bloomsbury, USA or "unobtrusive" quality. Nature soundscapes may be included, and the sounds of acoustic instruments such as the piano, strings and flute may be emulated through a synthesizer. The genre originated in the 1960s and 1970s, when new musical instruments were being introduced to a wider market, such as the synthesizer. It was presaged by Erik Satie's furniture music and styles such as musique concrète, minimal music, and German electronic music, but was prominently named and popularized by Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sketch (Norwegian Band)
Sketch or Sketches may refer to: * Sketch (drawing), a rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not usually intended as a finished work Arts, entertainment and media * Sketch comedy, a series of short scenes or vignettes called sketches Film and television * ''Sketch'' (2007 film), a Malayalam film * ''Sketch'' (2018 film), a Tamil film * ''Sketch'' (TV series), a 2018 South Korean series * "Sketch", a 2008 episode of ''Skins'' ** Sketch (''Skins'' character) * Sketch with Kevin McDonald, a 2006 CBC television special Literature * Sketch story, or sketch, a very short piece of writing * '' Daily Sketch'', a British newspaper 1909–1971 * ''The Sketch'', a British illustrated weekly journal 1893–1959 Music * Sketch (music), an informal document prepared by a composer to assist in composition * The Sketches, a Pakistani Sufi folk rock band * ''Sketch'' (album), by Ex Norwegian, 2011 * ''Sketch'' (EP), by Hyomin, 2016 * ''Sketches'' (album), by Bert Jansch, 1990 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laswell (1923–2007), American brand marketing pioneer
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Lasswell or Laswell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alva Lasswell (1905–1988), American Marine Corps officer who decoded the message that led to the death of Yamamoto *Bill Laswell (born 1955), American bassist, producer and record label owner *Butch Laswell (1958–1996), American stunt performer *Fred Lasswell (1916–2001), American cartoonist *Greg Laswell (born 1974), American musician, recording engineer, and producer * Harold Lasswell (1902–1978), American political scientist and communications theorist * Mary Lasswell (1905–1994), American author *Shirley Slesinger Lasswell Shirley Slesinger Lasswell (May 27, 1923 – July 19, 2007) was an American marketer. She was the wife of comics artist Stephen Slesinger and, after his death, Fred Lasswell. She is furthermore best known for losing a lawsuit with The Walt Disn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernocchi
Bernocchi is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Antonio Bernocchi (1859–1930), business magnate and philanthropist * Eraldo Bernocchi (born c. 1963), Italian musician * Piero Bernocchi (born 1947), Italian trade unionist, writer and politician See also *Coppa Bernocchi The Coppa Bernocchi is a European bicycle race held in Legnano, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 1919 the business magnate Antonio Bernocchi founded the Coppa Bernocchi (or Bernocchi Cup ..., bicycle race in Legnano, Italy {{surname, Bernocchi Italian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōji Kondō
is a Japanese music composer, pianist, and music director who works for the video game company Nintendo. He is best known for his numerous contributions to the '' Super Mario'' and ''The Legend of Zelda'' series of video games, among others produced by the company. Kondo was hired by Nintendo in 1984, becoming the first person hired by them to specialize in video game music. His work in the ''Mario'' and ''Zelda'' series have been cited as among the most memorable in video games, such as the ''Super Mario Bros.'' overworld theme. Biography Early life Kondo was born in Nagoya, Japan, on August 13, 1961. He began taking lessons on the electronic organ from the age of five. He improved his skills in the instrument in a cover band that played jazz and rock music. Kondo studied at the Art Planning Department of Osaka University of Arts, but was never classically trained or academically dedicated to music. With a love of arcade video games such as ''Space Invaders'' and the earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Fehlmann
Thomas Fehlmann (born 1957) is a Swiss composer/producer who lives in Berlin, Germany, and has been active in electronic music since the 1980s. He is currently active on the Kompakt record label based in Germany. Fehlmann is an on-and-off member of Sun Electric and The Orb The Orb are an English electronic music group founded in 1988 by Alex Paterson and Jimmy Cauty. Known for their psychedelic sound, the Orb developed a cult following among clubbers "coming down" from drug-induced highs. Their influential 19 .... Notable releases include ''Visions of Blah'' on the Kompakt label, The Orb's 2004 '' Bicycles and Tricycles,'' and 2010's ''Gute Luft'' album soundtrack to the TV documentary ''24H Berlin''. His 2007 album ''Honigpumpe'' was rated 8.6 on the '' Pitchfork'' music review site. In 2018, Fehlmann released three albums: A collaborative effort with Terrence Dixon titled ''We Take It from Here'' as well as two solo albums, ''Los Lagos'' and the documentary soundtrac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Krush
, better known by his stage name DJ Krush, is a record producer and DJ. He is known for his atmospheric instrumental production which incorporates sound elements from nature and extensive use of jazz and soul samples. Early life Ishi was born in Tokyo in 1962. He dropped out of school at an early age and joined a local gang and, a few years later, the yakuza. Early in his career as a yakuza underling, Ishi discovered a severed finger wrapped in paper on his desk. Later, after discovering that it had belonged to a friend, he decided to leave the yakuza and cut ties with the criminal underworld. Ishi was inspired to start DJing after seeing the film ''Wild Style'' in 1983. "When I discovered the film Wild Style in 1983 I found what I really wanted to do, to express myself," he said in a 2015 interview. "Breaking, grafitti, rap, DJ… I always liked music so I chose DJ. My body wasn’t built for breaking, DJing was the thing for me." Career Aside from being considered one of the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Morley (musician)
David Morley (born 6 August 1965) is an English former child actor, most notably featured in Stanley Kubrick's '' Barry Lyndon''. Morley was born in London on 6 August 1965. He now lives in Belgium, where he works as an electronic musician and producer. He was the in-house engineer for R&S Records in the 1980s and 1990s. He worked with DJ Andrea Parker Andrea N. Parker is an American film and television actress. She is known for her roles on '' ER'', '' The Pretender'', ''Less than Perfect'', ''Desperate Housewives'', and ''Pretty Little Liars''. Career Her first documented film role was at ... for many years, co-writing and producing her album '' Kiss My Arp'' and many of her other releases. He has released four of his own albums: ''Tilted'', ''Ghosts'', ''Sanctum'', and ''The Origin of Storms''. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Morley, David Living people 1965 births English male child actors Male actors from London 20th-century English male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Beltran
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drum Island (band)
Drum Island may refer to: *Drum Island, on the Cooper River (South Carolina), Charleston, South Carolina, under the Cooper River Bridge *Drum Island, slightly west of Port Albert, Victoria *Drum Island, an island in Frenchboro, Maine, Hancock County on the Bass Harbor *Drum Island, Citrus County Citrus County is a county located on the west central coast of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 153,843. Its county seat is Inverness, and its largest community is Homosassa Springs. Citrus County compris ..., Florida * Drum Island (band) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
