“There's no real objection to escapism, in the right places... We all want to escape occasionally. But science fiction is often very far from escapism, in fact you might say that science fiction is escape into reality... It's a fiction which does concern itself with real issues: the origin of man; our future. In fact I can't think of any form of literature which is more concerned with real issues, reality.”
― Arthur C. Clarke
GiampieroBoneschi(Milan,January 31, 1927)is aconductor,composer andarrangerItalian. In the 1950she formedseveral groupsincluding,a triowithdrummerGilCuppiniand EraldoVolontesaxophonist.He has collaborated andrecorded forseveral labels,includingthemaster's voice,Odeon,Philips,Karim,Durium,Cam,Discsand many othermemories.Exclusive contractwith Columbiaas soloistpiano.It wasarranger-orchestrator-conductor andas a consultant,has participated in someeditionsof the Sanremo Festival, with the newinstrumentMOOG.He has conductedin Rome onthe Rose Festival.He representedItalyin 1960at the festival inRiodeJaneiro.He wroteand performedthe abbreviationson severalradio and television programsincludingDouble or nothingfor RAI andSeriouslyforChannel5.Among the artistsfor whomhe editedthe musicalfigureLuigiTenco,FabrizioDeAndrè,GinoPaoli,UmbertoBindiand many others.He wasartistic director ofDiscsMemoriesand consultanthiringdecisionof the artists.The caseRAIretainsall activitiesfrom the beginningof the creationof theItalianTVthattook placein Milan,of which he wasthe conductor.The"trio"musicGambarelli-Mojoli-Boneschibroadcasting almostevery dayfrom the studiesEiarMilansince the war.Entertainerpianistfor American soldiersto ''American redcross"of Milanin the process ofrepatriation.Married to singerNucciaBongiovanni,with whom he hadtwo daughtersDanilaandMila,later marriedFatmaRuffiniwho bore himValentina. http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giampiero_Boneschi http://www.discogs.com/artist/61498-Giampiero-Boneschi -
Z is a 1969 French language political thriller directed by Costa-Gavras, with a screenplay by Gavras and Jorge Semprún, based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Vassilis Vassilikos. The film presents a thinly fictionalized account of the events surrounding the assassination of democratic Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis
in 1963. With its satirical view of Greek politics, its dark sense of
humor, and its downbeat ending, the film captures the outrage about the military dictatorship that ruled Greece at the time of its making. Z stars Jean-Louis Trintignant as the investigating magistrate (an analogue of Christos Sartzetakis, who 22 years later was appointed President of Greece by democratically elected parliamentarians). International stars Yves Montand and Irene Papas also appear, but despite their star billing have very little screen time compared to the other principals. Jacques Perrin, who co-produced, plays a key role. The film's title refers to a popular Greek protest slogan (Greek: Ζει, IPA: [ˈzi]) meaning "he (Lambrakis) lives".
The film had a total of 3,952,913 admissions in France and was the 4th highest grossing film of the year. It was also the 12th highest grossing film of 1969 in the U.S. Z is also one of the few films to be nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Picture. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_%281969_film%29
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The Night of the Shooting Stars (Italian: La Notte di San Lorenzo, also known as The Night of San Lorenzo) is a 1982 Italian fantasy war drama film directed by Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani. It was entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Special Grand Prix. The film was also selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 55th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
The Night of San Lorenzo, the night of the shooting stars, is the night
when dreams come true in Italian folklore. In 1944, a group of Italians
flee their town after hearing rumours that the Nazis plan to blow it up
and that the Americans are about to arrive to liberate them.
Annette Peacock, the avant garde American composer, collaborator with
Salvador Dalí, friend of Albert Ayler and Moog-synth pioneer, brought
this seismically influential session out in 1972 – its synth-warped
banshee vocals, morphed jazz ballads, Motown grooving and squelchy
electronics were to touch many jazz and pop artists in that decade, most
David Bowie and Mick Ronson. Early on, Peacock's spacey, harmonically
drifting pieces were regularly interpreted by her second husband, the
jazz pianist Paul Bley – but she's since been covered by everyone from
Busta Rhymes to Pat Metheny and Marilyn Crispell. Peacock has finally
reacquired I'm The One's rights from Sony-BMG, and reissued this
long-unavailable classic. And for all the familiarity of
computer-assisted vocals now, nothing prepares you for the howl of her
searingly high notes spiralling up out of spooky organ chords and
soul-brass riffs on the title track, or against the rolling blues groove
of Pony, or the dark and prowling one of Blood. Elvis's Love Me Tender
is the only cover, a blend of soft, lyrical intimacy and fierce
exhortation. The underpinnings are as 1970s soul/blues-rooted as any
classic-pop listener could wish, but the uncompromising,
sound-manipulating focus still sounds contemporary.
The X-Files is an American science fictionhorrordrama television series created by Chris Carter. The program originally aired from September 10, 1993 to May 19, 2002 on Fox, spanning nine seasons and 202 episodes. The series revolves around FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) investigating X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries to debunk his work and thus return him to mainstream cases. Early in the series, both agents become pawns in a larger conflict and come to trust only each other. They develop a close relationship, which begins as a platonic friendship, but becomes a romance by series end. In addition to the series-spanning story arc, "Monster-of-the-Week" episodes form roughly two-thirds of the episodes. Such stand-alone episodes enrich the show's background while not affecting its ongoing mythology. The X-Files was inspired by shows like Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, Tales from the Darkside and especially Kolchak: The Night Stalker and The Invaders. When creating the main characters, Carter sought to reverse gender stereotypes by making Mulder a believer and Scully a skeptic. The first seven seasons featured Duchovny and Anderson equally. In the last two Anderson took precedence while Duchovny appeared intermittently, following a lawsuit. New main characters were introduced: FBI agents John Doggett (Robert Patrick) and Monica Reyes (Annabeth Gish). Mulder and Scully's boss, Assistant Director Walter Skinner (Mitch Pileggi), also became a main character. The first five seasons of The X-Files were filmed and produced in Vancouver, British Columbia, before eventually moving to Los Angeles, California to accommodate Duchovny. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_X-Files
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Plight & Premonition is the first of two collaborations between David Sylvian and Can's bassist Holger Czukay, Flux and Mutability being their second. It was released in March 1988. The music is ambient,
makes use of 'found sounds'. It consists of two instrumental tracks,
both of which are over 15 minutes long. The album peaked at no.71 in the
UK albums chart.
Track listing
1."Plight (The Spiralling of Winter Ghosts)" – 18:30
2."Premonition (Giant Empty Iron Vessel)" – 16:21
Personnel
David Sylvian – electric guitar, keyboards, piano, vibraphone, harmonium, record producer
Holger Czukay – organ, piano, shortwave radio, treatments, producer
Additional personnel
Yuka Fujii - design, photography (assisted by Icon, London).
Mekon - artwork
Jaki Liebezeit – infra sound
Karl Lippergaus – radio tuning
- Flux + Mutability is the second collaboration between David Sylvian and Holger Czukay. It was released in September 1989. The music consists of two instrumental tracks improvised by the participants.
Track listing
1. "Flux (A Big Bright Colourful World)" (Sylvian, Czukay) – 16:56
2. "Mutability (A New Beginning in the Offing)" (Sylvian, Czukay) – 20:59
Personnel and productionHolger Czukay – electric guitar, bass guitar, dictaphone, radio
David Sylvian – electric guitar, keyboard instruments
Michael Karoli – electric guitar
Markus Stockhausen – flugelhorn
Jaki Liebezeit – percussion instruments, African flute
Jeff Plewman (March 26, 1948 – May 12, 2014), better known by his stage name Nash the Slash, was a Canadian musician. A multi-instrumentalist, he was known primarily for playing electric violin and mandolin, as well as harmonica, keyboards, glockenspiel, and other instruments (sometimes described as "devices" on album notes.
Nash worked as a solo artist beginning in 1975; founding the progressive rock band FM in 1976. Soon after releasing the band's first album, Black Noise,
in 1977, he left the band; resuming his solo career in 1978 (It was not
until after Nash's departure that the album was widely promoted;
eventually charting and receiving a gold record award. He rejoined FM from 1983 to 1996, concurrent with his solo work.
Nash's music covers an eclectic range, varying from
instrumental—mood-setting music, to rock and pop music with vocals. In
addition to giving concert performances, he has composed and performed
soundtrack music for silent films, presenting these works live in movie
theatres to accompany screenings of the films. Another venue for his
music is in performances to accompany the viewing of paintings by surrealist painter Robert Vanderhorst, an audiovisual collaboration which took place in 1978, and again in 2004.
Nash has performed with surgical bandages covering his face since 1979. "During a gig at The Edge in the late '70s to raise awareness of the threat from the Three Mile Island disaster,
he walked on stage wearing bandages dipped in phosphorus paint and
exclaimed: 'Look, this is what happens to you.' The bandages became his
trademark." Prior to 1979, Nash performed three times on TV Ontario's Nightmusic Concert,
first as a solo artist (a live broadcast which was never re-aired),
then with FM (Nash and Cameron Hawkins), and again as a solo artist. In
all of these appearances Nash wore his typical black tuxedo, top hat,
and dark sunglasses, but not his signature bandages. He was also
photographed in this attire for a profile in the Toronto Star, published April 28, 1978.
In later years, he attempted to keep his true identity the subject of some speculation, although the Star profile of 1978 had already matter-of-factly revealed his real name. Nevertheless, in a 1981 interview with the UK magazine Smash Hits, Nash was questioned about his real name, and replied with "Nashville Thebodiah Slasher". By being coy about his name, some fans came to believe that the Nash persona was an alter-ego of Ben Mink, who replaced him as FM's violinist in 1978. This is a common misconception, but he has been photographed onstage with Mink.
The "Nash the Slash" persona was born of silent film, and the name
"Nash the Slash" comes from that of a killer butler encountered by Laurel and Hardy in their first film Do Detectives Think? (1927), for which he has composed a soundtrack score.
Images of Nash the Slash are featured in a variety of murals painted
by artist Jungle Ling, in Toronto. These images are located in the Leslieville district, next to a TD Bank
at Queen St. East and Logan Avenue, and below Queen St. E. on Cannaught
Ave., as part of a neighborhood beautification project conducted by the
Toronto Transit Commission. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nash_the_Slash
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Download the following albums via torrent from here
Bedside Companion
Dreams & Nightmares
Children of the Night (2000 CD Reissue)
Decomposing (at all 4 speeds)
And You Thought You Were Normal (2002 CD Reissue)
American Bandages (2002 CD Reissue)
The Million Year Picnic
Blind Windows
+2 albums with his band FM
FM - Black Noise [1977][320 KBPS][Remastered] here
Giampiero Boneschi (Milan, January 31, 1927) is a conductor, composer and arranger Italian.
