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Posted : Sep 28, 2008 23:16:08
Evanghelos Odyssey Papathanassiou is the full name of the man known to many as the artist Vangelis. Although best known for his musical compositions Vangelis has not limited himself to the role of composer, as he also likes to paint and sculpt. Born in Volos, Greece on the 29th of March 1943 Vangelis was raised together with a sister and brother. According to his own memories Vangelis has always been fascinated by sound and music, ever since his earliest childhood. He remembers as a kid he was always banging on things to see what kind of sound it would produce, and even staging a public concert at the age of six ! The fascination for sound is essential to understand Vangelis and his work. During his long career (now already spanning more than 30 years), his work has received the appreciation of a worldwide public, and received many prizes. Nevertheless it seems that Vangelis has always tried to let his music prevail before any commercial success. From his early successes with groups like the Forminx and Aphrodite's Child, to his highly acclaimed scores for movies like Chariots of Fire and Conquest of Paradise, Vangelis usually shies away from public attention and rather focuses on his next experiment in artistic creation.
(taken from http://www.vangelismovements.com/vangelis.htm)
Vangelis is one of the pioneers of electronica
He started his career playing for the Forminx playing a Beetles like pop/rock but soon he discovered Psychedelia and along with his brothers in mentality Demis Roussos, Loukas Sideras and Anargyros "Silver" Koulouris
they formed one of the best psychedelic rock bands of All times
The Aphrodites child
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite%27s_Child
Later on he continued his music quest alone and composed some of the milestones of 20th Century's orchestral music like Chariots of Fire or 1492 or Blade runner
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Posted : Oct 2, 2008 16:15
I cant believe you forgot to mention the Blade Runner soundtrack which is his lifetime masterpiece in my humble opinion.
You deserve to be spanked.
Toodaloo Motherfuckers!!!!!
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Posted : Oct 2, 2008 16:43
Later on he continued his music quest alone and composed some of the milestones of 20th Century's orchestral music like Chariots of Fire or 1492 or Blade runner
read more careful mike
you are a fan 2?
nicey nice
what a fucking amazing musician dont u think?
imagine this one on 150 bpm!
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Posted : Oct 2, 2008 19:21
Aphrodite's Child 666 album is one of the best psychadelic albums out there, pitty the lyrics is a bit weird.. still an amazing production.. and ofcourse the Blade Runner piece - chilly ambient music recommended.
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Posted : Oct 3, 2008 02:35
I have mixed reactions over his music, I listen a lot of this stuff when I was a child, along with Jean Michelle jarre, Walter/wendy carlos, yanni and enigma. I have to say that i love some tunes and specially the atmospheres his music creates. But its seems to me that sometimes in gets really boring.
"The dedication to repetition — the search for nirvana in a single held tone or an endlessly cycling rhythm — is one of electronic music's noblest gestures."
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Posted : Oct 3, 2008 12:14
Sorry CRX but with all this videos i lost that small passage reffering to Blade Runner.
Yes i am a big fan of his work although i prefer his old music than the new one.
Toodaloo Motherfuckers!!!!!
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Posted : Oct 6, 2008 13:39
bravo guys,im impressed with this topic,im also abig fun of vangelis even the last releases,and im still kind of "in love"with the electric voice of demmis roussos....
2 pigs killed 16 years old boy because his voice was tou loud for them 06/12/2008
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Posted : Oct 8, 2008 22:56
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On 2008-10-03 12:14, DETOX wrote:
Yes i am a big fan of his work although i prefer his old music than the new one.
+1
blade runner a masterpiece
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Posted : Jan 23, 2009 04:18
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On 2008-10-03 02:35, Login wrote:
I listen a lot of this stuff when I was a child
Same same, the 1492 OST was one of my first CD buys. To be honest, that OST CD was a MAJOR hit in my school.
If you didn't have that CD, you wasn't in the cool gang
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Posted : Jan 24, 2009 23:52
Vangelis is rocks!
Everyone in the world is doing something without me
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Posted : Feb 18, 2009 16:50
The dragon
Theme from Antarctica
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Top for 2/09 Cheers
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Posted : Mar 24, 2009 18:21
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On 2008-09-28 23:16:08, CRX(HSS Records)
Vangelis is one of the pioneers of electronica
Got an warm and special memory for all kind of Vangelis projects .
Use to hear and buy his albums 20 years ago .
read more careful mike
recommended. 
