Awaken (band)
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Awaken is an underground
rock
band
/ indie music project based in Belgium
. They released two official albums and numerous demo tapes and web-only singles since their early days in 1988.
Not related to the modern Belgian scene at all (dEUS, Eté 67
, Girls in Hawaii
), Awaken gained interest from Vietnamese people since the release of a Vietnamese song and legend, "Chú Mèo Ngủ Quên", and in Japan with the virtual EP "別府NIGHTS". Recently, a cover of a Vietnamese children song "Rửa Mặt Như Mèo" has been recorded and has been heard on Vietnamese internet, though not officially released.
Since 2005, Awaken is part of the team of the indies Japanese label It's Oh! Music based in Miyazaki
city.
song
, the name AWAKEN means "a matter of bubbles", according to the Japanese translation :
beats and progressive
structures, karaoke
arrangements and heavy
sounds, Belgian New Beat
rhythms and romantic New Wave
. The instrumentation is often focussed on keyboards
and electronic
sounds though electric guitar
and bass guitar
are more audible in recent songs.
AWAKEN's latest songs have been influenced by various places in Japan
, Vietnam
and the rest of the world : "The Train Is Leaving Kokura
" mentions Kokura
(小倉) and Usa
(宇佐), "Beppu Nights" happens in Beppu (別府), known for its hot springs
, "Wasabi
Kiss" describes the peninsula
of Shuzenji, "Yanagigaura" (柳ヶ浦) evoques the feeling of loneliness in the small city of Yanagigaura and "As A Start : Cà Phê And Pizza" is an imaginary trip from Italy
, Vietnam
and Japan
. The 2009 single "My Last Evening In 大分" / "Chase Around 大分駅" is based on Gilles Snowcat's own memories of the city of Ôita, Japan.
and Vanilla Fudge
earlier.
Artists that have been covered by AWAKEN include:
and Dòng Sông Mèo in Vietnamese
.
Underground music
Underground music comprises a range of different musical genres that operate outside of mainstream culture. Such music can typically share common values, such as the valuing of sincerity and intimacy; an emphasis on freedom of creative expression; an appreciation of artistic creativity...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
/ indie music project based in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. They released two official albums and numerous demo tapes and web-only singles since their early days in 1988.
Not related to the modern Belgian scene at all (dEUS, Eté 67
Été 67
Été 67 is a rock band created in 1998 in Esneux , Belgium. They generally sing in French, but also do some covers in English and Dutch...
, Girls in Hawaii
Girls in Hawaii
-History:In 2000, Antoine Wielemans and Lionel Vancauwenberghe began recording songs on an 8 track-recorder, and a few months later they formed the band by recruiting their brothers: Denis Wielemans and Brice Vancauwenberghe, and two friends: Christophe Léonard and Daniel Offermann.In May 2002 they...
), Awaken gained interest from Vietnamese people since the release of a Vietnamese song and legend, "Chú Mèo Ngủ Quên", and in Japan with the virtual EP "別府NIGHTS". Recently, a cover of a Vietnamese children song "Rửa Mặt Như Mèo" has been recorded and has been heard on Vietnamese internet, though not officially released.
Since 2005, Awaken is part of the team of the indies Japanese label It's Oh! Music based in Miyazaki
Miyazaki, Miyazaki
is the capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū in Japan. Located on the coast and perforated by several rivers, Miyazaki City enjoys scenic views of both ocean and nearby, verdant mountains...
city.
The name
Though looking like a tribute to a YesYes (band)
Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets...
song
Awaken (song)
Awaken is a song by the British progressive rock band Yes released on their acclaimed 1977 album Going for the One. At 15 minutes and 31 seconds it is the longest track on the album, occupying most of the second side of the LP....
, the name AWAKEN means "a matter of bubbles", according to the Japanese translation :
- 泡件 (awaken) or アワケン in JapaneseJapanese languageis a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
- 泡件 (pàojiàn) in ChineseChinese languageThe Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
- "Trường Hợp Bong Bóng" in VietnameseVietnamese languageVietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam...
Genre
AWAKEN's style is hard to define, though their roots are clearly inside the eighties and seventies, mixing discoDisco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
beats and progressive
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
structures, karaoke
Karaoke
is a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...
arrangements and heavy
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
sounds, Belgian New Beat
New Beat
New Beat is a term that was used in the 1980s to refer to two different genres of electronic dance music. It also refers to an underground 1980s Belgian music style.- Terminology :...
rhythms and romantic New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
. The instrumentation is often focussed on keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
and electronic
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
sounds though electric guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
and bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
are more audible in recent songs.
AWAKEN's latest songs have been influenced by various places in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
and the rest of the world : "The Train Is Leaving Kokura
Kokura
is an ancient castle town and the center of Kitakyūshū, Japan, guarding, via its suburb Moji, the Straits of Shimonoseki between Honshū and Kyūshū. Kokura is also the name of the penultimate station on the southbound Sanyo Shinkansen line, which is owned by JR Kyūshū and an important part of the...
" mentions Kokura
Kokura
is an ancient castle town and the center of Kitakyūshū, Japan, guarding, via its suburb Moji, the Straits of Shimonoseki between Honshū and Kyūshū. Kokura is also the name of the penultimate station on the southbound Sanyo Shinkansen line, which is owned by JR Kyūshū and an important part of the...
(小倉) and Usa
Usa, Oita
' is a city located in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. Usa is famous for being the location of the Usa Shrine, built in 725, the head shrine of all of Hachiman shrines in Japan.Usa is made up of three areas.*Usa, the area surrounding the Usa Shrine...
(宇佐), "Beppu Nights" happens in Beppu (別府), known for its hot springs
Hot Springs
Hot Springs may refer to:* Hot Springs, Arkansas** Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas*Hot Springs, California**Hot Springs, Lassen County, California**Hot Springs, Modoc County, California**Hot Springs, Placer County, California...
, "Wasabi
Wasabi
, also known as Japanese horseradish, is a member of the Brassicaceae family, which includes cabbages, horseradish, and mustard. Its root is used as a condiment and has an extremely strong flavor. Its hotness is more akin to that of a hot mustard rather than the capsaicin in a chili pepper,...
Kiss" describes the peninsula
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
of Shuzenji, "Yanagigaura" (柳ヶ浦) evoques the feeling of loneliness in the small city of Yanagigaura and "As A Start : Cà Phê And Pizza" is an imaginary trip from Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The 2009 single "My Last Evening In 大分" / "Chase Around 大分駅" is based on Gilles Snowcat's own memories of the city of Ôita, Japan.
Musicians
Being a project more than a band, different musicians appear following the recordings of the band, some as members and some as guests.Present musicians (members and guests)
- Irène Csordas: lead voice
- Hakim Rahmouni: guitars
- Nicolas Leroy: bass
- Sébastien Bournier: voice and drums
- Trustno1: keyboards
- Jean-Paul Hupé: synthesizer programming
- PatLap: lead voice and electroacoustic guitar
- Paul G: electric guitar and lead voice
- Trịnh Thanh Duyên: lead voiceVoiceVoice may refer to:* Human voice* Voice control or voice activation* Writer's voice* Voice acting* Voice vote* Voice message-In film:* Voice , a 2005 South Korean film* The Voice , a 2010 Turkish horror film directed by Ümit Ünal...
- 日向逸夫先生: programming
- トゥイちゃん: harmony voice and FXSound effectFor the album by The Jam, see Sound Affects.Sound effects or audio effects are artificially created or enhanced sounds, or sound processes used to emphasize artistic or other content of films, television shows, live performance, animation, video games, music, or other media...
- Gilles Snowcat (雪猫ジル): lead voice, synthesizers, keyboards, programming, electric guitar, bass guitar, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, add.flute
Past musicians (members and guests)
- Fabien Remblier : lead voice and bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Ced Mattys : bass guitar
- Zoé de York, Cedric Hamelrijck, Mike Wolf and Yves Larivierre : guitar
- Karo VR : guitar and voice
- 小西順子さん, Ptit Bout, Julie Absil, Lionel Meessen, Amy Kay, Jenny Quinn, Gautier Elocman, Joëlle Yana, Ambre and Bridge : lead voice
- Gina Mainardi, 猪瀬悠理さん, みゆさん, 五味田敬子さん, 福地麗さん, 森紀和子さん, Sophie de York, Evelyne, Anna-Maria and Orely : harmony voice
- Floris VDV, Laetitia VDV and Carla : spoken voice
- Socre : rapRappingRapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
voice - Greg Revel : programming
- Hervé Gilles : keyboards
- Aurélia Thirion : keyboards and harmony voice
- Vincent Trouble : accordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
- Philippe Tasquin : violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- Elke P : drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Pol X : guitar, drums and drum machineDrum machineA drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums or other percussion instruments. They are used in a variety of musical genres, not just purely electronic music...
Collaboration
- Though independent, AWAKEN is collaborating with Japanese label It's Oh! Music and appears on J-popJ-pop, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
singer Koiko's CD "Vitamin!". - In 1999, AWAKEN was invited twice on stage to perform the song "Last Days Of The Century" with its creator Al StewartAl StewartAl Stewart is a Scottish singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician.Stewart came to stardom as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s, and developed his own unique style of combining folk-rock songs with delicately woven tales of the great characters and events from history.He is...
(Al Stewart and Awaken pics). - French TV actor Fabien Remblier recorded several songs with AWAKEN in 2000 and was supposed to be part of the 20st anniversary single in 2008.
Repertoire (original songs and covers)
AWAKEN mixes original songs and covers, a similar attitude to Manfred MannManfred Mann
Manfred Mann was a British beat, rhythm and blues and pop band of the 1960s, named after their South African keyboardist, Manfred Mann, who later led the successful 1970s group Manfred Mann's Earth Band...
and Vanilla Fudge
Vanilla Fudge
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earlier.
Artists that have been covered by AWAKEN include:
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Nekokawa (猫川 - Dòng Sông Mèo)
AWAKEN has a side-project named NEKOKAWA since 2002, focussing on the ambient side of its music. NEKOKAWA is 猫川 in JapaneseJapanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
and Dòng Sông Mèo in Vietnamese
Vietnamese language
Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam...
.
web-EP
- Beppu Nights (『別府NIGHTS』) (2006, online mini-album)
- This Mouth... (nhạc cho Em Mèo) (2008, Gilles Snowcat solo release)
CD albums
- Tales Of Acid Ice Cream (1 January 1996)
- Party In Lyceum's ToiletsParty In Lyceum's ToiletsParty In Lyceum's Toilets is the second album by the music project Awaken, released in 2001. This double CD features original songs and covers .-History:...
(14 February 2001)
web-singles (non-exhaustive listing)
- One Wild War (2002)
- 『山葵ＫＩＳＳ』 (read: Wasabi Kiss) (2003)
- 『五本木の星』 (read: Gohongi No Hoshi) (2003)
- 『ＤＲＵＮＫＥＮ熊』 (read: Drunken Kuma) (2004)
- When Alena Entered The Quiet Room (2004)
- Chú Mèo Ngủ Quên (2005)
- As A Start : Cà Phê & Pizza (2006)
- Áo Dài Màu Hồng / Xúp Sô-Cô-La (2007)
- I Know Time Is Passing By... / 『別府NIGHTS』 -disco take- (2008)
- Riding The Yellow Line Gives Vibrations (2008, Gilles Snowcat solo release)
- The Blue Hanger (pink disco yellow mix) / Don't Worry Em Mèo (on the pops) / Riding The Yellow Line Gives Vibrations (still shaking mix) (2009, Gilles Snowcat solo release)
- 『My Last Evening In 大分』 / 『Chase Around 大分駅』 (2009, Gilles Snowcat solo release)
- How Many L Were In Your Name? / My Last Evening In 大分 (Awaken version) / How Many L Were In Your Name? (hi-NRG mix) (2010)
- 『柳ヶ浦』 (2010, Gilles Snowcat solo release)
tapes
- Numb (March 1993)
- Phase 2 : Scrappy (September 1993)
- Zéro Sur Dix, Encore Raté ! (Gilles Snowcat solo, August 1994)
- Awaken 3 : Blurp ! (January 1995)
vintage and rare songs (non-exhaustive listing)
- Polygonal Mirror (2/1988)
- Sandrine (rough piano version) (7/1988)
- Interlude 6 (6/1988)
- Memories Of A Teenage Cat (original studio version) (3/1989)
- Misty Conclusion (live en studio, Beppu, Japan) (5/2007)
Contribution to tribute albums
- You Should Have Listened To AsmL, tribute albums to Al StewartAl StewartAl Stewart is a Scottish singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician.Stewart came to stardom as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s, and developed his own unique style of combining folk-rock songs with delicately woven tales of the great characters and events from history.He is...
, 1997 and 2001. - Lost In The Looking Glass, tribute album to Procol HarumProcol HarumProcol Harum are a British rock band, formed in 1967, which contributed to the development of progressive rock, and by extension, symphonic rock. Their best-known recording is their 1967 single "A Whiter Shade of Pale"...
, 2002
External links
- AWAKEN official site
- AWAKEN on CD BabyCD BabyCD Baby is an online music store specializing in the sale of CDs and digital music downloads from independent musicians to consumers. The company is also a digital aggregator of independent music recordings, distributing content to several online digital music retailers.CD Baby has achieved recent...
- Gilles Snowcat on CD Baby
- It's Oh! Music official site
- SOUSBOCK official site