en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/justThor/journal The Last.fm journal for justThor. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/justThor/journal/2008/02/16/1zqco_turkey_officially_presents_eurovision_song_contest_entry_for_belgrade Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:54:29 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/justThor/journal/2008/02/16/1zqco_turkey_officially_presents_eurovision_song_contest_entry_for_belgrade Youtube Link - Mor Ve Ötesi - "Deli" - TRT Video - Watch Now Turkey's Eurovision Song 2008

Turkish broadcaster TRT has this evening officially presented their entry for the 2008 eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade during the TRT Channel 1 news programme. The selected alternative rock group, Mor ve Ötesi will perform the song Deli in the turkish language.

TRT the turkish broadcaster invited Mor ve Ötesi to be the turkish representative in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest , this invitation was duly accepted by the band, and their participation in Belgrade was confirmed in December 2007.

During January, three songs were recorded in the studio for submission to a special jury comprising TRT officials as well as turkish music professionals. From these songs, Deli was confirmed as the jury's choice earlier today.

Mor ve Ötesi, which literally translates as Violet and Beyond are a four man band made up of Kerem Kabadayi, Kerem Özyeğen, Burak Güven and Harun Tekin.

The band was formed back in 1995, two of the personnel are different from the original line up. They have enjoyed a twelve year career which has seen five albums released from 1996 to 2006. In addition to this, the band has had no fewer than fifteen sell out concerts outside of Turkey, these being primarily in Germany and the Netherlands.

Previous material recorded has included songs about political problems and personal problems the band members have encountered in their own lives.

The chosen song Deli is an uptempo rock song . Mor ve Ötesi will participate in the Second Semi-Final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade on Thursday 22nd of May.

TRT, the turkish broadcaster has also launched their official Eurovision Song Contest website today, where further details, and photographs of the band can be found.

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Links: Eurovision News]]> http://www.last.fm/user/justThor/journal/2006/12/03/1zq7c_album_%3A_serenades_in_blood_minor Sun, 3 Dec 2006 08:48:23 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/justThor/journal/2006/12/03/1zq7c_album_%3A_serenades_in_blood_minor Carpathian Full Moon's Serenades in Blood Minor begins with a token doom metal instrumental intro called "Moonrise..." and concludes with a similarly textbook closer named "...Dawn." In between, the Norwegian quintet conjures a pretty solid set of doom/death overtures, most of which adhere to the then nascent style's core characteristics, while also finding a little room to explore new territory. Though the grinding power chords and inspired leads of guitarists Endre Begby and Jorgen Hansen can claim most of the credit for this, atmospheric synthesizer swathes and eerie minor-key acoustic guitar passages are also introduced to great effect on standouts like "De Praestigus Daemonum 1563" and "Luna Garden." And rather than assuming the usual deep doom growl preferred by many of his contemporaries, vocalist Henrik Pettersen utilizes a hoarse rasp, which somehow lends mournful ruminations like "Above the Pantheon" and the title track an even deeper sense of gloom and despair. The one exception is "Sarah Ellen," where he tries a subdued falsetto on for size with decidedly sketchy results, but this hardly detracts from the album's otherwise steady flow. Years on, late arrivals may find Serenades' straightforward nature somewhat mundane, but the band can hardly be blamed. After all, when this record was released, the doom/death movement had only just come to prominence out of the U.K., and with that in mind, Carpathian Full Moon may even seem to be a little bit ahead of its time. ~ Ed Rivadavia, All Music Guide

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