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Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11 (1986)

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Sigue Sigue Sputnik - 'Love Missile F1-11' (1986) "Soon the whole world will know my name." Sigue Sigue Sputnik were a UK act active from 1982 to 1989, being the brainchild of Tony James , earlier of Generation X fame (the band that gave the world Billy Idol ), with Martin Degville on vocals and also featuring guitarist Neal X (a.k.a. Neal Whitmore ), keyboardist Yana YaYa (a.k.a. Jane Farrimond ) and two drummers, Chris Kavanagh and Ray Mayhew . The debut single 'Love Missile F1-11' was unleashed on the unsuspecting world on the 17th of February, 1986, with a music video in tow, directed by Hugh Scott-Symonds . Sigue Sigue Sputnik, supposedly named after a Russian street gang (though it seems the name originates from the Philippines and literally means in Spanish "Go, go, satellite"), were the ultimate 1980s gimmick band and hype act. Their sound can be described a sort of electronic rockabilly. They cited Suicide, the pio...
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Bring the Beat Back by Hannu Puttonen (1992)

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“For me, house means liberation from the burden of history and musical tradition. Rock is dead.” Bring the Beat Back! is a 1992 techno music documentary by Finnish director/screenwriter Hannu Puttonen (1960 - 2023), made in close collaboration with video artist Kimmo Sininen who provided visuals for the film. Talo, jonka Jaska jätti rakentamatta ("The house that Jack left unbuilt") is the alternative title for the film. With the length of 45 minutes, the documentary managed to capture the spirit of those heady days when the new electronic dance music culture was loaded with high hopes and expectations, for better or worse. The film had its Finnish premiere on 3 July 1992 at Illusion cinema in Helsinki. Soon afterwards it was shown on Finnish television (YLE TV1, 10 July 1992), with some five minutes left off from the original version. Unfortunately, these days it's very hard to see the film in any format. Hannu Puttonen Hannu Puttonen explained the ...
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Ruusujen aika / A Time of Roses (1969)

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Ruusujen aika - original trailer (1969) (CC: English subtitles) Ruusujen aika / A Time of Roses - restoration trailer by Deaf Crocodile (1969/2023) (English subtitles) Theme from Ruusujen aika / A Time of Roses by Otto Donner (1969) Otto Donner - 'Pääskytorni' (1969) Otto Donner - Suite from Ruusujen Aika (a.k.a. A Time of Roses , Finland 1969) Warning: spoilers. Tarja Markus (Anu) and Ritva Vepsä (Kisse). "Me tuijotamme menneisyyteen, suremme tulevaa aikaa..." "We stare at the past, mourn for the time to come..." Ruusujen aika ( A Time of Roses ) Director: Risto Jarva Country of origin: Finland (1969). Original length: 108 minutes. Production company: Filminor Oy. Premiere (Finland): 7 February 1969. Script: Peter von Bagh, Risto Jarva, Jaakko Pakkasvirta, Antti Peippo, Kullervo Kukkasjärvi, Titta Karakorpi, Seppo Palosaari. Editing: Jukka Mannerkorpi. Cinematography: Antti Peippo. Original mu...
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