Stephane K / IVibes interview excerpt: What is your favourite track ever?

April 3rd, 2002 IVIBES4

IVIBES: What is your favourite track ever?

Stephane K: "USL ft. Ithaka "So Get Up"

http://www.ivibes.org/index.php?article=682

DarkHalf "End Of The Earth" ft. Ithaka (Beat Addiction Recordings)

 

DarkHalf "End Of The Earth" ft. Ithaka (Beat Addiction Recordings)

https://www.discogs.com/release/1492906-Darkhalf-Yiyo-End-Of-The-Earth-Batty

"End of the Earth" is a legendary drum and bass track from 2008

by the incredibly talented Swindon-based hip hop and drum and bass/jungle 

producer known as DarkHalf (aka  Robert Winterflood).

The song features the vocals and poetry of Ithaka (or Ithaka Darin Pappas) from Los Angeles. Ithaka's song, Escape From The City of Angels (featuring Marta Dias) appeared in 

the feature film "Replacement Killers" directed by world-renowned filmmaker, Antoine Fuqua (Michael, Training Day).

"End of the Earth" is een legendarische drum and bass-track uit 2008 van de ongelooflijk getalenteerde hiphop- en drum and bass/jungle-producer DarkHalf (ook bekend als Robert Winterflood) uit Swindon. Het nummer bevat de zang en poëzie van Ithaka (of Ithaka Darin Pappas) uit Los Angeles. Ithaka's nummer "Escape From The City of Angels" (met Marta Dias) was te horen in de speelfilm "Replacement Killers", geregisseerd door de wereldberoemde filmmaker Antoine Fuqua (Michael, Training Day).

Producer: DarkHalf (aka Robert Winterflood)

https://soundcloud.com/Darkhalf

DarkHalf "End Of The Earth" ft. Ithaka (Beat Addiction Recordings)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgjLUZRQw-0

Lyricist-vocalist of "End of The Earth" Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas) 

1990's Portuguese Rave Compilation

A New Compilation Series Recaptures the ’90s Heyday of Rave in Portugal By April Clare Welsh · June 27, 2019   In 1994, Portugal’s dance music scene was thriving. Urban clubs and bars were offering a vibrant mix of European trance, acid house, Detroit techno, and house music from New York and Chicago. Secret raves were starting to emerge throughout the nation. During the summer of that year, a significant event took place at a medieval castle in Santa Maria da Feira, featuring New York’s Danny Tenaglia and Dutch DJ Jaydee as the main performers. This event represented a crucial turning point in the evolution of Portuguese rave culture. Simultaneously, Portugal’s alternative, underground party scene was also flourishing. The notorious U.K. free party collective, Spiral Tribe, arrived in 1996 and established themselves at Fonte da Telha, close to Costa da Caparica. Together with four other soundsystem collectives—Total Resistance, APA, Kamikaze, and Furious—they organized a series of events in hidden venues across the country. “There were raves in castles, convents—stuff like that,” recalls João Ervedosa, also known as DJ Shcuro/José Acid, whose Lisbon label Paraíso draws inspiration from the sounds of that time. “Beyond the club scene, there was this significant trance movement. People were traveling to Portugal from all over the globe.” These years were also pivotal for recorded dance music. Kaos Records, the nation’s first electronic label established by Portuguese producers Rui da Silva and DJ Vibe alongside promoter António Cunha, released key records from The Ozone and Urban Dreams; the track “So Get Up” (a remix of the iconic 1992 downtempo track by Ithaka aka artist Ithaka Darin Pappas) made by the Underground Sound of Lisbon became a defining anthem, and New York icon Junior Vasquez was the first U.S. DJ to spin the single during his set at Sound Factory. (It was subsequently licensed to the label Tribal America, accompanied by remixes from Vasquez and Danny Tenaglia.) This moment signified the onset of a lasting partnership between New York house and Portuguese dance music.

Source: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/rave-tuga-compilation-series

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_Get_Up

"So Get Up" van Ithaka (aka Ithaka Darin Pappas), geremixt en live uitgevoerd door Public Domain (Francois Zoontjes, Jorn Hanneman). De remix uit 1995 van Ithaka's iconische gedicht "So Get Up" uit 1992 is een absolute tijdloze klassieker uit de vroege hardcore. Het meest bepalende nummer van die generatie.

"So Get Up" van Ithaka (aka Ithaka Darin Pappas), geremixt en live uitgevoerd door Public Domain (Francois Zoontjes, Jorn Hanneman). De remix uit 1995 van Ithaka's iconische gedicht "So Get Up" uit 1992 is een absolute tijdloze klassieker uit de vroege hardcore. Het meest bepalende nummer van die generatie.

So Get Up (list of remixers)

 

Ithaka's iconic 1992 vocal-poem "So Get Up has been remixed, sampled and performed by a legion of top DJ & Producers, literally thousands. This is an incomplete list of the highest ranked individuals that have been associated with the poet Ithaka Darin Pappas' master work "So Get Up" (in order of current popularity).

Currently topped ranked DJs associated with Ithaka's "So Get Up":

David Guetta (France)

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike (Belgium)

Carl Cox (UK)

Armin Van Buuren (Netherlands)

Don Diablo (Netherlands)

Hardwell (Netherlands)

Eric Prydz (Swedish)

Paul Van Dyk

Headhunterz

Fatboy Slim (UK)

Pan-Pot (germany) Tassilo Ippenberger and Thomas Benedix

Paul Oakenfold (UK)

Heatbeat (Argentina)

Pete Tong (UK)

Miss Kittin (France) aka Caroline Herve

Danny Tenaglia (USA) aka Daniel Tenaglia

Cosmic Gate (Germany)

Ben Gold (UK) aka Benjamin Graham Lawton

Joris Voorn (Netherlands)

Technoboy (Italy) aka Cristiano Giusberti

D-Nox (Germany) aka Christian Wedekind

Nic Chagall (Germany)

Tom Hades (Belgium)

Phunk Investigation (Italy) Stefano Silvestri aka Armando Maggiorana

Alex Di Stefano (Italy) aka Alessio di Stefano

The Prophet (Netherlands) aka Dov J. Elkabas

Tuneboy (Italy) aka Antonio Dona

Da Tweekaz (Sweden) aka Kenth Kvien & Marcus Philip Berg-Iversen Nordli

Elite Force (UK) aka Simon Shackleton

Buraka Som Sistema (Portugal) aka Joao Barbosa

Lee Burridge (UK)

Jose Spinnin Cortes (Mexico) aka Jose Martin Cortes Jimenez

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Other known DJ/producers

that have been associated with So Get Up:

Meat Katie (UK) aka Mark Pember

Droppan (Hungary) aka 

Attila Droppán

Zack Dean (Hungary) aka Zakarias Denes

Westbam (Germany) aka Maximilian Lenz

Junior Vasquez (USA) aka Donald Gregory Mattern

Committee (Spain) aka Dimas Carbajo & J.J. de la Fuente

Public Domain (Netherlands) aka Jorn Hanneman & Francois Zoontjes

Stretch N Vern (UK) aka Stuart Silvester & Julian Peake

Moonmen (UK) aka Stuart Silvester & Julian Peake

Joystick (USA) aka Jason Zambito

Marcel (Hungary) Marcell Dundas

Ce Ce Lee (Italy) aka Fargetta, GianLuca Mensi, Alex Farolfi

PCP (Germany) aka Slam Burt, Marc Trauner, Pan Springer

K-Traxx (Italy) aka Antonio Dona

Mert Yücel (Turkey)

Eric Kupper (USA)

Rui da Silva (UK)

DJ Vibe (Portugal)

"Plug 'n' Play "Prophecy" ft. Ithaka (remixter Klassiker)

 

Plug 'N' Play „Prophecy“, ein Remix aus dem Jahr 2000 von „So Get Up“, dem historischen A-cappella-Stück des griechisch-amerikanischen Dichters Ithaka Darin Pappas (das am häufigsten geremixte gesprochene Gedicht in der Geschichte der elektronischen Musik).

Anmerkung: Im Jahr 2026 hatte Ithaka Darin Pappas, Texter und Sänger des Hits „Prophecy“ der deutschen Elektropop-Gruppe Plug 'n' Play, einen Gastauftritt in der ersten Folge der dritten Staffel der legendären HBO-Max-Serie Euphoria. Er spielte „Pacorro“, einen Mexikaner, der in den USA Asyl sucht. In den beiden Szenen, in denen Ithaka zu sehen ist, tritt auch die Hauptdarstellerin Zendaya auf.

 

Ithaka Darin Pappas in der Rolle des „Pacorro“ am Filmset von Euphoria (HBO Max) in Chihuahua, Mexiko

"Ándale" Euphoria - Stagione 3 Episodio 1 - Primo minuto (con Zendaya e Ithaka Darin Pappas)

"Euphoria" Season 3 Episode 1 - First Minute (with Zendaya & Ithaka Darin Pappas)

Nel segmento "Ándale" della prima puntata della terza stagione di Euphoria (HBO Max), Ithaka Darin Pappas, noto anche come l'artista Ithaka (Escape From The City Of Angels, So Get Up), interpreta un richiedente asilo di nome "Pacorro" in due sequenze. Una scena si svolge a Chihuahua, in Messico, dove Pacorro e i suoi amici aiutano Rue (Zendaya), una spacciatrice, a tirare fuori la sua Jeep dalle sabbie mobili. "Più forza!" urla Pacorro a Rue per far muovere la Jeep. Improvvisamente, lei si libera e saluta educatamente Pacorro e il suo gruppo, "Grazie, amici miei!", mentre sfreccia verso il confine con gli Stati Uniti con una borsa piena di droga. Il giorno dopo (nello stesso episodio), oltre il confine, ad Agua Dulce, in Texas, Rue (Zendaya) e Pacorro (Ithaka) si incontrano di nuovo su un autobus Greyhound diretto a Los Angeles. "Oh, merda, cos'è successo?" lo saluta lei. Pacarro risponde: "Hey USA" (il suo soprannome per Rue e American), e l'intero autobus pieno di migranti esplode in grida di giubilo: "USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFPDGVb70PM

Ithaka Darin Pappas è un artista multidisciplinare greco-americano, paroliere e cantante. La sua canzone "Escape From The City of Angels" (con Marta Dias) è apparsa nel film di Antoine Fuqua "Replacement Killers", e la sua poesia vocale del 1992 "So Get Up" è considerata la poesia a cappella recitata più remixata nella storia della musica.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17719220/mediaviewer/rm1820841218/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17719220/mediaviewer/rm1820841218/

#euphoria #zendaya #season3