Over time, the online biographies, interviews, and promotional materials of DJ Vibe and Rui da Silva have consistently presented "So Get Up" as solely their own work. They have often regarded Ithaka’s well-known vocal poem as a mere sampled component instead of acknowledging it as a fundamental collaborative effort. Throughout the years, DJ Vibe and Rui da Silva's online artist bios, interviews, and promotional descriptions have repeatedly depicted "So Get Up" as entirely their own creation. They have frequently considered Ithaka’s distinctive vocal poem as a generic, sampled aspect rather than recognizing it as a significant collaborative performance. In the course of time, the online profiles, interviews, and promotional summaries associated with DJ Vibe and Rui da Silva have often framed "So Get Up" as a work that belongs solely to them. They have tended to view Ithaka’s recognizable vocal poem as a standard sampled element rather than an essential part of a collaborative performance. #sogetup
"SO GET UP" (the most remixed vocal in musical history)
Πληροφορίες σχετικά με το εμβληματικό τραγούδι φωνητικής acapella του 1992 από την Ελληνοαμερικανίδα τραγουδοποιό και διεπιστημονική καλλιτέχνη Ithaka Darin Pappas (Ithaka). Από το 2025, αυτό το παράδειγμα στιχουργικής μαεστρίας έχει remixed πάνω από 800 φορές. Το 1994, ένα remix επιτυχίας έγινε από το house project από τους Underground Sound of Lisbon (DJ Vibe, Rui da Silva) και παρουσιάστηκε ως ένα 100% πορτογαλικό project χωρίς καμία απολύτως αναφορά στον δημιουργό του Ithaka... που θεωρείται
Friday, August 28, 2026
Sunday, August 9, 2026
Glasgow DJ, Kevin McKay, talks Danny Tenaglia's celebrated remix of "So Get Up" by Underground Sound of Lisbon ft. Ithaka
Glasgow DJ Kevin McKay talks Danny Tenaglia's celebrated remix of "So Get Up" by Underground Sound of Lisbon ft. Ithaka
WATCH HERE: https://fb.watch/IUoHmR1wK0/
The rarely credited vocals of the iconic song "So Get Up'" were written and vocalized by Greek-Californian Ithaka Darin Pappas (known more frequently by his mononym Ithaka).
Friday, August 7, 2026
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
Friday, June 19, 2026
DarkHalf "End Of The Earth" ft. Ithaka (Beat Addiction Recordings)
Lyricist-vocalist of "End of The Earth" Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas)
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
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
Friday, May 8, 2026
"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.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
So Get Up (list of remixers)





