Karel Fialka

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film noir songs

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Released: 1 Jan 2009

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film noir songs
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Hey matthew
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Armband
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The Eyes Have It
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Still Life
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Genre: Ambient / Electro / New Wave
Location UK
Profile Views: 30716
Last Login: 20/04/2012
Member Since 30/06/2006
Website karelfialka.com
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.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ^..FILM NOIR.....................NEW ALBUM..OUT NOW .... .. Limited Edition of 500 copies, visit the website for more info; .. http://www.karelfialka.com/sites/noir/index.html .. .. .. .. BUY FILM NOIR AS AN MP3 ALBUM DOWNLOAD .. FROM; .. HMV, NAPSTER, AMAZON, iTunes & many other outlets .. .. .. .. .. (www.paulrobertspaintings.co.uk) .. ..
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.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..KAREL FIALKA .., electro artist and poet, was born in Bengal, India to a Czech father & Scottish mother. In 1979 his Indie release "ARMBAND" on the Red Shift label became a cult classic. Then in 1980 he had a radio hit with the song "THE EYES HAVE IT", which has been featured on many New Wave collections, and still has a lot of airplay. This was taken from his critically well-received "STILL LIFE" LP on the Blueprint label. ..
Influences
Virtually everything that is seen, heard or read.......but most especially .... MUSIC..Mose Allison, David Bowie, Duke Ellington, Little Richard, Bob Dylan, Steve Reich... WRITERS..Graham Greene, Kurt Vonnegut, Simon Raven, TSEliot... FILM...John Carpenter, Akiro Kurosawa, Jean-Luc Godard, Tim Burton...
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.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Other releases from this album were another version of "ARMBAND" and (the almost prophetic) "FILE IN FORGET". .. .. .. It was to be another eight years before his next major release, though he was a very active songwritter during the time and numerous artists have covered his songs. 1988 brought Karel his biggest hit, the catchy and serious "HEY MATTHEW" on Miles Copelands I.R.S. records. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. The follow up album was "HUMAN ANIMAL", containing more quirky glimpses of life from Karel's unique point of view. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Two other singles were released from the album "EAT,DRINK,DANCE,RELAX" & "YOU BE THE JUDGE" The CD version of the album included extended mixes including 2 new versions of the 1980 single "THE EYES HAVE IT!" .. .. .. Karel is still writing and recording with other bands and artists, as well as being deeply immersed in production duties. He has been at work on his third album for sometime, a dark hommage called "FILM NOIR" which is with us now..available as an mp3 download from the usual sites, or in two hard copy formats from karelfialka.com ... Listen to the unique & powerful concepts of KAREL FIALKA!.. .. .. .. ....from review in Oyster Magazine by "Thomas Lee"...... the 80's. The second release to come from District 6, Nouvelle Vague Presents New Wave...The compilation CD was hand picked Marc Collin and Gilles Le Guen; and includes covers by some of the most notable bands of the period. Not only do you get to hear the masters of post punk, you also acquire a further insight into their roots. With 24 tracks, spanning over two discs, you’re bound to strike gold..... KAREL FIALKA’s reshaping of The Doors’ 'PEOPLE ARE STRANGE' makes looking broody seem all the more attainable, as it’s helped along the way by faux-organs of doom and drums that are played at tantric pace.".. In October 2007 , Berlin-based !K7 records released"THE THINGS I SAW" as a mashup mixed with "THE MISIDO MONARCHY" by Akiko Kiyama on the BOOKASHADES DJ KICKS compilation......................... Plans are also being made to re-release the HUMAN ANIMAL album... Whatever you want it to be.... .. .. .. .. ^Ambient concert in Cromarty .. .. .. .. .. "The Tempest" by Paul Roberts (www.paulrobertspaintings.co.uk) .. ..