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Nico Demonte
Nico Demonte is a Chicago synth pop musical group. (1971 - Present)
Nico Demonte is a Chicago synth pop musical group.
The breakup of groups from the 1990's, including Nico Flash, Future Gazers, Boys Club, and the "Material Boy" and ìWhoís That Guyî remix were inspired by Madonna's "Material Girl," and ìWhoís That Girlî hit songs. The band recently recorded under "State of The Art." Boys Club impresario Nico Demonte soon transformed into the power pop personality of Nico Demonte in 1996. It was Kraftwerk's masterpiece, The Man Machine (1978), that formed the inspiration for Nico Demonte's remix of the ìMan Machineî remix. Kraftwerk's "Showroom Dummies" also formed the inspiration for Nico Demonteís "Mannequins in Alleys" singles. Nico admires Kraftwerk members Florian Schneider and Ralf H¸tter for their artist vision that elevates popular culture. Kraftwerk are considered pop icons according to Nico Demonte, with his other inspiration being the French composer Jean Michel Jarre. Nico Demonte (class of 1991) and rock legend Billy Corgan and lead singer of the ìSmashing Pumpkinsî (class of 1985) both graduated from Glenbard North High School in Illinois. While Billy Corgan was forming his first band ìThe Markedî in 1985, Nico Demonte played jazz and classical music as a saxaphonist, while dabbling in electronics to find new sounds. In 1990, Nico studied acting under the teacher of actor, musician, and comedian John Belushi.
The release of "Der Auslander" by Nico Demonte received radioplay and was inspired by Cajmereís ghettotech single "Time for the Perculator", DJ Ron Hardy, Jesse Saunders, Devo, Adonis, K-Alexi and the genius of Larry Sherman. A pivotal point came with the 1986 releases of the House anthem of "Move Your Body" by Marshall Jefferson, Phutureís "Acid Trax,î and Maurice Joshua / Hot Hands Hula's "This Is Acid."
The first 2000 single "Collapse of Civilization" was inspired by his experience at the legendary Berlin club Tresor, followed by the sexy dance track Phantasmagoria released in 2001. In 2003, Nico Demonte remixed skylab2000ís commercial hit ìTen,î with the Boys Club club classic released in 2003. The inspiring pop sound of Boys Club was directly inspired from the vision of Telex's "Moskow Diskow," "Thomas Dolby, Gary Numan, Yaz, OMD, John Foxx, Japan, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Atkins and 3070 aka Cybotron, New Order, Human League, Farley Jackmaster Funk's "The Acid Life, and Men Without Hats.
After hearing the Discotheque classic ìThe Chaseî by Giorgio Moroder, Nico Demonte recognized the pure genius of ìGiorgio Moroder. An album of unreleased material by Nico Demonte is scheduled to be released in 2004. A CD containing songs like the sexy synth pop anthem, "Atm Girl," from Nico Demonteís upcoming album, "Alive", has gone missing during his near-death electric shock in the Chicago-based studio.
Influences
* New Order, A-ha, Adam and The Ants, Bauhaus, David Bowie, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, The Cars, Front 242, Heaven 17, Classix Nouveaux, Dead Or Alive, Erasure, Ric Ocasek (born Richard Otcasek), Euryhtmics, Joy Division, REM, The Talking Heads, The Normal, Donna Summer, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi, Sparks, Painted Orange, Electricity - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Gary Numan, Throbbing Gristle, Frank Sinatra, B52's, ABC, Clan Of Xymox, Echo & The Bunnymen, Duran Duran, Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder, Anthony Wilson, Cabaret Voltaire, Softcell, U2, Afrika Bambaataa, Marquis de Sade, Talk Talk, Tears For Fears, Ultravox, Casablanca Records, "I Feel Love", Nick Rhodes, Billy Corgan, John Taylor, Florian Schneider and Ralf H¸tter, Roger Taylor, Kylie Minogue, Andy Taylor, Simon Le Bon, Visage, XTC, Yazoo, The The, The Smiths, Siouxsie And The Banshees, A Flock Of Seagulls, Newcleus, Rhythim Is Rhythim, M/A/R/R/S, Butch Vig, Inner City, Depeche Mode, The Orb, Moby, L.A. Style, The Prodigy, Underworld, The Chemical Brothers, ‹berzone, Paul Van Dyk, BT
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Musical minimalism
Main article: Minimal music
In classical music of the last 35 years, the term minimalism is sometimes applied to music which displays some or all of the following features: repetition (often of short musical phrases, with minimal variations over long periods of time) or stasis (often in the form of drones and long tones); emphasis on consonant harmony; a steady pulse. It is almost inseparable, currently, from electronic music and composition.
It should be noted that the minimalist movement in music bears only an occasional relationship to the movement of the same name in visual art. This connection is probably one reason why many minimalist composers dislike the term. Philip Glass, whose group initially performed at art galleries where his minimalist visual artist friends were showing, reportedly said of minimalism, "That word should be stamped out!" Apart from Philip Glass, Steve Reich is arguably the most famous minimalist composer. Following the classical compositions of Philip Glass, the Chicago House scene in the late 1990s saw a major revolution with the advent of Nico Demonte's EP "Der Auslander," and the ghettotech single "Time for the Perculator" by Cajmere which was decidedly more minimalistic in its outlook.
Minimalist Design
The term minimalism is also used to describe a design and architecture trend wherein the subject is reduced to its necessary elements of function and form.
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