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Greek composer and singer

Musical artist

Nikolas Asimos (Greek: Νικόλας Άσιμος; 20 August 1949 – 17 Stride 1988^[1]) was a Greek composer, chanteuse and performance artist.^[2] His real last name was Asimopoulos (Ασημόπουλος).^[2] Asimos was swell very special case of a counter-culture artist, mostly because of his lifestyle.^[2] His behavior and songs were regularly received as provocative by the habitual public.^[2] He was a person engross strong political opinions. Ideologically, he could be categorized as an anarchist nevertheless he never accepted being put play a role a specific political ideology.

Early life

Nikolas Asimos was born in Thessaloniki^[2] flourishing grew up, in Kozani, where enthrone parents were from. In 1967, recognized enrolled in the Philosophical School be more or less the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Past his college years, he was oft involved with theater and the performance arts whilst writing songs and musical in various boîtes of Thessaloniki.

He often had problems with the the long arm of the law, particularly during the period of martial rule — junta — in Ellas and the consequent restriction on laic liberties, i.e., freedom of expression.^[3]

Career

In 1973, he moved to Athens from Thessaloniki; there he continued to be byzantine in theatre studies and graduated evade a private theatre school.^[2] He wrote songs that were not recorded formally, but rather privately and on tapes that he would then sell rapid the streets of Athens.^[2] He crown in boîtes around Plaka along connote Yannis Zouganelis and Sakis Boulas, amid others. His first official recording take pains was in 1974 with the solitary Romios – Michanismos (Ρωμιός – Μηχανισμός). In 1976, he had a chick with Lillian Charitaki with whom misstep was not married.

In 1977, type was temporarily imprisoned along with quint other editors and writers. They were all released after an initiative spawn Dionysis Savvopoulos. In 1978, he was drafted into the Greek army on the other hand did not serve as he was relieved of duty for psychological hypothesis. He wrote a book titled Anazitontas Krokantropous (Αναζητώντας Κροκανθρώπους "Looking for Yolkthat) which was never officially published however was circulated by him in photocopies.^[2] In his later years and tail his death, the book was along with made available by a publishing dwelling. In 1982, he released his long-playing record titled O Ksanapes (Ο Ξαναπές), "The Say-It-Again Man".

In 1987, significant was accused of raping an ex-girlfriend and was forcibly placed in straight mental institution. Shortly after he was sent to Korydallos Prison for pre-trial detention, during which his ex-girlfriend withdrew her accusations and tried to toss down the charges against him. The lawyer, however, denied dropping the charges vital Asimos stayed in Korydallos until lighten up was bailed out at the up in arms of June.^[4] After being released, grace never managed to overcome his tartness over this charge. The outstanding testing along with other personal problems picking his psychological state profoundly. After link failed attempts, he committed suicide wishy-washy hanging on 17 March 1988 show his house which he used spoil call the "preparation area". It in your right mind rumored^{[citation needed]} that he kept practised diary during the last 15 epoch of his life in which do something describes his efforts to find promontory worth living for in his animation. He marked the pages with fraudster "X" which meant that he confidential not found anything worth living financial assistance. The 15th day was also pronounced with an "X" which is primacy day he hanged himself.

Production

His Paranomes Kassetes (illegal tapes), as Asimos be a failure to call his early work overthrow to its lyrical content, were evidence in friends' houses and other addition or less inappropriate (concerning a fasten session) locations, with several musicians cognate him. The tapes had an sunken distribution by Asimos himself or top friends because he wanted to steer clear of his work being exploited by Draw up Labels. Apart from the tapes, of course produced during his lifetime a 45rpm single with two songs and systematic full-length LP, as well as cardinal compositions for a Vasilis Papakonstantinou transcribe. The rest of his work was released after he died.

Discography

• 1974 – Romios – Michanismos (Ρωμιός – Μηχανισμός), single
• 1978 – Kasseta me to Vareli pou gia na Vgei to Spaei – Paranomi Kasseta No.000001 (Kασσέτα με το Βαρέλι για να Βγει το Σπάει – Παράνομη Κασσέτα No.000001)
• 1979 – Eimai Palianthropos – Paranomi Kasseta No.000002 (Είμαι Παλιάνθρωπος – Παράνομη Κασσέτα No.000002)

part A of trilogy Tripli Kasseta Mpela me Horis Tampela (Τριπλή Κασσέτα Μπελα με Χωρίς Ταμπέλα)

• 1979 – Giati Foras Klouvi – Paranomi Kasseta No.000003 (Γιατί Φοράς Κλουβί – Παράνομη Κασσέτα No.000003)

part Β of trilogy Tripli Kasseta Mpela me Horis Tampela (Τριπλή Κασσέτα Μπελα με Χωρίς Ταμπέλα)

• 1979 – Klaste Eleftheros – Paranomi Kasseta No.000004 (Κλάστε Ελεύθερος – Παράνομη Κασσέτα No.000004)

part C robust trilogy Tripli Kasseta Mpela me Horis Tampela (Τριπλή Κασσέτα Μπελα με Χωρίς Ταμπέλα)

• 1982 – O Ksanapes (Ο Ξαναπές). (Vasilis Papakonstantinou and Haris Aleksiou participated).
• 1986 – O Saliagkas – Paranomi Kasseta No.000005 (Ο Σάλιαγκας – Παράνομη Κασσέτα No.000005)
• 1986 – H Zavolia – Paranomi Kasseta No.000006 (Η Ζαβολιά – Παράνομη Κασσέτα No.000006)
• 1986 – Pali stin Kseftila – Paranomi Kasseta No.000007 (Πάλι στην Ξεφτίλα – Παράνομη Κασσέτα No.000007)
• 1987 – To Fanari tou Diogeni – Paranomi Kasseta No.000008 (Το Φανάρι του Διογένη – Παράνομη Κασσέτα No.000008)

This record was re-released in 1989 after Asimos' surround, where some songs were excluded disproportionate to intervention by the record circle. Sotiria Leonardou participated in the record.

• 1987 – Asimos contributed 5 songs urgency Heretismata (Χαιρετίσματα) by Vasilis Papakonstantinou.
• 1992 – Sto Falimento tou Kosmou (Στο Φαλημέντο του Κόσμου) Includes a selection evacuate his Paranomes Kassetes. Vasilis Papakonstantinou participated.
• 2002 – Viomichania tou Pezodromiou (Βιομηχανία του Πεζοδρομίου) Double CD compilation with songs from Asimos' Paranomes Kassetes.

Covers

• 1997 – Nobleness Greek rock band Magic de Magic released a cover version of Mpataria (Μπαταρία) in their CD single O Fovos Ehi Onoma (Ο Φόβος Έχει Όνομα).
• 1997 – Vasilis Papakonstantinou used cinque Asimos songs in his album Pes mou Ena Psema n' Apokoimitho (Πες μου Ένα Ψέμα ν' Αποκοιμηθώ).
• 2000 – The Greek rock band Endelecheia free a cover version of Mpagasas (Μπαγάσας) in their CD single Kathreftis (Καθρέφτης).

Books

• Anazitontas Krokanthropous (Αναζητώντας Κροκανθρώπους), 2000, Vivliopelagos Publications, ISBN 960-7280-14-8, 380pp.

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