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Romy Haag Remix by Matt Pop
Album: 2-TiME
Released: Nov 6, 2008
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  • Genre: Classical / Electronica / Pop

    Location FR

    Profile Views: 32973

    Last Login: 11/10/2010

    Member Since 9/9/2006

    Website http://www.kajanus.com

    Record Label For NOIR's 'Strange Desire' CD: Angel Air Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    NOTE: I think Matt Pop's remix of my band DATA's 'Romy Haag' is the best of any DATA remix that I've heard so far. -- Georg Kajanus .... Kajanus Biography:.... Georg Kajanus is a composer and singer/songwriter. He is the great-grandson of Robert Kajanus: composer, conductor, confidant of Sibelius and founder of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. .... Born in Trondheim, Norway, Kajanus moved with his mother and sister to Paris at the age of thirteen. It was there that he studied music and the classical guitar, as well as attending the Cité Universitaire's flying school. The family then relocated to Canada where Kajanus worked as a stained glass window designer in Montreal..... After a yearlong journey through the Middle East and Europe, Kajanus moved to London, where he formed the folk/rock group, Eclection, whose other members included Kerrilee Male, Trevor Lucas, Michael Rosen and Gerry Conway. Eclection was one of the few British signings to the American label, Elektra Records and they released one album entitled 'Eclection', which was a personal favorite of Elektra's founder, Jac Holzman. Eclection toured the UK extensively and appeared with such acts as Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan at the Isle Of Wight Festival..... Five years later, Kajanus used the colorful night life of Paris to invent Sailor, his second and highly successful foray in the music world. Kajanus was the lead singer and songwriter for the band, which was best known for the hits, 'Glass Of Champagne' and 'Girls, Girls, Girls'. Sailor was awarded numerous gold and silver records for its success in Europe and Australia. In total, Kajanus' compositions for Sailor have gone to the top of the European pop charts 19 times in the 1970s and the 1990s. .... Kajanus then left Sailor to experiment with electronic music with his new creation, DATA. The classically orientated title track of DATA's first album, 'Opera Electronica', was used as the theme music to the short film, 'Towers Of Babel' (1981), which was directed by Jonathan Lewis and starred Anna Quayle and Ken Campbell. 'Towers Of Babel' was nominated for a BAFTA award in 1982 and won the Silver Hugo Award for Best Short Film at the Chicago International Film Festival of the same year. Kajanus followed 'Opera Electronica' with two more albums, '2-Time' (1983) and 'Elegant Machinery' (1985). In 1986, Kajanus co-wrote & co-produced the album 'UME' with renowned film composer Shigeru Umebayashi ('The House of Flying Daggers', '2046' and ‘Hannibal Rising’)..... After a painting sojourn in Mexico, Kajanus reformed Sailor in 1990 and it went on to achieve further success in Europe. In the late nineties, Kajanus left the group again to form the poetic-techno duo Noir with Tim Dry (previously of Tik and Tok). Noir's single 'Walking' was used extensively in the Channel 4 television series, 'Feast', an avant-garde culinary program directed by TV food maestro David Pritchard. 'Feast' was also hosted by Noir..... Kajanus composed the music (with Henry Marsh) for the British TV series, 'The Kid' (1986). He also composed the soundtracks for two documentaries directed by German filmmaker Monika Treut: 'Didn't Do It For Love' (1997) and 'Gendernauts' (1999). His song 'A Glass of Champagne' has appeared in the Marks and Spencer Autumn Collection advert in 2006 and in the award-winning films 'The Filth and the Fury' (2000) and 'Five Minutes of Heaven' (2009) with Liam Neeson..... Latest News: The Background to Kajanus' SAILOR, a New Musical in Development: .... "Over thirty years ago, 'Sailor' began as a romantic drama in the mind of composer and writer Georg Kajanus. His passion for the romance of the sea and the seedy Red Light Districts of Europe had culminated in a bittersweet musical about two people searching for love in the ruins of post-War Marseille. Although Kajanus had written the music, lyrics and book for the musical – then titled 'The Red Light Review' – in the end, it never saw the light of day at that time. Instead, Kajanus chose to form a uniquely theatrical pop music group with Phil Pickett, Henry Marsh and Grant Serpell, which he called SAILOR. .... In 2009, Kajanus began to work with playwright-screenwriter Roberto Trippini and actress-writer Barbie Wilde on a new version of his musical 'Sailor' from his original story from the 1970s and 1980s that contains a unique perspective on life, violence and love. 'Sailor' is not only a romantic voyage – it also depicts the brutality of war and life on the fringes of society."....Check out the website for the new musical 'Sailor' at:.... ...... .... .... Kajanus is also exploring his great-grandfather's classical roots and mining his well-honed pop music sensibilities to create, 'People Industry'™ ©1999-2007, which is an unusual look at the extraordinary world of Homo Sapiens. To find out more about 'People Industry', click the link below for the Official 'PEOPLE INDUSTRY' Website:.... ...... .... .... RELEASE NEWS: In September 2008, Cherry Red Records (7Ts) released the first two albums by Sailor, the second of which, "Trouble", hit No.45 in Britain and No.40 in Germany. Includes the world-wide hit singles 'Girls Girls Girls' (UK No.7, Germany No.2, Australia No.14, Switzerland No.3) and 'A Glass Of Champagne' (UK No.2, Germany No.3, Australia No.5, Switzerland No.2). Here's the link to Amazon: .... ...... .... .... In July 2009, Cherry Red Records released the Sailor albums 'The Third Step' and 'Checkpoint Charlie'. Here's the link to Amazon:.... ...... .... .... Cherry Red also released Sailor's 'Hideaway' in 2009. Here's the link to Amazon:.... ...... .... .... NOIR's 'Strange Desire' CD was released by Angel Air Records on the 3rd of September, 2007. Angel Air has also released several Sailor CDs and DVDs. Follow the link to Angel Air:.... ...... .... .... A re-working of 'A Glass of Champagne' - called 'Jumping All Over The World' - is available as the title track on the album by German mega-techno band, Scooter. Scooter's album 'Jumping All Over The World' entered the UK album charts at No. 1 in June 2008. Listen to the track at Amazon.co.uk at: .......... .... .... Here's a link to a dance cover version of 'La Cumbia' by Cuba Club on Amazon. Also available worldwide on iTunes:.......... .... .... .. .. Watch Kajanus, Sailor, DATA & Noir videos on Youtube:.... ...... .... .... Watch the rare video of 'Fallout' Directed by David Rose on Youtube:.... ...... .... .... Watch Noir Videos on Youtube:.... ...... .... .... Watch Sailor Videos on the Marinero Youtube Site:.... ...... .... .... .. The Sailor Fan Club Web Site:.... ...... .... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. />.. .... ....

  • Members

    GEORG KAJANUS was the founding member of the following bands:.. ECLECTION (with Trevor Lucas, Kerrilee Male, Michael Rosen, Gerry Conway).. SAILOR (with Henry Marsh, Phil Pickett, Grant Serpell).. DATA (with Frankie and Phillipa Boulter).. NOIR (with Tim Dry)... Georg is the composer of the new classical work, 'People Industry'..... NOIR's 'Strange Desire' CD was released on the 3rd of September, 2007 by Angel Air Records.....

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