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{{Short description|Belgian musical group}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
{{Infobox musical artist
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| name = AWAKEN
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| alias = 泡件, Trường Hợp Bong Bóng
| alias = 泡件, Trường Hợp Bong Bóng
| origin = [[Belgium]]. Also [[Japan]] and [[Vietnam]]. + [[France]], [[Australia]], [[England]]
| origin = [[Belgium]]; also [[Japan]], [[Vietnam]], [[France]], [[Australia]], [[England]]
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[disco]], [[hard rock]], [[progressive rock]], [[Hi-NRG]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[reggae]], [[art rock]]<ref>[http://fp.nightfall.fr/index.php?idchoix=4413 Review from Forces Parallèles]</ref>
| genre = [[Disco]], [[rock music|rock]], [[Funk music|funk]], [[hard rock]], [[Hi-NRG]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[reggae]], [[J-pop]], [[art rock]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fp.nightfall.fr/index.php?idchoix=4413|title=Gilles SNOWCAT : MOKO-MOKO COLLECTION (2012)|website=Fp.nightfall.fr|access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref>
| years_active = 1988–present
| years_active = 1988–present
| label = [http://www.its-oh.net It's Oh! Music]
| label = [http://www.its-oh.net It's Oh! Music]
| associated_acts = 猫川~Dòng Sông Mèo, Gilles Snowcat, Sousbock
| associated_acts = 猫川~Dòng Sông Mèo, Gilles Snowcat, Sousbock
| website = {{URL|http://gilles-snowcat.com/}}
| website = {{URL|http://gilles-snowcat.com/}}
| current_members = various (see "Musicians" section of this page).
| current_members = various (see "Musicians" section of this page).
| past_members = various (see "Musicians" section of this page).
| past_members = various (see "Musicians" section of this page).
| notable_instruments = [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[guitar]], [[bass guitar]], [[drum machine]], [[Music sequencer|sequencer]], [[voice]], various
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'''Awaken''' is an [[Underground music|underground]] [[Rock music|rock]] [[Musical ensemble|band]] / [[independent music|indie]] music project based in [[Belgium]]. They released two official albums and numerous demo tapes and web-only singles since their early days in 1988.
'''Awaken''' is an [[Underground music|underground]] [[Rock music|rock]] [[Musical ensemble|band]] / [[independent music|indie]] music project based in [[Belgium]]. They have released two official albums, numerous demo tapes and web-only singles since their early days in 1988.
Not related to the modern Belgian scene at all ([[Deus (band)|dEUS]], [[Eté 67]], [[Girls in Hawaii]]), '''Awaken''' gained interest from Vietnamese people<ref>Interview Gilles Snowcat by Vietnamese webzine M!osaic, {{cite web|url=http://www.m-mosaic.com/articles/interview/read/539.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-05-08 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714010805/http://www.m-mosaic.com/articles/interview/read/539.html |archivedate=2011-07-14 |df= }}</ref> since the release of a Vietnamese song and legend, "Chú Mèo Ngủ Quên", and in Japan with the virtual EP "別府NIGHTS". Recently, a cover of a Vietnamese children song "Rửa Mặt Như Mèo" has been recorded and has been heard on Vietnamese internet, though not officially released.
Not related to the modern Belgian scene at all (such as [[Deus (band)|dEUS]], [[Eté 67]], [[Girls in Hawaii]]), Awaken gained interest from Vietnamese people,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.m-mosaic.com/articles/interview/read/539.html|title="Music is not an escape from reality" - When 'weird' indie speaks - Interview|date=14 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714010805/http://www.m-mosaic.com/articles/interview/read/539.html |access-date=10 May 2022|archive-date=2011-07-14 }}</ref> after the release of Vietnamese song, "Chú Mèo Ngủ Quên", and in Japan with the virtual EP "別府NIGHTS". Recently, a cover of Vietnamese children song "Rửa Mặt Như Mèo" has been recorded and heard on the Vietnamese internet, though not officially released. Since 2005, Awaken is part of the team on the indie Japanese label ''It's Oh! Music'', based in [[Miyazaki, Miyazaki|Miyazaki]] city.
Since 2005, '''Awaken''' is part of the team of the indies Japanese label [http://its-oh.web2.jp/ It's Oh! Music] based in [[Miyazaki, Miyazaki|Miyazaki]] city.


==The name==
==Name==
Though looking like a tribute to a [[Yes (band)|Yes]] [[Awaken (song)|song]], the name AWAKEN means "a matter of bubbles", according to the Japanese translation :
The name AWAKEN means "a matter of bubbles", according to the Japanese translation:
*泡件 (''awaken'') or アワケン in [[Japanese language|Japanese]]
*泡件 (''awaken'') or アワケン in [[Japanese language|Japanese]]
*泡件 (''pàojiàn'') in [[Chinese language|Chinese]]
*泡件 (''pàojiàn'') in [[Chinese language|Chinese]]
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==Genre==
==Genre==
AWAKEN's style is hard to define, though their roots are clearly inside the 1980s and 1970s, mixing [[disco]] beats and [[Progressive rock|progressive]] structures, [[karaoke]] arrangements and [[Heavy metal music|heavy]] sounds, Belgian [[New Beat]] rhythms and romantic [[New wave music|new wave]].<ref>Gabor Kleinbloesem, AOR Reviews, http://www.angelfire.com/ma/strutteraor/NEWREVIEWS99.htm</ref><ref>Kevin Julie, Universal Wheels, http://www.travellersintime.com/UniversalWheels/0602revs.html</ref> The instrumentation is often focussed on [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]] and [[electronic music|electronic]] sounds <ref>David, Forces Parallèles, http://fp.nightfall.fr/index_101_awaken-party-lyceum.html</ref> though electric [[guitar]] and [[bass guitar]] are more audible in recent songs.
AWAKEN's style mixes [[disco]] beats and [[Progressive rock|progressive]] structures, [[karaoke]] arrangements and [[Heavy metal music|heavy]] sounds, Belgian [[new beat]] rhythms and romantic [[New wave (music)|new wave]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.angelfire.com/ma/strutteraor/NEWREVIEWS99.htm|title=HOT NEW AOR REVIEWS|website=Angelfire.com|access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.travellersintime.com/UniversalWheels/0602revs.html|title=Universal Wheels E-Zine|website=Travellersintime.com|access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref> The instrumentation is often focussed on [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]] and [[electronic music|electronic]] sounds<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fp.nightfall.fr/index_101_awaken-party-lyceum.html|title=AWAKEN : PARTY IN LYCEUM'S TOILETS (2001)|website=Fp.nightfall.fr|access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref> though electric [[guitar]] and [[bass guitar]] are more audible in recent songs.
AWAKEN's latest songs have been influenced by various places in [[Japan]], [[Vietnam]] and the rest of the world : "The Train Is Leaving [[Kokura]]" mentions [[Kokura]] (小倉) and [[Usa, Oita|Usa]] (宇佐), "[[Beppu Nights]]" happens in [[Beppu]] (別府), known for its [[hot springs]], "[[Wasabi]] Kiss" describes the [[peninsula]] of [[Shuzenji]], "Yanagigaura" (柳ヶ浦) evoques the feeling of loneliness in the small city of [[:ja:柳ヶ浦駅|Yanagigaura]] and "As A Start : Cà Phê And Pizza" is an imaginary trip from [[Italy]], [[Vietnam]] and [[Japan]]. The 2009 single "My Last Evening In 大分" / "Chase Around 大分駅" is based on Gilles Snowcat's own memories of the city of Ôita, Japan.<ref>[http://its-oh.web2.jp/blog/yukineko/?p=137 It's Oh! Music Blog : 大分について歌]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
AWAKEN's latest songs have been influenced by various places in [[Japan]], [[Vietnam]] and the rest of the world : "The Train Is Leaving [[Kokura]]" mentions [[Kokura]] (小倉) and [[Usa, Oita|Usa]] (宇佐), "[[Beppu Nights]]" happens in [[Beppu]] (別府), known for its [[hot springs]], "[[Wasabi]] Kiss" describes the [[peninsula]] of [[Shuzenji]], "Yanagigaura" (柳ヶ浦) evoques the feeling of loneliness in the small city of [[:ja:柳ヶ浦駅|Yanagigaura]] and "As A Start : Cà Phê And Pizza" is an imaginary trip from [[Italy]], [[Vietnam]] and [[Japan]]. The 2009 single "My Last Evening In 大分" / "Chase Around 大分駅" is based on Gilles Snowcat's own memories of the city of Ôita, Japan.<ref>http://its-oh.web2.jp/blog/yukineko/?p=137 {{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


==Musicians==
==Musicians==
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*Trustno1: keyboards
*Trustno1: keyboards
*Jean-Paul Hupé: synthesizer programming
*Jean-Paul Hupé: synthesizer programming
*PatLap: lead voice and [[electroacoustic guitar]]
*PatLap: lead voice and [[Electro-acoustic guitar]]
*Paul G: electric guitar and lead voice
*Paul G: electric guitar and lead voice
*Trịnh Thanh Duyên: lead [[voice]]
*Trịnh Thanh Duyên: lead [[voice]]
*日向逸夫先生: [[programming (music)|programming]]
*日向逸夫先生 (Mr. Hyuga): [[programming (music)|programming]]
*トゥイちゃん: harmony voice and [[sound effect|FX]]
*トゥイちゃん (Tui-Chan): harmony voice and [[sound effect|FX]]
*[[Gilles Snowcat]] (雪猫ジル): lead voice, synthesizers, keyboards, programming, electric guitar, bass guitar, [[percussion instrument|percussion]], add.flute
*Gilles Snowcat (雪猫ジル): lead voice, synthesizers, keyboards, programming, electric guitar, bass guitar, [[percussion instrument|percussion]], add.flute


===Past musicians (members and guests)===
===Past musicians (members and guests)===
*[[:fr:Fabien Remblier|Fabien Remblier]] : lead voice and [[bass guitar]]
*[[:fr:Fabien Remblier|Fabien Remblier]] : lead voice and [[bass guitar]]
*Ced Mattys : bass guitar
*Ced Mattys : bass guitar
*[http://www.zoubibi.be Zoé de York], Cedric Hamelrijck, Mike Wolf and Yves Larivierre : guitar
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071013021153/http://www.zoubibi.be/ Zoé de York], Cedric Hamelrijck, Mike Wolf and Yves Larivierre : guitar
*Karo VR : guitar and voice
*Karo VR : guitar and voice
*小西順子さん, Ptit Bout, Julie Absil, Lionel Meessen, Amy Kay, Jenny Quinn, Gautier Elocman, Joëlle Yana, Ambre and Bridge : lead voice
*小西順子さん, Ptit Bout, Julie Absil, Lionel Meessen, Amy Kay, Jenny Quinn, Gautier Elocman, Joëlle Yana, Ambre and Bridge : lead voice
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==Collaboration==
==Collaboration==
*Though independent, AWAKEN is collaborating with Japanese label [http://its-oh.web2.jp It's Oh! Music] and appears on [[J-pop]] singer [[Koiko]]'s CD "Vitamin!".
*Though independent, AWAKEN is collaborating with Japanese label ''It's Oh! Music'' and appears on [[J-pop]] singer [[Koiko]]'s CD ''Vitamin!''.
*In 1999, AWAKEN was invited twice on stage to perform the song "Last Days Of The Century" with its creator [[Al Stewart]] ([http://home.scarlet.be/~ping9712/awaken-alstu99-engl.htm Al Stewart and Awaken pics]).<ref>[http://home.scarlet.be/~ping9712/awaken-alstu99-engl.htm Al Stewart jams with Gilles Snowcat from Awaken & Nekokawa: love music ~ magnetic soul<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*In 1999, AWAKEN was invited twice on stage to perform the song "Last Days Of The Century" with its creator [[Al Stewart]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://home.scarlet.be/~ping9712/awaken-alstu99-engl.htm|title=Al Stewart jams with Gilles Snowcat from Awaken & Nekokawa: love music ~ magnetic soul<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=Home.scarlet.be|access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref>
*French TV actor [[:fr:Fabien Remblier|Fabien Remblier]] recorded several songs with AWAKEN in 2000 and was supposed to be part of the 20th anniversary single in 2008.
*French TV actor [[:fr:Fabien Remblier|Fabien Remblier]] recorded several songs with AWAKEN in 2000 and was supposed to be part of the 20th anniversary single in 2008.


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*[[Alain Chamfort]]
*[[Alain Chamfort]]
*[[Cold Chisel]]
*[[Cold Chisel]]
*[[Peter Criss]]<ref>Kiss related recordings - Peter Criss cover versions, http://www.kiss-related-recordings.nl/coverversions_1978_peter.html</ref><ref>Peter Criss covers, http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/2131133/2325666/</ref>
*[[Peter Criss]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kiss-related-recordings.nl/coverversions_1978_peter.html|title=KISS coverversions from Peter Criss (1978)|website=Kiss-related-recordings.nl|access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://demonoid.com/|title=Free Online Games|website=Demonoid.com|access-date=10 May 2022}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*[[Deep Purple]]<ref>Deep Purple covers, http://www.thehighwaystar.com/rosas/misc/dpcovers.html</ref>
*[[Deep Purple]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehighwaystar.com/rosas/misc/dpcovers.html|title=Deep Purple Covers|website=Thehighwaystar.com|access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref>
*[[Depeche Mode]]
*[[Depeche Mode]]
*[[Earth Wind & Fire]]<ref>EWF covers, http://www.homdrum.net/ewf/cover_versions.html</ref>
*[[Earth Wind & Fire]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.homdrum.net/ewf/cover_versions.html |title=The surfer's guide to EWF - Who covered what? |website=www.homdrum.net |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070604193230/http://www.homdrum.net/ewf/cover_versions.html |archive-date=4 June 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Fish]]
*[[Fish]]
*[[Matthew Fisher]]<ref>Awaken covers Matthew Fisher, http://www.palersproject.com/looking-glass/something_awaken.htm</ref>
*[[Matthew Fisher (musician)|Matthew Fisher]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.palersproject.com/looking-glass/something_awaken.htm|title=Something I Should Have Known : Awaken|website=Palersproject.com|access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref>
*[[Genesis (band)|Genesis]]
*[[Genesis (band)|Genesis]]
*[[Ian Gillan]] / [[Roger Glover]]
*[[Ian Gillan]] / [[Roger Glover]]
*[[Philip Glass]]<ref>Awaken in Philip Glass site GlassPages, {{cite web|url=http://www.glasspages.org/news.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-05-08 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121045556/http://www.glasspages.org:80/news.html |archivedate=2010-01-21 |df= }}</ref>
*[[Philip Glass]]<ref>Awaken in Philip Glass site GlassPages, {{cite web|url=http://www.glasspages.org/news.html |title=GlassPages: News |access-date=2010-05-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121045556/http://www.glasspages.org/news.html |archive-date=2010-01-21 }}</ref>
*[[Michael Jackson]]
*[[Michael Jackson]]
*[[Jackson 5]]
*[[Jackson 5]]
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*[[Quincy Jones]]
*[[Quincy Jones]]
*[[Patrick Juvet]]
*[[Patrick Juvet]]
*[[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]<ref>Kiss related recordings - Kiss 1980 cover versions, http://www.kiss-related-recordings.nl/coverversions_1980_unmasked.html</ref>
*[[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kiss-related-recordings.nl/coverversions_1980_unmasked.html|title=KISS coverversions from Unmasked (1980)|website=Kiss-related-recordings.nl|access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref>
*[[Renaud Lhoest]]
*[[Jon Lord]]
*[[Jon Lord]]
*[[Paul McCartney]]
*[[Paul McCartney]]
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*[[Tangerine Dream]]
*[[Tangerine Dream]]
*[[Toto (band)|Toto]]
*[[Toto (band)|Toto]]
*[[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]]<ref>Uriah Heep Discography -related collection, http://www.uriahheep-discography.com/collection/heeprelcol.htm</ref><ref>Echoes In The Dark: Uriah Heep cover versions, http://www.echoes.dk/25covers.htm</ref>
*[[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uriahheep-discography.com/collection/heeprelcol.htm|title=Uriah Heep related collection, covers, coverversions|website=Uriahheep-discography.com|access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.echoes.dk/25covers.htm|title=Cover Versions|website=Echoes.dk|access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref>
*[[Vanilla Fudge]]
*[[Vanilla Fudge]]
*[[Neil Young]]
*[[Neil Young]]
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==Discography==
==Discography==
===LP===
===LPs===
*''[[Tales Of Acid Ice Cream]]'' (1 January 1996)
*''[[Tales Of Acid Ice Cream]]'' (1 January 1996)
*''[[Party In Lyceum's Toilets]]''<ref>[http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/party-in-lyceums-toilets/id281854778 Party In Lyceum's Toilets on iTunes]</ref> (14 February 2001)
*''[[Party In Lyceum's Toilets]]'' (14 February 2001)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/party-in-lyceums-toilets/281854778|title=Party In Lyceum's Toilets by Awaken|date=1 January 2001|access-date=10 May 2022|via=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref>
*''Moko-Moko Collection'' (『モコモコ・コレクション』) (22 February 2012, Gilles Snowcat solo release)<ref>[http://www.its-oh.net/index.php?option=com_muscol&view=album&id=29&Itemid=31 it's Oh! Music page for "Moko-Moko Collection"]</ref><ref>https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/mokomoko-collection/id500872609</ref>
*''Moko-Moko Collection'' (『モコモコ・コレクション』) (22 February 2012, Gilles Snowcat solo release)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://its-oh.net/index.php?option=com_muscol&view=album&id=29&Itemid=31 |title=It's Oh! MUSIC.net - モコモコ・コレクション - 雪猫ジル |website=its-oh.net |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323024615/http://its-oh.net/index.php?option=com_muscol&view=album&id=29&Itemid=31 |archive-date=23 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/mokomoko-collection/id500872609 |title=ITunes - Music - Mokomoko Collection by Gilles Snowcat |website=itunes.apple.com |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408102827/https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/mokomoko-collection/id500872609 |archive-date=8 April 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*''Nama Time!'' (『生タイム!』) (9 December 2015, Gilles Snowcat solo release, live album)<ref>http://music-book.jp/music/Artist/527798/Album/aaa3yrbc</ref><ref>http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E7%94%9F%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A0-%E9%9B%AA%E7%8C%AB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%AB/dp/B0183LVWOU</ref>
*''Nama Time!'' (『生タイム!』) (9 December 2015, Gilles Snowcat solo release, live album)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://music-book.jp/music/Artist/527798/Album/aaa3yrbc|title = 雪猫ジル「生タイム」のアルバムダウンロード｜音楽ランキングや最新曲ならmusic.jp|website=Music-book.jp}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E7%94%9F%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A0-%E9%9B%AA%E7%8C%AB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%AB/dp/B0183LVWOU|title = 生タイム|website=Amazon.co.jp}}</ref>


===EP===
===EPs===
*''[[Beppu Nights]]'' (『別府NIGHTS』) (2006) <ref>http://gilles-snowcat.com/gilles-snowcat-beppunights-jap.html Beppu Nights album focus</ref>
*''[[Beppu Nights]]'' (『別府NIGHTS』) (2006) <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gilles-snowcat.com/gilles-snowcat-beppunights-jap.html|title=『別府NIGHTS』( 雪猫ジルくん )|website=Gilles-snowcat.com|access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref>
*''This Mouth... (nhạc cho Em Mèo)'' (2008, Gilles Snowcat solo release)
*''This Mouth... (nhạc cho Em Mèo)'' (2008, Gilles Snowcat solo release)
*''How Many L Were In Your Name?'' / ''My Last Evening In 大分'' (Awaken version) / ''How Many L Were In Your Name?'' (hi-NRG mix)<ref>[http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/how-many-l-were-in-your-name/id352851630 How Many 'L' Were In Your Name? on iTunes]</ref> (2010)
*''How Many L Were In Your Name?'' / ''My Last Evening In 大分'' (Awaken version) / ''How Many L Were In Your Name?'' (hi-NRG mix)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/how-many-l-were-in-your-name/352851630|title=How Many 'L' Were In Your Name by Awaken|date=9 January 2010|access-date=10 May 2022|via=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref> (2010)
*''Yanagigaura'' (『''柳ヶ浦''』) (2010, Gilles Snowcat solo release)<ref>https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/yanagigaura/id355997793</ref>
*''Yanagigaura'' (『''柳ヶ浦''』) (2010, Gilles Snowcat solo release)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/yanagigaura/id355997793|title=Yanagigaura by Gilles Snowcat|website=[[iTunes]]|date=14 February 2010}}</ref>


===Singles (non-exhaustive listing)===
===Singles (non-exhaustive listing)===
*''One Wild War'' (2002)
*"One Wild War'' (2002)
*『''山葵ＫＩＳＳ''』 (read: Wasabi Kiss) (2003)
*"山葵KISS" (read: Wasabi Kiss) (2003)
*『''五本木の星''』 (read: Gohongi No Hoshi) (2003)
*"五本木の星" (read: Gohongi No Hoshi) (2003)
*『''ＤＲＵＮＫＥＮ熊''』 (read: Drunken Kuma) (2004)
*"DRUNKEN熊" (read: Drunken Kuma) (2004)
*''When Alena Entered The Quiet Room'' (2004)
*"When Alena Entered The Quiet Room" (2004)
*''Chú Mèo Ngủ Quên'' (2005)
*"Chú Mèo Ngủ Quên" (2005)
*''As A Start : Cà Phê & Pizza'' (2006)
*"As A Start : Cà Phê & Pizza" (2006)
*''Áo Dài Màu Hồng'' / ''Xúp Sô-Cô-La'' (2007)
*"Áo Dài Màu Hồng" / "Xúp Sô-Cô-La" (2007)
*''I Know Time Is Passing By...'' / ''『別府NIGHTS』 -disco take-'' (2008)
*"I Know Time Is Passing By..." / "別府NIGHTS" -disco take- (2008)
*''Riding The Yellow Line Gives Vibrations '' (2008, Gilles Snowcat solo release)
*"Riding The Yellow Line Gives Vibrations" (2008, Gilles Snowcat solo release)
*''The Blue Hanger (pink disco yellow mix)'' / ''Don't Worry Em Mèo (on the pops)'' / ''Riding The Yellow Line Gives Vibrations (still shaking mix)'' (2009, Gilles Snowcat solo release)
*"The Blue Hanger" (pink disco yellow mix) / "Don't Worry Em Mèo (on the pops)" / "Riding The Yellow Line Gives Vibrations" (still shaking mix) (2009, Gilles Snowcat solo release)
*『''My Last Evening In 大分』'' / ''『Chase Around 大分駅』'' (2009, Gilles Snowcat solo release)
*"My Last Evening In 大分" / "Chase Around 大分駅" (2009, Gilles Snowcat solo release)
*"Mardi Gras Station" (2017, Gilles Snowcat solo release)
*"バレた！" / "エレガントに" / "Three Kinds Of Milk (live)" (2017, Gilles Snowcat solo release)


===tapes===
===Tapes===
*''Numb'' (March 1993)
*''Numb'' (March 1993)
*''Phase 2'' : Scrappy (September 1993)
*''Phase 2'' : Scrappy (September 1993)
*''Zéro Sur Dix, Encore Raté !'' ([[Gilles Snowcat]] solo, August 1994)
*''Zéro Sur Dix, Encore Raté !'' (Gilles Snowcat solo, August 1994)
*''Awaken 3 : Blurp !'' (January 1995)
*''Awaken 3 : Blurp !'' (January 1995)


===vintage and rare songs (non-exhaustive listing)===
===Vintage and rare songs (non-exhaustive listing)===
*''Polygonal Mirror'' (2/1988)
*"Polygonal Mirror" (February 1988)
*''Sandrine'' (rough piano version) (7/1988)
*"Sandrine" (rough piano version) (July 1988)
*''Interlude 6'' (6/1988)
*"Interlude 6" (June 1988)
*''Memories Of A Teenage Cat'' (original studio version) (3/1989)
*"Memories Of A Teenage Cat" (original studio version) (March 1989)
*''Misty Conclusion'' (live en studio, [[Beppu]], Japan) (5/2007)
*"Misty Conclusion" (live in studio, [[Beppu]], Japan) (May 2007)


===Contribution to tribute albums===
===Contribution to tribute albums===
*''[[You Should Have Listened To AsmL]]'',<ref>Al Stewart covers, http://www.search.com/reference/Cover_versions</ref><ref>Al Stewart tribute albums, http://home.scarlet.be/~ping9712/awaken-asta-engl.htm</ref> tribute albums to [[Al Stewart]], 1997 and 2001.
*''You Should Have Listened To AsmL'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.search.com/reference/Cover_versions |title=Reference for List of notable cover versions - Search.com |website=www.search.com |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225074556/http://www.search.com/reference/Cover_versions |archive-date=25 February 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://home.scarlet.be/~ping9712/awaken-asta-engl.htm |title=AWAKEN : Official albums (Info, reviews and where to buy) |website=home.scarlet.be |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319044910/http://home.scarlet.be/~ping9712/awaken-asta-engl.htm |archive-date=19 March 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> tribute albums to [[Al Stewart]], 1997 and 2001.
*''[[Lost In The Looking Glass]]'',<ref>Procol Harum tribute album, http://www.palersproject.com/looking-glass/players.htm</ref> tribute album to [[Procol Harum]], 2002
*''Lost In The Looking Glass'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.palersproject.com/looking-glass/players.htm|title=People involved in the Palers' Project|website=Palersproject.com|access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref> tribute album to [[Procol Harum]], 2002


==''Party In Lyceum's Toilets''==
==''Party In Lyceum's Toilets''==
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{{Infobox album|
| Name = Party In Lyceum's Toilets
| italic_title = no
| name = Party In Lyceum's Toilets
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = [[Album]]
| Artist = Awaken
| artist = Awaken
| Cover = Piltcov_wk.JPG
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| Released = 2001
| alt =
| Recorded = 1999-2001, some bits in 1988
| released = 2001
| recorded = 1999–2001, some bits in 1988
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| Genre = [[Pop music|pop]], [[disco]], [[hard rock]], [[progressive rock]], [[hi-NRG]]
| Length = 140 minutes
| venue =
| Label =
| studio =
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| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[disco]], [[hard rock]], [[progressive rock]], [[hi-NRG]]
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| Producer = [[Gilles Snowcat]], Lionel Meessen, [[John Sellekaers]] <ref>[http://metarc.com/clients/ Metarc artists] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807160811/http://metarc.com/clients/ |date=August 7, 2011 }}</ref>
| length = 140 minutes
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| Last album = '''''[[Tales Of Acid Ice Cream]]'''''<br />(1996)
| label =
| This album = '''''Party In Lyceum's Toilets'''''<br />(2001)
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| producer = Gilles Snowcat, Lionel Meessen, [[John Sellekaers]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nic.ru/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807160811/http://metarc.com/clients/|url-status=dead|title=RU-CENTER|archivedate=7 August 2011|access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref>
| Next album = '''''[[Beppu Nights]] (別府ＮＩＧＨＴＳ)'''''<br />(2006)
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| prev_title = [[Tales Of Acid Ice Cream]]
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|}}
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = [[Beppu Nights]] (別府NIGHTS)
| next_year = 2006
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}}


''Party In Lyceum's Toilets'' is the second album by the music project Awaken, released in 2001. This double CD features original songs (volume 1) and covers (volume 2).
''Party In Lyceum's Toilets'' is the second album by the music project Awaken, released in 2001. This double CD features original songs (volume 1) and covers (volume 2).


===History===
===History===
While its predecessor, ''[[Tales Of Acid Ice Cream]]'', was completed in one studio only, ''Party In Lyceum's Toilets'' was recorded on a [[Portastudio|portable studio]] that was brought along to meet several musicians in [[Belgium]] and [[France]]. The first takes come from 1999, as the album was recorded rather slowly.
While its predecessor, ''[[Tales Of Acid Ice Cream]]'', was completed in one studio only, ''Party In Lyceum's Toilets'' was recorded in a [[Portastudio|portable studio]] that was brought along to meet several musicians in Belgium and France. The first takes come from 1999, as the album was recorded rather slowly.


===Controversy===
===Controversy===
Despite his efforts to introduce the new Awaken as a band, [[leader]] Gilles Snowcat fails, as the booklet details show that the [[quartet]] hardly plays together on more than 6 of the 41 tracks. The main [[Musical ensemble|band]] is then dubbed by 12 additional musicians.<ref>[http://home.scarlet.be/~ping9712/awaken-albums-engl.htm Official albums from Awaken & Nekokawa: love music ~ magnetic soul<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In some songs Snowcat plays alone or only with guest musicians, which caused [[anger]] from the main singer and the lead guitarist. Apart from the keyboardist, none of the musicians had played on the previous album ''Tales Of Acid Ice Cream''.
Despite his efforts to introduce the new Awaken as a band, leader Gilles Snowcat fails, as the booklet details show that the quartet hardly plays together on more than six of the 41 tracks. The main [[Musical ensemble|band]] is then dubbed by 12 additional musicians.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://home.scarlet.be/~ping9712/awaken-albums-engl.htm|title=Official albums from Awaken & Nekokawa: love music ~ magnetic soul<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=Home.scarlet.be|access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref> In some songs Snowcat plays alone or only with guest musicians, which caused anger from the main singer and the lead guitarist. Apart from the keyboardist, none of the musicians had played on the previous album ''Tales Of Acid Ice Cream''.


===Trivia===
===Other information===
{{Unreferenced section|date=May 2022}}
*The album was due to be released in September 2000, then as more songs were added it was postponed to January 2001 but then technical problems made its actual release happen on [[Valentine Day]].
*The album was due to be released in September 2000, then as more songs were added it was postponed to January 2001 but then technical problems made its actual release happen on [[Valentine Day]].
*Being influenced by the [[Gramophone record|33 rpm]] [[era]], Awaken divided the two CDs into virtual sides. As a tribute to [[Earth Wind & Fire]], each "side" of the volume 1 starts with a short piece as [[wikt:interlude|interlude]], except the side 4 (for timing reasons).
*Being influenced by the [[Gramophone record|33 rpm]] [[era]], Awaken divided the two CDs into virtual sides. As a tribute to [[Earth Wind & Fire]], each "side" of the volume 1 starts with a short piece as [[wikt:interlude|interlude]], except the side 4 (for timing reasons).
*The sides 1 and 2 were dedicated to regular songs, side 3 to more [[Experimental music|experimental]] pieces and side 4 to early Awaken songs from 1988 but recorded properly in 2000.
*The sides 1 and 2 were dedicated to regular songs, side 3 to more [[Experimental music|experimental]] pieces and side 4 to early Awaken songs from 1988 but recorded properly in 2000.
*The song "Bonnie Parker Rêve" was written by a French composer whose family name was the same as Snowcat's first name, which induced some confusion from listeners. It is the only original Awaken song on this album that doesn't feature Gilles Snowcat in the writing [[Credit (creative arts)|credit]].
*The song "Bonnie Parker Rêve" was written by a French composer whose family name was the same as Snowcat's first name, which induced some confusion from listeners. It is the only original Awaken song on this album that does not feature Gilles Snowcat in the writing [[Credit (creative arts)|credit]].
*The song "Four Dreams Suite" starts with the noise of a [[Porsche 911]]'s [[engine]] and ends with musical bits recorded in 1988. The song itself is a new take from 2000, since no [[studio]] version had been recorded before.
*The song "Four Dreams Suite" starts with the noise of a [[Porsche 911]]'s engine and ends with musical bits recorded in 1988. The song itself is a new take from 2000, since no [[studio]] version had been recorded before.
*The CD2 is only made of covers, some of them being interludes and into a conceptual shape named "Dark Dream Opera".
*The CD2 is only made of covers, some of them being interludes and into a conceptual shape named "Dark Dream Opera".


===Track Listing CD 1 (original songs)===
===Track listing CD 1 (original songs)===
*side 1
*side 1
#Interlude: '''Misty Conclusion'''
#Interlude: "Misty Conclusion"
#'''I'll Disagree'''
#"I'll Disagree"
#'''Cold As My Heart'''
#"Cold As My Heart"
#'''Carla's Dream'''
#"Carla's Dream"
#'''Neons Of Lyceum's Toilets'''
#"Neons Of Lyceum's Toilets"


*side 2
*side 2
#Interlude: '''The True Story Of Maïté D.H.'''
#Interlude: "'The True Story Of Maïté D.H."
#'''Down The Drain'''
#"Down The Drain"
#'''Dead In A Subway'''
#"Dead In A Subway"
#'''Cutting My Loved One'''
#"Cutting My Loved One"
#'''Spleen Fourteen'''
#"Spleen Fourteen"


*side 3
*side 3
#Interlude: '''Ellen's Orange Room'''
#Interlude: "Ellen's Orange Room"
#'''Lycée Nase''' (featuring 1030)
#"Lycée Nase" (featuring 1030)
#'''Bonnie Parker Rêve''' (featuring Hervé Gilles)
#"Bonnie Parker Rêve" (featuring Hervé Gilles)
#'''Britney And Barry'''
#"Britney and Barry"


*side 4
*side 4
#'''Electric Time'''
#"Electric Time"
#'''Four Dreams Suite''': ''i. Günz (a) Overture ; b) Over The 'A' ; c) Nine Elements Of Life) ii. Polygonal Mirror iii. Rising Forest iv. The Test v. Sweet Wave Of Ice Cream vi. Out Of The Flowerwall vii. Tygersmile viii. Interlude 6 ix. Sandrine x. 8888 xi. Subliminal Mountain xii. The World Where Bears Never Lock The Door xiii. Cucumber Phone xiv. Picture From An April's Dream xv. Lady S xvi. The Last Escape Of Lady S xvii. Dark Spring xviii. Four Dreams Epilogue''
#"Four Dreams Suite": ''i. Günz (a) Overture ; b) Over The 'A' ; c) Nine Elements Of Life) ii. Polygonal Mirror iii. Rising Forest iv. The Test v. Sweet Wave Of Ice Cream vi. Out Of The Flowerwall vii. Tygersmile viii. Interlude 6 ix. Sandrine x. 8888 xi. Subliminal Mountain xii. The World Where Bears Never Lock The Door xiii. Cucumber Phone xiv. Picture From An April's Dream xv. Lady S xvi. The Last Escape Of Lady S xvii. Dark Spring xviii. Four Dreams Epilogue''


===Track Listing CD 2 (covers)===
===Track listing CD 2 (covers)===
*side 1
*side 1
#'''One Caress''' (cover from [[Depeche Mode]])
#"One Caress" (cover from [[Depeche Mode]])
#'''Eesom''' (cover from [[Quincy Jones]])
#"Eesom" (cover from [[Quincy Jones]])
#'''Send My Body Home''' (cover from [[Dick Annegarn]])
#"Send My Body Home" (cover from [[Dick Annegarn]])
#'''One Thing''' (cover from [[Neil Young]]) / '''Best Kept Lies''' (cover from [[Cold Chisel]])
#"One Thing" (cover from [[Neil Young]]) / "Best Kept Lies" (cover from [[Cold Chisel]])


*side 2
*side 2
#'''L.A. Is My Lady''' (cover from [[Frank Sinatra]])
#"L.A. Is My Lady" (cover from [[Frank Sinatra]])
#'''Run Out Of Time''' (cover from [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]])
#"Run Out Of Time" (cover from [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]])
#'''You're Really Out Of Line''' (cover from [[Rufus (band)|Rufus]]) / '''Golden Age Dreams''' (cover from [[Vanilla Fudge]]) / '''I'm Gonna Love You''' (cover from [[Peter Criss]]) / '''Heart Of Me''' (cover from [[Cerrone]])
#"You're Really Out Of Line" (cover from [[Rufus (band)|Rufus]]) / "Golden Age Dreams" (cover from [[Vanilla Fudge]]) / "I'm Gonna Love You" (cover from [[Peter Criss]]) / "Heart of Me" (cover from [[Cerrone]])


*side 3
*side 3
#'''Nothing Else Matters''' (cover from [[Metallica]])
#"Nothing Else Matters" (cover from [[Metallica]])
#'''Chrysalide''' (cover from [[Patrick Juvet]]) / '''Open The Kingdom''' (cover from [[Philip Glass]]) / '''The Dance''' (cover from [[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]])
#"Chrysalide" (cover from [[Patrick Juvet]]) / "Open The Kingdom" (cover from [[Philip Glass]]) / "The Dance" (cover from [[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]])
#'''Sweet Thing''' (cover from [[David Bowie]])
#"Sweet Thing" (cover from [[David Bowie]])


*side 4 : '''a dark dream opera in 12 acts'''
*side 4 : "A dark dream opera in 12 acts"
#'''Koyaanisqatsi''' (cover from [[Philip Glass]]) / '''[[Shandi (song)|Shandi]]''' (cover from [[Kiss (band)|KISS]]) / '''This Is Love''' (cover from [[Tony Banks (musician)|Tony Banks]])
#"Koyaanisqatsi" (cover from [[Philip Glass]]) / "[[Shandi (song)|Shandi]]" (cover from [[Kiss (band)|KISS]]) / "This Is Love" (cover from [[Tony Banks (musician)|Tony Banks]])
#Interlude: '''Clouds And Rain''' (cover from [[Accidentally on Purpose (album)|Gillan & Glover]])
#Interlude: "Clouds And Rain" (cover from [[Accidentally on Purpose (Ian Gillan and Roger Glover album)|Gillan & Glover]])
#'''In Search Of England''' (cover from [[Barclay James Harvest]])
#"In Search Of England" (cover from [[Barclay James Harvest]])
#'''Tyger''' (cover from [[Tangerine Dream]]) / '''Everybody''' (cover from [[The Jacksons|Jacksons]])
#"Tyger" (cover from [[Tangerine Dream]]) / "Everybody" (cover from [[The Jacksons|Jacksons]])
#'''Sweet Dream Machine''' / '''Come Into My Life''' / '''Love I Never Knew You Could Feel So Good''' (covers from [[Supremes]])
#"Sweet Dream Machine" / "Come Into My Life" / "Love I Never Knew You Could Feel So Good" (covers from [[Supremes]])
#'''Something I Should Have Known''' (cover from [[Matthew Fisher]])
#"Something I Should Have Known" (cover from [[Matthew Fisher (musician)|Matthew Fisher]])
#'''Taking It Back''' (cover from [[Toto (band)|Toto]])
#"Taking It Back" (cover from [[Toto (band)|Toto]])
#Interlude: '''Jazzy''' (cover from [[Renaud Lhoest]])
#Interlude: "Jazzy" (cover from Renaud Lhoest)
#'''Young Girls''' (cover from [[Sparks (band)|Sparks]])
#"Young Girls" (cover from [[Sparks (band)|Sparks]])
#Interlude: '''(Theme) Once Upon A Time''' (cover from [[Donna Summer]])
#Interlude: "(Theme) Once Upon A Time" (cover from [[Donna Summer]])
#'''Only The Fool Survives''' (cover from [[Donna Summer]])
#"Only The Fool Survives" (cover from [[Donna Summer]])
#'''Hearts To Heart''' / '''Moonwalk''' (covers from [[Earth Wind & Fire]])
#"Hearts To Heart" / "Moonwalk" (covers from [[Earth Wind & Fire]])
#'''Here Today''' (cover from [[Paul McCartney]])
#"Here Today" (cover from [[Paul McCartney]])
#'''The Candidate''' (cover from [[Al Stewart]])
#"The Candidate" (cover from [[Al Stewart]])
#'''Until...''' (cover from [[Bee Gees]])
#"Until..." (cover from [[Bee Gees]])


===Musicians===
===Musicians===
*Lionel Meessen : voice
*Lionel Meessen : voice
*Cedric Hamelrijck : guitar, add. drummachine
*Cedric Hamelrijck : guitar, additional drum programming
*Julie 'Cunégonde' Absil : voice
*Julie 'Cunégonde' Absil : voice
*Gilles Snowcat : keyboards, machines, bass guitar, voice, additional acoustic guitar, drumprogramming, tapes
*Gilles Snowcat : keyboards, machines, bass guitar, voice, additional acoustic guitar, drum programming, tapes


===Guest musicians===
===Guest musicians===
*Carla : dream voice
*Carla : dream voice
*[[:fr:Fabien Remblier|Fabien Remblier]] : voice, bass guitar
*[[:fr:Fabien Remblier|Fabien Remblier]] : voice, bass guitar
*[http://membres.lycos.fr/brokenmachine/ Paul G] : guitar, voice
*Paul G : guitar, voice
*Socre : [[Hip hop music|rap]] voice
*Socre : [[Hip hop music|rap]] voice
*Patrick Laplagne : guitar
*Patrick Laplagne : guitar
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===Design===
===Design===
[[Gilles Snowcat]], Awaken, Patrick Laplagne, 1030 (Socre), Peter Clasen.
Gilles Snowcat, Awaken, Patrick Laplagne, 1030 (Socre), Peter Clasen.


===Availability===
===Availability===
Online.<ref>[http://cdbaby.com/cd/awakenmusic CD Baby: AWAKEN: Party In Lyceum's Toilets<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017235135/http://cdbaby.com/cd/awakenmusic |date=October 17, 2012 }}</ref> Catalog number : awalp-002
Online.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cdbaby.com/cd/awakenmusic|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017235135/http://cdbaby.com/cd/awakenmusic|url-status=dead|title=CD Baby: AWAKEN: Party In Lyceum's Toilets<!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-date=17 October 2012|access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref> Catalog number : awalp-002


===Outtakes===
===Outtakes===
{{More citations needed|sedection|date=June 2022}}
Three songs had been completely recorded but finally dumped :
Three songs had been completely recorded but finally dumped :
*'''Dream Shapes On A Night Movie''' : a progressive dance track.
*"Dream Shapes On A Night Movie" : a progressive dance track.
*'''Interlude : Still Today / I'm 9''' : an interlude that was supposed to open the side 4 of CD1, but rejected for timing reasons.
*"Interlude : Still Today / I'm 9" : an interlude that was supposed to open the side 4 of CD1, but rejected for timing reasons.
*'''Electric Time''' : an alternate version, played and sung by Snowcat only, that was rejected to make place for a totally different take played by the whole group.
*"Electric Time" : an alternate version, played and sung by Snowcat only, that was rejected to make place for a totally different take played by the whole group.
Other songs have been worked but never fully recorded : a cover version of [[Marillion]]'s "The Party" and [[Yes (band)|Yes]]' "Big Generator" being on the list. Other Awaken songs were planned to appear but not chosen on the final list and not even recorded at all.
Other songs have been worked but never fully recorded : a cover version of [[Marillion]]'s "The Party" and [[Yes (band)|Yes]]' "Big Generator" being on the list. Other Awaken songs were planned to appear but not chosen on the final list and not even recorded at all. Most of the tapes have been deleted, which means a future remix without the songs fading out has become impossible to do.
Most of the tapes have been deleted, which means a future remix without the songs fading out has become impossible to do.

===Reviews===
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050217174151/http://www.rena.onlinehome.de:80/SOT/news37_38.html Stay On Top]
*[http://www.travellersintime.com/UniversalWheels/0602revs.html Universal Wheels]
*[http://www.gepr.net/ar.html#AWAKEN Gibraltar Encyclopedia]
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*[http://fp.nightfall.fr/index_101_awaken-party-lyceum.html Forces Paralleles]
*[http://www.progresiste.be/ Prog Resiste]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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*[http://www.beegees-world.com/cov0_0.html Bee Gees World] : mention of AWAKEN's covers of the [[Bee Gees]]' "Until..."


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
<references />


==External links==
==External links==
*AWAKEN [http://home.scarlet.be/~ping9712/ official site]
*AWAKEN / Gilles Snowcat [http://www.gilles-snowcat.com official site]
*[http://www.its-oh.net It's Oh! Music] official site
*[http://www.its-oh.net It's Oh! Music] official site
*[http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Awaken1 AWAKEN] on [[CD Baby]]
*[http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/GillesSnowcat Gilles Snowcat] on CD Baby
*SOUSBOCK [http://www.sousbock-fr.com official site]
*SOUSBOCK [http://www.sousbock-fr.com official site]


===Reviews===
===Reviews===
*[http://www.ghpg.net/ctc/issues/ctc_017.txt Coast To Coast]
*[http://www.ghpg.net/ctc/issues/ctc_017.txt Coast To Coast] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928105322/http://www.ghpg.net/ctc/issues/ctc_017.txt |date=2007-09-28 }}
*[http://www.travellersintime.com/UniversalWheels/0602revs.html Universal Wheels]
*[http://www.travellersintime.com/UniversalWheels/0602revs.html Universal Wheels]
*[http://www.gepr.net/ar.html#AWAKEN Gibraltar Encyclopedia]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080129225043/http://www.gepr.net/ar.html#AWAKEN Gibraltar Encyclopedia]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050217174151/http://www.rena.onlinehome.de/SOT/news37_38.html Stay On Top]
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*[http://fp.nightfall.fr/index_101_awaken-party-lyceum.html Forces Paralleles]
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*[http://www.beegees-world.com/cov0_0.html Bee Gees World] : mention of AWAKEN's covers of the [[Bee Gees]]' "Until..."


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AWAKEN
Also known as泡件, Trường Hợp Bong Bóng
OriginBelgium; also Japan, Vietnam, France, Australia, England
GenresDisco, rock, funk, hard rock, Hi-NRG, soul, reggae, J-pop, art rock[1]
Years active1988–present
LabelsIt's Oh! Music
Membersvarious (see "Musicians" section of this page).
Past membersvarious (see "Musicians" section of this page).
Websitegilles-snowcat.com

Awaken is an underground rock band / indie music project based in Belgium. They have released two official albums, numerous demo tapes and web-only singles since their early days in 1988.

Not related to the modern Belgian scene at all (such as dEUS, Eté 67, Girls in Hawaii), Awaken gained interest from Vietnamese people,[2] after the release of Vietnamese song, "Chú Mèo Ngủ Quên", and in Japan with the virtual EP "別府NIGHTS". Recently, a cover of Vietnamese children song "Rửa Mặt Như Mèo" has been recorded and heard on the Vietnamese internet, though not officially released. Since 2005, Awaken is part of the team on the indie Japanese label It's Oh! Music, based in Miyazaki city.

Name

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The name AWAKEN means "a matter of bubbles", according to the Japanese translation:

Genre

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AWAKEN's style mixes disco beats and progressive structures, karaoke arrangements and heavy sounds, Belgian new beat rhythms and romantic new wave.[3][4] The instrumentation is often focussed on keyboards and electronic sounds[5] though electric guitar and bass guitar are more audible in recent songs. AWAKEN's latest songs have been influenced by various places in Japan, Vietnam and the rest of the world : "The Train Is Leaving Kokura" mentions Kokura (小倉) and Usa (宇佐), "Beppu Nights" happens in Beppu (別府), known for its hot springs, "Wasabi Kiss" describes the peninsula of Shuzenji, "Yanagigaura" (柳ヶ浦) evoques the feeling of loneliness in the small city of Yanagigaura and "As A Start : Cà Phê And Pizza" is an imaginary trip from Italy, Vietnam and Japan. The 2009 single "My Last Evening In 大分" / "Chase Around 大分駅" is based on Gilles Snowcat's own memories of the city of Ôita, Japan.[6]

Musicians

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Being a project more than a band, different musicians appear following the recordings of the band, some as members and some as guests.

Present musicians (members and guests)

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  • Irène Csordas: lead voice
  • Hakim Rahmouni: guitars
  • Nicolas Leroy: bass
  • Sébastien Bournier: voice and drums
  • Trustno1: keyboards
  • Jean-Paul Hupé: synthesizer programming
  • PatLap: lead voice and Electro-acoustic guitar
  • Paul G: electric guitar and lead voice
  • Trịnh Thanh Duyên: lead voice
  • 日向逸夫先生 (Mr. Hyuga): programming
  • トゥイちゃん (Tui-Chan): harmony voice and FX
  • Gilles Snowcat (雪猫ジル): lead voice, synthesizers, keyboards, programming, electric guitar, bass guitar, percussion, add.flute

Past musicians (members and guests)

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  • Fabien Remblier : lead voice and bass guitar
  • Ced Mattys : bass guitar
  • Zoé de York, Cedric Hamelrijck, Mike Wolf and Yves Larivierre : guitar
  • Karo VR : guitar and voice
  • 小西順子さん, Ptit Bout, Julie Absil, Lionel Meessen, Amy Kay, Jenny Quinn, Gautier Elocman, Joëlle Yana, Ambre and Bridge : lead voice
  • Gina Mainardi, 猪瀬悠理さん, みゆさん, 五味田敬子さん, 福地麗さん, 森紀和子さん, Sophie de York, Evelyne, Anna-Maria and Orely : harmony voice
  • Floris VDV, Laetitia VDV and Carla : spoken voice
  • Socre : rap voice
  • Greg Revel : programming
  • Hervé Gilles : keyboards
  • Aurélia Thirion : keyboards and harmony voice
  • Vincent Trouble : accordion
  • Philippe Tasquin : violin
  • Elke P : drums
  • Pol X : guitar, drums and drum machine

Collaboration

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  • Though independent, AWAKEN is collaborating with Japanese label It's Oh! Music and appears on J-pop singer Koiko's CD Vitamin!.
  • In 1999, AWAKEN was invited twice on stage to perform the song "Last Days Of The Century" with its creator Al Stewart.[7]
  • French TV actor Fabien Remblier recorded several songs with AWAKEN in 2000 and was supposed to be part of the 20th anniversary single in 2008.

Repertoire (original songs and covers)

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AWAKEN mixes original songs and covers, a similar attitude to Manfred Mann and Vanilla Fudge earlier. Artists that have been covered by AWAKEN include:

Nekokawa (猫川 - Dòng Sông Mèo)

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AWAKEN has a side-project named NEKOKAWA since 2002, focussing on the ambient side of its music. NEKOKAWA is 猫川 in Japanese and Dòng Sông Mèo in Vietnamese.

Discography

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LPs

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EPs

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  • Beppu Nights (『別府NIGHTS』) (2006) [22]
  • This Mouth... (nhạc cho Em Mèo) (2008, Gilles Snowcat solo release)
  • How Many L Were In Your Name? / My Last Evening In 大分 (Awaken version) / How Many L Were In Your Name? (hi-NRG mix)[23] (2010)
  • Yanagigaura (『柳ヶ浦』) (2010, Gilles Snowcat solo release)[24]

Singles (non-exhaustive listing)

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  • "One Wild War (2002)
  • "山葵KISS" (read: Wasabi Kiss) (2003)
  • "五本木の星" (read: Gohongi No Hoshi) (2003)
  • "DRUNKEN熊" (read: Drunken Kuma) (2004)
  • "When Alena Entered The Quiet Room" (2004)
  • "Chú Mèo Ngủ Quên" (2005)
  • "As A Start : Cà Phê & Pizza" (2006)
  • "Áo Dài Màu Hồng" / "Xúp Sô-Cô-La" (2007)
  • "I Know Time Is Passing By..." / "別府NIGHTS" -disco take- (2008)
  • "Riding The Yellow Line Gives Vibrations" (2008, Gilles Snowcat solo release)
  • "The Blue Hanger" (pink disco yellow mix) / "Don't Worry Em Mèo (on the pops)" / "Riding The Yellow Line Gives Vibrations" (still shaking mix) (2009, Gilles Snowcat solo release)
  • "My Last Evening In 大分" / "Chase Around 大分駅" (2009, Gilles Snowcat solo release)
  • "Mardi Gras Station" (2017, Gilles Snowcat solo release)
  • "バレた！" / "エレガントに" / "Three Kinds Of Milk (live)" (2017, Gilles Snowcat solo release)

Tapes

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  • Numb (March 1993)
  • Phase 2 : Scrappy (September 1993)
  • Zéro Sur Dix, Encore Raté ! (Gilles Snowcat solo, August 1994)
  • Awaken 3 : Blurp ! (January 1995)

Vintage and rare songs (non-exhaustive listing)

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  • "Polygonal Mirror" (February 1988)
  • "Sandrine" (rough piano version) (July 1988)
  • "Interlude 6" (June 1988)
  • "Memories Of A Teenage Cat" (original studio version) (March 1989)
  • "Misty Conclusion" (live in studio, Beppu, Japan) (May 2007)

Contribution to tribute albums

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Party In Lyceum's Toilets

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Party In Lyceum's Toilets
Studio album by
Awaken
Released2001
Recorded1999–2001, some bits in 1988
GenrePop, disco, hard rock, progressive rock, hi-NRG
Length140 minutes
ProducerGilles Snowcat, Lionel Meessen, John Sellekaers[28]
Awaken chronology
Tales Of Acid Ice Cream
(1996) 		Party In Lyceum's Toilets
(2001) 		Beppu Nights (別府NIGHTS)
(2006)

Party In Lyceum's Toilets is the second album by the music project Awaken, released in 2001. This double CD features original songs (volume 1) and covers (volume 2).

History

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While its predecessor, Tales Of Acid Ice Cream, was completed in one studio only, Party In Lyceum's Toilets was recorded in a portable studio that was brought along to meet several musicians in Belgium and France. The first takes come from 1999, as the album was recorded rather slowly.

Controversy

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Despite his efforts to introduce the new Awaken as a band, leader Gilles Snowcat fails, as the booklet details show that the quartet hardly plays together on more than six of the 41 tracks. The main band is then dubbed by 12 additional musicians.[29] In some songs Snowcat plays alone or only with guest musicians, which caused anger from the main singer and the lead guitarist. Apart from the keyboardist, none of the musicians had played on the previous album Tales Of Acid Ice Cream.

Other information

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  • The album was due to be released in September 2000, then as more songs were added it was postponed to January 2001 but then technical problems made its actual release happen on Valentine Day.
  • Being influenced by the 33 rpm era, Awaken divided the two CDs into virtual sides. As a tribute to Earth Wind & Fire, each "side" of the volume 1 starts with a short piece as interlude, except the side 4 (for timing reasons).
  • The sides 1 and 2 were dedicated to regular songs, side 3 to more experimental pieces and side 4 to early Awaken songs from 1988 but recorded properly in 2000.
  • The song "Bonnie Parker Rêve" was written by a French composer whose family name was the same as Snowcat's first name, which induced some confusion from listeners. It is the only original Awaken song on this album that does not feature Gilles Snowcat in the writing credit.
  • The song "Four Dreams Suite" starts with the noise of a Porsche 911's engine and ends with musical bits recorded in 1988. The song itself is a new take from 2000, since no studio version had been recorded before.
  • The CD2 is only made of covers, some of them being interludes and into a conceptual shape named "Dark Dream Opera".

Track listing CD 1 (original songs)

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  • side 1
  1. Interlude: "Misty Conclusion"
  2. "I'll Disagree"
  3. "Cold As My Heart"
  4. "Carla's Dream"
  5. "Neons Of Lyceum's Toilets"
  • side 2
  1. Interlude: "'The True Story Of Maïté D.H."
  2. "Down The Drain"
  3. "Dead In A Subway"
  4. "Cutting My Loved One"
  5. "Spleen Fourteen"
  • side 3
  1. Interlude: "Ellen's Orange Room"
  2. "Lycée Nase" (featuring 1030)
  3. "Bonnie Parker Rêve" (featuring Hervé Gilles)
  4. "Britney and Barry"
  • side 4
  1. "Electric Time"
  2. "Four Dreams Suite": i. Günz (a) Overture ; b) Over The 'A' ; c) Nine Elements Of Life) ii. Polygonal Mirror iii. Rising Forest iv. The Test v. Sweet Wave Of Ice Cream vi. Out Of The Flowerwall vii. Tygersmile viii. Interlude 6 ix. Sandrine x. 8888 xi. Subliminal Mountain xii. The World Where Bears Never Lock The Door xiii. Cucumber Phone xiv. Picture From An April's Dream xv. Lady S xvi. The Last Escape Of Lady S xvii. Dark Spring xviii. Four Dreams Epilogue

Track listing CD 2 (covers)

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  • side 1
  1. "One Caress" (cover from Depeche Mode)
  2. "Eesom" (cover from Quincy Jones)
  3. "Send My Body Home" (cover from Dick Annegarn)
  4. "One Thing" (cover from Neil Young) / "Best Kept Lies" (cover from Cold Chisel)
  • side 2
  1. "L.A. Is My Lady" (cover from Frank Sinatra)
  2. "Run Out Of Time" (cover from Genesis)
  3. "You're Really Out Of Line" (cover from Rufus) / "Golden Age Dreams" (cover from Vanilla Fudge) / "I'm Gonna Love You" (cover from Peter Criss) / "Heart of Me" (cover from Cerrone)
  • side 3
  1. "Nothing Else Matters" (cover from Metallica)
  2. "Chrysalide" (cover from Patrick Juvet) / "Open The Kingdom" (cover from Philip Glass) / "The Dance" (cover from Uriah Heep)
  3. "Sweet Thing" (cover from David Bowie)
  • side 4 : "A dark dream opera in 12 acts"
  1. "Koyaanisqatsi" (cover from Philip Glass) / "Shandi" (cover from KISS) / "This Is Love" (cover from Tony Banks)
  2. Interlude: "Clouds And Rain" (cover from Gillan & Glover)
  3. "In Search Of England" (cover from Barclay James Harvest)
  4. "Tyger" (cover from Tangerine Dream) / "Everybody" (cover from Jacksons)
  5. "Sweet Dream Machine" / "Come Into My Life" / "Love I Never Knew You Could Feel So Good" (covers from Supremes)
  6. "Something I Should Have Known" (cover from Matthew Fisher)
  7. "Taking It Back" (cover from Toto)
  8. Interlude: "Jazzy" (cover from Renaud Lhoest)
  9. "Young Girls" (cover from Sparks)
  10. Interlude: "(Theme) Once Upon A Time" (cover from Donna Summer)
  11. "Only The Fool Survives" (cover from Donna Summer)
  12. "Hearts To Heart" / "Moonwalk" (covers from Earth Wind & Fire)
  13. "Here Today" (cover from Paul McCartney)
  14. "The Candidate" (cover from Al Stewart)
  15. "Until..." (cover from Bee Gees)

Musicians

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  • Lionel Meessen : voice
  • Cedric Hamelrijck : guitar, additional drum programming
  • Julie 'Cunégonde' Absil : voice
  • Gilles Snowcat : keyboards, machines, bass guitar, voice, additional acoustic guitar, drum programming, tapes

Guest musicians

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  • Carla : dream voice
  • Fabien Remblier : voice, bass guitar
  • Paul G : guitar, voice
  • Socre : rap voice
  • Patrick Laplagne : guitar
  • Mike Wolf : guitar
  • Orely : voice
  • Anna-Maria : voice
  • Evelyne : voice
  • Hervé Gilles : keyboards and programming
  • Laetitia Van der Vennet : spoken voice
  • Floris Van der Vennet : spoken voice

Design

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Gilles Snowcat, Awaken, Patrick Laplagne, 1030 (Socre), Peter Clasen.

Availability

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Online.[30] Catalog number : awalp-002

Outtakes

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Three songs had been completely recorded but finally dumped  :

  • "Dream Shapes On A Night Movie" : a progressive dance track.
  • "Interlude : Still Today / I'm 9" : an interlude that was supposed to open the side 4 of CD1, but rejected for timing reasons.
  • "Electric Time" : an alternate version, played and sung by Snowcat only, that was rejected to make place for a totally different take played by the whole group.

Other songs have been worked but never fully recorded : a cover version of Marillion's "The Party" and Yes' "Big Generator" being on the list. Other Awaken songs were planned to appear but not chosen on the final list and not even recorded at all. Most of the tapes have been deleted, which means a future remix without the songs fading out has become impossible to do.

References

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  12. ^ "Something I Should Have Known : Awaken". Palersproject.com. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
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  25. ^ "Reference for List of notable cover versions - Search.com". www.search.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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