Showing posts with label Flamongo. Show all posts
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Monday, August 18, 2008

Kapteeni Shiva Osa 2




Kapteeni Shiva Osa 2, the second book to Captain Shiva's adventures by Megatron Braineater is out on Helsinki's Flamongo label, featuring a CD. The first book was published last year on Flamongo. Megatron Braineater (real name: Maria Candia) is a Helsinki sci-fi writer, literature student, translator and a member of the band Maria and the Robots. Available for example from Zum Teufel. (Oh, the book is in Finnish, so sorry for those of you who don't speak our Fenno-Ugric language.)

Megatron Braineater: Kapteeni Shiva Osa 2
352 pp., b & w
Flamongo Kustannus 2008
ISBN 978-952-5775-00-6

Related links:

  • Megatron
  • Megatronin Audio Asiat
  • SF Discovery

  • Markku Soikkeli's review of Kapteeni Shiva osa 1, 2007 (in Finnish)
  • Tuesday, September 11, 2007

    Flamongo Samoojat / Kapteeni Shiva Osa 1




    Various Artists
    Flamongo Samoojat (CD+booklet)
    FLAM - 0CDA
    limited edition of 500
    September 2007

    Tracks:

    1. Sammakko
    2. Bugari Osmond: Alisa 2007
    3. Elevators: Hesberia
    4. Bugari Ormond: Sähköjalat
    5. Past Masters: Honolulu Beat
    6. Jimi Python: Streetfighter
    7. Raisin Team: Arpeggio
    8. Polytron: New Beta
    9. Future Warriors: Bembe (Musa Basha-Mix)
    10. Mane Schimango: Mata-Intro
    11. Mane Schimango: Mutuykato Mata
    12. Tangon Taikaa: Lapin tango
    13. Muuntaja: Paha olla
    14. Välikukko
    15. Keijo Kessu: Shanghai Blues
    16. Kukka: Waiting A Jet-Plane
    17. Osmo Vallo: Pistolhot
    18. Jaakko Eino Kalevi: Pleasure Dub
    19. Frank Urban: Tramvaj
    20. Ukrets: Rake Over
    21. Elevators: Just Say Oh

    Flamongo Samoojat CD (limited edition of 500) is the latest release from Helsinki's Flamongo label.

    With a 80-page booklet, featuring underground art from Vilunki 3000 (Op:l Bastards, And The Lefthanded, Uusi Fantasia, etc.) and previously unpublished comics from the underground legend Timo Aarniala (known for his underground comics and record sleeves for such as Suomen Talvisota 1939-1940).

    The CD has 21 tracks, among all from: Elevators, Bugari Osmond, Raisin Team, Jimi Python, Polytron, Future Warriors, Jaakko Eino Kalevi, Kukka, Muuntaja, Tangon Taikaa, Frank Urban, Osmo Vallo...



    Kapteeni Shiva Osa 1: Megatron Braineater (book + CD)
    Flamongo Sanomat erikoissarja osa 1

    232 pages, black & white.
    Flamongo Kustannus 2007
    FLAM2
    ISBN 978-952-92-2319-0

    Vilunki 3000 is also responsible for the layout and illustrations of Kapteeni Shiva Osa 1 ("Captain Shiva Part 1"), featuring a "soundtrack" CD. "The cult book" by Megatron Braineater is the first book release of Flamongo, a tale of 232 pages, starring the mystical Captain Shiva, and taking place in 2745 A.D. when "space travel is common everyday of energy economy and neo-postmodernism just dark history". There will be three more books of Captain Shiva's adventures, this first one having a look at Captain's childhood and his sexual awakening. According to NYT/Helsingin Sanomat #38/2007 behind the writer alias Megatron Braineater is one Maria Candia, age 30, who studies Comparative Literature, works as translator and has seen each episode of Star Wars for 60 times. The CD has ten tracks, featuring as its main architect DJ Candle In The WInd (a.k.a. Bob Luxor a.k.a. Zico a.k.a. Vilunki 3000), and also such artists as Ercola, Mesak, Kaukolampi-Nykänen-Puranen, Megatron, Neko Blaster and Jaakko Eino Kalevi. Originally based on Möytääng Shiva which will be out in 3474.

    *****

    There also the Flamongo Samoojat exhibition at Helsinki's Myymälä2:

    FLAMONGO SAMOOJAT 13. - 26.9.2007
    Flamongo Samoojat - Suomen musa-alamaailman moniottelijat Myymälä2:ssa 13. - 26.9.2007!

    Flamongo Samoojain merkillinen näyttely on esillä myymälä 2:ssa syyskuun aikana. Se koskettelee kesällä ilmestynyttä, suomalaisen musiikin kätkettyjä kulminaatiopisteitä ja sarjakuvan äärialueita yhdistävää kokoelmalevyä, Flamongo Samoojat. Näyttelyn huipentuma on Rosiksen legendaarisen Hohtisjengin pingispöytä, eli gallerian aukioloaikoina kaikille ilmainen hohtopingis ja ultraviolettivalon pimeys!

    Mukana myös kaikin puolin uutta science fictionia Flamongon erikoissarja Kapteeni Shivan kuvituksen käänteisfuturistisissa tunnelmissa.

    Avajaisjuhlallisuuksissa Flamongo tarjoaa musiikkia ja pingiksessä voittamisen iloa läsnäolijoille. Taiteesta vastaavat Flamongon Supersidor; voittamaton Herkules ja laittamaton Vilunilkki 3000.

  • Myymälä2 @ MySpace
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