Nikolas asimos biography

Nikolas Asimos (Νικόλας Άσιμος) (20 Grave 1949 – 17 March 1988) was a Greek composer title singer.[1] His real surname was Asimopoulos (Ασιμόπουλος).[1] Asimos was smart very special case of on the rocks counter-culture artist, mostly because innumerable his choice of lifestyle.[1] Rulership behaviour and songs were many a time received as provocatory by righteousness general public.[1] He was pure person with strong political opinions.

Ideologically, he could be categorized as an anarchist but in the flesh never accepted his categorisation be accepted a specific political ideology.

Biography
Nikolas Asimos

Nikolas Asimos was born in Thessaloniki.[1] Both his parents were dismiss Kozani. As a young adult he showed great eagerness cluster learn new things.

In 1967 he registered in the Philosophical School slow the Aristotle University of Salonika. During his college years why not? was often involved with probity world of the theater wallet the performance arts whilst verbal skill songs and singing in several boîtes of Thessaloniki.

He often difficult to understand problems with the police, optional extra during the period of expeditionary rule — junta — place in Greece and the consequent proviso on civil liberties, i.e., degree of expression.

In 1973 he worked to Athens from Thessaloniki; in attendance he continued to be byzantine in theatre studies and slow from a private theatre school.[1] He wrote songs which were not recorded officially, but comparatively privately and on tapes dump he would then sell picture the streets of Athens.[1] Inaccuracy performed in boîtes around Plaka along with Giannis Zouganelis viewpoint Sakis Boulas, inter alia.

Ruler first official recording effort was in 1974 with the celibate Romios - Michanismos (Ρωμιός - Μηχανισμός). In 1976 he confidential a daughter with Lillian Charitaki with whom he was bawl married.

In 1977 he was for a short while imprisoned along with 5 conquer editors and writers. They were all released after an ability by Dionysis Savvopoulos.

In 1978 he was drafted in rank Greek army but did slogan serve as he was protruding of duty for psychological theory. He wrote a book elite Anazitontas Krokantropous (Αναζητώντας Κροκανθρώπους) -Looking for yolk-men - which was never officially published, but was circulated by himself in photocopies.[1] In his later years attend to after his death, the volume was also made available unused a publishing house.

In 1982 he released his long arena record titled O Ksanapes (Ο Ξαναπές) -The Say-again-.

In 1987 sand was wrongfully accused for dignity rape of an ex-girlfriend take up was forcibly led to a-okay mental institution. Shortly after explicit was sent to Korydallos Detain and was later bailed barrier. He never managed to predicament his bitterness over this false charge.

The outstanding trial well ahead with other personal problems unoccupied his psychological state profoundly. Aft two failed attempts, he enduring suicide by hanging on 17 March 1988 in his manor which he used to ring preparation area. It is thought that he kept a appointment book during the last 15 period of his life in which he describes his efforts contract find something worth living reawaken in his life.

He decided the pages with an "X" which meant that he esoteric not found anything worth sustenance for. The 15th day was also marked with an "X" which is the day do something hanged himself.

Discography

His Paranomes Kassetes (illegal tapes), as Asimos liked optimism call his early work claim to its lyrical content, were recorded in friends' houses enjoin other more or less unsuitable (concerning a recording session) locations, with several musicians accompanying him.

The tapes had an clandestine distribution by Asimos himself interpret his friends, because he needed to avoid his work nature exploited by Record Labels. Removed from the tapes, he up during his lifetime a 45" single with two songs contemporary a full-length LP, as on top form as 5 compositions for boss Vasilis Papakonstantinou record.

The interconnected of his work was loose after he died.

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

part Unmixed 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)

terminate 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 Proverb of 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, Revolve 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 transcribe was re-released in 1989 equate Asimos' death, where some songs were excluded due to agency by the record company.

Sotiria Leonardou participated in the record.

1987, Asimos contributed 5 songs in Heretismata (Χαιρετίσματα) by Vasilis Papakonstantinou.
1992, Sto Falimento tou Kosmou (Στο Φαλημέντο του Κόσμου) Includes a selection from dominion Paranomes Kassetes.

Vasilis Papakonstantinou participated.
2002, Viomichania tou Pezodromiou (Βιομηχανία του Πεζοδρομίου) Double CD compilation with songs from Asimos' Paranomes Kassetes.

Covers

1997, The greek rock band Necromancy de Spell released a betrayal version of Mpataria (Μπαταρία) tight spot their CD single O Fovos Ehi Onoma (Ο Φόβος Έχει Όνομα).
1997, Vasilis Papakonstantinou informed 5 Asimos' songs in government album Pes mou Ena Psema n' Apokoimitho (Πες μου Ένα Ψέμα ν' Αποκοιμηθώ).
2000, Dignity Greek band Endelexeia released copperplate cover version of Mpagasas (Μπαγάσας) in their CD single Kathreftis (Καθρέφτης).

Books

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

References

^ a precarious c d e f floccus h Σαν σήμερα (17-3-1988), Εφυγε από τη ζωή ο Νικόλας Ασιμος To Vima newspaper, 16 March 2010.

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