Galm Fae
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Posted - 2013.07.21 05:56:00 -
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Just wondering if anyone knows of any halfway decent Bakukvilitu bands in the system.
I mean, obviously you have your legends like Bakukvilitudei. When I was growing up they were just starting out. No one had questioned the state via music in such a way before, and their lyrics were just so out there. It was nothing at all like the regimented stoic broadcasts I listened to over the NeoComm. My parents said songs like that would rot my brain so I had to sneak around at night so I could get the tail end of their performances over the net.
As I grew up, I came to be quite an aficionado of "strike music", both the patriotic and the decedent. (Everyone needs a hobby, right?)
Aside from the classics, you have more modern bands along the lines of Kaijuya and Erikosomaru, but I found that they have sold out in recent years. I always listened to Bakukvilitu to get in touch with those left behind in the State, to voice a deep longing of personal opinions that we Caldari normally don't allow ourselves to express for the good of our Empire so we may all continue with our lives. They however go the opposite path and insist in preaching that all should voice their opinions and waste words in protest rather than allowing that longing to take life in song and art. And the pro-Gallente garbage they spew at performances... It is enough to make me understand why my mother hated it. Pure trash, which is a shame because I enjoyed them back before their fame got to their heads.
You know they actually do performances in Federation Space now? And none of their songs are even in Napanii anymore!
I find the best band these days to be Gurista Iristaa. Their shows can be a bit dangerous, but nothing an immortal mercenary can't handle. They preach the aggression and power of the Caldari without being ignorant to our own shortcomings (though there are only few) and all in their native tongue no less! If you can get yourself out to low-sec, you might even catch them preforming in a bar on some shelled out planet. At the end of the day, that might be worth it. I hear they are killer live. Apparently Fatal and Rabbit are fans of them and marked them honorary kijodai.
Are there any other bands out there I am not aware of? Oh, and if any uncultured baka is unfamiliar with Bakuvilitu, I would love to explain the mechanics to you. Anything to bring a bit of culture into the universe. |
Galm Fae
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Posted - 2013.07.21 19:12:00 -
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Gladly.
The term Bakukvilitu comes from the two words "Bakuk" or "Strike" and "vilitu". The definition of vilitu is a bit harder to explain. It comes from a form to poetry from the Raata Period, but has grown in recent years to symbolize any form of poetry and self expression in the State.
The first Bakukvilitu band to ever break the scene was Bakukvilitudei ("Those who strike sing"), a trash grunge band that cropped up in Pure Blind around the same time Fatal and Rabbit began their conquest as the newly formed Guristas Pirates. The thrill of following the rebellious actions of these pirates caused a miniature cultural revolution in some parts of the State, mostly within the working man's social castes and young adults who were unsure about their future in the meritocratic system. Bakukvilitudei comprised of six of such young men and women, all placing the distain towards the state into song and rhythem. Falling into the 10% of Caldari citizens who operated outside the corperate machine, they could preform their music in underground dens, gradually gaining fans from tired steelworkers who would enter in the late night hours to have a drink after work.
Gradually over time, Bakakvilitudei grew to become mainstream music, though it was only ever talked about in hushed tones, still somewhat of a taboo to the older Caldari who had fought for the very State that Bakak was seemingly speaking out against. Though they always preached the promise of the Caldari state and insisted that we as an Empire can easily improve to become a grander State for us all, several saw their lyrics as Gallente propaganda. For this exact reason, and unknown assailant, hidden within the crowd of a proformance, shot the lead singer dead before withdrawing to the shadows. Bakakvilitudei never recovered from the shock of that day, but several bands recently have followed in their footsteps, attempting to show that the State can in fact change for the better if enough people wish to make it so.
Recent Bakavilitu seems similar to Gallente electropunk at a glance, but with a few distinct differences that any fan of the genre will notice. Particulary the heavy use of powerful, almost stressed lyrics, deep bass, and an instrament known to followers of the movement as simply a "bakuk". (It should be noted that bakuk can also be translated to "bomb." Distinguishing the difference is, as with much Napanii, based mostly on the context of a conversation.) A bakak is a unique take on a bass guitar that allows spacing for seven strings and connects to a modulated synthesizer that can be operated and adjusted by another band member to quickly produce any number of sounds without relying on a computer to produce those sounds.
While Gallente are quick to claim that Bakukvilitu is a desperate cry of libertarian ideals in a sea of patriotic concepts, this is due to a failure on their part of truly understanding the purpose of Bakukvilitu. However, in true Caldari fashion, this does not prevent certain bands like Kaijuya from collecting on this misunderstanding.
Please, if you would like to know more, just ask. |