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Arcadia

Биография:
Группа образована в 1985 году в Великобритании.

Arcadia стала вторым отпочкованием от Duran Duran (первым была группа Power Station с Энди Тейлором и Джоном Тейлором). Стиль Arcadia практически ничем не отличался от классического Duran Duran - создание группы было вызвано не желанием поэкспериментировать 'на стороне', а исключительно проблемой с налогами.
Оба варианта первого сингла 'Election Day' (промоверсия 'Cryptic Cut' и ремикс 'Reelection Day') вошли в Top 10 Англии и США, и это был единственный серьезный успех Arcadia в чартсах. Вступление к композиции зачитала певица и актриса Грэйс Джонс; впоследствии вещь вошла в первый и последний альбом группы 'So Red The Rose', также попавший в хит-парады (Тор 30).
Еще несколько синглов с этого альбома побывали в таблицах популярности ('The Promise', 'The Flame' и 'Goodbye Is Forever'), после чего деятельность Arcadia была приостановлена и Duran Duran реорганизовались, но уже без Энди Тейлора.

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Вот достаточно забавное радиоинтевью того периода. Оно частично разошлось на знаменитые цитаты Ника (типа по поводу того, что он шизофреник).

ARCADIA, THE POWER STATION AND THE FUTURE OF DURAN DURAN*Simon
LeBon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor on Plus other burning issues like Rambo, yachting disasters, the letter 'w', geting married and being 'placid'. Peter Martin sits and listens.

'So here we are in the Presidential Suite of the Hilton Hotel with a panoramic
view of London outside and we're sitting in the floor. I can see the headline
now - 'What A Hippie!''
Well, I don't know about that, but Simon LeBon is certainly acting a bit strange
today. One second he's darting around looking for the switch that works the
electronic curtains, the next he's yelling out the door for more drinks to be
brought in. He just can't keep still. But it's not surprising he's a mite
fidgety. It was only five days ago that he nearly died on his capsized yacht
Drum.
Although he seems unperturbed when asked directly about it, he constantly refers
to the incident at the end of unrelated statements, showing that deep down it's
still very much on his mind. Like this for instance: What do you worry about?
'Drowning!'
What would you really like to be able to learn to do?
'I would like to be able to fly. No not like 'hey, I wish I could just jump out
of this 26 storey window and fly over Hyde Park.' I mean I'd like to fly
helicopters and I fully intend to learn. Then I can go around saving people's
lives like they saved mine.'
So what exactly happened that day on Drum? 'It was totally a freak accident. The
keel came off the yacht and we rolled right over, which just shouldn't happen. I
was in the hull at the time, sleeping, so the first thing I had to do was find
something to waer, some underpants. So I dived into some thermal underwear and
we just waited for someone to come and rescue us.
'The cabin was nearly full of water by this point - up to our chests - and the
remaining air was thick with petrol fumes and hydrogen chloride gas. My brother
Jonathan just dived for the surface. But he could have easily got trapped in
some rigging and drowned. But I don't blame him for going.' 'Eventually a
frogman came to get us - there were about six in all down there. The diver took
me some of the way outside, then pushed me up to the surface. He was in extreme
danger too; anyone of us could have panicked and pulled his mask off. I just had
one big breath and I could really feel it running out. I really felt I could
die. I still had to make my own way through the rigging and all those ropes, and
I could easily have got caught and drowned. But something screamed inside of me
saying 'you've got to get out of this one, you've got to live.' And I just
managed to pull through. It's notoften one stares into the ugly black sockets of
the big skull, the big D, Death, but when you do it has a profound effect.
Things like money,,,money and fame sink into...they just don't mean anything
really, not next to that. And anyway Yasmin (Simon's girlfriend) would have
killed me if I'd drowned!'
Well, after that little brush with Davey Jones' Locker, you might imagine that
Simon might consider becoming a land lubber. Not a bit of it. He insists that
he's still going ahead with the Whitbread Round the World Race - much to the
disapproval of those around him.
'Why are you going on this race, Charlie?' sighs Nick Rhodes later, in the
hallway of the hotel. 'I don't want to make you superstitious, but you must take
what happened on Sunday as some kind of an omen.'
'I am not superstitious and you can't make me,' states Simon, adamant.
'I am not trying to make you superstitious, I'm just trying to stop you from
going on this race and killing yourself,' explains Nick.
'I'm going and that's it. This hasn't put me off. It was such a freak accident.
I mean, if you want to talk about fate we went down just by the biggest heliport
in Britain. It was fated that we live and it's fated that we go ahead with the
race.' And that was Simon's last word on the matter.
'I just wish you wouldn't, that's all,' mumbles Nick, more than a bit concerned.

Apart from everything going black and swirly under the briny, Simon, along with
Nick and Roger, has been hard at it in a studio in Paris working on Arcadia. The
sinlge 'Election Day', comes out on September 23 and they're polishing the LP
off at the Power Station studios in New York. So what's this muscial 'project'
all about?
'Next to ocean racing, writing songs is the most interesting thing to do -
especially with Nick and Roger who are very open-minded about music. It's taken
six months to do and now we're going to spend six months promoting it. And then
it's back to Duran Duran.
'Along with the Power Station, we are three separate entities: The Power Station
are very rocky, Arcadia are more atmospheric and Duran Duran are a mixture of
the two. I mean, goddamit, The Power Station LP's great to get up to in the
morning, but in the evening when you want to chill out you would listen to
Arcadia. But then again Duran have recently made some harder sounding records
than The Power Station. 'Wild Boys' was harder than anything on their LP. I
suppose that was creeping in, that tougher, American kind of sound. On our last
American tour we were watching MTV and listening to Billy Idol and Van Halen.
John and Andy got more in to all that, like 'hey, let's do the ultimate in
rock'n'roll'. It was a real laugh. And afterwards they made a great LP. But I
don't think we compare, we contrast.'
While constanly doodling in a notebook, Simon describes a couple of Arcadia's
songs. ''El Diablo' is a big fantasy thing, about selling your soul to the
devila nd buying it back again. I haven't read the story of Faust but I have
seen the film. And 'Election Day' - that's about a strong desire for freedom.
That's what I'm looking for, really, freedom, but also a bit of security. I like
my life, my lifestyle, and I want to be able to relax and enjoy it. But it's
becoming increasingly difficult to find privacy.'
Simon now starts playing with a knife, cleaning it on the v. expensive hotel
sofa. 'No, I don't always carry a knife. I lost one on the yacht and I went out
this morning and bought another. They can save your life, though. Keith Richards
(Rolling Stones guitarist) told me never to be without one. You know, you've got
to think about what might happen...' and he lays on the sofa, gently poking it
with the knife. 'Look at the blade. It's got a locking device. A lovely piece of
work.'
Yasmin peeks her head round the door. He tells her it's okay to come in, she
toddles over and they have a bit of a whisper. He asks if it's alright to leave
the room for a minute. (I wonder what he'd have done if I'd said no?) Two
minutes later he's back. So how long have you been seeing Yasmin? 'For some time
now. I met her ages ago but we lost touch. How did we meet up again? A little
pixie arranged it. But seriously, she's great. We have a great time together.'
And with that we leave him to get on with it.
Nick
'Can you think of a good word beginning with the letter W?'
Oh. Erm...Wordsworth? No? Wisp? Suppose not.
'Waft, wodge...yuk! There isn't one, is there? We were talking about this the
other day.'
Pop stars! Don't you love them? So what's your favourite word today, Nick?
'Procrastination. There's been a lot of that going on here today.'
You see, Nick, Simon and Roger have been having a real day of it today. They've
just finished about a zillion interviews, all asking questions about the same
things - the yacht (oops), 'are Duran Duran splitting up?' - all the usual
stuff. So it's about time we had a nice chat. A bottle of wine's just been
opened and he's taking his first sip (now sip, there's a nice word).
What worries you, Nick?
'It's a very negative thing, worrying. It just makes you old.'
Would you ever consider having a face lift?
'No.'
So how would you like to turn out, in your old age? Like the artist Andy Warhol?

'What makes you say that?...Anyway, no. Do you know Norman Parkinson, the
photographer? Well, anyway, he's lovely. He's still fantastically there, very
intelligent and still totally into what he's doing. I'd kind of like to end up
like that and for people to say 'now there goes a fine old chap'.'
Apart from Arcadia and Duran Duran, Nick is still very active in the old
polaroid department. He's doing a follow up to his book Interference, this time
featuring a collection of portrait shots. 'Not necessarily famous people, just
interesting ones, with interesting faces.'
He's just been to see Beauty And The Beast and Orphee, two surrealist films by
the French artist Cocteau, made back in the grainy '50s. 'They're quite
unbelievable. He explored lots of different avenues in his lifetime - I think
he's fascinating. Yes, I suppose I would also like to end up like him, to be
remembered for being creative in lots of different areas.'
Nick you see, has also written a 'rough script' (which he's been working on for
18 months) and is considering possibilities of turning it into a film, which he
would also like to direct. 'It'll take ages to sort out but I'm determined to do
it, someday. The script stems back to a phase I went through of writing
everything down. Every thought, every idea, even every dream. I found that I was
forcing myself to wake up in the middle of a dream just so I could write it all
dowm. I got into a dreaful state about it. But lately I've been working so hard
I haven't had the time to dream. Anyway, you wouldn't believe the thing I used
to write. And no, I'm not going to tell you, because they're private. But there
absolutely fascinating to go through months later - I can't remember writing
most of them. I've stopped doing it now though.'
So, Arcadia - what's so special about it?
'Everything,' at which Nick goes 'cut' and makes a snipping motion with his
hand. 'I like one word answers. Right - new sentence. It's special because it's
different, it's fresh, it's a new exploration. In some ways it's quite radical.
We've tried to push it to an extreme, down a new avenue.'
So how did it all start?
'We simply sat around and decided to write songs - Roger wasn't with us at this
point, he was off in New York working on the Power Station LP. Eventually,
between the three of us, we stretched ourselves and struggled to break down the
barriers that exist in music.'
His face lights up. 'There's this great story I heard. It's all about this
composer who wrote a piece of music for the bassoon. But it contained one note
that doesn't feature on the bassoon. So instead of giving up they designed a
bassoon with the new note on it! I like that story, because then there was a
vibrancy about music, a feeling of breaking new ground, and nowadays that
feeling is hard to come by. But we've tried to overcome that.'
So are you pleased with the way it's turned out?
'I think we've gone a long way in reaching our goals, but we certainly haven't
reached the peak. Although I'd dread it if it happens, even though I know it
never will, because then there will be nowhere left to go...except backwards.'
In a couple of weeks Nick is going to see The Power Station play in New York.
'That'll be strange. I saw them play their couple of numbers at Live Aid, but I
never had the chance to sit down in front of the stage and see John and Andy
perform. It'll be really strange.'
'You know what?' he says, pulling rather a quizzical expression. 'I'm sure I'm a
schizophrenic. The problem is I can't tell the difference between which one is
which. Which one is the real me. Do you understand?'
Not sure if I do, actually.
'The thing is, I'm a very relaxed person. I think I have good karma. I never
need to panic. I hate it when people rush around me, screaming and shouting.
It's the same as being nervous. It's just a waste. I try to eliminate all waste
feelings. Obviously I have faults and anxieties like any normal person, but I
always try to rationalise things. I am a rational person. I like my state of
mind and I hope I can keep it like this. Placid is a good word.'
I suppose getting married must have some kind of calming, settling down effect?
'Yes. I think Julieanne is an amazing person and I suppose between the two of us
we have a very special relationship. I suppose you could even call it bizarre.'
What's so bizarre about it?
'Now that'd be telling!'
Roger
'I'm fed up with everyone saying I'm the boring, down-to-earth one.' Poor old
Roger. There he is, never a hair out of place, sitting behind his drumkit with
that slightly mean, moody look of his, trying his best to be a pop star and what
do people do? Always go on about how he's the least exciting member of Duran
Duran and ask him what's it like being married, that's what. But why?
'I don't really know.'
Are you down-to-earth and that?
'Er, well, I suppose so.'
So that's probably why you always get lumbered with that description.
'Yeah, probably. Doesn't stop me getting fed up with it though.'
That aside, it is a not-very-well-known-fact that Roger is quite outspoken and
has lots of very astute things to say about Duran. Like this, for instance:
'People are always writing letters to us, one saying they're in love with so and
so, another saying they think the band are terrible. I just don't think you can
take any of it seriously. I suppose that's where the 'oh Roger's so
level-headed' business comes from. I mean, it's the biggest cliche in the book,
but it's not so glamorous being in Duran Duran. People are always going on about
that. It's all just very day-to-day for us. You know, it's not really that much
fun being stuck on a plane for eight hours every other week. And you really do
only see the inside of airports and hotel rooms.
'What I'd really like to do is take two years and just go around the world and
properly see all these places. We've probably been around the world four or five
times now, but I've never actually seen much of it. I'd love to see China,
India, Russia - there's so many places. But' he half-sighs, half beams with
pride, 'I'll probably be too busy to do it for ages yet. I'll get round to it
someday, though.'
What does he think of these 'offshoot-projects', especially being involved with
both of them?
'There's always been this stigma around Duran Duran, mainly coming from
narrow-minded people who would refuse to listen to our records simply because
some of our fans scream at the concerts. But now, with The Power Station, and
now Arcadia - and not forgetting the Bond theme and Live Aid - we appear to have
broadened our audience.'
But what about your diehard fans? They just seem to think that you're splitting
up?
'I think if I was one of them I'd probably have thought the same. I was just the
same as a kid over Roxy Music. When Bryan Ferry left to do some solo LP's I
almost resented him, in case it split up my favourite band. But I think the
projects are a good idea. We've been living out of one anothers pockets for
about five years now and during that time you naturally build up frustrations.
You wonder what it must be like working with other musicians and so on. And so,
with these LP's, we've vented these frustrations and are much healthier for it.
Duran Duran will benefit from it in the long run.'
How would you describe the difference between Arcadia and The Pwer Station?
'The Power Station are so good because they're just straightforward, powerful
rock music. Whereas Arcadia have refined the more esoteric, atmospheric elements
of Duran Duran. When you combine the two elements you have a composite of Duran
Duran.'
Do you miss John and Andy?
'Yeah. Quite a lot actually. When we're all together, getting a bit serious,
they - especially Andy - always used to come up with a wisecrack and break the
atmosphere. Musically, as well, they always provide a friction.
Roger went to see Rambo the other night, that film with Sylvester Stallone. 'It
did $70 million or something in the first week in America. I had to go and see
what all the fuss was about. It's wasn't bad, it was quite exciting, a bit
over-the-top though. Like there's scenes where he's killing hundreds of people
at once, whole villages. They even drop a naplam bomb right on him which
destroys like 20 miles of villages and he gets out of it. Ridiculous. I wouldn't
advise anyone to go and see it.'
So where do Duran Duran live these days?
'Good question. We're always all over the place. We lived in Paris for a while,
and last year we stayed in New York while we were doing The Power Station LP.
I'm not to keen on it there. I don't think I'll ever move out of England. It's
so hot and humid in New York. When you're here it just makes you appreciate
simple things like...just being able to breathe fresh air and stuff. It's just
good to be back.'
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Интервью отечественных журналистов с Ником от 06.2011
Вырвала кусок, остальное и так известно:
"Еще одна примечательная песня с вашего последнего альбома — финальная «Before the Rain», она очень походит на русский романс. Где вы могли подцепить эту мелодию?

— Да-да, мы с Саймоном, кстати, обсуждали это недавно. Действительно, она звучит очень по-русски. Но это неудивительно, мы любим и знаем русскую музыку, особенно классическую. Я вам больше скажу: это не первая наша русская мелодия. Например, на альбоме проекта Arcadia была песня «Lady Ice», которая для меня лично тоже звучит очень по-русски — там такие резкие контрасты в гармонии, почти как у Прокофьева.
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This is something I actually have to try and do lots of analysis into, thanks for the post
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