Haken
Haken may refer to:
Haken (employment)
Haken (派遣 haken) is the Japanese term for temporary employees dispatched to companies by staffing agencies.
Background
The temporary staffing industry in Japan is regulated by the 1985 Worker Dispatch Law. The original aim of this law was to regulate the extra-legal system of subcontractor personnel dispatching that had become commonplace in the automobile and electronics industries. Designed to allow project-based work and temporary staffing in sectors plagued by shortages of highly skilled workers (e.g., software specialists), the 1985 law limited temporary staffing to a "white list" of 13 occupations. But subsequent revisions steadily expanded its range of application. Notably, the 1999 revision replaced the "white list" with a short "black list" of occupations where temporary staffing remained restricted. This had the effect of opening most of the labor market to the temporary staffing industry. Finally, the 2004 revision removed most of the remaining restrictions on temporary staffing in the manufacturing sector.
Haken (band)
Haken (pronounced /heɪˈkən/) is a London-based progressive metal band formed in 2007. As of 2014, Haken has released a total of three full-length studio albums and one EP.
Biography
Haken was formed in 2007 by To-Mera guitarist and keyboardist Richard Henshall and his two school friends Ross Jennings (vocals) and Matthew Marshall (guitar). The band completed their lineup with a keyboardist they met on an online forum, Peter Jones, Jones' close friend and drummer Raymond Hearne, and To-Mera guitarist Thomas MacLean became the band's bassist. Henshall mentioned on some occasions that "Haken" was the name of a fictional character he and some friends came up with in their school days, under the influence of alcohol or weed.
They recorded a demo in 2007 that contained two tracks, "Snow" and "Souls". With the demo they began to play small live venues in London, with some good response. In 2008 they then recorded four more songs, "Manifolds", "Blind", "Sleeping Thoughts Wake" and "Black Seed", and released a full-length demo including all six existing tracks.
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ALBUMS
- Visions released: 2011
- Aquarius released: 2010
- Enter the 5th Dimension released: 2008
- The Mountain released:
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Streams
by: HakenOooh, now that I am free,
Swimming with the many fishes of the stream.
Yeah, and I am welcome here,
We all just connected swimmingly.
Streams of life digress
Like water running through my veins.
I'm learning how to breathe,
Living underwater,
I am deeper than the eye can see.
Yeah, it was meant to be,
Now I'm flowing with the current of the stream.
Streams of life digress
Like water running through my veins.
Running through my veins
Running through my veins.
I start my life again,
Just as well this ain't the first stream I have swam.
Cold water rushing to my brain
Is thicker than the blood that's flowing through my veins
Streams of life digress
Like water running through my veins.
Streams of blood like liquid love
Is rushing to my brain.
[VEINS]
It suddenly hits me in the heat of the sun,
A product of fear, far from human.
It suddenly hits me and crushes my world
Like a tidal wave trapped in my shell.
It suddenly hits me, what have I become?
Searching for answers in my aquarium.
It suddenly bites me and poisons my veins,
Lost and unable to find my way.
[DIGRESSION]
My chosen path, the direction that I take
Is the consequence of your greatest mistake.
When that day arrives, it's decision time.
Which way will I turn?
Will I ever really learn?
If I'm shown the way, I will never be alone.
The choice is mine in deciding where I'll go.
All our souls digressed, we started as one.
All our journeys will end at the same destination.
Streams of life digress
Like water running through my veins.
Streams of blood like liquid love