Halcyon
Halcyon is a name originally derived from Alcyone of Greek mythology and may refer to:
Birds
Buildings
Games
Literature
Music
Albums
Songs
Halcyon (console)
The Halcyon was a home video game console by RDI Video Systems. The system was planned to be released in January 1985 with initial retail price for the system was US$2500. Fewer than a dozen units are known to exist and it's not generally believed that the system ever made it to retail. The design featured a laserdisc player and attached computer, each the size of an early-model VCR. Of the six games planned only two games were completed: Thayer's Quest and NFL Football LA Raiders vs SD Chargers. RDI Video Systems claimed that the system would be entirely voice-activated, and would have an artificial intelligence on par with HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
History
Rick Dyer was one of the many fans of the interactive fiction game Adventure. He envisioned a game that would feature illustrations of every scene in this game, the first prototype being a roll of printing calculator tape that would be wound forward and backward via microprocessor to show illustrations and information drawn on its surface.
Halcyon (Orbital song)
"Halcyon" is a song written and performed by Orbital, dedicated to the Hartnolls' mother, who was addicted to the tranquiliser Halcion (Triazolam) for many years. The song features two samples from earlier international hit singles. The first sample is a backmasked vocal sample by Kirsty Hawkshaw from "It's a Fine Day" by Opus III (1992). Ed Barton, the composer of "It's a Fine Day", receives a co-writing credit for the track. The second is a vocal harmonies sample in the song "Leave It" from the 1983 album 90125 by the progressive rock band Yes. There is no co-writing credit for the Yes sample.
This original form of Halcyon is relatively uncommon; it first appeared on the Radiccio EP, and was only in the U.S. release as a single under its own name. It did not appear on a full-length album until the compilation Work 1989-2002, and then only in its shorter "single edit".
On Orbital's second eponymous album the track "Halcyon + on + on" appears, a slightly more upbeat and melodic remix of the original song. In contrast to the original, the remix is far more widely known, and has been featured on several movie soundtracks (most notably Mortal Kombat, Hackers, CKY2K and Mean Girls). The title of the remix is inspired by a contemporary advertising slogan used by the Ariston washing machine company ("Ariston + on + on"). "Halcyon + on + on" is somewhat shorter than the original, at 9 minutes and 27 seconds long.
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Halcyon
ALBUMS
- Separately Together released:
- Plugged released:
- Stripped Down released:
- Two Bars Short of a Hit released:
- Slighty Confusing to Strangers released:
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ALBUMS
- Bit.Tape.1 released: 2012
- Hydrocity released: 2012
- Zero-G2: Supernova released: 2012
- Zero-G released: 2012
- Trending Topic EP released: 2011
- Pixel Perfect LP released: 2011
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Halcyon
by: DelphicYou said enough, you said too much
You focus solely on her touch and halcyon
In arguments set in stone
In promises of what was once, you come undone
If you take this away, I fade to black and disappear
If it's all a state of mind
Give me something I can believe in
What you say doesn't say that you mean it
If I'm wrong well at least I know better
Give me something I can believe in
It's in your hands
No war, no causes and effects
No looking back and then regret
Of halcyon
And I know I know I tried too much
All the time I waste yeah I'm losing touch
All the time
If you take this away, I fade to black and disappear
If it's all a state of mind
Give me something I can believe in
What you say doesn't say that you mean it
If I'm wrong well at least I know better
Aaaah
Give me something I can believe in
It's in your hands
Give me something I can believe in
What you say doesn't say that you mean it
If I'm wrong yeah at least I know better
Give me something I can believe in
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