The Kraken (/ˈkreɪkən/ or /ˈkrɑːkən/) is a legendary sea monster of giant size that is said to dwell off the coasts of Norway and Greenland. A number of authors over the years have postulated that the legend originated from sightings of giant squids that may grow to 12-15 meters (40-50 feet) in length, despite the fact that the creature in the original tales was not described as having tentacles and more closely resembled a whale or crab. The sheer size and fearsome appearance attributed to the kraken have made it a common ocean-dwelling monster in various fictional works.
Etymology
The English word kraken is taken from Norwegian. In Norwegian and Swedish, Kraken is the definite form of krake, a word designating an unhealthy animal or something twisted (cognate with the English crook and crank). In modern German, Krake (plural and declined singular: Kraken) means octopus, but can also refer to the legendary kraken.
History
In the late-13th-century version of the Old Icelandic saga Örvar-Oddr is an inserted episode of a journey bound for Helluland (Baffin Island) which takes the protagonists through the Greenland Sea, and here they spot two massive sea-monsters called Hafgufa ("sea mist") and Lyngbakr ("heather-back"). The hafgufa is believed to be a reference to the kraken:
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Kraken is a fantasy novel by British author China Miéville. It is published in the UK by Macmillan, and in the US by Del Rey Books. The book bears the subtitle "An Anatomy" on the title page. It was the winner for the 2011 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel.
Miéville has described the book as "a dark comedy about a squid-worshipping cult and the end of the world. It takes the idea of the squid cult very seriously. Part of the appeal of the fantastic is taking ridiculous ideas very seriously and pretending they’re not absurd."
Plot
An inexplicable event has occurred at the Natural History Museum, London — a forty foot specimen of giant squid in formalin has disappeared overnight. Additionally, a murder victim is found folded into a glass bottle. Various groups are interested in getting the squid back, including a naive staff member, a secret squad of London police, assorted religious cults, and various supernatural and mostly dead criminal elements. The wondrous squid represents deity to the Church of Kraken Almighty. Did they liberate their god, or could it have been stolen by a rival cult? The only thing that all agree upon is that the fate of this embalmed kraken is intimately tied to the End of the World.
Podcasts:
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ALBUMS
- Humana Deshumanizacion released: 2009
- Kraken filarmónico released: 2006
- IV + V: Vive el rock nacional released: 2004
- Huella y camino released: 2002
- Una leyenda del rock released: 1999
- Kraken V: El símbolo de la huella released: 1995
- I + II released: 1994
- Kraken IV: Piel de cobre released: 1993
- Kraken III released: 1990
- Kraken II released: 1989
- Kraken I released: 1987
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ALBUMS
- Technoid Connection Mix released: 2002
- Dominion / Neuro released: 2001
- Clockwork Sampler EP released: 2001
- Side Effects Remix released: 2000
- Essential Rewindz released: 2000
- The Lowdown 7 released: 1999
- Dangerous Drums released: 1999
- 2 On 1 Series released: 1998
- The Artillery Double Pack EP released: 1998
- Final Warning / Connections released: 1997
- DJ Andy by Overnight Presents: Drum n' Bass Session released:
- Blazin released:
Technoid Connection Mix
Released 2002- Space Horizon
- The Calling / Dynamo
- Dynamo / Let It Move You
- Scorched Earth / Devotee
- Vertical Pursuit
- Higher Break
- Technecium / The Lick
- The Lick / Dinosaur Adventure 3D
- Relentless (Stakka & Skynet remix) / The Encrypter / Moulin Rouge
- Moulin Rouge / Brainwash
- Brainwash / Savannah / Eurotrash
- Eurotrash / Raw Nerve
- Warped (DJ Red remix) / Flat Worm
- Eggplant / Siege / Fallen (remix)
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ALBUMS
- Sakura Luminance released: 2012
- beatmania IIDX -SUPER BEST BOX- released: 2011
- beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK released: 2008
beatmania IIDX -SUPER BEST BOX-
Released 2011- SigSig
- LESSON 5 (feat. Erika Mochizuki)
- SPARK !
- We are Disっ娘よっつ打ち命 (feat. Disっ娘)
- ラクエン
- POODLE
- 月光
- Twelfth Style
- I am
- garden
- Catch Me
- EDEN
- INAZUMA
- Tizona d'El Cid
- EMPTY OF THE SKY
- 100% minimoo-G
- PLASMA
- in motion
- Pollinosis
- Get'em up to R.A.V.E
- alla turca con passione
- オレはビートマニア！お前は何マニア？
- vault of heaven
- Love Magic
- First Resolution
- Agnus Dei
- 合体せよ！ストロングイェーガー！！ (Ryu☆ remix)
- HAPPY☆ANGEL (with TAHIRIH)
- Xepher
- rage against usual
- MOON RACE
- CaptivAte～浄化～
- double thrash
- キャッシュレスは愛情消すティッシュ
- Little Little Princess
- 冥
beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
Released 2008- THE FANG (TROOPERS STANCE)
- THE DEEP STRIKER
- Digitank System
- MENTAL MELTDOWN
- 高高度降下低高度開傘
- SOUND OF GIALLARHORN
- Rising in the Sun (original mix)
- 2 tribe 4 K
- SHIFT
- beatonic nation
- end of world
- Blue Rain
- Now and Forever
- Dazzlin' Darlin
- satfinal
- State Of The Art
- evergreen
- madrugada
- Wanna Party?
- radius
- 叶うまでは
- 湘南族 -cannibal coast-
- the trigger of innocence
- PROMISE FOR LIFE
- 走馬灯 -The Last Song-
- avant-guerre
- scar in the earth
- JOURNEY TO "FANTASICA"
- Kick Out 仮面
- MAX LOVE
- エコ爺
- Be OK
- REMINISCENCE
- NEW GENERATION -もう、お前しか見えない-
- oratio
- Ristaccia
- Anisakis -somatic mutation type "Forza"-
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Corazon Felino
by: KrakenLibres son los sentimientos,
como espíritus salvajes,
Aunque estemos sin aliento y las fuerzas con el tiempo
se hayan ido de viaje,
En estas junglas de cemento,
Se vive o se muere,
Eres amo de predios o el esclavos de otros reinos.
En esta extraña y gran ciudad, me siento ausente,
Simplemente si no estas,
Y en las afueras, de mi fortaleza,
Lanzo al viento una oración,...
Y pregunto,... Donde has ido?,
Tu que viajas por mis venas y te desplazas cual tormenta en ellas,
Corazón, corazón felino,
No detengas tus latidos,... ni pronuncies el olvido,... por favor.
Ayúdame!,... a romper el hielo de mis miedos con la magia de tu ángel,
Ayúdame!,... que las sombras de otros cuerpos no me asombren ni se apropien
de mi carne.
En este extraña y gran ciudad, entre la gente,
Sólo encuentro soledad,...
Y pregunto, donde has ido?,...
No es igual estar vivo, que existir en el olvido,
Si mi sangre es tu vino yo confió en tu instinto felino,
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