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Die Zeit (German pronunciation: [diː ˈtsaɪt], literally "The Time" or "Times") is a German national weekly newspaper regarded for its journalistic quality.^[1][2] With a circulation of 488,036 and an estimated readership of slightly above 2 million, it is the most widely read German weekly newspaper. The publishing house, Zeitverlag Gerd Bucerius in Hamburg, is owned by the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group and Dieter von Holtzbrinck Media.

The paper is considered to be highbrow.^[3] Its political direction is centrist and liberal, but has oscillated a number of times between slightly left-leaning and slightly right-leaning. Die Zeit often publishes dossiers, essays, third-party articles and excerpts of lectures of different authors emphasising their points of view on a single aspect or topic in one or in consecutive issues. It is known for its very large physical paper format (Nordisch) and its long and detailed articles.

The first edition was printed on February 21, 1946. The founding publishers were Gerd Bucerius, Lovis H. Lorenz, Richard Tüngel and Ewald Schmidt di Simoni. Another important founder was Marion Gräfin Dönhoff, who joined as an editor in 1946. She became publisher of Die Zeit from 1972 until her death in 2002, together from 1983 onwards with former German chancellor Helmut Schmidt, later joined by Josef Joffe and former German federal secretary of culture Michael Naumann.

Logo[link]

The fact that the newspaper bears the coat of arms of Bremen in its title stems from an accident of history: when the paper was founded in the rather chaotic post-war occupied Germany, the city of Hamburg refused the use of its coat of arms in a private publication at the last moment; so instead the space reserved for it on the printing plate was filled with that of the nearby city of Bremen, as one of the founders was a friend of the mayor of Bremen.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website (German)
• Zeit online on Twitter

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Look up die in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Die usually refers to the cessation of life.

Die may also refer to:

Objects[link]

• Die (manufacturing), a material-shaping device
• Die (integrated circuit), a rectangular piece of a semiconductor wafer
• One of a set of dice, gambling or game devices
• Tap and die, cutting tools used to create screw threads in solid substances
• Sort (typesetting), a cast die for printing

Other[link]

• Die, Drôme, a village in France, best known for its Clairette de Die
• DIE, German Development Institute
• DiE, pedagogical method Drama in Education
• Die (musician), Japanese musician, guitarist of the band Dir en grey
• Die!, the seventh studio album by rapper Necro.
• DJ Die, British DJ and musician with Reprazent
• D.I.E., a Hong Kong TVB show
• DIES, the name of the solo project of Josh Dies, lead singer of Showbread
• Duplication is evil, programming motto

See also[link]

• dié (disambiguation)
• dye
• Dai (disambiguation)
• Di (disambiguation)

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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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Uncut	[2]

Zeit (1972) (German: time) is the third album by the German electronic music group Tangerine Dream.^[3] A double LP, it was the first release featuring Peter Baumann, who joined Chris Franke and Edgar Froese.

Overview[link]

The style of this album is slower and more atmospheric than their previous albums. Its atmospheric drone music tone is similar to ex-member Klaus Schulze's solo album Irrlicht (released the same month) as it stemmed from a common idea that Schulze and Froese could not agree on and parted ways about. Florian Fricke from the Munich-based group Popol Vuh, playing Moog synthesizer, and four cellists appear on the first track. The album cover depicts a solar eclipse.

As explained by Paul Russell for the 2002 reissue, "Zeit, which means 'time', was based on the philosophy that time was in fact motionless and only existed in our own minds."^[4] And concluding, "Without doubt Zeit is a Krautrock master work still capable of surprises without having to shock. The album which took the band to the edge of international recognition, still sounds timeless 30 years on."^[4]

Devotees of dark ambient music often refer to it as being one of the first (and perhaps finest) examples of the genre.

Running times and releases[link]

Before the 2002 reissue, there were two common releases on CD: a single CD release and a double CD set. The single CD release from Castle Music Ltd in 1999 has catalog number CMACD 555.

The double CD set from Relativity in 1987 has catalog number 88561-8070-2, and is slightly longer by a few seconds, mainly due to longer inter-track gaps. Relativity also put out a single cassette, 88561-8070-4, with the following song timings: 20:00, 18:00, 20:12, 17:43.

The sound of the two releases is also strikingly different, the original Relativity release having a much brighter and more detailed sound. The Castle release was remastered from the original master tapes over a decade later and there seems to have been a deterioration in quality since then, as it exhibits a notably muddier and bottom-heavy sound. The double CD set has a light blue border on the front and back covers.

The 2011 release includes a second CD with the November 25, 1972 Klangwald concert at Cologne's WDR Sendesaal hall in West Germany, previously released as Tangerine Tree 52: Cologne 1972.

Track listing[link]

Personnel[link]

Musical

Tangerine Dream

• Edgar Froese – sound generators, gliss guitar
• Peter Baumann – keyboards, vibraphone, VCS3
• Christopher Franke – keyboards, cymbals, VCS3

With guest musicians

• Florian Fricke – Moog synthesizer on "Birth of Liquid Plejades"
• Steve Schroyder – Organ outro on "Birth of Liquid Plejades"
• The Cologne Cello Quartet — Cello intro on "Birth of Liquid Plejades"
  • Christian Vallbracht
  • Joachim von Grumbkow; credited as Jochen von Grumbcow; co-founder of Hoelderlin
  • Hans Joachim Brüne
  • Johannes Lücke

Technical

• Dieter Dierks – Recording engineer

Graphical

• Edgar Froese – Cover art
• Monique Froese – Cover and sleeve photography

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External links[link]

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Eko Fresh
Background information
Birth name	Ekrem Bora
Also known as	Eko Freezy
Born	(1983-09-03) September 3, 1983 (age 28) Cologne, Germany[1])
Origin	Turkey
Genres	German hip hop
Occupations	Rapper and Songwriter
Labels	Optik Records (Eary 2002-late 2002) German Dream Entertainment ersguterjunge (2006-2008)

Ekrem Bora (born chupa pene, 1983), better known as Eko Fresh and also as Elektro Eko, is a German rapper of Turkish descent.^[2]

Biography[link]

Early life[link]

Bora was born in Cologne but grew up in Mönchengladbach^[3] without a father; his mother supported the family as a postal worker. He began to rap at the age of 14, then dropped out of school after 10th grade and started work at a shoe shop.^[2]

Bora met there rapper Kool Savas, who became his mentor, aiding the release of his first LP on Royal Bunker, Jetzt kommen wir auf die Sachen.

2002: Debut album and other projects[link]

After Bora's success, he and Savas fell out. Kool Savas blamed Bora's recklessness and arrogance in an interview, while he accused Savas and Optik Records of kicking him out to further their own success.

Bora left the label in 2002 and was later signed at Sony BMG, where he began production of his first solo album Ich bin jung und brauche das Geld released 2003. The titular song was released as single and was very successful: it reached 5th on the single charts.

In 2004 Bora and his girlfriend Sophie Hardaker produced and released the album L.O.V.E. (Life Of Valezka and Eko), concerning their relationship. The only single was "L.O.V.E.". This album was the relaxed, calm, and melodious, fitting better into the R&B genre than Hip Hop music.

In the same year Bora founded his own label, German Dream Entertainment. He signed himself as well as Capkekz, Farid Urlaub (later Farid Bang), G-Style, Hakan Abi, Kingsize, La Honda, Prodycem, S.Diddy and Summer Cem.

Feuds[link]

Aggro Berlin[link]

In 2004 Eko Fresh released his controversial single "Die Abrechnung", that mainly disses Kool Savas and as well several known rappers in Germany, including Fler and Sido.

Fler responded with "Hollywood Türke", describing Eko Fresh as "wanna be gangster". Eko Fresh's mixtape Fick noch immer dein Story features track titled "FLERräter", which features Bushido another rival of Fler. Its said that Bushido, who had been insulted on "Die Abrechnung", had forgave Eko and had teamed up against Fler.

Fler and B-Tight responded with the track "Du Opfer", were they made unkind remarks and telling Eko Fresh that he is nothing. B-Tight he dissed him as well because he got insulted in "Die Abrechnung".

Kool Savas[link]

Personal life[link]

Eko Fresh was born in Mönchengladbach, where he attended high school through the tenth grade. He grew up without a father because his parents were living separately.^[2]

He has also been featured by German Stampede Wrestling, a professional wrestling promotion based in Cologne.^[4] He has had actual wrestling matches at the promotion's events including Night in Motion X, Southern Conflict II, X-Limits, Battlefield 2008 and Northern Night since 2007.^[5]

Discography[link]

• 2003: Ich bin jung und brauche das Geld
• 2004: L.O.V.E. - with Valezka
• 2004: Dünya Dönüyor - Die Welt dreht sich - with Azra
• 2006: Hart(z) IV
• 2007: Ekaveli
• 2010: Was kostet die Welt
• 2011: Frezy burmaye
• 2011: Ekrem

References[link]

External links[link]

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Fredro Scruggs (born April 18, 1970) better known by his stage name Fredro Starr, is an American rapper and actor from South Jamaica, Queens, New York best known as a member of hardcore hip hop group Onyx.

Music career[link]

Dro Starr released six albums with Onyx, and is the cousin of fellow group member Sticky Fingaz. He also contributed to the Sunset Park, Light It Up, and Save the Last Dance movie soundtracks.

Onyx split with Def Jam Recordings after their 1998 release Shut 'Em Down, and temporarily broke up, during which Starr released his first solo album, Firestarr, in 2001. Onyx reunited the next year and released Bacdafucup Part II, and Starr's next album, Don't Get Mad Get Money, arrived in 2003. He formed a new group called Yung Onyx in 2006. As of 2011, he and Layzie Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony are planning to release a joint EP entitled FireSquad, which is set to be released late 2011/ early 2012.

Acting career[link]

Starr made his acting debut in Forest Whitaker's 1993 award-winning HBO drama Strapped, for which he earned a Cable ACE Best Supporting Actor nomination, in addition to several Onyx songs appearing on the soundtrack. Other film credits include Clockers, Sunset Park, Ride, Light It Up, and Save The Last Dance.

On television, Starr had a recurring role on Moesha as the title character's boyfriend and fiancé. He appeared in three episodes of HBO's The Wire as Marquis "Bird" Hilton. Starr co-hosted Paramount Domestic Television's daily half-hour urban dance competition, Dance 360, with actor Kel Mitchell. The program aired for one season in 2004 before being canceled due to poor ratings.

Starr also filmed guest appearances on NYPD Blue, Law & Order, Blade: The Series (in which Sticky Fingaz starred in the title role), and "Promised Land." He also played Ricky Gannon on a CSI: Miami episode that aired February 2, 2009.

He also appeared on New York Undercover in the episode entitled "Student Affairs".

As of October 2011, Starr is playing the lead in the independent feature-length film "Diamond Ruff" being shot in and around Hartford, CT.

Personal Life[link]

He is married to former Croatian supermodel Korina Longin.

Discography[link]

• 2001: Firestarr
• 2003: Don't Get Mad Get Money

References[link]

External links[link]

• Fredro Starr at the Internet Movie Database
• Fredro Starr on Myspace
• Fredro Starr at Allmusic.com
• Diamond Ruff The Movie