O Americano Feio? (Ithaka Darin Pappas) PÚBLICO - Suplemento Pop-Rock (Quinta-feira 10 Abril 1996)

Público

 - Suplemento Pop-Rock (Quinta-feira 10 Abril 1996)

excerto do artigo, O Americano Feio? por Jorge Dias 

O greco-americano Ithaka Darin Pappas participou em "So Get Up" dos USL e assinou o album, "Flowers And The Color Of Paint". Estão certamente entre os projectos mais fortes da música de dança feita em Portugal nos anos 90s. Entretanto, Ithaka viajou pelos Estados Unidos e o seu nome ficou um pouco esquecido. Até agora quando regressa a Lisboa para pôr em causa as sua antigas ligações.

Pappas "versus" USL-Kaos

Ithaka Darin Pappas passou alguns meses em Los Angeles, cidade de onde é natural e onde fez algums contactos para conseguir um "manager" e um advogado. "Fui aos Estados Unidos porque havia uma séria de problemas a resolver aqui. Um deles foi que fiz un disco em 1994 com os Underground Sound of Lisbon [USL] e, quando o gravámos, foi uma coisa entre amigos, estavamos a fazer arte em conjunto e foi uma coisa boa. Fiz um acordo verbal com eles segundo o qual receberia 25 mil escudos (approx. 120 €) por mil discos que fossem lançados em Portugal. Nunca se falou de contratos nem de distribuição no estangeiro."

Desde então, "So Get Up" – que era originalmente o lado B do maxi que tería por tema principal "Dance With Me" – fez furor nos Estados Unidos, para onde o disco foi enviado, transformando os USL, de que fazem parte Rua da Silva (Doctor J) e Tó Pereira (DJ Vibe), no projecto de "dance music" nacional mais aclamado a nivel internacional.

"O tema entrou para as 'charts' e foi lançado em muitos paises, mas eles não reconheceram a minha participação. Apesar de muitas das remisturas que foram feitas – principalmente as de Danny Tenaglia e Junior Vasquez, as mais populares- practicamente só reterem as minhas palavras e a minha voz. Nessa ponto é questionável quem é realmente o artista. É o Ithaka? Ou são os USL? Quando se 'descartaa a musica original e faz outra é questionável. É que não sou membro dos USL….?", diz Ithaka. E acrescento: "Pode perguntar-se a quem se quiser, nos Estados Unidos ou em Portugal, o que é que indentifica a canção: são as palavras. Neste tipo de música, que há numeras versões diferentes, a etiqueta são as palavras. A canção é o poema."

Dai que Ithaka reclame direitos de interpretação – "royalties", uma vez que os direitos de autor lhe pertencem por direito – sobre os lucros com "So Get Up". É que o poema a que Ithaka dá voz no "intro" do tema tinha sido escrito seis meses antes de ser convidado para juntar-se aos USL, depois de estes o terem ouvido numa emissão do programa Quatro Bairro, da Rádio Comerical. Segundo António Cunha, da Kaos, editora dos USL – e depois de o PÚBLICO ter marcada uma entrevista com Rui da Silva que acabou por não acontecer-, "o que passa é a vlha história de negócio da música: quando as coisas têm sucesso há sempre alguema tentar aproveitar-se".

https://www.discogs.com/artist/468212-ITHAKA

PUBLIC - Pop-Rock Supplement (Thursday, April 10, 1996) excerpt from the article, The Ugly American? by Jorge Dias The Greek-American Ithaka Darin Pappas participated in "So Get Up" by USL and signed the album, "Flowers And The Color Of Paint". They are certainly among the strongest dance music projects made in Portugal in the 90s. Meanwhile, Ithaka traveled through the United States and his name was somewhat forgotten. Until now, when he returns to Lisbon to question his old connections. Pappas "versus" USL-Kaos Ithaka Darin Pappas spent some months in Los Angeles, the city where he is from, and where he made some contacts to get a manager and a lawyer. "I went to the United States because there were a number of problems to solve here. One of them was that I made a record in 1994 with Underground Sound of Lisbon [USL], and when we recorded it, it was a thing between friends, we were making art together and it was a good thing. I made a verbal agreement with them according to which I would receive 25,000 escudos (approx. €120) for every thousand records released in Portugal. There was never any talk of contracts or distribution abroad." Since then, "So Get Up" – which was originally the B-side of the maxi-single whose main track would be "Dance With Me" – has been a sensation in the United States, where the record was sent, transforming USL, which includes Rua da Silva (Doctor J) and Tó Pereira (DJ Vibe), into the most internationally acclaimed national "dance music" project. "The song entered the charts and was released in many countries, but they didn't acknowledge my participation. Despite many of the remixes that were made – mainly those by Danny Tenaglia and Junior Vasquez, the most popular – practically only retaining my words and my voice. At that point, it's questionable who the real artist is. Is it Ithaka? Or is it USL? When you 'discard' the original music and make another one, it's questionable. I'm not a member of USL…," says Ithaka. And I add: "You can ask anyone you want, in the United States or Portugal, what identifies the song: it's the words. In this type of music, which has numerous different versions, the label is the words. The song is the poem." That's why Ithaka claims performance rights – "royalties," since the copyright belongs to him by right – on the profits from "So Get Up." The poem that Ithaka sings in the song's "intro" was written six months before he was invited to join USL, after they heard him on a broadcast of the program Quatro Bairro, on Rádio Comercial. According to António Cunha, from Kaos, USL's publisher – and after PÚBLICO scheduled an interview with Rui da Silva that ended up not happening – "what's happening is the old story of the music business: when things are successful, there's always someone trying to take advantage."

"Paraíso" Hemos visto el documental Paraíso, que recoge y explica el despliegue de la cultura de club y rave en Portugal en la transición de los 80 a los 90.

https://nuebo.es/musica/paraiso/

Hemos visto el documental Paraíso, que recoge y explica el despliegue de la cultura de club y rave en Portugal en la transición de los 80 a los 90. Conversamos con su director, Daniel Mota, para comprender las decisiones técnicas y narrativas de esta obra audiovisual, esencial para entender y conocer la eclosión cultural y musical que se vivió en aquellos años en nuestro país vecino.

Hace unas semanas que se puede disfrutar en cines de Portugal de las primeras proyecciones del documental Paraíso, en el que el realizador local Daniel Mota, con experiencia contrastada en el terreno de la no ficción y el reportaje periodístico, pero otro pie en la dirección de videoclips y otros contenidos audiovisuales muy vinculados a lo musical, recorre los primeros años de la escena de la música electrónica lusa. El largometraje se despliega a través de entrevistas a sus figuras indispensables en un formato hiperdinámico y fresco, dando buena cuenta de un fenómeno cultural que, como en otros lugares, apenas tuvo trascendencia mediática o reconocimiento institucional dentro del discurso general de su país, pero sí generó la atención de los agentes británicos, siempre ávidos de capitalizar nuevos destinos turístico-festivos.

El proceso de producción del documental comenzó en 2015. Así nos lo cuenta su director, que ha pasado una década recolectando y dando forma a una cantidad ingente de información y de testimonios para un proyecto que nació como un ambicioso encargo dentro del contexto de la televisión pública de Portugal. “João Ervedosa y María Guedes tenían un programa en Radio Quântica donde entrevistaban a DJs, tanto de la época inicial de la escena como más contemporáneos. Empezaron a ver que el momento con el que estaban más fascinados era el de la transición entre los ochenta y los noventa, que fue un poco el principio de todo esto. Era increíble cómo este momento se llevó a cabo”.

La lista de posibles entrevistados era enorme: unas cuarenta o cincuenta personas. Por ello Mota decidió realizar un cambio respecto al concepto original del programa de radio. “La idea era juntar a la gente en grupos, en parejas. Eso le daba un tono de back to back, y a la vez pensé que iba a eliminar la incomodidad habitual en un documental: alguien hablando con una persona que no está en el plano. Con cincuenta personajes distintos podría haber sido desorientador. No era predecible lo que iban a hablar, pero el hecho de que estuviesen juntos hacía la narración más conversacional. Mientras contaban la historia, miraban a alguien que también la conocía, que tenía sus propios recuerdos e incluso se testeaban pensando: ‘¿Debería estar diciendo esto de este modo?’”. Esa comodidad llevó a grabar entrevistas que duraban tres horas.

Tras esta gran labor de recolección de testimonios, en 2017 ya tenían una buena cantidad de contenido. Pero carecían de material de archivo. “El gran archivo de fotos que usamos y que determina la estética general del documental no fue descubierto hasta 2023”, reconoce el realizador. Daniel y sus colaboradores siguieron haciendo entrevistas durante 2022 y 2023, pero empezaron a sentir cierta urgencia por lanzar el documental. La estética rave estaba siendo introducida cada vez más en la escena pop, tanto en Portugal como en todo el mundo, y algunos clubes icónicos estaban cerrando. El Kremlin de Lisboa, clave para la escena, cerró hace medio año “por las quejas de los vecinos”.

Para acelerar el proceso, el equipo contactó con Henrique Brazão, que “estuvo seis meses encerrado en su habitación montando, haciendo un trabajo admirable”. Finalmente, Paraíso vio la luz hace unos meses. Daniel aún no sabía si convencería a sus protagonistas, hasta que Luis Miguel Abreu (de Kult of Krameria) lo abrazó entre lágrimas para agradecerle.

Aunque Mota haya trabajado activamente en la industria, no es un clubber empedernido. Ser de Oporto tampoco ayudó, pues el foco de la escena estaba en Lisboa. “He estado en unas cuarenta o cincuenta fiestas solo para grabar”, reconoce. “Pero la pasión de sus agentes es contagiosa: nos enamoramos de la escena viendo el amor que esas personas sentían por ella”.

La eclosión de este marco creativo también representa lo que significó la salida de la dictadura de Salazar. “Si te fijas en las imágenes, la gente se vestía de manera exuberante y extravagante; necesitaban crear una identidad y el club es un lugar democrático”. Portugal, bajo el punto de vista del director, tiende a no valorar su cultura. “Había gente diciendo que echaba de menos un tiempo que ni siquiera vivió”. Mota extraña esa capacidad más activa de dragearse y vestirse de maneras peculiares: “No solo se trata de que ahora seamos más conservadores, tiene que ver con el estado de euforia”.

La escena portuguesa llamó la atención internacional en un momento en el que la rave europea empezaba a globalizarse. Portugal fue catalogado como “la nueva Ibiza”, lo que alimentó la idea de paraíso, aunque el título del documental alude más al lugar Discos Paraíso, eje dinamizador de la escena. Mota reconoce que había cierta ingenuidad en el país: “Ibiza sentó el estándar y aquí se trataba de reproducirlo a nuestra manera, porque no tenemos la misma cantidad de dinero”. También advierte entre risas: “Los británicos destruyeron Ibiza y luego vinieron a destruir la nuestra”.

El documental se centra en la mirada de los DJs, quienes moldearon la escena. Falta una perspectiva más crítica sobre temas como la situación queer en los clubes o el consumo de drogas. Mota lo reconoce: “Esta película es una celebración. Las otras cuestiones serían otro documental”. Para él, hablar de las consecuencias de las drogas requeriría otros cuarenta o cincuenta minutos. Paraíso apuesta por la música, la celebración colectiva y los momentos más dulces de una generación que logró salir adelante con éxito.

Emancipación DJ

Los DJs de Portugal comenzaron como “empleados” de los clubes, que les proveían de discos y condicionaban su autonomía. Las raves trajeron internacionalización, eventos espectaculares y reconocimiento global.

Paraíso portugués: la nueva Ibiza

El ojo internacional convirtió a Portugal en un paraíso de la música de baile con Ibiza como referente estético y sonoro, tanto en su auge como en su caída.

Conflictos ausentes

Paraíso no muestra de forma explícita las consecuencias negativas de una escena emergente —drogas, fallecimientos—. El propio Mota afirma que eso implicaría otro documental. Este funciona como un ejercicio de recapitulación del despliegue positivo.

“So Get Up”

«So Get Up», el himno de la escena lisboeta, es la piedra angular de su reconocimiento internacional. Con artistas como Danny Tenaglia, Rob Di Stefano y el mundialmente famoso letrista y vocalista Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas) aka Korvowrong, marca la llegada —lenta y poco conocida— de un nuevo sonido: el comienzo (o el fin) de una era.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW24QOQDPFY

"So Get Up" Versions and remixes of the Ithaka song, "So Get Up" (1992-2026)

  So Get Up's lyricist, vocalist: Ithaka Darin Pappas in Athens 1991

Versions and remixes of the song "So Get Up" a literary work, written and vocalized by Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas) used in more than a thousand songs over four decades

Lyrics published by Ravenshark Music / ASCAP 

Administered by North Music Group(USA)

There are approximately 1200 versions of So Get Up in existence, this incomplete list is an attempt to begin cataloging them.

1992 (1 version)

1. Ithaka "So Get Up" Acapella written in Amoeiras - Lisbon, Pt on December 13th 1992 

Recorded later same day at Radio Comercial  [PORTUGAL] Label: None, live-on-air

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Sound Technician: Pedro Costa

ISRC#: USL4R2065259

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=conAi8Fg6Cc&list=RDconAi8Fg6Cc&start_radio=1

1993 (2 versions)

2. Ithaka "So Get Up" 1993" recorded with producer/engineer Darbis in Manchester, England late January 1993 [UK] Label: Embryo

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music: Darbis

ISRC: USL4R2088936

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW24QOQDPFY&list=RDdW24QOQDPFY&start_radio=1

3. Underground Sound of Lisbon - "So Get Up" ft. Ithaka (original mix) rerecorded in late 1993 with USL [PORTUGAL] Label: Kaos

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Dj Vibe/Rui da Silva

1994  (10 versions)

4. Underground Sound of Lisbon – "So Get Up" ft. Ithaka – Acapella – (lyrics and vocals by: Ithaka) – Engineer: Sinewave – TRIBAL America/I.R.S.

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

<b>5. Underground Sound of Lisbon – "So Get Up – Junior's Factory Mix</b> (lyrics and vocals by: Ithaka) TRIBAL America/I.R.S.

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Junior Vasquez/Dj Vibe/Rui da Silva

6.Underground Sound of Lisbon – "So Get Up" – Factory Dub (lyrics and vocals by: Ithaka) TRIBAL America/I.R.S.

Lyrics/Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Junior Vasquez/Dj Vibe/Rui da Silva

7.Underground Sound of Lisbon – "So Get Up – ft. Ithaka Danny's "In The Light We Sleep" Mix 

[Portugal/USA/UK] Label: Tribal America/I.R.S./Kaos

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Danny Tenaglia/Dj Vibe/Rui da Silva

8.Underground Sound of Lisbon – "So Get Up  ft. Ithaka – Get-Upella Mix 

[Portugal/USA/UK] Label: Tribal America/I.R.S./Kaos

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Danny Tenaglia/Dj Vibe/Rui da Silva

9.Underground Sound of Lisbon – "So Get Up – It's 4 P.M. Danny, Get Up! Dub [Portugal/USA/UK] Label: Tribal America/I.R.S./Kaos

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Danny Tenaglia/Dj Vibe/Rui da Silva

10. Orion's Voice – "The Next Life"  [Netherlands] Re-Fuel Records

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Danny Tenaglia/Dj Vibe/Rui da Silva

11. Sarasite – "The End Of The Earth"- Jatzzup Mix [Italy] Melody Maker Records

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Sarasite

12. Sarasite – "The End Of The Earth" – Patrick P.D.jJ. Tribal Mix [Italy] Melody Maker Records

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Sarasite

13. Sarasite – "The End Of The Earth" M.C. Hair New Wave Vibrations mix [Italy] Melody Maker Records

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Sarasite

1995 (4 versions)

14. Committee – "Trance Line" [Spain] Lost Paradise Records

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Dimas Carbajo, J.J. De La Fuente

ISRC# ESA031305712, ESA031303320, ES5770690442

14. Public Domain "So Get Up" Original Mix [Netherlands] BZRK Records

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Francois Zoontjes, Jorn Hanneman

15. Public Domain "So Get Up" Dr. Phil's Mix  [Netherlands] BZRK Records

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Francois Zoontjes, Jorn Hanneman

16. Public Domain "So Get Up" Jeremy Mix  [Netherlands] BZRK Records

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Francois Zoontjes, Jorn Hanneman

1996  (2 versions)

17. K.S. "Felini's Circus" [Italy] Active Bass Music

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Alessandro Moschini, Andrea Prezioso, Eugenio Passalacqua

ISRC# ITC899600025

18. Tecmania Rebel "So Get Up" [Netherlands] Planet Dance Records

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Patrick van der Hart

1997  (1 version)

19. Next Generation - "The Earthquake" [Italy] Ipnotika Records

 Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Patrick van der Hart

ISRC# USJ3V132496

1998  (5 versions)

"Joystick" "Go Insane" (Go Insane Remix) [USA]  Yoshitoshi Recordings/Deep Dish

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:  Jason "Jinx" Zambito

Style: House, Tech House

ISRC# UKPWA2002306

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9dNsQfoktw&list=RDS9dNsQfoktw&start_radio=1

"Joystick" "Go Insane" (Go Insane Remix) [USA]  Yoshitoshi Recordings/Deep Dish

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:  Jason "Jinx" Zambito

Style: House, Tech House

ISRC# GBKQU1832214

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix5b-s5ttiY&list=RDIx5b-s5ttiY&start_radio=1

Joystick "Go Insane" (Psychic Girl's Groove) [USA]  Yoshitoshi Recordings/Deep Dish

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:  Jason "Jinx" Zambito

Style: House, Tech House

ISRC# GBKQU1788833

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWkjkv3Rvc0&list=RDiWkjkv3Rvc0&start_radio=1

Pathfinder "So Get Up '98" (Odysee Of Life Remix) [Germany]  Refreshed

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:  Alex Strauch, Steffen Tomasi

Style: Trance

ISRC# ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_NxAPIZr3A&list=RDG_NxAPIZr3A&start_radio=1

Pathfinder "So Get Up '98" (Apocalyptic Remix) [Germany]  Refreshed

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:   Alex Strauch, Steffen Tomasi

Style: Trance

ISRC# ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4j4LZQsj1Y&list=RDb4j4LZQsj1Y&start_radio=1

1999 (1 version)

Marcel "Viginti Etduo" [Germany]  Mole Listening Pearls, Parasol Phonotheque

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:  Marcell Dudás

Style: Easy  Listening

ISRC# DEE829916600 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7mOCFg9dgk

2000  (1version)

Rui da Silva "Earth" (UK, Portugal] Kismet Records

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:  Rui da Silva

ISRC# GBEBP0610053, USOM80108002, GBEBP0610001

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU_bl3mxZuY

2001  (2 versions)

Ce Ce Lee "Get Up" [Italy]  24 Records

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:  Alex Farolfi, Fargetta, GianLuca Mensi

ISRC# ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QXpo7eaF-w

PCP "Zombie" [Spain] Harcore Maniacs

Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas, Lyrics: Delores O'Riordan & Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: David F. Linares, Manuel Rodriguez, Miguel Gomez

ISRC# ES5370100068

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwngzQ3er3g&list=RDbwngzQ3er3g&start_radio=1

2002  (4 versions)

Miss Kittin "Intro/So Get Up" [Switzerland] Groove Records

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas, Carolin Hervé

Music by: Carolin Hervé

ISRC#

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6JbVZCV010&list=RDs6JbVZCV010&start_radio=1

K-Traxx "Hardventure" [Italy] Titanic Records

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Carolin Hervé

ISRC#

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gIx5VaBlug&list=RD7gIx5VaBlug&start_radio=1

High Voltage "Go Insane" [Netherlands] Sys-X Records

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Erwin van Kan

ISRC# ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLuX4DwzRx8

Dylan "Headcharge" [UK] Renegade Hardware

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Dylan Hilsley

ISRC#GBQXF0230022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdyx10X94PA&list=RDhdyx10X94PA&start_radio=1

2003  (2 versions)

Orion's Voice "The Next Life"

Lyrics,:Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:  Don Schipper, Fabian Bon

ISRC# ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSCfDQPqol8

Orion's Voice "The Next Life" (Origin Unknown Remix)

Lyrics: Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:  Don Pepijn Schipper, Don Schipper, Fabian Bon

ISRC# ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxG3tswZs4w

2004  (8 versions)

Yoshi & Chia "Turn To Dust" (Original Mix) [UK] X-Lite Records

Lyrics: Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:  Joshua Morgan & Chia

Style: Hardtrance

ISRC# ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7GEvEUTE7w

Yoshi & Chia "Turn To Dust" (Roosta Remix) [UK] X-Lite Records

Lyrics: Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:  Tony Michael Dion Phillip, Joshua Morgan & Chia

Style: Hardtrance

ISRC# ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQE9XDdH1rM

USL "So Get Up" (Mert Yucel DeepXperience Mix) [Portugal]  Kaos Records

Lyrics: Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:  Mert Yucel

Style: Hardtrance

ISRC# PTVI10400017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlnxS9I2YUA

USL "So Get Up" (Dan Robbins Three Dimension Mix) [Portugal]  Kaos Records

Lyrics: Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:  Dan Robbins

Style: House

ISRC# PTVI10400018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWqYX5tmIxQ

USL "So Get Up" (Eric Kupper Tribalectro Mix) [Portugal]  Kaos Records

Lyrics: Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:  Eric Kupper

Style: House

ISRC# PTVI10400015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrqM41QzObo

USL "So Get Up" (Low End Specialists Mix) [Portugal]  Kaos Records

Lyrics: Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:  Ali Geramian, Mac Clark

Style: House

ISRC# ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQHSjU9yyAw

USL "So Get Up"  (King-Size Mix) [Portugal]  Kaos Records

Lyrics: Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:  Joe Ventura, Scott Marzullo

Style: House

ISRC# PTVI10400014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__e5MGEyVB0

Commiteee "Tranceline" (TCR Remix) [Spain] Trance Corporation Recordings

Lyrics: Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:  Dimas & Martinez

Style: Hardtrance Trance

ISRC# ESA031303320

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17dQzsTiNE0

2005 (2 versions)

Architect "Speed O.J." [Germany] Hymen Records

Lyrics: Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:  Daniel Myer

ISRC# USI4R0602110, USI4R0600773

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjermFCRPvU

Meat Katie "Phat Prick" [UK] FabricLive 21 Records

Lyrics: Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:  Mark Pember

Style: Breakbeat

ISRC# ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IZIl5H9dA8

2006 (2 versions)

Phobia "All Points North" [UK] Renegade Hardware Records

Lyrics: Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:  James Smith

ISRC# GBQXF0630025

Syle: Neurofunk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjermFCRPvU

Magik Johnson "In The Next Life" [UK] NRK Music

Lyrics: Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:  Dick Johnson

Style: Breakbeat, Tech House

ISRC# GBHSF0400720

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3CQN2KdmF0

2007 (4versions)

DJ Evol "Next Life" [USA] Combat Records

Lyrics: Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:  Brad Nelson

Style: Drum & Bass, Dubstep

ISRC# 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-5BQdfoGxc

USL "So Get Up" Damaged People Remix [UK] Forensic Records

Lyrics: Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:  Scott Bradford, Mark Armstrong, Mark Lowry

Style: Progressive House

ISRC# 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTzlMvJK9uQ&

USL "So Get Up" Mirabeau Remix [UK] Forensic Records

Lyrics: Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:  Colin Airey, Rob Jay, Dave Seamen

Style: Progressive House

ISRC# 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lygt1zCOMbM

Ray & Suly "Oclusion"  [Spain] Echo90 Records

Lyrics: Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Ramón Iglesias, Joan Sola

Style: Hardstyle

ISRC# 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lygt1zCOMbM

2008  (10 versions)

USL "So Get Up" (Next Life Mowree Rmx) [Italy] Absolutely Records

Lyrics,vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Mowree aka Maurizio Filograsso

Style: House, Tech House

ISRC#?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GeDfR1oKow

USL "So Get Up" (Shuffling Phunk Investigation Mix) [Italy] Absolutely Records

Lyrics,vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Dino Maggiorana, Stefano Silvestri

Style: House, Tech House

ISRC#?

Vid: ? 

USL "So Get Up" (Phunk Investigation 'O' Tech Mix) [Italy] Absolutely Records

Lyrics,vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Dino Maggiorana, Stefano Silvestri

Style: House, Tech House

ISRC#?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etVn73LDED8

USL "So Get Up" (Phunk Investigation Turbolento Mix) [Italy] Absolutely Records

Lyrics,vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Dino Maggiorana, Stefano Silvestri

Style: House, Tech House

ISRC#?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FMFF9oV6SQ

USL "So Get Up" (Sharp & Smooth Remix) [Italy] Absolutely Records

Lyrics,vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Alex Bass,David Mimram

Style: House, Tech House

ISRC#?

Vid: ?

DJ Zorneus "Insane" (DJ Zorneus Mix) [Germany] Mental Madness Records

Lyrics,vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Christophe Schaendel

Style: Hard Trance

ISRC#  DET190801242

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-d6yTrQhqA

DJ Zorneus "Insane"(Lochness DJ Team Remix) [Germany] Mental Madness Records

 Lyrics, vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Christophe Schaendel, Nicolas Perrottey

Style: Hard Trance

ISRC#DET190801241

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju_w-JtUVDk

DJ Zorneus "Insane" (Maziano Remix) [Germany] Mental Madness Records

Lyrics,vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Fabian Mazzarella

Style: Hard Trance

ISRC# DET190801243, USCNJ1000425

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FMFF9oV6SQ

DJ Zorneus "Insane" (Dantime Remix) [Germany] Mental Madness Records

Lyrics,vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Christophe Schaendel

Style: Hard Trance

ISRC# DET190801244

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4xGa0_tWBU

DJ Zorneus "Insane" (Seikos' Ice507 Old Vinyl Remix) [Germany] Mental Madness Records

Lyrics,vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Carsten Albat

Style: Hard Trance

ISRC# DET190801244

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iThu4rWaCUM

2009  (version)

2010 (version)

2011  (version)

2012  (2 versions)

Derek Marin "The End of the Earth" (So Get Up Full Vocal Mix) [Germany] Plastic City 

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Derek Marin

Style: Deep House, Tech House

ISRC# DEAZ31250003

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2jHAIQUVhM

Derek Marin "The End of the Earth" (Dub) [USA] Faucet Music

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Derek Marin

Style: Deep House, Tech House

ISRC# ?

2013  (1 versions)

Stefano Esposito "Goodbye My Friend" [Italy] Four Fingers Hand Records 

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Stefano Esposito

ISRC# ITZQ81300075, USQY51210878

2014  (1 version)

Maximinus "Earth End" [Bosnia & Herzegovina]  Pure Moment Records

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Denis Salimovic

Style House

ISRC# 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmgT5qt3Kcc

2015  (version)

2016  (version)

2017  (version)

2018  (1 version)

M.De Ramon "The End Of The Earth" (Original Mix) [Germany] Nu Life Recordings

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: M.De Ramon

ISRC#ES60B1800027

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gX2s4d4rCU

2019  (version)

2020 (16 versions)

Insanatix "Go Insane" [Germany] Gearbox Digital

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Insanatix

ISRC#?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49yTLO_S2AQ

El Jack "Next Life" [Mexico] Muscaria Project

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by:?

ISRC#?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-AYAVVXMUA&list=RDY-AYAVVXMUA&start_radio=1

Dade (ITA) "Get Up" (original mix) [Italy] Shaman Records

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Davide Greco

ISRC#?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-AYAVVXMUA&list=RDY-AYAVVXMUA&start_radio=1

Dade (ITA) "Get Up" (Stefano Parenti & Giovieri Remix) [Italy] Shaman Records

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Davide Greco

ISRC#?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNcfCUkVkII&list=RDqNcfCUkVkII&start_radio=1

Dade (ITA) "Get Up" (Francesco Parente Remix) [Italy] Shaman Records

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Davide Greco

ISRC#?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3CB7Dpjkak&list=RDe3CB7Dpjkak&start_radio=1

Rick Silva "Get Up!" [Mexico] House Of Rhythm Mexico City

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Rick Silva

ISRC#?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUbCpEYCamI&list=RDxUbCpEYCamI&start_radio=1

Pomella "So Get Up" [Italy] Ithica Records

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Poema

ISRC#?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHwjdooE1GY&list=RDXHwjdooE1GY&start_radio=1

Second Nature "So Get Up" ft. Ithaka [Portugal] 

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Second Nature

ISRC# QZES52033754

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvvHt4JPATI&list=RDVvvHt4JPATI&start_radio=1

Forgiven x Derex "The End Of The Earth" 

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Forgiven and Derex 

ISRC# TCAHE2332511, TCAHE233251

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNJELKA_04E&list=RDrNJELKA_04E&start_radio=1

Alvaro Miranda & Spencer "Get Up"

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Alvaro Miranda & Spencer

ISRC# QZES52033754

Link:?

Joe Waudby "Next Life" [Netherlands] Altered Reality Records

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Joe Waudby

ISRC#?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tONVpVu0V8

DJ Pandemora "So Get Up" [Andorra]

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: DJ Pandemora

ISRC#?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaGqTEi-2LY

Pomella "So Get Up" [Italy] Ithica Records

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Poema

ISRC#?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHwjdooE1GY&list=RDXHwjdooE1GY&start_radio=1

Niko "Get Up" [Brazil] Niko Music Records

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Niko

ISRC#?

Link?

Alien Project "Get Up" [Israel] H2O Records

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Ari Linker

ISRC#USA2P0728587

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=virTsQNqOFg&list=RDvirTsQNqOFg&start_radio=1

Paolo Barbato & Lineki "Get Up" [Italy] Stereophonic

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Davide Sabadin & Paolo Barbato

ISRC#?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dVdJbeLV04&list=RD7dVdJbeLV04&start_radio=1

2021 ( 4 versions)

Sovax "Get Up" [UK} Dusty Nose

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Sovax

ISRC# 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkuqEKKAd2A&list=RDAkuqEKKAd2A&start_radio=1

Arturo Diaz "So Get Up" [Peru] Coronita

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Arturo Diaz 

ISRC# DEH742324608

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdq-zn_tIO0&list=RDJdq-zn_tIO0&start_radio=1

Sgarra "So Get Up" [Germany] Woolly Woolly

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Sgarra

ISRC# DEH742048544

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5aSt1YYkR4&list=RDp5aSt1YYkR4&start_radio=1

Darkinox "Next Life" [Netherlands] Noisj.nl Records

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: 

ISRC# 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sepmmB-LnOk&list=RDsepmmB-LnOk&start_radio=1

2022 (1 version)

USL & Marco Scherlich "Seventh Sky So Get Up Afro Mix" [Italy]  

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Marco Sherlich

ISRC# QZMHN2276117

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpdSxrCZ9fs

2023 (2 versions)

DJ AniMe w/ Broken Minds "Go Insane" [Netherlands]  Cloud 9 Music / Warner

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Anime & Broken Minds

ISRC# NLFL72300315

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ntm5iqhoxm0

Ciro Leone "Goodbye My Friend" ft. ithaka

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Ciro Leone

ISRC# ITZQ81300075,USQY51210878

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt98rJk1Asw&list=RDtt98rJk1Asw&start_radio=1

2024 ( 1 version)

Yodh "Future Sound Of Lisbon" ft. Ithaka [Global] Baikal Nomads

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: 

ISRC# 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSb-zKmLxXI

2025 ( 3 versions)

Ghettofaust "End Of The Earth" [Ukraine] Nymfeld Records 

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Ghettofaust

ISRC# 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py-JKbIwpRc

Sisors ft Cerru "Go Insane" [Ukraine] Nymfeld Records 

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Sisors and Cerru

ISRC# 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjInEbxKmK8

Dtrdjoxxe "So Get Up" [Spain] 

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Jose Maria Ventosa Perez

ISRC# BGA472530613

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py-JKbIwpRc

Dtrdjoxxe "So Get Up" (Remix) [Spain] 

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: Jose Maria Ventosa Perez

ISRC# 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py-JKbIwpRc

2026 ( version)

Lyrics, Vocals: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Music by: 

Current list count: 92 mixes December 25 2025 (of approximately 1200)