Their releases cover a wide range of styles, from cut up vocal hip hop by their most prominent artist Machinedrum, to central IDM by artists like Proem, Mr. Projectile, and Deru, to indie-influenced electronic music like Tiki Obmar or Lateduster. They also release a wide geographical range of artists, from all over Europe and the US, as well as Australia, Russia and Japan. Also Merck is somewhat known for only putting forth minimal artist images, and not promoting the label in the traditional music industry push style.
Merck had produced 51 CD releases and 50 vinyl records by February 2007, at which point it ceased releasing new material.
A sublabel, Narita Records, has been set up by Merck to put out more dancefloor-oriented music.
Underground is built upon the skateboarding formula of previous Tony Hawk's games: the player explores levels and completes goals while performing tricks. The game features a new focus on customization; the player, instead of selecting a professional skater, creates a custom character. Underground adds the ability for players to dismount their boards and explore on foot. The plot follows the player character and his or her friend Eric Sparrow as the two become well-known professionals and grow apart.
The game was developed with a theme of individuality, which was manifested in the extensive customization options, the presence of a narrative, and the product's characterization as an adventure game. Real-world professional skateboarders contributed their experiences to the plot. Reviewers praised its wide appeal, soundtrack, customization, multiplayer, and plot. The graphics and the controls for driving vehicles and walking were less well received. Underground's PlayStation 2 version had sold 2.11 million copies in the United States by December 2007. A sequel, Underground 2, was released in 2004.
Faces is the tenth studio album, a double-LP by R&B artists Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 1980 on ARC/Columbia Records. The album reached number 2 and number 10 on the Billboard Black and Pop albums charts.
It has been certified gold in the US by the RIAA. In a 2007 interview when asked which EWF album is his favorite Earth, Wind & Fire leader Maurice White replied "Probably Faces because we were really in tune, playing together and it gave us the opportunity to explore new areas".
The lead-off single was "Let Me Talk". The songs "You", and "Sparkle" followed as single releases. Unlike previous Earth, Wind and Fire albums, there was no U.S. tour in support of the album. This was also the last Earth Wind and Fire recording with guitarist Al McKay, who left the group the next year. This album is noted for featuring Steve Lukather, guitarist for EWF's label mate Toto, on the songs "Back on the Road" and "You Went Away".
2 extra interludes have been included as part of the album since the release of the Columbia Master's collection in 2011. The track "Oriental" comes directly before "Faces" while "Pipe Organ" follows it.
Lieutenant Paris (now Junior Grade, evinced by the partially filled pip on his collar), Chief Engineer Torres and Ensign Durst fail to return from an away mission to a planet. The away team have been captured by the Vidiians, and a Vidiian scientist has used advanced medical technology to create two forms of Torres from her mixed DNA, one pure Klingon and one pure human. The scientist hopes to create a cure for the Phage, a deadly disease that afflicts his entire race, by studying the unusual resistance that Klingon metabolism has to it. Commander Chakotay takes a team to investigate and discovers that the caves in which the away team were working have shifted. They deduce that the caves are illusions: advanced holography as used by the Vidiians in a previous encounter with the Voyager crew.
The human version of Torres, meanwhile, is kept imprisoned with Paris and Durst. The Vidiian scientist studying Klingon Torres sees her going through the first symptom of severe agony, but she is fighting off the disease. Meanwhile, Paris, still in the holding cells, finds B'Elanna as a full human. While there, B'Elanna explains her origins, of how her father left when she was five and how she did everything to hide her Klingon heritage as a child. Klingon B'Elanna tries to use her feminine charm to have the scientist release her, but his desire to find a cure overrules his lust. In the holding cells, two guards arrive and take Ensign Durst. The human B'Elanna is scared as opposed to her Klingon half's relentless tenacity. After reviewing what they know from the last time the Vidiians encountered Voyager, the crew begin running simulations on how to get past the Vidiian force fields. In a naive effort to calm his prisoner, the Vidiian scientist kills Durst and uses his face to cover his Phage-ravaged features to try to better impress Klingon B'Elanna.
Jake Fahri, (pictured at 19) murdered 16-year-old schoolboy Jimmy Mizen by smashing a glass dish into his face ... The teen thug had also attacked a girl when he was 16, kicking her and spitting in her face.
Homeless man, 69, won’t face charges after stabbing thugs who terrorized him on subway, killing 1 ... The attack left the victim with cuts on his face and head, and he went on his own to the Kings County Hospital Center for treatment.
The plea deal allowed Gunna to avoid a lengthy prison sentence, but it also sparked intense controversy, with critics accusing him of betraying his YSL associates, including Young Thug, who was facing similar charges ... Both faced 20 yrs in prison.
Let’s face it ... It really is time to make America great again, but not by allowing the robber barons and their thugs to keep their grip ... After all, giving thugs what they want merely encourages and perpetuates their crimes.
... thugs, under the protection of a flag that the thugs have learned to fear, not to follow; we corrupted American honor and sullied its face before the world, but every detail was aimed at the good.”.
Sadiq Khan has hired a goon squad of thugs with face tattoos wearing skeleton balaclavas to protect his hated Ulez cameras on mobile vans (pictured) ... Some of Sadiq Khan's hired security guards have face tattoos and wear clothes with skulls on them.
The plea deal allowed Gunna to avoid a lengthy prison sentence, but it also sparked intense controversy, with critics accusing him of betraying his YSL associates, including Young Thug, who was facing similar charges ... Both faced 20 yrs in prison.
After facing charges including racketeering conspiracy, gang activity, and firearms offenses, Young Thug reached a deal that led to his release on October 31... Thug’s release came after an intense ...
The thug, who calls himself 'Young Dizz', was ... The thug and his accomplices hit the boy with a metal pole over his face, back, legs and arms, slapped him in the face, and kicked him in the head.
It is reported that the conversation dated back to 2022, and the clip showed Thug asking an Afghan-American Instagram model Sayed to “move on” from him while he had been facing legal issues at the time ... I would never talk to Thug or any other man.” .
A rioting thug who went viral after being hit in the head and groin by flying house bricks was today jailed for two-and-half years ... 'Party animal' rioter who was hit in head and groin by flying bricks as he taunted police faces jail.
The Mail has more ... More than 1,000 far-Right thugs descended on Magdeburg to protest against the attack, with anger visible on their faces ... Worth reading in full ... Previous PostNHSFacesHigh CourtLegalFight Over Cross-Sex Hormones Prescribed to Boy.
There were some minor scuffles with the police ... 'And we are facing election campaigns until the federal elections in February ... More than 1,000 far-Right thugs descended on Magdeburg to protest against the attack, with anger visible on their faces ... .
'Deport, deport, deport' and 'Resistance' ... 'And we are facing election campaigns until the federal elections in February ... Read More ... More than 1,000 far-Right thugs descended on Magdeburg to protest against the attack, with anger visible on their faces.
The Saudi doctor who killed five people by ploughing his BMW into a Christmas market vowed to slaughter '20 Germans' last year ... More than 1,000 far-Right thugs descended on Magdeburg to protest against the attack, with anger visible on their faces ... .
