Dark Entries presents Julianne Regan (an English translation)

This interview written on23/12/2010 by Didier Becu appears in its original Flemish form on the Dark Entries website here:- http://www.darkentries.be/nl/interviews/?iid=365

Using Google Translate, Babelfish & Nicetranslator as well as my own logic and common sense I have produced what I hope is a fairly decent English translation for people who dont read Flemish.

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Since I've worked at Dark Entries, I have had the honour of interviewing many musicians who I looked up to, but this lady is special.

I do not know why but most of my heroes are men, but luckily I have two heroes in my life. One (Nico) is dead and the other is not gladly on the forefront and is not so fond of talking, but for Dark Entries she did it. Her name is Julianne Regan.

Even though she is modesty itself despite being awarded a title like goth icon, but the frontwoman of All About Eve (later Mice, Jules et Jim and now La Femme Verte) made many boys hearts beat faster and to this day I cherish their records next to The Sisters, The Fields and The Mission.

This but to tell you that Julianne had played a prodigious role role in musical life (and mine) and talked to us about what she was, what is and what she hopes for.

Dark Entries presents Julianne Regan.

Hi Julianne, you recently announced that you had enough of the music industry. Understandable, but in hindsight would you have done it all again to be where are you now?

I have left the music industry, simply because I am not the person for it. Some people love it for dinner in prestigious restaurants, for example, I do not .... I do not like the endless palaver about this and that. I also noticed that you are facing liars, egomaniacs compared to a decent human being to place nine idiots, or just questionable individuals. I think it's just not worth it...

But what I recently tried to do was simply to just say good-bye to the music. I noticed quite quickly that I could not, why I wanted to I do not know. ... I just think I only had to realize that you can have music without having to be confronted with that business. Should I start now I think I'd do it all again, simply because I was 19 and still that ridiculous self-belief would hold me and I would not be aware of evil in the music industry .

But I'd probably be smarter and sell my music on-line without having to do all the appearances and publicity with those terrible things that must be specific to the music industry ....

You were a journalist, Julianne. Weird because musicians hate journalists!

I tried to be a journalist. I went to college in London but after 6 months I gave up because I wanted to play in a rock'n'roll band . I've written a few reviews of performances, including some records and even a few articles but I was just too nice. I could not get it into my heart to write something negative about someone. Also, I soon noticed that when I interviewed a group I actually wanted to be a rock star.

I would have to add that I also know good journalists, and do not hate them all, there are some who are passionate and they are good at what they do ... I just hate the idiots.

I suppose you know Everett True, he was the editor of Melody Maker for years. He announced recently that journalism is dead because everyone on the net thinks they are a journalist....

It's just so fantastic, I think. It simply means that someone who has an opinion can put it on the net and we the readers, can decide whether we will read or not. Today it is no longer the journalists who extol or break groups; from the three major newspapers (NME, Melody Maker and Sounds) there is only left NME and they have lost all power. I think most people do not care about what the NME has to say any more. People are now forming their own opinions based on what others say in cyberspace.

Of course you also have the disadvantage that there are too many opinions, or people who think they know a lot about music and are spouting the greatest nonsense simply because they have a PC and Internet connection.

Julianne, you were one of the reigning goth icons. How does it feel in 2010?

Personally, I dont think I deserve the title of goth icon. When I hear that then I think people like Siouxsie, Nick Cave or Peter Murphy ...but not me. I made music with inspiration from goth, I have goth friends and I did things that were goth. ... But really in 2010, I am a middle aged woman wearing "normal" clothes and who leads a happy life and hopes that she obtains a diploma in 2012 graduating from university, to be something in the health sector.

When I was a young goth, I could never imagine that a time was coming when I was going to stop dyeing my hair or dress. ... The time has come (laughs).

All About Eve for me was a group for dreamers, people who felt a part of Mother Earth. ... Julianne least, I feel so when I listen to All About Eve.

Yes, I think you're right. I was a naive and innocent girl for a very long time. Admittedly, I felt so very happy with a rock 'n roll life but I felt attracted to things like space, nature or even the occult. There was indeed a lot of escapism which I frankly admit. As I grew older, it disappeared but now its back. I will always be the woman who gets a kick from staring at a big fat white moon. I think many people are so put together even if we get up early every morning to work so we can pay the rent.

They said that All About Eve were goth, and that is true but was it not a curse?
Take the wonderful album "Touched by Jesus", I think this album never had a chance because the media saw you as a goth band... ..

Goth is indeed both a blessing and a curse for us at the same time. Sure there were elements of goth interwoven in our music, but there were other things ... sometimes with us you had folk, blues, pop or heavy rock.

I remember very well that the American record society told us that they could not push us into a box, at one point they wanted the two of us make the new Fleetwood Mac!

I also think that the term goth is used more as time has progressed. Goth is a lot that are The Doors, Iggy Pop, Led Zeppelin, Bowie, Banshees, Cure, Dead Can Dance, Mission, Sisters, Garbage, Curve ... ..

There are many types of goth and the percentage is always different. Siouxsie & The Banshees are for example 50% goth and 50% hippy-funk.

What about Garbage? 20% goth, new wave 20%, 20% rock, 20% and 20% electro pop!
Goth is a complicated thing and regardless of the how twists and turns, it is not an exact science!

So yes, since All About Eve was seen as goth it also meant that many doors remained closed, but there were many open ... no, I'm not complaining.

After All About Eve you formed Mice with another great hero of mine (Bic Hayes). Such a brilliant group & you never got a chance.

It was indeed a pity that Mice was a flop. We made an album, I loved it and I'm still happy ...even though I regret that we never made a

second Mice CD. I thought at some point we were the ultimate line-up: Tim McTighe (brilliant pop writer, multi-musician, great bass player ... in fact Paul McCartney), Dominic Luckman the drummer of the Cardiacs was incredible ...

And yes, that Bic is without doubt one of the most intriguing musicians I've worked with ... a terribly creative person and simply a devil on the guitar. Those three were really brilliant people, real friends and people I love for all time. All for nothing. Sad.

You also made it difficult for yourself, Julianne ... then you were in Jules et Jim. Genius to use the word again, but unfortunately also a character who would not listen. Was that frustrating?

You should follow your own heart. It was an interesting experience: all the TV appearances, being on the radio, the record label that comes with their big bag of money, the overly fancy expensive studios, the limousine that came to my home to take me to the airport even when I begged them that I wanted to have a normal taxi.

And yes, they have managed to get my face on the cover of the weeklies, I even went on TV but if you reflect then there was time for the music but no spare time to yourself. Now I have time I want to occupy myself with my music but the other truth is that very few people left who will listen to me.

I know it's arrogant but when me and my friends are happy that is sufficient for me ... I need it but the fans make you. God, I hate that word "fans" so much. But it makes me happy and that's worth something....

I'm not sure you know Jo Casters, a Belgian musician. He told me that the problem in 2010 is that people will not listen ....

He's right. Jean-Marc (from The Weathermen and La Femme Verte) and I are much concerned about that and we are also forced to that conclusion. When I was younger you had to choose between music and sport and I chose music because I'm not really sporty.

But today they choose between music, computers, video games, DVD, Blue Ray, Pink Ray, Man Ray or whatever!

Music is no longer as important to people as it once was. I remember very well when a favorite group released an album then I went to the store to buy it and I played it day in and day out until I knew it, until that record had become a part of my DNA even though it was so that I just knew a song. Then you could hear no pieces on the net, you could not illegally download but the anticipation was immense.

In 2010, music has no value, not as far as the masses are concerned.

The person who will not listen to me there I'll do nothing to ....

Now you are back with La Femme Verte, Jean-Marc I suppose you would not really get?

Did you ask this question to Jean-Marc, he would certainly say that I am good at putting myself down. Whether I sing, record something, be part of La Femme Verte or whatever, I will always be somewhere in a pocket or another green light.

People who work with me know this all too well .... They are also only with such people that I want to cooperate. Jean-Marc knows me very well, I do not even know how he does without ..

Julianne being Julianne she opted for "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails which had already been covered by the legendary Johnny Cash ....

My motto of some covers: "Do not be afraid of the singers or the songs".

Once look at a track from a fresh perspective and if you really want to put yourself there then I think you have nothing to fear.

Sure, there are still people who find a better version of Johnny Cash or just would prefer the original, but this is our cover and it should be judged on our merits. It is no problem as long as you believe the words that you sing or you feel connected to them.

Did you know the covers of La Femme Verte that were chosen?

Frankly, I have a terrible memory, so let me think ...

If I remember correctly, Jean-Marc and I have had songs that we like to hear from there and we have chosen a selection. I do not remember which ... except I will sing those that I love.

There is a lot of Belgian talent on that CD. I think of Sam Devos or what did you think of Raya's version of "Enjoy the silence"?

I also love what they have done and what Sophie has done with Dark Poem. I know that here in England all ignore what is not here.

Sure they are interested in the Americans and the Swedes were popular for a period in time ... I'm not talking about Abba, but more things like The Cardigans.

The United Kingdom believes today that they are important, I find that amusing ... such arrogance that they have!

It is scandalous that they do not look further than their noses and not even look in the gardens of their neighbors because in Belgium many beautiful flowers grow when they hear music!

I ask everyone, including my heroine. What is your favorite album of all time, Julianne?

Let me think, I will take one from my youth: "Waterloo Sunset" by The Kinks, this is a perfect pop song.

A special message?

If you still can read before the year is: Merry Christmas!

Many musical discoveries in 2011 and as Shakespeare said: 'If music be the food of love, play on "... In today's language, "Music feeds love, so do not stop playing it!" xxx

Julianne Regan wanted to tell us something, and we do everything for her.

Maybe you know The Cardiacs. This is a British band that more than twenty years prog rock with a gothic touch and made more than once was cited by John Peel as one of his favorites.

The founder of this great group, Tim Smith, was recently the victim of a heart attack but the musician could not pay his medical expenses and is living on the edge of poverty. One of his fellow musicians Bic Hayes (who was in Mice with Julianne) has recorded a CD where Julianne has worked with Tim and the intention is to assist in his medical costs. Info here:- http://www.thegenepool.co.uk/items/597.htm

Dark Entries owes plenty to Julianne Regan for this wonderful interview which might present a special light on this very powerful woman who captured the imagination of everyone who was involved in goth.

Also, I would strongly like to express my thanks to both Sam Devos and Jean-Marc Lederman who made it possible that I could take an interview with my hero. Thank you, guys!

23/12/2010, Didier Becu
English Translation 27/12/2010, Ray Daley

Loom Dawn walkthru

Using the walkthrough posted by Suicine on Escapegames24 I have added some screenshots & fixed the mistake of the switchboard switches. WALKTHROUGH created by Suicune @ Escapegames 24, screenshots by Brainisdead.
NOTE: the object of this game, is not only to escape but more importantly to restore complete light to the room!

1- everything is pitch black. navigate until you find a screen that is not completely black & click on the blinds to zoom in. pull on the green handle of the cord to open them. this will create your 1st weak source of light. zoom out.



2- turn left & click the area where the light from the window is shining down on. when zoomed in, you will see a KEY. take it then press the button on the other object thats in the shadows to turn on more lights. take a good look at these lights & memorize which are YELLOW (1 3 5 6), as it will be important later. zoom out.



3- zoom in on the new lit up area, you will see some numbers on the wall. the letters below it are not important, but MAKE SURE YOU NOTE THE NUMBERS EXACTLY AS SHOWN as they will be used soon & are not viewable when its time to use them!

526
764
381

once youve noted the numbers press the 7 & zoom out.

4- turn right. pressing that 7 has turned on a new light. zoom in on the phone. take the 1ST BATTERY from beside the phone. next, lift the receiver & press the button under it to trigger more lights. zoom out.

5- zoom in on the pink box below the phone. use your key on it to unlock it & reveal a blue sphere, which will roll away as soon as you touch it. now click on the box twice more to move it & reveal a hint with 5 numbers.



note these 5 numbers down below the 9 numbers you noted down earlier (they are used TOGETHER!) & zoom out.



6- click on the sphere that has rolled away to zoom in. click it once more while zoomed in to move it to the other side of the buttons. now, you will notice these buttons are pressable. there are 7 buttons - number seems familiar? apply the "code" from the 7 light panel in step 2 to solve these buttons (turn on buttons 1, 3, 5, and 6). when done, zoom out & turn left.

7- you will see that the 7 light panel on the floor has moved, revealing a keypad & the 9 numbers i told you to note down are no longer visible. click the keypad to zoom in & you will see you can press the 9 buttons to turn them purple. as the diagram under the pink box suggests, you need to press buttons 1, 7, 4, 3 & 2, to continue. but the catch is that they are not numbered 1-9, but instead mixed up!

so how to know which number is which? simple - apply the 9 numbers i told you to write down at the start! this makes the keypad read:

526
764
381
now just press 17432 according to that - or rather, if you dont wanna apply those numbers & wish to read the buttons as 1-9 instead, then press buttons 94672. when done correctly, a bright light will shine across the room & the 3rd wall will be explorable! zoom out.

8- turn right twice. click on the curtains to open them, letting yet more light into the room. click the desk to zoom in. click the computer to open it. click the screen to zoom in. you will see a diagram drawn on it, which represents the dialpad on the phone. memorize the path (1569832407green) & zoom out 3x.



9- go left back to the phone & enter the above code into it by pressing the appropriate numbers, incidently green is the left button. if done correctly, the numbers will slide to the left & disappear. zoom out.

10- turn left twice to face the 4th wall, which has now been lit by the magical phone number! click the device to zoom in, then click the white box on the lower left to open it. flick the switch inside & zoom out.

11- turn left, a new light has been activated near the ceiling, revealing a switchboard. zoom in & flick the bottom right switch so that it is matching all the others, then zoom out.



12- you will now see that to the left of the computer desk, a new light is shining. click it to zoom in. take the SECOND BATTERY. you may also plug in the cord, but its defective anyway & you cant take the plugged in light out yet either, but later you can. just zoom out after getting the battery.

13- click the desk again to zoom in, click the left drawer to open & insert your batteries into the device to activate it. close the drawer, and you will now see 4 symbols on the floor. memorize their order (5-point star, 6-point star, asterisk, 4-point star) & zoom out.



14- turn right & zoom back in on the wall safe. arrange the 4 colored buttons on the top as the floor code said (so it will be yellow red green blue). when done, hit the button in the middle to open the safe. obtain the FLOWER LIGHT & zoom out.

15- turn left, go back to the wall outlet (left of the desk) & plug in your flower light into the upper socket. this will really light up the area brightly & you can see that the cord i told you not to bother with isnt even connected to anything lol! the real computer cord, however, you will want to plug in. to do this, remove the smaller light from the lower socket (you can do it now since theres another light source). plug in the computer, and then click on the yellow bit of the light you just removed (its the bulb) to get the DRAWER KEY. zoom out.

16- zoom in on the desk yet again. use the new key on the right drawer & open it to get the RED DIAMOND.

17- click on the computer to zoom in (twice). now that its plugged in, you can hit the white button to the left to turn it on. click on unlock.exe & you will come face to face with the hardest puzzle in the entire game. here is a screenshot i made of the squares you have to turn black for it to work:

click start & let the animation run its course - when your character gets to the star, a robot will appear & "kill" him. a star will pop out & that is a new puzzle, but we cant solve it just yet. for now just zoom out 3 times.

18- turn right & zoom in on the wall safe again. put the red diamond into the new slot to trigger the mechanism. also, click & open the white box on the right this time (it wasnt open before the robot sequence on the computer). flick the red switch you see inside & note the numbers "060-", for they will matter in the next puzzle. zoom out when done.



19- turn left, zoom in on the switchboard (top right corner) again & see "-1734". zoom out, turn right twice & zoom in on the area where the window light is shining through. now that the 7 light panel has moved, you can see "-2619-" on the wall.



Lets put this 3 part code together, using the dashes to guide us: 060-2619-1734. looks like a phone number huh? then its obvious what to do next, zoom out.

20- turn right to return to the phone & zoom in to dial the above code of: 06026191734. hit the green button (bottom left) when all 11 numbers are input. "calling..." should now scroll across the LED. zoom out.

21- turn right twice & you will see a flickering green light in the darkness as well as hearing ringing. click it to zoom it- it is a cell phone! click to open & again to zoom in on the screen. click the screen to receive the message & click the button on the screen to send it to the computer. zoom out twice.

22- zoom back in on the cell phone - the battery has died. however, you will see a color code. blue green yellow red. remember this for later & zoom out again.



23- you can go check the mail you sent to the computer (by turning left, clicking on the computer 3x, turning it on, clicking mail.exe & clicking the mail) but its not needed to solving the game & is just a pretty picture of the night sky, nothing more.



Instead, zoom in on the door that has now appeared next to the wall safe. you cant open it yet, but you can zoom above the handle to see 4 hearts. the colours on them match the code we saw on the cell phone, but they are in the wrong order & cant be rearranged here. instead, lets try searching for something else that has the same colours - zoom out.

24- the wall safe. the 4 buttons at the top have the exact same colours! go back to it (by zooming out twice then clicking on the safe) & rearrange the colors to match what you saw on the cell phone in step 22 (blue green yellow red). now zoom out, zoom in on the doo r& pull on the handle to open it!!!! then click on the outside light & you are OUT - congrats? no!... its not over yet!

INTERLUDE
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well, congrats on solving the 1st objective of the game, escaping. this game is long, so take a breather to enjoy the outdoor scenery. when done, mouse over the pink japanese characters at the bottom right & a text will appear. read the white text & you will see that, in order to see the true form of the room, you need to turn on the main lighting system. this is the ultimate goal in this game, not escaping :-P

when ready to continue your adventure, click where it says "go back to the room" to continue where you left off.
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25- it is VERY easy to miss, but if you pay close attention to the 1st screen after returning inside you will see white markings at the very top of the doorway! (door must be open) click that area to zoom in & see a new clue. look familiar? its a reference to the switchboard! so from top left to bottom right: down, up, down, down, down, up - & then main switch down. remember this & zoom out 2x.



26- turn left & return to the switchboard. note, you can only move the buttons IF youve seen the clue above the doorway otherwise it wont work!!! anyway:

DUD
DDU

where D-down position & U-up position. then flick the master switch to the left into the down position. zoom out when done.

27- turn left twice. you will see that now the keypad on the wall has moved up, revealing a secret compartment! if youre wondering what to do here, pay close attention to the symbols in the 2 circular alcoves. blue circle and red diamond... i think we've seen these objects before! lets go back & find them. zoom out.

28- turn left, zoom in on the wall safe to remove & RECLAIM RED DIAMOND. zoom out.

29- turn right twice, zoom in on the glowing blue sphere at the floor & click it to obtain BLUE SPHERE, zoom out.

30- turn left, insert these 2 objects into the proper slots on the wall compartment. something will appear in the middle segment. its not too clear what to do next but this is a walkthrough so dont worry! zoom out.

31- turn left, zoom in on the cell phone again & you can now pick it up (only works after the shapes are in the wall). obtain CELL PHONE & turn right then plug it into the wall compartment where you put your shapes to recharge it! it will now show 12 squares but you need to find more clues to solve this puzzle so zoom out.

32- now if you recall, you might have seen bars consisting of 3 black/white segments scattered around the room. they are:

1- by flower light- top+middle are black
2- in left white box at the wall safe- bottom is black
3- by hearts above doorknob- middle is black
4- by phone- top+bottom are black

but what is the proper order for these 4 clues? zoom in on the computer desk to see some odd markings under the right side of the window. zoom in on those. we have found the order!!! it is: wall safe, flower light, telephone, door hearts. now return to the recharged cell phone by zooming out twice, going left twice & clicking the phone.



33- arranging the 4 bars by the order listed above gives us this code for the phone puzzle:-

OXXO
OXOX
XOXO

where X-black & O-white. enter that & a purple ray will shoot towards the door!

34- go back to the door & open it. click the purple object at the bottom - it is a doorstop! this allows you to leave the door without it shutting, allowing more light to shine into the room! zoom out & turn right twice. zoom in on the small window again & pull the blinds shut - you will see the answer to the star puzzle! zoom out.



35- turn right, zoom in & turn on the computer again. go back to unlock.exe. click the star to bring up the star puzzle, & solve it with the code you just saw. now the little guy is rejuvenated & gets some revenge on that mean robot! congrats, you have finallybeaten the computer game. on the "the end" screen, click the shining star near the top. the message "the night is over" will be displayed & the ENTIRE room will be FULLY lit now!!!

CONGRATULATIONS! you have solved a nice, long game. i wish they would make more like this one, it was beautiful, & challenging!

CLOSURE
you may now explore around the room & see what its like but theres nothing left to do. you can also go back outside, but there is nothing new there. seeing the true form of the room was the end of the game, congrats!

K.O.L.M Map (all areas & rooms numbered)

Converting an ISILO PDB Ebook

You'd think because its a PDB format something like Calibre would convert it. You'd be dead wrong.
Isilo is an encrypted format that only appears to be a PDB file.

Simply use iSilo for Windows and use 'Save As' to create yourself a TXT text file which you can then convert into any ebook format you like.

Apparently a lot of people are looking for a solution. This is it ;-)