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Benedictine and Franciscan Monks: Forgotten Inventors

   Usually, when we think of religious orders, these things come to mind: a cloister, an abbey, a library, prayer in solitude, detachment from the world… All this in the cradle of a period defined as "dark" by historiography up to Romanticism: the Middle Ages . In this period the monks - especially the Benedictines of the various orders - were the custodians of Judeo-Christian but also classical culture, since thanks to their patient and meticulous transcriptions as scribes we have received almost all of the Greek and Latin works which we study today. Today we are grateful to them first of all for this.   However, many do not know that many products - material and immaterial - that we consume and use every day, come from monks who, using their ingenuity nourished by a profound spirituality, invented them due to practical necessities.    Personally, I find it amazing!    Let's begin…   The heavy plow   Plows were a primary agri...
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Noyz Narcos: Shaping Italian Rap with Grit and Horror

 



Noyz Narcos, stage name of Emanuele Frasca, is one of the leading names on the Italian old school rap scene. The Roman artist of Sicilian descent is one of the fiercest representatives of horror-core. He began his career at a very young age in 1994 as a freestyler and writer, but it was the early 2000s that saw him establish himself in the rap game, when he joined the TruceBoys (later reunited in the TruceKlan collective).

 Discography

 


 The Roman artist debuts as a soloist with Non Sleeper, his first studio album. This project has a sound close to hardcore-hip-hop, and stands out for the presence of heavy backing tracks, sampling of hardmetal and hardcore punk tracks, where the taste for the macabre and the horrid reigns supreme. In 'Non Dormire,' Noyz Narcos deals with the gritty realities of street life, where drugs, violence, and hatred often dominate the narrative. From this moment on there are many successes for Noyz Narcos, up to the first gold record for Monster in 2013, which was followed by that of Localz Only and the platinum of Virus and Enemy, the latter album where the artist renews himself and turns towards indie and trap.

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 Noyz Narcos' rap is mostly raw and violent with dark themes and recurring references to horror cinema and b-movies. In the national hip hop scene Noyz, and the rest of Truceklan, brought innovative sounds to Italian rap. Besides rap, Noyz Narcos' style incorporates influences from punk metal, exemplified by his album 'Non Sleeper,' which features authentic bass solos.

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Hi, I’m Carlo Muzi, I’m 16 years old and in my free time I like taking naps and training hard both in the gym and in the swimming pool. I'm glad to be part of LET'S BLOG! staff and share my passions and interests with all of you.

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