Let's Rock It Up!: 2012

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

They are childhood friends, growing up together in the narrow streets of the Western part of Athens. Their songs focus on living in lower-class inner-city areas. In 1990 they release their first LP entitled "TI ALLO BORIS NA PIS PIO APLA?" (What else can you say more simply?) thanks to which they overcome the critics’ reservations and gain popularity among youth. In ’91 they release an LP called “DISKOLI KERI” [Tough Times]. In ’93 PIX LAX present their own views and feelings about the winter with the LP “O ILIOS TO XIMONA ME MELANHOLI” [The sun in winter makes me sad]. The following year they release “O BABOULAS TRAGOUDAI MONOS TOU TIS NIHTES” [The Bogeyman sings all alone at night] which features the voice of Gordon Gano, singer of VIOLENT FEMMES on one track. 1997 was a very fruitful year for PIX LAX, following the release of an LP recorded live at the IERA ODOS club with participation of George Dalaras. Moreover, that same year they also release another compilation, this time in limited edition, entitled “PEXE PALIATSO, TA TRAGOUDIA SOU TELIONOUN” [Clown keep playing, your songs will soon be over]. In November 1998 they compose the soundtrack of the film made by Panagiotatos “MONAXIA MOU OLA, O EROTAS KIMITHIKE NORIS”, [My loneliness is everything, love went to sleep too soon] while the winter of the same year was marked by a number of appearances at the Near the River club. In March, PIX LAX travelled to Great Britain for a series of appearances in London, Oxford, Manchester and Coventry. It was the first time that a group whose lyrics are solely in Greek gave four sold-out performances. Their next release was called STILVI and included a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Tales of Yankee Power” along with their own hit “My loneliness is everything...” recorded live at Near The River club. In March 1999, band musician Alkis Papadopoulos composes the soundtrack of Yiannis Paraskevopoulos’ film “Netrino”, and PIX LAX participate with their own “GEFIRES ME PETRES TIS SIOPIS” [Bridges of stones of silence] and their rendition of “IPARHOUN DROMI STH SIOPI” [There are ways in the darkness]. In July 1999, PIX LAX joined their voices with those of I MUVRINI, the most popular Corsican band and one of the biggest ethnic artists in France. This Greek-Corsican co-operation resulted in a CD single entitled “ASE TIN IKONA NA MILA” [Let the image speak...] containing three songs with Sting participating in the last one. The CD was available in record shops throughout Europe and went platinum. That year’s live appearances were topped off by their opening for R.E.M. in Athens under the banner of the Rockwave Festival. “IPARHOUN CHRISOPSARA EDO?” [Are there any goldfish here?] is the title of their latest release, a double cd containing new tracks alongside live recordings of previous hits and re-workings of some of their personal favourites. This album became double platinum immediately.

Motivo 4 - Τώρα ή ποτέ/Now or never

Motivo 4 - Το ψυγείο/To psygeio

Motivo 4 - Φυσάει/Fysaei

Motivo 4

Motivo 4, is an alternative rock band from Greece. Their first album "Sti skia tis selinis", was released in the year 2000, and in September of 2003, their second album titled "An deis na akrovato" is released. Radio, Printed media, critics and band's fans have accepted it in the best possible way. A new chapter opens in 2010 with their third album titled "To kleidi". Recording and production, took quite a long time, aiming for the best result. Note that the album is mastered by John Cuniberti, a Grammy Awarded (2008) engineer! The new album, is contemporary and pluralistic, musically wise, full of worries about today's living 'n thinking, as to the lyrics, and eventually progressive as to the band's profile.
Ann Karlafti: Vocals, Keys
George Archontakis: Bass, programming
Aris Tsoukantas: Drums, B. Vocals, programming
George Pappas: Guitars

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Trypes - Giorti

Trypes

Trypes are:
Giannis Aggelakas: vocals
Giorgos Karras: bass - vocals
Babis Papadopoulos: guitar - vocals
Asklipios Zambetas: guitar
Giorgos Tolios: drums
Trypes was created in 1983 when Giorgos Karras and Giannis Aggelakas wrote their first lyrics, songs which had an overwhelming influence and atmosphere from the 'post-punk era' of that time.
Michalis Kanatides (guitar) and Kostas Floroskoufis (drums) accompanied them at their first appearance. In 1984 Babis Papadopoulos replaces Michalis at the guitar and in 1985 they recorded their first record TRYPES for Ano - Kato Records. It was a period when the legend started, live appearances thrilling audiences at both the 'Selini' club, the university campus and the surrounding areas of Thessaloniki.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Ypogeia Revmata

The history of Ypogeia Revmata starts in 1992, when a company of musicians and classmates at the same time from Kallithea, Athens, Greece started playing their own songs. At the same time, Grigoris, Kostas, Giannis and Panagiotis had rented a place st Psirri, Athens in order to make comfortable their performances. When Kostas started working at Melodia FM, he met the manager Dimitris Hatzopoulos, and that is when Mitsos joined the band. In 1993, manager Dimitirs Hatzopoulos takes a demo of the band to Έβδομη Διάσταση (Evdomi Diastasi, Seventh Dimension) label and Ypogeia Revmata start recording their first album.