It's no surprise given Greece's tumultuous history that you'd get such a fertile scene which gave
birth to a number of quality punk bands throughout the 80's and into the 90's.
My personal favourite of the lot is Antidrasi (Reaction) with a vibe harkening
back to the 80's hardcore/crust sound. Their
sophomore 1991 release Enantia (Against) featured herein bore a notorious
inscription on the cover in Greek which roughly translates to: "if only
Christ should return now to see the fear inscribed upon the faces of His
priests". And this is what characterises this band like any other punk ensemble
worth its salt: unapologetic intransigence. Released by Greece's own safe-haven for alternative music, Wipe Out
Records, which amongst others even released a Rotting Christ 7" back in
the early 90's.
17 bands disparate in style and form yet unified against a common enemy: the cliché and the blasé. Dry Lungs (Placebo, 1985) is a raging cauldron of sulphuric tape manipulations and noise experimentations regressing into dadaistic nihilism. A decent chronicler of the early-mid 80's industrial scene whose only purpose was to push the boundaries of sound. Incidentally here's an interesting piece of trivia: the guy behind the release - Paul Lemos - besides being in the influential New York-based industro-experimental ensemble Controlled Bleeding (featured herein) was also one half of the duo behind legendary industrial metallers, Skin Chamber.
17 bands disparate in style and form yet unified against a common enemy: the cliché and the blasé. Dry Lungs (Placebo, 1985) is a raging cauldron of sulphuric tape manipulations and noise experimentations regressing into dadaistic nihilism. A decent chronicler of the early-mid 80's industrial scene whose only purpose was to push the boundaries of sound. Incidentally here's an interesting piece of trivia: the guy behind the release - Paul Lemos - besides being in the influential New York-based industro-experimental ensemble Controlled Bleeding (featured herein) was also one half of the duo behind legendary industrial metallers, Skin Chamber.
"The eternal silence of these infinite spaces terrifies me"
-Pascal
-Pascal
Known for drenching some of their tape releases in blood, Dapnom enjoy a sort of semi-cult status. Unio Mystica (Ars Funebris, 2007) is cosmic dark ambient with conspicuous religious overtones. Disquieting, "anxious" and, most importantly, conducive to inner mental imagery, it makes for an engaging lights-out, headphones-on experience.
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