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'''Kore. Ydro.''' are a musical group from the Greek island of ]. | ||
| Kore. Ydro. were formed in Corfu during the autumn of 1993 by 15-year-old schoolmates Pantelis Dimitriadis, Giorgos Arvanitakis and Spiros Katagis. Konstantinos Amygdalos joined in 1997 and Spiros Katagis departed in 2000. Pianist/multi-instrumentalist Alexandros Makris joined in 2001 | |||
| ==Biography== | |||
| Kore. Ydro. were formed in ], ], during the autumn of ] by 15-year-old schoolmates Pantelis Dimitriadis, Giorgos Arvanitakis and Spiros Katagis. Not many listeners appreciated their unstoppable output of unrefined, "no-fi" home recordings of trash aesthetics, but word about the group began to spread from mouth to mouth, with extra help from peculiar live performances, unprocessed video-clips and humorous short "films". | |||
| Their early output was as "no-fi" home recordings of trash aesthetics, peculiar live performances, unprocessed video-clips and humorous short "films". Their self-produced official debut ''If All Ever Ended Here'' was released in March 2003 by the Greek label ] in a run of 515 copies. The free download-only mini album ''Seven Months Later'' followed seven months later. | |||
| The original line up - as long as the sound - of the band changed by the years; Konstantinos Amygdalos joined in 1997 and Spiros Katagis departed in 2000. | |||
| ⚫ | February 2004 saw the release of the first official Kore. Ydro. video - also produced by the group - for the song "Your Kindness" , the highlight of ''If All Ever Ended Here''. | ||
| 2001 marked a new era for the group with the adhesion of pianist/multi-instrumentalist (and by the time only real Kore. Ydro. fan) Alexandros Makris. | |||
| ⚫ | Almost three years after the release of the critically acclaimed{{fact}} debut and after many postponements, Kore. Ydro. released a new album on a new label (]/]), ''Cheap Pop for the Elite'' . | ||
| The self-produced official debut If All Ever Ended Here was released in March ] by the legendary Greek label ] in 515 copies. | |||
| ⚫ | The album;s title referred to the self-proclaimed "new post-erotic, post-christian, post-communist, post-progressive, post-post-punk manifesto" of the band. The album was recorded before the EMI contract in the group's home studio in Corfu by Pantelis, Alexandros and the three new members: drummer Alexis Apostolidis and the guitarists Spiros Spirakos and Nickos Varotsis. | ||
| The free download-only mini album Seven Months Later (available from the official Kore. Ydro. website) followed seven months later. | |||
| ⚫ | The record has received enthusiastic reviews{{fact}} by the Greek music press and the first single/video (produced and directed by the band) "No More Affairs" is already a hit.{[fact}} | ||
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Revision as of 17:01, 20 September 2006
Kore. Ydro. are a musical group from the Greek island of Corfu.
Kore. Ydro. were formed in Corfu during the autumn of 1993 by 15-year-old schoolmates Pantelis Dimitriadis, Giorgos Arvanitakis and Spiros Katagis. Konstantinos Amygdalos joined in 1997 and Spiros Katagis departed in 2000. Pianist/multi-instrumentalist Alexandros Makris joined in 2001
Their early output was as "no-fi" home recordings of trash aesthetics, peculiar live performances, unprocessed video-clips and humorous short "films". Their self-produced official debut If All Ever Ended Here was released in March 2003 by the Greek label Wipe Out Records in a run of 515 copies. The free download-only mini album Seven Months Later followed seven months later.
February 2004 saw the release of the first official Kore. Ydro. video - also produced by the group - for the song "Your Kindness" , the highlight of If All Ever Ended Here.
Almost three years after the release of the critically acclaimed debut and after many postponements, Kore. Ydro. released a new album on a new label (Capitol/EMI), Cheap Pop for the Elite .
The album;s title referred to the self-proclaimed "new post-erotic, post-christian, post-communist, post-progressive, post-post-punk manifesto" of the band. The album was recorded before the EMI contract in the group's home studio in Corfu by Pantelis, Alexandros and the three new members: drummer Alexis Apostolidis and the guitarists Spiros Spirakos and Nickos Varotsis.
The record has received enthusiastic reviews by the Greek music press and the first single/video (produced and directed by the band) "No More Affairs" is already a hit.{[fact}}
Discography
- If All Eνer Ended Here (Wipe Out) 2003
- Seven Months Later (online release) 2003
- Cheap Pop for the Elite (Capitol) 2006