The main exponents of Athenian
dark / minimal wave scene SELOFAN gave another great live performance "in
the dark" of Death Disco. Ioanna on
vocals and synths and Dimitris on
vocals, bass,saxophone and synths last Saturday presented "In The
Darkness", their 3rd album on the
stage of a full of people club.The greek retro intro gave the place to the
first song ‘schwarz’ which gave us a perfect idea of what we will
expect in this evening.
They separated the
concert into two parts. In the first
part they remined us the best moments of their previous albums such as ‘fosforizo’,
‘love is a mental suicide’ and in the second part they presented more their last album. The
duet had no difficulties creating gloomy romantic atmosphere heavily influenced
by 80’s post punk and minimal wave music and
awakening our emotions.
Rythmic basslines ,icy synths,
poetic lyrics , all parts of a
unique presentation and a perfect combination to express their emotions
. This show was also accompanied by visuals ,dancers and performers which was
creating a unique atmosphere following with the best way the slogan "In
the dark all just seem more romantic."
Personal favourites of the show the songs ‘you should learn how to leave’ , ‘the wheels
of love’, ‘schwarz’ and ‘fosforizo’.
In conclusion, a great show by the duo and
comparing it with their first performance, I think they have made many steps ahead both
in the sound and the stage performance and perhaps they have become the biggest
name in Fabrika label .
About 22.30 the opening act by
the female duo Monowelt took place on DeathDisco stage. After the first song ,
they exceeded the initial stress and then gave their best and the nostalgic and
cold wave style of the music that the band was trying to revive with successful
effort brought an overpowering acceptance by the audience . I was surprised by
their new song ‘cut the cord’ that show us the new direction of their sound
into a more synth romantic style . Another highlight was ‘ohne abschied’ with
the theatrical and experimental presentation as you can see from the video below.
They left me an excellent impression and I think in the future they can give us
exceptional music. Well-done girls!!
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