Two of newest post-punk
bands of the Athenian scene presented together live their debut albums at club
Death Disco. Data Fragments just
released their eponymous album on the Geheimnis Records label, while Ghostland had released their debut
"Dances On Walls" in December on the French label Manic Depression.
Both bands performed with drum machine.
First up on the stage where Data
Fragments, a band founded in 2017. The three piece took to their positions and
immediately plunged into their set. They opened with "Drawing Lines",
"No Sign Of Life", "Grown Men" all from album, followed by
their cover "Dance" by Boris Dzaneck. Stathis Leontiadis (known also for his previous
acts Doric and Human Puppets) was on bass. His playing was brutal, thumping the
basslines like there was no tomorrow. While Panagiotis Dedepsidis on vocals and guitar with Panos Dimopoulos on keys (both formerly in
the band Komodia Thanatou) delivered their distorted riffs and melodies
efficiently, giving the whole a cutting edge feel. One of the standout moments
was when they played one of their most known songs "Falsifies The Fact".
They continued with "Distant Lies", "Walking In The Rain"
(another great song from the album that starting to attract attention), a new untitled
track ending with "Nothing There" where it climaxed with a wail of
distortion and feedback.
Next up where Ghostland, a darkwave,
post-punk band formed in 2015. This time they appeared with the original three
piece format with Makrina on vocals, Nikos on bass and Argyris on guitar and
keys. They started with "Against The Light" the last track from their
debut album. A slow song that introduced us to their more dark and atmospheric
sound. Then they played more tracks from the album like "Leave
Behind", "Wind Of Knives", "Sway", "Don’t
Wait", "Ice Song" and "Lifeblood" one of their most
known songs. Their sound was really good, as they delivered the tracks as heard
on the record. Their signature sound of deep bass, atmospheric vocals and
guitar parts make this band very intriguing. They continued playing an unknown
song, then one of my favorites "The Dancing Crowd", ending their set
with another two new songs. The new material sound great and dark so we are
anticipating to hear their new stuff in the future. After the demand of the
crowd their played for an encore their cover of "Heartland" by the
Sisters Of Mercy.
Review + photos: Nick Drivas
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