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Another 2 Days of DIY Chaos (But not in Athens)

Last weekend we headed towards Patras and Ioannina along with our great and lunatic friends Face Repeat and Gosla, for two gigs organized by the self organized group Τέχνασμα
and the diy music collective Studio from the Down.

First station was Patras, where we played with Baladesert, a stoner rock band from Pyrgos and a cover band of the group which for this gig played a bunch of songs by Tug, a guy that was a vital element of the DIY scene in Patras and in Greece in general and passed away in 2013. Place was really nice, we met and chat with many great people and of course all the bands played amazing.
The next day, Gamelan and Βαριόμαστε στη Πόλη (We are bored in town) were gonna, but we had to left for Ioannina so we couldn't be there for their gig. We were told they had a really good time too!

So next day, we arrived at Antiviosi Squat, were we found the people from the squat and Studio from the down who they welcomed us with the warmest way. The lineup consisted of 5 bands, Skotodini, Phat Problem and the 3 of us. Everything was so great, the bands, the people, the atmosphere. Skotodini is a legendary band indeed, Phat Problem, coming from Brighton, played also really great. As for the rest we can say for sure that it was one of the best gigs we played, words that are coming from all the three bands.

After the live, a couple of greek punk anthems were more than enough, for the people to go mad. A mania got into us all and eveyone was started dancing, pogoing, jumping and screaming till the sun rises. One of the best nights we ever experienced as a band, as friends, as people. The collective spirit that defines an alive squat cannot be found elsewhere. And moments like these can't repeat themselves.

A huge thanks to all the people that showed up and supported the two gigs, all the bands we shared amps and drum sets and the people from the two DIY music groups that set up these two nights.

To the next ones.

DEFEND DIY MUSIC AND SPACES

Poster for 1st Day (Patras)

Poster for 2nd day (Ioannina)

Antiviosi Squat

Antiviosi Squat

DIY Gathering

This Friday and Saturday we're heading to Thessaloniki and Farbika Yfanet squat once more.

Last summer, organized by the same collective (Ihitiko Ksespasma), there was a gathering of the majority of DIY collectives and studios from all over Greece. We were there with the StuΔio crew as well and it was an amazing experience. Meeting and discussing with all these like minded people makes you feel like you're not alone in this thing. Lots of these collectives are facing the same obstacles, come up with the same solutions, analyzing situations with similar views and that was the place for this to be realized.

Anyway, in about 3 days we're gonna be part of a similar meeting, but this time not nationwide. StuΔio, YpogaK94 and Δ.Ι.Υ. (Διαστουντιακός Ιμάντας Υποστήριξης) and of course Ihitiko Ksespasma who called this gathering, are going to be part of it.

There's gonna be a gig on Friday night with Φράξια, Gosla (StuΔio screamo sibling) and DEEPXCUT.

Saturday evening a discussion will take place regarding the connection of the DIY movement with the wider political and social struggles given, how inclusive our spaces are and in general the viability and the future of it in these times of repression.

And there's another gig at Saturday night with us, Kalpa, Slugpest and Krigssystem.

That's it. We're looking forward to be part of this gathering, as a band and members of a collective.
Once again we get to play with great friends and get to meet new bands and people.

Days like these empower the feeling of community. Spending time together in squats, exchanging thoughts and beliefs, setting up gigs, playing music. And DIY stands exactly for these moments.

See you there.

Invisible Cities

"It is pointless trying to decide whether a city is to be classified among the happy or the unhappy. It makes no sense to divide cities into these two species, but rather into another two: those that through the years and the changes continue to give their form to desires, and those in which desires either erase the city or are erased by it."

-Italo Calvino, ''Invisible Cities''

An excerpt from the Band-Aid On A Bullet Wound CD booklet.

Engraving by the amazing Linen (as every engraving in this booklet)

2 chaotic days indeed!

Friday and Saturday was way more than we expected.

Sometimes when you wait for something so much, anxiety plays weird tricks on you and you don't know what to expect.

For example, some thoughts we had during the setting of Friday gig at StuΔio, were ranging between the cops storming the place and the PA system bursting into fire.

Fortunately, none of this happened during both days.

So, Friday night at StuΔio.

Calf started the gig, in an already packed place. 20 minutes of psychotic riffing and drumming and insane growls. Calf haven't played a gig for about 6 years and what was happening was important.

State of Loss played afterwards, in their second ever gig. They were amazing. A mix of energetic punk, emotive post hardcore and grimy noise rock. A true ode to 90s.

Juju Bruju closed this great evening. Their set was pure bliss. Spoken word to screams and mathy rhythms to destructive noisy climaxes.

That was day one.

Next day, Ypoga K94.

Anxiety has been driven away from the excitement of last night.

Face Repeat marked the beginning and they set the atmosphere with their angular riffs and soul piercing growls.

We played afterwards, and we had a really great time. It felt so good for us to play again in this basement.

Kalpa were next and they were fucking huge. Maybe the best gig we've ever seen them play. Huge.

Living Under Drones were to end these beautiful 2days. Loud and intense as always, with Begotten playing in the background, they killed it.

That's a quick review of the past few days. It's difficult to put into words all the process, the feelings and the outcome of this thing.

If you want something so bad, you insist and you make it happen.

And that 2 days was all about that.

2 Days of DIY Chaos

The 4th and 5th of April represent everything we stand for as a band. People meeting, co-organizing concerts, expressing themselves freely, screaming, shouting, making noise against this world that wants everything a product ready to be bought.

StuΔio & YpogaK94 unite their common need of organizing anti-hierarchical and anti-commercialized concerts, to put up 2 days of experimental and noisy music.

First day is taking place at the basement of StuΔio, with State of Loss (from Patras and Athens), Juju Bruju (from Thessaloniki) and Calf (from Karditsa and Athens).

Second day is going to take place at Ypoga K94, where we're going to play with Face Repeat (from Athens), Kalpa (from Athens and Karditsa) and Living Under Drones (from Athens).

We're really looking forward to these days so we can play again with our dear friends and meet new ones.

DIY music and concerts is what keep us alive and kicking in this city and we have to support them with all our powers.

Links for the two music groups

StuΔio (Text in English)

Ypoga K94 (Text in English)

CDs & Tapes!

We've finally managed to obtain our physical copies of our album!

So Band-Aid On A Bullet Wound is now available on CDr, pay what you wish to obtain it and tape, with a recommended price of 4 euros.

Feel free to contact us if you want a copy of them!

Soon there will be a post with a list of distros you can find a copy.

All the sketches of the artwork were done by Linen <3

First live gig @ StuΔio's new space

For the past year, the music collective that we're part of is trying to form its new space, a basement on the center of Athens. After a huge amount of work, the collective had its first gathering there two weeks ago. An open conversation regarding the self organized music scene, its dynamics, problems, impact etc. It was a really successful one, cause of the warm atmosphere and all the interesting thoughts expressed.

So, two weeks after the official openning of the space, here we are having our first live gig there. With our great friends Kalpa and Face Repeat. Unfortunately, Animal Nun couldn't be with us due to a sickness, and without him we lost a ton of harsh, harsh noise. But even so, this night was intense and loud. Kalpa were terrific despite the technical problems. A big shoutout to Face Repeat, for this was their first live appearance! And they were fucking amazing. When it comes to us, we had a great time. All these times of stress and anxiety regarding the setup of this gig were worth of what happened yesterday night.

A huge thanks to everyone that helped for this to be real and everyone that was there yesterday and supported us!

May all our nights were like this one.

Poster

Kalpa

Face Repeat

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And the most beautiful drum kick

All clicks by Alex

BAND-AID ON A BULLET WOUND

Bandcamp

During these last two years, our daily lives have changed, our rehearsal space (StuΔio) relocated, people came and left. This album was the last one recorded in our favorite basement and it wouldn't be possible without the involvement of great friends. The bonds we created and the support we got from the DIY community was what kept us going.

The world is on a downward spiral and the brakes are cut loose. We'd like to think that this album is much more than just music to us. But after all it's just a band-aid on the wound inflicted.

Thanks to all the people that's in our lives and contributed to this album. Special thanks to Ypoga K94 and StuΔio crews for all the support and Geraniou & Kalamida studios for the recording equipment. Much love to Panos, Asklipios and Giorgis for the times we spent together in the recording and mixing of this album and to Linen for all the drawings and sketches.

Recorded at StuΔio & Ypoga K94, July '24

Mixed by Panos & Asklipios

Mastered by Will Killingsworth @Dead Air Studios

Drawings by Linen

Layout by NTEKA

All photos by Linen during the recording

Last Friday

Last Friday, the last day of spring, we gathered for a gig at Panteio University, along with the Food Industry Workers Union , Les Βίαιες, Τακούνι Σταρ and Γκάμελαν.

The live was a fundraiser for the judicial cost of the union, thanks to owners and bosses who keep sue them for their union action.

Τακούνι Σταρ started this great evening, with their no-wavey queer punk style and immediately everyone was screaming and dancing to it. Then, we played one of our best shows, consisting (almost) of new tracks that we've been working on lately. Afterwards, Γκάμελαν took over and they were fantastic. A mix of angular yet dreamy post punk riffs and politically charged spoken word lyrics, all done so tight. Last but not least, Les Βίαιες were on and they were terrific. Last time we played together, they were also great, but last Friday was something else. From the mid tempo grungy riffs, to the screamy climaxes, people were screaming and shouting and dancing.

That was all for this gig. It really is a bliss setting and playing gigs with all these great people. Much love to all the bands and the people from the union. DIY is not about just playing music whenever and wherever you want. It's the relationships that you built along the way and all the things that you share.

Unfortunetaly, we have no photos or anything so here's just the poster!

Self-organized class strugle with DIY music!

TOUROVER...

Three beautiful days came to an end the past Sunday evening. We knew that it all would be fine, but it turned as a great experience. 2 bands, a renting van loaded with amps and a desire to play as loud and intense it can be. Nothing can go wrong with that.

So we started from Athens and the first stop was Larisa and the Antidrastirio Squat, a basement inside the campus where lots of political groups and assemblies find shelter. A really important space for the status of greek county.
Lots of friendly faces, but also new people that we're happy we met! Gig was great and we sure gonna come back anytime soon!
The next day, after a stroll in the city we headed to Thessaloniki and AKI (the self organized space of medical school). Gig started around 12 o'clock with Grauh. They were one of the best bands we've ever experienced live in our scene. Their album is pretty great, but the live experience was something else. Real Post Hardcore to the bone.
Then we played and we had a wonderful time and then Kalpa played and they demolished eveything. Absolutely crushing. Last but not least, Juju Bruju, these wonderful kids, closed this heart warming night. The mathy explosions, the fucked up melodies, the screams, the singing all sounded so sweet and destructive in our ears.
It was easily one the of the best gigs we were part of and we want to thank all the people of Noise Dysphoria, especially Georgia, who pretty much set it up and the bands, for being so nice.

So the other day, with a few hours of sleep, we begun the trip of return to Athens and Prapopoulou Squat. There our friend Christos A.K.A Animal Nun joined us and we finally got to play together. Kalpa started the night with their devastating set and in no time it was our turn to play. We were really worried that we would sound like shit but we couldn't play better! The night closed with Animal Nun playing an incredibly loud noise wall set that was fucking cathartic. A shoutout and lots of kisses to all the Pull The Plug guys!

We want to thank everyone involved these three days, all the people that let us sleep in their houses, especially Kostas, our longtime friend, all the people we met and acquainted, all the squats, self organized spaces and the bands that we shared the gigs with and finally Kalpa, our fellow travellers. Days like these will be remembered.

Mini Tour with Kalpa

Tomorrow we're getting in a van with our friends Kalpa for three loud and exhausting days. First stop's gonna be Larisa, first time for us, at Antidrastirio Squat by Studio Σπιρτόκουτο with Ανυπακοή. Next day we'll arrive at Thessaloniki and the Self Organized Space of Medical School, in a gig organized by Noise Disphoria along with Grauh and Juju Bruju. Then we're heading back to Athens and Prapopoulou Squat with the mighty Animal Nun, as the people of Pull The Plug set up!

We're really looking forward to be in places we haven't been before with bands we haven't played with!

See you somewhere out there.

Tour Poster

Larisa w/ Kalpa, Ανυπακοή

Thessaloniki w/ Kalpa, Grauh, Juju Bruju

Athens w/ Kalpa, Animal Nun

Shockratessss

Last Saturday was soooo good. It's always a bliss playing in a crowded small place, especially when there are bands like Alzalam and Dead Elephant. It was the first time that we shared a gig with Alzalam and it happened to be the day that they released their first album, which is great btw. Dead Elephant nearly demolished the whole studio with their Unholy Blackened Sludge, as they always do to be honest.

A big thanks to all the people from Shockrates 26.1, especially Kostas, the sound guy, who was really helpful! They really do a great job maintaining a place like that in the center of this damned city.

To the next one.

Dead Elephant

Alzalam

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All clicks by Alex, of course.

27/1/2024 Shockrates 26.1

It's been a long time since we've played a gig and today is the day! Along with our great friends Dead Elephant and Alzalam we're taking over Shockrates 26.1, a self organized studio in the mean streets of Omonoia Square.

Show starts at 21:00.

Be there and bring your earplugs, unless you want deaf.

Poster by Healitwithsilver

A late comment

About a month ago we played on this gig and we hadn't said anything about it here, noone knows why.

This was an utterly beautiful moment and as we always keep saying every after every gig we play, it was fucking intense. It's not about the intensity of the music itself, but that of the whole atmosphere.

The musical course of this gig was totally paranoid. The turn the bands played was defined by draw so you can imagine there was no coherence and that was great.

There were a lot of people that came and supported the cause and in no time the place was crowded.

Solidarity is our only weapon and when things like this one take place, with terms like these, this weapon can be so powerful.

We don't need no scumbag promoter, no gig specialists, no sponsorships. We are eveything we have and we are there for our people.

Til the next one.
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Livet I Morke

Witches On Beaches

Τα Σούκο

Hekate

Timetrap

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All clicks by the walking camera, Alex

9/9/2023 @ Α' ΦΕΠΑ

Today, along with old and new friends and bands we're having this gig at University's Student Dorms, trying to support our friend and comrade financially with his medical expenses and psychologically in these trying times.

Most of the bands and the people surrounding the this gig come from other self organized studios, DIY music groups and squats suchs as Papoutsadiko Squat, Calamida, Ypoga K94, Stu2io, Geraniou's self organized studio and in general from the political DIY movement.

This is a way for to show our undivided solidarity to our friends, our comrades and everyone that is on our side in this social warfare.

Lineup:

9/9/2023 @ Α' ΦΕΠΑ 20:00 sharp.

See you tonight

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A3 POSTER THAT'S GIVEN HAND TO HAND AT SHOWS

Feedback Loop is my Noose