The Sound Explosion+The Frantic Five Live Sat 22/2/2020 at 8Ball

The Sound Explosion
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The Sound Explosion is a Greek garage rock revival band formed in 1991 in Athens, Greece. Its line up is John Alexopoulos (vocals, 6 and 12 string Vox guitar, harmonica), Dimitrios Dimopoulos (Bass guitar , backing vocals), Stelios Askoxylakis (Farfisa organ, maracas, backing vocals) and Stavros Daktylas (drums, tambourine). The band has played several conerts in Greece with bands like The Fuzztones, Dead Moon, Sick Rose ,Cynics ,the Others The Marshmallow Overcoat and co and in Beat Festival in Italy 2005. It split up in 1997, but reunited during the early 2000s .
In the end of 2017 they start to record a new 14 song album after 24 years with general title The explosive sounds of…The Sound Explosion and it will be released in Aprl off 2018 in the label Lost in tyme records

Discography

Albums
Teen Trash Volume 14: From Athens, Greece (LP/CD)(Music Maniac Records) (1994)
The Explosive Sounds Of the Sound Explosion (LP/CD) (Lost In Tyme) (2018)

Singles and EPs

Hangover Baby / Some Other Guy (Pegasus Records) (1993)
I’ll Shake The Universe / Why Can’t You See (Dionysus Records) (1994)
Another Lie / Misirlou The Greek (Studio II) (1995)
The Last Recordings EP (Το Δισκάδικο) (2000)
Every day and night /Split with the Basements (Lost in tyme) (2013)

The Frantic Five
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The Frantic Five were formed in June of 1994 (Thessaloniki-Greece) and they have never denied their obsession with the sound of the mid-sixties garage punk, rnb and euro beat. The spine of their sound consists of an explosive mixture of farfisa and fuzz and they manage to move smoothly between garage punk, groovy beat and melodic moody tunes.

The band has a bunch of releases in various labels across the globe (Greece, Australia, Italy, UK, Germany, Norway) and has participated in numerous compilations.

The Frantic Five have been on stage countless times and they also have been touring outside the borders of Greece in countries such as Germany, Italy,UK and Turkey since 2003.

The Frantics where honored to open for bands such as the Sonics (2009), the Fuzztones (2001,2003), ? and The Mysterians (1999), Sky Saxon and The Seeds (2006), Fleshtones (2006), Sick Rose (2006) and others and they have also shared the stage with all the Greek rock n roll bands.

Δισκογραφία / Discography:

1. I Need You Mine/The Very First Day – 7” Single, 2019 Back To Beat Records (NORWAY)

2. La Fin – 10” Mini LP, 2016 Back To Beat Records (NORWAY)

3. Love Beat – 10” Mini LP, 2011 On Stage Records (GR)

4. Can’t Get Away – 7” EP, 2009 Fuzz Overdose Records (GR)

5. A Night Out With… – 7” EP, 2008 Belle Vue 45 Series w/Fanzine Belle Vue (GR)

6. On The Move – 12” LP, 2007 On Stage Records (GR)

7. A Go Go At A Cave Near You CD Live & Unreleased Recordings – 2006 INKA Records (UK)

8. I’m Asking Why – 7” Split Single w/The Fanman, 2004 Swamp Room Records (DE)

9. A Long Play With… – 12” LP, 2004 On Stage Records (GR)

10. Good Lovin/Hang Up – 7” Single, 2003 Loser Records (UK)

11. It’s Frantic Time – 10” Mini LP, 2001 Teen Sound Records (IT)

12. Feeling Sad/Why Did You Lie – 7” Single, 1998 Corduroy Records (AUSTRALIA)

13. In The Bradford Mist – 7” EP, 1997 Goblin Records (GR)

14. Quinta – 7” EP, 1996 Teen Sound Records (IT)

15. Zoe’s Stomp – 7” EP, 1995 Ugh Recs (GR) w/Fanzine Gew Gaw

16. The Fugitive – 7’’ EP, 1995 Corduroy Records (AUSTRALIA)

17. Surf Spyder – 7” Single 2003 On Stage Records (GR) (as The Overtones)