PROXIES - FISHING BOAT - MINIMAL SYNTH / POP GREEK 12"

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Oct 29, 2009 Sold Date

Oct 22, 2009 Start Date

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PROXIES - FISHING BOAT - MINIMAL SYNTH / POP GREEK 12" MAXI ARTIST

PROXIES

COMPOSER tracks Fishing Boat Re-Mix / Blue Moon Re-Mix / Don't talk DESCRIPTION

Proxies formed in the early 80's coming from the city of Thessaloniki, singer Giannis Nastas, guitar player Dimitris Bizenis, drummer (?) Lazaros Pliambas and keyboard player Manolis Trichakis.

When they released their debut album “Groovin’ Over Beirut” in 1983, they created a sensation.

Their music could easily fit in your synth-pop record collection next to bands such as O.M.D., Heaven 17 and the early Depeche Mode.

I think this was the very first Greek synth-pop release and for sure the boys would have a better luck if they were in some other country.

By the same year (1983) CVR, their record label released a very smart cover of the Greek folk song “Fishing Boat” on a 12” EP which became a club hit.

Thanks to the “Fishing Boat” track, they were discovered by the Greek audience.

The band never managed to repeat their success and disbanded after 5 albums sometime in the mid 90’s.

For their last two albums they turned their name to Greek, “Προξις”.

Although Proxies should be well respected for their contribution to the Greek new-wave, synth-pop scene, their first album is nowdays very rare and there is not even a single track of theirs on you tube…

LABEL CVR 1010

CONDITION

Scale: M- NM EX VG+ VG

COVER : M-

RECORDS: M-

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