Art Of Parties

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Art of Parties formed in the early 80s, getting their name from Japan's "The Art of Parties" (from the "Tin Drum" album). Original members: Pantelis Vassilakis (vocals, guitars - credited as Andy in the Last Time / Central Room single), Dimitris Vassilakis (vocals, bass, keys - credited as James), Thanassis Economou (guitars - credited as Adam), and Kostas Kiriakidis (drums). There are no recordings available with Giorgos Orfanoudakis, the drummer prior to Kostas Kyriakidis. In the mid 80s and after a series of short-term drummers replacing Kostas, Giorgos Katsoufis joined the Art of Parties on synths. Over the years, Dimitris moved to saxes and Pantelis worked on synths, saxes, and sequencing, while several session musicians joined in at various times on strings, horns, guitars, vocals, etc. A band somewhere between new wave and new romantics, the Art of Parties have been described as a "great electro pop group from middle 80's.Sometimes it seems better than Brian Ferry's Roxy Music" (see cdandlp.com ) Review in Greek from mic.gr [ http://www.mic.gr/team.asp?id=13251 ] Art of Parties - Central room (1984) Το punk δεν το ζήσαμε στην εποχή του, και τα απόνερα του μας πήραν πολλά χρόνια αργότερα σε γραφικές ως επί το πλείστον υλοποιήσεις, το νέο κύμα όμως και τους νεορομαντικούς τους προλάβαμε για τα καλά! Οι δε Art of Parties τα είχαν όλα. "Σωστά" κουρέματα, όνομα που υποδήλωνε πολλά (από τραγούδι των Japan), ποπ ευαισθησία, και δύο κομματάρες... Το 45άρι εκείνο θα το βρείτε με λίγα, πολύ λίγα ευρουλάκια, σκονισμένο στο Μοναστηράκι... Releases 1) Last Time / Central Room (7" single); 1983 Creep Records 2) Elements (LP); 1990 Pulse Records (independent) Where are they now? Pantelis Vassilakis Acoustical Consuktant for major festivals and Venues in the United States. Lecturer at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. https://www.linkedin.com/in/pantelisvassilakis/ Dimitris Vassilakis World famous Jazz composer and saxophonist, recording with London's Candid Records http://www.dimitriosvassilakis.com http://www.downbeat.com/digitaledition/2012/DB201202/single_page_view/22.html Thanassis Economou Professor of Architecture, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA http://www.coa.gatech.edu/~economou/ Kostas Kyriakidis Drummer and composer for Raw Silk in the 90s, (http://rawsilk.gr/). Current project: Nostalgia for Belief (http://www.myspace.com/nostalgiaforabelief). He studied classical composition in England and is currnetly in the Midlands, UK. http://www.myspace.com/kyriakidis Giorgos Katsoufis Architect with DHK Architects, Boston, MA http://www.dhkinc.com/ Giorgos Orfanoudakis Owner of various restaurants, exhibition spaces, and nightlife spots in Athens, including the famous Stavlos in Thision. Currently at Aplika in Nea Smirni https://m.facebook.com/AplikaArt/ . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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