Diafana Krina
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| Diafana Krina | |
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 Diafana Krina on a live gig, July 2007
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| Background information | |
| Origin |  Greece |
| Genre(s) | Progressive rock Hard rock Alternative rock Jazz rock |
| Years active | 1990 - present |
| Label(s) | WipeOut Records Greece This Is My Voice Records Diafana Krina |
| Members | |
| Thanos Anestopoulos Pantelis Rothostoglou Nikos Bardis Kyriakos Tsoukalas Tasos Machas |
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Diafana Krina (Greek: Διάφανα Κρίνα, which means in English: Transparent Lilies) is a Greek rock group. It is consisted of Thanos Anestopoulos (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano), Pantelis Rothostoglou (bass), Nikos Bardis (electric guitar, trumpet), Kyriakos Tsoukalas (electric guitar) and Tassos Machas (drums). Their special characteristic (apart from their distinct baritone voice of Anestopoulos) is that they set to music poems (most written by bassist Rodostoglou) rather than usual lyrics.
[edit] History
Diafana Krina were created in 1991. Their name stands for "transparent lilies" in Greek. In 1994, they released their first single 'Λιώνοντας μόνος-κάτω από το ηφαίστειο' (Greek for "Melting alone-under the volcano") by Wipe Out. They followed in 1996 with the LP 'Έγινε η απώλεια συνήθειά μας'. In 1997, they participated in the 'Rock of Gods' festival in Athens together with The Sisters of Mercy and New Model Army. In 1998, they released their second LP 'Κάτι σαράβαλες καρδιές' and performed in several concerts around Greece including acting as support for the Tindersticks Athens concert. In 2000, they released a single 'Είναι που όλα ήρθαν αργά' and album 'Ευωδιάζουν αγριοκέρασα οι σιωπές'. In 2001 they appeared in three concerts in the UK (London at Dingwalls, Manchester at The Roadhouse and Brighton at Concorde 2). In 2003, the LP 'Ο,τι απόμεινε απ' την ευτυχία' was released, followed by the 2005 instrumental LP 'Ο γύρος της μέρας σε 80 κόσμους' (Greek for "Around the day in 80 worlds", inspired by the title of Jules Verne's famous story Around the World in Eighty Days) which was released together with a book containing poetry and tales.
[edit] Discography
- Egine i apolia synithia mas (Έγινε η απώλεια συνήθειά μας - Loss Became Our Habit)
- Kati saravales kardies (Κάτι σαράβαλες καρδιές - Some Wrecked Hearts)
- Ine pou ola irthan arga (Είναι που όλα ήρθαν αργά - It's because everything came late)
- Evodiazoun agriokerasa i siopes (Ευωδιάζουν αγριοκέρασα οι σιωπές - The silence smells like wildcherries)
- Oti apomine ap tin eftihia (Ο,τι απόμεινε απ' την ευτυχία - What's left of happiness)
- O giros tis meras se 80 kosmous (Ο γύρος της μέρας σε 80 κόσμους - Around the Day in 80 Worlds)
