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Artist
Lower Cut
12+ albums
alternativerockindieshoegazeindie rock
about
Lower Cut formed in the spring of 2009, when Panos Gounas and Vangelis Stavroulakis decided to kick off a project so they could express their common musical influences. Soon enough Yannis Efthymiou, Alexandros Darmis and Vasilis Mpaldos were added to the group, which took its final form in the autumn of 2011 with the addition of Irene Argyri in the vocals. The band now consists of: Irene Argyri (vocals), Alexandros Darmis (synths, programming), Yannis Efthymiou (bass, programming), Vasilis Mpaldos (drums), Vangelis Stavroulakis (guitars). From day one they started working on their material and tried to create their own sound which hovers over the soundscapes of the 90's British shoegaze scene and the post-punk movement. Lower Cut's music can be described as a mixture of ethereal vocal lines and synthesizers, alongside loud guitars and rhythm section, combining pop melodies with harsh outbreaks. They have until now, self-released two EPs, “Lower Cut” in February of 2011, and “3.3” in April of 2012. At the present moment they have just finished the production of their full length album, called "Off my head" with their producer Alex Bolpasis (Artracks Studios), which will hit the streets in the mid of 2014. Lower Cut's music is featured in Alexandros Karaiskos' awarded documentary “Stories from Livadero” (best documentary, International Festival of Peloponnesus 2013). Lower Cut have played gigs in most live stages in Athens, and have participated in numerous festivals and pe
