Yoghurt, tin mpanta-thrylo tis symproteuousas, i opoia protostatise sto d. i. y. kinima apo tis arhes tou '80 eos kai tin dialysi tis, paizontas panta ena akatergasto oso kai psyh
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Yoghurt, tin mpanta-thrylo tis symproteuousas, i opoia protostatise sto d. i. y. kinima apo tis arhes tou '80 eos kai tin dialysi tis, paizontas panta ena akatergasto oso kai psyhomeno garage rock, me safeis epirroes apo to punk kinima. Ton Oktovrio tou 1979 o kitharistas THanasis Nikolaidis, proerhomenos apo tous Aiolos Band, tha synantisei ton mpasista Stelio Hatzipapa, apo tous Tenderfoots kai me tin syndromi tou ntramer Gioti Mpaggala (ex Diavates, Etaireia Kallitehnon), tha idrysoun stin symproteuousa tous Yoghurt. To 1980 tha entahthei stin mpanta o Giorgos Dimitriadis (ex GAV) kai me auto to shima i mpanta tha xekinisei proves, dimiourgontas ena ekriktiko amalgama apo akatergasto oso kai lampero iho- hari stous lampatous enishytes tis, me grigores tahytites kai pliri apousia apo effects. Oi protes tous epeisodiakes emfaniseis sto Fysikomathimatiko kai stin Arhitektoniki tou APTH, opos kai sto anoihto gipedaki tis HANTH tha dimiourgisoun megali aisthisi stin symproteuousa. O Giorgos Dimitriadis apohorise sta teli tou 1982, synehizontas gia ligo diastima stous A la Carte kai tin thesi tou tha lavoun o Spyros Mourelatos mazi me tin Rania Spyropoulou eno katopin tha tous anaplirosei o theatrikos tragoudistis Panagiotis Papadopoulos. Meta tin apohorisi kai tou teleutaiou, to shima tha oristikopoiithei os trio eno tha xekinisei na dimiourgei to diko tou repertorio, to opoio tha parousiasoun se synaulies eno mia apo tis teleutaies zontanes emfaniseis ton Yoghurt tha katagrafei to 1986 stin tainia mikrou mikous "THessaloniki arheio" tou eikastikou kai skinotheti Hristou Kehagioglou, o opoios tha vinteoskopisei to sygkrotima stin zontani tou emfanisi sto bar Up Tempo. Stis 22/01/1987 diavainoun to katofli tou Studio Magnanimus tou Giorgou Pentziki apofasizontas na ihografisoun to repertorio tous, apoteloumeno apo 5 agglofona tragoudia ta opoia apodidei o THanasis Nikolaidis kai 1 ellinofono apo ton Stelio Hatzipapa, me paragogo ton Harry Lombardi (me proupiresia se paragoges Krokus, Swans), to opoio parousiazetai gia proti fora stin parousa ekdosi mazi me 3 zontana ihografimena tragoudia apo to 1985. To mastering ton ihografiseon anelave o Giannis Kyris eno to exofyllo kai to entheto epimelithike o THanasis Xanthakos(Plan 59). H ekdosi perilamvanei 4selido eghromo entheto me spanio fotografiko yliko apo to arheio tis mpantas kai diglosso viografiko kathos kai dvd me 3 emfaniseis ton Yoghurt sto club Up-Tempo kai sto theatro Dasous. "Yoghurt", the legendary band from Thessaloniki, which pioneered the d. i. y. movement from the early 80s until its dissolution, alwaus plauing a raw and soulful garage rock, with clear influences from the punk movement. In October 1979, guitarist Thanasis Nikolaidis, from the Aiolos Band, met bassist Stelios Hatzipapas, from the Tenderfoots, and with the assistance of drummer Giotis Bangalas (ex Diavates, Etaireia Kallitehnon), theu founded Yoghurt. In 1980, George Dimitriadis (ex GAB) joined the band and with this lineup the band began rehearsals, creating an explosive amalgam of raw and bright sound - thanks to its tube amplifiers, with fast speeds and a complete absence of effects. Their first occasional appearances at the Physics and Mathematics and Architecture Departments of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, as well as at the open field of "HANTH", created a great sensation. George Dimitriadis left at the end of 1982, continuing for a short time with A la Carte and his place was taken by Spyros Mourelatos together with Rania Spyropoulou, while later theu were replaced by the theatrical singer Panagiotis Papadopoulos. After the last one left, the band would be finalized as a trio and would begin to create its own repertoire, which theu would present in concerts, while one of Yoghurt's last live performances would be recorded in 1986 in the short film "Thessaloniki Archive" by the artist and director Christos Kechagioglou, who would film the band in their live performance at the Up Tempo bar. On 22/01/1987 at George Pentzikis' Studio Magnanimus, theu decide to record their repertoire, consisting of 5 English-language songs performed by Thanasis Nikolaidis and 1 Greek-language song by Stelios Hatzipapas, produced by Harry Lombardi (with previous experience in Krokus, Swans productions), which is presented for the first time in this release along with 3 live recorded songs from 1985. The mastering of the recordings was undertaken by Yiannis Kyris, while the cover and the insert were edited by Thanasis Xanthakos (Plan 59). The edition includes a 4-page color insert with rare photographic material from the band's archive and a bilingual biography as well as a DVD with 3 appearances by Yoghurt at the Up-Tempo club and the Dasos Theater. -B-OTHER SIDE-
