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happy dog project

...victory to the groove

About Me

Happy Dog Project is a Greek band formed in an appartment @ downtown Athens, Greece, during the summer of 2000. The band performs it's own music that incorporates elements from balkan/greek traditional odd meters and funky/hip hop beats, mediterranean/middle eastern echoes, jazz impro, noises, dub and electro ambiences. The band's style changed over the years. In the beggining, it was more rough and hip hop-ish with DJ Marble spining vinyls and the band improvising along with guitar, hammond and rhodes in the front row. After some time, thinking and concers, the band focused more to the music of our own region of the world: the mediterranean/balkan/greek music and the rhythm signatures that come form this area. Happy Dog Project performed so far in live various venues, clubs and open air festivals in Greece and in Turkey (15th Akbank Jazz Festival @ Babylon Club, Istanbul). The band's first CD entitled "Dog Days Are Over" was out @ April 2004 from Ankh Records and their second one, entitled "Doggy Style", will be released soon from Ankh Records as well. Both CD's produced by Manolis Angelakis (with Stathis Ioannou on the second release).I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

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Member Since: 7/22/2006
Band Members: Yannis Dimitriadis, hammond, rhodes, keys, laptop/samples----- Marios Valinakis, soprano & alto sax, effects------------ Dimitris Karachontzitis, electric guitar---- Dionissis Kaskouras, electric bass ---- Vangelis Kasvikis, drums --------- Kostas Tzekos, clarinet, bass clarinet and DJ Marble, turntables are special guests
Influences: Medeski Martin & Wood, John Scofield, Herbie Hancock, James Brown, Bill Laswell. Laurent De Wilde, Niels Peter Molvaer, Systemwide, King Tubby, Lee "Scratch" Perry, John Zorn, Cinematic Orchestra, Red Snapper, Petroloukas Chalkias, greek traditional soloists, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Mercan Dede...
Sounds Like: dub, funk, balcan jazz, turkish and middle eastern music and greek traditional music.
Record Label: ANKH Records, [email protected]
Type of Label: Indie