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Elias "E-RAPTOR" Raptis

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..................1972-born.I start playing guitar years later at 1988.My first guitar was a MARINA REV. SERIES,my mom bought it as a gift)---1990-I joined FINGERTIPS, a well known school band, as a guitar player. Many gigs and demos---1993-start performing and recording with Sunny Baltzi & SANTA FILA.Lots of live performances and recording of the LP Sunny Baltzi & SANTA FILA ( 480764-2 1995 SONY MUSIC-)---1998-I joined a band called SHALLOTT . It was an acoustic quartet, cello-Piano-vocals-and me on Guitars (nylon and acoustic), live performances and recording a 4 track demo---1999 until 2000 I joined many bands---17 November of 2000 PAST PERFECT were formed.(visit our page for more info www.pastperfect.gr or at myspace.com/past_perfect)I am the guitar player- all guitars , synth guitars . Live performances, composing & recording- LP Whispers of Souls in Silence (CBRDLX-6007 CYBERDELIA RECORDS 2003)---2003 i was into GENETIC VARIATION band (an EBM project) for some shows.+2003-the same year-my friend Vangelis Vagenas (singer-composer of a new wave ...something....band... called HEROUVIM (3 releases until then, more info at the www.herouvim.gr or myspace.com/herouvim) asked me to join the band.So, I played the guitars for the 'KITARIKI EXISOSI' LP(wipe-out records), performing with the band and i'm still into this project.I have already records some guitar parts for a new release and compose some songs---2004 GARDEN IN BLACK (a dark-noise project that I liked too much and I had the opportunity to perform with my friend Thodoris K.-who is a huge fan of the Santa fila and past perfect projects)---After a 6 years break off the santa fila activities I returned to the S.Baltzi+Santa Fila band. I played the guitars for the 'JET LAG' (alltogethernow-emi) album in 2005 and I am still the guitar player---2007 ,two Past Perfect members, E-raptor(ME) and B-abyss joined the ex-FLOWERS OF ROMANCE band,the new name is NEW ZERO GOD. With this new line up NZG appeared as headliners on the 1st Hermoupolis festival on Saturday 14th of July 2007. After that show NZG performed at some local clubs, 12-7-07 New Zero God opened the Legendary Pink Dots show at Gagarin205. PAST PERFECT NEW ZERO GOD NZG @ PLAYHOUSEGOTIQUE III fest. BANG BANG, PAIN CALLED PLEASURE @ UNDERWORLDNZG performing EON & LOVE MEANS DEATH HEROUVIM (or XEPOYBEIM in Greek) SUNNY BALTZI + SANTAFILA PERFORMING @ mad tv with SUNNY BALTZI SYNNY BALTZI+SANTAFILA-AVLI PSIHIATRIOU

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Member Since: 8/6/2006
Band Website: pastperfect.gr
Band Members: I 'M A BAND MEMBER OF THOSE BANDS...
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Sounds Like: ....Well, in that section I write down my equipment for this period : guitars :IBANEZ 540R roadstar series(my second and expensive guitar, I love its color and its sound)*IBANEZ RG340 (it is a wedding present)*SQUIER-FENDER telecaster (80's era, the japan model, solid ash the body, maple the neck and it has a DON LACE pickup-bridge and a SEYMOUR DUNCAN neck)*FENDER MUSTANG '64 model (My friend Stergios Aspriotis and I did all the restoration. It has an OBL 2 blade at the bridge position)*ASPRIOTIS STERGIOS custom made guitar. My favourite!!! Canadian basswood body, maple neck and fingerboard, PRS deepdish at the bridge position and a DiMARZIO SteveMorse model at the neck position plus a GK2 midi converter into the guitar and schaller hardware. THE BEST Stergios Aspriotis Guitar work, my main guitar for the last 4 years*WASHBURN N2, mr.Aspriotis put 2 volume knobs,2 split switches. A DiMARZIO FRED for the neck popition and a Steve's SPECIAL for the bridge.Of course it sounds ggggreat* TAKAMINE nylon string gutar solid cedar top*OVATION ELITE elec.acoust. solid cedar top too:PEDALBOARD- BOSS GT3 fx - roland GR30 - footswitch fs-1 - ernie ball vol.pedal - roland vol.pedal:AMP.- I have a TECH21 power amp.
Record Label: darkedelicsound - wipe out- alltoghethernow emi
Type of Label: Indie

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Hello This is to announce that the following greek bands founded a music collective called CARTEL. The bands are: THE ILLUSION FADES : www.myspace.com/theillusionfades DING AN SICH : www.myspace.com/d...
Posted by e-raptor on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:22:00 PST