Marsheaux
| Marsheaux | |
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 Marsheaux at the Infest Festival 2008 in Bradford (England) |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Synth pop |
| founding | 2003 |
| Website | www.marsheaux.com |
| Founding members | |
Vocals, synthesizers |
Sophie Sarigiannidou |
Vocals, synthesizers |
Marianthi Melitsi |
Marsheaux are a synth-pop duo from Thessaloniki , Greece , consisting of the musicians Marianthi Melitsi and Sophie Sarigiannidou. They both moved to Athens in 2000 and formed the group to advance their love of electronic pop music. The name Marsheaux is derived from the first two syllables of the names of the band members.
history
Marsheaux gained national recognition in Greece with their debut single, a cover version of Gershon Kingsley's popcorn . The single was widely played on Greek and continental European radio. With their two remixes for the in-vox duet with Andy Bell from Erasure , Will I Ever , they achieved further international recognition in 2004.
Currently signed to Undo Records, Marsheaux released their first studio album, Ebay Queen, in 2004 . The album plays heavily on Marsheaux's self-conceded influence from The Human League , Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark and Depeche Mode . A key element in Marsheaux is that both musicians sing almost exclusively in English , which enables sales in the UK and USA. Ebay Queen received favorable international reviews.
Both musicians are not only singers, but also accomplished instrumentalists on the synthesizer. Marianthi plays microKORG , Minimoog , Roland SH101 and Yamaha CS01, Sophie plays microKORG, Korg MS-10 , Roland alpha-Juno2 , Akai AX80 and Roland CR-78 .
In December 2006, Undo Records released Marsheaux's second album, Peekaboo , which sells worldwide, but mainly in Greece, the US and the UK. Electronically Yours rated it 2007 Album of the Year.
In 2009 the third album Lumineux Noir was released . It contains some much darker tracks than the previous albums and has been compared by Sonic Seducer to the music of Chemical Brothers , Client and Ladytron .
In addition to their own compositions, Marsheaux specialize in remixing and rewriting existing pieces by artists such as Moby , Katy Perry , Kylie Minogue , Gwen Stefani , etc. After the duo had already produced a cover version of the second Depeche Mode single in 2005 with New Life , the musicians released A Broken Frame , a reinterpretation of the entire album of the same name by the British synthpop band in January 2015 . An MP3 version of the album with maxi versions of all tracks was released in the same year as An Extended Broken Frame ; later a double CD with both versions was released.
Both band members have regular guest appearances as DJanes in Athens and now also in other European cities.
Discography
Albums
| year | title | Label | UK | US | GR |
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| 2004 | E-Bay Queen | Undo | - | - | - |
| 2007 | Peekaboo | Undo | - | - | - |
| 2009 | Lumineux Noir | Undo | - | - | - |
| 2013 | Inhale | Undo | - | - | - |
| 2015 | A broken frame | Undo | - | - | - |
| 2016 | Ath.Lon | Undo | - | - | - |
| 2018 | Our Girls on Films | Undo | - | - | - |
Singles
| year | single | Label | UK | US | GR | album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Popcorn | Undo | - | - | - | Ebay Queen |
| 2007 | Hanging on | Undo | - | - | - | Peak a Boo |
| 2009 | Breakthrough | Undo | - | - | - | Lumineux Noir |
| 2009 |
Ghost Limited edition as a vinyl record |
Undo | - | - | - | Lumineux Noir |
| 2009 | Buzzer | Out of line | - | - | - | Lumineux Noir |
2007
- Empire State Human - Cover version released as a free download on April 3, 2007 in honor of The Human League 's 30th anniversary .
- Remix of the track A Dark City's Night by the German synth-pop duo Portash (from the Portash album Framed Lives ).
- Remix of the track It's Not Over by the British girl group Client .
- Remix of We Are Lovers by the German synth-pop band Camouflage .
- 2 remixes of Singles by the Greek band Closer.
2008
- Remix of Perfect Girl by UK electro-pop group The Ultrasonics, released August 25, 2008.
- Remix by Smile by the Swedish electro-pop duo Ashbury Heights.
- Remix of Mirrorball by the British electro-pop group Electrobelle.
2009
- Remix of the track Sharper Than A Knife by the Australian pop duo Parralox.
- Remix of the track Hot N Cold by the American pop singer Katy Perry .
- Remix of Medium Pleasure by the American band Kid Moxie.
- Remix of the piece Zo by the Greek singer Dimitra Galani .
Web links
- Official website
- Marsheaux on Myspace
- Marsheaux on Undo Records
Individual evidence
- ↑ Marsheaux premier new tracks 'Ghost' & 'Bizarre Love Duo' ( English ) In: Electronically Yours . March 7, 2007. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
- ↑ Thomas Pilgrim: Lumineux Noir . In: Sonic Seducer . Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
- ↑ Marsheaux . Out Of Line Music. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
- ↑ Marsheaux Discography ( English ) In: Discogs . Retrieved May 20, 2011.
