Trypes (

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: Τρύπες, "Holes") were a

Greek rock Rock and roll entered Greece in the middle of the 1960s. Greek rock performers in the field include Pavlos Sidiropoulos, Dimitris Poulikakos. Greek rock bands well known globally are Aphrodite's Child, Socrates Drank the Conium and The Last D ...

band originating from

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; ), also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece (with slightly over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area) and the capital cit ...

, Greece. Their unique sound emerged mainly from the combination of vocalist Giannis Aggelakas' distinctive singing style and lyrics and Giorgos Karras'

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and

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instrumentation. They have produced landmark albums like ''Enia pliromena tragoudia'' (Nine paid songs) and ''Kefali gemato chrysafi'' (Head Full of Gold) which not only were commercially successful, but are also considered to be

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s of Greek rock discography.

History

Trypes was created in 1983 when Giorgos Karras and

Giannis Aggelakas Giannis Aggelakas (Greek: Γιάννης Αγγελάκας) is a Greek singer, songwriter, and poet. Best known as the former lead singer of the Greek rock band Trypes, he maintains a productive solo career since 2000 having experimented wit ...

wrote their first, post-punk influenced music and lyrics. Michalis Kanatidis (guitar) and Kostas Floroskoufis (drums) accompanied them at their first appearance. In 1984 Babis Papadopoulos replaces Michalis at the guitar and in 1985 they record their first record, "Τρύπες" (Trypes - Holes), which included their first hit song "Ταξιδιάρα Ψυχή" (Taksidiara Psichi - Travelling Soul) for Ano-Kato Records. The album was followed by live appearances at the "Selini" club, the university campus and the surrounding areas of Thessaloniki. Kostas Floroskoufis was soon replaced by Giorgos Tolios; concerts were held in Athens in the Rodeo Club and at the open air amphitheater of Lykavittos, where they played the opening act for

Dimitris Poulikakos Dimitris Poulikakos (; born 21 January 1943) is a Greek actor and rock singer. He is the leader of the rock band Exadaktylos and a member of the band MGC. Filmography Dimitris Poulikakos participated in more than 60 movies *1972: Fonissa, I ...

. Meanwhile, the band's working relationship with Ano - Kato Records started to go sour. They decided to go independent and - on borrowed money - recorded their second disk "Πάρτυ στο 13ο όροφο" (Party sto dekato trito orofo - Party on the 13th Floor) which was eventually published with Virgin Records. The album was very successful; it figured in the top five list of best rock albums of all time in Greece in 2006. In 1990 came their third album, "Τρύπες στον Παράδεισο" (Trypes ston paradiso - Holes in Paradise), and their first concert outside Greece in Belfort, France. Guitarist Asklipios Zambetas joined the band as the fifth member. The fourth album was recorded in 1993, titled "9 Πληρωμένα τραγούδια" (9 Pliromena tragoudia - "9 Paid Songs", or "9 Filled Songs" depending on context). A live performance at Lykavittos gathers a record-setting 10,000 people. In 1994 a double live album was released, named "Κράτα το Σώου μαϊμού" (Krata to show maimou - Hold (keep up) the Show Monkey) with recordings from 4 concerts at Rodon club and 5 unplugged performances. Both this album's and the film soundtrack (H epohi ton dolofonon) sales went through the roof. Concerts during 1995 were often sold out all over Greece, at the Mylos club (Thessaloniki), Rodon club (Athens), and in England, where they performed in Manchester and at London's Marquee Club. The fifth studio album, "Κεφάλι γεμάτο χρυσάφι" (Kefali gemato chrysafi - Head Full of Gold) arrived in 1996 and was a commercial success. Trypes' sixth and final studio album was titled "Μέσα στη νύχτα των άλλων" (Mesa sti nychta ton allon - Into the Night of Others) and was released in 1999. The band announced their break-up very soon after the album's release. All of the members maintained solo career, with the most notable being the solo discography of vocalist Giannis Aggelakas, who continued the experimentation started in the later Trypes works.

Discography

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Trypes Trypes (Greek language, Greek: Τρύπες, "Holes") were a Greek rock band originating from Thessaloniki, Greece. Their unique sound emerged mainly from the combination of vocalist Giannis Aggelakas' distinctive singing style and lyrics and Gi ...

(1985)'' *''

Party sto 13o orofo ''Party sto 13o orofo'' is the second album of the Greek rock band Trypes and their first with Virgin Records. It was recorded in September and November 1987 and released in the same year on LP and MC. It was re-released as a CD in 1991. The albu ...

(1987)'' *''

Trypes ston paradeiso ''Trypes ston paradeiso'' ('Holes in Paradise') is the third album of the band Trypes Trypes (Greek language, Greek: Τρύπες, "Holes") were a Greek rock band originating from Thessaloniki, Greece. Their unique sound emerged mainly from th ...

(1990)'' *'' Enia pliromena tragoudia (1993)'' *'' Yperoxo tipota (1995)'' *'' Krata to show maimou (1994)'' *'' Kefali gemato chrisafi (1996)'' *''

Mesa sti nihta ton allon Mesa sti nihta ton allon (Μέσα στην νύχτα των άλλων) is the final album for the band Trypes Trypes (Greek language, Greek: Τρύπες, "Holes") were a Greek rock band originating from Thessaloniki, Greece. Their unique so ...

(1999)''

Members

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Vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

(1983–2001) * Giorgos Karras –

Bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...

(1983–2001) * Babis Papadopoulos –

Lead Guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

(1984–2001) * Giorgos Tolios –

Drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

(1986–2001) * Asklipios Zabetas –

Rhythm Guitar In music performances, rhythm guitar is a guitar technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse (music), pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., d ...

(1991–2001) ;Past members * Michalis Kanatidis –

Guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

(1983–1984) * Kostas Floroskoufis –

(1983–1986) ;Session Members: *Floros Floridis –

Saxophone The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to p ...

*Giorgos Christianakis –

Synthesizer A synthesizer (also synthesiser or synth) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis a ...

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