Marina Sirtis featured on Synthpop Avenue

[~emma_stormhatt]

Hello everyone that are interested. You can find a feature of Marina Sirtis on Synthpop Avenue. Synthpop Avenue is originally a Greek forum very much resembling Elecrogarden. The feature deals with our history, some information on how we work, a few images and other stuff.

Please pop by at http://www.synthpopavenue.gr

[~alarsso]

Yepp. And we got reviewed in Funprox.com also.

[~IntrospecT]

yahoo! Congrats gentlemen! I'm going to read it now!

[~ditch]

Thanx for letting us know, i'll check it out

[Avil]

Great to hear, I will check it out asap!

It´s a nice forum, hopefully more people will join it, even though the official language is greek :)
mpanio (?)....is a word I´ve learnt over there...:D

/Christina

[~emma_stormhatt]

I will try to get the review from SynthpopAvenue of "Delay and Depression" tranlated if I ever meet a Greek. It is a bit strange to have a half Greek, half English site but I must admire them for doing it.

[Avil]

Originally posted by emma_stormhatt
I will try to get the review from SynthpopAvenue of "Delay and Depression" tranlated if I ever meet a Greek. It is a bit strange to have a half Greek, half English site but I must admire them for doing it.

I never found the review and now I see that it wouldn´t have given me anything if I found due to the fact that the review is in greek...wihoo..

/Christina

[~IntrospecT]

Martin,

"It's all Greek to me"!?

[~emma_stormhatt]

Anyone out there knowing greek. Here is the review. Anyone who can say if it's good or bad.

Marina Sirtis: Delay and Depression

thumaste alhthia thn Deana Troi apo thn thleoptikh seira star-trek? Nai, ekeinh th gohteutikh space-psuxologo...e loipon, gia kapoio logo pou den borw na katalavw, oi souhdoi Marina Sirtis epeleksan to onoma ths ellhnikhs katagwghs hthopoiou pou thn ensarkwne gia na vaftisoun to group tous.
Epishs, gia kapoion pali periergo logo, epeleksan gia to ekswfulo tou prwtou tous album th Lesvo!!! Akoma, einai & melh autou edw tou forum,& an ta parapanw den apoteloun logo gia na asxolithite mazi tous, h mousikh tous einai to dunato tous xarti..
Sto zoumi loipon...oi Marina Sirtis an & souhdoi ekproswpoi ths synthpop, einai polu diaforetikoi apo ta alla souhdika group stul Elegant Machinery, Kiethevez e.t.c....kamia sxesh me th happy-shiny & xoreutikh pleura ths synthpop...ta synthesizers tous den paizoun eukolomnhmoneftes melwdies,alla dhmiourgoun melagholika & atmosfairika soundscapes pou akougodai kalitera se xamhlo fws...
An eprepe opwsdhpote na pw ti mou thumizoun, tha elega oti einai kati anamesa stous Deine Lakaien(xwris ta folk stoixeia) & stous Endraum.
Oi syntheseis tous einai minimalistikes, & opws leei & to opening track tou album,PLAIN! aples & safhs..H ermhneia tou Martin Lofgren, idiaiterh..allote theatrikh & lurikh, kapoies stigmes sarkastikh...& oi stixoi..really interesting.
H melagholikh diathesh pou kuriarxei se olo to cd, den se rixnei,oute ginetai apognwsh..se parasurei gluka apo to prwto kiolas track.."so i go out tonight,to look for confirmation in the beholder's eyes.." (plain)..apo ta agaphmena tou diskou..
idaitero endiaferon exei to "den tot", me thn thriller-like eisagwgh tou & thn kithara na plekei melwdies pou mas fernoun sto mualo tis kales meres twn Cure, enw sto "red lips" (giati skeptomai tous Attrition otan to akouw?) o Martin sarkazei.."i find you attractive as slave.." emm...elate twra! de thelw pouritanismous...you'll like it..
& amesws meta, to "berlin"..isws to monadiko tragoudi tou album pou dikaiologei ton oro synthpop(ws pros to deutero synthetiko ths lekshs).Ena groovy track, pou kouvalaei edona ton romadismo ths dekaetias tou '80..an invitation to dance..polu omorfo & catchy!

Den borw na pw oti to "delay & depression" einai kataplhktiko album & na to agorasete oloi. Kai auto giati einai enas idiaiteros diskos gia idiaiteres stigmes..Egw to apolausa..mou fanhke very attractive..
Alla epeidh opws exoume ksanapei, "different people , different perceptions",(koinws "peri oreksews...") proteinw na episkefthite to site tous & n'akousete kapoia deigmata..aksizei ton kopo!

[~FxBoy]

Anyone here understand Greek better let us all know what that review means......... All I can understand was the spotty English words here & there on the review. :-)

There's another online review that you all can get about "Delay & Depression", and this one is in English. :-) Check out this link:
http://members.vol.at/synthpop/

Click on the 'REVIEW' section and then you will find MARINA SIRTIS review under 2002 section. It's got 4 greenish globe (I guess it equals 4 stars), the highest rating that they could come up with. Congrats, Martin. :-)

Viva Marina Sirtis.......

[~emma_stormhatt]

Actually Delay and Depression has been review in a number of zines

Synthpop for the masses
Funprox
The Original Sin
Wrath
Re-flexion
Soundbase
Godsend
Chain DLK
X3m.st

But they are all in English or German. It's the Greek thing that is just ... Greek

[~blackhalo]

Martin, I looked around online for some Greek-English translators for you. The only one worth anything that I ran across was at http://intertran.tranexp.com. Problem is as soon as I hit the Translate button the page errors out on me. I don't know if it's my Internet connection or what, but if you can get it to work it might be worth a try.

[~skylla]

Originally posted by FxBoy
Viva Marina Sirtis.......

hehe... wanna join me in making a marina sirtis fan club? :cool:
i think we've both fallen in love with this band.

btw, does anyone know if anyone can post reviews in the artist section of egn or if it's only a select few admin people. i'm thinking about writing one on delay and depression.

[~SynthezObserver]

Originally posted by skylla


hehe... wanna join me in making a marina sirtis fan club? :cool:
i think we've both fallen in love with this band.

.

yeah cool idea!!

vote for EMMA as the first lady!! i can send in a bunch of parasite clowns on their horses and some idiots to give them a chance!!


whats the entrance fee? :)

[Avil]

Originally posted by SynthezObserver



i can send in a bunch of parasite clowns on their horses and some idiots to give them a chance!!



send in the parasite clowns on their horses
send in the idiots and let them advance
send in the monsters of your own creation
send them all in and give them a chance

that´s the way it should be dear synthez :)

Hugs
Christina

[~stark427]

Hey there.
I'm the admin of synthpopavenue.gr.

We will try to make summary of the review/feature and post it in English, here, later.

thanx

stark

[~emma_stormhatt]

Thank you Stark. And to all of you rest. If you haven't popped by at http://www.synthpopavenue.gr do it. Don't be afraid of the Greek part. A lot is also in English. The more networks the merrier :D

Martin

[~xymotics]

Hello everyone, i'm a synthpopavenue.gr associate, actually the one who made the review of "delay & depression" there.
Here is a translation of the review we posted on our forum. Sorry for any bad english...there you go! ;)



Do you remember Deana Troi from Star Trek series? Yes, that charming space doctor... For some reason Marina Sirtis have chosen the name of their band to be the same as the real name of that greek-origin actress! For another strange reason, they've chosen to put the Greek island Lesvos on the cover of their album!
Furthermore, they are members of these Greek forums (synthpopavenue.gr) and if these reasons are not enough for you to start searching about them, try their biggest and strongest one. Their music.

So, let’s get to the point…Marina Sirtis is a Swedish synthpop group quite different from the other ones you might already know (Elegant Machinery, Kiethevez, etc). No more happy - shiny dancy synthpop. Marina's synths do not play easy-to-remember melodies but they create dark- atmospheric/melancholic soundscapes which can be better enjoyed in half light..
If I had to say what they remind me of... I would say something between Deine Lakaien (without the folk elements) and Endraum.
Their compositions are minimalistic and PLAIN (just as the title of the 1st track on the album).
Martin Lofgren's vocal performance is special, sometimes theatrical, some other times lyrical or sarcastic.. and the lyrics… certainly interesting.

The melancholic mood of their songs will not bring you down, neither does it become despair. It drifts you sweet from the very 1st track...."so i go out tonight,to look for confirmation in the beholder's eyes.." (plain)..one of my personal favourites..
"Den Tot" is a really interesting track with a thriller-like intro and a guitar which kinda brings in
mind the good old Cure days, while at "Red Lips" (i see some Attrition influences here..) Martin sneers : "I find you attractive as slave"…errr..c’mon now! We’re not puritans , right? You’ll love it!
And then "Berlin".. Probably the only track that could justify the term synth-pop (as far as the "pop" element is concerned). A groovy track which carries the romantic mood of the 80s - an invitation to dance - very nice and catchy!

I couldn't tell you that "Delay & depression" is the best album in the world, so "go buy it now" all of you. And this because it is a special album for special & unique moments. I just loved it! I found it very attractive. But as we’ve said before , different people - different perceptions, I suggest to everyone who’s reading this to visit their official site and listen to samples. You won't be disappointed!


***original review by spacelab at www.synthpopavenue.gr ***

[~SynthezObserver]

This is to Shadow Electronica Introspects and Martin: hey guyz i was trying to download music files from here http://kat107.ket.kth.se/musicindex.html but all in vain.
Is there something wrong with those snippets.
i was waitinglong enough but the download tranfer didnt even start. Re-address me to something workable please!

[~emma_stormhatt]

Hello Synthez Observer

I can see that there is something wrong. I will get right at it. In the meantime this trick will work. Right-click on the link. Choose properties. Copy the link. Past it in a new window. That will get the song to download.

About the Greek theme. Maybe it is a subconscious wish to go somewhere it is warm. We are still freezing our butts of in Sweden with snow and ice. For you guys in Greek fixing the review. Thank you and I'm glad you liked it.

Martin/Marina Sirtis

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OK I've been checking out the mp3's. First I got the same result as Synthez Observer, nothing happened. Then I reloded the site and everything worked out fine. Strange. This must be a server problem so I'm handing it over to our server guys.

[~SynthezObserver]

yezz those guyz who live in that server must be severely punished :)

but seriously thanx for updates!! gotta download music by morrow!

[~emma_stormhatt]

There are only three of them living in the Server. There is lot of space behind the hard drive ;)

[~SynthezObserver]

superb house to live in :)
fan as air conditioner, processor as frying pan, motherboard to lay down and sleep, the best place a man can get !! :)