The Earthbound
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The Earthbound is a Greek
band.
The band was formed in Athens
in 1998 by six members and former members of The Last Drive
, Honeydive, Rockin' Bones and Engine-V. After playing locally for about a year, including a slot in Rockwave festival in 1999, the Earthbound recorded its debut 7" single "The Valley/Riverside Song/Tercera Cancion", released with Fractal Press magazine.
The Earthbound signed to Trade Records and recorded their self-titled debut album produced by their sound-engineer, Jim Spliff. It was released in 2000 and featured 13 songs, including three covers of songs by Kyuss
, Woody Guthrie
and Guillermo Portaballes that showcased the band's diverse influences.
In 2001 they recorded the soundtrack for the film Stakaman by Antonis Kafetzopoulos, which was released by M Records. At the same period, Alex K and Thanos A worked on the soundtrack for the film SOSE ME (directed by Stratos Tzitzis), released a few months later by Universal (Greece). The Earthbound spent the next eighteen months touring. They also took part in two benefit concerts for the campaign Escuelas para Chiapas (A School for Chiapas) and in June 2003 they played at the demonstration against the EU summit in Thessaloniki. In September 2003 Louis (former member of the historical Athenian punk band Stress) joined on trumpet and percussion.
In 2004 they signed to Sirius (the record label formed by Manos Hadjidakis) and started working on their third album, Brotherhood of the Dog, this time produced by Jim Spliff and the band itself. The album was released later the same year and featured 11 songs (including an Ennio Morricone cover).
In early 2005 they played two gigs in Cyprus and recruited a second trumpet player, Johnny Mato (also member of Dr. Vodkatini and Da Traces).The eight-piece band contributed a track to the Spinalonga records
compilation In The Junkyard vol. II and continued touring and writing songs for their next album.
It was finally released in spring of 2008 at the band's own label, LAB Records, under the title La Guerra Final . Including 11 original songs, it is considered by many their best studio effort.
The Earthbound suspended action in summer of 2009.
DISCOGRAPHY
Title: La Guerra Final
Year of Release: 2008
Label: Lab Records
Produced by Jim Spliff and Thanos Amorginos
Title: Brotherhood Of The Dog
Year Of Release: 2004
Label: Sirius Records M41 / CD
Produced by Jim Spliff & The Earthbound
Title: Stakaman O.S.T.
Year Of Release: 2001
Label: M Records
Produced by Jim Spliff & The Earthbound
Title: The Earthbound
Year Of Release: 2000
Label: Trade Records
Produced by Jim Spliff, co-produced by Aris Christou
Title: The Earthbound
Year Of Release: 1999
Label: Underworld D-Tales/ 7
Produced by Jim Spliff & The Earthbound
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
band.
The band was formed in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
in 1998 by six members and former members of The Last Drive
The Last Drive
The Last Drive is a Greek punk garage rock group which formed in 1983, broke up in 1995, and reunited in January 2007.-1983-1987: The beginnings:...
, Honeydive, Rockin' Bones and Engine-V. After playing locally for about a year, including a slot in Rockwave festival in 1999, the Earthbound recorded its debut 7" single "The Valley/Riverside Song/Tercera Cancion", released with Fractal Press magazine.
The Earthbound signed to Trade Records and recorded their self-titled debut album produced by their sound-engineer, Jim Spliff. It was released in 2000 and featured 13 songs, including three covers of songs by Kyuss
Kyuss
Kyuss is a rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. After forming in the late 1980s and releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 with...
, Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie is best known as an American singer-songwriter and folk musician, whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and children's songs, ballads and improvised works. He frequently performed with the slogan This Machine Kills Fascists displayed on his...
and Guillermo Portaballes that showcased the band's diverse influences.
In 2001 they recorded the soundtrack for the film Stakaman by Antonis Kafetzopoulos, which was released by M Records. At the same period, Alex K and Thanos A worked on the soundtrack for the film SOSE ME (directed by Stratos Tzitzis), released a few months later by Universal (Greece). The Earthbound spent the next eighteen months touring. They also took part in two benefit concerts for the campaign Escuelas para Chiapas (A School for Chiapas) and in June 2003 they played at the demonstration against the EU summit in Thessaloniki. In September 2003 Louis (former member of the historical Athenian punk band Stress) joined on trumpet and percussion.
In 2004 they signed to Sirius (the record label formed by Manos Hadjidakis) and started working on their third album, Brotherhood of the Dog, this time produced by Jim Spliff and the band itself. The album was released later the same year and featured 11 songs (including an Ennio Morricone cover).
In early 2005 they played two gigs in Cyprus and recruited a second trumpet player, Johnny Mato (also member of Dr. Vodkatini and Da Traces).The eight-piece band contributed a track to the Spinalonga records
Spinalonga Records
Spinalonga Records is a self-organized, not-for-profit effort to promote the alternative and heavy rock of the Greek underground. It is based in Athens, Greece and was formed in late 2004...
compilation In The Junkyard vol. II and continued touring and writing songs for their next album.
It was finally released in spring of 2008 at the band's own label, LAB Records, under the title La Guerra Final . Including 11 original songs, it is considered by many their best studio effort.
The Earthbound suspended action in summer of 2009.
DISCOGRAPHY
Title: La Guerra Final
Year of Release: 2008
Label: Lab Records
Produced by Jim Spliff and Thanos Amorginos
Title: Brotherhood Of The Dog
Year Of Release: 2004
Label: Sirius Records M41 / CD
Produced by Jim Spliff & The Earthbound
Title: Stakaman O.S.T.
Year Of Release: 2001
Label: M Records
Produced by Jim Spliff & The Earthbound
Title: The Earthbound
Year Of Release: 2000
Label: Trade Records
Produced by Jim Spliff, co-produced by Aris Christou
Title: The Earthbound
Year Of Release: 1999
Label: Underworld D-Tales/ 7
Produced by Jim Spliff & The Earthbound