Diafana Krina
Diafana Krina was a Greek rock group. It consisted of Thanos Anestopoulos, Pantelis Rodostoglou, Nikos Bardis, Kyriakos Tsoukalas, Tassos Machas and Panagiotis Berlis. Their special characteristic is that they set to music poems rather than usual lyrics.
History
Diafana Krina, Greek for "translucent lilies," formed in 1991. In 1994, they released their first single 'Λιώνοντας μόνος-κάτω από το ηφαίστειο' by Wipe Out. They followed this in 1996 with the LP 'Έγινε η απώλεια συνήθειά μας', which featured Panagiotis Berlis as the sixth member of the group. In 1997, they participated in the 'Rock of Gods' festival in Athens together with The Sisters of Mercy and New Model Army. In 1998, they released their second LP 'Κάτι σαράβαλες καρδιές' and performed in several concerts around Greece. They also toured as a supporting act for the Tindersticks Athens concert. In 2000, after Panagiotis Berlis departed from the group, they released a single 'Είναι που όλα ήρθαν αργά' and album 'Ευωδιάζουν αγριοκέρασα οι σιωπές'. In 2001, they performed three concerts in the UK:. In 2003, the LP 'Ο,τι απόμεινε απ' την ευτυχία' was released, followed by the 2005 instrumental LP 'Ο γύρος της μέρας σε 80 κόσμους'. It was released together with a book containing poetry and tales. On June 1, 2009, the band announced their disbandment. The statement was signed by all band members apart from Anestopoulos.Anestopoulos succumbed to cancer in September 2016.
Discography
Studio albums
- Egine i apolia synithia mas - 1996
- Kati saravales kardies - 1998
- Evodiazoun agriokerasa i siopes - 2000
- Oti apomine ap tin eftihia - 2003
- O giros tis meras se 80 kosmous - 2005
- Ki i agapi pali tha kali - 2008