ATHENS, GREECE (Top40 Charts) "We can move instantly or we can die forever."
This is the ethos of the young Athens, Greece lo-fi garage duo who formed in 2014 while mired in the middle of a country with deep economic and social unrest. Two former graduate students who met while studying Economics and Regional Development Science at an Athens university, Jam D. (guitar/vocals) and John Skevis (drums/vocals) set out to bring an impulsive, furious perception of sounds and melodies to the culture that was dominating their mood and attitude.
A seamless dichotomy plays out in the music and the chemistry of the two everlasting peers. While Greece struggles to find a resolution to their crisis, Jam D. and John Skevis spirit an uncommon communication amongst each other allowing them to deal with any disagreement and problem instantly. While the country�s crisis weighs on their minds, the duo arms themselves with vintage and heavily reverbed instrumentals and delayed vocals to create a 60�s San Francisco garage/psyche sensibility that pervades the gritty backdrop with flammable and sunny beats.
They say, "We realized that the only thing we really wanted is to face the shady situation in our hometown by playing music. Our rehearsal room, an old basement which was used as a warehouse of an old factory manufacturing women shoes, is the only place where we really feel free to work it out.� And work it out they have. What could have easily been perceived as a disadvantage quickly became an advantage. Crammed amongst a collection of cinema equipment of John�s father, their dusty drum set was hidden next to a pile of iron lids from old 35 mm films. It was only a matter of time before they�d grab one of the iron jackets to create additional percussion to become a definitively and dominant Film Jacket 35 sound.
It was in this old factory, the duo chose to record their upcoming album, Limbo Mind & Infected Cells. The instruments were recorded live by John Vulgaris (Bazooka drummer and Acid Baby Jesus recording engineer), while vocals and additional percussions were recorded alone. Vulgaris also played bass guitar on four of their songs. The album was partly mixed and mastered by Nikos Lavdas who has also collaborated with Acid Baby Jesus, Bazooka, Jacob Kirkegaard, and Xylouris White.
On January 20, 2017 Film Jacket 35 will fulfill their ethos as they continue to move instantly to release their debut album, Limbo Mind & Infected Cells. The album will be released on Body Blows Records in Greece and Bandcamp worldwide.
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