The Noise Figures: Aphelion 2015 + Telepath 2018

 

  " A psyche-garage trip by car... through time. "

The Noise Figures are like a time machine channeling The Sonics and The Doors: They pass through 1960s garage and ‘70s psychedelia, taking in ‘90s alt-rock and modern fuzz along the way. The Athens-based duo is comprised of George Nikas (vocals, drums), already known to Greek

audiences from his previous work with Zebra Tracks, and Stamos Bamparis (guitars, vocals), also known from his time with the grunge group Keyser Söze. In January 2012 they released their single ‘Bitter Taste’ and entered the studio to work on more material. The Noise Figures EP was released digitally later that year and was soon followed by their self-titled debut album. In 2018 the band returned more fearless than ever with their third full-length studio work, Telepath, inspired “by the theory of spiritualism and personal experiences” to use their own words. 
                        

The band connects, in a unique way, 2013 Athens with 1965 San Francisco through the musical influences of the band. Restless fuzz guitars flirting with old-fashioned garage but also with contemporary blues,

amps with plenty of spring reverb and dirty overdriven vocals form the music backbone of their sound. The lyrics draw their themes from experiences on the road and express a dizzying madness for life. Traveling by car under the hot sun, hallucinogens, girls next door and beautiful wild landscapes are some of the inspirations of the two artists who are driving the imagination of the listener on an adventurous Kerouacian journey. “The Noise Figures” is best listened loud and is the ideal soundtrack for escaping the urban boundaries by car.
                                

In 2020, the Athens-based drums-guitar duo of George Nikas and Stamos Bamparis released their heaviest

album to date. The Perfect Spell is a dark and cynical glimpse into a metaphysical void- how else can someone describe an album that begins with the wildly joyful “I Cheat Death” and ends with chugging riffs in “Pilgrims of the Dark”? The Noise Figure take a step forward by taking the road back to their fiery rock n’ roll roots and their heavy psych inner-self, with metallic drum beats and brain-pounding energy, feeling more improvised and loose than ever.

                                             

01. THE NOISE FIGURES - APHELION 2015

                                   

Two years after the release of their self-titled debut that created a great sensation, The Noise Figures duo

is back dynamically with “Aphelion”. After two European tours, hundreds of concerts in all major Greek cities and having shared the stage with some of the most important bands (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Growlers, Japandroids, No Age, Dead Meadow, Sonic Jesus, Sylvain Sylvain), George Nikas (drums, vocals) and Stamos Bamparis (guitar, vocals) elevate the musical tones and offer us some of the best songs of the year. Recorded in five days, on a reel-to-reel tape machine, with vintage gear and tuned to A=432 Hz, produced and sound engineered by Alex Bolbasis in Artracks Studios, ”Aphelion” answers the

question of what happens when you combine ideally the raw power of Death From Above 1979, the spirit of Black Sabbath and the fuzz of Black Angels. Spunky vocals, massive guitar riffs and sticky tunes in harmony with a special engraving, created by Bob Studio for the cover artwork, are making ”Aphelion” an album that is here to stay.
                             

The Noise Figures – Aphelion
Label: Inner Ear – INN114
Format: CD, Album
Country: Greece
Released: Sep 28, 2015
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

TRACKS

                       

01. Shoot The Moon
02. In The Boneyard
03. Run
04. Don't Throw Your Head
05. Aphelion
06. Holy One
07. Feathers
08. Blood
09. No Use
10. Celebration Time

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Drums, Vocals – George Nikas
Guitar, Vocals – Stamos Bamparis
Producer, Engineer – Alex Bolpasis

NOTES

Recorded At – Artracks Studio
Recorded in five days, on a reel-to-reel tape machine, with vintage gear and tuned to A=432 Hz.

Flac Size: 268 MB

02. THE NOISE FIGURES - TELEPATH 2018

                            

Two and a half years after “Aphelion”, The Noise Figures return more frenetic than ever with their third full-length studio work entitled “Telepath”. Inspired by the theory of spiritualism and influenced by personal experiences, “Telepath” is an intoxicated concept album, with intensively sobering attention to

detail in every single track, revealing a different side of the band’s personality and crossing all the paths the duet from Greece has traveled so far, from heavy blues to psych garage to a fuzz vertigo. With its swinging moods of bright to dark undertones, the album sounds sharper than ever, with more energy, intensity and tuneful sensibility, capturing the band’s hundreds of live performances and touring thrust. With Alex Bolpasis’ stamp on production and mixing, The Noise Figures develop the artistic freedom they have cultivated over the years, while keeping their primitive spirit of raw guitar and drum sound intact.
                                

The Noise Figures – Telepath
Label: Inner Ear – INN150
Format: CD, Album
Country: Greece
Released: 2018
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

TRACKS

                            

01. Taste Like Time     3:21
02. Strange Medium Child     3:22
03. Stay Forever Young     3:27
04. Out Of Touch     3:58
05. Healing Light     3:08
06. Telepath     3:15
07. Hypnotized     2:32
08. Lethargy     4:22
09. Never Sleep     2:20
10. Glow Electric     5:02

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Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals – Stamos Bamparis
Lead Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards – George Nikas

Flac Size: 264 MB