Marsheaux is a Greek synthpop duo formed in Athens in 2003. The group is composed of vocalists,
songwriters and keyboardists Marianthi Melitsi and Sophie Sarigiannidou. The name Marsheaux is derived from the first syllable of each band member's name. Both members sing almost exclusively in English. Andy McCluskey of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) said about this band: "I do have a soft spot for Marsheaux I have to say. They have a certain sort of wispy, melancholic charm".
Marianthi Melitsi and Sophie Sarigiannidou were born in Thessaloniki, Greece. In 2000, they
moved to Athens and founded Marsheaux in 2003 to further their appreciation of electronic pop music. Marsheaux came to national prominence in Greece with their debut single, a cover of Gershon Kingsley's "Popcorn". The single received extensive airplay in Greece and mainland Europe. They continued to gain international recognition for their remixes of "Will I Ever" by In Vox featuring Andy Bell of Erasure.
Now signed to Undo Records, Marsheaux released their debut album E-Bay Queen in June 2004.
The album played heavily on Marsheaux's stated influences, which include OMD, the Pet Shop Boys, Sparks, John Foxx and Depeche Mode. E-Bay Queen was critically well received internationally. In December 2006, Undo Records released Sophie and Marianthi's follow up album Peekaboo. The single "Hanging On" was released in 2007.
In July 2009, the band released their third album, Lumineux Noir, at Undo Records/Out of Line. It
is reminiscent of 1980s synthpop with tracks that have been compared to Ladytron, The Chemical Brothers and Client. Two singles supported the album: "Breakthrough" and "Summer". In May 2011, Marsheaux released a new song, "Can You Stop Me?". In May 2012, the band issued the compilation of mostly unreleased material and rare songs, E-Bay Queen is Dead.
A fourth album, Inhale, followed in 2013, along with a compilation drawn from all four studio
albums, Odyssey. In 2015, Marsheaux released their fifth studio album A Broken Frame, a cover album of Depeche Mode's 1982 LP of the same name. In May 2016, Marsheaux released a new single "Safe Tonight", that includes original and extended versions of the song and remixes by Nikonn and Fotonovela. This single is from their sixth studio album Ath.Lon, released on 16 June 2016.
01. MARSHEAUX - E - BAY QUEEN 2004
Label: Undo Records – UN001-CD, Undo Records – KUCD001
Format: CD, Album
Country: Greece
Released: Jun 30, 2004
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: Electro, Synth-pop, Indie Pop
TRACKS
01. M.a.r.s.h.e.a.u.x. 3:17
02. Flash Lights 3:44
03. Shake Me 3:55
04. Pure 3:53
05. Play Boy 4:45
06. Computer Love 3:46
07. Tonight 3:36
08. The Game 3:39
09. Analyze 3:39
10. Όλα Γυρίζουν 3:47
11. Hands On Me 3:28
12. Pop Corn 4:14
LINE - UP
Vocals, Synthesizer, Programmed By [Loops, Samplers] – Marianthi Melitsi, Sophia Sarigiannidou
Written-By – Marsheaux (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 9, 11)
Flac Size: 315 MB
02. MARSHEAUX - PEEK A BOO 2006
Label: Undo Records – KUCD006
Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition
Country: Greece
Released: Dec 28, 2006
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Synth-pop
TRACKS
01. Hanging On 4:21
02. Wait No More 4:18
03. No Sence 3:52
04. Promise (Vocals – Vassilikos) 3:49
05. City On Lights 3:49
06. Dream Of A Disco 4:00
07. What A Lovely Surprise 3:46
08. Home 3:46
09. What Don't You Like 3:40
10. Love Under Pressure 4:05
11. People's Mind 3:52
12. Regret (Written-By – New Order, Stephen Hague) 3:56
13. Heaven 3:47
Flac Size: 355 MB
03. MARSHEAUX - LUMINEUX NOIR 2009
Label: Out Of Line – OUT 362 | 363, Out Of Line – OUT 362, Out Of Line – OUT 363
Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition
Country: Germany
Released: Jul 10, 2009
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop
TRACKS
01. Exit 4:06
02. Breakthrough 4:07
03. Summer 3:58
04. Stand By 4:19
05. Radial Emotion 4:02
06. Loss Of Heaven 4:23
07. Destroy Me 4:32
08. Faith 4:05
09. Ghosts 4:13
10. It's Fine Now 4:49
11. Thousand LEDs 4:14
12. So Far 4:33
13. Sorrow 4:17
NOTES
Producer – Fotonovela, Marsheaux
Written-By – Marianthi Melitsi, Sophia Sarigiannidou
Flac Size: 399 MB
04. MARSHEAUX - A BROKEN FRAME 2015
Label: Undo Records – RCDUN52
Format: CD, Album
Country: Greece
Released: Apr 2016
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop
TRACKS
01. Leave In Silence 5:11
02. My Secret Garden 5:05
03. Monument 3:42
04. Nothing To Fear 5:04
05. See You 4:30
06. Satellite 5:11
07. The Meaning Of Love 3:49
08. A Photograph Of You 3:25
09. Shouldn’t Have Done That 4:21
10. The Sun And The Rainfall 4:42
11. Now This Is Fun (Featuring – James New) 4:10
12. Oberkorn (It’s A Small Town) 4:36
05. MARSHEAUX - E - BAY QUEEN IS DEAD (COMPILATION) 2012
Label: Undo Records – MCDUN35, Undo Records – CDUN35, Undo Records – 5099940400525
Format: CD, Compilation, Marianthi Cover
Country: Greece
Released: Apr 29, 2012
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Electro, Synth-pop, Alt-Pop,Indie Pop
TRACKS
01. Bizzare Love Duo 4:23
02. Fischerprice 4:03
03. Now And Never 4:09
04. Eyes Without A Face 4:46
05. Inside 4:14
06. Do You Feel? 4:40
07. Ghost / Hammer (Smash Up) 5:00
08. Empire State Human 3:22
09. Sadly 4:13
10. How Does It Feel? 4:24
11. Regret (Version 2) 2:17
12. She's Leaving 3:58
13. Fly Away 1:19
14. Cosmogirl 0:27
NOTES
Compilation with hard to find and previously unreleased material from 2003-2012.
Primarily made to be sold at the 2012 Marsheaux concerts, and in limited quantities through Undo's site.
1.000 copies were produced (500 with Marianthi on the cover and 500 with Sophie, both in THE SMITHS' "The Queen Is Dead" cover aesthetic).
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