MARSHEAUX

"Marsheaux must probably be one of the biggest hidden secrets of Greece!"

Country:
Greece
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Electro, Synth-pop

Members:
Marianthi: Vocals, MicroKorg, Minimoog, Speak&Math, Roland SH101, YAMAHA CS01
Sophie: Vocals, Speak&Spell, MicroKorg, KORG MS 10, Roland aJuno2, AKAI Ax80, ROLAND

VIDEO
"Popcorn"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDqnq_Qb-kE&mode=related&search=

"Pure"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1CkRwojNAs

"Hanging On"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKF-owJe5C0&mode=related&search=

E BAY QUEEN (2004)

Credits:
Producer - Fotonovela , Marsheaux
Written-By - Marsheaux (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 9, 11)

Tracklist:

01 M.A.R.S.H.E.A.U.X.
02 Flash Lights
03 Shake Me
04 Pure
05 Playboy
06 Computer Love
07 Tonight
08 The Game
09 Analyze
10 OLA GYRIZOUN
11 Hands On Me
12 Pop Corn

Link to download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/58358354/mars-ebay_192_kbs.rar.html

"Presenting integral Euro Electro Pop masterpiece "Ebay Queen" ! With influences from the 80's electro pop scene ( Visage, Yazoo, Human League and OMD ) together with modern Electro-Pop contemporaries ( Fisherspooner, Ladytron and Goldfrapp ) this debut album from Greek duo Marsheaux is a mixture of pure analogue synths, catchy melodies and infectious vocals. A pure slice of retro synthpop nirvana - this is a fitting precursor to their follow up album "Peek A Boo"."

"Marsheaux must probably be one of the biggest hidden secrets of Greece! Set up by Marianthi and Sophie, both girls aren’t only good-looking, but very talented artists. That’s probably one of the main reasons why they got some amazing recognition including the support of Andy Fletcher. The cover of their album looks a bit childish, but the content makes it all good again! Marsheaux composes synth-pop music in the purest tradition of the 80s, but spiced with a modern touch! That’s probably the reason why you can consider their sound as a part of the electroclash movement. They remind me more than once of Client, but I personally prefer their album than the latest Client release. The songs are that refined with melody and wafting pop sounds, which simply results in a succession of cool pieces. Tracks like “m.a.r.s.h.e.a.u.x.”, “Flash lights”, the Erasure like “Pure”, the Client sounding “Computer love”, the more bombastic “The game”, “Hands on me” and the cool cover version of the “Pop corn”-track are amazing pop tracks. This is a non-stop synth-pop orgy covering the 80s roots together with a touch of modernism! The sound isn’t innovative at all, but the production is simply brilliant! This must be one of the greatest export products from the Greek electro scene in history!"

(http://www.side-line.com/reviews_comments.php?id=7332_0_17_0_C)























PEEK A BOO (2006)

Credits:
Producer, Mixed By, Mastered By - Fotonovela , Marsheaux

Tracklist:

01 PEEK A BOO
02 2006 Hanging On
03 Wait No More
04 No Sense
05 Promise
Written-By - When In Rome
06 City Of Lights
07 Dream Of Disco
08 What A Lovely Surprise
09 Home
10 What You Don't Like
11 Love Under Pressure
12 People's Mind
13 Regret
Written-By - New Order
14 Heaven

Link to download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/58358881/mars-peek_192_kbs.rar.html

"All girl Greek act Marsheaux have this year released the critically acclaimed album ‘Peek A Boo’ on Athens label Undo Records. Containing wonderfully uplifting analogue electro and exceedingly catchy pop tunes, ‘Peek A Boo’ is an outstanding collection of contemporary pop songs. Immensely talented and with a burning passion for electronic music and The Human League in particular, Marsheaux have just recently signed to major record label Out Of Line. The UK release of ‘Peek A Boo’ reached number one this summer in MusicNonStop’s album chart four weeks before it’s official release date of July 6th outselling albums from the likes of Nine Inch Nails, VNV Nation and Orbital.Interest throughout Europe for the chic Marsheaux has grown rapidly since Electronically Yours awarded the album 9/10 back in January and the girls have been dubbed ‘Greek Sensations’. A Marsheaux cover version of the League’s ‘Empire State Human’ for Electronically Yours recently topped 6,000 downloads and the girls have previously provided official promo mixes for artists including Depeche Mode, Moby and Gwen Stefani.MusicNonStop’s review of ‘Peekaboo’ echoes our love for the album;
‘Achieving a cohesive Electro-Pop album brimming with melody, song-writing class and repeat play potential is no easy thing - yet here Marsheaux have achieved it. From the opening refrain of album opener “Hanging On” this album delivers song after song of classic status An office favourite here at MNS and an album that comes highly recommended!!’
Marsheaux supported the newly reformed OMD at the Lykabettus Theatre in Athens on June 1st and Marsheaux’s latest track is a cover of OMD’s classic ‘She’s Leaving’ with new vocals recorded by Andy McCluskey."
(http://www.league-online.com/ey_microsite/marsheaux.html)

"After a stunning debut-cd “E-bay Queen” (2003) the Greek female duo of Marsheaux strikes back with “Peek A Boo”. The title of the album has been taken from a song of Siouxsie & the Banshees, but for those who don’t know this female duo, the music is totally different. Marsheaux is the best comparable to Ladytron. They compose pure synth-pop music with strong references to the 80s, which mainly explains why they’ve been defined as electroclash. There where Ladytron evolved towards a mix of pop and rock, using guitar parts, Marsheaux reminds faithful to the electronic efficiency, composing wafting electro-pop with the unavoidable wink to the 80s. The vocals are also softer and a bit whispering like, revealing a kind of sexy touch. “Wait no more”, “Dream of a disco”, “Home” and “Regret” (cover of New Order) are fully recommended, but the absolute hit of this album is in my opinion “What don’t you like”. It’s a carrying piece of exciting synth-pop revealing all the talent of those girls. Marsheaux took their time to achieve this 2nd album, but the result is worthy of examination!"

(http://www.side-line.com/reviews_comments.php?id=23721_0_17_0_C)


Biography:
Marsheaux are a female Synthpop duo from Thessaloniki, Greece. Comprising of Marianthi and Sophie, both girls moved to Athens in 2000 and formed the group to further their appreciation of early 1980s electronic music. The name Marsheaux is derived from the first syllable of each girl’s name.Marsheaux came to national prominence in Greece with their debut single, a darker cover of Hot Butter’s “Popcorn”. The single received extensive air play in Greece and mainland Europe.Now signed to Record label Undo, Marsheaux released their first full Studio Album “Ebay Queen” in 2004. The Album played heavily on Marsheaux’s stated Influences of The Human League, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Depeche Mode. A key element of Marsheaux is that both girls sing exclusively in English, this enabled the marketability of the album in the UK and USA. Ebay Queen was critically well received internationally.As well as being vocalists both Girls are skilled multi instrumentalists. Marianthi plays MicroKorg, Minimoog, Roland SH101, YAMAHA CS01. Sophie plays MicroKorg, KORG MS 10, Roland aJuno2, AKAI Ax80, ROLAND CR78.In December 2006 Undo records released Sophie and Marianthi’s follow up Album Peekaboo which is selling world wide but principally in Greece, US and UK.As well as recording original material Marsheaux specialize in remixing and reengineering existing tracks of artists such as Moby. Both Girls have regular guest DJ slots in Athen’s Clubs.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsheaux)

More info:
http://www.marsheaux.com/

http://www.myspace.com/marsheaux

http://www.marsheaux.it/

http://www.marsheaux.de/