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CASSI MOGHAN
IS A SOPHIST
WHO DOES NOT LIKE TO TELL
SOME THINGS
BUT MAKES THE WORKERS WORK AWAY
SO THEIR GOVERNMENT HAS TO PAY
YOU MIGHT KNOW HER AS DEVIOUS DIVA.

BAD MATHEMATICS WOULD MAKE ONE THINK THAT
"EVERYTHING FALLS APART"

Athens, Greece

Athens based four piece, BAD MATHEMATICS have played pretty much every major venue in the city to great reception. Here is what one critic wrote about the band:

"I had heard only praise about this band's few previous appearances. Their performance not only proved everything I'd heard, but very much more. First some past history, since essentially this is the first time a review of this extremely exciting Athens-based band has appeared on Avopolis.

This four piece band is fronted by the English singer, Cassi, who, among other things, directed the play "Female Parts" (by Dario Fo & Franca Rame) at the Athinais Theatre, for which the band also composed the music. Last year they were voted best new band by Rock FM radio station, a fact which should have brought them a recording contract. This never happened, but let's not rub salt into old wounds, this is neither the time nor the place. As the internet freaks that we are, we must also mention their beautifully made and meticulous web site (http://www.badmathematics.com), one of the most intelligent we have seen in a long time, which, if nothing else, proves their sense of humour.

The truth is that Bad Mathematics are worth it, and then some. Perhaps the best Art Punk band that we've had the pleasure of seeing on the independent Athens scene, they move comfortably from Rock 'N' Roll through dirty Blues, and from there to Jazz and New Wave, all behind the generous power and authenticity of Cassi's incredible vocals, and intelligent, well written lyrics. Totally danceable and riotous at times, and experimental when they should be, Bad Mathematics are, as a major music publisher friend of mine pointed out, the only band in Athens today who could open the show for the John Spencer Blues Explosion who will be playing here next week. And that's no small thing..."

Written by Ilias Piknadas, also known as the Drude, musician, music critic, entrepreneur, Renaissance guy, all around important figure in the Athens music scene...

Vishy here, and I will mention some of my favourite musicians, but only some, a few in alphabetical order: 16 Horse Power, 2Pac, Aretha Franklin (God), Bjork, Blodwyn Pig, Busta Rhymes, Captain Beefheart (God), Charles Mingus (God), Cypress Hill, David Bowie, David Byrne (somebody stop me!), DEFUNKT, Duke Ellington (God), Echo and the Bunnymen, Fela Anikulapo Kuti (God), Fiona Apple, Frank Zappa (God), Gong, Gun Club, Henry Cow, House of Pain, Howling Wolf, Isaac Hayes, James Brown, Japan, Jefferson Airplane, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix (God), Jimmy Jiuffre, John Lee Hooker (God), Johnny Cash (God), Joni Mitchell, Joy Division (Gods), Kevin Coyne, King Crimson, Kurt Weil and Berthold Brecht, Lamb, Leonard Cohen, Lole y Manuel, Mahmoud Ahmed (God), Mercedes Sosa, Michael Nyman, Moloko, Nick Cave, Osibisa, Outkast, Parliament, PJ Harvey, Portishead, Pere Ubu (minor Gods), PiL, Prince (occasionally Godlike), Public Enemy, Radiohead, Ray Brown, Richard Thompson, Sarah Vaughn, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Slapp Happy (Gods), Sonic Youth, Steven Malkmus (Minor God), Syd Barrett, Talking Heads(Gods), The Clash (Gods), The Dukes of the Stratosphere, The FALL(Gods), The Last Poets, The Pixies (often Godly), The Pogues, The Rolling Stones, The Specials, The Stooges, The Tiger Lillies (God's Trousers), The Velvet Underground, Thelonius Monk, Them, Throwing Muses, Tom Waits (God), Tori Amos, Tricky (Getting to be God), Van Morrison, ... and so on and on. Influences, all of the above and more, how can you not be influenced?

cassi here. seeing as vishy has been so forthcoming, i'll add some of my people influences. from a while back: blancmange, japan, clash, bowwowwow, bowie, annie lennox, the vibrant raw ragga scene in the 80's, gospel in general, love my musicals and a fair bit of country that my dad was into when i was growing up. more recent: pj harvey, bjork, skunk anansie, fiona apple, the "bristol scene" which revived the music scene for me (portishead, massive attack, tricky, etc) lamb, radiohead, tori amos, and so much more that would take forever to compile and the list would never end. i am constantly inspired by the creative people around me, by the band, by little things that happen in everyday life.

[hopefully i can persuade the other members to add their stuff here too...]