interview - TRANSISTOR in art uber alles

Transistor is an alternative pop/rock band from Athens, formed back in March 2004. You can find their first ever song "Living" into "Blessed and Cursed" complilation album, in a "Last chance" remix by Dimitris Papaspyropoulos (Dec 2004). Since then they've done various live acts, performing in several places and events such as: Rodon, An Club, European Music Day, Manifest II Festival (Patras), Kyttaro live, Gagarin 205 etc. In the beginning of 2008 two of Transistor members (Maria & Niki), composed the soundtrack for the theatrical play "Sto Vytho", directed by Roula Pateraki and produced by the National Theater. The whole musical score was recorded and performed by Transistor. In June 2008 Transistor was the opening act for Ejekt Festival and appeared on stage before James, UNKLE, Stereo Mc's etc. In July 2009 Transistor played with James in Thessaloniki for three sold out gigs in a row and in 20,000 people in total. Transistor's debut album "Things You Miss When You Blink" is out and in shops since June 2008. It consists of 12 songs, a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Big Love" among them, while there is also a collaboration between Transistor and Craig Walker (Archive's ex singer) on track "Lover (Name it what you will). The album is produced by Dimitris Papaspyropoulos. In September 2009 Transistor recorded the song Divine which was made exclusively for Lacta’s “Love In Action” campaign. Divine was also released as a single in the repackaged edition of “Things You Miss When You Blink” (December 2009). In July 2010 transistor played in the biggest rock festival in Greece, Rockwave festival. It was the opening act for Faithless and Black Eyed Peas. At the moment transistor are in the studio recording their second album, which is due in the beginning of 2011