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For Fans of: Sonic Youth, The Fall, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Television Personalities. Available on 12LP Vinyl (unique handmade covers) and Download.

An amazing performance by The Callas that was a cross between punk rock and Andy Warhols Factory scene THE INDEPENDENT

The Callas are Aris (guitar, vocals) and Lakis (drums, bass, vocals) Ionas brothers and artistic collaborators (MA Chelsea College of Art, London) and Annita Callasette (keys, vocals, drums). Although they get a little help from The Callasettes, an ever-changing line up of backing muses.

They have performed live in churches, flats, boats, mountains, toilets and with bands such as Au revoir Simone, You Say party! We Say Die!, The Wedding Present, Television Personalities, Stereo Total and The Victorian English Gentlemens Club.

The band The Callas, is the tip of an artistic enterprise that has seen the brothers invited to exhibit their artwork and play at Dakis Joannou DESTE foundation, Athens Biennial, AMP gallery, Yinka Shonibare Space, The Breeder gallery, etc. They directed the video for the Television Personalities The Good Anarchist in 2008. The last few months saw The Callas exhibiting their artworks in Faggionato Fine Art (London, UK), playing live with Grinderman after a Jim Sclavunos invitation, releasing a split flexi single with The Victorian English Gentlemens Club (This is Fake DIY records) and finally releasing their album Objekt The album is an obscure objekt in desire with unique handmade covers. Scruffy but icy at the same time, creates a D.I.Y. atmosphere of magic, lust, alchemy and dark joie de vivre. From the eccentricity of The Fall, the weirdopop of Televison Personalities and the noise pop of Jesus and Mary Chain through the Fluxus performances, No Wave movement and avant garde Constructivist artists The Callas create their LO-FI GEOMETRY dogma.

If ever the word Cult described a band then its The Callas
Daniel Treacy (Television Personalities) / Art & Music magazine, UK