GENRE : Alternative rock / Indie / Post-Punk

LINEUP: Kostas Haliotis - drums, glockenspiel, keys, programming
             Lambis Koundourogiannis - guitar, voice, glockenspiel, harmonica
             Giorgos Bouldis - bass, charango
             Dimitris Aronis - voice, guitar, keys, programming

CONTACT : modrec@musician.org

WEBSITE : Modrec at Myspace

VIDEO : Modrec - B Song (live)

BIO :  Modified Recovery between reason and the absurd. A maze of compositions, rhythmical soundscapes and lyricism in a blue contrast. By correcting disfigurement they unfold polymorphic harmonies.

Their lyrics translate thoughts, images, colours and experiences filtered through visual and audio stimulations. When guitar meets bass and bass meets percussion, their story-like interpretations and ecstatic voices embrace you just before take off. Punk esthetics through an alternative prism.

The band was formed in June 2000 by Labis Kountourogiannis (guitar, vox), Kostas Haliotis(drums), Dimitris Aronis (guitar,vocals) and Vagelis Kostopoulos (bass). The name they started out with was No Pulse. The band began rehearsing in July 2000 and embarked on their musical trip in an alternative manner with an emphasis on stoner rock. A year later after a couple of gigs in Athens Vagelis leaves the band and Thanasis Mandelas becomes the new bassist for No Pulse.

Immediately the band gets into the studio to record a twotrack demo and at the same time the band name is changed to Modified Recovery. The band however has not actually performed with this name but with slight variations of it such as Modify Recovery or Modifying Recovery mainly because of misinterpretation or simple print error. By the end of their recording and at the end of the year 2001 the band radically changes its sound to a more lyrical and versatile form of punk with influences from Fugazi and Deus.

In 2002 the band perform in Mad club for the anual festival "The New Days Of Athens Pop Scene", in X-Bug and in outdoor festivals (Indie Free etc). In 2003 they start out with a new recording of a 4-track demo. One of their newly recorded songs "ThreeArmedMan" is included in "The New Days Of Athens Pop Scene" compilation. In the same year the band goes through a few changes, their bassist Mandelas leaves the band in order to fulfill his compulsory army duties and Kostis Raisis joins as the new bassist. Also the name Modified Recovery is finally shortened to Modrec. Next year in 2004 the band really gets going after a slight pause playing a series of gigs at Corto Maltese, AN club and they also participate in the "Naked on Roller-skates" festival with Misuse, Bayunda and Sportex. They continue with live performances at the "Deafntineia 2004" and at the Indie Free Festival again.

 In January 2005 yet again the band has a change of bass player, Kostis leaves the band and George Bouldis becomes the new member. The band performs with the new lineup at the Gagarin stage for the Civil Cinder Regalia Festival. They continue with live gigs at the Small Music Theatre, BIOS (with Relevant Box & Doch An Doris), After Dark, Indie Free Festival and Septemvriana Festival. One of their recent performances took place at the REC club in Patra where the band gained an enthusiastic review in the "SONIC" Greek music magazine (December 2005 issue).