Libido Blume

Libido Blume raged the live music scene of Athens during the mid-eighties. The band was formed from the ashes of Captain Nephos in Athens, Nov. 1984. Akis Boyatzis (formerly with Captain Nephos and currently with Sigmatropic), after a short period's collaboration with Yiannis Drennoyiannis (later of Yeah!) united with old pals Dimitris Stergiou and Dimitris Bourousas with a powerful "modern rock n' roll" quartet in mind. After auditioning several guitar players, the band hired Stelios Habipis as the forth member of Libido Blume.
Libido Blume's music was a mix of garage nostalgia, electro-pop, electro-funk and post-punk. The band carried on with the success that Captain Nephos had in their live shows, and soon signed with the independent label "Dikaioma Diavasis", later Di-Di Music (now responsible for huge rock festivals in Greece, such as Rockwave). They released two vinyl LP's and one EP between the years 1985 and 1987. Their monumental appearance in the Thessaloniki Biennale of Young Mediterranean Artists (November 1986) was a landmark in their career, as well as their guest appearance opening for bands like The Dream Syndicate, The Three Johns and Les Thugs.