Echo Tattoo is a Greek rock band that began its career in the Athenian scene in the early 1990s and is considered one of the most important and influential bands of the Greek Independent scene. Their sound betrays influences from bands of the 60s and 70s, and musical genres such as 60's Psychedelic, Soul, Pop, Progressive, Hard Rock, Power Pop, Electronica, Trip Hop, etc. History. The core of the band, singer (performer, composer/lyricist & producer of the band) Evi Hasapidou Watson and guitarist (composer/lyricist) Panos Kourtsounis, met when in 1988 Panos briefly became a member of No Man's Land, the first band of which Hasapidou was a founding member. Panos had come from Sparta, where he lived until he was 17 years old and where he had created his first band, Super Nova, with friends from school. Super Nova played psychedelic rock with a strong presence of the solo guitar, while the keyboards, clearly influenced by Gong, gave a special style to the overall result. A characteristic of the band, apart from their Space Rock music, was the fact that they rehearsed in the so-called "shack", a small old adobe house located in the wider area of an orange grove. The hut was a magnet for the band's friends, who spent hours amidst the group's endless improvisations, even though they shared the space with the vipers that were curled up in the inner lining of the ceiling. Several of Echo Tattoo's first rehearsals took place in this space, before they even settled on the name by which they became known.
In their 20-plus years of presence on the Greek independent scene, Echo Tattoo have gained a loyal following that has repeatedly witnessed the numerous member changes that have influenced the sound and the course of the band. The new, stable line-up of the band includes Alfonso Migdani (guitar), Giannis Karadima (bass) and Nikos Ghikas (drums).Hasapidou has been described by various music editors as the "Queen of the Greek Rock Scene" and "the leading singer of the domestic scene", while she is considered one of the most important female figures in the history of the Greek independent scene and guitarist Panos Kourtsounis one of the most peculiar and remarkable guitarists. Translated from: https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echo_Tattoo
