Pyx Lax
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Athens, Greece |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1989–2004, 2011 |
| Labels | Minos EMI |
| Members |
Filippos Pliatsikas Babis Stokas Manos Xydous |
Pyx Lax (Πυξ Λαξ, Punching and Kicking) was a Greek rock band. Originally formed in 1989, they released their first recording in 1990, and had a critical and commercial success in the Greek music industry for fifteen years, before being dissolved in 2004. They are considered as the most successful, commercially, group in the history of Greek discography with three gold and five platinum albums (among which: Gia Tous Prinkipes Tis Dytikis Ochthis, Stilvi, Yparchoun Chrysopsara Edo?). Some of their greatest hits were: De Tha Dakryso Pia Gia Sena, Ti Ine Afto Pou Mas Enoni?, I Palies Agapes Pane Ston Paradeiso, Mia Synousia Mystiki, Epapses Agapi na thymizeis, Poula me, Monaxia mou ola.
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Pyx Lax recorded the great majority of their songs in Greek, with an exception of a few recordings. In 1999 they released the platinum cd-single Let The Picture Do The Talking (As' tin Ikona Na Milai) along with Sting and the Corsican group I Muvrini. Most of their English-language songs were included in their last album Charoumeni Stin Poli ton Trelon (2003), in which they collaborated with internationally famous artists, such as Eric Burdon, Gordon Gano, Marc Almond and Steve Wynn.
The name "Pyx Lax" (Greek: Πυξ Λαξ) derives from ancient Greek, meaning "Punching and Kicking" and was inspired by the title of a theatrical play which was taking place in Athens at the period in which the band was formed in 1989.
Their name is officially spelled as Pyx Lax in the English language [It appears this way in all three of their international recordings: Let the picture do the talking (1999), Panic! The Remixes (2000) and Haroumeni stin Poli ton Trelon (2003)]. However, a Latinised spelling of the band’s name is also given: "Pix Lax" on Zoriki Kairi (1991).
Initially the members of the band were Filippos Pliatsikas, Babis Stokas, Sakis Stamoulis, and Panayiotis Spyropoulos. Their professional recording career began with a demo cassette which they delivered to Minos EMI in Athens. According to Vasilis Konstantoulakis:
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