Νίκος Animal Βοσδογάννης

b. 1967 - d. 2009 He was a musician and one of the founding members of the legendary punk band Γενιά Του Χάους. He played guitar and sang in the first period of the band ('82 - '83), while they were still called Αντι-κουλτούρα. Then he participated in various bands (SHADES, delirium, fetish). At that time he was playing bass at Magic De Spell. His participation in band M.D.S. almost coincided with the turn of the Greek verse. The punk influences matched with the reports of the band detonated an explosive mixture resulted in the landmark album for the Greek rock scene, Διακοπές Στο Sarajevo Crude temperament of Nick led the producer of the disc, The Stranglers's J.J. Burnel, to characterize him as "animal". In '95 Left the Magic De Spell, and for a while he stayed out of the scene, while also feverishly preparing new songs. In '97 he started his next band, Γνωστοί Άγνωστοι, who he worked with for almost a decade. With Nick at the helm of the band (vocalist, guitarist, composer and lyricist), they released two albums, Στην Άκρη Του Κόσμου and Μέχρι Να Έρθει Το Πρωί. In 2007 he disbanded Γνωστοί Άγνωστοι and went to the next step, the band E-75. That group made live appearances, but didn't make an album. The music of Nikos was always austere in order to highlight the melodic lines. His influences were mainly from the '80s (punk, new wave, dark wave, etc.). In verses, he shunned 'literary' expressions and prefered more direct words. Where not reached the nuances of words of Greek language, invented his own (αξιοθελής, νεροΐνη etc). This interpretation was distinctive and instantly recognizable. In his presence on stage was both systole and momentum, giving the impression that he will explode. Nikos Vosdoganis was one underground rock star. With his special personality, inspired his colleagues and the people around him, with younger ones always hanging from his lips. His words were simple and plain, but very persuasive and up to the point. The everyday life had him involved in many stuff. Like most musicians of the indie scene, he did not live exclusively from his music. But lived only for it, since it possessed all his daily life, while he was in scaffolding, while playing with his daughter and of course when jaded enough for rehearsal. He seemed to have boundless potential and always seemed ready for great sacrifices. He lost the battle with cancer in July 12 2009, leaving behind his important work, many friends, and an irreplaceable void.