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.
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.
Their biggest selling record was the album Stilvi (Shine, 1998),[8] made up mostly of music and songs from the film by Dimitris Panagiotatos Monaxia Mou Ola (My Loneliness Everything, 1998).[9] It includes a fine version in Greek of Bob Dylan's "Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)" from his album Street-Legal, as long as the big hits: Monaxia Mou Ola, Epapses Agapi Na Thymizis and Mia Synousia Mystiki.
Stilvi was followed in 1999 by another commercially successful release: the double album Yparchoun Chrysopsara Edo? (Are There Any Goldfish Here?), which over passed 80,000 sales and received triple platinum certification. Half of the album included new songs and the other half live recordings.
In 2002, the first year of the Arion Music Awards, Pyx Lax won the best Rock/Alternative Album award for Ta Dokaria sto Grasidi Perimenoun ta Pedia (The Climbing Frames on the Grass Are Waiting For the Children, 2001). The album also earned Pyx Lax the award for best group in the Entechno category. The album was a notable critical and commercial success, although rumors before its release were pointing out the dissolve of the band. It achieved platinum status and included hits like Pyxida and Mono Gia Kini Mi Mou Les.
The last studio album of Pyx Lax, Charoumeni Stin Poli Ton Trelon (Happy In the City of Fools, 2003) included important collaborations with worldwide famous artists, new songs, as long as the adaptation of some of the band's biggest hits in English. In spite of the important names and the experimental sound, their last album was poorly received by fans and critics. Despite that fact, in 2004 the album earned the band another double awarding in the Arion Awards for the Best Album in both Rock/Alternative and Entechno categories.
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.
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.
Their biggest selling record was the album Stilvi (Shine, 1998),[8] made up mostly of music and songs from the film by Dimitris Panagiotatos Monaxia Mou Ola (My Loneliness Everything, 1998).[9] It includes a fine version in Greek of Bob Dylan's "Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)" from his album Street-Legal, as long as the big hits: Monaxia Mou Ola, Epapses Agapi Na Thymizis and Mia Synousia Mystiki.
Stilvi was followed in 1999 by another commercially successful release: the double album Yparchoun Chrysopsara Edo? (Are There Any Goldfish Here?), which over passed 80,000 sales and received triple platinum certification. Half of the album included new songs and the other half live recordings.
In 2002, the first year of the Arion Music Awards, Pyx Lax won the best Rock/Alternative Album award for Ta Dokaria sto Grasidi Perimenoun ta Pedia (The Climbing Frames on the Grass Are Waiting For the Children, 2001). The album also earned Pyx Lax the award for best group in the Entechno category. The album was a notable critical and commercial success, although rumors before its release were pointing out the dissolve of the band. It achieved platinum status and included hits like Pyxida and Mono Gia Kini Mi Mou Les.
The last studio album of Pyx Lax, Charoumeni Stin Poli Ton Trelon (Happy In the City of Fools, 2003) included important collaborations with worldwide famous artists, new songs, as long as the adaptation of some of the band's biggest hits in English. In spite of the important names and the experimental sound, their last album was poorly received by fans and critics. Despite that fact, in 2004 the album earned the band another double awarding in the Arion Awards for the Best Album in both Rock/Alternative and Entechno categories.