TRIBUTE: NOTES ON FILM

Return of the Creeps – by Nikos Chantzis

Athens 1982. Somewhere among Kypseli, Patisia and Exarchia districts, Creep Records was born. In its four-year run, Creep Records featured some of the most important bands of the Greek New Wave, Post Punk and Dark Wave scene on its roster. Creep released a series of iconic records that are, to this day, music works of inestimable sentimental value. A documentary about one of the first and most influential independent record labels in Greece, which gave shelter to several underground bands of the 80’s, such as Yell-o-Yell and many others. Besides the personal narratives of the founder of Creep Records Babis Dallidis, the film also features members of the bands who recorded with the label, such as Angelo & His Egos, Art Of Parties, Clown, Cpt Nefos, Headleaders, Metro Decay, Rehearsed Dreams, The Reporters, South Of No North, Villa 21 & The Vyllies.

Nikos Chantzis

Nikos Chantzis is a Videographer and a DJ. He was born in 1987. In each new project, he tries to combine his two loves, music and cinema. In recent years, he has been involved in the creation of music videos for Greek bands of the dark alternative scene (Doric, Incirrina, Kalte Nacht, Paradox Obscur, etc.). In 2019, he made his first documentary about the Minimal Synth and SynthPunk scene in Greece. Return of the Creeps is his second music documentary.