Greece DarkShiRe / Makumba starts on 2nd January 2014 Thursday 8pm on the Trance channel. Reruns: 3 Jan Friday 2pm, 4 Jan Saturday 8am and 5 Jan Sunday 2am. Stay tuned!
Mario Sounoglou is the Mind behind the Kokobloko, Darkshire, Makumba Projects. Born and living in Athens, Greece since December 1984. Studied Computer Science in Lamia, Central Greece, then switched to Computer Animation to get his Msc Degree in Kent, UK. Finally he gets trapped to the Magique World of Sound Design, Synthesizers and Piano. All about the Music Activities began at early 2000 when Mario discovered Psychedelic Trance, The golden Years of Trance...Simply being enjoying music in Festivals and bit later Djing privately. In August 2004, Mario first time gets infected by the Infectious Diseace of Creativity, while he gets graduated for his Bachelor Degree.. At same time, Mario meets Viktor Zolotarenko in a visit to Greece and his Music Conception and Style is what influenced him to the most.. The Russian Innovative Blasting Wave.... At that time, First release come out with Zolod Parasense Terminator at Vertigo Records. Next Releases follow in Labels such as Discovalley Records,Tantrumm, Manic Dragon, Drop Out Productions, Trishula, Foot Stomping Records.. Around Summer 2005, during a visit in Moscow he meet Kolya Furious and a strong friendship and collaboration started.. In Year 2006 the Kokobloko Project Experiments start along with Gregorio Materia Increada/Gr. His Debut Album " Darkshire n Amigos - Break Down (HSS 006) " comes in Jun 2009 in the Greek Based, Helicon Sound System. In the same Year follows his Split Album "Distorted Shire" along with Nelsun, Mind Distortion System in Belgian Based Lycantrop Records (LRD002) in September 2009. Meanwhile blasting collaborations appear with Kolya Furious-Crazy Astronaut in Kolya 's Album Renegade in Osom Music and with Fareji Jalebi in Parvati Records in Summer 2010. At Mid Autumn 2011, he conceptualize the Birth of his own Music House dissolving all boundaries possible...the " Future Tribe Office "... Early 2012 Zourlia Division, the Night - Hi Tech Department of Future Tribe Office gets into reality by releasing 3 Free Share Albums Of Mario... Darkshire - After The Storm Album, Darkshire - Serenity Album and Kokobloko & Friendz - Pobeg V Budushee Album ... , while loads of work are under Construction.. At April 2012, Discovalley Records releases his latest work of Darkshire Project , the " Path of Memories " album.. At summer 2013 he launch his new project "Makumba" evolution of darkshire sound with it s Debut Ep "Drawn to life". He performed numerous times across Europe in Russia, France, UK, Belgium, Germany, Portugal, Austria, Greece of course and Abroad Europe, in Japan, Brazil, India, Nepal... His Current Work will be presented in the new Kokobloko - FutureProof Album, as well as with his New Groovy Aproach "Makumba Project" with it s Debut Album on the way too.
www.kokobloko-labz.com
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