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socrates martinis, best known in these parts from his audio projects (absurd #38, absurd #72 and absurd #79), had a small paperback book released some weeks ago on editions Farfoulas (Athens, Greece). It is a beautiful bilingual edition, available locally as well as from drone records’ mailorder
check socrates’ blog for more info:
http://socratesmartinis.wordpress.com/
the moremars team website has a new edition or their ‘random’ e-zine up. Plus it’s on a new, more streamlined and updateable format. Keep it coming guys
Η Δήμητρα Λαζαρίδου-Χατζηγώγα θα παίξει live σόλο με zither και preparations στα πλαίσια της έκθεσης Locus Solus στο Αίθριο του Μουσείου Μπενάκη.
Παρασκευή 24 και Σάββατο 25 Σεπτεμβρίου
Ώρα: 22.00
Είσοδος: 10 ευρώ
Μουσείο Μπενάκη, Πειραιώς 138 & Ανδρονίκου
Το σετ αποτελεί μέρος των δρώμενων που θα εναλλάσονται στους χώρους της έκθεσης, για την οποία θα στηθεί ειδική κατασκευή, όπου θα εκτίθενται έργα καλλιτεχνών που σχετίζονται με/ εμπνέονται από το έργο του Raymon Roussel, Locus Solus.
Στα πλαίσια της εγκατάστασης στο μουσείο Μπενάκη θα υπάρχει επίσης από την ίδια και το ηχητικό υλικό ‘temporary landscapes’, το οποίο θα μπορεί να το ακούσει κανείς καθ’όλη τη διάρκεια της έκθεσης (24 σεπτεμβρίου-10 οκτωβρίου).
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http://www.apstrophe.net/dimitra.html
http://outoftheboxintermedia.org/
by yiorgis sakellariou
In August 2010, I was artist-in-residency at Polymer culture factory in Tallinn, Estonia. During the residency I made several field recording sessions and some of the captured sounds were used in concerts I played in while touring the Baltic countries.
Tallinn is a tourist city, especially the center, the old medieval town. Nonetheless, it is also a very “user friendly” and cozy place for walking and exploring. I was near the seaside, hundreds of meters away from the harbor but the hum of the machines from the ships, combined with distant traffic noise, created a deep drone. On top of that, the sound of the wind blowing through the leaves of a tree and the occasional seagull and other birds’ sounds made an attractive sonic atmosphere. It was characteristic Tallinn ambience witch soon became very familiar –and pleasant- for my ears…
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a short line to say that the danae stefanou & dimitra lazaridou-chatzigoga set will be an installation that will take place on saturday the 4th at the basement of the bar alhimeion in xanthi (filippou amoiridi 9) opposite the spiti politismou that the main event will take place.
[ed. the installation might or might not be named 'inflate your fun']
another gem from orila. hidden behind the insanely special edition made out of forged copper plates, industrial bronzed screws and black cardbord envelopes, is the first full-length out there to feature the songwriting brilliance of the artist known as Matteus. Unsettling and alienating (though its weird enough in its expressiveness to also alienate folks who think they dig “weird” and “unsettling” music), Matteus’ music is one that would normally just bear the tag of “experimental” on its shoulders, but instead takes one step forward and puts the strange world of human expressivenes and storytelling front and forward. Stories to dive deep into
also available as a download
more info here: http://www.orila.net/?p=298
three upcoming dates in greece, featuring the first time meeting between Lucio Capece [bass clarinet], Nikos Veliotis [cello] and Kostis Kilymis [electronics]. the three of us will get together in Thessaloniki for one night in the company of the local label/collective granny records who will perform a special turntable-based set. Next, we’ll head over to Xanthi in the east and finally finish off the tour in Athens with much style and aplomb.
this will be Lucio’s second time in greece [he visited athens almost a year ago as part of the Vladislav Delay Quartet] and the first time he will be performing alongside Nikos Veliotis.
the dates are:
Friday October 1st, Thessaloniki; Facta Non Verba
+members of Good Luck Mr. Gorsky
Ionos Dragoumi 65
21:00
Saturday October 2nd, Xanthi; Spiti Politismou FEX
old city of Xanthi, opposite the city hall
21:00, 5 eu
Sunday October 3rd, Athens; Knot Gallery
Michalakopoulou 206 & Pyrrou, Ampelokipoi
20:30, 8 eu
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http://luciocapece.blogspot.com/
http://www.nikosveliotis.com/
http://syndromesrandomcontent.blogspot.com/
francisco merino
“anthems for unsuccessful winners”
following on his duo disc with kiko c. esseiva from 2009 (see post here), echomusic releases merino’s solo disc. described as a work that finds beauty in “recording what is not supposed to be : gear failures, death of a PA system, electro-static noise”. building something out of nothing, using the wonders of digital technology for maximum exposure.
ok, this is embarassing, these came out a good 5 or 6 months ago it seems. still, here’s what the triple bath label has been up to since we last dealt with them:
Lukasz Danielak “Evolving Spheres”
mr. Danielak hails from Poland and deals in otherworldly psychedic abstractions, while 4 + 1 are an Athens-based instrumental outfit (that features more than 4 + 1 musicians in this case, i’m confused).
themis has much more extensive descriptions of these in the label page, as well as mp3 previews of the whole discs. so follow up the links and see what curious things he’s been pimping during the past months
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most of the summer months were spent in a weird kind of overheat hibernation, which meant that we let a lot of stuff slip by in the process. in a series of posts we will try to cover some of it. most of them will be spent mentioning the not-so-few records that we’ve let go unnoticed.
first is the “proper” debut by the athens-based duo of Giorgos Axiotis and Efthimis Theodosis, Free Piece of Tape.
free piece of tape – s/t
granny05
cd edition
this has been out since june actually, on the homegrown thessaloniki label called granny records [more about the label soon].
Free Piece of Tape have been performing for a few years now, and have had their share of handmade tour-merch cdr editions, as well as a purposefully-out-of-character acoustic recording on kukuruku. Here we get a distillation of sorts, with the band offering 8 pieces that range from measured drones and electronics, to a thick stew of manipulated electro-acoustic treatments.
Their music thrives on the face-off between Axiotis’ synth, effect + mixing-board treatments and Theodosis’ impressive arsenal of handmade or repurposed percussion and spring-based instruments. On this album their sounds are at their most restrained and honed-down, though their vision on what they’re capable of is wider than it’s ever been. A most welcome addition to their catalogue, and a good place to measure one’s strengths.
a short excerpt from the album presentation, at facta non verba in thessaloniki
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http://www.grannyrecords.org/
http://www.freepieceoftape.blogspot.com/
ΤΟ ΠΕΡΙΟΔΙΚΟ: και τα 9 τεύχη σε ψηφιακή μορφή
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