probably you’ve heard about this one before, as the internet has been buzzing about it for some days now, but here it goes if you’ve been living under a rock. The great greek Soundeyet blog has commisioned and compiled a killer album of rembetika covers by some great contemporary artists such as Daniel Padden, Andy Moor & Yannis Kyriakides, Ignatz, Astral Social Club, Mike Cooper & Viv Corringham, e.a., hoping to do their bit in keeping the rembetika love and influence alive and kicking. Lend an ear below, and go to the release’s page on the blog to download the thing for free and get full info.

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Tags: amen dunes, andy moor, astral social club, caligine, costa and nero, cwk joynes & son ensemble, d charles speer, daniel padden, free piece of tape, ignatz, mike cooper, nettle, plankton wat, sam shalabi, soundeyet, steve gunn, viv corringham, william sathya, yannis kyriakides

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Inverz + ton @ KNOT Gallery, Thursday 10/11/2011
Good Luck Mr. Gorsky + Eventless Plot @ KNOT Gallery, Friday 11/11/2011
Mixalakopoulou 206 & Pyrrou, Ampelokipoi, Athens
http://knotarts.blogspot.com/
Hana + Free Piece Of Tape @ SIX D.O.G.S, Saturday 12/11/2011
Avramiotou 6-8, Monastiraki, Athens
http://sixdogs.gr/

Tags: athens, eventless plot, free piece of tape, good luck mr. gorsky, granny records, hana, inverz, knot gallery, six d.o.g.s, ton

EVENTS

Hana + ton @ Facta Non Verba, Thursday 13/10/2011
Ionos Dragoumi 65, Thessaloniki

Granny DJ Set @ Coo Bar, Friday 14/10/2011
Vasileos Irakleiou 4, Thessaloniki

Good Luck Mr. Gorsky + Inverz @ 1os orofos, Saturday 15/10/2011
Olympiou Diamanti 20, Thessaloniki

Good Luck Mr. Gorsky @ Rhythm & Event Symposium, Saturday 29/10/2011
The London Graduate School, London
More info here

Granny DJ Set @ The Residents Bar Saturday, 5/11/2011
Stratigou Kallari 4a, Thessaloniki

Granny Showcase:

Inverz + ton @ KNOT Gallery, Thursday 10/11/2011
Good Luck Mr. Gorsky + Eventless Plot @ KNOT Gallery, Friday 11/11/2011
Mixalakopoulou 206 & Pyrrou, Ampelokipoi, Athens
http://knotarts.blogspot.com/
Hana + Free Piece Of Tape @ SIX D.O.G.S, Saturday 12/11/2011
Avramiotou 6-8, Monastiraki, Athens
http://sixdogs.gr/
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NEWS

2 New Releases Coming Out Soon on Granny:
Inverz – My Machines (LP)
ton – No Need To Go So Far (CD)
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DISTRIBUTION

Check Granny’s catalogue at Experimedia.net

Tags: eventless plot, free piece of tape, good luck mr. gorsky, granny records, hana, inverz, ton

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/

Tags: efthimis theodosis, free piece of tape, giorgos axiotis, granny records