ok, posts do fall through the cracks here. What with the holiday season and all that hubbub, what with the string of fabulous gigs in athens we had to provide notice for, I realize i’ve yet to mention the latest LP to come out on thessaloniki’s granny records. And it’s a nice cookie this one, the latest album from good luck mr. gorsky member and standalone solo artist, inverz (real name: Savvas Metaxas), titled ‘my machines‘. His first one on vinyl, fourth in total.

inverz
my machines LP | granny07
edition of 250
more info + samples here

‘my machines’ is quite the departure for Savvas, given that his previous ones carried a heavy Oren Ambarchi influence and also relied, predictably, on guitar, while this one builds its ambient soundscapes mostly out of processed and reproduced vinyl records, disembodied extracts from other sources and so on. Mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi, cut and D+M in berlin, a bright future carved out for it.

Tags: granny records, inverz

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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

η granny records και το noise, a few decks below παρουσιάζουν

black to comm (de)
sister overdrive (gr)

κυριακή, 13 μαρτίου
@ facta non verba, θεσσαλονίκη
ίωνος δραγούμη 65
21:30, είσοδος ελεύθερη

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black to comm είναι το προσωπικό όχημα του marc richter (ιδιοκτήτη της  εταιρείας dekorder) ο οποίος παντρεύει τους ήχους απο παλιά σύνθ, συμβατικά όργανα, tapes, εφέ και πειραγμένα βινύλια. Δημιουργώντας μια σκοτεινή electronica -άλλοτε γύρω από επιβλητικούς ambient ήχους και άλλες φορές με σύντομες εκφραστικές μινιατούρες- μας οδηγεί στα πλέον υπνωτικά μουσικά μονοπάτια.
http://www.blacktocomm.org/

στο προσωπικό του πρότζεκτ, sister overdrive, ο γιάννης κοτσώνης (1/2 του αυτοσχεδιστικού ντουέτου acte vide) χρησιμοποιεί φυσικά και ηλεκτρονικά εργαλεία, στοχεύοντας σε ένα δυναμικό και ρευστό πλαίσιο ήχων και παρεμβάσεων στο χώρο.
http://soundcloud.com/manichope

Tags: black to comm, facta non verba, granny records, sister overdrive, thessaloniki

noise, a few decks below, knot gallery and granny records present:

photo by renate nikolaus

march 13
thessaloniki, @ facta non verba
ionos dragoumi 65
21:30

black to comm (de)
sister overdrive (gr)

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march 18
athens, @ knot gallery
mixalakopoulou 206 & pyrrou
20:30

black to comm (de)
korhan erel + nikos kyriazopoulos (tr/gr)
lunar miasma (gr)

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black to comm is the personal project of marc richter (label owner of the dekorder imprint), in which he brings together the sounds of old-fashioned synthesizers, conventional instruments, tapes, effects, manipulated vinyl and so on, in creating dark electronica sounds and imposing ambiences. Either through epic drone-y tracks or in brief song-like miniatures, he carries the listener to some uniquely hypnotic musical paths.

http://www.blacktocomm.org/
http://soundcloud.com/manichope
http://soundcloud.com/korhanerel
http://www.myspace.com/kyriazopoulosnick
http://www.myspace.com/lunarmiasma
http://www.factanonverba.gr/Indexb.htm
http://knotarts.blogspot.com/

Tags: black to comm, facta non verba, granny records, knot gallery, korhan erel, lunar miasma, nikos kyriazopoulos, sister overdrive

the multitalented giuseppe ielasi (hint: check out http://thewire.co.uk/articles/5555/) is flying over from milan, visiting greece for two shows this week. Don’t miss out on this.

giuseppe ielasi
anastasis grivas
friday, january 14
@ knot gallery, athens

Mixalakopoulou 206 & Pyrrou
20:30, 8eu

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giuseppe ielasi
eventless plot
saturday, january 15
@ facta non verba, thessaloniki

ionos dragoumi 65
21:30, free entry

Tags: anastasis grivas, athens, eventless plot, facta non verba, giuseppe ielasi, granny records, knot gallery, thessaloniki

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/

Tags: athens, granny records, kostis kilymis, lucio capece, nikos veliotis, thessaloniki, xanthi

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

thessaloniki-based acts good luck mr. gorsky & inverz are performing in xanthi this month

@ Spiti Politismou FEX
Saturday, October 24
21:00

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http://grannyrecords.blogspot.com/
http://www.fex.org.gr/

Tags: good luck mr. gorsky, granny records, inverz, xanthi