★Kukuruku Recordings
The car boot sales
A recent collaboration between these sound experimentalists consisting of both musicians’ passionate relation to found objects and recycled material treated as instruments. Devoted solo performers of free improvised music, also members of the London Improvisers Orchestra, Tasos Stamou (modified electronics, prepared zither, found violin) & Adam Bohman (amplified objects, prepared balalaika and prepared violin) create layers of “instant” musique concrète which balances between narrative structure…
08.11.2009
This is an extract of the first part of Daniel Higgs' two-hour concert at Booze Cooperativa in Athens, November 8th 2009. Higgs performed that piece accompanying his unique singing style with a shruti-box and managed to hypnotize the greek audience, sharing with them the psychedelic world of his lyrics. An evening for everybody that was present to remember. Cover artwork designed by the award winning graphic-design duo "bend", who won that same year a grand prize for their work over Daniel Higgs…
31:56
This is a rather unusual recorded material from Yiorgis Sakellariou, a greek sound artist who has been concentrated for the past few years under the project and recording name Mecha/Orga over treating manipulated field recordings and electroacoustic sounds into minimal atmospheric and textural live compositions, both on stage and in various releases. “31:56” (2007 production) is rather different in context; no sample-based or acoustic material is used but strict electronically generated signals,…
Live Electronics
An improvised duo piece of Nikos Kyriazopoulos and Korhan Erel. Recorded live at Knot gallery, Athens, on March 18, 2011 this documentation consists of both artists' performing explorations on electronics and combines the ‘warmness’ of handmade analog oscillators and spring reverbs (by Nikos Kyriazopoulos) to the ‘sharpness’ of digitally synthesized and computer-software performed sounds (by Korhan Erel who played with his Omnibus instrument). Both traditional and contemporary electronic equipm…
Paisatges
Paisatges was recorded on the 4th of August 2008 at the Ciutadella public park of Barcelona, Spain. It is the result of a sonic experimentation, where free improvisation and the natural acoustic environment interact. Dimitra Lazaridou-Chatzigoga on zither and Felipe Araya Muñoz on.bombo legüero and percussion, form a dialogue where improvisation is not defined by the natural sounds; it is rather a coexistence of the natural with the artificial world, the one that takes place in situ, making Pais…
Two fields and a snowflake
Free piece of tape is an Athens-based duo of Giorgos Axiotis and Efthimis Theodosis that has been performing and producing amplified and electroacoustic music for the past eight years. “Two fields and a snowflake” is a rather peculiar approach to their usual sounds, since it consists of three totally acoustic improvised tracks, played and recorded live between March 2008 and April 2009 in three different locations in Athens; at a toilet, a living room and a 2nd floor balcony. Use of smaller inst…
Aerophobia
“::Vtol::” is the recording & performing project of the Russian electronic-music artist Dmitry Morozov, also a developer and designer at his brand that launches small-production handmade synthesizer modules. “Aerophobia” is a documentation of a December 2011 performance at the “Chocolate fabric Club” in Moscow. During the specific piece “::Vtol::” has utilized his unique modular synthesizer system as a generating source of electronic textures that are highly rich in material essence. Repetitive …
Vague
The duo appearing on "VAGUE" is Scillia Lorage and Kiko.C.Esseiva. The encounter between them gave birth to this project in springtime 2008 in which their intentions lie in experimental free improvisation. On this recording, Kiko C. Esseiva played live tape manipulations and Scillia Lorage weaves, with her voice, sounds that are manipulated live on her sampler. With spontaneity, they attempt to build soundscapes and sounds character; sometimes by walking on eggs, some other times trying to save …
Live at WKCR
Improvised performance of Tomomi Adachi and Jennifer Walsche, recorded live at WKCR radio broadcast in New York, April 24, 2010. Tomomi Adachi is a performer/composer, sound poet, instrument builder and installation artist. Jennifer Walshe is a composer of contemporary music and a talented vocalist. Their duo, vivid and extrovert but unexpectedly atmospheric, consists of both artists’ live performing abilities into extended vocal techniques, blending with Adachi’s rough handmade electronics and …
Objects 1
'Objects 1’ is the latest release of Tasos Stamou combining improvised sets and sound installation. This 35 min. piece was live-recorded at ‘6.d.o.g.s’, Athens, using a variety of handmade mechanical and electronic devices. Self-operated cymbals, prepared ventilators and circuit bent toys accompany sampled murmuring whispers that reflect a sound landscape of ritual atmosphere, enriched with a solo of bowed ‘typatune’ toy piano.
HMS Concert
“HMS Concert” is a bootleg-release of the legendary Britain-based improvised music ensemble. London Improvisers Orchestra has been an active music community for over 15 years and it has been a platform for local and visiting musicians to experience and to share their enthusiasm over communicating through organized improvisation. This release’s three tracks were recorded during the band’s annual meeting at the “H.M.S President”, a boat-venue on the river Thames, in November the 4th 2011. A group …
Resistance a l'etau
180g LP in fine paper silkscreen printed cover. Recorded in Lausanne 2010-2011. 'Résistance à l'etau' by Swiss sound artist Kiko Esseiva sums some of his most interesting sonic experimentations into a complete and solid piece of Ôoutsider' musique concrète album. Utilizing multiple techniques of electroacoustic music, such as field recordings, electronic feedbacks and reel to reel tape arrangements, this album has a strong narrative structure and a personal musical statement. Combin…
Winter gardens
180g LP in fine paper silkscreen printed cover. Recorded in London, December 2011 and in Milwaukee, October 2011. A solo album by saxophone virtuoso John Butcher featuring some of his most exceptional extended techniques which he has been developing during his career as a soloist as well as a member of some significant collaborative projects. Playing tenor & soprano saxophones, Butcher has developed a very unique style in free improvised music and composition, mostly by engaging with a se…
Object 1
'Objects 1’ is the latest release of Tasos Stamou combining improvised sets and sound installation. This 35 min. piece was live-recorded at ‘6.d.o.g.s’, Athens, using a variety of handmade mechanical and electronic devices. Self-operated cymbals, prepared ventilators and circuit bent toys accompany sampled murmuring whispers that reflect a sound landscape of ritual atmosphere, enriched with a solo of bowed ‘typatune’ toy piano.