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inspired by & originally written for the poem "Ο Συλλέκτης (The Collector)" by Miltos Sachtouris.
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from TLM presents Vol​.​1: "​.​.​.​should be feared" (​?​), released April 15, 2015
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CREDITS:
Giorgos Christianakis: composition, piano, keys, treated guitars, mixing
Nikos Veliotis: cello
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INFO/BIOS:

– Giorgos Christianakis:
Composer-musician. Born in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1961.
He started his classical piano studies at the age of 17. Since 1982 he has recorded and performed live with numerous well known greek bands such as Trypes, Apriori, Dacapo, Rodondo Rocks, etc.

He composes music for theater (more than 70 theatre performances, most of them commissioned by the national theatres of Greece, including several productions of ancient drama at Epidaurus, Irodio Attikou & Delphi) as well as for cinema, video art, installations and dancing performances...
He was awarded the 2000 Theatre Awards Prize for his music for the performance of Lorka’s “Yerma” with the National Theatre of Greece.

He has also released 5 solo albums: “Templo” (1997), “The Doorman” (2001), “Strange Stories” (2003), “The Wave" (Alltogethernow, 2013). His latest one, “A Season in Hell", based on the writings of Arthur Rimbaud, was released on the 20th of December 2013.

www.christianakis.com
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– Nikos Veliotis:
Athens, Greece.
Late 80s - early 90s: founding member of “In Trance 95”

Late 90s - early 00s: turned to the experimental field, exploring sound mainly through the cello (which he destroyed during the "cello powder" performance in 2009)
Late 00s - early 10s: founding member of "Mohammad"

“...euphoric music, no chemistry guaranteed...” [L' Alsace]
“...Having achieved acoustic enlightenment, Veliotis just sits there making the same glorious noise for 20 minutes...” [The Wire]
“Veliotis is the Greek emperor of the restrained cello” [Sound Projector]
“...a cross-pollination of Phill Niblock, Glenn Branca and Iannis Xenakis occurring during the Chernobyl disaster.” [Touching Extremes]

Current Audio Projects:
Solo
MOHAMMAD - with Coti K and ILIOS
CRANC - with Rhodri Davies (harp) & Angharad Davies (violin)
Looper - with Martin Kuechen (saxophone) & Ingar Zach (percussion)

nikosveliotis.com
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