Roll the Dice

Rainy days, both inside & out... time for change... life choices and decisions... Diverse feelings & thoughts overflow, fear of risk, of the unknown and failure, but also a liberating sense of renewal and purpose. Time for a leap of faith?

At times like these I often seek advice and courage in the words of fellow seekers, thoughtful adventurers and in a sense “life gamblers”. Who better to share a few much needed drinks on the subject than Charles Bukowski – his life according to inner purpose grants him the expertise, and his words will encourage without sugarcoating it... the first move is in your hands… roll the dice, proposes one that did.

Roll the Dice by Charles Bukowski
The poem is read by Tom O'Bedlam - in his unique and most appropriately ambiguous manner in my opinion. You can find more of his captivating poetry readings on Youtube.

Hope springs eternal - Supernova

With my long time musical collaborator and friend Utopia on vocals on most of the tracks, plus her beautiful cover artwork, and the contribution of Chris (Mastrokristo) Parapagidis on mixing & mastering, as well as guitar on "Calma".

Supernova consists of diverse pieces I produced between 2010 and 2014, ranging from the post rock sounds of "hold on the mountain" and "of poppy fields" to the electronic "from the past"...

The album is also available in high-definition audio files, instead of the mp3s provided below, which you can download for free here (select buy now and then just enter zero in the price field - or if you choose you can donate to support us).

Never let me down again

A cover of the original 1987 Depeche Mode song, from their album " Music for the Masses".

An almost effortless, at the time, re-imagining of the orchestration introducing break-beat rhythmic elements that seemed to "naturally" find their place in the structure, the mesmerising vocals of Utopia, and an appropriate to the emotion of the song gradual conclusion, have unexpectantly made this one of my all time favorite interpretations (among the numerous this song already has).

Moonrise

A night spent near the top of mountain in southern greece... the eerie darkness and magnificent dawn ... the climb and descent, gave birth to this piece and a couple more (not yet finished).

Anthropoi (People)

Separation brings always a heavy load of mixed and traverse emotions. Estrangement, hostility, loneliness...
Recorded at such a time, a phone message sprang this piece of music, memory & life, now forever intertwined.

I'm sorry the actual sampled message is in Greek, and therefore won't make sense to none Greek speaking listeners - still I thought the music might carry over enough of the emotion, that's why I kept it in the English version of the site.

The Contract

The first draft for a small soundtrack for this short film by Konstantinos Fragkopoulos.

Even thought it never made it to be the official soundtrack of the short, I kind of fell in love with it during the creative process - for its silences & climax as well as the interaction of sound and image - and therefore I always include it as an interesting example of audio/visual synergy and inspiration.

Projections excerpt 4.5

"Pass par 2" is the moniker under which myself and fellow experimental musician Nik Xol release common or individual projects.

This single is a two piece excerpt from our not yet completed "Projections" album.
Track 1, "projection 4" was based upon and contains parts of a poem by the avant-garde poet, musician and composer Louis Thomas Hardin (a.k.a. Moondog).

Roses like angels (like roses)

A video art project by Constantina Forou (Utopia) accompanied by a composition of mine.

Image and music intertwined seeking to accentuate perception of emotional expression in the motion of plant-life (caused by the invisible natural force of the wind) and correlate this observation to the human condition, the unseen forces & inevitable events that equally seem to govern and forge our lives.

Songs of innocence & experience

An intrinsically experimental project based on the collection of poems by William Blake of the same title.

The two samples below are just that, showcasing the approach and effort to capture the intuitive & esoteric nature of the work - the project is still pretty much in progress...

Impulse

Inspired by Fritz Lang's 1927 Metropolis, as part of a still ongoing project for an electronic soundtrack for the film.

Due to audio compression on Youtube I also provide the separate audio file below (available for downloading too).