Echotropia reviews
Cranky Crow World Music 18/06/2003
Displaying a darker tone, Kristi Stassinopoulou might be called a Greek Enya. The music here falls into moody almost brooding territory. Although Kristi marries traditional Greek songs with contemporary pop, the songs are merely tinged with Greek influences. Kristi waxes poetry in the same sense that many of the British pop shoe gazers did in […]
Read More...World and New Age Music 01/04/2003
With this sophomore recording, Echotropia (Immigrant Music, Inc.), Greek artist Kristi Stassinopoulou deserves the widest possible audience among world music aficionados. Kristi spent her childhood in Greece where she studied traditional folk music, but was also inspired by rock groups such as Jefferson Airplane and Blondie. There are influences of other female artists such as […]
Read More...One hundred years from today: timeless music for these times 05/01/2003
This CD sat on my shelf for months before something made me play it in October 2001. Perhaps it was a nudge from one of the Greek gods or goddesses as I was standing at the crossroads. In any case, Echotropia became one of my favorite recordings of 2001. Rooted in the sonic vibe of […]
Read More...Harmony Ridge Music 01/08/2002
Kristi Stassinopoulou doesn’t look like a Balkan ethno-trance artist. She looks like the really nice girl who was in your chemistry class who let you borrow her notes when you blew off class to go hang out at the 7-Eleven. You know the one? The one who played varsity volleyball but was only second-string? But […]
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Improvijazzation Nation, Issue #49 05/02/2000
Ol’ Tim Leary woulda’ LUVVED this worldbeat/folk adventure! Kristi sings in Greek, but you’d think you were at an “Airplane” concert (with slightly more emphasis on th’ percussion than Grace Slick might’ve had). This is NOT the (dreaded) sloppy techno-rawk it could have been… it doesn’t sound (in the least) like low-end cut/paste electronics, & […]
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