The Greek duo set traditional demotika songs for harmonium and lauto, then pump them up with samples
With a blast of a seashell horn and a mangled announcement from a ferry captain, Stassinopoulou and Kalyviotis set off on a tour of Greece, setting traditional demotika songs for harmonium and lauto (the Greek lute), then pumping them up with samples. Ships sink, birds sing in the night, the inevitability of death is confronted, all to relentless intricate lute patterns and Stassinopoulou’s keening siren singing.
David Honigmann
