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AlbumsGreekadeliaReleased June 2012
Kristi Stassinopoulou: vocals, Indian harmonium, bendir frame drum and other percussion instruments Stathis Kalyviotis: Greek laouto, live looping, electronics, vocals Click here for more Taxidoscopio(St. Kalyviotis, Kr. Stassinopoulou) "Traveller's tales from the Greekadelic queen" (fRoots)   Taxidoscopio is nominated for "The Wommie" 2007 award. Following the Womex rules this award is credited to the label which is distributing the album in the greater number of territories, i.e. Heaven and Earth, Germany The album Taxidoscopio has been selected no 3 WMCE: World Music Charts Europe in March & April 2007: www.wmce.de  Kristi Stassinopoulou & Stathis Kalyviotis are nominated for the German Record Critics' Award: www.schallplattenkritik.de Click here for reviews Listen to sound samples from Taxidoscopio The Secrets of the Rocks(St. Kalyviotis, Kr. Stassinopoulou) No 1, World Music Charts Europe, Jan 2003 JD, BILLBOARD, May 24, 2003 Whilrpools Come dance with me in the dark come stroll with me in the cave of Ades and if you hear the sirens scream at night it's my heart's whirlpools that sigh Spread on the beach burning coals and the drunken stars dive in the waters Dizzy sleepwalkers come near the fire with bare feet they moan and sigh Waves come and go wildly they crash on the shore waking up the pebbles who sing me a song My naked body adorned with seaweed and scented with saltness is given to you Reviews ECHOTRoPIA(St. Kalyviotis, Kr. Stassinopoulou) No 6 World Music Charts Europe, May 2000 3 months in top 20 World Music Charts Europe http://www.weltmusik.de/charts/wmce200005.htm “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, & that’s a LARGE plus for the listener…/…there are some very clearly psychedelic influences that take me (in a FLASH, mon’) back to some wild concert nights in th’ ‘60s!…/…you’ll get LOST in the echoes, floatin’ off on a Persian carpet into la-la land…/…The CD definitely rates a HIGHLY RECOMMENDED from this reviewer.” Rotcod Zzaj, IMPROVIJAZZATION NATION, issue # 49 Sol Invictus (track 6) Born in the heart of winter Revived in the fires of June I come and go on earth Drawing the sun on his chariot In a glorious ceremony I dance to cherish his miracle In the heart of the fire my picture every sparkle of sweat my drop I have many faces All nations cherished me with fire I have one homeland left on earth One ceremony that survived time Masquerades in sheepskin, light for me the fire Rolling burning garlands down the slopes I get carried away by the frenzied dance Of the people jumping over the fires Reviews Ifantokosmos(St. Kalyviotis, Kr. Stassinopoulou) " What makes Ifantokosmos one of the most tender, enchanting, emotionally loaded, unattainable, contemporary in aesthetics, with poetic lyricism albums released recently, is that there are truly no borders blocking the view of the consciously contemporary creator who looks deeply into a musical horizon free of any ethno-historical clouds.” Argyris Zilos, DIFONO Magazine, August 1997 “Extremely well-written songs, woven in a complex web of various musical traditions, to form a musical carpet designed with grace and charm. A flowing vibrating hymn to life and love, simple and unassuming…” Lambros Liavas, ELEFTHEROTYPIA Newspaper, 31 / 12 / 97 Ifantokosmos (woven world) (track 2) If you enter the woven world you' ll see many marvels and like Alice in Wonderland you' ll wander in magic If you enter the woven world you won't easily find a way out and without Ariadne's clue you' ll be trapped forever in the labyrinth Reviews By the Lake with the Poppies(Panayiotis Kalantzopoulos, Evanthia Reboutsika, Afroditi Raila, Kr. Stassinopoulou)Kristi Stassinopoulou(Kr. Stassinopoulou, Kleon Antoniou, Takis Barberis, Stayros Papastayrou) |