Balkan Express, by Tasos Stamou

Balkan Express

by Tasos Stamou

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2.	Sun-tour 05:08	buy track
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4.	Bontempi Tsifteteli 03:39	buy track
5.	We are the Balkans 06:10	buy track
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Contrarily to the rest of Tasos Stamou’s experimental discography, the musician’s latest album Balkan Express has a more obscure electro-folk approach. It consists of seven pieces, all recorded with seven different vintage electric keyboards from Stamou’s own collection, blended with oriental acoustic solos. Since Stamou grew up in the Balkans in the ‘80s, he wanted to pay homage to the essence of the sound of the era that unintentionally shaped a whole culture. It was when these inexpensive, available-to-all electronic keyboards with synth sounds and drum machines replaced traditional Balkan folk music ensembles. The acoustic instruments solos and melodies of the album were influenced by local traditions and the heritage of the Ottoman music. Balkan Express is meant to be a time capsule taking the listener to the folk-wave retro-Balkan subculture.

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released October 4, 2022

Compositions, recordings, vintage electrronic keyboards,
Greek Bouzouki, Turkish saz by Tasos Stamou
Oud and santour by Daro Papavassiliou

Recorded in London between 2015-2020
Artwork by Tasos Stamou
Photo by Katrin Binner

Released by Akuphone in LP in 2022.

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Tasos Stamou London, UK

Electroacoustic music composer and performer, alternative electronic music instrument maker, tutor and sound technologist.

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