YΔΩP by ALCALICA
Three years after HOLY TREE we decided to release some of the material that we produced during that time.
We picked songs played live in many different circumstances which point at urgent and recurrent issues. A state of emergency and dramatic changes in the world around us.
YΔΩP is about water, its unavailability for one billion people on the planet, its privitization, its pollution. The water war. GLADIO is about the infiltrated far-right paramilitary who do the dirty job and blame the others. A scenario repeated and perfected in the last years all over the globe. Propaganda maintained by FEAR and manipulation, but fear is just an emotion, a chemical release that changes reality. Emotions can move mountains but they can also make you forget who you are. Is she choosing to forget who she was? Europe is a CRUMBLING old lady who can't look at her eyes in the mirror, ignores the pre-revolutionary exponential rays and the pressure rises. Is the POINT to die happy? MRAW
Credits
Leonidas Danezos: Persian santoor, Greek baglamas, hardware electronics.
Julie Loi: kalimba, vocals.
Nicolaos Paravatos: saz.
Michalis Vrettas: violin.
Petros Michalas: Greek baglamas.
Lida Xydia: kanun.
All tracks composed, produced and performed by Alcalica except A POINT composed by Nicolaos Paravatos.
Mastering: Rashad Becker@dubplates&mastering
Label: Photovoltaic records - Berlin
License
All rights reserved.
Dividing their time between Berlin and the Island of Lesbos in Greece, the duo Alcalica (GR/UK/IT/D) made their music with an original blend of analogue devices, traditional instruments, and multilingual vocals. They have performed in clubs and festivals across Europe and collaborated with many artists. Collaboration is at the heart of their work. Alcalica also produced music for films.