Flying Horseman by Stevie R & Parisinos

Stevie R & Parisinos draw on the music of their childhood as they return for a new outing on Sinchi that comes with a remix from Man Power. As always, sales from this release will be donated to the Sinchi Foundation to support indigenous peoples worldwide.

Stavros Potamitis (aka Stevie R) conjures emotion and weaves sonic tales by combining the rebetiko folk music of his Greek homeland with analogue electronics. With his long-term collaborator Constantinos Parisinos, they are a formable pair who run Inside Out Records. They have appeared on this label before now as well as Me Me Me Recordings, Playground Records, Hard Fist and many more, and work on experimental sounds as Alter Altamont. This release is inspired by the likes of Vangelis, Demis Roussos and Aphrodite's Child.

First up is the elegant 'Flying Horseman' with its gentle broken beats and exquisite synth craft front and centre. As that rings out, muted acid lines drift in the background, vocals are so rich in reverb they almost melt and meandering pads take you on a gentle trip to the stars. The dazzling 'Blazing Waters' has crystalline leads rising and falling next to refracted vocals. The mid-tempo drums are tinged with 80s nostalgia and the melodies are sugary sweet, making it a perfectly uplifting piece of bright and colourful synth magic.

Man Power is the remixer and is known for being a musical shapeshifter who does it all from dark disco to intergalactic house to deep techno. He heads up the Me Me Me label and is a regular on contemporary outlets like DFA, Skint and Hivern Discs. His version of 'Flying Horseman' is a go-slow chugger with bendy bass and warm acid mutations undulating beneath the post-rave vocals up top. It's a tantalising dance floor excursion rich in emotion.

This is a superb new package as always from Sinchi Music.

Sinchi is a multifaceted music platform including a label, event promoter, mix/edit series, and blog.

The label launched in January 2019 and its objective is to promote positive social change and raise funds for our Sinchi Foundation, which supports Indigenous forest guardians in the Brazilian Amazon.

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