MUSIC
Released 26 May 2023
“My homeland is where hate, I have given
And hate, deeper than any place else, I have received”
— Yannis Aggelakas
Sam Warner - trumpet and flugelhorn
James Allsopp - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
Nikos Ziarkas - guitar and electronics
Gaspar Sena - drums and percussion (3)
Thodoris Ziarkas - double bass, electric bass (5), karpathian Lyra (3)
Tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 8 composed by Nikos Ziarkas
Tracks 2, 3, 7 composed by Thodoris Ziarkas
Recorded by George Botis on 6th & 7th of November 2021
at Fish Factory Studios, London.
Mixed & mastered by George Botis at Dada Studios, Athens.
Produced by Valia Calda and George Botis.
Released by Deep Cave Mountains Records
Front cover design by Raimund Wong.
The original photo is a family portrait of Yannoula Papakosta and Thodoros Ziarkas with their children Nikos, Vicky, Tasia.
Photo was taken c.1964 in Koutselio, Ioannina.
Design by Thodoris Ziarkas
Band photo by Deniz Kavalali
Released May 18 2018
Sam Warner - trumpet, flugelhorn
James Allsopp - bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
Nikos Ziarkas - guitar. electronics
Gaspar Sena - drums, percussion, voice
Thodoris Ziarkas - double bass
Tracks 3/4/6/7/8 composed by Nikos Ziarkas
Tracks 1/2/5 composed by Thodoris Ziarkas
Track 6 the voice of poet Miltos Sachtouris
from the poem “My brothers”. Translated by Karen Emmerich
Courtesy of Archipelagos Books
Produced by Valia Calda & George Botis
Recorded at Fish Factory Studios on 8th & 9th Sept 2016
Engineered & Mixed by George Botis
Assistant Engineer: Tasos Botis
Mastered by Peter Beckmann at TechnologyWorks Mastering
Cover photo by Enri Canaj - enricanaj.com
Back cover photo by Rosie Reed Gold - rosiereedgold.com
Layout by Thodoris Ziarkas
Released November 10 2014
Sam Warner - trumpet
Rob Milne - bass clarinet & flute
Nikos Ziarkas - guitar, electronics, cretan lute
Thodoris Ziarkas - double bass, cretan lyra, tsambuna
Gaspar Sena – drums
Guests musicians on ''Nocturne'' :
Tom Green - trombone
Saul - vocals
Alexandros Miaris – analog synths
Theodoros ‘‘Siozos’’ Ziarkas – voice
Tracks 1-3 recorded at Middlesex University, London on 12/03/13
by Joe Jackson & Dave Clements.
Mixed & Mastered by Oli Corrigan
Tarck 4 recorded at Dada Studios, Brick Lane, London on 29/07 & 23/09/14
Engineered, Mixed & Mastered by George Botis
Photos by Vipasana Roy.
Design by Thodoris Ziarkas
Produced by Valia Calda