"Onda", based solely on electric contrabass, is Coti K.'s new work. New in sonic direction and conception, since this is the first time the Greek musician has crafted an organic recording without electronic treatments. Written and recorded in isolation on the island of Tinos, the procedure was simple... layers of the aforementioned stringed instrument creating, either harmonic or textural constructions. The result... a complicated rush of calm yet mysterious bowings that produce warm, round passages of tones and overtones, delicately delivering 7 stories of 4 to 10 minutes long each. Onda means wave in Italian and as such, it draws the essence of this album. This release coincides in time with the artist's new installation called "Suono", held in Athens from February 25 to March 29. More info on "Suono" here : http://cheapart.gr/en/ektheseis/10/10_suono.htm.
contents previews in 64 kbit/sec mp3
1. Tubo 05:51
2. Rocking Chair Blue 06:09
3. Cresta 04:56
4. Dead Bugs Dust 09:09
5. Smokey Old Boat 04:23
6. Open the Skies for Electra 04:47
7. Okeanis 09:48
total duration
45:06
instrumentation Coti K.electric contrabass
recordings
took place in various moments during 2009 in Isternia, Tinos Island
mixed & mastered
by Coti K. at the Lemontree, Athens
graphic
Coti K. & En Vit Ekorre
catalogue number TRB.023
release date February 5, 2010
format CDR
status available
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reviews
Argyris Zilos | Athinorama | April 2010 translated from greek - original here
Sometimes, it takes him over and he behaves... unsuitably to his music! Here, for example, beneath the music's feet, he pulls, on occasion, either the melodic platform or the harmonic carpet, even if it only dares minimal insinuations... Though not the first time he does so, it is the first time he does it out of his familiar electronic field, with an electric contrabass, it excites him to test modalities as consonances rather than deployments. Unless though his motive is... ontological.
Giannis Papaioannou | Homme | issue 77 | April 2010 translated from greek - original here
Based entirely on the sound of the electric double bass and recorded in the isolation of a small studio in Tinos island, the new album by Coti is a game with sound, without the slightest hint of electronic or digital processing. The abstract treatment of the compositions, the process of recording different layers of the stringed instrument and the harmonic mood in writing these pieces give a warm result, which takes the listener into uncharted paths of sounds, suitable for many walks.
