Awarded at European Design Awards 2023 in the
Packaging / Music-Film Cover category.
"My impression of this project is unreservedly positive. With a distinct and transparent narrative structure, it offers the initiated listener a special kind of satisfaction."
-- Kyriakos Sfetsas --
www.sfetsas.gr
"The music on these odd electronic devices sounds excellent.
With the overall lighting low, this is a most challenging record. Spooky and haunting, with the hammering on metal, the far-away vocals, at times drowned in reverb and these dark clouds of drones. Heavy-duty black cover tops this overall dark mood; dark but delightful."
-- Frans de Waard [Vital Weekly] --
www.vitalweekly.net/1365.html
"This is a sui generis recording with depth, that deserves full attention."
-- Fontas Trousas --
www.lifo.gr/culture/music/4-nea-almpoym-poy-apodeiknyoyn-ypsilo-dynamiko-tis-ellinikis-diskografias
diskoryxeion.blogspot.com/2023/01/modern-research-in-sound-and-vibration.html?m=1
"A really interesting release just out on Intersonik recordings by an experimental Greek outfit. Really beautifully packaged."
-- Jesse Dorris [Polyglot Radio Show on WFMU] --
👂📻
wfmu.org/archiveplayer/?show=123566&archive=229364&starttime=0:56:35
jessedorris.com/archive/
"Experimentation (whatever that term means) suits Electra."
-- Anastasios Babatzias [Mic.gr] --
www.mic.gr/record-review/modern-research-in-sound-and-vibration-ilektra
A dusty array of machine parts, appliances and objects found throughout the last five years by Ivan Papadopoulos in junk shops, scrap yards, flea markets, abandoned factories and car graveyards were circuit-bent and modified, dynamically shaping his concept of an ever-expanding laboratory comprised of eye-catching, sculpture-like sound-generating devices. Experimenting with those newly-developed instruments resulted in an abundance of unforeseen as much as unrepeatable sounds, and was captured into an extensive volume of recordings. Ivan Papadopoulos introduced his sonic installations to Konstantinos Kitsios, alongside his loops and improvisations.
Soon, Konstantinos Kitsios started developing an audio documentation of the project, by digitally and analog composing, arranging, programming and mixing the raw material into a narrative-driven sound-collage. During the editing stage, an accidental playback of a YouTube video of a Greek tragedy sparked the idea of embedding a theatrical aspect into the project’s expressive palette. The creators instantaneously embraced the challenge and invited actresses Christina Christodoulou and Katerina Patsiani to deliver their vocal performances of Sophocles’ tragedy “Electra”, with excerpts of those recordings being looped and organically ingrained into the final composition.
''Electra'' by Modern Research in Sound and Vibration is available in numbered vinyl copies with silkscreen printed cover and a 12-page booklet illustrating the project’s creative process.
released November 29, 2022
Ivan Papadopoulos :
Design, Construction and Operation of all Instruments,
Improvisation, Composition, Production
Konstantinos Kitsios :
Composition, Production, Arrangement, Sound Design,
Mixing, Programming, Vocal Looping & Processing
Dramatic Interpretation : Christina Christodoulou, Katerina Patsiani
Translation from Sophocles' Electra Tragedy : Giorgos Chimonas
Theatrical Performance Recorded at Antart Studios, 19 & 20/05/2021, Athens, Greece
Sound Engineer (Antart Studios) - Nikos Kolias
Mastering Engineer : Yiannis Christodoulatos
Cover Design : Redoine Amzlan
Cover Production & Booklet Design : Danae Xanthaki
Silskscreen: Tind
Print Production : Alex Vavouris
Executive Producer : Spyros Zoupanos
Deep Thanks to Marion Papageorgiou, Thanasis Chimonas, George Siougas, Chris OD
Websites:
ivanpapadopoulos.com
instagram.com/consta_kit/
All Sounds Recorded at Sound and Vibration Laboratory, Athens, Greece
® 2022 Intersonik Recordings 003