Barbara Fais
A Haunting New Voice in Greek Indie Pop Barbara Fais is a brand new singer-songwriter from Greece who can be broadly identified as indie pop, yet her music reaches beyond that label, drawing on ambient textures and cinematic moods. The Athens-based artist has been writing songs on the piano since a very young age, shaping […]
Greek tra(nce)sh sound or just Nekrotsoulithra
Easy-to-digest rave, trance, happy hardcore and pop beats wrapped around revolutionary, original Greek lyrics By Katerina Florous I first heard Nekrotsoulithra’s tracks—probably at some student party or in a cramped, smoky bar somewhere in downtown Athens. Dancey, playful lyrics and something retro, straight out of 2000s euro pop, which I actually never lived through myself. […]
Hadjidakis and I
100 years from the birth of the legendary Greek composer, the author celebrates the anniversary with screenings of the documentary he shot about the legendary musician By Dimitris Vernikos I was still in high school when Hadjidakis was already a living legend. One day, a schoolmate of mine — a year older — took me […]
Hellas
Two homelands, one sound By Ioanna Fatouros When Greek-French artist Hellas decided to spend a year in Athens, it wasn’t just a visit. It was a quiet attempt to connect with a place that had always felt familiar, yet far away. Born and raised in France, he had only known Greece through two-week summer trips […]