A beautiful, otherworldly set from Greek violinist, improviser, sound artist and composer, Dimos Vryzas.
Recorded at OTO in January 2023, Vryzas weaves a beguiling web of sonic textures from his violin, blurring the boundaries between the acoustic and electronic parts of his set-up from the off. Intimate in detail yet at times epic in scope, Vryzas's playing spans a head-swimmingly broad range, from pin-drop level finger movements to grand, sweepingly lyrical layers of strings.
Never letting the listener get too comfortable before reconfiguring the landscape, Vryzas covers an impressive amount of ground from a deceptively minimal set-up, making it easy to forget the source material of the sounds produced in the tumbling clicks and scratches of the opening sections, before the more melodic side of his playing reasserts itself once again.
By turns timorous and strident, unsettling and soaring, Vryzas crafts a yearning, string-drenched world to get lost in.
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Recorded by Rory Salter
Mixed and mastered by Oli Barrett
Available as 320k MP3 or 24bit FLAC
Tracklisting:
1. 24.1.23 (29.49)
Dimos Vryzas is a violinist, improviser, sound artist and composer from Thessaloniki, Greece. For several years now his focus in music has moved toward free improvisation. He studied improvisation with Fred Frith and Alfred Zimmerlin, and has a comprehensive spectrum of influences, from classical and folk music to rock, noise and ambient music. He is interested in exploring the limits of his instrument, working with the contrasts of acoustic / electric sound and exploring new ways of expression within music. While the violin is the main source of his sound, he often uses his voice as well as other instruments. He has collaborated with many composers, visual artists, directors and dancers in various interdisciplinary projects all over Europe. In recent years, he has been traveling, recording and performing with many renowned musicians in Greece, Switzerland, Portugal, France, Belgium, Germany and more.
