Greek Cinema 1 - 60s & 70s instrumental grooves by George Theodossiadis

The first in a great series that explores the lost soundtrack sounds of Greece – a vastly under-discovered hotbed of groovy work at the end of the 60s! This first volume focuses on the sounds of George Theodossiadis – a really talented arranger with a good ear for a funky flourish, one that sets him somewhere in between Italian and French funky styles of the early 70s – plenty of electric guitar and keyboards, heavy bass, and some wonderful instrumental touches that sound very very nice! Gone are the days of Zorba and Never On A Sunday – and in their place are a host of warm and soulful grooves, perfect for the sunny sounds of the 70s.

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Tracklist
1 Fluted Vibrator
2 Plane Vibrations
3 Profusion Party
4 Hors D'Euvres (Theme From Fiery Holidays)
5 The Promenade
6 Lunatic Groove
7 Shake Therapy
8 Lyssistra...tease
9 Superlative Fascination
10 Spicy Marguerita
11 Landing Lights
 
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Greeks & Indians Vol. 4: Ta Pontiaka

This is the fourth installment of the brilliant "Greeks and Indians" series by Saraswati Records (Greece). Traditional dances,songs and a lament of the Greeks of the Black Sea,covered and improvised live in studio.
The fusion of the musical traditions of Pontians and Indians is achieved by the collaboration of classical Indian performers and a Pontian Greek kemenje player.
Indian elements are incorporated graciously throughout the record and the absolute highlight is undoubtfully "Pyrrhichios" ,a powerful ancient war dance beyond comparison.
When Devashish Dey's vocals kick in,the sonic orgy climaxes and the result is a 100% psychedelic masterpiece.
Highly recommended

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Mimis Plessas - Greece Goes Modern [1967]

Mimis Plessas was born on 12 October 1924 in Athens. He attended the Lycee Leonin, studied at the Physics Department of the University of Athens and then went to America to pursue his studies. At a young age he became the first solo piano in Greek Radio. In 1952, it won the first prize of music at the University of Minnesota. He then, began working with composition and since 1956 as a conductor and composer.
Its artistic and compositional activity covers the last 50 years, all areas of music: theater, cinema, radio and television, having to his credit 104 movies and 70 plays (!!). He has conducted numerous major orchestras around the world, such his offer in Paris in 1958, Edinburgh and the U.S. in 1964 and 1965 respectively.
In 1967 he released what is often mentioned as ‘the holy grail’ of Greek jazz music. This was a jazz fusion based on Greek traditional folk songs, the outcome was a freshjazz, beat, psychedelic, funky, samba, bossa nova (!!) orchestration that re-introduced the old material, improvised and suggested a new and very interesting sound.
Originally recorded in 1966 for the needs of an advertising broadcast (‘Fix’ beer!), the 10 tracks of the album are masterfully treated in a modern way by Mimis Plessas and his band, the Orbiters. Playing ultra-loungy, with some fuzzy guitar overtones, they follow a jazzy direction without losing their folk originality!

Tracklist

A1	Lemonaki (Peloponesian Dance) / Λεμονάκι (Πελοποννησιακός Χορός)
A2	O Menoussis (Dance Of Thrace) / Ο Μενούσης (Θρακικός Χορός)
A3	Yalo Na Pas (Dance Of Zante) / Γυαλό Να Πας (Ζακυνθινός Χορός)
A4	Karagouna (Thessalian Dance) / Καραγκούνα (Θεσσαλικός Χορός)
A5	Karavi Ap' Ti Hio (Dance Of Chios) / Καράβι Απ' Τη Χίο (Χιώτικος Χορός)
B1	Tria Pedia (Dance Of Volos) / Τρία Παιδιά (Βολιώτικος Χορός)
B2	I Perdika (Dance Of Corfu) / Η Πέρδικα (Κερκυραϊκός Χορός)
B3	Vassilikos (Dance Of Epirus) / Βασσιλικός (Ηπειρώτικος Χορός)
B4	Kalamatiano (Dance Of Kalamata) / Καλαματιανό (Καλαματιανός Χορός)
B5	Kritikos (Cretan Dance) / Κρητικός (Κρητικός Χορός)

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