I don’t know where the title for this one came from, I guess there is a sense of playfulness but also of a certain struggle in the theme of the track. It is based on Arabic music, especially the music of the Arabian peninsula, with its microtonal melody and its African-like syncopation. My good fr...
I was trying to go for a balkan-informed theme on this one, with it’s simple melodic lines. I went for a funky swinging beat and Sakir gave it an almost Bollywood feeling to it with his percussion playing. It also is a rather danceable tune, showing my lighter side. Here I played the electric bass...
This is another jam that evolved into a complete piece. I built this one with my beatboxing, my breaths and my basses, using what was available to me to create something between a Turkish Roma rhythm and an Afro-influenced groove, all through a slightly experimental and avant-garde prism. This one t...
‘All the Senses Become One' is a song in Greek talking about beauty. It describes a beautiful human being passing by and spreading their positive energy around. It is a piece that stylistically lies somewhere between the music of Greece and the Near East and American R&B music that I grew up liste...
This is a composition that I wrote for a collaboration with filmmaker Khaled Tanji. It is a short art film that we actually haven’t made yet, however, I thought that the tone of the piece would really fit the overall concept of the album. It is named after my beloved wife, imagining her starting t...
It was a cold spring night when I plugged in my bass and jammed over this rhythmic loop. It is a rather funky and bluesy little solo, on a single note bass line. I remember listening to a lot of Sly and the Family Stone(One of my favorite Soul/Funk groups) around the days that I played this. As the ...
‘Baseline’, just like ’Up’, is one of those bass-melody experiments. It is a bass that becomes a melody and vice versa. This one was first written on paper, without the use of an instrument, in a more conceptual way. I love using bowed basses to be in unison with the pizzicato ones. It reall...
I have lately been listening to some church choir music from Georgia and Armenia and have been increasingly interested in vocal music from different parts of the world. This interest pushed me to write a short piece for male choir and basses. I find this combination so interesting, with its deep sou...
Once again, there is a sudden mood swing, with a composition of mine that draws mainly from the Eastern musical traditions. It is a melody that I wrote one morning and recorded most of the bass parts that same evening. I was so glad to have Fotini Kokkala on the kanun, Giannis Poulios on the violin ...
For the third piece of Hane I invited two great musicians and friends. Tamer Temel played soprano and tenor sax and Dimitris Klonis was featured on drums and electronics. It is a composition that sprung out of jamming on a quite polyrhythmic but danceable rhythm. After writing the B and C parts I th...
It was my intention with this piece to quickly surprise the listener, taking her/him to quite a different world and mood. It is one of those pieces of mine where the bassline is what actually becomes the melody. The lack of a clear upfront melody is what gives me the freedom to create music that is ...
Geminal is the product of me sending a very basic structure to pianist and keyboardist Leo Genovese. He then contributed to the melodic content of the song. He also sonically defined the piece with his keyboard sounds, bringing in mind those 70s and early 80s Herbie Hancock albums. Once again, my br...
‘In Between the Lines' was practically an improvisation, with the several muted basses adding their little bricks to create the construction of the track. After programming an electronic drum beat, I realized that what was missing was the organic element that Sakir could add with his percussion. T...
This is the first piece of the album, although not the first one that I started working on. I was writing short pieces for 6 double basses and this one seemed to fit right in what I was looking for as an intro to the album. It is all based on a single motif that slowly evolves through the counterpoi...
Action and upbeat track with a classic funk groove made especially for your coolest media. Powerful jazz drums, vintage bass, live played guitar and brasses is all you need for your spy atmosphere, casino, Blackjack, Las Vegas, travel, gambling projects. The track is a great fit for background, vlog...
Using kanun as its lead instrument, this is a world music sentimental track. Relaxing and nostalgic music, perfect for baby lullabies, travel videos, documentaries, meditation scenes, cafes and chillout areas.
In this emotional track, Kanun is the lead instrument. Baby lullabies and relaxing videos can benefit from it. Furthermore, it can be used in documentaries, yoga lessons, cafes, and chillout areas.
An instrumental music track with kanun as the lead instrument. Ideal for lullabies and sentimental videos. Additionally, it can be used in relaxing videos, YouTube videos, travel videos, vacations, meditation scenes, cafes, and chillout areas.
Using kanun as its lead instrument, this is a world music cinematic track. Relaxing and nostalgic music, perfect for travel videos, documentaries, meditation scenes, cafes and chillout areas.
Emotional nostalgic track with kanun as the lead instrument. A dramatic or sad scene, a historical documentary, a travel video, a relaxing video, or a youtube video can be played on it.
An emotional track feautiring the kanun as a lead instrument.Perfect for use as a sad ,dramatic scene ,sentimental videos , parting scenes.What is more ,the track may be used in relax videos, Youtube, documentaries and travel videos.
