SIGMATROPIC - 16 HAIKU AND OTHER STORIES OUT NOW!

After this album was released in its original format in Greek, early 2002, spurred on with its success AKIS BOYATZIS stuck his neck out enough to boldly extend an invitation to overseas musicians: to recreate the spirit of this album, retaining the same music with the same poetry translated into English. And thus here is the English version of his original dream. Eighteen vocalists from diverse musical backgrounds and from far flung cities, each choosing and singing their favourite Haiku. Each individual vocal is a sparkling testament that has enriched this international project, which features an outstanding and diverse range of cult alternative vocalists from both sides of the Atlantic, instantly making this one of the greatest albums ever to come out of Greece.
Together with SIGMATROPIC & AKIS BOYATZIS the full guest vocal line up for 16 Haiku & Other Stories is a truly awesome musical motley crew:
CAT POWER, MARK EITZEL, ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO, ALEX GORDON (Lincoln), JOHN GRANT (The Czars), EDITH FROST, HOWE GELB, JAMES WILLIAM HINDLE, SIMON JOYNER, PINKIE MACLURE, MARK MULCAHY, LEE RANALDO, MARTINE ROBERTS (Broken Dog), LAETITIA SADIER (Stereolab),JAMES SCLAVUNOS (Nick Cave & Bad Seeds / The Vanity Set), CARLA TORGENSON (Walkabouts), ROBERT WYATT, STEVE WYNN.

• article submitted by: Hitch Hyke Music