- artist:Maria Aristopoulou & Ilias Tsagaris
- release year:2002
- style(s):Folk, Rock
- country:Greece
- formats:CD (Compact Disc)
- record posted by:Hitch Hyke Music
- label:Hitch Hyke Records
MARIA ARISTOPOULOU & ILIAS TSAGARIS
“LASPI”
(man data sound)
Despite the title, Laspi (mud) is an atmospheric chill out journey, an airy sound, a travelling cinematic music with the emphasis on songcraft, whether it is a song that might have been sung on a boat sailing the Aegean in midsummer or one sung in the streets of Athens when it’s raining. Maria Aristopoulou’s expressive and moving voice rendering her own beautiful (greek) lyrics floats naturally within the music and a cast of excellent generous musicians on drums, electric, classic & acoustic guitars, bass, trumpet, sax, baglama (small size bouzouki) and mandolin, offer their best of experience, freshness and inventiveness. A rock ballad or a blues, a rumba or a greek folk ‘syrtos”, western style tinged with an eclectic mix of traditional influences, no matter the style, beautifully simple, Ilias Tsagaris -composer, musician, songwriter, producer and nucleus of the man data sound- has written a cycle of musics and songs with a prevailing uplifting mood of optimism.