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YORGOS DIMITRIADIS 14 20 22
Yorgos Dimitriadis
Label: Trouble In The East
Released: 2023
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Limited Edition LP release April 30, 2023 Trouble In The East Records (TITE-REC 027) Yorgos Dimitriadis drums, percussion, electronics & field recordings all music composed, performed & recorded by Yorgos Dimitriadis (GEMA) April-May 2021 Mixed by Alexis Baskind Mastered by Werner Dafeldecker Produced by Yorgos Dimitriadis Design & Layout: Stéphan Guéneau Cover Art: Zo? Dimitriadis ? all rights reserved listen/order here: https://yorgosdimitriadis.bandcamp.com/album/14-20-22 Reviews: About "14 20 22" Yorgos Dimitriadis solo (Trouble in the East, TITE-REC 027 LP/DL) The story of each family is also always one about world-historical processes. This is also the case with 14 20 22 which begins with the words of Yorgos Dimitriadis' grandmother, who briefly summarises the story of her double emigration from Eastern Thrace after the First World War and finally the Greek-Turkish War. The accomplished drummer makes this political narrative tangible through personal means, using various historical documents as inspiration and incorporating even old recordings of his playing into his sound. He abstracts all this into electro-acoustic compositions that are sometimes reminiscent of the works of Andrea Belfi or Valentina Magaletti, meaning they create textures from rhythms and abstract the concrete in order to be able to tell something universal. Kristoffer Cornils- field notes Magazin https://www.field-notes.berlin/en/festivals/58524/releases-of-the-month/58526/releases-of-the- month/204691/yorgos- dimitriadis-14-20-22-trouble-in-the-east-lp-digital Yorgos Dimitriadis - 14 20 22 (Trouble In The East Records, 2023) Only a few weeks ago we reviewed an album - "Being Five" - with Greek drummer Yorgos Dimitriadis, and a few years ago his other solo percussion album "Kopfkino". Next to percussion, he also uses electronics and field recordings, including voice, to generate soundscapes that go beyond what you would expect from a solo percussion album. With the exception of "Kyria Aliki", most pieces are slow and move forward in a linear, almost panoramic fashion. The overall mood is somber and full of drama. You can appreciate the artist for his singular vision and the coherence of the album. Stef Gijssels https://www.freejazzblog.org/2023/08/solo-percussion.html DRUMMER YORGOS DIMITRIADIS CREATES HIS PROPER MEMORY MANUAL One of the outstanding personalities of Greek musicians of free improvised music, drummer Yorgos Dimitriadis has been living permanently in Germany since 2006. Having managed to collaborate with important musicians in the field from all over Europe, to travel and play at many important festivals and already having a rich discography of almost fifteen albums (as leader and co-leader), the musician from Thessaloniki presents his most profoundly personal album to date. "14 20 22" is a strictly personal, almost "handmade" (as he describes it) work. Dimitriadis plays drums, percussion and some electronics, while he also supervised the recording, which took place in his own studio. It consists of nine compositions, inspired by a series of fragments of memory: photographs, newspaper clippings, advertising and household appliance manuals, film stills, etc. from the period 1965-1975, but also by his own scattered images and memories of his childhood. The "protagonist" is his grandmother Evdoxia, whose voice we hear in the evocative opening track that bears her name, recorded in 1992, during one of the many conversations that Yorgos Dimitriadis had with her. Other names ("Kyria Aliki"), places ("Astypalaia", "Pyrgadikia") and personal references of the creator himself create a musical collage that is, in a way, a small "memory manual". The two black and white paintings on the cover and back cover of the album, which belong to Yorgos' daughter Zoe and depict Dimitriadis' parents, from old photographs taken in the sixties, contribute to this. As for the title, it refers to the three dates that marked the life of Evdoxia from 1914 to 1922. In short, starting with the grandmother and working his way up to his daughter, Dimitriadis creatively "engages" four generations of his family in the project! The music itself of "14 20 22" is evocative in every way. In no way "noisy", it resembles a mystical soundtrack. Most of the compositions are of "medium duration" (4 to 6 minutes), the use of electronics is extremely discreet in order to give the right atmosphere and the percussion permeates the images, without any desire to show off any technical skills. In this sense, it seems to be a structured and solid work, despite its improvisational character. It is, after all, a soulful statement from a musician with a very important past, present and future who adorns the Greek improvisational community and represents it deservedly abroad, along with several other colleagues who excel there. "14 20 22" is released digitally and on vinyl (from 30/4) by Trouble In The East Records. Μanthos Giourtzoglou Γιουρτζ?γλου ERT OPEN “14 20 22”: Ο ΝΤΡΑΜΕΡ ΓΙΩΡΓΟΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΑΔΗΣ ΔΗΜΙΟΥΡΓΕΙ ΤΟ ΔΙΚΟ ΤΟΥ ΕΓΧΕΙΡΙΔΙΟ ΜΝΗΜΗΣ Απ? τι? εξ?χουσε? προσωπικ?τητε? Ελλ?νων μουσικ?ν τη? ελε?θερη? αυτοσχεδιαζ?μενη? μουσικ??, ο ντρ?μερ Γι?ργο? Δημητρι?δη? ζει απ? το 2006 μ?νιμα στη Γερμαν?α. ?χοντα? καταφ?ρει να συνεργαστε? με σημαντικο?? μουσικο?? του χ?ρου απ? ?λη την Ευρ?πη, να ταξιδ?ψει και να πα?ξει σε πολλ? σημαντικ? φεστιβ?λ και να ?χει ?δη στο ενεργητικ? του μια πλο?σια δισκογραφ?α που αριθμε? σχεδ?ν δεκαπ?ντε ?λμπουμ (ω? leader και co-leader), ο Θεσσαλονικι?? μουσικ?? παρουσι?ζει τον πιο βαθι? προσωπικ? του δ?σκο μ?χρι σ?μερα. Το “14 20 22” ε?ναι μια αυστηρ? προσωπικ?, σχεδ?ν “χειρονακτικ?” (?πω? ο ?διο? τη χαρακτηρ?ζει) δουλει?. Ο Δημητρι?δη? πα?ζει τ?μπανα, κρουστ? και κ?ποια electronics, εν? επιμελ?θηκε και την ηχογρ?φηση, η οπο?α πραγματοποι?θηκε στο δικ? του στο?ντιο. Αποτελε?ται απ? ενν?α συνθ?σει?, εμπνευσμ?νε? απ? μια σειρ? θραυσμ?των μν?μη?: φωτογραφ?ε?, αποκ?μματα εφημερ?δων, διαφημιστικ? και εγχειρ?δια χρ?ση? οικιακ?ν συσκευ?ν, κινηματογραφικ? ενστανταν? κ.α. απ? την περ?οδο 1965- 1975, αλλ? και απ? δικ?? του σκ?ρπιε? εικ?νε? και αναμν?σει? τη? παιδικ?? ηλικ?α?. “Πρωταγων?στρια” η γιαγι? του Ευδοξ?α, την φων? τη? οπο?α? ακο?με στο υποβλητικ? εναρκτ?ριο κομμ?τι που φ?ρνει το ?νομα τη?, ηχογραφημ?νη απ? το 1992, σε μια απ? τι? πολλ?? συζητ?σει? που ε?χε ο Γι?ργο? Δημητρι?δη? μαζ? τη?. Απ? κοντ? κι ?λλα ον?ματα (“Κυρ?α Αλ?κη”), τοποι (“Αστυπ?λαια”, “Πυργαδ?κια”) και προσωπικ?? αναφορ?? του ?διου του δημιουργο? που δημιουργο?ν ?να μουσικ? κολ?ζ που αποτελε? τρ?πον τιν?, ενα μικρ? “εγχειρ?διο μν?μη?”. Σε αυτ? συντελο?ν αι οι δυο ασπρ?μαυρε? ζωγραφι?? στο εξ?φυλλο κι οπισθ?φυλλο του ?λμπουμ που αν?κουν στην κ?ρη του Γι?ργου, Ζω? και εικον?ζουν του? γονε?? του Δημητρι?δη, απ? παλι?? φωτογραφ?ε? στα sixties. ?σο για τον τ?τλο, αναφ?ρεται στι? τρει? ημερομην?ε? που σημ?δεψαν την ζω? τη? γιαγι?? Ευδοξ?α? απ? το 1914 εω? το 1922. Εν ολ?γοι?, ξεκιν?ντα? απ? την γιαγι? και φτ?νοντα? μ?χρι την κ?ρη του, ο Δημητρι?δη? “εμπλ?κει” δημιουργικ? τ?σσερι? γενι?? τη? οικογ?νεια? του μ?σα στο πρ?τζεκτ! Η μουσικ? αυτ? καθεαυτ? του “14 20 22” ε?ναι καθ’ ?λα υποβλητικ?. Σε καμ?α περ?πτωση “θορυβ?δη?”, μοι?ζει με ?να μυστηριακ? soundtrack. Οι συνθ?σει? ε?ναι στην πλειον?τητα του? “μεσα?α? δι?ρκεια?” (4 με 6 λεπτ?), η χρ?ση των electronics εξαιρετικ? διακριτικ? για να προσδ?δει την ατμ?σφαιρα που πρ?πει και τα κρουστ? διαπερνο?ν τι? εικ?νε?, χωρ?? να διαφα?νεται στο πα?ξιμο καμ?α δι?θεση επ?δειξη? τεχνικ??. Υπ? αυτ? την ?ννοια, μοι?ζει να ε?ναι μια δουλει? δομημ?νη και στ?ρεη, παρ? τον αυτοσχεδιαστικ? τη? χαρακτ?ρα. Το δ?χω? ?λλο, ε?ναι μια κατ?θεση ψυχ?? απ? ?ναν μουσικ? με πολ? σημαντικ? παρελθ?ν, παρ?ν και μ?λλον που κοσμε? την ελληνικ? αυτοσχεδιαστικ? κοιν?τητα? και την εκπροσωπε? επ?ξια στο εξωτερικ?, μαζ? με αρκετο?? ?λλου? συναδ?λφου? του που διαπρ?πουν εκε?. Το “14 20 22” κυκλοφορε? ψηφιακ? και σε βιν?λιο (απ? τι? 30/4) απ? την Trouble In The East Records. Μ?νθο? Γιουρτζ?γλου ERT OPEN
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