MUSIC & RELEASE OF "MFTLT"
Music produced by Freecall is based on improvisation with a variety of different aesthetic approaches: it explores elements of jazz, electronic music and the symphonic Avant Garde, maintaining aspects of Dadaism as what is produced in performance cannot probably be repeated
Through the CD recording “Montage for the Lost Time†improvisational creations are captured which carry the stigma of the group and their work: as an audiovisual group they create soundscapes where anything from basic emotions to complex constructions can be interwoven into co-existence.
Notions of time and sound are not seen as a means of creation but as autonomous mediums of a mosaic. It is thus an experiential music, in the sense that it is instantly produced through the aesthetic character of each member with the aim of a unified sound. The outcome is achieved without aesthetic limitations, in collaboration with the visual art work of video artist Vinsky.
68 minutes of music is divided into two parts and 7 tracks, included is a 7 minute art video with music created for the specific work. Vinsky has designed the CD triptych cover.
BAND MEMBERS
Lakis TZIMKAS
Electric bass, loops. Collaborations: Wayne Brasel, Fritz Pauer, Sheila Jordan, James Carter, Karl Ratzer, Jon Hendricks, Andy Sheppard, Milcho Leviev, Sakis Papadimitriou and many others.
Christos YERMENOGLOU
Percussion, piano, glockenspiel. Collaborations: Ed Fedena, Milcho Leviev, John Riley, Gene Reebeck, Bill Edwards, George Howard, Sheila Jordan, Angela Brown, Sakis Papadimitriou, Georgia Sylleou and others...
Theo PATSALIDIS
Violin, loops, piano, cymbals. Collaborations: with important contemporary music ensembles at festivals, Damstaedter Ferienkurse, Bienalle, Steirischer Herbst and others. He also recorded for the public radio of Austria, Germany and Croatia and he has been participated as a soloist at many orchestras. He is charter member of the Dissonart Ensemble.
Nikos TZAFERIDIS
Video Art, art design. He has been worked at: "VIDEONETWORKS LTD",’’ENGLISH & POCKETT’’ and "BBC POST PRODUCTION AND GRAPHIC DESIGN DEPARTMENT". He has been awarded and displayed his work at important festivals: Zone festival Maidstone, London Electronic Arts, Tate gallery of Modern Art, BBC short film Festival.
FREECALL: impromptu audio visual activity
Performances
JAZZ FESTIVAL "PARATHINALOS" (KALAMARIA-THESSALONIKI), VIDEO DANCE FESTIVAL, INTRO OUT FESTIVAL, STRANGE SCREEN, 1 st BALKAN PERFORMING ARTS MARKET (THESSALONIKI), BIOS (ATHENS) etc.
"Territories" a video track by vinsky