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<p>John Mourjopoulos, musician and professor of Electroacoustics and Digital Audio Technology at the University of Patras and poet Christos Laskaris (1938-2008) team up to produce ‘To Potami’ (‘The River’)</p>
<p>A selection of nine of Laskaris’ poems are read by himself on top of a dense sonic fabric created by Mourjopoulos. The two collaborators work their material in perfect balance: Laskaris’ honest expressive voice speaks themes of life, death, love and liberation, while Mourjopoulos turns words into sound, combining drones, experimental sound-design, jazzy interludes and moody melodic lines.</p>
<p>On a first level this album works as a spoken-word tribute to the late poet, but it’s more than that. Laskaris and Mourjopoulos are a musical duo, a band in the truest sense of the term, as each one has transcended the boundaries of his field to produce something greater.</p>
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2009-05-30