Jan Van (de Engel) Angelopoulos: drums, electronics
Fotis Siotas: violin, voice, effects
A mainly instrumental music duet based in Athens, Greece.
The archetypal combination of rhythm and melody takes on a new perspective with the co-existence of drums, electronics and violin. The two musicians filter rhythmic and melodic elements mainly found in traditional music from the wider Northern Greek region, transforming them into a personal experience that connects the past and present, the familiar and unexpected, creating a kind of contemporary folklore.
The two musicians have collaborated on various music projects, including LP "Streams" by Jan Van Angelopoulos and "Dio Lathi (Two Mistakes)" by Fotis Siotas, as well as a lot of live performances. Their common musical quest has led them to create this post-traditional duet in order to explore and broaden Greek folk and improvised music.
Having released as a duo two albums so far (Folks Nowadays 2023 & BKXΣ 2024) this is their first European tour that includes stops in Luxembourg, Switzerland, Germany, Czech and Hungary
Within the sonic limitations that violin and drums offer, the addition of synthesizers as well analog and digital effects, brings to the sound an extra layer of complexity, making the final soundscape rich and multidimensional.
