The Velvet Underground, Pere Ubu, Cabaret Voltaire, The Gang of Four, John Foxx, Amon Tobin, Coil, Underworld, Robert Wyatt, Soft Machine, Talking Heads, Brian Eno, Harold Budd, Jon Hassel, Miles Davis, GodspeedyouBlackEmperor, Explosions in the Sky, The Chills, and lots more.
Sounds Like
many among the mentioned influences, with a "sigmatropic" flavor
Akis Boyatzis
of Sigmatropic appears with
Van Der Graaf Generator's legendary sax player
David Jackson
and singer/songwriterLisa Isaksson
on "Distress Signal Code" (Musea
Records), the first album from
LÜÜP, the personal music project of flute player
Stelios Romaliadis.Dark Outside The latest Sigmatropic Album is now out (release date: September 3 in the UK, Sept. 17 in Greece) Buy now the new Sigmatropic cd "Dark Outside" from
Amazon (UK)Download (and vote for) the album from emusic.comGreat review in The Sun for 'Dark Outside' 21/09/07
The Sun is the UK's largest-selling newspaper. They gave 'Dark Outside' 4.5 points out of five (the highest this week along with Devendra Banhart and Okkervil River).
"QUITE possibly the coolest sounds to come out of Greece are these luminous studies in electronica, folk and rock. Sigmatropic is essentially a vehicle for the gifted Akis Boyatzis, who creates serene cinematic soundscapes to frame fascinating vocal performances..."
Read the whole review here Read other reviews of 'Dark Outside' in Uncut, The Daily Express, Rock n Reel, Rock Sound, Penny Black Music and Clash Magazine Read reviews and interviews from the Greek press including To BHMA and Tranzistor.gr You can find more from Athinorama, HXOS and Jazz n Jazz in our 'reviews' album in our pics Interview on Avopolis website part A Interview on Avopolis website part B
Download a free track!! 'Ours at Least'
Gideon Coe and Mark Riley from BBC 6 music played tracks from Sigmatropic's "Dark Outside" on Tuesday 21 August and Thursday 23 August 07 shows
Check out the track listing for the show, we were in good company!W h o -a r e - S i g m a t r o p i c?
Sigmatropic is an indie band obsessed with electronica or vice versa, with three LP's, one EP and one cd-single released.
Sigmatropic was
formed in Athens, Greece by Akis Boyatzis in 1997; the band is well-known around the world with two LPs released on Hitch Hyke, Tongue Master and Thirsty Ear in the UK, Europe, North America and Oceania.
The band have collaborated with a galaxy of renowned guests such as Robert Wyatt, Pinkie Maclure, Cat Power, Carla Torgerson, James Sclavunos, Edith Frost, Howe Gelb, Lee Ranaldo, Laetitia Sadier and more.
The band are also veteran performers with scores of live dates under their belts and numerous festival appearances along with headliners including Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Moby, Sonic Youth, Prodigy and Patti Smith.
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Ours At Least videoclip
"Ours At Least" - Official Video Clip / Hitch Hyke Records, EP, June 2007
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Crack In The Back (live) videoclip
"Crack In The Back" Live (taken from forthcoming album "Dark Outside")
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Haiku 5 (feat. Carla Torgerson) videoclip
Videoclip for 'Haiku 5', featuring Carla Torgerson (The Walkabouts)
Interview of Carla Torgerson and Akis Boyatzis in Patmos island on the 'Sixteen Haiku' album
D i s c o g r a p h yDark Outside The latest Sigmatropic Album is now out (release date: September 3 2007 in the UK (Tonguemaster), Sept. 17 2007 in Greece (Hitch Hyke)
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Amazon (UK)
Ours At Least (EP)
Hitch Hyke Records, LIFT 095
Tracks:
* Our’s At Least.
* Haiku 13 (recorded live at Small Music Theatre, November 2003 featuring Carla Torgerson on vocals) .
* Haiku 5 (recorded live at Small Music Theatre, November 2003 featuring Carla Torgerson on vocals).
* Haiku 11 (recorded live at After Dark, May 2006) .
* Heaven (recorded live at Small Music Theatre, Nov. 2003).
(LP, Greek Release), Hitch Hyke Records, 2002
If You Were Me (EP) Hitch Hyke Records, 1999
Random Walk (LP) , Hitch Hyke Records 1998
Air (cd-single) Hitch Hyke Records, 1998
Avant Premiere 2 Double Single φιέστα. Πέμπτη: 04-Ιουνίου-09 Μάισπέϊς 8 η ώρα ακριβώς. Αν μπούμε όλοι ταυτόχρονα, θα πέσει το σύστημα ; Κι αν πέσει, πώς θα λεγεται ; “συστημική υπερφόρτωση” ; ή “ανεπάρκεια” ; Κι αν ναι, μετά τι ; θα φταίει το σύστημα ή εμεις ; και πώς μπορεί να σταθεί ένας τέτοιος διαχωρισμός ; Το σύστημα είναι άλλου και αλλού ; Ο έ Ο ;
The latest Sigmatropic Album is now out (release date: September 3 in the UK, Sept. 17 in Greece)
Buy now the new Sigmatropic cd "Dark Outside" from
Gideon Coe and Mark Riley from BBC 6 music played tracks from Sigmatropic's "Dark Outside" on Tuesday 21 August and Thursday 23 August 07 shows
Tracks:
* Our’s At Least.
* Haiku 13 (recorded live at Small Music Theatre, November 2003 featuring Carla Torgerson on vocals) .
* Haiku 5 (recorded live at Small Music Theatre, November 2003 featuring Carla Torgerson on vocals).
* Haiku 11 (recorded live at After Dark, May 2006) .
* Heaven (recorded live at Small Music Theatre, Nov. 2003).
ITunes
If You Were Me (EP) Hitch Hyke Records, 1999
Random Walk (LP) , Hitch Hyke Records 1998
Air (cd-single) Hitch Hyke Records, 1998
