J. Kriste, Master of Disguise - Live at the Library
- by Louvana Records
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- 19 Jan, 2014
J. Kriste, Master of Disguise is a five-member psychedelic/progressive rock group from the island of Cyprus, created by musician and multi-instrumentalist Lefteris Moumdjis. They have so far released three albums, “This Is The Alternative” (2008), “Girls, Ghosts and Gods” (2009) and “The Age of Now” released in December 2012 by the indie-record label Louvana Records. The band’s latest line up consists of: Lefteris Moumdjis on vocals and guitars, Pavlos Michaelides on violin, Mario Michael on bass, Andreas Trachonitis on drums and Mikaela Tsangari on keys, guitar, percussion and backing vocals.
Their most recent undertaking was the release of J. Kriste, Master of Disguise – Live at the Library, which is the recording/shooting of a live concert that took place in the Cypriot National Library in November 2013. The videos are directed by Zedem Media’s Michalis Kalopedis in cooperation with Athena Kasiou, who managed the artistic direction, and the recording/mixing of the concert was done at studio eleven63 by Andreas Trachonitis. A video, out of a total of five, will be uploaded on YouTube by Louvana Records every two days starting on Sunday the 19th of January, ending with the release of the entire concert on Louvana’s vimeo channel. Two of the videos have already been released, please follow the links below:
Once in a lifetime, you’ll experience a pandemic. Once in a blue moon, you’ll have a chance to escape to a secluded island. Once on a red Thursday, as the local saying in Cyprus goes, you’ll be in a situation with a group of complete strangers, fully immersed in the sparks of creation flying forth. On A Red Thursday (9 March) is the product of just such a gathering of musicians from a multitude of backgrounds, journeys, skills and preferences. Their first single, ‘ Until We Meet Again’ , performed by Eurotoire team members Panayi and Jolien marks the beginning of sharing their experiences of stepping outside their comfort zones with the world. Following this first offering is alternative RnB number ‘ So Lonely ’ (3 February) performed by Maris Pihlap. ‘ Figures ’ (25 February) is the final single before the album’s release and sees Raveloe and Tamara van Esch punk out in a commentary on obstacles womxn face.
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In a songwriting programme piloted by Cypriot label, Louvana Records called Eurotoire, songwriters, producers, and session musicians from ten countries were invited to gather in Cyprus to test their limits, trust strangers, and allow their artistry to merge. Their initial week-long meeting began on a Thursday in June at Studio eleven63 in the island’s capital of Nicosia and blossomed into fifteen demos. After another two writing and recording sessions in July and September, the tracks bloomed into the Eurotoire team members’ fully-fledged album. Now they’re using On A Red Thursday to spread the word about the power of surrendering to creative instinct and collaborating with the unknown. On 13 February, the Louvana Records YouTube channel premiered a short documentary created by all eighteen artists with a single camera shared between them. Clips shot by the artists were edited together by videographer Antonis Pouliasis to depict their journey from complete strangers to collaborators as they untie forces to create an album together.