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1.
Eμπνοη (Inspiration) 02:35
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2.
Expectations 06:53
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3.
Bones and Stones 08:57
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4.
Invisible War 10:55
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5.
Empathy 09:49
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6.
Passing 06:01
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7.
Archetype 03:18
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Spiritual improvised free jazz music from Greek duo saxophonist Nikolas Skordas and drummer Stephanos Chytiris.

Nikolas Skordas: soprano and tenor saxophones, tarogato, traditional flutes
Stephanos Chytiris: drums

“Skordas has strong, warm tone, staying in the middle register without any squawking. Eventually the duo take off for some intense, free-wheeling soaring, going higher and higher as the piece evolves. For the title piece, "Invisible War", the duo push hard, the soprano sax on the verge of eruption, the drums churning up a storm underneath...This disc shows that "free music" can and does come from anywhere and everywhere. Haven’t heard very much free playing from Greece so perhaps this is a unique unit. Strong, focused and free.” - Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery

“This is very much improvised, free music. Employing the tárogató illustrates that part of the music rooted in folk traditions, while the saxophones expose and explore the roots in jazz and studies in acoustics, form and surface texture or bumpiness. Throughout there are some stunning transitions executed with significant passion...Skordas’ tárogató has a strident, aggressive tone and accompanied by the incessant rattle of the backcloth created by Chytiris’ drumming, they sound ‘made for each other’, churning patterns gyrating around each other, each one satisfying an opening left by the other.” - Ken Cheetham, Jazz Views

“Seven pieces that go from folk to free. With hand percussion by Chytiris, Skordas produces folk flute sounds on "Empnoh" and American Indian lore during "Archetype". His soprano snarls and growls on the spontaneous "Invisible War" while the two swing pretty hard on "Bones And Stones".” - George Harris, Jazz Weekly

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released July 31, 2020

All compositions by Stephanos Chytiris & Nikolas Skordas.
Recorded live in Shellac Studios.
Mixed and mastered by Konstantinos Fragkopoulos 2018 – 2019 at Shellac Studios , Thessaloniki, Greece.

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Free jazz, contemporary jazz and improvised recorded music label founded by saxophonist George Haslam in 1989, which has released over 250 albums.

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