| Callas, The With Lee Ranaldo / Trouble And Desire |
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| Album: | Trouble And Desire | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Callas, The With Lee Ranaldo | Added: | Nov 2018 | |
| Label: | Dirty Water Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2018-11-16 | Pull Date: | 2019-01-18 |
| Week Ending: | Jan 13 | Dec 23 | Dec 16 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 12, 2019: | Music Casserole Bruise | 4. | Dec 12, 2018: | Brownian Motion Bruise | |
| 2. | Dec 20, 2018: | Pumping Iron Mirroir | 5. | Dec 09, 2018: | Radiant Airwaves Trouble And Desire | |
| 3. | Dec 19, 2018: | Brownian Motion Mirroir | ||||
| Album Review |
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| DeVoss Reviewed 2018-11-07 | ||
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– General Description: The Callas is an art collective led by two Greek brothers Lakis and Aris Ionas and they collaborated with Lee Renaldo (Sonic Youth) to produce this Greek chorus Greek play Greek music all rolled into a very 60s early 70s rock feel for music with spooky story/mood setting interstitials. This is fun. Play it. – Musicians: Lee Ranaldo – Guitars (Octopus pt.1 to 7) Aris Ionas – Guitars / Vocals Lakis Ionas – Bass / Vocals Chrysanthi Tsoukala – Drums / Vocals Marilena Petridou – Percussions – FCC Compliant: YES – Recommended Tracks: 4, 8, 10, 12 – Track Reviews: 1. (1:15) Octopus No. 1 - spooky with trembling long tones under and chanting wispy voices 2. (2:51) The Magic Fruit of Strangeness - animated; crash rocknroll start, distorted vocals 3. (1:14) Octopus No. 2 - female spoken word over spooky metallic slithering sounds 4. ***(6:41) Μελανιά - (Greek: Bruise) lively; simple beating percussion, winding male vocal with pedal point chorus that builds, very Greek sounding and has a focusing effect 5. (1:11) Octopus No. 3 - ‘chocolate desire’(?) robotically repeated w/more spooky metallic sounds 6. (3:04) Trouble & Desire - rap-like start, 60s feel after, very fuzzy vocals 7. (0:45) Octopus No. 4 - female spoken word over spooky metallic sound 8. ***(4:03) Mirroir - (French: Mirror) fast; very 60s 70s Gentle Giant that gang feel over thumping percussion and ascending scales, fun! 9. (0:26) Octopus No. 5 - the story/mood setting narration continues 10. ***(5:10) Πετώ - (Greek: Fly) upbeat; Led Zeppelin feel with a Greek mandolin delivery 11. (0:45) Octopus No. 6 - female asking “Do you sleep at night? No? Is it done?” 12. **(2:41) Acid Books - spirited; jump up and down rock rah rah music 13. (0:47) Octopus No. 7 - the story/mood setting narration continues 14. (4:46) (this title is in Greek and Zookeeper won't let me put it in in Greek) - (Greek: My Sweet Pretty) simple throb under simple sliding male vocal, abrupt end | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Octopus No. 1 | 7. | Octopus No. 4 | |||
| 2. | The Magic Fruit Of Strangeness | 8. | Mirroir | |||
| 3. | Octopus No. 2 | 9. | Fly | |||
| 4. | Bruise | 10. | Octopus No. 6 | |||
| 5. | Octopus No. 3 | 11. | Acid Books | |||
| 6. | Trouble And Desire | 12. | Octopus No. 7 | |||
| 13. | My Sweet Pretty | |||||