SCENIUS SOUND 001

SCENIUS SOUND 001

The Athenian scene in dialogue with the international avant-garde

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The first SCENIUS SOUND brings an entire evening of experimental and improvised music, live performance and visual art to PLYFA.

Two stages. One ticket. A journey between the international avant-garde and Athens’ contemporary music scene.

The programme unfolds across Buildings 7A and 7C, with the PLYFA foyer acting as the connecting space between them. New formations, international artists and musicians from Athens’ contemporary scene come together through successive performances, new collaborations and different approaches to improvisation, sound and live visual creation.

THE MESSTHETICS & JAMES BRANDON LEWIS

The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis make their first appearance in Athens, and we are delighted to welcome them to the first SCENIUS SOUND.

Joe Lally on bass and Brendan Canty on drums – the rhythm section of the legendary Fugazi – join Anthony Pirog on guitar and James Brandon Lewis on tenor saxophone. Together, they connect the energy of post-hardcore with jazz, improvisation and experimental sound.

KOPER8

Ingrid Laubrock, Tom Rainey, Jannis Anastasakis and Giuseppe Doronzo come together as KOPER8 as part of their European tour celebrating the release of their debut album. Saxophones, drums and electronics move freely between composition and improvisation.

GIORGOS XYLOURIS / THODORIS ZIARKAS / NIKOS THESSALONIKEFS

Giorgos Xylouris, Thodoris Ziarkas and Nikos Thessalonikefs form a new trio especially for SCENIUS SOUND 001, connecting the Cretan musical tradition with improvisation and contemporary approaches to rhythm and sound.

FAUDUJUDU

Jannis Anastasakis, Dimitris Klonis and Fausto Sierakowski present FAUDUJUDU, a newly formed improvisational trio whose sound emerged from a chance yet fateful encounter between saxophone, drums, guitar, electronic devices and live electronics.

INK & SOUND  by VINCENT DE BOER

Dutch visual artist and calligrapher Vincent de Boer has developed a distinctive practice connecting calligraphy, movement, rhythm and sound. Widely regarded as the unofficial fifth — and only non-musical — member of Ill Considered, he has shaped the band’s visual identity through his hand-painted record covers. At SCENIUS SOUND, he brings this practice into the PLYFA foyer, creating a live visual response to the music through lines, gestures and images.

STOMA  (LIE-DOWN CONCERT)

The programme concludes with STOMA – Spyros Evangelatos on baritone guitar, electronics and voice, Apostolis Vasilopoulos on electric guitar, and Petros Kolotouros on drums and percussion – a trio that uses improvisation to explore the outer reaches of electric and electronic sound.

The audience is invited to lie down in a clearing of sound and, in complete darkness, experience a final performance of spontaneously composed music -an entirely different mode of listening. Admission will be on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to the capacity of the hall.

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Duration: Approximately 5 hours. There is no scheduled intermission; the programme unfolds successively across the two stages and the foyer, with short transition periods between performances.
Suitable for: 16+