
Granny Records Showcase
Granny Records is a unique and valuable label that, since 2008, has been exploring the fields of electronic, electro-acoustic and experimental music and today presents a coherent and selective catalogue of artists, collaborations and projects. It returns to KET with three sets by Savvas Metaxas, Eventless Plot and Marco Paltrinieri.
● The independent record label Granny Records aims to promote the sound of artists from the local and international scene, focusing on free improvisation, noise, electroacoustic composition and contemporary electronic music. Granny Records was founded in 2008 in Thessaloniki by Savvas Metaxas, Spyros Emmanouilidis and Vassilis Liolios, while its visual identity is curated by Giorgos Vourlidas. Since 2008 until today, Granny Records constantly presents new audio releases and organizes musical events, exhibitions and workshops, constituting a multicultural channel of expression and exchange of artistic ideas.
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● Musician and sound artist Savvas Metaxas works in the fields of experimental music, field recordings and modular composition. Counting more than 15 releases, his music has been released by many labels (LINE, Superpang, Granny Records, Orila, Glistening Examples, More Mars, Cronica, Phinery, Flaming Pines, Coherent States, Falt). He has performed in numerous concerts. In 2008, he co-founded Granny Records. He co-organized and co-curated events in various venues in Thessaloniki, inviting numerous European and Greek artists. His other works include the creation and composition of sound for installations and site-specific performances, as well as music for animated films. His most recent release is a cassette entitled ‘Folk Tales and the Rain’ on the French label Wabi-Sabi Tapes.
● Eventless Plot (Vassilis Liolios, Yannis Tsirikoglou) were formed in 2002 in Thessaloniki. They borrow elements from various aesthetics to build their own hybrid sound, paying great attention to the sonic details. They use a variety of instruments, analog sources, field recordings and Max/MSP patches. They have curated music for art installations, dance performances and films. Their compositions have been released on some of the most prestigious labels in the experimental field (Another Timbre, Edition Wandelweiser, Dinzu Artefacts, Moving Furniture Contemporary Series, Tsss Tapes, Granny Records, Dasa Tapes, Archive officielle, Never Anything records, etc.). They have presented their work live at venues and festivals in Greece and abroad.
● Visual artist, sound artist and educator Marco Paltrinieri lives and creates in Milan. He is a founding member of the visual research collective Discipula (2011-2020), with which he exhibited internationally, and of LL Edizioni, a curatorial platform for artistic and cultural productions. His solo music, mainly centred around sampling and looping and the use of guitar, voice and field recordings, has been released by Canti Magnetici and Granny Records.