Vault of Blossomed Ropes + Nikos Sidirokastritis feat. Deniz Angelaki
With Nikos Fokas on modular electronics, Stelios Romaliadis on flute and Giorgos Varoutas on guitar and electronics, Vault of Blossomed Ropes open paths and create narratives between repetition and stillness, noise and silence, with influences from experimental music, ambient, avant-garde and electroacoustic sound. For the concert at KET, they appear for the first time with Nikos Sidirokastritis on drums and Deniz Angelaki on visuals.
Within the last decade, Vault of Blossomed Ropes have left their own mark on the local independent music scene. Drawing on contemporary experimental electroacoustic music, free improvisation and ritualistic traditions, they compose vibrant timeless soundscapes. Their debut self-titled album (2014) featured Steve Jansen, drummer of the legendary Japan, while the album’s release was the occasion for the first English translation of Andreas Embiricos’ poem ”The Immortals”. Their second album, “Etidorhpa”, was released in 2021 by Tadoma Records and is inspired by the book “HITIDORFA, or the Edge of the Earth”, by JU Lloyd (1890). The musicians that make up Vault of Blossomed Ropes have collaborated with Steve Jansen (Japan/Nine Horses), Jang Bang, Arve Henriksen, Andrea Molino, Ko Ishikawa, Chris Cutler (Henry Cow), Thanos Mikroutsikos, Lena Platonos, David Jackson (Van Der Graaf Generator), Kraig Grady, Andria Degens (Current 93), Lisa Isaksson, Attila Csihar (Mayhem, SunnO))), Sakis Tolis (Rotting Christ) and have released recordings on labels: Recommended records (ReR), Underflow records, Musea, Experimedia, I,Voidhanger, Midira, Triple Bath.
www.vaultofblossomedropes.bandcamp.com
Nikos Sidirokastritis was born in Athens in 1963. He studied with Nikos Korantzinos at the percussion school of the Athens Conservatory, music theory and counterpoint with Vangelis Kokkoris and drums with Yannis Floros. He has participated in the improvisational scene of Greece for the last 40 years and has collaborated with international and local renowned musicians.
Deniz Angelaki: live visuals
Nikos Sidirokastritis: drums
Nikos Fokas: modular electronics
Stelios Romaliadis: φλάουτο
Giorgos Varoutas: guitar, electronics