free piece of tape

Thursday, March 01, 2012

Holiday - music clip

>our promo trailer for 2012.
>Introducing the Free Piece Dub Project

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

> May 13th 2011
> Excellent review at Drowned Valley blog
> One of the main reasons for not making my own music is that everything I play hasn't managed to sound unique. Since all the good songs haven't been written yet, and I'm not a good writer, it seems enough to discover other people who actually are. Two of those people are also responsible for Free Piece of Tape and, here, they deliver 8, mainly free improvisational, tracks with the warmth of Monopoly Chid Star Searchers and with themes that sometimes make you wonder if they are using the same drugs as Angus MacLise did. Plus, they seem to like greek underground as two of their pieces are based upon samples by Nikos Ksilouris and Kostas Bezos. (((Awe)))some-ness. In case you're not convinced yet, the 7th track consists of probably the smartest way to use a dub theme among drones. Yes, dub. Yes, it's great. At least Lee 'Scratch' -Trismegistus- Perry would appreciate it. And I do, too.

Review at Foxy Digitalis

> April 4th 2011
> Review at Foxy Digitalis
> By Paul Simpson
>“Dubud,” begings with echoed static and high-pitched oscillations, then adds fractured bursts of dub rhythm, which seem to be edited offbeat on purpose to trip up anyone who thinks they’re going to be in for a smooth groove. This abstract rhythm gets looped and mutilated, along with some feedback that may or may not be a distorted melodica. I’m sure most reggae purists would cringe in horror upon hearing this piece, but to me it sounds like a fascinating step outside the boundaries, taking familiar ideas and experimenting with them to create something new.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

"burning school" official music clip

> shot during a carnival fest at Galaxidi on ash monday in 2008. The track is based on an audio sample of an old greek song "kaike ena scholio" where there is a reference to Galaxidi in its lyrics. That's why I chose to combine this old audio reference along with a contemporary view on people at Galaxidi. The juxtaposition of shots is not a result of detail editing. The footage is actually shot in a constant flaw of tiny portions of pictures. I just took out most of the wide shots where the visual information tented to be more descriptive. Focusing in details and close ups offers the oppurtunity to create another kind of reality through the video camera due to the out frame information which exists but you never see it. In addition, viewer's mind always try to imagine and compose the extra out of frame information resulting in either a creative viewing experience or in a complete confusion and misleading making viewers close the browser's tab during the first 15 sec and get no more views in your youtube page for ages!!!!
> the track "burning school" is part of the cd release "free piece of tape" of granny records

Sunday, December 19, 2010

New cd on Granny

>"Eight tracks combining improv, drone, cut-ups, waves of analog synth and their invented instruments that sound like violin and guitar produce an amalgam of amazing layers." > Guillermo Escudero, November 2010 > loop review
> You can read also an interview at loop

Sunday, August 08, 2010

12/06 at Facta Non Verba

> A truly amazing night at Thessaloniki
> presenting our new cd from Granny Records
> With awesome Hana (appearing for the fisrt time)
> At Facta Non Verba

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Wednesday, June 09, 2010

* 12/06 at Facta Non Verba, new cd release *

> Saturday 12/06/2010 a live set
> Presenting our new cd release from Granny Records
> Facta Non Verba, Thessaloniki
> Ionos Dragoumi 65
> 21:30, free entrance

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

A Nightmare Before Christmas

>Kukuruku recordings & Fragista productions present:
> Sunday December 20th, two live sets from two duos
> Free Piece of Tape (acoustical set)
> Ilan Manouach & Tasos Stamou
> Fragista Str. 4 (Patissia), 19:00 hrs

Monday, June 29, 2009

into the woods 14 & 15.07

> Tue 14th & Wed 15th of July
> live sound performance
> with Coti K & Nikos Veliotis
> at Angelos Frantzis' cinematic installation
> "Into the woods"
> Pireos 260, 21:00 hrs
> http://www.greekfestival.gr/show_event?id=382&lang=en

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Into the woods rehearsal

Friday, May 08, 2009

Facta Non Verba / 16.05

> Saturday 16.05
> At Facta Non Verba, Thessaloniki
> Ionos Dragoumi 65
> Inverz
> Free Piece Of Tape
> plus a special! improvised secret set...
> starting at 21:30
> free entrance

new! release

> Two Fields and a Snowflake
> new release from kukuruku recordings
> three acoustic live tracks
> not a single effect
> 150 copies
> spatial acoustic bliss!

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

get industrial

> Saturday 02/05/09
> get industrial at Preveza with:
> Free Piece Of Tape
> Tasos Stamou
> Magnitophono
> at The Bar, 22:30
> step on it !

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

! mayday !

> live simadrones
> attached basslines
> saxed loops
> the yellow submarine is sinking...
> into the abyss
> sunday 18/01/09 at kinky kong
> at 21:00hrs

Sunday, December 28, 2008

true love

how old are you?

Friday, September 19, 2008

.Free Piece Of Tape & Tasos Stamou.

- A total improvised set, a fisrt time meeting..!
- 19/09/08 at Mixanourgeio ( Polytechnio )
- 10:00 > Vague (Kiko C. Esseiva & Scillia Lorage)
- 09:00 > Free Piece Of Tape & Tasos Stamou
- 08:00 > Sound Installation by Kiko C. Esseiva

Monday, September 15, 2008

Mir Festival 13/09/08 pt.2

Mir Festival 13/09/08 pt.1

Monday, September 08, 2008

.folliage no.2.

.foliage no.1.

Thursday, September 04, 2008

.the vanishing point.

Sunday, August 31, 2008

>MIR< 12/09 - 20/09

> Free Piece Of Tape Live Set
> Saturday 13/09/08, 22:00 hrs
> Akis Davis Theatre (ex Alkmini Theatre)
> Alkminis 8 str., Kato Petralona

Saturday, November 24, 2007

staring eyes

> drog_A_tek lives
> Free Piece Of Tape lives, non stop images > Black En Decker
> Sunday November 25th, at Kyttaro, 22:00 hrs
> Pedals/No guitars --- Turntables / No vinyls --- Guitars/No notes --- Images / Non stop

Thursday, October 18, 2007

A room & A view

> Everyone gets one, sooner or even sooner.
> Thinner than the fair it is, thinner than the air we are.
> Missing...

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Free Piece Of Tape & Kaaatpower at CHICXULUB

> On Saturday June 23rd
> at 22:00 hrs
> Free Piece Of Tape love Kaaatpower's violin treatments

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Zimmer Frei & Free Piece Of Tape > Panorama_Athina

> Videodance Festival 18 - 25 th of May 2007
> Friday 25th of May at Astron Cinema
> Zimmer Frei & Free Piece Of Tape
> Panorama_Athina
> www.zimmerfrei.co.it

Thursday, February 15, 2007

"D" at Cine TRIANON 25/2/07

> SunDay night, 22:30 in the company of Free Piece Of Tape & Μπλάκ Εν Ντέκερ & a Screen.
> The week is ending in front of a screen, cinema screen, tv screen, computer screen, window screen, mirror screen...scream!
> At 23:30 Novi_sad takes the stand.
> Try to Dream...
> Monday morning is next...>...

Sunday, January 14, 2007

3..2..1...>

> 2007 marble churches...> ! <

Monday, November 20, 2006

9/12 Live Performance at 2:13 Festival

> 2:13 Festival at Small Music Theatre December 7, 8 and 9
> Live performances by:
> Phill Niblock (9/12)
> NTSC (8/12)
> Ben Drew & Emma Hart (7/12)
> Texturizer (7/12)
> Free Piece Of Tape (9/12)
> Anastasis Grivas & Mecha Orga (8/12)
> plus screenings, 2:13 video panorama and Phill Niblock Films 1966-1969.
> http://www.aptera.gr/2-13/2-13athens.htm