Gavouna

Gavouna is the alias of Athens-born, London based Athanasios Argianas, who studied under a pupil of Xenakis and Berio. A fine artist and musician, Gavouna released his debut EP, ‘Warm Industry’ on Manchester’s Melodic label in 2003, the original homebase to Nine Black Alps, Pedro, Lucky Pierre and Minotaur shock. “Stings & Dum Machines” features 12 tracks of delicious honeycomb noise, pianos and strings - the sound of your favourite musical tastes thrown together and assembled into one gorgeous mess. For ‘Stings…’, there’s a far greater sense of organisation and an emphasis on song-based forms. In fact, some of the elements and riffs from the ep have been remade, revitalised and actually subjected to total metamorphosis. There’s a cinematic swagger to this music for sure and ample evidence of Gavouna’s progression as composer. Argianas has developed significantly on this debut LP - combining traditional instrumentation, built-up rhythms, heavy percussion and sparing, contemporary electronic influences. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.