Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Gathering - Live 14 September in Athens

-- English version below --

Σάββατο - 14 Σεπτέμβρη  - 22.00 - Αθήνα - "Μάζεμα"

Η πρώτη συναυλία του τουρ θα έχει μια ταξιδιωτική ατμόσφαιρα. Θα δώσουμε ένα meeting point κάπου στην Αθήνα στις 22.00 και όταν μαζευτούμε όλοι θα οδηγήσουμε προς ένα μαγικό και απομωνομένο μέρος λίγο έξω απο την πόλη.








Πρακτικές πληροφορίες

Θα χρειαστείτε ένα αμάξι και λίγη βενζίνη. Μην ανυσηχείτε, στην Αττική θα μείνουμε. Αλλά μην έρθετε και με άδειο ντεπόζιτο! Θα ποστάρουμε μερικές μέρες πριν δυο τηλέφωνα επικοινωνίας για να γίνει η οργάνωση εκείνη τη μέρα. Μπορείτε να καλέσετε για να ρωτήσετε ποιο είναι το meeting point αλλά και αργότερα εαν χαθείτε στο δρόμο. Για οτιδήποτε άλλο επικοινωνήστε οποιαδήποτε στιγμή στο --- dimitrisathanas@hotmail.com  --- (Γενικά αν το πάρετε απόφαση, καλό θα ναι να στείλετε ένα mail πχ "Γεια είμαστε και μείς μέσα με ένα αμάξι!" για να ξέρουμε πάνω κάτω τι γίνεται!) Φέρτε μαζί ένα φακό η ότι άλλο φως έχετε για να φωτίσουμε λίγο τη συναυλία. Επίσης φέρτε μπύρες, φαγητά η οτι άλλο χρειαστείτε η θέλετε να μοιραστείτε, εφόσον μάλλον θα πάμε κάπου μακριά απο περίπτερα και μαγαζιά. Και το τελευταίο και πιο σημαντικό για να φέρετε είναι ένα κρουστό! Γιατί μετά την ακουστική συναυλία θα κάνουμε ένα μεγάλο κύκλο και θα παίξουμε όλοι μαζι με κρουστά, τραγούδια, χορούς και ότι τραβάει η ψυχή σας! Γενικά φέρτε ότι άλλο τρελό από διακοσμητικά, μπάλες, αρκουδάκια, τηλεσκόπια η ότιδήποτε ρε παιδί μου.

Line Up (ακριβής ώρα άγνωστη)

- Acoustic Covers When PunkRock Bothers, Τα ακουστικά παιδιά απο την Αθήνα μετά απο το Κ44 και τους πεζοδρόμους είπαν να μας ακολουθήσουν και κάπου πιο μακριά για να παίξουν χορευτικές διασκευές χωρίς κανένα ηλεκτρικό εξοπλισμό. Beatbox, κιθάρες, φωνές και αυτό ήταν!

- Ell Sol + One Man's Noise, Δυο σετ ενωμένα σε ένα με τραγούδια, παιχνίδια, αυτοσχεδιασμό και ότι προκύψει! (για πιο πολλές πληροφορίες δες το event για το τουρ)

- Rhythm Session, μαζεύουμε όλα τα κρουστά που έχουμε φέρει και απλά περνάμε καλά με το ρυθμό!

* Μια υποσημείωση για την ώρα συνάντησης σε σχέση με την γενική ελληνική ώρα συνάντησης. Όταν λέμε 22.00 θα είναι πραγματικά 22.00. Καλύτερα να είστε εκεί 21.30 παρά 22.30 :) Έτσι θα είμαστε έτοιμοι να φύγουμε και να ξεκινήσει η περιπέτεια!

--- To meeting point κανονίστηκε! Στείλτε μου στο dimitrisathanas@hotmail.com για οδηγίες και τηλέφωνα! ---

http://www.ellsol.tk/
http://www.onemansnoise.blogspot.com/

-- English Version --

Saturday 14th September - 22.00 - Athens - "Gathering"

We are gonna set a meeting point somewhere in Athens and when everyone is there, we are gonna drive to a special location a bit outside of the city.

Practical Info

You will need a car and some gas for it. We are not gonna drive very far, but still it's gonna be out of the city. A couple days before we will post two phone numbers so that you can get in touch about the meeting point or if you get lost on the way. For any question e-mail me at any time at -- dimitrisathanas@hotmail.com -- Bring with you a light, any beers or food you would like to have or share. And last but not least, bring a percussion instrument with you! At the end of the acoustic concert we are gonna play and dance all together! You can generally bring decoration, balls, teddy bears, telescopes or anything else you like.

Line Up ( exact time unknown)

- Acoustic Covers When Punk Rock Bothers, The acoustic boys from Athens are going to join us in this trip, to play some lively covers without any amplification. Just beatbox, guitars and voices.

- Ell Sol + One Man's Noise, two sets joined in one. Guitars, songs, improvisation, games and whatever happens! (check the tour event page for detailed info)

- Rhythm Session, we bring together all our percussion, play, sing and dance!

* The meeting time 22.00 will be sharp. Better be there at 21.30 than 22.30 :)

--- The meeting point is set, send me an e-mail at dimitrisathanas@hotmail.com for info and tel. numbers! ---

http://www.ellsol.tk/
http://www.onemansnoise.blogspot.com/




Sunday, August 11, 2013

12 -24 September ''The Magic Greece Tour'' with Ell Sol

Hello! Hola ! Γειά!

--English version below--

Ο Ell Sol (Τζοάν Μένα) είναι ένας μουσικός που κατάγεται απο τη Βαρκελώνη και μένει στη Χάγη.
Κάνει σόλο συναυλίες οι οποίες βασίζονται στην ακουστική ισπανική κιθάρα, ουκελέλε και φωνητικά.
Παίζει πειραματική καταλονική φολκ αναμειγμένη με τζαζ, φλαμένκο, αυτοσχεδιασμό και μουσικές επιρροές απο διάφορα μέρη του κόσμου, δημιουργώντας ένα δικό του ιδίωμα. Παίζοντας κυρίως σε μικρά μέρη, σπρώχνει τα όρια σε ότι μπορούμε να ονομάσουμε σύγχρονη μουσική και προσπαθεί να συνδεθεί με το κοινό του μέσω αυτής. Έχει παίξει πάνω απο 40 συναυλίες στην Ευρώπη τον τελευταίο χρόνο μαζί καλλιτέχνες όπως οι Rainstick Cowbell (Αμερική), Stephanie Pan (Αμερική), King Ayisoba (Γκάνα) και ZEA (Ολλανδία).

One Man's Noise  είναι το πρότζεκτ του Δημήτρη Αθανασόπουλου απο την Αθήνα.  Ακουστικές συναυλίες που βασίζονται στον αυτοσχεδιασμό, συμμετοχικά παιχνίδια, τραγούδι, θέατρο και πειραματισμό. Τα παιχνίδια και οι αυτοσχεδιασμοί μπορεί να βασίζονται σε απλές ιδέες, φράσεις ή λέξεις, να καθοδηγούνται απο μια κούκλα ή ένα ρολόι. Αυτό που είναι πιο σημαντικό όμως είναι η συμμετοχή του κόσμου και η αντίληψη της μουσικής ως εξερεύνηση, παιχνίδι, ανταλλαγή και κάτι στο οποίο δεν υπάρχει λάθος και σωστό. Η ιδέα της ακουστικής συναυλίας και του στησίματος σε κύκλο είναι πολύ σημαντική για νιώθουν όλοι οι συμμετέχοντες ίσοι. Είναι ένα εγχείρημα που ξεκίνησε τον τελευταίο χρόνο αλλά έχει ταξιδέψει σε πολλές χώρες τις Ευρώπης όπως Ολλανδία, Βέλγιο, Γαλλία, Ισπανία, Ιταλία εμπλέκοντας πολλούς ανθρώπους, μεταδίδοντας και μαθαίνοντας απο τις εμπειρίες στο δρόμο.

Ο Τζοάν και ο Δημήτρης γνωρίστηκαν στην Ολλανδία και αφού έπαιξαν μαζί στη Χάγη και στην Καταλονία αποφάσισαν να κάνουν ένα μικρό τουρ στην Ελλάδα. Ετοιμάζουν ένα ενιαίο σετ στο οποίο μπλέκουν τα δύο διαφορετικά πράγματα που κάνουν και δοκιμάζουν συνέχεια καινούρια. Κάθε συναυλία θα είναι διαφορετική, σε ιδιαίτερα μέρη και με καινούριες ιδέες.

Δείτε τα μέρη και τις ημερομηνίες και στείλτε μας mail για οτιδήποτε!
Μπορεί να προστεθούν και κάποιες ημερομηνίες τελευταία στγμή με αυθόρμητη διάθεση οπότε keep in touch!

dimitrisathanas@hotmail.com
ellsolellsol@gmail.com (ελληνικά δεν μιλάει πάντως!)

12-24 Σεπτέμβρη


*θα γινουν ξεχωριστα events για καθε συναυλια

http://www.ellsol.tk/
http://www.onemansnoise.blogspot.com/

--- ENGLISH VERSION ---
Ell Sol (Joan Mena) is a Catalan singer-songwriter whose intense, groundbreaking performances push the boundaries of contemporary music with the soul and sensibility of an artist looking to connect in deeper ways with his audiences. With songs sung primarily in his native Catalan, his lyrics transcend language with penetrating melodies and a familiar but unconventional delivery that leaves you wanting to put your palms together or jump to feet and dance. Ell Sol combines the rich, melodic intensity of flamenco with whimsical shanties strummed on his ukulele or other unusual instruments he plays while casually strolling through the crowd interacting with a unique brand of showmanship seldom seen today.
His new collection of music recorded in Valencia will be released in the summer of 2013.

review by Richard Morris


OneMansNoise is the project of Dimitris Athanasopoulos from Athens. Acoustic concerts involving improvisation, singing, games and most of all participation of the people. Can involve also theater, puppets, books, percussion or any other idea that comes up before the concert. This project has been touring a lot of countries during the past months such as Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain and Italy.

Joan and Dimitris met in the Netherlands and after playing together in The Hague and Catalunya decided to make a two-week tour in Greece together. Every concert is gonna be different and special.

Send us an e-mail for any question or suggestion!

dimitrisathanas@hotmail.com
ellsolellsol@gmail.com

12-24 September


*there will be different events on the internet for every concert

Friday, August 9, 2013

France >> Spain >> Italy >> Greece -- June/July 2013



It's begin of August and I am just back in Greece after traveling for two months in Europe, trying to spread the music vibes, learn share and exchange with people. So, this is a post about this travel and what I learned so far. :)

5 June - The Hague

My (music) travel actually started in The Hague with a concert we organized together with Joan (Ell Sol). Sivan, my ex- housemates and really nice friend took care of the visuals and decorations and gave the place some magic. Good friends from the Hague came, that were related a lot with the creation of this music, so the atmosphere was quite intense. - In a good way :) -
Was also our first concert together with Ell Sol and made us both realize that it makes a lot of sense collaborating together and joining our energies into one!

Here are some small clips from the concert. (video by Sivan)







8 to 12 June - Paris

After being very lucky I reached Paris in a day from the Hague, hitchhiking and meeting nice people. In this enormous and chaotic city I found some friends on the streets and played in a small bar called Les Idiots. Trying to do what I do in a bar, where people go to talk with their friends, drink beers and eat was a real experiment and made me realize that maybe this is not the best setting for this kind of music. Nevertheless, it was a very interesting experience and I also made a bit of money there to go on to Nantes.
 We also made a small event through couchsurfing which brought us with a couple of friends in a park playing really nice music under the rain! On the streets, between other people, I met Joris who felt for me like a simple friendly soul in a place where people seemed to be much more complex than that. He made a drawing of us sitting outisde of Centre Pompidou. Thanks!

J.K.














































































































































































































































































15 June - Coueron

I arrived in Coueron (close to Nantes) again hitchiking from Paris. I used to think it's quite impossible to get out of Paris but I was lucky enough to find a very good spot. And this is in Massy. I would recommend to get the train to Massy (2 euros or so) and hitchhike from the roundabout next to the station. Anyway, in Coueron  we made a house concert in the garden of a really good friend that also hosted me while I was there. It was an amazing evening with all kinds of wonderful people. Friends, neighbours, young, old, relatives, mothers, daughters.. Was amazing to meet these people, play and share this experience together. Here's a small soundclip from that evening.





16 to 19 June - La ZAD

It is the second time I visit this magic place. Maybe the most intense part of my trip. SO much to get and so difficult to explain to people who haven't been there.So, I would say just go there! In short words, it is a community of autonomous people living in the area of Notres Dames Des Landes north of Nantes where Vinci has plans to build an airport and are resisting since a couple of years. It is in fact a social experiment that can teach you some much about living in a different way..

Through all the things I experienced there and the people I met I would like to tell you about Sam, the storyteller. He travels from village to village and carries with him stories from one place to another. I met him there, heard some of his stories, played together and got his positive energy. There is a lot of things I learned from him and have been thinking a lot about.
 
I don't have anything to show you from my stay in La ZAD, but I think it's better this way. You can go and see with your own eyes :) If you want more info about this place and the struggle, check out their site or send me an e-mail ( dimitrisathanas@hotmail.com ) and I can send you back some more links and info or talk about it together. :)

20 June - Noirmoutier

Shapatia made a new friend in Noirmoutier, Petida!



















21 June - Bordeaux

After travelling through the west coast of France for a couple days, meeting nice people and playing music, we arrived in Bordeaux. On the day of "Fete de la musique". We had arranged to do a concert in L'Oukaze, a really nice squat with nice people and lots of things going on, such us a free shop, lots of art and music and hosting people.We made an intimate concert with +- 15 people, ate all together and danced to some nice music. One thing I learned from this event, was that music helps a lot to communicate with people that don't speak the same language with you. It was really nice to spend a couple more days there and then head to the south again.

23 June - Biscarosse

Travelling with friends in the van up to north of Spain



















30 June - Granada

We finally arrived in  Granada on the 27th of June and stayed there for a week. We made a concert in Huerto Del Carlos and had a lot of fun trying new things out. Unfortunately, there is no material to show. Anyway, Granada is a magic place. Just a week there was enough to suck me in to this Granada experience! Playing on the street, I met a lot of people from all over the world. Australia, Belgium, Chille, Mexico Spain, Italy. The only thing I have for you to listen is a recording from the castle, Alhambra. I found a place, entering Alhambra, which was an inside part of some walls or entrance to the area of the castle. It was very quiet and with really nice acoustics. So, I started playing and something amazing happened. A big group of tourists (30 people or so) entered this place and then went slowly out, so this made an amazing effect on the recording. You can hear the volume and dynamic of the people's voices and noises fading in and out and then I continue playing. So remember there is no editing on this recording! 



5 July - Sabadell

After Granada Vasia joined me and we headed to Catalunya to meet Joan (Ell Sol) and join him for a part of his Catalunya tour. The first concert in Sabadell was in the stairs of a house! About 30 people sitting and playing on a stairway of two floors. You can watch here two videos from that day :)





And a nice photo as well.
















6 July - Capellades

We went to Lemon Day festival where I saw ZA! playing for the second time.
The first time was amazing, but this was unbelievable!
You have to see this band live!



8 July - Cap De Creus

After joining Ell Sol in Moia and Casa De La Selva we ended up playing music for the sun to come out at the end of the world. The wind was playing with us for hours. When the sky was grew brighter we went to sleep. Next day was somehow like this.

















19 July - Asti

Me and Vasia left Ell Sol to continue his tour with Zea and King Ayisoba and headed to Italy, passing through France. We hitchhiked a lot, spent a night on the beach and the some days in the nature, close to Pont Saint Esprit before going to Asti, to visit a good friend. We stayed there for a week and made a really nice house concert before leaving. During our stay there we visited Antonio Catalano and his magic world. I could never imagine that something like that existed before we visited him..amazing!
We have some really nice video footage from the house concert, but it will take some time to edit and upload, so for now here is a recording. 



23-28 July -  Cortona/Perugia

After Asti we travelled through Ravena and Bologna and Siena and arrived in an artistic farm close to Cortona. We spent there some days, helping, joining the activities and meeting people. Also played music in the center of Cortona where the ambience and people where amazing. Last stop was Perugia, we were hosted be a couchsurfer, went to a music festival, played on the street and met a lot of nice and interesting people. It was great to meet people that took Via della Viola on their hands and made it an amazing and lively place to be, full of art and events!

On the boat to Greece

We met some people from Firenze and spent nice time together. Also some very young fellows and one of them helped me draw this.

















30 July - Athens

Just back and guess what; time for Shapatia to take a bath after two months!
So goodbye and see you next time :)