Metamodal (2019)

Sokratis Sinopoulos (Lyra), Yann Keerim (Piano), Dimitris Tsekouras (Double Bass) & Dimitris Emmanouil (Drums)

1. Lament
2. Metamodal 1: Liquid
3. Transition
4. Metamodal 2: Illusions
5. Metamodal 3: Dimensions
6. Walking
7. Dawn
8. Red Thread
9. Mnemosyne

Four years after the critically lauded Eight Winds the Athens-based Sokratis Sinopolous Quartet returns with theaptly-named Metamodal. A unique band, the quartet subtly sifts a vast pool of influence, its music informed by the players’ experience of folk forms, Byzantine and classical music, and many modes of improvising. The combination of Sinopoulos’s lyra, with its yearning, ancient tones, and the sensitive, modern piano of Yann Keerim is particularly beguiling, and the group as a whole has made giant steps since its debut. Metamodal, featuring new pieces by Sokratis and a concluding collective improvisation, was recorded in July 2018 at Sierra Studios in Athens, and produced by Manfred Eicher.

"de Griek Sokratis Sonopoulos bespeelt de lyra op een manier die elke luisteraar direct op de knie?n dwingt. Zoveel zeggingskracht uit slechts drie snaren. Sinopoulos staat met zijn kwartet garant voor muziek die tal van grenzen oversteekt en door de kraak en smaak en kleur die toevoegt een onvoorstelbare verrijking is."
Klassieke Zaken Magazine 4-2019