Xénos by Srdjan Ivanovic, Jovana Krstevska, Robby Marshall, Hugo Corbin, Timothée Robert
Xénos, "foreigner" in Greek, is a band that draws inspiration from stories and experiences of exile and immigration and transcends this into music, world-jazz with a rock sound. The band came about as a wish to play ''songs'', not just instrumental music and the meeting of Srdjan and Jovana was crucial and defining for the band's sound.
After playing around Paris we really wanted to record this music and impulsively, immediately after the first ''lockdown'' we impulsively did.
The leitmotiv of the album is the foreigner in every sense of the word. The tracks were chosen or composed following this guideline. The traditional Greek songs about immigration have been given a new breath of life, thanks to the musical arrangements that bring them towards the Punk / Reggae of the 90s.
Tracklist
| 1. | Gusta Mi Magla Padnala | 4:52 |
| 2. | Tvoite Oči Leno | 4:57 |
| 3. | Gianni Mou | 5:06 |
| 4. | Heartbeat | 6:10 |
| 5. | Ici, là-bas | 5:02 |
| 6. | Xénitemeno | 4:00 |
| 7. | Ring Of Fire | 4:22 |
Credits
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Credits
1. Gusta mi magla padnala : trad. Serbia / S. Ivanovic
2. Tvoite oči Leno : trad. N. Macedonia / S. Ivanovic
3. Gianni Mou : trad. Greece / S. Ivanovic
4. Heartbeat : S.Ivanovic
5. Ici-la bas : S.Ivanovic / J.P. Carlot / Z. Hajlovac
6. Xénitemeno : trad. Greece / S. Ivanovic
7. Ring of fire : June Carter / Merle Kilgore
Recorded and mixed in Studio Ohm Sweet Ohm, Paris, by Julien Reyboz, April 7 & 8 2021.
Mastered by François Fanelli at Soncis Mastering, Marseille.
Thanks to Jean-Philippe Carlot for the inspiring lyrics for Ici-La bas.
Thanks to all that supported the release of this album through the crowdfunding, your support is not only material, it means a lot to all of us on this recording.
License
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Drummer/composer Srdjan Ivanovic (1983) chose sticks, drums and cymbals as his main weapon in his quest to liberate energies through musical encounters. He blends melodic modern-jazz with the musical heritage of the Balkans and adds to that anything that might find itself on the way.