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Crucial Listening #100: Yiorgis Sakellariou

Mum meets the Beatles, live environment failures, waves of transformative energy. The composer of experimental and electroacoustic music discusses three important albums.

Mum meets the Beatles, live environment failures, waves of transformative energy. The composer of experimental and electroacoustic music discusses three important albums.

Yiorgis’ picks:

The Beatles – 20 Greatest Hits
Iannis Xenakis – La Légende d’Eer
Swans – The Glowing Man

Yiorgis’ latest album, Fons et Origo, is out now via miclithuania. Check it out here. His website is over here.

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