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2008

calendar

Upcoming Summer Live Dates for Sigmatropic

Friday June 20
Preveza; European Day of Music

Thursday June 26
Athens; Klafthmonos Sq. - Medecins du Monde - Anti Drug Campaign

Friday June 27
Athens; Alsos Nea Smyrni - Praxis Festival

Friday July 4
Athens; Alsos Stratou - Antiracist Festival

2007

calendar

26-Oct-07

Fri

IOANNINA - Thymomeno Portraito (Angry Portrait)

27-Oct-07

Sat

AMYNTAIO - Otherside

10-Nov-07

Sat

ARGOS - Mousiko Kouti (Music Box)

15-Nov-07

Thu

SERRES - Οttro

16-Nov-07

Fri

KAVALA - Jazz Rock

17-Nov-07

Sat

LARISSA - Stage Performances Venue (formerly: B LIVE)

18-Nov-07

Sun

THESSALONIKI - Xylourgeio (Mylos)

23-Nov-07

Fri

HALKIS - Praxis Evrippou

The Halandri Summer Festival has been cancelled!

Sigmatropic were scheduled to appear there (September 30).

The Halandri Summer Festival originally transferred to September 29 & 30 has now been cancelled. Sigmatropic were scheduled to appear there (September 30).

Sigmatropic live at The Small Music Theatre (April 20)

After a long absence Sigmatropic will be performing live at The Small Music Theater, Friday, April 20. They will be presenting most of their material to appear in the forthcoming album together with some of their older numbers from the days of "Random Walk".

Absence Without Leave, Greece's leading post-rock duo will be opening the night.

2006

Sigmatropic performs at the European day of Music

For three days, June 21, 22 and 23 music will be in its best in Athens. Sigmatropic will perform at Kotzia Square, June 21, 9:30 pm. Free to the public.

Read Press Release and full program.

Sigmatropic performs live in After Dark

Friday, May 26, Sigmatropic will be showcasing their new material together with older tunes in Athens' rock venue After Dark (Ippokratous & Didotou 31, τηλ. 2103606460).

Show starts 11:30μ.μ. Admission 7€.

Sigmatropic performs at m.a.d. festival

M.A.D. festival is a meeting of dance groups, musical ensembles, and modern visual artists, for a ten days' festival (April 28 to May 7) at the Foundation of the Hellenic World Institution (IME) area, building #5. Sigmatropic will be showcasing their music on April 30, in front of a mixed public sharing the experience of various art forms coexisting in the same space.

Adult Theatre + Akis Boyatzis (Sigmatropic): Heroes (a performance)

Akis Boyatzis (Sigmatropic) teams with Adult Theater in a Performance titled "Heroes". Soundscapes and musical actions along with three solo performances by visual artist Christina Papageorgiou and playwright/director Alexandra Papageorgiou on heroic standings in modern times.

Thu 2, Fri 3 and Sat 4 March, bARTessera, Stoa Praxitellous, Athens. Read Press Release (in Greek).

SIGMATROPIC@Rockwave Festival

Sigmatropic delivered a live tour-de-force in Greece's Rockwave Festival (Sunday, June 26, doors opened at 15:30), opening for rock giants like Moby and Sonic Youth.

Sigmatropic headlining Fri, June 10 Summer in the City Festival

The biggest Festival of the Greek Rock Scene is here! Sigmatropic will be headlining Friday, June 10.

Sigmatropic live shows for spring 2005

Sigmatropic will be appearing live:

Saturday, March 5, (opening act: Zathiro) at the House of Art

Saturday, April 16, (opening act: Zathiro) at Aeras Live Stage (Petroupoli)

Aftermath of two great nights

Sigmatropic wish to thank all those who helped and witnessed their opening show for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds in Athens and Thessaloniki. The thousands of warm and enthusiastic Greek fans have shown a true way for the alternative music scene in this country.

SIGMATROPIC live at the Small Music Theatre, November 12

Sigmatropic will start the new concert season at the Small Music Theatre, Friday November 12. Along with the Sixteen Haiku, new material and some Carla Torgerson songs will be performed. Video projections by Yiannis Nikolaou.

Sigmatropic with Carla Torgerson feature in the European Day of Music

Sigmatropic with Carla Torgerson (The Walkabouts) appeared in the European Day of Music 2004 in Athens (Monday, June 21).

Sigmatropic with

Carla Torgerson live in Athens and Larissa

Sigmatropic, together with Carla Torgerson (The Walkabouts) appeared on the stages of B Live in Larissa, Friday, May 7 and of Mousiki Skini ston Aera in Petroupolis (western suburbs of Athens), Saturday, May 8. The songs from their latest CD "Sixteen Haiku and Other Stories" and material from Carla Torgerson's forthcoming CD titled "St. Stranger" were performed.

Could That Be The Voice?

a 12" vinyl Sigmatropic release by Tongue Master

The new Sigmatropic 12" titled Could that be the Voice? has been released on 180 gsm vinyl in the UK by Tongue Master Records, with the following tracks:

Haiku One & Haiku Four -extended remix (MARK MULCAHY). Haiku10 (CARLA TORGERSON version), Haiku 15 (JAMES WILLIAM HINDLE), and Haiku 11 (EDITH FROST).

Click here for the official press release.

The Sixteen Haiku in the US

The 20th of January is marked as the first day of the release in the US of "Sixteen Haiku and Other Stories" by Thirsty Ear Records. Already airplay and the response by the music press has been very encouraging.

Sigmatropic + Pinkie Maclure /Lumen

Athens: Small Music Theatre, Dec. 19 & 20

Patras: Droseriko, December 21

Sigmatropic collaborated on stage with Scottish avant guarde singer Pinkie Maclure and Lumen for two concerts, on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 December at Small Music Theatre, Athens and 21 December in the city of Patras ("Droseriko"). Water Warm, the track that Pinkie delivers in Sixteen Haiku And Other Stories, together with some more numbers were performed live. Lumen also played tracks from their latest CD This Day And Age.

Sigmatropic with James Sclavunos

Sigmatropic will be playing live in Thessaloniki (Mylos, Friday March 12, 2004), Athens (Small Music Theatre, Sat March 13) and Patras (Droseriko, Sun March 14) having James Sclavunos (The Bad Seeds, The Vanity Set) as their guest.

our best wishes for the year

2004

The year 2003 has been the most productive for Sigmatropic. The latest CD "Sixteen Haiku and Other Stories" has been released in Greece, Europe, Oceania and North America. Concerts, collaborations, exposure to the International Press, record reviews greatly marked the musical year.

Our gratitude for all those who believed in our effort! Next year will bring even more activity.

Spread the Sigmatropic word. Happy New Year!

Sigmatropic + Pinkie Maclure /Lumen

Athens: Small Music Theatre, December 19 & 20

Patras: Droseriko, December 21

Sigmatropic collaborated on stage with Scottish avant garde singer Pinkie Maclure and Lumen for two concerts, on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 December at Small Music Theatre, Athens and 21 December in the city of Patras ("Droseriko"). Water Warm, the track that Pinkie delivers in Sixteen Haiku And Other Stories, together with some more numbers were performed live. Lumen also played tracks from their latest CD This Day And Age.

2008

URGENT: Concert cancelled due to venue problem!

We have been notified from the people in charge of Art House that a major technical problem prohibits any musical event in venue within April.

Sigmatropic deeply apologize for this and will keep everybody posted for the new live date(s) in the next months.

[09/04/08]

Sigmatropic and Dr Atomik live concert, Saturday April 16, Art House (Konstantinoupoleos 46, Gazi)

Sigmatropic and Dr Atomik join forces in a double bill concert, Saturday April 16 in Art House (Konstantinoupoleos 46, Gazi, Metro Station "Keramikos"), which will be the last big musical event of the winter season.

The audience must be prepared for surprises, as members of the two bands have previously collaborated on stage and in their cd recordings.

Admission: 12 Euros; doors open 9:30 pm

Massive Sigmatropic interview in Pennyblackmusic

Pennyblackmusic, one of UK's better known musical webzines hosts a massive interview with Sigmatropic's Akis Boyatzis, on their previous and recent releases, their musical influences, their attitude on politics and many more.

Read the whole interview here.

[05/02/08]

2007

Excellent ROCK ' N ' REEL magazine review for "Dark Outside"

"...they create an intriguing mélange, a combination of Portishead, The Walkabouts and Lee Hazlewood. Vistas of heat and light suggest a European art movie ambience..."

Read the whole review here.

[19/12/07]

*** from Uncut

Uncut's Rob Hughes under the title "Elegant moodscaping from Greek composer", finally gives 'Dark Outside" three stars.

Read the whole review here.

Fantastic review in Pennyblackmusic

Penned by John Clarkson, top UK netzine Pennyblackmusic delivers a sharp-targeted review for Sigmatropic's 'Dark Outside'.

"Contrary to its name, but as befits an album with song titles such as 'White', 'Red Across the Sand' and 'The Blue Side of the Sun', 'Dark Outside' is a gorgeous, kaleidoscopic riot of sound."

Read the whole review here.

Great review in The Sun for 'Dark Outside'

The Sun is UK's largest-selling newspaper. In Friday's Sept. 21 music section, the review of "Dark Outside" got 4.5 points out of five (the highest this week along with Devendra Banhart and Okkervil River).

"QUITE possibly the coolest sounds to come out of Greece are these luminous studies in electronica, folk and rock. Sigmatropic is essentially a vehicle for the gifted Akis Boyatzis, who creates serene cinematic soundscapes to frame fascinating vocal performances..."

Read the whole review here.

[22/09/07]

UK's Clash Magazine reviews 'Dark Outside'

One of UK's newest and most respectful music mags reviews "Dark Outside" in their web site version. Read the whole Clash Magazine review here.

[18/09/07]

Release date for Sigmatropic's new album Dark Outside announced

Tongue Master Records announced September 3 as the release date in the UK for Dark Outside, Sigmatropic's new album.

The album's release date in Greece has also been announced by Hitch- Hyke Records to be September 17.

[09/09/07]

BBC 6 music hosted a track out of Sigmatropic's forthcoming album

Gideon Coe from BBC 6 music played A Song In My Wallet, taken out from Sigmatropic's forthcoming album Dark Outside (featuring the voices of Robert Fisher and Carla Torgerson) in Tuesday’s (21 August 07) show.

It will be posted for a few more days, so listen to it. [Go to “listen again to this show” and click on Tuesday].

For the track listing click here.

[21/08/07]

Sigmatropic and

ELECTRA/ random tragedy

It was a triumph for the theatrical play "Electra/Random Tragedy" by Alexandra Papageorgiou, presented Thursday July 12 at Delphi from Adult Theater Company! Akis Boyatzis of Sigmatropic signed the original music.

The international audience that packed the tree-filled open space close to the European Cultural Centre of Delphi raved and cheered for ten minutes after the ending of the show. This was also clear the following day, during the discussion in a full auditorium, where questions regarding technical and cultural details of the play found their answers.

[14/07/07]

Ours At Least: new cd-single by Sigmatropic

Ours At Least, is Sigmatropic's title track in their upcoming cd-single. In record stores from this June.

Sigmatropic live at The Small Music Theatre

After a long absence Sigmatropic performed live at The Small Music Theatre in Athens, Friday, April 20. They presented most of their material which will appear in their forthcoming album, together with some of their older numbers from the days of "Random Walk".

Absence Without Leave, Greece's leading post-rock duo opened the night.

2006

Sigmatropic interview on Yugoslav webzine plastelin.com

Akis Boyatzis of Sigmatropic has been interviewed by Mileta Okiljević for the cultural webzine plastelin.com. Stories of the musical past and present, the alternative scene, the avant guarde, the sixteen haiku, the near future and many more. Read (in Serbian).

SIGMATROPIC: new lineup

Sigmatropic is now a five-membered outfit with the addition of US-born Anna Karakalou. She made her debut with the band at the club Underworld, on December 9.

2005

2004: the year in reviews

It was a great year for Sigmatropic reviews in the media all over the world.

Read/download the pdf file

SIGMATROPIC interviews in Australian media

The "Sixteen Haiku and Other Stories" cd seems to be making such an impression Down Under, that a number of Australian media (radio stations and printed media) feature interviews with Sigmatropic's Akis Boyatzis.

saint stranger:

Carla Torgerson's first solo album

The first Carla Torgerson solo album, titled Saint Stranger has been released from Glitterhouse. License for the Greek market to Hitch Hyke records. This album has been the fruit of collaboration between Carla Torgerson and Michael Willet with Akis Boyatzis and Sigmatropic.

New member for Sigmatropic

Theo Pistiolas, keyboard player since the earliest Sigmatropic days and dear friend of everybody in and around the band has to stay away from the upcoming scheduled performances of the band because of repositioning his job locus some 300 km west of Athens. kappa MYSTA (far right in photo) has been assigned as the new keyboard player in the live lineup.

Sigmatropic in a massive article on Pop Music and Poetry

A few weeks ago, a massive article on Pop Music & Poetry appeared all over the United States as a syndicated article. In this expose, poetry & literature's relationship with modern music is briefly outlined with a mention of the Sigmatropic album “Sixteen Haiku and Other Stories”. The links below are examples from the equivalent articles that appeared in the Florida & New Jersey Press. Click on either link for the article.

NorthJersey.com

Floridian: Rock,pop and prose

Carla Torgerson collaborates with Akis Boyatzis for her first solo album

Akis Boyatzis of Sigmatropic is in the studio with Carla Torgerson (singer of the Walkabouts) for her first solo album titled "St. Stranger". Musicians from Seattle and Athens will participate marking the first collaboration between the two cities in an album.

press

reviews & features

A feature article on Sigmatropic appeared on the December issue of ICE Magazine, according to which the CD Sixteen Haiku and Other Stories "is far more interesting than the garden variety".

[more]

"Sixteen Haiku and Other Stories […] is nonetheless one of the most fascinating and lovely creations of the year" according to a recent article (November 19) in Rolling Stone signed by Andrew Dansby.

[more]

For Greek Press coverage please visit the Greek pages.

2003

Sixteen Haiku and Other Stories International Project

(Hitch Hyke/Tongue Master Records)

Sigmatropic's new international project titled Sixteen Haiku and Other Stories is on its way to the shelves. Eighteen artists render their vocals to music based on the poetry of the great Nobel Laureate George Seferis. The CD is already released in Greece (September 22) by Hitch Hyke Records, in the UK (October13) by Tongue Master Records and Italy (same date) by White and Black. Out soon in Australia (Inertia Music), Spain (Discmedi), the US (January 2, Thirsty Ear) and Germany (distribution by C argo Germany). Initial limited quantities will curry a special bonus disc.

Later this year, it will be followed by a limited 12" EP/vinyl release titled "Could That Be The Voice?" by Tongue Master records with (unreleased) alternate Sigmatropic takes.

[more]

radio

interviews

Friday October 10, 11:00 pm (ATHENS TIME), Akis Boyatzis were interrogated live on the air by Yiannis Simantiras, ET-3 102 FM Thessaloniki radio

Sunday, October 12, 8:00 pm (ATHENS TIME), Akis Boyatzis was featured live in studio, and answered questions on the latest Sigmatropic release by Kanellos Terzis. En Leuko Radio 87.7 FM

Wednasday, October 15, 4:00 pm (ATHENS TIME): Sigmatropic will appear live on the brand new show "EHEI GOUSTO". They will answer questions and comment on their latest CD release "Sixteen haiku and Other Stories". ET-1 Greek TV

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