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The Road to Amarillo

by George Kokkinaris & Julyen Hamilton

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1.
Back to Back 06:05
2.
Birdless 03:55
3.
Wild Jaco 03:02
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Back to home 03:26
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Feathered 03:15
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Sweet Pea 02:08
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Major Work 05:41
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Road to Amarillo 03:21
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Max was lost 04:37
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S' worth it 02:02
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Mr. Fly 03:44
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Prefix & suffix 05:38
13.
Eyes of Soul 01:34

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Piano & Text by Julyen Hamilton
Contrabass George Kokkinaris

"The Road to Amarillo is a collaboration between Julyen Hamilton, a dancer, choreographer, poet, voice artist, and musician originally from the UK and now based in Athens, among other places in Europe, and George Kokkinaris, a double bassist dividing his time between Athens and Berlin. The pairing here seems natural; Hamilton’s long history of performing dance in duet with musicians complements Kokkinaris’ own extensive work with solo dancers. For this recording, though, Hamilton participates as poet/voice artist and pianist.

The thirteen tracks presented here are nearly evenly divided between piano-double bass duets (seven), and bass-and-spoken-word performances (six). The recording is crisp, highlighting Kokkinaris’ robust bass sounds and the intimacy of Hamilton’s voice. There’s much to like in the interplay between the two artists. Kokkinaris supports Hamilton’s spoken word performances with a sensitivity that provides just the right background presence of sound without overshadowing the voice or falling into call-and-response clichés. On the piano duets, Hamilton’s contributions range from ad hoc chord progressions to purely abstract stabs and rapid, atonal runs, but in all cases he leaves space enough for the pieces’ overall textures to breathe. The duo’s collective instrumental sound is epitomized on the free Back to Home, where Hamilton’s piano is underscored by Kokkinaris’ restless pizzicato bassline, as well as on Major Work, with its bowed and pizzicato bass weaving between piano splashes. Feathered, which features Hamilton playing directly on the strings alongside Kokkinaris’ complementary extended techniques, shows them at their most exploratory."

Review by Daniel Barbiero
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released October 13, 2022

Rec Mix Master Giotis Paraskevaidis AUX studio

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George Kokkinaris Athens, Greece

https:// kokkinaris.com George plays classical solo and orchestral d. bass. His main aim is to explore the instrument's sound abilities together with speech, acting, movement and other forms of art. He collaborates with other musicians from free jazz/improv scene giving concerts and performances in Athens. ... more

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