Louvana Records 2016 Releases
Louvana Records is primarily involved with the organization of music festivals, concerts, and workshops centered around music. At the same time, the label curates the production of music records from start to finish, including their promotion and distribution, as well as the distribution of records by local/foreign independent artists. Lately, Louvana has branched out into the field of video production by creating live music videos as part of its artists’ promotional campaigns. With four albums under its roster, the new year is set to bring the release of three more albums and two performance videos. You’ll find more information below – regarding our 2016 releases.
Lefteris Moumtzis “ Now Happiness ”
New solo album release
Cypriot singer-songwriter Lefteris Moumtzis, known for his work with J . Kriste , Master of Disguise, Stelafi and Trio Tekke, is releasing his first solo album. The album is called “ Now Happiness ” and it was recorded in Cyprus, at studio eleven 63 , produced by Moumtzis himself and engineered by Andreas Trachonitis. It was mastered by Yiannis Christodoulatos at Sweetspot Studio, Athens. It’s an atmospheric album that consists of ten songs. With this recording he is attempting a more acoustic, minimal approach, giving more attention and care to the songs themselves and the stories they are telling. It is a soothing record that flows effortlessly from beginning to end, leaving the listener with a calming and positive feeling. Stylistically, the songs borrow elements from folk, jazz, ambient and classical music. Lefteris sings and plays guitar, piano and synth, while Dimitris Hadjizisis gives his own touches on guitar on a few tracks. Additional musicians include Stefanos Meletiou on drums, Mikaela Tsangari on backing vocals, Christos Hadjichristou on synth and Vasilis Bacharides on bag drum.
He has recently wrapped up a small tour in Greece, in December, where the album was presented live in Athens, Salonica, Volos and Grevena, as well as in Cyprus in Lefkosia, Lemesos and Pafos. The album’s title song ( Now Happiness ) is the first single from this album, for which an accompanying music video was released online on the 8th of December, 2015.
Live shows:
5 February / Vintage, Pafos
6 February / Dentro Theatre, Lefkosia
7 February / Sousami, Limassol
Info and contact:
www . moumtzis . com – www . louvana . com . cy
www.facebook.com/lefterismoumtzis - info@louvana.com.cy
Βelua “As Good A Time As Any ”
Debut album release
Louvana Records proudly announces the release of Belua ’s debut album. Belua are Zara Der Arakelian (vocals), Mikaela Tsangari (guitars / vocals), Aphrodite Nicolaou (bass) and Marianna Moumdji (drums). The official release date is January 28th 2016 , and on the same day the band will give a live concert/album presentation at Enallax , where the album will be given for free with the entrance ticket.
Belua formed a year and a half ago, and after a few live gigs, including performances at Fengaros Festival 2014 and 2015, they went into the studio in the Autumn of 2015. The resulting album called «As Good A Time As Any» contains ten original songs, written by Mikaela Tsangari and Zara Der Arakelian. The album moves around the style of pop-rock, but bearing strong influences from the blues, psychedelic and folk music, which blends with the band’s trademark harmonies between Der Arakelian and Tsangari. Their compositions range from complex pieces in οdd time-signatures to simple ballads and acapellas, always maintaining a simplicity in the way the songs are arranged, which does not further the sound from the band’s live performances.
The album was recorded and produced by Mikaela Tsangari at eleven63 studio, while the album’s graphics were designed by, fellow band member Zara Der Arakelian. Further production credit is due to Der Arakelian, Moumdji and Nicolaou, as well as Mario Michael and Orestis Savva, and the mixing was done by Andreas Trachonitis. The mastering was done by Yiannis Christodoulatos at Sweetspot studio, Athens. The song Change is already available on Youtube, while the videoclip for the second single, Mother , will be released soon.
Live concerts:
28 January / Enallax, Nicosia
Upcoming shows will be announced soon on the band’s website and facebook page
Info - Contact
www.beluamusic.com - www.louvana.com.cy
www.facebook.com/beluaband - info@louvana.com.cy
Both albums will be on sale on Louvana’s website, on iTunes, Amazon, CdBaby etc, as well as selected record stores.
The Amalgamation Choir “Live At The Library”
Mini – live concert released on video
Τhe Amalgamation Choir was spawned from the workshop “The power of your voice” by Vasiliki Anastasiou, which took place at Fengaros Music Village 2014 and 2015 . It is a group of voices that performs original compositions with traditional-music influences as well as re-arranged songs from the Mediterranean and the Balkans. Vasiliki Anastasiou conducts the choir and Andreas Panteli has helped on the arrangements.
In the series Live At The Library , four songs performed live by the choir have been recorded and captured on video at the Cyprus Library, a beautiful space with acoustics that compliment the group’s harmonies. The videos, directed by Michalis Kalopedis (Zedem Media) and produced by Andreas Trachonitis, are going to be released on the first day of March 2016 on the Louvana Records website, as well as Louvana’s YouTube and Vimeo channels. The audio tracks will also be available as digital downloads on iΤunes, Amazon and other online digital stores.
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