EP Review: Kostas Sampanis - Autumne (2021)
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| Picture Credit: Kostas Sampanis Artwork: Bewild Brother |
Kostas Sampanis - Autumne
Release Date: February 19, 2021
Label: selfrelease
Format: Digital
Length: 15:35
Genre: Prog Rock
Origin: Athens, Greece
According to his Bandcamp profile, Kostas Sampanis is a guitarist, a solo artist, and a coffee addict. The latter I cannot confirm due to lack of evidence. Sampanis also is a graduate of the Department of Music Studies of EKPA where he mastered the electric guitar, classic harmony, jazz harmony, and modern music theory. The young musician is a proper professional. And by the EP "Autumne", he has recently published his solo debut.
Professionalism is the termination fitting this EP the best. On five instrumental tracks Kostas Sampanis shows off his masterful skills. The protagonist was responsible for the songwriting, the arrangements and played the guitar and strings on his EP. Guest musicians are Dimitris Radis (also on strings), Stelios Fragos (piano), Ilias Karkavelias (bass), and George Pouliasis (drums).
Together with hsi guests Sampanis provides us with artistic and smooth Progressive Rock with a strong Jazz impact and certain symphonic elements. The most dominant instrument is, of course, the guitar. Kostas Sampanis decorates the loungy background with highspeed fingerplay. And thus, the EP partially reminds me of works by Korea's Rhy Dongju.
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| Picture Credit: Kostas Sampanis |
With his debut EP Kostas Sampanis is presenting his talents in songwriting, production, and predominantly in artistic guitar play. Proggers around the world should keep the young musician's name in mind. For my personal taste, the music could have used a bit more weight.
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