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Debut album by the Voodoo Drummer duo

"HELLaS SPELLS" is the debut album of the Voodoo Drummer Duo.
Hellas, officially the Hellenic Republic, is the country known as Greece, and Hell is the place
where many of us will end up sooner or later!
Chris Koutsogiannis became the Voodoo Drummer after participating in a funeral in Benin,
West Africa, and his appearances in New Orleans. He toured with the British cult trio
theTiger Lillies, among others, before forming this odd act in Athens with Stavros Parginos.
"You can find more harmony in this Afro-Dionysian duo than in our world, even if it is just
drums and cello."
Adding the "Weirdofon, " a one octave - out of tune – Metal Balafon (the African
metallophone), plus sounds, noises, chants, bells, as well as voice, saw, violin, guitar and
balafon from the guest musicians, doesn't change the final primitive, minimal and unusual
sound.
Mr. AVANT & Mrs. GARDE from the REJECTED ARTISTS Movement
presents these nine ritual spells, five original and four peculiar covers:
PINK FLOYD IN 7/8 / JOHN COLTRANE (Set The Controls ... by RogerWaters / "A Love
Supreme)
ft. ADRIAN STOUT (THE TIGER LILLIES) Saw, TASOS PAPAPANOS Bass.
ARISTOPHANES' FROGS (Christos Koutsogiannis)
ft. MARTYN JACQUES (THE TIGER LILLIES)Voice, BLAINE L. REININGER (TUXEDOMOON) Violin.
DRUNK DIONYSUS (Christos Koutsogiannis)
ft. MAMADOU DIABATE Balafon
BACCHAE (Christos Koutsogiannis)
REBETIKO (GIORGOS BATIS) "Gyftopoula" / "Boufetzis"
ELF DANCE (MOONDOG)
YOMO'S DREAM (Stavros Parginos)
ERIK SATIE IN 7/8 / MILO MOU KOKKINO (Gnossienne No 1 / Traditional)
AS BUKOWSKI SAID (Christos Koutsogiannis)
ft. LOUISIANA RED Guitar, MARTYN JACQUES (THE TIGER LILLIES) Narration.
The Voodoo Drummer duo
Stavros Parginos & Chris Koutsogiannis
drummervoodoo@gmail.com
https://www.youtube.com/@voodoodrummer
https://www.instagram.com/voodoo_drummer/
Mixed by Kostas Tsiolis
Mastering by Yiannis Christodoulatos (Sweetspot Productions)



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