While Daemonia Nymphe work on their forthcoming album, they take a short break to announce the 2nd EP for their ‘Witches’ Lullaby’ experimental project: “Witches’ Lullaby: Whispers from the North, South and East”.

This project builds on the special EP “Witches’ Lullaby” released in 2021. In that EP, Daemonia Nymphe collaborated with vocal artists Hatis Noit (Japan), Priscilla Hernandez (Spain), Victoria Couper (UK/Portugal), and Rey Yusuf (UK/Turkey). Together, they crafted a soundscape inspired by the melody of the song bearing the same name, originally composed for the soundtrack of the play Macbeth (produced in 2016 for the National Theatre of Northern Greece).

For this new EP they join forces with German vocalist Joran Elane, Palestinian artist Enas-Al-Said, British singer India Blue, British/Portuguese performer Victoria Couper, and British/Turkish artist Reyhan Yusuf. Adding further richness, Evi Stergiou of Daemonia Nymphe (Greece), Louisa John Krol (Australia), and Stevie Toddler (England) also lend their voices.

The original composition for the play can be heard below.

The new EP will be released on the 27th of December 2024 on all digital platforms including Bandcamp. Check the first EP with four lullabies based on the original composition.

About Daemonia Nymphe

Daemonia Nymphe, founded in 1994 by Spyros Giasafakis and Evi Stergiou in Athens, Greece, creates and performs music deeply rooted in ancient Greek traditions. The ensemble stands out as the first to compose and improvise using reproductions of ancient Greek instruments crafted by master artisan Nikolaos Brass. Their instrumentation features the lyre, varvitos, krotala, pandoura, and double flute, bringing the sounds of antiquity to life.

Drawing from Orphic and Homeric hymns and the poetry of Sappho, their lyrical content invokes deities like Zeus and Hekate, enriching their music with mythological depth.

Over the years, Daemonia Nymphe has released a series of albums, including their self-titled debut in 2002, “Krataia Asterope” in 2007, “Psychostasia” in 2013, and “Macbeth” in 2016.

In addition to their studio work, they have composed music for documentaries, such as “Treasures of Athens and Olympia” for Channel Five in London. They have also collaborated with renowned international artists, including Peter Ulrich (formerly of Dead Can Dance), Psarantonis, and Dimitra Galani, further solidifying their global influence.

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The dark folk, ethereal, darkwave, neoclassic, experimental act Corde Oblique returns with a brand new album, “The moon is a dry bone”. The 7th studio album by Corde Oblique includes 11 unreleased songs written and produced by Riccardo Prencipe and also includes a cover from Anathema.

For the occasion the project worked with such guest musicians as Rita Saviano, Edo Notarloberti, Umberto Lepore, Alessio Sica, Luigi Rubino, Michele Maione, Carmine Ioanna, Caterina Pontrandolfo, Denitza Seraphim, Maddalena Crippa, Sergio Panarella, Andrea Chimenti and Miro Sassolini.

You can listen to the release below.

From Corde Oblique to music for the italian national TV braodcast RAI

Corde Oblique is the artistic project directed by M.tro Riccardo Prencipe and was founded in 2005. Since 2005 the band has released 7 full-lenght albums with different labels. Over the years the Corde Oblique albums have featured a lot of guests musicians, some of them from the following bands: Anathema, Daemonia Nymphe, Officina Zoé, Spakka Napoli, Synaulia, Spiritual Front, Argine, Ashram, Pinknruby, Gothica, Hexperos, Mediavolo and Dwelling.

Before Corde Oblique was formed, Riccardo started in 1999 with his first band Lupercalia with whom he released a first album with the English label World Serpent. Riccardo has also been writing music and lyrics for other musicians.

Riccardo Prencipe also wrote the soundtrack for the DVD-documentary “I Longobardi del sud” attached to the catalogue of the exhibition in Rende (CZ) in 2008. His music was also used as the soundrack for the italian national TV braodcast RAI.

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Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I’m also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!

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Track 16 on our free download compilation “Face The Beat: Session 3” is by the Greek act Daemonia Nymphe. On “Face The Beat: Session 3” the band offers “Hypnos” as reinterpreted by the experimental electronica German duo Beefcake aka Gabor Schablitzki and Volker Kahl.

You can listen to the track below.

Daemonia Nymphe (the project by Spyros Giasafakis and Evi Stergiou), is an ethereal world music ensemble. They are the first artists worldwide to compose and perform improvisations with reproductions of ancient Greek instruments manufactured by Nikolaos Brass. Credits include: 10 albums on several different (German, Italian French) labels, live performances in USA and Europe, music composition for films, documentaries, theatre, stand-up comedies and fashion shows. They also completed collaborations with international musicians such as Peter Ulrich(ex-Dead Can Dance), Dessislava Stefanova (London Bulgarian Choir), Psarantonis, Alkinoos Ioannides, Dimitra Galani and Louisa John Krol among others, and were featured on compilations by European and International labels which include songs by Daemonia Nymphe along with tracks by Lisa Gerrard, Loreena McKennitt, Ladytron and many others.

You can find more info on Daemonia Nymphe on their official website.

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Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I’m also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!

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