MAROULITA DE KOL - Anasana (Vinyl)

Greece's ecstatic ritual singer, pianist, and ambient composer Maroulita de Kol announces her debut album An sana, a
record of deeply traditional Hellenic ceremonial cultures interwoven with contemporary experimental colour.
Athens-raised, Berlin-based Maroulita de Kol creates music formed from the ancient, pre-Christian rites and practices of Greece, newly
re-presented through a contemporary lens. A former student of classical piano and voice, an unbreakable bond with her homeland
yielded an extensive and ongoing dive into the mythologies, arts and storytelling of ancestral Greece. These studies eventually guided
her to the debut solo works that make up An sana.
The instrumentation and themes of An sana borrow both from the ancient ecstatic ritual of historical Greece and meditative electronic
ambient music. Flowing lines of deeply learned piano technique clothe traditional Hellenic folksong. And while its imagery was
unmistakably born in Greece, its tones are inflected by de Kol's time in Berlin and her immersion in its electronic and experimental
scenes. "My music is an act of freedom and beauty," she explains. "Hymns that aim for the restoration of Women's faith; they can
heal the collective wound of the feminine."
Key track "t? ???t??" [Eng: The Tree] begins with de Kol's voice, almost entirely unaccompanied, as she evokes a Byzantine trance.
A gateway into a faraway land, full of magic and mythology, the track eventually swells to undulating waves of strings and traditional
percussion, with Maroulita's voice at its centre like a priestess of a solemn religion guiding her flock through an arcane, liturgical
sacrament. "It is a hymn to human friendship," explains de Kol. "The kind of friendship that redefines intimacy." The piece takes

place in a blissful ancient world of birdsong and salt air, sunbaked caves and blue skies, as de Kol conjures spells in reverence to
ancient divinities.
Here and within the entire record, the music of An sana is singular to de Kol's compositional voice and offers few comparisons. But
similarly unique artistry can be found in the Arab-ambient of Fatima Al Qadiri and MSYLMA, in Park Jiha's exploration of culture,
instrumentation, and style, or even in the meticulously observed approach to bilateral arrangement of Arooj Aftab or Mabe Fratti.
Likewise, one could evoke a Byzantine Elizabeth Fraser, or even enter the hallowed court of Queen Enya.
Also a member of the ensembles Reverse Mode, Arcangel Trio, Twin Flames, and Farmagia, Maroulita de Kol has performed in venues
across Europe. She also composes for theatre, art performance, film, and documentaries.

Vinyl release of Maroulita De Kol - Anasana (Vinyl). Released through PHANTOM LIMB and available on LP.