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This debut album from Londoner Mikhail Karikis mixes avant-garde classical instrumentation with electronics and pours a dose of expressive vocals on top. The Bjork influence here is on the sleeve, as the first track was previously released on a compilation of remixes inspired by ARMY OF ME. Unconventional sounds such as creaking insects and whistling bats float amidst static and feedback, making ORPHICA both pastoral and post modern--a melding of Greek folk, where ORPHICA gets its name, and electronic pop.
2007 debut album by London-based artist and musician, Mikhail Karikis. After having had his music released alongside sound artists and on a compilation by Pop experimentalist Bj�rk to much critical acclaim, Mikhail's work comes highly-anticipated. Orphica takes the listener on a thrilling sonic adventure. Quartermass. 2007.
Recording ... Mikhail Orphica Songs | 1. | Untitled in CoF Minor |
| 2. | Asteris |
| 3. | Maenads |
| 4. | Dance |
| 5. | Mythical Laboratory |
| 6. | Archon |
| 7. | Prediction |
| 8. | Drumming |
| 9. | Incubus |
| 10. | Argonautica |
| 11. | Love Song |
| 12. | Invisible Thread |
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