This was my second attempt at a full-fledged DIY album, made in 2008. A project I'm still very proud of. Several of the songs are recycled versions of previous recordings.The piano pieces were made as kind of a suite, working its way through the general spaciousness generated throughout the album. In a sense it's the continuation, or fulfillment of its predecessor, Gathering Shards, which shows exactly how I went to work with the pieces, kind of scavenging my mind for patterns, forms, sounds, ideas.
The title, Teotl, is inspired by a central concept in Aztec philosophy, referring to the life force permeating the Universe, as in chi, or brahman etc. However in Aztec philosophy, the Universe, the body of Teotl, is depicted as the House of Paintings -- and this is kind of the idea I tried to convey with these disparate pieces.

A Catalyst

Έχω μια τίγρη μέσα μου,
άγρια λιμασμένη,
π’ όλο με περιμένει
κι όλο την καρτερώ.

Τηνε μισώ και με μισεί,
θέλει να με σκοτώσει,
μα ελπίζω να φιλιώσει
καιρό με τον καιρό.

Έχει τα δόντια στη καρδιά,
τα νύχια στο μυαλό μου,
κι εγώ για το καλό μου
για κείνη πολεμώ.

Κι όλου του κόσμου τα καλά
με κάνει να μισήσω,
για να της τραγουδήσω
τον πιο βαρύ καημό.

Όρη, λαγκάδια και γκρεμνά
με σπρώχνει να περάσω,
για να την αγκαλιάσω
στον πιο τρελό χορό.

Κι όταν τις κρύες τις βραδιές
θυμάται τα κλουβιά της,
μου δίνει τη προβιά της
για να τηνε φορώ.

Καμιά φορά απ’ το πιοτό
πέφτομε μεθυσμένοι,
σχεδόν αγαπημένοι,
καθείς να κοιμηθεί.

Και μοιάζει τούτη η σιωπή,
με λίγο πριν την μπόρα,
σαν τη στερνή την ώρα
που θα επίτεθει.

Original music and lyrics by Dimitris Apostolakis. Original performance by Chaïnides & Psarantonis.

Η Τίγρη

ॐ वज्रसत्त्वा समय मनुपलय वज्रसत्त्वा तेनोप तिष्ट धृ धो मे भव
सुतो खयो मे भव सुपो खयो मे भव अनुरक्तो मे भव सर्व सिद्धि मे प्रयत्ष
सर्व कर्म सुतस मे त्सित्तं श्रेयं कुरु हुं ह ह ह ह हो
भगवान सर्व तथागत वज्रअ म मे मुन्त्स
वज्री भव महा समय सत्त्वा अः

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Om vajrasattva samaya manupalaya
vajrasattva tenopa tishta dhri dho me bhava
suto khayo me bhava supo khayo me bhava
anurakto me bhava sarva siddhi me prayacha
sarva karma sutsa me tsittam shreyam kuru hum!
ha! ha! ha! ha! ho! bhagavan
sarva tathagata vajra ma me muntsa
vajri bhava maha samaya sattva ah...

Diamond Thunderbolt

This was actually my first album, I made in 2007. The year I left Greece to study abroad. I guess this album was kind of meant to reflect that feeling. Already there's a kind of nostalgia present, as well... I think it's kind of special, since there are no vocals whatsoever in this set.

Inferno

Tread Lightly...

Changing Tides

Shiny Things

This is a cover of the legendary T. Rex song, Cosmic Dancer. Enjoy!

Cosmic Dancer

These were actually my first attempts at writing my own music. These songs are from 2007, my last year in Greece, before moving on to study abroad. I guess this collection kind of reflects this feeling. Enjoy!

Esther

Sovereignty (Catherine Wheel)

A student of alchemy and philosophy, clandestine e-poet, and troubledour extraordinaire. My music is (hopefully) more or  less an expression of these traits in combination. Solve et coagula. 
My songs are my psychedelic relics. They all reflect something of my life and psyche and are given shape as autonomous entities, in order to cross the barrier between us. I hope they will reach the other side.

Rakshindra

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