Karidi’s audio documentation of a performance score for six voices, named 'That Riff Ensemble', puts a magnifying glass on backing vocalists and the work that is required by them on stage, by detaching them from the lead singer and the solos. In terms of music composition, by shifting the importance, by repeating vocal phrases as mere chants, there is an original take on the musical elements that are there to bridge, to support, to enhance and embellish. By having people perform these parts as loops, the musical objects turn into subjects, thus an interesting reclaiming of the human voice and body occurs, as well as a space reclaiming in reference to club culture history.
The musical genre references draw elements from soul, hip hop and dance music and touch upon the phenomenon of the pop hit which forms a song vocabulary deeply rooted in collective consciousness. Traced by memory these songs are in turn realized through the medium of performance within which Yorgia usually operates. The performance is realized with the use of visual and audio cues and with minimal rehearsals. The performers are untrained singers who react rather than use special vocal skills to perform this piece while being in a vulnerable yet empowered position that acapella singing holds. The repetitive phrases, ταυτο-phonic or polyphonic at parts, create an immersive, hyper-focused reception of songs like: Corona's 'This is the rhythm of the night', 'Tajabone' by Ismael Lo, 'Ready or not' by the Fugees, 'Breathe' by The Prodigy, 'Shoop' by Salt-N-Pepa et al.
In the course of the performance a space emerges where one can re-listen / re-learn songs one has always known, exploring a fresh look at sharing and perceiving music. That singing is thus unfinished, yet good enough. Complete and autonomous, the inexperienced yet liberated rendition of these riffs suggests that it is not in technique rather than in good humor and unison that this core of completion can be sought out.
That Riff Ensemble Audio, Audio transcription of a Performance Score, duration: 24 mins, Yorgia Karidi, 2022
Voices heard: Nonika, Danae Stefanou, Ioannis Kotsonis, Filippos Diamantopoulos, Mike Zambaras, Smaro Papaevangelou, Konstantinos Skopas, Yorgia Karidi & Ste Atzemi. Initially performed by Sofia Zafeiriou, Sofia Mamazi, Filippos Diamantopoulos, Mike Zambaras and Nick Gr.
Yorgia Karidi (Athens, Greece) is a visual artist, musician and performer, whose works / ‘live sets’ focus on listening, vocal qualities and media / genre modulations. She works with painting, sculpture, video, performance, sound and verbal scores. She has worked extensively with the human voice in performance with the desire to understand the historical, political and cultural context of the existence of a femininity in the world.
In her recent works such as the performance ‘I Love that Song’ at Hyle and the podcast ‘Are Song Lyrics Poems?’ launched in the 62nd Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2021, the artist refers to how we perceive folk and pop music culture and literary lyricism, constructing a dictionary of rizom connections between memory, desire, consciousness, in order to offer this affect as a basis for transformation.
Yorgia has also curated live radio shows and collaborative projects such as  the YouTube project 'The See Channel': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGuAXJbwtng&list=PL4NNqaDRm6F98AtVa6xJnegbCM8gnjIg-
Yorgia Karidi's work as part of the  POLYPHONIZE/ Noise to meet you project presented on Nicosia's E.KA.TE. the Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts(November 10 -14th 2022). Curating: Ilina Chervonnaya & Katerina Neofytidou. The work also premiered simultaneously on the 63rd Thessaloniki Film Festival's Podcast Department under the title Shoop! and broadcasted live on the radio show Κυτταρίνη και άλλες ουσίες on lemoniradio.com with a discussion between Yorgia Karidi and the host Eleni Kosti on 14/11/22, UTC+2.

𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙍𝙞𝙛𝙛 𝙀𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙚, About a performance score by Yorgia Karidi

𝐓𝐰𝐨-𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐅 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭. 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐧𝐚

That Riff Ensemble Part Of Performance Score Documentaire
Karidi’s audio documentation of a performance score for six voices, named 'That Riff Ensemble', puts a magnifying glass on backing vocalists and the work that is required by them on stage, by detaching them from the lead singer and the solos. In terms of music composition, by shifting the importance, by repeating vocal phrases as mere chants, there is an original take on the musical elements that are there to bridge, to support, to enhance and embellish. By having people perform these parts as loops, the musical objects turn into subjects, thus an interesting reclaiming of the human voice and body occurs, as well as a space reclaiming in reference to club culture history.
The musical genre references draw elements from soul, hip hop and dance music and touch upon the phenomenon of the pop hit which forms a song vocabulary deeply rooted in collective consciousness. Traced by memory these songs are in turn realized through the medium of performance within which Yorgia usually operates. The performance is realized with the use of visual and audio cues and with minimal rehearsals. The performers are untrained singers who react rather than use special vocal skills to perform this piece while being in a vulnerable yet empowered position that acapella singing holds. The repetitive phrases, ταυτο-phonic or polyphonic at parts, create an immersive, hyper-focused reception of songs like: Corona's 'This is the rhythm of the night', 'Tajabone' by Ismael Lo, 'Ready or not' by the Fugees, 'Breathe' by The Prodigy, 'Shoop' by Salt-N-Pepa et al.
In the course of the performance a space emerges where one can re-listen / re-learn songs one has always known, exploring a fresh look at sharing and perceiving music. That singing is thus unfinished, yet good enough. Complete and autonomous, the inexperienced yet liberated rendition of these riffs suggests that it is not in technique rather than in good humor and unison that this core of completion can be sought out.
That Riff Ensemble Audio, Audio transcription of a Performance Score, duration: 24 mins, Yorgia Karidi, 2022
Voices heard: Nonika, Danae Stefanou, Ioannis Kotsonis, Filippos Diamantopoulos, Mike Zambaras, Smaro Papaevangelou, Konstantinos Skopas, Yorgia Karidi & Ste Atzemi. Initially performed by Sofia Zafeiriou, Sofia Mamazi, Filippos Diamantopoulos, Mike Zambaras and Nick Gr.
Yorgia Karidi (Athens, Greece) is a visual artist, musician and performer, whose works / ‘live sets’ focus on listening, vocal qualities and media / genre modulations. She works with painting, sculpture, video, performance, sound and verbal scores. She has worked extensively with the human voice in performance with the desire to understand the historical, political and cultural context of the existence of a femininity in the world.
In her recent works such as the performance ‘I Love that Song’ at Hyle and the podcast ‘Are Song Lyrics Poems?’ launched in the 62nd Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2021, the artist refers to how we perceive folk and pop music culture and literary lyricism, constructing a dictionary of rizom connections between memory, desire, consciousness, in order to offer this affect as a basis for transformation.
Yorgia has also curated live radio shows and collaborative projects such as the YouTube project 'The See Channel': www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGuAXJbwt…a6xJnegbCM8gnjIg-
Yorgia Karidi's work as part of the POLYPHONIZE/ Noise to meet you project presented on Nicosia's E.KA.TE. the Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts(November 10 -14th 2022). Curating: Ilina Chervonnaya & Katerina Neofytidou. The work also premiered simultaneously on the 63rd Thessaloniki Film Festival's Podcast Department under the title Shoop! and broadcasted live on the radio show Κυτταρίνη και άλλες ουσίες on lemoniradio.com with a discussion between Yorgia Karidi and the host Eleni Kosti on 14/11/22, UTC+2.

(excerpt)Yorgia Karidi That Riff Ensemble a Performance Score Documentaire

DIKTYOLOGIA _ Sound Exquisite Corpse 

initiated by Premenstrual Syndrome / SPMDJ
for VIZIRADIO


Rules of the game:

A player receives the last 2 minutes of sound from the previous participant,
without any further information on the duration and content of the session.
This fragment then becomes the beginning of its own session.
Each participant will have only one day to make his or her own sound session.
The maximum duration of the session is 20min (minimum 5 minutes).

The sound content is totally free (simple sequence of mixed or unmixed pieces,
a mini live, recordings, indoor field recording etc...) 



7e épisode: 


SPMDJ invite > G-HADD
G-HADD > Stemna
Stemna > Yorgia Karidi
Yorgia Karidi >  Babak Ahteshamipour




Soundcloud:

https://soundcloud.com/syndrome_premenstruel_spm
https://soundcloud.com/g-hadd
https://soundcloud.com/stemna
https://soundcloud.com/yorgiakaridi
/
youtube.com/125ffs

Diktyologia 007 / SPMDJ, G-HADD, Stemna, Yorgia Karidi, Babak Ahteshamipour

An entire hour and a half of belters for your listening pleasure

Tracklist:
AKON - LOCKED UP  (PFISK LUNG DWELLER MIX)
RTKal, Fox, Shanique Marie, Equiknoxx, & Swing Ting - Jump To The Bar
Slim Typical - Lip Gloss Slim Typical Refixxx
Hardrive - Deep Inside (Original Mix)
Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss
Kyle AleXander, Amy Holloway - Greedy Love Featuring Amy Holloway (Dean Lyon Funky Remix)
DB Cooper - Enjoy The Silence (DB Cooper Edit)
Daft Punk - Technologic (Jaymie Silk Bootleg)
The Bucketheads - The Bomb!
Murder He Wrote - Crazy In Love (Refix)
AARRT - Power
Fergie - Fergalicious (ft. Will.i.am)
Murder He Wrote - Girl Riddim Vs. Temperature
Roska, Jammz - Don't Get Gassed
Joy Orbison - GR Etiquette ('09 Mix)
Mr. Eazi Feat. Giggs - London Town (ZeroFG Remix)
SX - Wooo Riddim (Alaska Rewooo)
NKC - Ariana
Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
Gigi D'Agostino - Bla Bla Bla
Mansa 91 - Lose My Breath
Lokane - Body Double (Tsvi Rmx)
Joy Overmono - Bromley
Tessela - Hackney Parrot (Disaffected Bootleg)
DJ Deeon - Freak Like Me
J Wax - I Like (Cardi B Remix)
BT - Flaming June (Bt & Pvd Remix)
Neckle Camp - Countdown Remix Ft. Roll Deep, Ruff Sqwad, Slew Dem & Young Gunz
Kid Cudi - Day 'n' Nite
Delerium Vs. Sarah Mclachlan - Silence (Tiesto's In Search Of Sunrise Remix Edit)
DJ Sammy & Yanou Feat. Do - Heaven
Gigi D'Agostino - L'Amour Toujours
RUFF SQWAD - Functions On The Low
ALXZNDR - BENGA & COKI | Night (ALXZNDR Version)
Novelist - Banger Riddim
Leftlow - Cluedub (Skeptical Remix)
JME - If you Don't Rhythm N Gash Version
Mungo's HiFi Ft. Charlie P - Rules Of The Dance (Kahn Remix) (The Maker Bootleg)
The Bug - Skeng
Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400
Pascal/Karen Parry - I Think We're Alone Now
Yves Deruyter - Back To Earth (Rave Mix)
Scooter - The Logical Song
Aggro - ST4RT TH3 D4NC3 (Lokane X Prodigy)
La Roux - In For The Kill (Skream Remix)
Dave & AJ Tracey - Thiago Silva
Jan Wayne Meets Lena - Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Ultrabeat - Use Somebody
Fracture - GETTIN DIS PAPR
Falcons - Flame Feat. Stush
MADONNA - LIKE A PRAYER (LOBSTA B REMIX)
Skepta - That's Not Me (Lobsta B's Dizzee Donk Remix)
Sam Gellaitry - Long Distance

A Selection of Gaff Tunes

Xa8ike I Agapi Mou - Lampeti

DRIFT 023 comes in the form of a unique and experimental collection of music and more from Greek artist Yorgia Karidi. Her collaborations cover a broad spectrum of artists, disciplines & a wide range of musical genres. Her recent work with Jay Glass Dubs for 'Epitaph' had numerous featuress and reviews on Wire, Pitchfork, XL Recordings. She has curated live radio shows (Cannibal Radio, Random Access Radio, Theory of Plankton), has lent her voice to radio spots, experimental films, documentaries and feature films and has featured in theater productions; composing music & as a performer. She also notably featured as an opening Dj for Plissken Festival 2019 and hosted Boiler Room Athens. 

Taking inspiration from her home in the west of Athens, she funnels her surroundings into her work. As an intermedia artist, she creates visual art alongside her live sets which contain everything from vocals and field recordings to experimental beats. Currently, she is hard at work on a collection she calls 'A Place To Hang Out' which examines the idea of being outside and spending unproductive time. She finds that there are often substantial ideas stemming from this time spent outdoors, thoughts that find their way into her all aspects of her work.

DRIFT 023 is to date the most experimental and bizarre mix we have had on the series. A genuinely weird and wonderful live mix filled with exciting twists and turns. It is a eclectic journey though a range of different sounds including vocal snippets by Yorgia herself, don't miss out!

Links:
Yorgia Karidi on SoundCloud ---> https://soundcloud.com/yorgiakaridi
Yorgia Karidi on Instagram ---> https://www.instagram.com/yorgiakaridi/

---The DRIFT mix series---

Monthly series aiming to provide a chance for DJs to craft a mix which twists and turns through genres not usually heard in a typical club setting. It has the goal of providing a break from fast-paced and hard-hitting tracks and allowing creativity and experimentation in both track selection and mixing. It features mixes from guest DJs from around Edinburgh and beyond.

DRIFT 023: Yorgia Karidi

A Song For My Father

For the love of exploration, vanity and pain will drive our hearts forever.

VNL011 // ANFS

A1_Adimonousa
A2_Ponos
B1_Kapsoulia
B2_Thysia

Artist // ANFS (@anifas)
Label // Vanila
Distribution // Unearthed / Voidvinyl

Pre-Order Links:
https://vanilarecs.bandcamp.com/album/011
https://www.voidvinyl.com/products/anfs-vnl011

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