Evripidis and his Tragedies
Originating from Athens, Evripidis Sabatis landed in Barcelona only two yea… Read Full Bio ↴Originating from Athens, Evripidis Sabatis landed in Barcelona only two years ago, but in no time he was dazz-ling the local scene with his solo concerts. Prolific as Sufjan Stevens, his capacity to compose is nourished by years of music studies. Fourteen years studying piano, chamber music studies and a soloist graduate, Evripidis has a superlative imagination and wide-range of influences. From The Magnetic Fields to Beach Boys, Phil Spector and Red Bird sound, The Velvet Underground, Scott Walker, Nico, Kate Bush, Nick Drake, Belle and Sebastian, Sarah Record’s bands and 50’s doo wop. But it was his passion for vocals chorus in all their forms (60's pop, church chorus and baroque music) that turned Evripidis music into a much more ambitious project. Marisol (Eleva, Elevator), Nora González, Odil and Annie (How dare you) were recruited for doo-wop duites, while violinist Cristina de Sola, bassist Aleix Clavera (Extraperlo), and drummer Jaume Ribell (Epic Kind) build upon Evripidis' songs to create a formation in which each component shines individually and collectively.
This is the first sign that Evripidis and His Tragedies are a truly unique band and have developed their own style. In Evripidis' song writing there is space for pre-Beatles pop as heard on "Ru Ru I'd love to…", to the sinister and grotesque "Transylvania, Some nights are sleepless" and "Cause I shall rise again", the picaresque cabaret "Red is the sky above the harbour" and romanticism "I want to be there”, “Long-Lasting Lovers” or “Straydog" and also singles as "It's June Again!” and “Gregory (we're coming out in the light)".
Conceptually, Evripidis use polarity (reality and fantasy, romanticism and sexual tension, self-parody and idealisation,catastrophe and comedy) to create a work guided by humour and his flirtation with daily tragicomedies. The result is an album that is personal, daring, original and ambitious.
This is the first sign that Evripidis and His Tragedies are a truly unique band and have developed their own style. In Evripidis' song writing there is space for pre-Beatles pop as heard on "Ru Ru I'd love to…", to the sinister and grotesque "Transylvania, Some nights are sleepless" and "Cause I shall rise again", the picaresque cabaret "Red is the sky above the harbour" and romanticism "I want to be there”, “Long-Lasting Lovers” or “Straydog" and also singles as "It's June Again!” and “Gregory (we're coming out in the light)".
Conceptually, Evripidis use polarity (reality and fantasy, romanticism and sexual tension, self-parody and idealisation,catastrophe and comedy) to create a work guided by humour and his flirtation with daily tragicomedies. The result is an album that is personal, daring, original and ambitious.
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Evripidis and his Tragedies Lyrics
'Cause I Shall Rise Again When I died I was at my best friend´s house, we…
Abroad I'm wasting my time on long distance phonecalls I'm wasting …
Antarctica Ice ice ice ice ice ice ice millions of years…
bedrooms A single ray of light Creeps into the bedroom It is far…
Bitter Well, it must be our high hopes The reason we end…
Buying Time You appear at my door And I wonder if it shows Do…
Coach Station I had thought about it several times before Leaving your hou…
Den itan diskolo ΔΕΝ ΗΤΑΝ ΔΥΣΚΟΛΟ Σε φίλησα το βράδυ που φτερουγήσανε τα νιά…
Dreamboat You´re my dreamboat And I want to sail The seven seas with…
Fifteen Again Once more I`m waiting for you With cool sangria in the…
Ghost Town Είναι η πόλη φάντασμα, ειναι έρημοι οι δρόμοι Σωροί σκουπίδι…
Giati Ton agapo ΓΙΑΤΙ ΤΟΝ ΑΓΑΠΩ Όταν στο δρόμο φιλιόμαστε, πάντα έχω στο νο…
Gregory It seemed so wrong long ago, it seemed so wrong long…
I Always Cry At Weddings I always cry at weddings It makes me so sad to…
I files Tis Mamas Mu ΟΙ ΦΙΛΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΜΑΜΑΣ ΜΟΥ Οι φίλες της μαμάς μου είναι…
I Want To Be There I want to be there when crying will be over I…
Island I once had a dream and it never came true I…
It's always you It´s such a shame the headaches I´ve won From last night´s…
It's june again Can you feel the change in the air? now days are…
Just A Kleenex All I ever wanted to be… If I was your handkerchief I´d…
Kakokeri ΚΑΚΟΚΑΙΡΙ Το καλοκαίρι είναι εδώ και ο ήλιος ζεματά Τα τζιτ…
Kanonikotita Θα ‘θελα να ‘ξερα ποιος είχε Αυτή την ιδέα Να δώσει σε…
Kati gia mena ΚΑΤΙ ΓΙΑ ΜΕΝΑ Μάλλον τούτη τη στιγμή θα με έκανες κομμάτια …
Melancholia Blood moon rising, strange dust falling from the sky I saw…
Mia Triti Stin Cantina Στην άκρη της γραμμής, η φωνή σου έτρεμε Είπες: Δεν αντέχω…
O Kobos-Lagudaki Ο ΚΟΜΠΟΣ-ΛΑΓΟΥΔΑΚΙ Τις προάλλες έσκυψα να δέσω τα κορδόνια …
Panayotis ΠΑΝΑΓΙΩΤΗΣ Χόρευες πάνω στην μπάρα, έκανες χαμό, πέφταν κάτ…
Pao lipon piso ΠΑΩ ΛΟΙΠΟΝ ΠΙΣΩ Μόλις σφράγισα τις κούτες, εικοσιπέντε σ’ αρ…
Red Is The Sky Above The Harbor Red red red is the sky above the harbour, I have…
Ru Ru I'd love to Oh I dedicate to you every girl-group song, every doo-wop so…
Secrets of the Moon I thought that I had come prepared That I had red…
Some Nights Are Sleepless Some nights are sleepless, some nights you feel so small, yo…
Straydog When we met you had a straydog with you tied…
The Reason There’s a sunbeam tickling Your bare skin as you sleep I lay…
To Spiti Tu Papu ΤΟ ΣΠΙΤΙ ΤΟΥ ΠΑΠΠΟΥ Το σπίτι του παππού, στην μπροστινή αυλ…
Transylvania In a land beyond forests, in a land of haunted…
Xipna ΞΥΠΝΑ Ξύπνα, σε παρακαλώ Πάρε το χρόνο σου, αν θες και το…
Your Dreams I, I stayed up all night Thought about it over and…
Τα πρωινά της Κυριακής στην Αθήνα Τα πρωινά της Κυριακής πάντα μας βρίσκανε ξύπνιους Με μια μπ…