The New Album By TKG
Album Review and article By Adriana Rubio
“Mozart in Color” is the new album by TKG, the brothers’ trio band from
Athens, Greece. A magical album with a unique sound going from classical
to electro-ambient-rock music, a tribute to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with the
creation of new songs inspired by Mozart’s greatest compositions while appreciating
his music through a prism.
Guitar virtuoso Theodore Kalantzakos said:
“We have composed Mozart in Color, in the same way we would make a new rainbow using the colors of a prism.Mozart is undoubtedly a musical genius who has moved and influenced countless artists. We are not an exception. Firstly as listeners and then as composers, we found ourselves on the other side of his talent’s prism, to meet this wonderful rainbow that Mozart reserves to anyone who gets deeper into his work. We have used this rainbow, as an invaluable treasure, as a palette to re-mix the colors into a new music painting”.
“Mozart in Color” is a 9 tracks album leading the listener to a variety
of musical climax without losing the essence of keeping the classical style
intact. The album starts with an ambient “Intro” to situate the listener into a
thrilling place pretty similar to those found in action chasing-movie-scenes, amazingly
created for the opening of an outstanding music painting album. It gets even
better with the Green track 1 based on Mozart Symphony N° 40.
Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart is considered one of the greatest composers of all time. His
music presents an audacious form of expression and very often has been found intricate
and dissonant (in musical terms), so this requires high technical mastery to
perform it as well as having a clear understanding of orchestra’s instruments.
I applaud
musicians TKG trio brothers band Theodore, Loukas and Nick Kalantzakos not only
for their musical talent but the confidence to compose and play through the
colors of Mozart’s most notorious compositions.
And while going through the tracks, the listener will find a wide range
of exquisite sounds brilliantly performed by Nick Kalantzakos on synth and followed
by the creative drumming of Loukas Kalantzakos who can play the strongest
beat - hits and then turn to a jazzier counter - tempo drummer creating extreme chasing
atmospheres without losing the classical essence of Mozart compositions. My
favorite tracks in this regard are the “Intro”, “Green”, “Orange” and “Blue”.
“Mozart in Color” is by far the
greatest creation by TKG. Their music palette counts with one of the brightest prisms
in the field of experimental - ambient - electro - rock, guitar virtuoso Theodore
Kalantzakos on fretless guitar, electric and synth guitars, along with a cretan
lyra and a cello.
Theodore’s experience working with orchestras in previous compositions
for studio recordings and live shows (Rudolph Shenker Guitarist for Scorpions) as
both arranger and composer has given him enough encouragement to lead “Mozart
in Color”.
Mozart in Color Track List:
1. Intro
2. Green (based on Symphony
No. 40)
3. Orange (based on Serenade
No.13 for strings)
4. Pink (based on Piano
Concerto No. 21)
5. Turquoise (based on Piano
Sonata No. 11)
6. Blue (based on Piano
Concerto No. 20)
7. Yellow (based on Piano Sonata No.
8)
8. Red (based on Symphony No. 25)
9. Outro
TKG presented for the first time the new compositions at the ancient
theater of Herodes Atticus Odeon, in Athens Greece, opening for the Classic
Rock 2, on September 21st and 22nd 2018. Sold out!
Credits:
Theodore Kalantzakos (Electric, Fretless and Synth Guitars)
Loukas Kalantzakos (Drums)
Nick Kalantzakos (Synth)
Guests:
Andreas Vargas (Cretan Lyra)
Stavros
Parginos (Cello)
Executive
Producer:
Anastassios
Alexopoulos
Mixing/Mastering:
Dimitris Staikopoulos (Electricity Sound Studios)
Management / Press contact:
Robin4Arts GmbH
Maria Papalamprou
To purchase “Mozart
in Color”, you can visit Spotify, iTunes and/or CDBaby sites.
"Mozart in Color"
A magical album with a unique sound going from classical
to electro - ambient - rock music, a tribute to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It's by far the
greatest creation by TKG!
