Christos Pappas

Band members

As with all bands and relationships in the world some work and some don’t. Here are the musicians that played on the album “Labyrinth’s Path”. Some of them are not with us any more some are and some will always be in our heart.

Christos Pappas – Vocals, Guitars
Edward Neidhardt – Tenor & Alto Sax, Clarinet
Will Reeder – Double Bass
Emma Whitehead – Drums
Richard Laws – Drums, Percussions (tracks 6,9)
Ilias Alexiou Devetzoglou – Violin
Emmanuelle Want – Cello
Jim Hutch – Double Bass (track 6)

influences

It was always difficult for me to address which artists, bands or kind of music has influenced me more/less to compose and produce my music. Therefore I would answer by describing an Impressionist painting where I stand as a fading figure in a cross road in the middle of nowhere with 4 signs:

West: Debussy, East: Pink Floyd, North: PetrosLoukas, South: Psarantonis.

If you know who they are that’s great if you don’t doesn’t matter but you should probably read more.

Labyrinths Path

This latest journey from Coral Caves is one that will mesmorise you through sounds and influences from across the globe. “Labyrinth’s Path” is an album which has been created as one – a clear vision from the beginning. Its a musical trip from Greece and the Balkans to the West, a prisma of Greek & Balkan music traditions in a post-modern context.

Guitars substitute the Lute and Bouzouki. The Saxophone and Clarinet performances, scores and melodies are inspired from Greek traditions, while the Brass instruments incite and invite you to the sound of the Balkans.

Lyrically “Labyrinth’s path” refers to erotic/personal relationships, – times of romance and tenderness that have passed. The songs “Black curtains” and “Labyrinth’s path” are inspired form the ancient myths of Icarus and Theseus accordingly.

I composed and produced this album in a very emotionally tense period of my life. Labyrinth’s path for me acts as a catharsis for all the mournful emotions I experienced that period. Is an expressionistic music journey, a diving trip to the emotions and senses.

C.Pappas