Name: The Sisypheans
Brand: Xylouris White

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DC758CD

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2019-11-08

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PIAS

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Standard:20

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781484075820

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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781484075813

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Artist

Xylouris White

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

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Drag City

Drag City is a renowned music label that was founded by Dan Koretzky and Dan Osborn. With an impressive roster of artists, Drag City has established itself as a leading force in the music industry. Known for their diverse range of genres, the label has consistently released groundbreaking and influential albums. From indie rock to experimental folk, Drag City continues to push boundaries and nurture innovative talent.

Since its inception, Drag City has been dedicated to supporting artists who defy conventions and create unique sounds. The label's commitment to artistic freedom has allowed musicians to explore their creativity without limitations. This approach has resulted in a catalog of critically acclaimed albums that have resonated with audiences worldwide.

With an unwavering focus on quality over quantity, Drag City carefully curates its releases, ensuring each album receives the attention it deserves. Their meticulous attention to detail extends beyond the music itself, with beautifully designed album artwork and packaging that enhance the overall listening experience.

Master of Cretan lute, Γιώργος Ξυλούρης, and Jim White, a most innovative and charismatic drummer, have fulfilled a long held ambition in coming together as a duo and recording their first album GOATS. Fluid in nature, exciting and edgy, the music is riveting, compelling, spellbinding.

As George Xylouris drove Jim White from home to the studio, they saw a lot of goats on Crete’s rocky hillsides. Georges is Crete’s master of the lute. Jim is best known as the drummer of Dirty Three. Goats, Jim thought, would be a good name for the recording they were about to make. Goats are quintessentially Cretan animals. They love the high crags. They take risks calmly look about for new dangers. Goats, Jim and George agreed were a metaphor for the music they were about to invent - music that would fuse traditional Cretan music with rock. Both traditions would have to adapt but both these goats are lovers of going right up to the edge and nearly over.

European Booking Enquiries: whitexylouris@gmail.com 
Australian Booking Agent: www.feelpresents.com tim@feelpresents.com 
USA Bookings: Jim

Jim White and George Xylouris have been friends since Jim's early days in Dirty Three. Their musical connection goes back to then and led them to start Xylouris White in 2013. Since then, they have released three albums and been touring the world. The Sisypheans is their Drag City debut and fourth release together. Xylouris White's fourth installment of progressive Cretan lute compositions present the sounds of the lute, George Xylouris' vocals and Jim White's drums in an open, spacious sound-field. With the philosophical bent that suits their music's ancient headwaters, Jim and George are meditating on the life of a traveling musician, Sisyphyan in its repetition, but inspired in an eternal recurrence of themes and techniques that allow them to climb ever-further into their experience as players.

The Sisypheans

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