Zoumbas, Alexis

***RSD 2014 RELEASE - STILL AVAILABLE!!! “ALEXIS ZOUMBAS’ expressions of longing are so raw and unmediated that I suspect anyone who has ever yearned for anything—who has ever gazed dolefully out a window, or sighed audibly over a cup of whiskey, or felt subsumed by a certain kind of ache—will feel these songs like a club to the back of the knees. They are immediate, destructive, and stunning. That Christopher King was able to collect and contain them for us is an extraordinary gift."—Amanda Petrusich; Years of research and obsession have resulted in this, the first collection of recordings by the legendary and masterful Greek folk violinist Alexis Zoumbas. Very few pre-War musicians have tapped deeper into the human soul than Zoumbas and this volume presents his most profoundly hypnotic and unearthly pieces. A deep set of notes is accompanied by previously unpublished photographs as well as original artwork by R. CRUMB. Respectfully crafted by Christopher King and Susan Archie for Angry Mom Records.