Rabbit's Eye - The Damage Was Terrific (CD)

Release Date: 04/15/22

Noir-soaked improvisations for late-night confessions.

Until the mid-17th century the word 'terrific' (adjectiveter * rif * ic | tə-ˈri-fik ) was synonymous with the word horrific, which means scary. The first writings where the word seems to lose its negative connotation are found at the beginning of the 19th century. Today this word has a very positive meaning, and in Greek it is translated as 'wonderful'. THE DAMAGE WAS TERRIFIC: Oxymoron? In a reality where everything can be translated in many ways, can a seemingly damaged structure be beautiful or cause some satisfaction?

Miriam, Yiannis, Maria and Vassilis met all together for the first time in Athens, Greece, in September 2018. After several performances and a couple of recording sessions, their inspiring collaboration led them to the decision of forming their group named Rabbit's Eye. Their music is a collage of different musical influences and a product of free improvisation, without any pre-arranged guidelines.

Rabbit's Eye transforms any space they occupy into a psychedelic time-stream, exerting an outward pressure on the environment. They are expert guides of the void, an explosion of strange colors floating just out of reach, or a hundred light-years away. Maria's syncopated sighs helically knot the staccato stabs of Vassilis's guitar and Yiannis's hops, skipping, jumping in and around Miriam's violin's scrapes. It's skritchy most of the time, exploding at a roar when it overflows the rim, pushing the walls at a bulge, evaporating.

The album was recorded live at DNA lab studio by Philippos Marinelis, very late at a night in October 2018. Put it on like when they recorded it, late at night, feel real noir-y with it. Close your eyes and let the film play, a Rózsa dreamworld; let them guide you.

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