Kostas Tournas (Folk or Psych/Space Prog - Greece)
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Topic: Kostas Tournas (Folk or Psych/Space Prog - Greece)
Posted By: Okocha
Subject: Kostas Tournas (Folk or Psych/Space Prog - Greece)
Date Posted: April 28 2010 at 18:30
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Hi everyone. I'd like to suggest Kostas Tournas for Folk Prog or Psychedelic Prog. Here's his first solo album Aperanta Horafia (Endless fileds) and it's really worth checking. It's a theme album from 1973. Later on he changed style to more poppish. 1st of 5 parts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em2z87Zr7xQ |
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: April 29 2010 at 06:43
| Thanks, will check. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: April 29 2010 at 07:26
| Excellent suggestion, sounds like early progressive with classical, pop, folk and psychedelic influences. I'll ask the Eclectic team to have a look first. |
Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: April 29 2010 at 11:56
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I forwarded Kostas Tournas to prog related last year - no reply ... ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Rivertree" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: April 29 2010 at 12:02
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I could have sworn the Prog Folk team reviewed Kostas Tournas a while back - I even have some samples someone sent me, but in checking our lists it doesn't look like we did.
Anyway, IMHO this is a better fit for Psych (or possibly Eclectic), but if you want the Prog Folk team to offer an opinion I can add them to our review list.
------------- "Peace is the only battle worth waging." Albert Camus |
Posted By: Okocha
Date Posted: April 29 2010 at 12:13
Yes, I submitted it. It's been a year and no reply. The same happened with Kaleidoscope (Mex and US). ClemofNazareth I believe he should be under Psych. I don't mind Folk either. As for Eclectic I hadn't thought of it. Maybe we should hear more opinions. If you ask me, I definetely say Psych! |
Rivertree wrote:Posted By: cacha71
Date Posted: May 02 2010 at 15:19
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Good suggestion! The first album is very definitely a Prog album. I think it should be considered by the Eclectic team, too, though I agree that psychedelic infuences are very strong. It's a shame that in later years he moved away from Prog and became more mainstream. Also his second album, Lefka Ftera is worth checking out, though pop influences are becoming more aparent. The sad thing is that few Greeks are even aware of these two early albums. ------------- http://www.last.fm/group/Progressive+Folk |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 02 2010 at 15:38
I thought I'd like this from the description. It's quite in line with various albums I've been into over the last year (been really into such music). Good music. It's reminiscent to me of Nowy's Lucifer's Dream in part, also from '73 (that Rivertree gave a two to  ). Haven't listened to enough yet to share a sufficiently informed opinion ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Various music I am very into: a youtube playlist with two tracks per act |
Posted By: Okocha
Date Posted: May 02 2010 at 15:50
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Well, actually Lefka Ftera is his fifth album. This is his early discography. With pop band The Poll: * 1971 - Anthrope (Human) @ interesting greek hippie-pop music ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD5xpJQX350 ) * 1972 - Poll @ not as good as their first lp Solo: * 1973 - Aperanta Horafia (Endless fileds) @ masterpiece * 1973 - Astroneira (Star-deams) @ change to more poppish style but still with some prog moments, 3-4 good songs * 1974 - Kyries kai kyrioi (Ladies and gentleman) @ ever more poppish, 2-3 good songs * 1974 - Epi gis eirini (Peace on earth) @ pop * 1975 - Lefka ftera (White wings) @ pop * 1976 - Sto cinema (At the cinema) @ some interesting prog moments, 2 good songs * 1979 - Agapimeni (Beloved) @ pop |
Posted By: Okocha
Date Posted: May 02 2010 at 16:03
I'd be very grateful if you tell me some of them. |
Posted By: cacha71
Date Posted: May 02 2010 at 16:14
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Sorry, my mistake, you're right! Actually, I only have these two albums, and I was unaware of the albums between. I just found a link here which might be of interest to you http://sgm.paullee.ru/sgm-gr.htm ------------- http://www.last.fm/group/Progressive+Folk |
Posted By: Okocha
Date Posted: September 26 2010 at 01:21
| Well, what happened? It's been six months. |
Posted By: cacha71
Date Posted: February 27 2013 at 03:06
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Time to revive an old thread by posting a link to the whole album 'Aperanta Chorafia' on YouTube. Definitely worth a listen even if he's not accepted into the archives!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj5zO7yNbck" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj5zO7yNbck For some reason the videoclip insert button isn't working :-( ------------- http://www.last.fm/group/Progressive+Folk |
Posted By: seventhsojourn
Date Posted: February 27 2013 at 04:32
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Rejected by Psych/Space and Prog Folk as too mainstream; perhaps Prog Related at best (very little chance there then). Checked by Eclectic but not on their current eval list so presumably rejected there as well. Looking at Okocha's post above this seems like a one-prog-album-in-pop-career artist.
Anyway, here's cacha's link:
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Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: February 27 2013 at 06:29
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^^ Obviously a lot of his 70's stuff are pop music but there are albums that are either prog or prog-influenced
Would be worth if those with more knowledge of his discography post some further samples that help the case for Prog-related
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Posted By: yam yam
Date Posted: December 09 2014 at 13:11
'Aperanta Horafia' on YouTube: |
Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: December 10 2014 at 17:12
Thanks Dave  Apostolis, any opinions here? |