Inverz is Thessaloniki-born Savvas Metaxas, who runs the excellent Granny Records stable. 'Slow' is the third Inverz release to date, a suite of four meticulously crafted long-form compositions that transcend the standard notions of Ambient/Drone. 'Everything In Order' bathes in dreamy reverb, like Labradford or Chihei Hatakeyama at their most thoughtful. The title track tantalizingly weaves fretboard scratches, human breath and flickers of static round cut and spliced guitar recalling Fridge at their most experimental. The slide-rule attention to detail of both book ending pieces ('Home End' & 'New Found Lands, New Found Sounds', on the other hand, shows why Metaxas was hand-picked to collaborate with Greg Haines and perform with Machinefabriek. A very fine piece of work indeed..[download][myspace][last.fm]
'Songs' by Inverz is Granny records' third release following the split release between Eventless Plot and Good Luck Mr Gorsky (2008) and the compilation cd 'Bits Of Quartz Glitter' (2004). Inverz is the moniker under which Savvas Metaxas records his music the last four years. The 'Songs' album was recorded during the winter of 2008 at Inverz's home and the compositions were built upon various layers of electric and acoustic guitars, vintage synths and field recordings.The album is enhanced with two collaborations, one featuring Iraklis Iosifidis from 2L8 on 'Bow Song' and the second featuring One Mile Tar on the remix of 'Q Song'. Inverz, being an actual member of Good Luck Mr Gorsky and also playing and recording for the 2L8 band has established his presence in the underground musical community of Thessaloniki. In this album he offers his own interpretation of wide landscapes, abstract ambience and noise that stands out as his most complete work to date.[download][buy][myspace][last.fm]
