Greek Labels Press 32-Minute 'Paradise Metal' LP After 150 Cassettes Sell Out
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 15
Greek Labels Press 32-Minute 'Paradise Metal' LP After 150 Cassettes Sell Out
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 15
Summary
Elhellhel and Heat Crimes plan a later-summer LP rerelease of Father Dionysios Tabakis’s debut “Paradise Metal” after demand outstripped its initial run.
The album first appeared this spring as just 150 cassettes, then spread quickly through music blogs and social media, helped by a glowing Pitchfork review.
Tabakis, a 53-year-old Orthodox priest who has served the same Nafplio congregation for nearly 30 years, has become an unlikely figure in the experimental music scene.
His 32-minute record blends Byzantine chant, electric guitar, electronic beats and folk instruments, landing between liturgical music, drone doom and ambient.