Evripidis Sabatis goes back to the sound of Eighties synth pop on Bitter, the new single by Evripidis and his Tragedies project. He invited Greg Goldberg from NYC gay indie pop duo The Ballet to share the vocal duties. It's about relationships that don't last long and trying not to care about that. Humour and sadness are playing catch, with no clear winner. The general mood comes close to camp, but they keep it real.
Evripidis Sabatis has made a video for his latest single Melancholia, seeking closure after being the victim of a homophobic attack in his hometown Athens in 2014: "He turned this traumatic event into an instrumental piano piece, putting his classical training to good use. Realizing the parallels with the subject matter of Lars von Trier's movie Melancholia, he started writing the lyrics and six years later he has reworked it as a brazen synth pop anthem. Now living in Barcelona he invited his friends in the Catalonian capital to provide the backing vocals and act as classic Greek choir, just like in the plays of old".
Evripidis Sabatis was the victim of a homophobic attack in his hometown Athens in 2014. He turned this traumatic event into an instrumental piano piece, putting his classical training to good use. Realizing the parallels with the subject matter of Lars von Trier's movie Melancholia, he started writing the lyrics and six years later he has reworked it as a brazen synth pop anthem. Now living in Barcelona he invited his friends in the Catalonian capital to provide the backing vocals and act as classic Greek choir, just like in the plays of old.
Melancholia contains both sad and hopeful lyrics. He got hurt by a traumatizing event, but he won't let it get him down for the rest of his life.
