Balm, by Viki Steiri

Balm

by Viki Steiri

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1.	Procession 04:27	buy track
2.	I Want You Too in My Private Dream / Pause / axRI (folk song) 12:59	buy track
3.	Brink 07:16	buy track
4.	Thread 02:48	buy track
5.	Balm 07:31	buy track

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'Balm' is an album by Greek/ UK based artist Viki Steiri, a powerful debut, anchored by ritualistic, monolithic cello layers. Steiri combines Badalamentian soundscapes with electronic dance rhythms, synth-tinged folk songs from Istanbul, alongside reworked cello and santur improvisations.

Written and recorded between Athens and London between 2017- 2023, 'Balm' is a distinctly personal documentation. Moving from the suffering caused by rootlessness, loss and changes of identity to immersion in imagination and a search for beauty and intensity, as ‘balm to the soul.’

From the outset, 'Balm' makes a commanding and powerful presence, with thunderous cello seamlessly melting into more gentle, serene soundscapes. Eerily delicate and patient, Steiri maneuvers through tranquil and slightly unhinged juxtapositions, reaching a pinnacle in the captivating and otherworldly triptych that closes the album's first half. Lucid cello and synth are meticulously woven, often with a feeling of effortlessness. Balm soon picks up a throbbing and propulsive pace, all the while holding onto a sense of looseness and experimentation. The album culminates in a mesmerizing union of cello and santur, a compelling last trip into the unknown, before dissipating into the ether.

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released March 15, 2024

Written, recorded and performed by Viki Steiri in Athens and London, 2020-2023 (cello, synths, electronics), except for axRI (‘Aksaray’dan geçer iken’, traditional), performed and recorded by Viki Steiri, and Balm, santur and cello improvisation (santur: Dario Papavassiliou, cello: Viki Steiri), recorded in London, 2017, with further processing by Viki Steiri in 2022.

Artwork by Thalia Raftopoulou
Mastering by James Plotkin

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Balm

Mar 2024
Egg Meat

Nov 2022
Grounded

Jan 2022
Irmãs

Feb 2021

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