Akoustic Odyssey
Genre:Acoustic, Classical, World
Biography
Akoustic Odyssey are an Adelaide based, original, instrumental group. Consisting of classical and steel string guitars (Joshua Tsounis and Alex McFarlane), bass guitar and cello (Stephan Richter), violin (Emma Luker), percussion (Anne Harrington and Daniel Seymore), flute, clarinet, soprano sax (Tim Nott), this combination creates a rich and truly unique sound. The pieces are mainly composed by band members Joshua Tsounis and Stephan Richter however contributions and other pieces are made by the whole band. The blend of these original works and the newness of the sound make Akoustic Odyssey true innovators. It has been described that 'Akoustic Odyssey are uncatergorisable'. They are influenced by so many different musical styles including Rock, Classical, Jazz, Greek, Spanish, Latin, Middle Eastern, African and Celtic that this in turn makes them truly Australian.
Founded in 2005 by current band members Joshua Tsounis and Anne Harrington, Akoustic Odyssey quickly grew into it's current format of seven members. Their first major performance was at the 2006 Adelaide Fringe Festival. It was here that they won the Bank SA people's choice award under the name 'Highly Strung'. In the same year they made their first recording, an EP of six tracks. In 2007 ,at the same festival was nominated for the same award. In 2008 the band's first full length album titled 'ILIOS' was released. The recording and marketing was assisted financially by Arts SA and the launch was sponsored by Ceceres Music.
Shortly after the CD launch, Akoustic Odyssey were invited to perform at the 2009 WOMADelaide festival. This performance was a great success for the band where they played to approximately 5000 people. This show was a definite turning point for the band which has continued to gain local and national recognition. The band receives regular support and airplay on local and national radio stations such as ABC Classic FM, SBS radio, Radio Adelaide and 3D. During the same year the band traveled to Canberra to perform at the National Folk Festival. This was another highlight for them having performed three concerts and one workshop, all of which were very well received.
2009 has also seen Akoustic Odyssey record it's second full length CD “The Lotus” which will be released in 2010.
2010 Akoustic Odyssey were selected by Musica Viva in Schools to perform concert tours beginning in 2011.
Instrumentation
Joshua Tsounis - Guitar, composer
Stephan Richter - composer, Cello, 5 string bass
Anne Harrington - Percussion
Tim Nott - Soprano Sax, flute, Clarinet, Alto Flute
Alex McFarlane - Guitar
Daniel Seymore - Drums
Emma Luker - Violin
Discography
2008: Ilios
2009: The Lotus
Radio airplay: ABC Classic FM Triple J SBS Radio As well as numerous community stations around Australia.
Links
| http://www.akoustic-odyssey.com |
| MySpace |
| youtube |
| youtube |
