{"product_id":"jim-yamouridis_the-other-side_2018_dif","title":"The Other Side","description":"Before becoming the songwriter we know him as today, Jim Yamouridis made a name for himself with his band The Streams in the 90s. In the early 2000s, Yamouridis returned to France, where he began a solo career. \"The Other Side\" is his fifth album, a particularly important record for him.\n\n\"From the outset, I wanted to make an album that would restore my faith in music and my faith in the world. It was an exercise I had to undertake alone, and for it, I chose a form of music that has always moved me: Rembetiko. The Rembetiko I know is music of truth. All the songs on the album adhere to this law. I started by writing the music, which is essentially modal, without chord progressions. Then I developed a guitar technique that provides both rhythm and melody. I used ancient musical modes and specific meters to create Sound before Words. Then the lyrics came – and they came from the Shadows, from the beyond: 'The Other Side'. On this album, the singer is a character from the Underworld who feels the need to speak to us.\nThis is the premise of this album. I recorded it in my studio: a guitar, a microphone, and a direct vocal take – without any sound processing. What you hear is that moment of raw truth.\nThis is my contribution to the Rembetiko vocal form. With no intention of 'revival', no nostalgia. Rather, it's a modern poem born from ancestral dust. New flesh covering old bones.\" - Jim Yamouridis","brand":"Jim Yamouridis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55307913298264,"sku":null,"price":20180615.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/4943\/0360\/files\/3700398718613_c606f407-dba6-415f-841b-e2911ec4fc7c.jpg?v=1760306826","url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en\/products\/jim-yamouridis_the-other-side_2018_dif","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}