Musician/Composer
“…a listening for those who like Robert Fripp, Brian Eno but also Giannis Christou and Iannis Xenakis…”
“….mandolin orchestras meet Tom Waits and Nick Cave….”
“…the pictures of Captain Montesantos are alive in one of the most creative attempts to transfer the Ionian musical tradition in international seas ….”
Sotiris Debonos’ music creatively combines the melancholy and evocative with the eerie and mysterious, often within the same piece. … Continue reading…Reviews for movie film ‘Entwined’ and the soundtrack
www.avopolis.gr … the use and combination of xylophone, nay, violin guitar (and other organs) form soundscapes which also “capture” your senses, making you feel a visitor in a strange and exotic land, charm and calm… www.kolonaki-press.com A listening for those who like Robert Fripp, Brian Eno but also Giannis Christou and Iannis Xenakis. An experimental and exotic project which requires multiple hearings and good listeners …an important record for those who are searching in the music something
Daily newspaper “Kathimerini”-Athens .”..in «Far West» …mandolin orchestras meet Tom Waits and NickCave…” www. raporto.gr “…S. Debonos is attempting what did Moby at “Play” with the help of samplers…. one of the most interesting contemporary sounds of the season, an original fusion of tradition and avant-garde, for open minds and senses. ” “Athinorama” weekly magazine “…a concept
Monthly music magazine “Difono” … “Ourakas” is the only Greek collection of songs, which have a chracteristic local and romantic color and, at the same time, they suggest a modern
…This is no exaggeration: this is the revenge of independent productions. Argyris Zilos “DIFONO”magazine (GR), May 1997