"HERE COMES THE SNOW!" CHILLING THE AIRWAVES AGAIN!

"Here's Comes The Snow!" chilling the airwaves in the U.K., Germany, Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy, the U.S., friggin' Fiji, and who knows where else! Also playing in retailers across the U.S.!

Listen: http://tiny.cc/HereComesTheSnow

103 The Eye - Melton Mowbury - UK

242 Radio - Syndicated - UK

45 Radio UK - Syndicated - UK

AFK Max - Nürnberg - Germany

Atlantic 26 - Syndicated - UK

Bass Rock Radio - UK

BGFM - Gwent - UK

Biggles FM - Biggles - UK

BNR Radio - Shumen - Bulgaria

Breeze Radio - Syndicated - UK

BRFM - Sheerness - UK

Brosley FM - Syndicated - UK

Carillon Radio - Middlesborough - UK

CCR 104.4 - Cheltenham - UK

CHBN - Syndicated - UK

Community Voice FM - Middlesborough - UK

Drive 105 - Londonderry - UK

East Coast FM - Edinburgh - UK

Equinox FM - Liege - Belgium

Ferndale Radio - Plymouth - UK

Forest FM - Dorset - UK

Gold FM - Suva - Fiji

Harborough FM - Leicestershire - UK

Hermitage FM - Coalville - UK

Homelands Radio - Syndicated - UK

Hospital Radio - Medway - UK

Marlow FM - Marlow - UK

Mersey Radio - Liverpool - UK

Miskin Radio - Syndicated - UK

Moorlands Radio - Leek - UK

Nevis Radio - Highlands - UK

NuSound Radio - London - UK

Perfect Radio - Syndicated - UK

Perfect Radio - Syndicated - UK

Platinum Global Radio 2 - Syndicated - UK

Radio 80 Forever Young - Trento - Italy

Radio Cantù - Cantù - Italy

Radio Cortina - Cortina d'Ampezzo - Italy

Radio Seagull - Harlingen - UK

Radio Tircoed - Swansea - UK

Real Visions Radio Show - Syndicated - UK

Rock Radio UK - Syndicated - UK

Rucphen FM - Rucphen - UK

Run FM - Syndicated - UK

Sheffield Live - Sheffield - UK

Shout Radio - Syndicated - UK

Skywave Radio - Syndicated - UK

Sunshine Gold - Syndicated - UK

The Canalside - Bollington - UK

The Power Radio - Syndicated - UK

The Sound Lab Show - UK

Thunder Radio - Syndicated - UK

TMZ Radio - Syndicated - UK

Top Up Radio - Syndicated - UK

Torbay Sound Radio - Syndicated - UK

Universe Radio - Syndicated - UK

Vintage Radio - Birkenhead - UK

West Star Radio - Syndicated - UK

Wirral Radio - Birkenhead - UK

"THE SAME MISTAKES AGAIN"

My new Americana tune “The Same Mistakes Again” is now streaming everywhere you can find it!

It’s about riding the river of life, taking chances, not always taking the easy road, and inspired by my love of those classic songwriters and their lo-fi vibe. Stream it like river water here:

https://bit.ly/TheSameMistakesAgain

I hope you enjoy it, and ride that river!

FUN @ THE GRAMMYS® !

It was quite the week! I lost to Bonnie Raitt and am thrilled! What a cool category and collection of artists to be associated with. You can learn more here: www.itsabeautifuldaytoday.com

Some photos below.

OH THOSE "LONDON GIRLS"!

I've spent a lot of time in the UK since birth. Inspired by my very early understanding that the London Underground was the place for a young lad to see and meet pretty girls.

Recorded on a 16-track recorder in mostly first takes.

"While predominantly new-wave-esque, combines elements of electronic, alternative rock and country music. The result is a bizarre, experimentalist approach to music that, at times, feels as if listening to a genre of Alexandrakis’ own making." - The New University

Listen: https://push.fm/fl/wkmvpedt

#ComeFlyTheWorldWithAirTerra

Written, recorded, produced, performed, arranged and mixed by Eric on a 16-track recorder in first takes.

Additional mixing and mastering by Zach Ziskin.

WE CAN'T MOVE FORWARD, WITHOUT KNOWING WHERE WE CAME FROM!

The latest single has arrived. Written, arranged, recorded, produced, performed and mixed by moi on a 16-track recorder, all first takes, no pitch correction, no mouse clicking cutting and pasting, just me playing straight takes. I especially liked playing two power tools. It's about nostalgia and how you need to know where you're coming from in order to move forward. The lyrics can be confusing as they are all in "code".

Listen: https://push.fm/fl/vblhhvym

#ComeFlyTheWorldWithAirTerra

IT'S O.K. TO WALTZ ALONE!

Out now! Eric’s new Valentine’s Day EP GOOD GIRLS NEVER WALTZ WITH ME!

AN INTERVIEW WITH ERIC ALEXANDRAKIS ON HIS NEW RELEASE GOOD GIRLS NEVER WALTZ WITH ME

By Harrison fiat


What was the inspiration for "Good Girls Never Waltz With Me" the song, and the album itself?

I love old Europe, and how over the decades/eons, some buildings and neighborhoods stay completely the same.  The track itself was inspired by my first trip to Salzburg, Austria about 20 years ago.  It felt like a very romantic place, and having seen The Sound of Music a million times, it also felt like walking into that film.  I pictured a young couple running up and down the rolling hills being mischievous, and so I made up a story.  I was just there again a few months ago, and the promo photo [for this release] of me walking away from the camera was taken on the exact spot where the "Do Re Mi" scene from The Sound of Music was shot.

But why such a sad title?

I like underdogs, but I was also probably going through something at the time and projected that into a more positive scenario.  The last chord is the wake up call.  Sometimes you get an idea about someone or something, and create a story around it that is imaginary, as it's more fun to make stuff up than it is to be open.  I also like "seasonal" releases as it allows for a different kind of expanded creative freedom.  There are way too many songs about the perfect this, or that, or that person hurt me, blah blah blah.

And the album?

My whole approach to my own music is pretty consistent.  I like titles to sound like film titles, I like melodic hooks, interesting moods via production, and I like fun music.  Although I can be eclectic, there is always a familiar thread running through everything.  My friends always say, "Sounds like Eric!"

Tell me something about each one of the other tracks:

"The Landing of Figaro":  An exaggeration of that feeling of completeness, once the flight attendant welcomes you to your destination.

"Good Girls Never Waltz With Me":  It's about innocence.  I recorded the vocal and main guitar live in one take, and fully intended on replaying/resinging, but got lazy, and built the rest on top.  Recorded on a 16-track recorder.

"Dreamgirls From Hell":  An alternate instrumental version of the original track "Dreamgirls", found on my Grammy® Nominated album I.V. Catatonia, and recorded on a 4-track cassette recorder.

"Liesl's Waltz":  About curious naivety.  I recorded the background noise on my phone while walking through the streets of Salzburg.

"Hunting Punk Venus":  An alternate Punk version from the original track "Hunting Venus", found on my Grammy® Nominated album I.V. Catatonia, and recorded on a 16-track recorder.

"I Love Me, Myself & I":  Egomaniacs often assume that their words have more meaning than those around them.

"Disco Fembot Valentine":  A fembot reciting Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 in an attempt to woo someone in a disco.

"Good Boy Sometimes Sings My Songs":  My 3 year old singing the title track.

You have been on an almost prolific overdrive over the last year and a half with what, 12 releases?  What's happened?

Something like that.  I'm so backlogged with albums I've made, I feel the need to just keep pushing out as much as possible, so that I can start fresh.  Problem is I've already written and mostly recorded the next 5, and every day I have new ideas.  It can be frustrating as hell.  Being a responsible father, and having production responsibilities tends to limit time.

It's sounds like a journey with no layovers.

That's exactly what it feels like.  The journey as a creative person on overdrive never ends, because there is always something new to experience.  When you think you've done it all, you've missed the point.

Is it that you're searching for something through your journey?

Oh I'm always looking for answers, whether creative, metaphysical, physical, and so on.  Finding that perfect chord progression, closing that particular chapter, figuring out the universe...you know, simple things like that ha!

What are you listening to these days?

The Rolling Stones remasters, The Police remasters, Japan remasters, The Fratellis new album, The Beatles' "Let It Be Naked", "Plastic Ono Band" remaster, "The Mandalorian" soundtrack, new Duran Duran, and a live Yes album from 1990.

It seems you are mostly into catalog these days.

Yeah, I rarely find anything new I like, because you can't find anything with uncomputerized performances.  I can't listen to that, I have to hear the spaces between the notes, and these days because of recording software, there are no spaces...but I do like that Weeknd Arian Grande "Save Your Tears" remix.  Has an 80's feel.

Is that basically your favorite style, 80's?

It's when I was a little kid, and they say your most important music hits you at that age.  I like all decades, except maybe the last one overall.  I think the 70's were the most creative period, but I also love the jangle of the 60's, the bop of the 50's, the electro rock of the 90's, film scores...it's all relative.

Any new artists who have caught your ear?

No.

What's your favorite part of the musical process?

The cherry on top for me is laying down the vocals.  I think I am most happy when singing.

When you were a college kid, you produced the first digitally watermarked CD...a tech invented by your buddy Scott Moskowitz.  What's it like knowing that this tech runs everything we do digitally?

It's wild.  I knew Scott was onto something, had no idea if it would work, but believed in Scott, so I gave the green light.  To think that Scott's invention is at work as I type this, log into anything and everything, is so cool and still inspiring.

What do you think is the biggest problem with the music industry?

It hasn't embraced technology properly, and it's the only industry in the history of commerce that is designed to destroy itself.  Why would any industry devalue its own products?  Complete idiots are in control.

What's the solution?

If I play my cards right, you'll see.

Sounds like you know something.

🙂

www.EricAlexandrakis.com



TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL NESMITH [THE MONKEES]

Grammy® Nominee Eric Alexandrakis Releases Cover Tribute To Innovative Music Legend Michael Nesmith

Dreamy Release Is A Touching Tribute

LOS ANGELES, CA, U.S.A., December 30, 2021/EINPresswire.com/ -- Grammy®Nominated artist Eric Alexandrakis has released a cover version of MonkeeMichael Nesmith's classic solo track "Silver Moon" [on what would have been Nesmith's 79th birthday], from Nesmith's 1970 Loose Salute album.

"Nez [andThe Monkees] has been a big influence on me both as a songwriter and an innovator. His recent passing really affected me, and I felt drawn to wishing him safe passage in my own way."

Originally a stomping, forward-moving Country Pop/Rock song, Alexandrakis' version of "Silver Moon" has more of a dreamy and reflective vibe. The track falls within Eric's travel themed series of albums, which includes 9 releases ranging from the 28 track Avant-Pop release Terra, to the Spoken Word release Music Is My Medicine, and to the John Cage and Yoko Ono inspired Terra Silenziosa. He also has a fuzzy Electro-Pop single coming out in January called "My Rainy Day".

Continuing on the heels of I.V. Catatonia: 20 Years As A Two-Time Cancer Survivor, which was nominated for Best Spoken Word Album at the 2019 Grammy®Awards alongside fellow nomineesMichelle Obamaand The Beastie Boys, Alexandrakis continues to challenge himself prolifically.

Highly creative since childhood, Alexandrakis is a student of all artistic disciplines. Along with his album releases, he provides music for various media, and has even charted nationally with two original Christmas songs and productions for other artists. He is also involved in film production, and was fortunate to have a film he conceptualized and scored, short-list at Cannes Lions in 2017 [PSYCHOGENIC FUGUE starring John Malkovich and directed by Sandro]. Alexandrakis was the first person in the industry to produce a digitally watermarked CD, and he continues to find innovative ways to express himself through his songwriting, productions, and company Minoan Music.

Eric Alexandrakis' version of Michael Nesmith's "Silver Moon" is out now via Apple Music.

www.EricAlexandrakis.com

Gary Seven
Minoan Music
Info@MinoanMusic.com

ENJOY THE SILENCE!

Hello darkness my old friend...

TERRA SILENZIOSA, 28 tracks of nothing, is out now on Apple Music! It's really about nothing...but it's also about anything you want it to be. It's about how all of our conclusions and interpretations come from endless combinations of perception and frame of reference. Enjoy the silence.

Imagine: http://tiny.cc/EnjoyTheSilence

#ComeFlyTheWordWithAirTerra

SUMMER SINGLE FEATURING MEMBERS OF DURAN DURAN AND TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS OUT NOW!

It's finally Summertime! Written in Rethymno, Crete, right where this picture was taken, 500 meters from the front door. With me playing all first takes is John Taylor [Duran Duran] on bass, and Steve Ferrone [Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers] on drums. It's about escaping chaos for the simple things in life.

Bring a hat: https://push.fm/fl/5sabwpyc

Additional mixing and toy piano solo by Kirk Kelsey [The Smashing Pumpkins Keith Urban]. Mastered by Zach Ziskin.

Keep moving forward -------------->

#ComeFlyTheWorldWithAirTerra

Album cover art design and photography by Eric Alexandrakis.

GMT [GREENWICH MEAN TIME] EP AVAILABLE!

Out now, and streaming in every time zone!:

GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) [My 7th release in 6 months].

A somewhat twisted mix of electronics set to scraping and churning baggage carousels, happy-go-lucky music about Spring inspired by The Monkees, mockery of overtly sexualized club and pop music, and a live track.

Good for jetlag: https://push.fm/fl/eirtevwu

Keep moving forward -------------------->

#ComeFlyTheWorldWithAirTerra

Album cover art design and photography by Eric Alexandrakis.