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Alchemy is an old branch of nature philosophy and was removed in the 17th/18th century by modern chemistry and pharmacology. Often in alchemy the only aim was seen the "production" of gold. However, the Alchemists search was even more. They were artists who converted the materials from nature for human applications or for the preservation of human health.
Costa Chrysogelos committed his project „Digital Alkemist“ exactly to this art in musical manner.
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To offer raw materials of music in analoge and electronic sounds to the human ear in magic ways. His album "Fuga Magica" is based on a musical composition principle from the middle age. "Fuga Magica" is exactly what the title says. The actual and musical runaway from a dark era through streets and alleys, keys and notes, cables and knobs. A morbid and confused feeling is rising up. A session in a smokey backroom, a performance at the dark theatre, a hangover after a rainy night but also a visit at the vineyard and a walk at Venice beach. All of these, combined with the Magic and the unexpected that life itself contains in his stories day in and day out – this is what “Fuga Magica” is meant to be and represents. The artist Costas Chrysogelos a.k.a Digital Alkemist has recorded this album in Athens and partially in Miami from October 2008 to February 2010. He creates an album without repeating himself in sounds and melodies.
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It is the first full vocal album with lots of natural instruments and less electronic soundscapes – as usual.
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Costa Chrysogelos is a natural born drummer brought up in a music family. That´s why he couldn't have chosen any other path in life but to get involved with music and consequently to study sound engineering, while practicing drums and music technology all along. He started playing drums for many rock bands in the underground scene of Athens during the 90s to land in behind the drum kit of the well known rock band of Nightstalker. He also plays the drums for Night On Earth and Blends' band called Blend Sextet with participation of members of other well known Athenian bands.
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Fuga Magica for him was a territory exploring new ways of creating music. Acoustic guitars, keys, violins, solid basslines, tripped out grooves and a ton of other instruments without missing the electronic background. On Fuga Magaica you will find trip hop, rock, funk and downtempo tracks all polished with the shine of electronic glimpse and perfect voices. A perfect mixture of music!
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On the album "Fuga Magica" you can hear the following vocalists and musicians:
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