{"id":35458,"date":"2021-01-17T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=35458"},"modified":"2021-01-17T07:12:15","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T12:12:15","slug":"souvlaki-releases-continued-survival-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=35458","title":{"rendered":"Souvlaki releases \u2018Continued Survival\u2019 EP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two years after the previous \u2018Tracks\u2019 EP, Souvlaki has released \u2018Continued Survival\u2019 EP, which emerges as a concentration of disparate sounds in a small number of tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This eclectic and multifaceted EP was preceded by two singles that immediately gave the measure of the great variety of influences in this new release: <em>7LUNGS<\/em> (which features the participation of Slim Gong on vocals and drum &amp; bass and hip hop influences) and <em>Isolation<\/em> (released as an eye-catching stop-motion video) which lingers on more synth-wave and dark sounds, also thanks to the remarkable vocal performance of Deborah Grandi. Watch the video for <em>Isolation<\/em> via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vyXNW0z1K3Q?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The EP is perhaps the most personal work of the artist, always looking for the right balance between compositional meticulousness and expressive needs; Souvlaki this time has not imposed limits to his creativity and has won his fears to expose the most intimate side of his artistic identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sovlaki commented on this new release: <em>&#8220;This record is my first organic work, it was written in a few months and composed to be released as an EP (despite the times and the new music market). The title isn&#8217;t about the pandemic, the fact that it might evoke some reflection on that is purely fortuitous; &#8220;Continued Survival&#8221; is about my survival as an artist, my struggle to stay active musically and always look for improvement.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Because the atmospheres of this work are more personal, I was afraid that it might not be liked, partly because I was reluctant to show my feelings.&nbsp;<br>That&#8217;s why I waited about 7-8 months before recording it: I needed time to digest it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>My girlfriend put up with me and supported me a lot in that period, while Simone Piccinelli (who took part in the production) gave me a great help on an artistic level and allowed me to get the most out of each song. After the first EP and this one I think we are ready for a more stable collaboration. I think my favorite song is&#8221;Wake Me Up,&#8221; but you know, songs are like your own children&#8230; in the end you love everyone equally!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Continued Survival\u2019 is available on all major digital platforms via <a href=\"https:\/\/distrokid.com\/hyperfollow\/souvlaki\/continued-survival\">https:\/\/distrokid.com\/hyperfollow\/souvlaki\/continued-survival<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Two years after the previous \u2018Tracks\u2019 EP, Souvlaki has released \u2018Continued Survival\u2019 EP, which emerges as a concentration of disparate sounds in a small number <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=35458\" title=\"Souvlaki releases \u2018Continued Survival\u2019 EP\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35459,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13,23,28,29,30],"tags":[9687,9688],"class_list":["post-35458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electronic-music","category-indie","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","tag-continued-survival","tag-souvlaki"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/4BB01FE1-1E50-4091-AE69-3BA9E62BE249.png?fit=882%2C853&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-9dU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":33525,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33525","url_meta":{"origin":35458,"position":0},"title":"Bells Rang release new self-titled EP","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"March 6, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Bells Rang\u00a0have released their new self-titled EP. 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