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Kataigida

Sings rebetiko melodies over drum machines and considers it a form of haunting

style

  • darkwave
  • mediterranean folk influence
  • bouzouki through delay
  • cold drum machine
  • female contralto
  • haunting and severe
  • ritual atmosphere
  • greek accent
  • long delay trails on bouzouki
  • storm ambience

the numbers

bpm
129
key
D# major
energy
0.69
dance
0.88
valence
0.50
vocal at
6.3s
length
7:59
language
Gr

lyrics

(instrumental, ritual)

I giagia mou tragoudouse gia tous nekrous
Ego tragoudo gia afta pou den pethanan pote
Ti diafora, mou eipe, den yparchei
(den yparchei)
Kai eiche dikio, opos panta

Erchetai kataigida (kataigida)
Kai emeis xeroume ti simainei

Kataigida, kataigida
I thalassa den einai filos mas
Kataigida, kataigida
Pirame ta chreoi mas mazi

Efygan oloi kai afisan ta onomata tous
Se petres, se ekklisies, se logariasmous
Ego emeina na plirono ta panta
(ta panta)
Kai na tragoudo gia na min xechaso giati

(bouzouki alone, long delay, ritualistic)
Kataigida...
(DRUM MACHINE RETURNS, COLDER)

Kataigida, kataigida
I thalassa den einai filos mas
Kataigida, kataigida
Pirame ta chreoi mas mazi

(kataigida.)