Blind Tendril - α (2021)

The title of our debut album α means ‘first’ and is pronounced ‘alpha’. It is the first letter of the Greek alphabet and is used both as a letter, but also numerically to indicate the number 1. The project started in November of 2020, amidst the pandemic, and took nearly 10 months to complete. As the studios remained closed the decision was made to do all the recording remotely. As soon as one song had been recorded it would be sent off to be mixed. That way each song was given individual attention and had space to develop its own character. Drawing from various musical influences, both international and Greek, all kinds of sounds, instruments and techniques were incorporated into the album. Ranging from ethereal female vocals, harmonies, polyphonic vocal techniques to heavier raspy male vocals, we tried to bring as much diversity to the vocals as we could. It is within this framework that we sought out and collaborated with Björn Strid (Soil