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Voluntary Exile (In Desperate Times)

by Matthew Dakoutros

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First performance - 24/5/2013

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In desperate times, where nothing else could be done, the only solution is a voluntary exile. Away from “civilization”, closer to mother nature. The ultimate escape route from a world not interesting in changing, not interesting in becoming anything that may concern me, so I leave.
The sun sets in a majestic set of wild vegetation and unvisualizable colors. I stand naked in my post apocalyptic fantasy land, trying to reconnect, to be one again with the root. Time is floating. Wild animals circle me, studying me. I hear all the sounds. Some of them are unknown to me yet, but I’ll study them so not to be afraid of them, so to be one with them.
It’s pitch black and the sounds are defining and silent at the same time. Alerting but confronting at the same time. Anxiety almost makes the best of me. Is this the right decision? The world I left behind does it worth my behavior, or can it be still saved?

The sun rises. The early morning magic consumes me.

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released January 1, 2013
Flute - Sonia Kuma, Cor Anglais - Dimitris Sideris, Synthesizer - Katerina Deligiannidou, Cello - Giannis Giounis

Mixed by Michael Andritsopoulos

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Matthew Dakoutros Athens, Greece

Matthew Dakoutros is a violin tutor, performer and composer from Greece. He has worked in several music institutes for more than 10 years, most notably in the National Conservatory as a violin and chamber music teacher, as well as director of the student orchestra. His music has been used in indie films and documentaries, and he has performed as a solo artist or part of large or small ensembles ... more

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