Let yourself be lured in to this ominous landscape, and you might find familiar territory – if you’re a fan of guitar-noodling done right. “They Are Out For Blood” is resplendent with the sound of washed-out retro synthesizers and twangy old guitars driven through fuzzed-out tube amps, and filled with the sort of hollow reverb you might hear in a recently emptied Spanish villa, or simply watching the sun set.

The three tracks by Jim Demos’ project Hellenica explore very familiar, anthemic melodies, and while his seemingly spontaneous variations take you off the path in almost every phrasing, he keeps coming back to the that oh-so haunting, very Spanish, and very atmospheric place somewhere in his imagination. According to this article from Montréal-based The Rover, Demos has been writing music since the age of 13, and his dedication to the art of balancing hard work with free music is definitely clear.

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