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Diafana Krina — Kousko
Album: Around the Day in 80 Worlds
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Released: 2005
Length: 3:14
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This is dull, repetitive
Posted 1 week ago by preferredfutures    [ Reply ]
Posted 11 months ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Τι ωραίο κομμάτι !! 
Posted 1 year ago by jokallit    [ Reply ]
Beautiful piece of music!  It has a feel of yearning optimism.
Posted 1 year ago by nelsonha    [ Reply ]
 lily34 wrote:


you're right. it would be very typical of him to use something like this. and, hey! look at the cover art. i swear quentin tarantino is one of the walkers...



LOL!  Too funny!  Excellent tune!  Thanx RP!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 sieversfam wrote:

They gotta surf in Greece...right?   


Not much swell in the Mediterranean, sadly.
Posted 1 year ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
 TheKing2 wrote:

Why do I always think of a Quentin Tarantino movie when hearing this....?



you're right. it would be very typical of him to use something like this. and, hey! look at the cover art. i swear quentin tarantino is one of the walkers...
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Why do I always think of a Quetin Tarantino moving when hearing this....?
Posted 1 year ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]


MOST excellent.




Posted 1 year ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
 isparos9 wrote:

Was always wondering if RP has any greek bands in its playlists. And happily I listen to Diafana Krina today :)
There are so many songs and great bands that RP could play, if only the language barrier didn't exist!

Thanks Bill, quality is synonumous to RP.




Yes!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 sieversfam wrote:

They gotta surf in Greece...right?   



Of course!
Posted 1 year ago by bimmerfan739    [ Reply ]
 scrumptious wrote:

Am I the only one hearing marching/ military drums?



I hear the drums, and they are playing march rhythms.  Cannot interpret the overall tune as anything but a chill-out plan to go Around the World in 80 Days.
Posted 1 year ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 xrdstv wrote:



Souvlaki Western?




Love it
Posted 1 year ago by hellsgardener    [ Reply ]
This has a vibe similar to Khruangbin. They must have heard Kousko a lot. Very cool!
Posted 1 year ago by yeshetarchin    [ Reply ]
Am I the only one hearing marching/ military drums?
Posted 1 year ago by scrumptious    [ Reply ]
 sieversfam wrote:

They gotta surf in Greece...right?   




You bet!!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
They gotta surf in Greece...right?   
Posted 1 year ago by sieversfam    [ Reply ]
EXCELLENT!!  Intense mix of genres!  I never heard of them before. Thanx RP!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 xrdstv wrote:



Souvlaki Western?



Too Funny!!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 Ihatethissong wrote:


or Greek Spaghetti Western Surf Music



Souvlaki Western?
Posted 1 year ago by xrdstv    [ Reply ]
Which Quentin flick is this in?
Posted 1 year ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]
Anyone else getting Quentin Tarantio-esque endcredit vibes here?
Posted 2 years ago by maxvonevil    [ Reply ]
ai63 wrote:

closes eyes and daydreams sipping ouzo on Greek hillside watching the sun set......

the_jake wrote:

How does one watch the sunset with their eyes closed?  

While daydreaming!  

And I think I'm picking up that same vibe with this one, call it +1 to 8 today.  LLRP!!
Posted 2 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Wow... My older brother introduced me to the Shadows... I'm getting echos here 
Posted 2 years ago by meanderer    [ Reply ]
 ai63 wrote:

closes eyes and daydreams sipping ouzo on Greek hillside watching the sun set......


How does one watch the sunset with their eyes closed?  
Posted 3 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
Surfin' Siberia again....
Posted 3 years ago by Bleyfusz    [ Reply ]
Another one of my favourites. The kind of music that can somehow lift your spirits even through its melancholy...
Posted 3 years ago by Phoenix68    [ Reply ]
wow - getting serious Hank Marvin vibes here! I can just see the Shadows doing their dance steps.
Posted 4 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
You know, that guitar melody reminded me of something else, and I just worked it out. 
Eminem/Rihanna's ' Love the way you lie' verses start with that tune.

> On the first page of our story
> The future seemed so bright
> Then this thing turned out so evil
> I don't know why I'm still surprised

The Diafana Krina version has an extra flourish at the end of each line, but the rest is pretty close. 
Posted 4 years ago by alexmwalker    [ Reply ]
Lazy surf meditation music!
Posted 4 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by MrMelons    [ Reply ]
closes eyes and daydreams sipping ouzo on Greek hillside watching the sun set......
Posted 6 years ago by ai63    [ Reply ]
 rpdevotee wrote:
Sounds like Dick Dale to me
{#Guitarist} 

 
....with a vodka induced hangover, yeah, might be.
Posted 7 years ago by Bleyfusz    [ Reply ]
Great cool music selection tonight!
Thanks
Hello from Belgium
Posted 7 years ago by Fricky    [ Reply ]
 rpdevotee wrote:
Sounds like Dick Dale to me
{#Guitarist} 

 
Bang on !
Posted 7 years ago by Weave    [ Reply ]
{#Stop} C'est pas bon !!! No good !!! Where is Johnny ??
Posted 7 years ago by Noé    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:
Never.....to hear....surf....music....again!

jh 

 
Incomplete quote taken out of context...again.
Posted 8 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Dick Dale to me
{#Guitarist} 
Posted 8 years ago by rpdevotee    [ Reply ]
thought this was the Pixies when the guitar riff started...
 
Posted 8 years ago by dauerweck    [ Reply ]
Diafana Krina WAS a Greek rock group that broke up in 2009. Good luck finding this album or selection. {#Arghhh}
Posted 8 years ago by garyet    [ Reply ]
 eveliko wrote:
Ravel's Bolero meets Brian Setzer

 
Me likey!  {#Jump}
Posted 8 years ago by ShoreGirl    [ Reply ]
Ravel's Bolero meets Brian Setzer
Posted 9 years ago by eveliko    [ Reply ]
 bh1 wrote:

Great comment and right on!  Anybody kow where the cd might be available. it is not on Amazon.

 
eBay apparently....!

Posted 9 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:

Borat was not Greek, but from Kasakhstan. Also, his character speaks Hebrew in the movie, because Sasha Baron Cohen is an Orthodox Jew.
 
So that's where those crotchie shorts came from.
Posted 10 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
I agree.  Yasoo  {#Cheers}

4merdj wrote:
Αυτό είναι ωραίο

 


Posted 10 years ago by skooba    [ Reply ]
Surfs up, Mumbai!
Posted 10 years ago by AphidA    [ Reply ]
 prfowler wrote:
The Ventures meet Chris Isaac.  Wonderful stuff. 

 
Great comment and right on!  Anybody kow where the cd might be available. it is not on Amazon.
Posted 10 years ago by bh1    [ Reply ]
 EvrosKarseras wrote:
Geia sou Vasili (Bill)

My request has been answered ! Diafana Krina.

Play some "Trypes" as well.

Regards,
Evros 

 
Hmm, if pressed, I would have to agree that the odd one of the tracks played here meet my definition of "tripe" - but not many!

Asking Bill to play aforesaid category, however, is asking for trouble, as my Mum would have said.

   


Posted 10 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 4merdj wrote:
Αυτό είναι ωραίο

 
Borat was not Greek, but from Kasakhstan. Also, his character speaks Hebrew in the movie, because Sasha Baron Cohen is an Orthodox Jew.
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
Geia sou Vasili (Bill)

My request has been answered ! Diafana Krina.

Play some "Trypes" as well.

Regards,
Evros 
Posted 11 years ago by EvrosKarseras    [ Reply ]
Αυτό είναι ωραίο
Posted 11 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]
What an awesome album title. {#Lol}
Posted 11 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
 Sketchydave wrote:
Go Hank Marvin!!
 
Yes, it is reminiscent of Hank Marvin's sound.
Posted 11 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 prfowler wrote:
The Ventures meet Chris Isaac.  Wonderful stuff. 

 
Funny. But the piece is very likeable!
Posted 11 years ago by Rotterdam    [ Reply ]
 perfect piece
Posted 11 years ago by diafanos4    [ Reply ]
I'M GLUD TO HEAR A GREEK GRUP HERE 
Posted 11 years ago by azik74    [ Reply ]
 bluecshells wrote:
Such greatness....wonderful to dance around the kitchen with.
 

Posted 11 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
Gotta show some love for my fellow Greeks.  I hope the economic situation turns around soon.

 kapetanc wrote:
Hey!!! Diafana Krina from Greece? I am surprised that i hear them here... great!!!
 

Posted 11 years ago by skooba    [ Reply ]
This could be RP's theme song...just seems to be the keystone to everything Bill plays.
Posted 12 years ago by brucej76    [ Reply ]
The Ventures meet Chris Isaac.  Wonderful stuff. 
Posted 12 years ago by prfowler    [ Reply ]
Hey!!! Diafana Krina from Greece? I am surprised that i hear them here... great!!!
Posted 12 years ago by kapetanc    [ Reply ]
Shadowsy Twangfest
Posted 12 years ago by drews    [ Reply ]
Go Hank Marvin!!
Posted 12 years ago by Sketchydave    [ Reply ]
Diafana krina does not sounds like this song.
But they are very interesting
Posted 12 years ago by gogosdt    [ Reply ]
 chris_the_man wrote:
Like the guitars but the drumming is like a marching band goes by in the street.
 
What's wrong with a marching band going down the street?  I was a drummer in a very good marching band in high school.
Posted 12 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
I love this stuff.
Posted 12 years ago by Bobert_ParkCity    [ Reply ]
Never.....to hear....surf....music....again!

 
Posted 12 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
reminiscent of

Posted 12 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Sounded remarkably like the Shadows to me.
Posted 12 years ago by clydes    [ Reply ]
Ahhh, variety...spice. Nice!
Posted 12 years ago by meinthecorner    [ Reply ]
Such greatness....wonderful to dance around the kitchen with.
Posted 12 years ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
Sorry - not-at-all!

Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Was always wondering if RP has any greek bands in its playlists. And happily I listen to Diafana Krina today :)
There are so many songs and great bands that RP could play, if only the language barrier didn't exist!

Thanks Bill, quality is synonumous to RP.
Posted 12 years ago by isparos9    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:


With a splash of spaghetti Western pomp and circumstance...
 
Preciso!!!

Posted 12 years ago by mcYammer    [ Reply ]
Like the guitars but the drumming is like a marching band goes by in the street.
Posted 13 years ago by chris_the_man    [ Reply ]

sad surf music


Posted 13 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
 aelfheld wrote:
Gets old quick.
 


Yeah.
Posted 13 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
This song reminds me a great deal of the sort of mellow surf put out by a band I really like called the Aqua Velvets.  I'd really like to hear a LOT more from Diafana Krina, if RP has any more available..


Posted 13 years ago by beerslayer    [ Reply ]
 mach-hog wrote:
It sure has that nice pre-Beatles to North America instrumental surf sound. Real nice. Their style reminds me greatly of Amsterdam's: The Treble Spankers...
 
Exactly.
 
Posted 13 years ago by dolfan    [ Reply ]
I'm Greek, and I have to say, this is awesome. I'm so glad a little Greek music is making its way to RP... AWESOME, Bill!
Posted 13 years ago by ekeyte    [ Reply ]
Gets old quick.
Posted 13 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
It sure has that nice pre-Beatles to North America instrumental surf sound. Real nice. Their style reminds me greatly of Amsterdam's: The Treble Spankers...
Posted 13 years ago by mach-hog    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:
This is cool! Sounds like Malibu circa 1963!
 

With a splash of spaghetti Western pomp and circumstance...
Posted 13 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
It's a shame there's no Dick Dale influence here... ;)
Posted 13 years ago by audiophelia    [ Reply ]
and it has a cool title too:
"The round of the day in 80 worlds"
{#Motor}
Posted 13 years ago by ydorsouroti    [ Reply ]
This is cool! Sounds like Malibu circa 1963!
Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Hello RP-Listeners!

I wish all of you "MERRY CHRISTMAS",
wherever you are - whoever you wanna be!

Christmas is a sweet-naive tradition -
not a religious event! 

I like it anyway!

Still - I hope Bill takes the chance
to rock the christmas-tree to pieces tonight!

"Happy Christmas
your "BAD SANTA",
aka STINGRAY
-from Cologne/Germany-
PS
Sermon of the day (promise: I'm serious):

The "Three Wise Men" - Melchior, Balthasar + Caspar
are buried in a golden sarcophage in"our" dome, the famous 
"Cologne dome" - the third highest church-building
in the world - right in the very centre of town, next to the Rhine.
A gothic building of extra-class!

Have a look:
https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Koelner_Dom_bei_Nacht_1_RB.JPG&filetimestamp=20060517174554

The "grave" for the non-believers:
https://www.koelner-dom.de/17450.html?&L=1

+

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrine_of_the_Three_Kings


Posted 13 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
This song would pair well with Madrugada's "What's on your mind"...and a couple of beers
Posted 14 years ago by appy_monkey    [ Reply ]
i thought it was the Pixies after the first coupla riffs ... love the big geeeeeeetar sound. 
Posted 14 years ago by dauerweck    [ Reply ]
I always loved the Shadows, as a kid.

Non of that soppy love song stuff, just music.   {#Lol}
Posted 14 years ago by Slarti    [ Reply ]
...did cowboys of the old west ever surf?..
Posted 14 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
Ditto on the Tarantino soundtrack material.  {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 14 years ago by axon    [ Reply ]
I like their sound a lot
Posted 14 years ago by TomFrost    [ Reply ]
 Jeff09 wrote:
Hey, how about some Friends of Dean Martinez...!!
 

You know it! Bill really needs some Friends of Dean Martinez. It always suprises me that he has none, considering the Calexico he plays, and Joey Burns' early work with FoDM.
Posted 14 years ago by Ntropy    [ Reply ]
OMG!!!!!!

diafana krina on RP?? Brilliant! loved your pronunciation Bill :)
Ta spas!!!
Posted 14 years ago by roxmilt    [ Reply ]
Have the Shadows reformed?
Posted 14 years ago by brianlj    [ Reply ]
Hey, how about some Friends of Dean Martinez...!!
Posted 14 years ago by Jeff09    [ Reply ]
 Felix_The_Cat wrote:

My deepest admiration to the Greek people right now... I wish you don't have to "be saved" by anyone and choose not paying an immoral debt
 
It seems it's immoral because an earlier government lied about its financial situation - which made for low cost loans initially. When the truth came out, the rates were adjusted for for a country with its truer economic health. Debts were called and refinanced  - and now all the people who borrowed more than they could realistically afford, at the adjusted rates, have been left with the bill.

Posted 14 years ago by adamdbenson    [ Reply ]
 ydorsouroti wrote:

Probably...

however if you pay attention to the sound and playing of the guitar you will see that it is inspired by the new-age-bouzouki dominated era of the 60's-70's in Greece

 
My deepest admiration to the Greek people right now... I wish you don't have to "be saved" by anyone and choose not paying an immoral debt

Posted 14 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
Tarantino soundtrack material. 
Posted 14 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
Hey, how 'bout some Friends of Dean Martinez!!
Posted 14 years ago by Jeff09    [ Reply ]
...kind of reminiscent of godspeed you! black emperor...
Posted 14 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
This music is not available on either iTunes or from Amazon...  :-(

Neil
Posted 14 years ago by NeilBlanchard    [ Reply ]
 ydorsouroti wrote:

Probably...

however if you pay attention to the sound and playing of the guitar you will see that it is inspired by the new-age-bouzouki dominated era of the 60's-70's in Greece

 
Cool, I wish I knew that particular style... cheers!

Posted 14 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
Love it!  How is the rest of it? Where can you get this one?
Posted 14 years ago by bindi    [ Reply ]
 lmic wrote:

Great comment.

From https://www.cozyrocket.com/category/surf-music:
Dick Dale's rendition of Misirlou actually has its roots in Greek and Middle Eastern Music, according to the Fender Players Club:

"Misirlou" has unusual origins for a seminal piece in American rock. Its roots are in Middle Eastern music, and it was a 1940s pop hit in Turkey (and a Greek folk dance) two decades before Dick revived and reinvented the piece in 1962 - when he gave it a high energy twist by performing it on electric guitar with his band, the Del-Tones.


And FWIW, Richard Monsour (aka Dick Dale) is himself of Mediterranean (Lebanese) descent.
 
That is so cool—-1962——a year for great inventions.
Posted 14 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
Sounds a bit like what you'd get if you recorded Apache with Ghost Riders in the Sky in Greece
Posted 14 years ago by Quixmundi    [ Reply ]
 ydorsouroti wrote:

Probably...

however if you pay attention to the sound and playing of the guitar you will see that it is inspired by the new-age-bouzouki dominated era of the 60's-70's in Greece

 

and that's one of the reasons why I like this tune so much :){#Cowboy} ( I like this one emoticon)

Posted 14 years ago by ambrebalte    [ Reply ]
 Felix_The_Cat wrote:
No greek style here at all.. another quentin tarantino soundtrack..
 
Probably...

however if you pay attention to the sound and playing of the guitar you will see that it is inspired by the new-age-bouzouki dominated era of the 60's-70's in Greece

Posted 14 years ago by ydorsouroti    [ Reply ]
No greek style here at all.. another quentin tarantino soundtrack..
Posted 14 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
Sounds like old Baby Echo is used!?
Posted 14 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
Dose anybody know where I can find someone that sells this song as an MP3? Amazon and iTunes do not.

Posted 14 years ago by No_Where_Man    [ Reply ]


The song was first performed by the Michalis Patrino rebetiko band in Athens, Greece in 1927
Misirlou = Egyptian Girl


Posted 15 years ago by Leonidas    [ Reply ]
visions of a Clint Eastwood spaghetti western....
Posted 15 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]

Must.....KILL BILL
Posted 15 years ago by redstorm    [ Reply ]
God Created ,,,,,,,  Why did he/she forget to add brains and ears too so many???

Posted 15 years ago by cattail321    [ Reply ]
Who'd have ever guessed one of the greatest surf-rock anthems was basically a cover of a Turkish folk song?  That's cool!
Posted 15 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 MM13 wrote:

Yeah, very funny dude. Except that the band is actually from Greece, which was the only point our Greek friend was making.
So what shall I call you to score extra points? Todd? Jack? Birdbrain?

 
May I suggest...{#Chillpill}
Posted 15 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
 mandolin wrote:
...reminiscent of brian tyler's soundtrack for bubba ho-tep...
 
and the early work of Calexico
Posted 15 years ago by ndg    [ Reply ]