AN INDEPENDENT LISTENING GUIDE
Roots.
Rhythm.
Electricity.
Cretan roots. Three instruments. An open horizon.
Find your way into the music of Babel Trio,
one record at a time.
ELECTRIC LUTE / BASS / DRUMS
OPEN TO POSSIBILITY.
A ROUTE THROUGH THE CATALOGUE
Four releases.
Plenty to get lost in.
Roots Electrified
9 tracks · Notes, credits & listening links
The Island of Cretal
6 tracks · Notes, credits & listening links
Orphan
1 track · Notes, credits & listening links
The Martyr
8 tracks · Notes, credits & listening links
Original listening-room illustrations. Explore each release for the band’s own artwork and recordings.
THE INSTRUMENT AT THE CENTRE
A familiar root.
An unfamiliar
current.
Electric lute, bass and drums. Start with the instruments, follow the musicians’ own account, and leave room for the sound to surprise you.
Follow the electric lute Three parts of the ensembleBEYOND THE RUNNING ORDER
There’s more between the grooves.
A conversation, a place, a detail
that brings you back for another listen.
Live, in context.
Explore dated event references, from venues in Crete to stages further afield.
Take a closer lookRead the conversation.
Follow interviews and release coverage back to the publications that shared them.
Take a closer lookKeep what you heard.
Turn a detail, a time marker and a question into your own listening note.
Take a closer lookTHE BEST NEXT STEP IS A LISTEN.