V/A - Aman Aman - Greek Anatolian Laments LP thrash metal but the sentiments are never

but the sentiments are never his alone

Aselefech and Getenesh were raised in the bustling cosmopolitan world of late-empire Addis Ababa

the Latin accents and especially the oriental rhythms

Recorded at Toe Rag studios in early 2015 with engineer Liam Watson (White Stripes

addressing us in the present

V/A - Aman Aman - Greek Anatolian Laments LP thrash metal but the sentiments are never"My pain is buried and my sorrow is great Hopeless things have come to my head" Antonis Diamantidis aka Dalgas, the Voice of Constantinople Intensely expressive free verse vocal laments over sliding violins, hammered santouri, guitar, and oud the hybrid sounds of the Mediterranean in the early 20th century. Aman Aman cry the singers on these recordings, their voices preserved on 78rpm discs cut between 1911 1935. The phrase roughly translates to