Villagers of Ioannina City - Age of Aquarius (2019/2025) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Sometimes, I am late to the party when it comes to a band. I was late, certainly, for the latest album from Villagers of Ioannina City (VIC), but it seems to have worked out pretty well. With their recent signing to Napalm Records, the label is re-releasing their 2019 album “Age of Aquarius” on April 3rd. This album has been dominating my ears for the past couple months.

VIC hails from Greece. It was interesting to me to discover that fact since my mind automatically connected them to Mother of Millions, also from Greece. The band lineup includes only first names, as far as I can find: Alex (guitar/vox), Akis (bass), Aris (drums), Kostantis (clarinet, winds), and Kostas (bagpipe).

You will notice, I am sure, that this band has some instruments you wouldn’t normally find in a rock band. Rest assured, VIC provides enthralling, expansive progressive heavy rock, but that sound is heavily produced through more than just guitars. You will hear a hefty portion of clarinet and bagpipe, specifically, with some songs being completely led by bagpipe melodies. It’s a completely different sort of sound than many of us are used to hearing, but the overall results are not that far from what I know the progressive community appreciates. Naturally, the band features a significant folk sound, too.

TRACKLIST

1. Villagers of Ioannina City - Welcome
2. Villagers of Ioannina City - Age of Aquarius
3. Villagers of Ioannina City - Part V
4. Villagers of Ioannina City - Dance of Night
5. Villagers of Ioannina City - Arrival
6. Villagers of Ioannina City - Father Sun
7. Villagers of Ioannina City - Millennium Blues
8. Villagers of Ioannina City - Cosmic Soul
9. Villagers of Ioannina City - For the Innocent
10. Villagers of Ioannina City - Sparkle out of Black Hole



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