𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐕𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐤𝐨𝐯𝐚 & 𝐆𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐬 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐬 | 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐭

New album ''Little Sae'' released by Underflow Records

Bandcamp:
https://underflowrecords.bandcamp.com...

Little Sae originates from a very specific moment in December 2024, when Biliana and Giorgos met for the first time and spent several days recording and performing together at Underflow in Athens. There was no predetermined concept and no search for a direction — they simply played, listened, and followed the guidance of their mutually unfolding sounds. One year later, this release stands as a celebration of that encounter: the openness of those days, and the deep understanding and affection they discovered for the strange, delicate world that emerged between them.

Little Sae traces the meeting point of two distinct sonic forces: the raw, immediate presence of violin and voice, and the volatile, shape-shifting space of live electronics. Fragile tones, murmurs, grainy bow strokes, and tiny acoustic gestures slip into dense electronic atmospheres; processed layers dissolve again into the bare intimacy of the source. The boundaries between instrument, body, and processed sound dissolve - textures merge, fracture, evaporate, and re-form. What begins as a whisper of horsehair on string may unfold into an otherworldly resonance; what feels electronic may reveal itself as the trace of a single breath. The music moves in this continuous flow, resisting genre and leaning instead into curiosity, trust, and real-time transformation.

The name Little Sae surfaced directly out of the creative process — a small syllable sung intuitively alongside the word “little” while Biliana was improvising. They didn’t know its meaning at the time. Only later did they discover its Japanese resonance: Sae (さえ / 冴え) — clarity, crispness, lucidity, the feeling of winter air before dawn, the sharp brightness of something suddenly becoming clear.

It felt uncannily right for the atmosphere of these recordings, almost as if the music had quietly named itself.

credits
releases December 19, 2025

Biliana Voutchkova - violin, voice
Giorgos Varoutas - live sound processing

Recording: Nikos Dimitrakakos
Mixed by Giorgos Varoutas
Mastering (CD): Nikos Dimitrakakos
Mastering (LP): Taylor Deupree (12k)

Design: Vicky Aggelopoulou
Photography: Gerasimos Platanas

Recorded at Underflow, Athens, December 2024

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