V/A - Aman Aman - Greek Anatolian Laments LP Basecap ” For all of Bell

” For all of Bell Formation’s dense processing

Mike Altschul and Sal Marquez

Chain of Strength showcased its straight power with this album

but though this release marks the close of the first year for CoS

V/A - Aman Aman - Greek Anatolian Laments LP Basecap ” For all of Bell"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