DRESELECTRIC CITY

The city of Dresden and its Gothic architecture served as inspiration for this electronic soundscape. The original composition was designed as a quadraphonic speaker installation with a live electric guitar performance by Giorgos Bokos himself. The piece was first performed at the Carl Maria von Weber University of Music in Dresden, Germany, in May 2003 during an Electroacoustic Music Symposium. Every sound in the composition was created through extensive processing of classical and electric guitar recordings at the University of Dresden’s studio, aiming to sonically convey the atmosphere of the city after sunset. The work “Dreselctric City” was later reprocessed and mixed for stereo playback, the version presented at ADAF 2025. The “craft tree” featured in the video is an artwork by Apostolos Chasiotis, while the video was curated by Giannis Nikolopoulos. It was included in the EP titled VOKOZ “Atmos”, released in 2022 by Volcanic Music.

Bokoz
Born in 1979 in Athens, his journey into music began at the age of six, learning piano, classical, and electric guitar. He studied at the Department of Music Studies at the Ionian University, specializing in sound engineering with a focus on electroacoustic music. A musician, composer, sound engineer, and producer, he has contributed to over 150 albums. He is the founder of Grindhouse Studios Athens, which has been operating for 20 years. In addition to music composition and production, he has been actively involved in painting in recent years. Currently, he is working on pieces that combine installation art, painting, and music composition using digital and electronic media.