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Hekàtē - Μέρες Οργής | Days of Wrath (Full Album)
MMXX
Crisis
Soapbox
Καλοκαίρι 2018
Καταραμένο Σύνδρομο
Cul-De-Sac
Ψυχαναγκασμός
Αθήνα
It’s not surprising that Hekátē chose their name after the ancient Greek goddess Hekate, the deity of the underworld, witchcraft, nighttime and crossroads. Hekátē are four women coming from different paths, all of which converged in the Spring of 2018, and met at the great crossroad of Athens’ eternal night. Their music is multi-referential, an explosive mix of their magic potions. The heavy, melodic bass establishes the base of their post-punk sound. The drums derail it where necessary. The synths, more electric than electronic, can be heard distinctly, at times leaning towards a smarter New Wave but also giving a wink at garage rock. The vocals sound like an enraged, rhythmic recital tightroping along the melody. As a result, their eight tracks move along a scale, starting with melancholic, urban hymns and ending in anxious, frenzied chases, all tied together with a ceremonial atmosphere.
The record title, Days of Wrath, is a translation of the Medieval hymn “Dies Irae,” which warns of God’s wrath, which will come down on the people during the Second Coming. Through their lyrics, Hekátē turn their wrath towards God, the people who created Him and the constricting world those people sustain. It starts out like a cry for help and climaxes into a war cry.
Hekátē’s war cry is the voice of a generation of emancipated women in motion. With few similar examples across the Greek scene, it comes as the result of their own liberation and of the many who came before them, paving the way. As political beings, Hekátē cannot but reflect their own gender identity in their music. An identity that—whether on stage or on record, or out there in the high-speed jungle of Greek society—expresses emotions from discomfort to aggression, as it is by definition obstructed by outdated and invisible privileges. For those who don’t wish to understand, they explain it, cut and dry, with their track-manifesto “Soapbox,” reminding them: “You think you see me? Well, you see shit!”
However, do not be disheartened. Days of Wrath is not some wooden, incomprehensible declaration of ideas. It is a deeply poetic, atmospheric record, doused in cloudy melodies that know when to hit the gas to carry the listener to the other side.
Lefteris Yakoumakis
Synths - Iris
Bass - Chara
Drums - Vicky
Vocals - Lydia
Recorded and mixed in the pandemic spring of MMXX, at Ignite Studios in Athens, by George Christoforidis.
Mastered by Stelios Efedakis at Ritual Studios.
LP cover artwork and inner sleeve design by Stavros Edge.
Lyrics for “Syndrome of the Damned” are from a poem by Lefteris Yakoumakis, from his graphic novel The Fork.
Days of Wrath comes housed in a glossy cover sleeve including a printed inner sleeve with lyrics in Greek and English.
Dedicated to all the “other” identities that exist and have existed in every punk scene around the world.
MMXX
Crisis
Soapbox
Καλοκαίρι 2018
Καταραμένο Σύνδρομο
Cul-De-Sac
Ψυχαναγκασμός
Αθήνα
It’s not surprising that Hekátē chose their name after the ancient Greek goddess Hekate, the deity of the underworld, witchcraft, nighttime and crossroads. Hekátē are four women coming from different paths, all of which converged in the Spring of 2018, and met at the great crossroad of Athens’ eternal night. Their music is multi-referential, an explosive mix of their magic potions. The heavy, melodic bass establishes the base of their post-punk sound. The drums derail it where necessary. The synths, more electric than electronic, can be heard distinctly, at times leaning towards a smarter New Wave but also giving a wink at garage rock. The vocals sound like an enraged, rhythmic recital tightroping along the melody. As a result, their eight tracks move along a scale, starting with melancholic, urban hymns and ending in anxious, frenzied chases, all tied together with a ceremonial atmosphere.
The record title, Days of Wrath, is a translation of the Medieval hymn “Dies Irae,” which warns of God’s wrath, which will come down on the people during the Second Coming. Through their lyrics, Hekátē turn their wrath towards God, the people who created Him and the constricting world those people sustain. It starts out like a cry for help and climaxes into a war cry.
Hekátē’s war cry is the voice of a generation of emancipated women in motion. With few similar examples across the Greek scene, it comes as the result of their own liberation and of the many who came before them, paving the way. As political beings, Hekátē cannot but reflect their own gender identity in their music. An identity that—whether on stage or on record, or out there in the high-speed jungle of Greek society—expresses emotions from discomfort to aggression, as it is by definition obstructed by outdated and invisible privileges. For those who don’t wish to understand, they explain it, cut and dry, with their track-manifesto “Soapbox,” reminding them: “You think you see me? Well, you see shit!”
However, do not be disheartened. Days of Wrath is not some wooden, incomprehensible declaration of ideas. It is a deeply poetic, atmospheric record, doused in cloudy melodies that know when to hit the gas to carry the listener to the other side.
Lefteris Yakoumakis
Synths - Iris
Bass - Chara
Drums - Vicky
Vocals - Lydia
Recorded and mixed in the pandemic spring of MMXX, at Ignite Studios in Athens, by George Christoforidis.
Mastered by Stelios Efedakis at Ritual Studios.
LP cover artwork and inner sleeve design by Stavros Edge.
Lyrics for “Syndrome of the Damned” are from a poem by Lefteris Yakoumakis, from his graphic novel The Fork.
Days of Wrath comes housed in a glossy cover sleeve including a printed inner sleeve with lyrics in Greek and English.
Dedicated to all the “other” identities that exist and have existed in every punk scene around the world.
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