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Nights Between Stations

by Chris & Carla

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about

In early May, 1995, Carla and I found ourselves in Thessaloniki (Greece) practicing with a group of Greek musicians we had never met before, on a set of songs that they had never played before. Our purpose was to prepare for a one-night-only club performance at the venerated Mylos, an old mill converted into an arts center, which sits at the industrial edge of the city. The idea for the show had been sprung a few months earlier, when on a visit to Thessaloniki, as part of the Life Full of Holes tour, Carla and I had been forced to cancel our performance at another - not so venerated - local club. That night had turned out to be a total disaster - the dilapidated P.A. and the tragic-comic sound crew - combining to make a situation where it was impossible to play a show that would have been worth the price of the ticket. The sound was so bad, that when the promoter went onstage to announce to the waiting crowd that the show would not be happening, her lone voice could only barely be heard above the skrank and squeal of the sound system.

Upon leaving the club, we walked with our friends Emilios and Christos, to a small taverna in the old part of the city. Luckily we began the dull disappointment of the evening with a round of exotic Greek liquor. A few rounds later, as we watched and listened to the trio of traditional musicians who hypnotically played on the taverna's unadorned stage, one of us (I can't remember whom) came up with an inspired plan: the next time that Carla and I were in Europe, we would return to Thessaloniki to lay a show at the Mylos, backed up by a group of local musicians. This recording, "Nights Between Stations," is te result of that drunken idea.

I could rattle on about what a satisfying night the Mylos show turned out to be, and about how much we enjoyed playing with our co-conspirators - The Mylos All-Stars - and how impressed we were with the twists and commitment that they gave to the songs. But I am hopeful that this recording conveys those thoughts more powerfully than I could. Carla and I do pass along a mighty thanks to everyone credited below, and to all who showed up at the Mylos that evening (especially the veterans of the fiasco of a few months earlier). Some of the Nights Between Stations go by in a blur, but at least for the two of us, the night that is documented here, is one night that holds on strong.

Chris Eckman, Neuenkirchen 1995

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released December 5, 1995

Performed by Chris Eckman and Carla Torgerson
with the Mylos All-Stars:

George Papazoglou - drums
Christos Gousios - drums
George Bandoek - guitar & harp
Eucalyptus - bass
Fotis Famelos - violin
Manolis Famelos - mandolin
Yiorgos Christianakis - keyboards

Executive producers:
Emilios Katsouris (Hitch-Hyke)
Reinhard Holstein (Glitterhouse)

Live show coordinator:
Yiorgos Christianakis (Mylos)

Band director:
George Bandoek

Recorded by:
Dr. Sound

Mixed by:
Kevin Suggs & Chris Eckman @ Avast Recording

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Chris & Carla Seattle, Washington

What began as a means for Chris Eckman and Carla Torgerson to showcase the songs of The Walkabouts during promotional tours evolved into a new format for band leader Eckman to channel his songwriting. Eventually Chris & Carla became a group in its own right, with Eckman writing new songs specifically for the duo. ... more

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