Alex Petratos - Very Quiet, Not So Quiet (Full Album)

Alex Petratos - „Very Quiet, Not So Quiet“ With „Very Quiet, Not So Quiet“, Hamburg-based drummer, improviser and composer Alex Petratos presents his debut album, merging his influences from jazz, folk and improvised music. The album features Petratos’ melodic & intricate original compositions, as well as free improvised parts. „Very Quiet, Not So Quiet“ was recorded in Hamburg in May 2024 and brings together some of Petratos’ favourite artists, such as British clarinetist Samantha Wright, guitarist Paul Linardatos and Robert Lucaciu on double bass. The Songs relate to very substantial and graspable things on earth as well as otherworldly phenomena and creatures from different mythologies. Alex Petratos - Drums & Composition Samantha Wright - Clarinet Paul Linardatos - Guitar Robert Lucaciu - Double Bass "To me, this band stretches music in a way I like. I wrote sketches of melodies or full songs, and the musicians took them and made them their own. In some tunes there are no bars or meters, but the melodies usually speak for themselves. The title „Very Quiet, Not So Quiet“ came to me because I love the balance between the very calm and the very stormy – between soundscapes and radical, pointy loudness. There are moments where I imagine peaceful forests, and then there are songs that I wrote while going down some of the busiest streets I’ve ever been to.“ Recording & Mixing: Matthias Tkotz-Schwarz Mastering: Alex Huber Cover & Creative Direction: Anton Deyß Artist Photo: Hieronymus Rönneper Recorded at Milchkettenmusik Studio, Hamburg, May 2024 Buy the Album here: © 2026, Alex Petratos / Silberhall Records