Presentation of Sisyphus at 1-2.gr (ΑΣΣΟΔΥΟ)
25-06-2021
Presentation of Sisyphus at 1-2.gr by Samson Rakas
“The music of Sofia Labropoulou, Sisyphus and the timeless absurdity”
“Throughout the album, she creates a meaningful scenario with seemingly contradictory concepts and sounds, such as, for example, the folk dirge and punk culture. In “The Song of the End and the Beginning”, which opens the album, he reflects on the fate song that mourns an end but also introduces a celebration. Then in “In the Beginning” he unifies the Sex Pistols’ Anarchy in the UK and God Save the Queen and transforms them from violent musical statements into a children’s song, showing a creative breakdown that gives birth to something hopeful. Then, contrasts, dialectical relationships and the new characterize the entire album on multiple levels. The absurdity of the Sisyphean myth calls for synthesis, narrative, and musical consolation in order to endure it in the face of the philosophical question of Camus’ life and suicide.”