"θλα" was specially written for the opening of the sea songs festival. It is an electronic composition which digital soundscapes.
   The music takes the character of the sea in its slow unfolding -the hypnotic ebb and flow of the tide- waves moving in cycles of seven -growing in intensity and dying away- from the sparkling texture of the surface water -the pull of underwater currents -to the black depths of the sea bed.
   The principal sounds of the traditional music used are the lyra, the violin and the voice of the famous singer Dimitris Kulkas (Barba Mitsos). A sample of his monody (recorded when he was 85) slowly unfolds throughout the piece like fragments of memory being washed up on the shore.
   For the Sea Songs festival performances, "θλα" was accompanied by dance specially choreographed by Vassilis Zidianakis and performed by Marianna Kavallieratou and Ageliki Moutsopoulou.