Christina Vantzou

Christina Vantzou is a Kansas City, Missouri-born composer and filmmaker of Greek descent based in Brussels, Belgium.[1][2] First becoming known as one-half of the audio-visual duo The Dead Texan, she has released four albums of orchestral ambient music for Kranky. The albums have been accompanied by short films often making use of slow motion photography, arranged using "dream logic".[3][4]

Christina Vantzou
BornKansas City, Missouri
Years active2004–present
LabelsKranky
Associated actsThe Dead Texan
Websitewww.christinavantzou.com

In a review of her album No. 3, online music magazine The Attic said that there was a tension that could be felt on every track but it was diverse and very rich in structure. It also said it was a sincere, sensible and reflective album.[5]

Discography

The Dead Texan

Solo

  • No. 1 (Kranky, 2011)
  • No. 2 (Kranky, 2014)
  • No. 3 (Kranky, 2015)
  • No. 4 (Kranky, 2018)
  • Multi Natural (Edicoes CN, 2020)

CV & JAB(Christina Vantzou And John Also Bennett)

  • Zin Taylor - Thoughts Of A Dot As It Travels A Surface (Shelter Press, 2018)
  • Landscape Architecture (2020)
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References
  1. "Christina Vantzou". www.kranky.net. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  2. "Chosen One: Christina Vantzou". FRACTURED AIR. 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  3. "Christina Vantzou on taking Daft Punk to church and pioneering the "visual album"". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  4. "Christina Vantzou: No. 2 Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  5. The Attic, January 21, 2016 - Christina Vantzou - No. 3
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