Kar Pouzi

Following years of activity in the UK scene and beyond, and a debut tape in 2020 on don't drone alone, Rekem is proud to present the new release by Leeds based artist, Helen Papaioannou.

Kar Pouzi is Helen Papaioannou’s solo project of electronics, baritone saxophone and vocals. Best Wishes, spans the past two-three years of Kar Pouzi’s output, featuring both longer standing pieces from her live sets alongside new tracks. The album reflects Kar Pouzi’s fascination with repetitive tasks, sounds, thoughts, or expressions that simultaneously straddle the ridiculous and the dark, the melancholic and the silly and the minimal to the maximal, within individual tracks and between different pieces.

Helen Papaioannou is an artist based in Leeds, UK. Her work draws from her varied experiences across electronic music, performing in bands, improvised musics, and ensemble compositions. Across her music, Helen’s style reflects a fascination with minimal sound palettes and evolving patterns, matched with an intensity that spills out into music that is at once stark, visceral, playful, and precarious.