For being ‘unplugged’ in the acoustic sense, with the inclusion of solo cellist Nikos Veliotis, as well as Akis Zois of fellow forward-thinking Greek rockers Villagers of Ioannina City, one would hardly call 1000mods‘ acoustic take on “Lucid Dream,” based on “Lucid” from their most recent LP, 2020’s Youth of Dissent (review here) stripped down, sounding full in its melody and crisply produced as it does. It’s still a different vibe though from the album version and one wonders if they might bring that out live as well, but far be it from me to speculate.

In either case, anything that positions 1000mods as a more dynamic act at this point is gravy, since their sound has continually progressed from one record to the other, and as they’ve moved into veteran status and maintained their hold as one of the vibrant Greece underground’s most crucial exports, an experiment like this can only lead to further exploration of cool ideas. That is to say, from what I can tell without having an Apple Music or a Deezer account, “Lucid Dream” sounds pretty right on.

This coming week, 1000mods and undervalued Austin, Texas, trio The Well will begin an extensive tour together at Desertfest Berlin 2022 that will last them through the Sound of Liberation anniversary shinding in the German spa town of Wiesbaden. Certainly an occasion for breaking out a new track and catching eyes and ears of your listenership, as if you needed an excuse.

Also, I like how in their post they say, “it has always been challenging for us to turn off the amps.” Fair enough, guys.

From social media:

***And Now For Something Completely Different***

It has been in our minds, for the last couple of years, to perform an acoustic version of our song Lucid from YOD, although it has been always challenging for us to turn off the amps.

So we teamed up with our good friends -and amazing musicians- Nikos Veliotis and Akis Zois (Villagers of Ioannina City) and created Lucid Dream.

Stream it here: http://hyperurl.co/og42he

1000MODS & THE WELL on tour:
28.05.22 – Berlin | Desertfest Berlin
30.05.22 – Hamburg | Gruenspan
31.05.22 – Copenhagen | VEGA
01.06.22 – Malmö | Plan B – malmö
03.06.22 – Hannover | MusikZentrum Hannover
04.06.22 – Dresden | Beatpol
06.06.22 – Warsaw | Hybrydy
07.06.22 – Krakow | Klub Zaścianek
08.06.22 – Vienna | ARENA WIEN
09.06.22 – Prague | Rock Café Prague
10.06.22 – Leipzig | WERK2-Kulturfabrik
11.06.22 – Munich | 17 years Sound of Liberation • Backstage Munich
12.06.22 – Graz | p.p.c.
13.06.22 – Zagreb | Klub Močvara
14.06.22 – Budapest | A38 Hajó
15.06.22 – Salzburg | Rockhouse Salzburg
16.06.22 – Winterthur | Gaswerk
17.06.22 – Mezzago | Bloom
18.06.22 – Monthey | Pont Rouge Monthey
20.06.22 – Nuremberg | Musikzentrale Nürnberg
21.06.22 – Cologne | Club Volta
22.06.22 – Bielefeld | Forum Bielefeld
23.06.22 – Amsterdam | Melkweg Amsterdam
24.06.22 – Luxemburg | Kulturfabrik Esch-sur-Alzette
25.06.22 – Wiesbaden | 17 years Sound of Liberation • Wiesbaden
13.08.22 – Moledo | SonicBlast Fest*
10.09.22 – Athens | Τεχνόπολη Δήμου Αθηναίων – Technopolis City of Athens*
*1000mods only

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1000mods, “Lucid Dream” official video

1000mods, Youth of Dissent (2020)