Dimitri Delakovias – Shaking Off The Lies (2026)
The majority of artists coming across our virtual desk are in their 20s or 30s, so when someone in their teens or younger passes along, it’s an interesting one. Today, we’re heading to the other end of the spectrum: from 16 to 76 years old, and this is gonna be interesting as well. Born in 1950 in Greece, UK-based Dimitri Delakovis has, as one can imagine, some life under his belt. From being expelled from high school in 1967 to working as the Art Director for several ad agencies in Sydney in 1970. In 1983, a career change, joining the BBC, and he continued to be involved in television, ranging from the Head of Graphics on the first independent TV channel in Greece, being a member of the Oscar-winning VFX team on Inception, and now some music in his life. Join us as we delve into Delakovias’s debut single, ‘Shaking Off The Lies’.
With his notable skills in production, ‘Shaking Off The Lies’ is, with no surprise, a self-produced single recorded in Delakovias’s home studio. Moreover, the song is AI-generated, from the vocals to the instruments; however, it’s not entirely AI in all aspects. Inserting the raw, human side to things, the single was penned several years ago, but Delakovias is “…intrigued and impressed by what AI can achieve with the right prompts and motives…”, hence this version of ‘Shaking Off The Lies’.
The track itself leans toward an old-school, 1960s classic rock with a simple guitar strumming beneath the vocals, joined by hushed drums, lingering in an endearing background. Then, about mid-way through, a great swoop and blast of drums, guitar, and horns breaks from the background like a wave hitting you head-on. Slowly it peeters out, but not before you feel its force.
Atop the melody, simple, rugged, folk-tinged vocals speak, like someone making a speech around a campfire – this is where the human element comes in with the lyricism. A song about capitalism, fascism, and the way society is changing, Delakovias explains:
“Having grown up in the 50s and 60s, all that new explosion of music was and still is a constant influence and inspiration. I was swept up in the era of questioning, resistance and search for a better way of life. But then, the parasitic few started murdering the exponents of hope and idealism, hijacking the political and economic systems, dumbing down the many and drugging the youth to end up “comfortably numb”…”
An angry young man grown into a cranky old one, Delakovias cleverly uses modern-day technology to capture and return the questioning nature of that good ol’ non-AI world.
Find out more about Dimitri Delakovias on his Spotify.
This artist was discovered via Musosoup #sustainablecurator
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