A Taste of Salt is an alternative music project born from the urge for creativity and musical expression.

The name comes from the thought of what life itself and our personal experiences taste like.

A Taste of Salt was the first thing that came to mind, and so a new journey began.

I am Stefanos Barbalias, and this is A Taste of Salt. 

Enjoy.

About the Artist

Stefanos Barbalias is a songwriter, composer, performer, sound designer, and actor. He specialises in composing for video art projects, art installations, and dance productions. Additionally, he is known for his work in creating and performing multimedia theatre projects.

He graduated from the Athens School of Drama "George Theodosiadis" in 2000 and completed his music studies in piano, guitar, and electronic music production. He is also a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.

The projects he has collaborated on as a composer and sound designer have been presented at prominent venues, including the Venice Biennale, the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens, the Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, the Documentary Film Festival of Thessaloniki, the Onassis Cultural Centre, the Hellenic American Union, Dino Morra Arte Contemporanea, the Prague Biennale, and Greek National Television.

New Single Out Now

Safe No More

Inspired by a world where everything can change without warning, “Safe No More” deals with the emotional weight of unpredictability and the loss of human connection.

Is there still hope? Only time will tell.

The track was written by Stefanos Barbalias and features musicians Themis Vasiliou, Costas Stergiou, Petros Lamprides, and Nikos Papavranousis.

It was produced and recorded by Costas Stergiou at Studio Syn Ena, and mastered by Yiannis Christodoulatos at Sweetspot Productions.

The artwork was created by Myrto Apostolidou.

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Remember when pop had a groove? When it moved along on cool guitar licks and strutting bass lines. When it had something to say and a sonic purpose, Stefanos Barbalias certainly does. If you think that modern pop music seems to have been reduced to its lowest sonic common denominator, a digital beat, and vacuous lyrics, which it most definitely has, then “Out of Faith,” his latest single, will restore your faith in the pop form.”

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