Christos Anagnostou Daly is a British-Greek composer from London with a classical background: he had a choral piece performed in Westminster Abbey at 17, then went off to study mechanical engineering at Imperial. That's where he got into production, through a music technology course and an indie band, which is probably why his debut album Solace and the Wave doesn't stay in the concert hall: solo pieces, electronics and lush orchestral arrangements sit side by side. He recorded it in Athens, building the narrative around Greek myth and history.

The track that caught our attention is "Hymn to Orion," which Christos describes as a meeting of space mysticism and Anatolian expression. Its namesake is the giant hunter of Greek myth. He was a son of Poseidon, gifted the power to walk on the sea, blinded on Chios, an island a few miles off the Anatolian coast, and healed by the rays of the rising sun before being placed among the stars. The piece opens with mystical, haunting textures that evoke the stillness and scale of the night sky. Just 14 seconds in, a deep double bass note brings the music back to earth, to the Aegean shores where the myth took shape. From there, a beautiful string melody keeps unfolding, at times slipping beneath the surface as the sea-like textures take its place. The result is a quietly majestic piece that feels both celestial and deeply rooted, and a fitting showcase for a composer whose sound bridges orchestral tradition and contemporary sound.

Listen to the whole Solace and the Wave EP below.