Spiros Karavas.
Photography ╱ coldwave, EBM, synthpunk, noise, avant garde.
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Multidisciplinary Creative at spiroskaravas.com


INDEX:
Mvtant
John Maus Hi8
Eddie Dark
Moby
Pharmakon
Potochkine
John Maus
Kontravoid
APTBS
Ghost Cop
Desinteresse
Raderkraft
Automelodi
Amenra
Dancing Plague
Bragolin
Klangstabil
Laura Krieg
V.V.I.A.
Gewalt
Valisia Odell
Anja Huwe
In Trance 95
PTTD
Aux Animaux
Peter Hook
Buzz Kull
Buzz Kull Hi8
Cold Cave
Boy Harsher Hi8—Portraits
The Prodigy

Hi8 SCREEN TESTS:
Automelodi
Kontravoid


PRESS
Avopolis╱John Maus
Olafaq╱S.R. Gahan
Olafaq╱Clock DVA
Olafaq╱In-Trance 95
Olafaq╱Mia Zabelka
Olafaq╱F. Oberland
Olafaq╱Hooverphonic
Olafaq╱La Femme
Olafaq╱Molchat Doma
Olafaq╱The Prodigy
Olafaq╱DDF
Avopolis╱Amenra
Olafaq╱Juergen Teller
Olafaq╱Yorgos Lanthimos

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Non-commercial use: always mention ╱ credit and notify at spiroskaravas(at)gmail.com. For commercial use, high resolution files and final edits, please contact. This is a personal project.

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Analog Screen Test of Automelodi at Death Disco Athens —12.25.
Analog Screen Tests is a series of short, silent, black-and-white Hi8 and VHS video portraits. There is no script, no special requirements, and no need to “perform.” Simple, living portraits that capture the subject exactly as is — without acting, performance, or direction. The subject simply exists in front of the camera.
The Inspiration: Screen Tests were filmed in the 1960s by Warhol as silent, minimal portraits of people who visited The Factory. They revealed the subject’s presence through simplicity: a static frame, a calm moment, and raw authenticity. This project follows that spirit — using Hi8 and VHS instead of 16mm film — focusing on presence, atmosphere, and the quiet intensity of simply being seen.

About Automelodi:
Formed in 2006, Automelodi is a constantly evolving project based around the solo work of songwriter/producer Xavier Paradis. With a career that spans over two decades, Paradis is a well-established figure in Montreal’s dense electronic music culture, releasing over time with various projects, performance line-ups, or under different monikers such as Arnaud Lazlaud. He also collaborates with artists like Liz Wendelbo (of Xeno & Oaklander) as the duo Liz and László, as well as Latvian Producer Dmitry Distant.
Automelodi’s music embraces and re-contextualizes a spectrum of influences that include the lesser-known European synthpop and post-punk of the latter twentieth century, combined with literary stylizations reminiscent of Gallic songwriters such as Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Fontaine—with nearly all vocals delivered in French.

Screen Test duration: 45”
Location: Death Disco Athens
Date: December 2025
All images © Spiros Karavas. Non-commercial use: always mention╱credit and notify at spiroskaravas(at)gmail.com.
For commercial use, high resolution files and final edits, please contact. This is a personal project www.spiroskaravas.com