The Four Levels of Existence

In 1976 four young friends from Athens form the band The 4 Levels of Existence They compose rehearse in improvised music studios and record their first and only album realizing their own musical revolution In the ensuing years this revolution was gradually forgotten as normality and the everyday obligations of adult life took over Their album however followed a unique and remarkable course from the shelves of a few Athenian record stores it reached collectors from all over the world as well as the ears of music producers in the US In 2009 representatives from the record company of renowned American rappers Kanye West and JayZ contacted Athanasios Alatas member of the band and composer of several songs of the album asking him for permission to use part of a song from the 4 Levels of Existence record