The record was released in 1985 and paved the way for greek electronica of the 1990s. She produced and released her second solo album, gallop, in 1985 that we. Lena platonos and a group of talented musicians and performers will present songs from her entire discography, as well as pieces from her most recent work in which she set emily dickinson to music. Lena platonos listen and stream free music, albums, new. Henry mancini 2018, lossless, various artists, web flac, karamusic. Lena platonos lepidoptera of all the artists dark entries has helped pluck from relative obscurity, lena platonos has intrigued me the most. Lena platonos should already be a name familiar to most thanks to the recent interest in her. Akadimia platonos has also given its name to the title of a movie screened in locarno film festival 2009 directed by filippos tsitos. The tel aviv duo will play nine dates in march surrounding wmc. One of the pioneers in the greek electronic music scene of the 1980s, she remains active today.
Urban electronic music and personal everyday stories. Lena was born on the island of crete and grew up in athens. The creatures fury eyes album version worship, creatures, hero, songs. Philip sanderson on one of these bends, released 15 january 2019 1. In 1987 lena platonos helped create an outofthebox telecast unlike anything seen on greek tv before or maybe even since. The nearest athens metro subway station is to the east metaxourghio metro station. Gallop was composed in the wake of a painful separation, and took several months to complete. Reply notify me 3 helpful reddesteverred april 12, 2015 report. Lena platonos bloody shadows from a distance by late night tales, released 25 may 2018. I iho ke ta lathi tis by lena platonos and savina giannatou on. Sun masks by lena platonos, released 23 july 2017 1.
Start your 30day free trial of unlimited to listen to this album plus tens of millions more songs. Stream tracks and playlists from lena platonos on your desktop or mobile device. The album featured experiments with different sounds and a new batch of electronic. Akadimia platonos has schools, lyceums middle schools, gymnasia secondary schools, churches, banks, shops and squares. Artists who made a greater impact on him among others are peter hammill, genesis, radiohead, nevermore, iamx, lena platonos, sergei prokofiev. The album is made exclusively using analog synthesizers and heavily. She was one of the pioneers in the greek electronic music. The wire app twitter facebook vimeo instagram mixcloud.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Look back by 1981, after four years of diy electronics, it was time for a change. Church and state marc barrecas music works for industry is a. Check out lena platonos electronic music comes to life on indiegogo.
Lena platonos is a greek musician, pianist and electronic music composer. Amazing greek synthpop, retrieved from the mid1980s by dark entries. She was responsible for some of the first greek pop recordings to primarily utilize synthesizers, and her otherworldly songs combined minimalist electronic soundscapes with poetic, surrealist lyrics about relationships. Recently trading 2nd hand for over 300 euros, this record has long been the preserve of greek diggers and synthpop pickers, yet it. Music works for industry by marc barreca, released 24 march 2017 1. Join facebook to connect with lena platonos b and others you may know. Culture music features eleanor friedberger on not working with her brother, the importance of lyrics, and being inspired by a greek goth disco. Lena platonos is a greek musician, pianist and music composer. Lambda pi is a new film about the pioneering greek electronic musician lena platonos. Posted on may 5, 2015 june 30, 2017 author brian sweeny categories album tags 1984. Listen to lena platonos soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 10 tracks. Remastered reissue of lena platonos 2nd album, gallop 1985, a genuinely mindblowing synthpop curio featuring the hugely soughtafter dreampop sequence of bloody shadows from afar a version to the bynow much loved and influential shadows of blood. Check out i iho ke ta lathi tis by lena platonos and savina giannatou on. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy.
Directed by cristo petrou, the film looks back at platonos s works from the mid1980s including sun masks, gallop and lepidoptera, the latter two of which were recently reissued by us label dark entries, and features interviews with the composer, who is still active today. Lena meyerlandrut born 23 may 1991, known professionally as lena, is a german singersongwriter. Pianist, composer, and vocalist lena platonos is a pioneer of the greek electronic music scene, with over a dozen albums and numerous music videos dating back to the early 80s. Dark entries to reissue another lena platonos album, sun masks. Eleanor friedberger on not working with her brother, the. Bleep we sell the best music from the best record labels and artists in the world. Gallop was lena platonos second record that she solely composed, produced and sang. Directed by petros papadopoulos, zina papadopoulou. She represented germany in the eurovision song contest 2010 in oslo, norway, and won the contest with the song satellite. Lena platonos red axes remixes ep mp3 album download. Lena platonos s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. She began learning how to play the piano at the age of two and became a professional pianist before turning eighteen. Lena platonos electronic music comes to life indiegogo.
A shorter version of this song can be found on lena platonos lp gallop. Lena platonos documentary lambda pi raises money for post. Even the original lena platonos lp gallop goes for less than 100 euro and there are other nice tracks on that. Galop, an album by lena platonos on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. A music documentary about one of the worlds electronic music pioneers. The greek artists 1984 lp gets new life next month. She was one of the pioneers in the greek electronic music scene of the 1980s, and she remains active today. We specialise in finding the highest quality products regardless of format or genre. In the 1980s, lena platonos released 3 records that revolutionised electronica. At age 19 he put his first band together, afterglow, which was to be renamed as verbal delirium, with the first concrete line up shaping somewhere in 2006 when they recorded their first demo for a.
She is now receiving a surge of international attention, thanks to album reissues and remixes, and both established and upandcoming artist cite her as a key. Remastered reissue of lena platonos 2nd album, gallop 1985, a genuinely mindblowing synthpop curio featuring the hugely soughtafter. Lena platonos is a composer, known for lena platonos. Lena platonos is a pioneer of the greek electronic music scene of the 1980s. Electronic, techno, electro, house, experimental, grime, dubstep, hip hop, alternative, indie, and many more. It offers a mediterranean journey, one that ulysses, aeneas, and jason with his argonauts charted first and valencian artist, pep llopis, retraced and retread.
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