Lena Platonos
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. 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, dreams, and the societies of the future. A piano player since childhood, Platonos played in band called DNA during the '70s and composed music for popular Greek children's radio program Lilipoupoli during the second half of the decade. In 1981, she collaborated with Marianina Kriezi and Savina Yannatou for an innovative electronic album titled Sabotage, released by the Greek label Lyra. This was followed by an album of Kostas Karyotakis poems set to music and an LP of Manos Hadjidakis compositions, both also in collaboration with Yannatou. Platonos made her solo debut in 1984 with Sun Masks, followed by Gallop (1985) and Lepidoptera (1986), which included lyrics based on nursery rhymes by Giani Rontari. An adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's Nightingale appeared in 1989.
Following collaborations with Dionysis Savvopoulos and Dimitra Galani during the early '90s, Platonos retreated from the public for most of the decade, returning in 1997 with another collaboration with Yannatou, this time interpreting traditional love songs with orchestral arrangements. An album called The Mixer also appeared that year, featuring Greek electronic artists interpreting her work in styles ranging from trip-hop to drum'n'bass. Platonos' 2000 album The Third Door (in collaboration with Maria Farantouri) was based on poetry by Thodoros Poala, and the album was adapted into a stage production, which took place at the Athens Concert Hall in March of 2003. Platonos returned to electronic music in 2008 with Imerologia, which spawned two hit singles. The double CD Live at the Palace followed in 2010, and 13 Songs, a collaboration with John Bonito interpreting the poetry of Constantine Cavafy, arrived in 2011. Fans of vintage new wave and synth pop eventually began to discover Platonos' work from the '80s, and one of her songs appeared on the 2012 compilation Into the Light: A Journey into Greek Electronic Music, Classics & Rarities. Three years later, American label Dark Entries reissued Gallop on vinyl, and an EP of remixes by Israeli techno duo Red Axes was issued by the label in 2016. By the end of the year, the label also reissued Sun Masks.
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To '62 Tou Manou Hadjidaki
Savina Yannatou, Lena Platonos
World Music - Erschienen bei Melody Maker am 01.01.1983
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Balancers
Electronic - Erschienen bei Dark Entries Records am 21.10.2021
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Lepidoptera Remixes
Electronic - Erschienen bei Dark Entries Records am 15.03.2019
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Lepidoptera
World Music - Erschienen bei Melody Maker am 23.05.1986
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Sampotaz
Lena Platonos, Savina Yannatou, Giannis Palamidas
World Music - Erschienen bei Melody Maker am 07.03.2008
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To Mixer Tis Lenas Platοnos
Elektronische Musik oder Musique concrète - Erschienen bei FM Records am 28.05.2011
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Sun Masks
Electronic - Erschienen bei Dark Entries Records am 19.07.2017
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Sun Masks (Maskes Iliou)
World Music - Erschienen bei Melody Maker am 21.09.2007
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Eros Anikate (Boys' Shorts Remix)
Electronic - Erschienen bei Iptamenos Discos am 11.10.2022
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Diaries
Elektronische Musik oder Musique concrète - Erschienen bei We Are The Amp am 10.03.2008
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I Iho Ke Ta Lathi Tis
Lena Platonos, Savina Giannatou
World Music - Erschienen bei EMI Greece am 10.12.1985
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Sanctuary in Ionian Rhythm (Die Arkitekt Remix)
Techno - Erschienen bei We Are The Amp am 14.01.2022
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Hope Is The Thing With Feathers
Electronic - Erschienen bei We Are The Amp am 19.03.2021
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Markos (French Version)
Electronic - Erschienen bei Aspra am 20.05.2022
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Mi Mou Tous Kiklous Tarate
Griechenland - Erschienen bei AKTH am 20.03.1991
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To Spasimo Ton Pagon
Lena Platonos, Giannis Palamidas
World Music - Erschienen bei Melody Maker am 06.11.2017
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In September
Electronic - Erschienen bei Dark Entries Records am 01.10.2021
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Remixes EP (Lena Platonos Remix coop. Stergios T.)
Melina Paxinos, Lena Platonos, Stergios T.
Electronic - Erschienen bei BONKAZ Records am 10.04.2020
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