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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Galop
Musica new Age - Pubblicato da Melody Maker il 12 nov 2007
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To '62 Tou Manou Hadjidaki
Savina Yannatou, Lena Platonos
World music - Pubblicato da Melody Maker il 1 gen 1983
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Balancers
Elettronica - Pubblicato da Dark Entries Records il 21 ott 2021
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Lepidoptera Remixes
Elettronica - Pubblicato da Dark Entries Records il 15 mar 2019
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Lepidoptera
World music - Pubblicato da Melody Maker il 23 mag 1986
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Sampotaz
Lena Platonos, Savina Yannatou, Giannis Palamidas
World music - Pubblicato da Melody Maker il 7 mar 2008
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To Mixer Tis Lenas Platοnos
Musica elettronica/concreta - Pubblicato da FM Records il 28 mag 2011
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Sun Masks
Elettronica - Pubblicato da Dark Entries Records il 19 lug 2017
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Sun Masks (Maskes Iliou)
World music - Pubblicato da Melody Maker il 21 set 2007
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Eros Anikate (Boys' Shorts Remix)
Elettronica - Pubblicato da Iptamenos Discos il 11 ott 2022
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Diaries
Musica elettronica/concreta - Pubblicato da We Are The Amp il 10 mar 2008
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I Iho Ke Ta Lathi Tis
Lena Platonos, Savina Giannatou
World music - Pubblicato da EMI Greece il 10 dic 1985
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Sanctuary in Ionian Rhythm (Die Arkitekt Remix)
Techno - Pubblicato da We Are The Amp il 14 gen 2022
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Hope Is The Thing With Feathers
Elettronica - Pubblicato da We Are The Amp il 19 mar 2021
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Markos (French Version)
Elettronica - Pubblicato da Aspra il 20 mag 2022
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Mi Mou Tous Kiklous Tarate
Grecia - Pubblicato da AKTH il 20 mar 1991
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To Spasimo Ton Pagon
Lena Platonos, Giannis Palamidas
World music - Pubblicato da Melody Maker il 6 nov 2017
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In September
Elettronica - Pubblicato da Dark Entries Records il 1 ott 2021
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Remixes EP (Lena Platonos Remix coop. Stergios T.)
Melina Paxinos, Lena Platonos, Stergios T.
Elettronica - Pubblicato da BONKAZ Records il 10 apr 2020
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