Lena valenti has 61 books on goodreads with 55502 ratings. First book partnership brings highquality books at. Even so, few would have expected them to turn to the greek. Inspired by a scientific book on butterflies she found in a trashcan. Lena was born on the island of crete and grew up in athens. Lena platonoslepidoptera remixes epdark entries londons.
Lena platonos lepidoptera remixes, released 15 march 2019 1. The latin genus and species names were mysterious and. Now the lauded san francisco label presents a quartet of new reworks of tracks from that album. She began learning how to play the piano at the age of two and became a professional pianist before turning eighteen. Stream lena platonos lepidoptera lp snippets by darkentriesrecords from desktop or your mobile device. He also translated lena platonos poetry for the american reissue of the seminal sun masks lyra, 1984. Lena platonos documentary lambda pi raises money for post. Released in 1986, lepidoptera was lena s third solo album, which was inspired by a scientific book on butterflies she found in a trashcan one day. Lena platonos gallop lpdark entries londons leading vinyl records specialist based in soho, london w1. Lena narrates each song in deadpan fashion, skillfully reciting her surreal greek poetry.
Galop lyra 1985, dark entries records 2015 reissue. Lena platonos dark entries lp buy 29 mariah utakata no hibi palto flats. One of the pioneers of greek electronic music, she remains active today. One of the pioneers in the greek electronic music scene of the 1980s, she remains active until today. We revisit our roster and chose 10 songs from 10 bands from 10 different countries spanning the years 19811993. Lena platonos red axes remixes vinyl 12 dark electropop red axes dori sadovnik and niv arzi have remixed their four favourite tracks from the lp for 12.
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Lambda pi is a new film about the pioneering greek electronic musician lena platonos. Lena platonos should already be a name familiar to most thanks to the recent interest in her work reissues, remixes, interviews et al but this lp is one of her best. First up is another reissue from lena platonos, a greek electronic music pioneer who started making music in the 80s. Inspired by a scientific book on butterflies she found in a trashcan one day, the. Directed by cristo petrou, the film looks back at platonoss 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. Spoken word on cock of the north by adelle stripe, from her poem big weekend blackheath books, 2012. Celebrating a decade of dark entries with a compilation titled tens across the board.
Lena is teaming up with first book, a nonprofit working exclusively with programs and schools serving children in need to ensure they have access to topquality books. Inspired by a scientific book on butterflies she found in a trashcan one day, the compositions follow minimalistic motifs and carefullystaged soundscapes. Last year, dark entries reissued lena platonos 1986 album lepidoptera, a beautiful, minimalistic set forged out of picturesque piano motifs and the composers. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. The compositions follow minimalistic motifs and carefullystaged soundscapes. One of the pioneers in the greek electronic music scene of the 1980s, she remains active today. Tens across the board is made up of 10 tracks that range from rarities to previously unreleased material, and none of them have ever made it to vinyl. She was one of the pioneers in the greek electronic music scene of the 1980s, and she remains active today. Lena platonossun masks lpdark entries vinyl records. By now, weve come accustomed to dark entries digging deep to find curious material to reissue. Gallop, the sixth album from greek musician lena platonos, originally came out back in 1985.
View cart lena platonos lepidoptera remixes ep has been added to your cart. She took a leading role in the electronic music scene in the 1980s, while her work constituted an inspiration for greek electronic musicians in the subsequent decades. Published by dark entries entertainment guitars on my heart the beat skipped, ostende pt 2, slowdiving by tim felton. Lena platonos lepidoptera remixes ep dark entries records. Her third studio album, lepidoptera was released in 1986 and was inspired by a scientific book on butterflies she found in a trashcan one day. Dark entries will mark 10 years since its first release next month with a new compilation collecting archive material from a number of acts whose music has been reissued by the label in the past.
Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The songs flow in chronological order and have never appeared on vinyl, with 7. This series consists of a total of nine books, which were released between the years 2001 and 2016. Lena platonos is a greek musician, pianist and music composer. A shorter version of this song can be found on lena platonos lp gallop. I wasnt previously familiar with lena platonos work prior to receiving this ep, but shes something of an electronic music legend in greece, having studied to become a pianist and composer at the athens conservatory before releasing a series of albums in the early eighties that saw her combining spoken word poetry with minimalistic electronic elements, and which remain influential to. Lena platonos born 21 october 1951 is a greek musician, pianist and composer of electronic and art music. She began learning how to play the piano at the age of two and became a. About see all available products featured music week 2020.
Inspired by a scientific book on butterflies she found in a trashcan one day. Released in 1986, lepidoptera was lenas third solo album, which was inspired by a scientific book on butterflies she found in a trashcan one day. Lena platonos lepidoptera remixes 2019, vinyl discogs. In addition, translations of his own poetry were published in the collection austerity measures. Even so, few would have expected them to turn to the greek synthpopnew wave scene for inspiration. Search results for dark entries from piccadilly records. This lp was reportedly inspired by a book about butterflies that platonos found in the trash, and it touches on themes of metamorphosis, rebirth. Patrick cowley catholic dark entries 2lp buy 25 carter tutti carter tutti plays. Lena platonossun masks lpdark entries londons leading vinyl records specialist based in soho, london w1 our website uses cookies so that we can provide a better service to our customers. You can earn a 5% commission by selling lepidoptera on your website. Sailing the mediterranean sea to athens to meet greek electronic goddess lena platonos who shares a demo from 1983.
Lena platonos born 21 october 1951 is a greek musician, pianist and composer of electronic. The album featured experiments with different sounds and a new batch of electronic equipment. Dark arts reflections in a rear view mirror lp stroom. Dark entries has helped pluck from relative obscurity, lena platonos. Dark entries announces may releases, including new lena platonos. Lepidoptera, lena platonos shop online for music in. Buy all our 2019 contemporary eps for a discount de268 red axes voom ep de267 tv. Out dusk till dawn de249 doc sleep creme fraiche de245 codek tam tam remixes ep de244 lena platonos l. Lena platonos lepidoptera remixes vinyl at juno records. Her third solo album, lepidoptera was produced in 1986 and reissued by dark entries in 2018. Lepidoptera, originally released in 1986, is the third in her trilogy of classic solo albums, and it follows previous reissues of the other two, including remix packages, from dark entries this lp was reportedly inspired by a book. Lena platonoslepidoptera remixes epdark entries vinyl. Lena platonos gallop dark entries in a long list of excellent reissues from the dark entries label in 2015, this lp, originally released in 1985, takes in smokey synth jams from greek musician lena platonos, one in a line of underappreciated releases in the 80s from platonos and her 808. Lena was born in heraklion, crete, and grew up in athens.
Her debut solo album, sun masks was produced in 1984 and reissued by dark entries in 2016. The lena jones mystery series is a series of mystery and thriller books written by one the renowned authors from the united states named betty webb. Lena platonos is a composer, known for lena platonos. An intimate personal account by lena pepitone, william stadiem and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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