Balancers, by Lena Platonos

Balancers

by Lena Platonos

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yankee_in_stalins_court Haunting, dreamy, and poetic. I couldn't ask for anything more! This is an album that stands alone as a one-of-a-kind gem that any strange music lover must hear! Favorite track: Henna.

DeKremp Its sort of a haunting background music. She doesn't speak English so I don't have to have an opinion about whatever it is that she is saying.. it just sounds nice. Favorite track: In September.

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Includes an insert with lyrics in both Greek and English.

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1.	Salome’s Dance 01:58	buy track
2.	A Cat on the Corner 01:48	buy track
3.	Wedding 01:19	buy track
4.	In September 02:16	buy track
5.	Now, While You Wait for Your Love 03:41	buy track
6.	Sanctuary in Ionian Rhythm 01:56	buy track
7.	Achilleon, Palace in Corfu 00:48	buy track
8.	Phaethon 04:54	buy track
9.	Henna 03:27	buy track
10.	PLAPAL Steps 02:59	buy track
11.	Rosalia Perfume 01:09	buy track
12.	Russian Lament 04:15	buy track
13.	Immortal 02:32	buy track
14.	Friday, 9-9-1983 04:35	buy track

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Greek electronic music legend Lena Platonos returns to Dark Entries with Balancers, an LP of previously unreleased material recorded between 1982-1985. Athens-based Platonos has worked with the label previously to reissue her three solo LPs - Gallop, Sun Masks, and Lepidoptera - as well as to release three accompanying 12” EPs featuring modern remixes of her work. She is renowned for her forays into cutting-edge electronic experimentation as well as her striking, impressionistic poetry and lyrics, always recited in Greek.
The twelve tracks on Balancers reveal a murkier side of Lena, one draped in tenebrous washes and oneiric utterances. Ragged analog rhythms feature on several tracks, even breaking into a brooding electro groove on “A Cat in the Corner”, but the predominant tone is sparse and somber. Mournful instrumental “Phaethon” swells to mythological proportions, while “In September” feels small enough to fit in your pocket. Lena’s poetry sits amidst lush pads and Radiophonic Workshop-esque squiggles, her voice setting an intimate tone in the shifting electronic sea. Inspiration is drawn from Greek mythology and architecture, and lyrics evoke a soft sorrow, an ambivalence towards love, life, and the passage of time. Although the material here spans 3 years and features a range of recording fidelities and synthesis techniques, the collection possesses the heft of a singular artist’s vision.
Balancers was remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. Eloise Leigh designed the sleeve, which features a doubled Lena in washed-out burgundy hues, channeling the femininity and mystery of the album. Also included is an insert with lyrics in both Greek and English.

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released October 21, 2021

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