Lena Platonos is a pioneer of the Greek electronic music scene. Her second solo album, ‘Gallop’, was produced in 1985, and reissued by Dark Entries in 2015. The album was made exclusively using analog synthesizers, and prominently features the iconic Roland TR-808 drum machine. Lena narrates each song, reciting her own surreal poetry. Lena says of ‘Gallop’, “It’s a study in the mythology of urban population of the contemporary metropolis and also a gaze into the future life of it.”
We’ve recruited Tel-Aviv's Red Axes to remix four of their favorite tracks from ‘Gallop’. The DJ duo of Dori Sadovnik and Niv Arzi were raised on a diet of post-punk, new-wave, and Italo-disco at fogged out warehouse and basement parties. Their own productions and remixes have appeared on labels such as I’m a Cliché, Correspondant, and Hivern Discs. Through their alchemy, “Witches” and “And We Hear "I Love You” have been transformed into solid dancefloor tools, while “No. 9” and “Liqueur Ruby” are submerged in psychedelic mist. The latter features middle eastern rhythms by fellow Tel Aviv musicians The Dirty Lizards.
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released June 11, 2020
ALL SONGS WRITTEN, COMPOSED & RECORDED BY LENA PLATONOS
(C)+(P) 2015 Dark Entries Records
Red Axes are Dori Sadovnik and Niv Arzi
All remixes made by Red Axes, 2015
Additional musicians on Liquer Ruby: Yovav, Naduve , Matan Arad and Omri Behr
Produced by Red Axes
Remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA 2015
Design by Eloise Leigh
Thank you: Niv Arzi, Dori Sadovnik, Guy Dreifuss, George Horn and Eloise Leigh
supported by 12 fans who also own “Red Axes Remixes”
This album is a great sampling of some interesting new wave sounds. I had never heard of any of the artists on this before, but the whole album is great.
You will hear something you haven't before if you listen to this!
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