{"id":17539,"date":"2022-08-07T22:47:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-07T21:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/?post_type=product&#038;p=17539"},"modified":"2025-01-14T15:59:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T15:59:28","slug":"lena-platonos-balancers-lp","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/product\/lena-platonos-balancers-lp\/","title":{"rendered":"Lena Platonos &#8211; Balancers &#8211; LP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Greek electronic music legend <strong>Lena Platonos<\/strong> returns to<strong> Dark Entries<\/strong> with &#8220;<strong>Balancers<\/strong>&#8220;, an LP of previously unreleased material recorded between 1982-1985. Athens-based <strong>Platonos<\/strong> has worked with the label previously to reissue her three solo LPs &#8211; Gallop, Sun Masks, and Lepidoptera &#8211; as well as to release three accompanying 12\u201d 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.<\/p>\n<p>The twelve tracks on &#8220;<strong>Balancers<\/strong>&#8221; reveal a murkier side of <strong>Lena<\/strong>, one draped in tenebrous washes and oneiric utterances. Ragged analog rhythms feature on several tracks, even breaking into a brooding electro groove on \u201cA Cat in the Corner\u201d, but the predominant tone is sparse and somber. Mournful instrumental \u201cPhaethon\u201d swells to mythological proportions, while \u201cIn September\u201d feels small enough to fit in your pocket. <strong>Lena<\/strong>\u2019s 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\u2019s vision.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>Balancers<\/strong>&#8221; was remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. Eloise Leigh designed the sleeve, which features a doubled <strong>Lena<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dark Entries<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dark Entries<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Greek electronic music legend <strong>Lena Platonos<\/strong> returns to <strong>Dark Entries<\/strong> with &#8220;<strong>Balancers<\/strong>&#8220;, an LP of previously unreleased material recorded between 1982-1985. 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