07. Musical Poiesis, Erotic Cosmology, and Commodity Life: The Lena Platonos Project

STATHIS GOURGOURIS


 

1. Λένα Πλάτωνος, “Τι νέα ψιψίνα”

1. Lena Platonos, “Ti nea psipsina?”

 

 

Excerpt from the concert broadcast in Greek State TV, 1985.


 

2. Λένα Πλάτωνος, “Εμιγκρέδες της Ρουμανίας”

2. Lena Platonos, “Emigredes tis Roumanias”

 

 

Excerpt from the concert broadcast in Greek State TV, 1985.


 

3. Λένα Πλάτωνος, “Αιμάτινες Σκιές Από Απόσταση”

3. Lena Platonos, “Aimatines Skies apo Apostasi”

From: Gallop. Dark Entries DE-086, 2015 (orig. 1985), CD.

 

Lyrics are not available on-line.

Discogs


 

4. Λένα Πλάτωνος, “Νέα Πρόσωπα”

4. Lena Platonos, “Nea Prosopa”

 

 

Greek State TV (1982). Broadcast profiling Lena Platonos. There is a solo piano performance of “Katentsa tis Anoixis” and of her early songs with English lyrics among others.


 

5. Λένα Πλάτωνος, “Πρόβα”

5. Lena Platonos, “Prova”

 

 

Greek State TV (1986). Lena Platonos presented by Lilanta Lykiardopoulou.


 

6. Λένα Πλάτωνος, “Ονειρο Απατηλο”

6. Lena Platonos, “Oneiro Apatilo”

 

 

Popular song by Apostolos Kaldaras (1967). “Prova”, Greek State TV (1986). This is the only available recorded performance of Platonos’adaptation.


 

7. Λένα Πλάτωνος, “Σαμποτάζ”

7. Lena Platonos, “Sabotage”

 

Lyrics

Discogs


 

8. Λένα Πλάτωνος, “Υπεραγορά I”

8. Lena Platonos, “Yperagora I”

From: Mi mou tous Kyklous Tarate (1990).

 


 

9. Λένα Πλάτωνος, “Υπεραγορά I”

9. Lena Platonos, “Yperagora I”

 

 

Live performance by Martha Frintzila that includes the censored “Pistevo” (Athens, Kyttaro, 2009).


 

10. Λένα Πλάτωνος, “Ποτέ δεν σε είδα”

10. Lena Platonos, “Pote de se Eida”

 

Piano: Lena Platonos; singer: Yiannis Palamidas.

 

 

Home performance.