{"product_id":"balancers","title":"Balancers","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreek electronic music legend Lena Platonos returns to Dark Entries with \u003ci\u003eBalancers\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 - \u003ci\u003eGallop\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSun Masks\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLepidoptera\u003c\/i\u003e - 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe twelve tracks on \u003ci\u003eBalancers\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003ePhaethon\u003c\/i\u003e swells to mythological proportions, while \"In September\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBalancers\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dark Entries","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50416216572235,"sku":"1134464","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/03f9ec02-6dbb-48f2-95b6-b0e2451dca53_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726698764","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/balancers","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}