Galop
by Lena Platonos
Composed entirely on analog synthesizers and drum machines, this landmark Greek electronic album utilizes incredibly sparse, mechanical rhythms to back deeply surreal poetry. Lena Platonos pioneers a uniquely deadpan, spoken-word delivery that explores themes of urban alienation, technology, and existential dread. The record's stark, futuristic atmosphere made it a highly prized artifact within the international minimal wave community decades after its initial pressing.
Genres
- Art Pop
- Synthpop
- Spoken Word
Tracklist
- An Unsolved Exercise in Physics - Mia Askisi Fysikis Alyti
- What's New Pussy Cat? - Ti Nea Psipsina
- And We Hear "I Love You" - Ki Akoume «s' Agapo»
- Markos
- Love in Summer - Erotes To Kalokairi
- Rumanian Immigrant - Emigkredes Tis Roumanias
- Liqueur - Idypoto Roumpini
- Witches - Magisses
- The Number 9 - To 9
- Bloody Shadows from Afar
- Galop