Σtella, Theodore, Veslemes – three multi-faceted, highly creative artists that stand at the forefront of Greek indie. Rich textures, mystifying atmospheres, dream-like explorations that blur the borders of established labels and genres.
Νέο ελληνικό indie III: Σtella – Theodore – Γιάννης Βεσλεμές
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Founded in 2007 and based in Patras, Greece, Inner Ear Records started as a solo venture and has since grown to become one of the country’s foremost independent music labels. Today, it represents a diverse roster of some of the most interesting and innovative artists in the Greek music scene. Their f...
Throughout this week, we are exploring the very vibrant and forward-oriented Greek indie scene that has been in constant communication with developments abroad. Notowns, Pale Oaks, Frenzee and Remade are just some of the bands that we shall be appreciating today, next to a couple of individual artists...
our program takes on an Arab hue, paying tribute to the memory of a friend of the show, the Egyptian Greek Mr. Dinos Filippidis, who recently passed away.
Our meeting point tonight: songs about the Nile, Cairo, Alexandria, and other places—exotic and beloved.
Produced and presented by Hercules E...
On this episode, we return to the art of painting, focusing on four leading Greek artists and the album covers they created for works by renowned composers.
Our meeting point tonight: Spyros Vassiliou – Yannis Moralis – Dimitris Mytaras – Alekos Fassianos.
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Today, here at GME, we conclude our week-long tribute to Greek love songs with even more imposing erotic anthems by important vocalists such as Costas Makedonas, Filippos Nikolaou and Tolis Voskopoulos. These are the melodies and lyrics that remind us of just how beautiful but also how disastrous erotic...
Philosopher Erich Fromm notes: “…to speak of love is not "preaching," for the simple reason that it means to speak of the ultimate and real need in every human being. That this need has been obscured does not mean that it does not exist. To analyze the nature of love is to discover its general absence tod...
Being in a love affair that is as big as the universe, melting, telling one’s heart to stop walking, flying high with the wings of love, hurting and taking revenge, visiting witches and asking for their opinion, and so on. What might seem as exaggeration is business as usual when it comes to eros-ridden G...
“Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me words, words, words, tell me words of love, tell me words of the heart. I want to sing to you since you say you love me” sings Konstantina. And we join her in this humble quest for love and for the songs that celebrate it. Isidora Sideri, Marinella, Tzeni Vanou are...
Today, and throughout the week that begins today, we will be celebrating love and its presence in Greek song. This is a tribute to erotic attraction, desire, memory, disappointment, excitement, longing. And to the art of Giannis Parios, George Dalaras, Giannis Katevas, Giannis Kalantzis.
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On the occasion of International Women’s Day, we celebrate with songs of female empowerment and strength.
Produced and presented by Hercules Economou
On this episode, we return to the art of painting and to a leading Greek painter, exploring the album covers he created for records by major composers. Our meeting point for this journey: the painter Giorgos Stathopoulos.
Produced and presented by Hercules Economou
From Anna Vissi to Litsa Diamanti, from Christianna to Marinella, and from Periklis Perrakis to Giannis Floriniotis, disco colours are found in songs by an impressive array of pop and folk vocalists. This fact shows just how influential disco culture became in Greece in the late 1970s and early 1980s,...
As disco was declining in popularity in the US during the early 1980s, it remained popular in several European countries; Greece was one of them. This was a reaction to the stigmatization of dance music – strongly rhythmical pop intended purely for dancing in nightclubs. Costas Tournas, Lucas Thanos, L...
The Athens night life of the 1980s was marked by discotheques, such as legendary Barbarella. These were not merely entertainment venues – they were pillars of an entire culture, the culture of disco that influenced Greek music and films, how people danced, flirted and got dressed. Here comes the soundtrack o...
Disco is one of the leading forms of dance music; even though its popularity peaked in the late 1970s and early 1980s, it gave birth to a range of new genres that are still prominent today. Its unique incorporation of beat and melody is still celebrated by fans of retro and its cross-border impact means...
Today, and throughout the week that begins today, we will be listening to a genre that marked the late 1970s and the 80s globally and, of course, in Greece: Disco! Our emphasis, today, is on Italo Disco, a style that originated in Italy in the late 1970s and …invaded our domestic scene as well, with a...
On this episode, we dive into the magical world of photography and explore a wide range of songs and emotions connected to this remarkable art form. Our meeting point for tonight’s journey: Photography in Song.
Produced and presented by Hercules Economou
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