Today, March 27, it is World Theatre Day and we are celebrating it by revisiting some of the greatest music and songs that a superb composer has written for theatrical performances. In parallel, we shall be sharing the messages that important figures of global theatre have shared regarding this very...
From Villagers of Ioannina City to Gidiki and Koupes, there is a fascinating spectrum of bands that the lover of Greek music can turn to in order to enjoy the merging of rock / hard rock and tradition. Unexpected arrangements, endless improvisation, and a Dionysian spirit of a return to nature and the...
Today, March 25, we are of course celebrating Greek Independence Day with songs that refer to Greece itself. Greece, the mother; filled with light; in danger; travelling; offering water in hell; with multiple faces appearing on the mirror; selling its children like slaves in the markets. Our destination:...
Today, and throughout this week, we are exploring the multiple ways in which tradition has inspired a younger generation of artists active in and around rock. Darnakes, Babo Koro and Banda Entopica are just some of the pioneering bands that revitalize tradition with their fresh, youthful approach.
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This week, we revisit Greek traditional music through the eyes of contemporary bands that are inspired by the past while shaping the present with their modern artistic tools. Kontrabando, Transidelia, Balothizer, and beyond.
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Rock paths, a spirit of experimentation, atmospheric vibes, layers of psychedelia, and three fascinating collectives: Electric Litany, Tango With Lions, The Steams. This is Greek indie at its best.
Νέο ελληνικό indie V: Electric Litany, Tango With Lions, The Steams
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Playground Theory is a band based in Athens. In 2013 they released their debut album, “Speaking of Secrets”. Their sound has been described as dream-pop, cinematic and psychedelic while their more recent material also includes Mediterranean elements and eastern modes.
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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...
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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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...
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