Marking the birthday of Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου (Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou) aka "Vangelis"
Born: 29 March 1943 in Agria near Volos, Greece
Died: 17 May 2022 in Paris, France (aged 79) from COVID-19
Let's explore Greek electronic music: Xenakis' electroacoustic experiments from the 1950s and 60s, Vangelis' prog and film work of the 1970s and 80s, new wave and synth sounds from the 80s and 90s, and a handful of tracks from 2015 to 2025. Oh, and a track from Yanni's debut LP!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vangelis
https://www.discogs.com/artist/7027-Vangelis
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| Hour one |
| Dervish D Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου [Vangelis Papathanassíou] - Spiral - RCA Victor - 1977 |
| Kuwahara Ride Άγγελο Ιωακίμογλου (Angelo Ioakimoglu) - The Nireus Years (1995-1997) - Into The Light - 2018 (rec. 1995-97) |
| Μια Γάτα στη Στροφή (A Cat on the Corner) Λένα Πλάτωνος (Lena / Eleni Platonos) - Εξισορροπιστές (Balancers) - Dark Entries - 2021 (rec. 1982-85) |
| Pulstar Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου [Vangelis Papathanassíou] - Albedo 0.39 - RCA Victor - 1976 |
| Endothelial Bronze Ensemble Λευτέρης Παπαδημητρίου (Lefteris Papadimitriou) - Anthology Of Contemporary Music From Greece - Unexplained Sounds Group - 2022 |
| The Dance Of The Hands/Love At The Sea Δημήτρης Παπαδημητρίου & Δημήτρης Λέκκας (Dimitris Papadimitriou & Dimitris Lekkas) - Gost: A Spiritual Exploration Into Greek Soundtracks 1975-1989 - Into The Light - 2021 (rec. 1980s) |
| La Fête Sauvage (Part 1) [excerpt] Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου [Vangelis Papathanassíou] - La Fête Sauvage - Pathé, CAM - 1976 |
| Orient-Occident Γιάννης Ξενάκης (Iannis Xenakis) - Panorama Des Musiques Expérimentales / Orient-Occident - Philips - 1964 / 1967 |
| "Into The Light" by Akis is a highlight and the namesake for Into The Light Records and the compilation "A Journey Into Greek Electronic Music, Classics & Rarities (1978 - 1991)"
https://www.discogs.com/label/473290-Into-The-Light-Records |
| Into The Light Άκης Δαούτης (Akis) - Into The Light - Music Box International - 1990 |
| Genesis Γεώργιος Θεοδωράκης (George Theodorakis) - The Rules Of The Game: Original Studio Recordings (1978-1996) - Into The Light - 2014 (rec. 1980s) |
| Red Square Mama 'O (feat. Vangelis) - (single) - Logo - 1978 |
| Asteroid Mining (Abandoned Space) Spectral Lore - Voyager - (self-released) - 2015 |
| We Are All Uprooted Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου [Vangelis O. Papathanassíou] - Earth - Vertigo - 1973 |
| Homo 2000 Δημήτρης Πετσετάκης (Dimitris Petsetakis) - Missing Links - Utopia - 1991 |
| Invisible Connections [part 1] Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου [Vangelis] - Invisible Connections - Deutsche Grammophon - 1985 |
| Hour two |
| She's In The Void V.V.I.A. - I Knew You Before We Met - Inner Ear - 2025 
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| Improvisation Vangelis Katsoulis - The Slipping Beauty - Utopia - 1988 |
| Book I - Odysseus Sails For Ithaka Πάνος Δράκος (Panos Dracos) - 2000 ΠΧ Η ΜΧ (2000 BC Or AD) - Minos - 1983 |
| Multi-Track Suggestion Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου [Vangelis Papathanassíou] - See You Later - Polydor - 1980 |
| Σνιφ Σνιφ (Snif Snif) Σταύρος Λογαρίδης (Stavros Logaridis) - Σταύρος Λογαρίδης (Stavros Logaridis) - Polydor - 1978 |
| Earth Anatolian Weapons (Άγγελος Μπαλτάς / Aggelos Baltas) - Earth - Subject To Restrictions Discs - 2023 |
| L'Ours Musicien Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου [Vangelis Papathanassíou] - L'Apocalypse Des Animaux - Polydor - 1973 (rec. 1970) |
| Diamorphoses II Γιάννης Ξενάκης (Iannis Xenakis) - Electro-Acoustic Music - Nonesuch - 1970 (rec. 1957) |
| Brussels World Fair, 1958: The industrialist Philips commissioned Le Corbusier's famous "Philips Pavilion": "I'll create an electronic poem for you, he said. Everything will happen inside: sound, light, colour and rhythm." Iannis Xenakis designed the architectural blueprint and composed "Concret PH", meant to psychologically prepare the public to the show created inside, accompanied by a musical piece by Varese.
The 400 speakers that lined the inner shell were meant to fill the space through the sound sparkles of "Concret P" and achieve a joint emanation of architecture and music, conceived as a whole: the roughness of the concrete and its internal friction coefficient found an echo in the timbre of the sparkles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expo_58 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iannis_Xenakis https://www.discogs.com/artist/32202-Iannis-Xenakis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Corbusier |
| Concret P-H II (Concret PH) Γιάννης Ξενάκης (Iannis Xenakis) - Electro-Acoustic Music - Nonesuch - 1970 (rec. 1958) |
| The Magus Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης (Yanni) - Optimystique - Varèse Sarabande - 1984 |
| Dance Another Fear In Trance 95 - Cities Of Steel And Neon - Minimal Wave - 2011 (rec. 1988-89) |
| Τι Νέα Ψιψίνα (What's New Pussy Cat?) Λένα Πλάτωνος (Lena / Eleni Platonos) - Γκάλοπ (Gallop) - Lyra - 1985 |
| Jasmin Sibu - (single) - (self-released) - 2016 |
| Ρίζες (Roots) Σύνδρομο (Syndromo / Syndrome / Syndrone) - 12" - Vertigo - 1983 |
| Beaubourg Part I Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου [Vangelis Papathanassíou] - Beaubourg - RCA Victor - 1978 |
| Blade Runner (End Titles) Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου [Vangelis] - Blade Runner - EastWest - 1994 (film 1982) |
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Hey Ben, a lot of Vangelis was headphone material for me in the golden years, thanks as usual for the sounds no one else plays, he say you braade runner🌚
8:28 PM, March 29th, 2025