Music

Carbon Based Lifeforms | Athens | February 17

Carbon Based Lifeforms combine earth and space in their contemporary electronic music landscapes, creating an ethereal cinematic experience. The Swedish duo's latest album, "Seeker" (2023), showcases their trademark ambient sounds, filled with layered synthesizers and intricate electronic beats. Pre-sale tickets are available at Viva's more.com for 17 euros.

NYE at six d.o.g.s. | Athens | December 31

Athenian club six d.o.g.s. (sixdogs.gr) invites dance-lovers to rave in the new year in a 12-hour techno marathon! From 1 a.m. to 1 p.m., cutting-edge techno DJ Bonso, vivid house and electro duo Useless Co., and many more select guests in the techno and house music scene will take the decks to create a beats-filled backdrop from which to see out 2023.

Theodore | Athens | December 20-21

Greek composer and multi-instrumentalist Theodore will present his brand-new project at the Athens Conservatoire's (athensconservatoire.gr) New Stage. His albums "It Is But It's Not" and "Inner Dynamics" became internationally acclaimed, while NPR Music placed him among its "Favorite Discoveries and Memorable Moments" in 2018.

A modern retelling of Oedipus and a retrospective

Marisha Triantafyllidou and Argyris Xafis star in "Music," an award-winning film by Angela Schanelec, whose work is the subject of a retrospective at the Greek Film Archive, on December 7-12. "Music" is loosely based on the ancient Greek myth of Oedipus and was shot almost entirely in the Peloponnese, with a Greek crew and cast members.

Newborns Recognize Beats in Music, Suggesting Innate Musical Ability

Recent research conducted by scientists from the University of Amsterdam and the HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences in Hungary has shed light on newborns' remarkable ability to detect beats in music. This ability to perceive beats in music appears to be a separate cognitive mechanism present in newborns from birth.

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