It's really no secret how much we've followed, admired and pushed all things Anatolian Weapons in recent years. First making a name for himself under the guises Fantastikoi Hxoi and Dream Weapons, the Athens-based producer, real name Aggelos Baltas, has carved out his own musical signature in the underground electronic world.

Fusing his love of EBM, krautrock and polyrhythmic music with traces of traditional Greek folk melodies, he's gained a loyal following through an ever-growing catalogue of raw, machine-led compositions.

You'll rarely find him taking his foot off the gas. He's racked up tons of EPs and a couple of LPs for labels like Lurid Music, Beats In Space and Byrd Out, and that's not to mention his lengthy run of self-released Spiritual Music edit compilations - another testament to his perpetual work rate. 

Earlier this year he also helped us kickstart our new sub-label, Human Endeavour, with a track contribution 'The Moon and The Sun', and there's plenty more in store from Aggelos. He's just helped to inaugurate People & Places new label arm and has released a charity remix project with Lurid, plus he's got a brand spanking new EP coming out via Sound Metaphors soon.

We're very lucky to have him treat us to a special four hour marathon mix that features music from friends and contemporaries. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do...

Anatolian Weapons: The 'Ransom Note' Mix

Making music as Anatolian Weapons, Dream Weapons and Fantastikoi Hxoi.
Resident at Narr Radio UK, Astron Bar, Bios and qreclaim in Athens.
Bookings: booking@drob-am.com

Releases on Beats In Space, Emotional Response, Transmigration, Sound Metaphors, Dark Entries, Dekmantel, Kalahari Oyster Cult, Kame House, Lurid Music, LUX REC, 



Past dates:
06/09 Residanse Festival, Nantes
07/09 Blank Garden x Test FM, St Petersburg
08-09 / 09 Phormix Weekend TBA, Astron Bar, Athens
14/09 Bios Rooftop, Athens
27/09 TBA, Moscow
02/11 People and Places, Five Miles, London
09/11 Sameheads, Berlin (Anatolian Weapons Tape release party)

2019:
24/3 Requiem Bar w/ Timothy J. Fairplay, Volos
29/3 Six Dogs, Phormix w/ Helena Hauff, Death Commando, Morah
30/3 Astron Bar w/ Shinoby, Athens
20/4 Das Werk Wien, w/ Paul Uhlmann, Vienna
27/4 Kablys Club, Vilnius
03/5 Astron Bar, w/ Zillas on Acid, Athens
08/5 Sneaky Pete's, La Noche De Ogigia, Edinburgh
09/5 TBA, Glascow
17/5 Romantso, w/ Vladimir Ivkovic, Athens
18/5 Kaiku Club, Helsinki
25/5 Astron Bar w/ Spekki Webu, Athens

2018:
31/12 Phormix NYE w/ Daniele Cosmo, Morah, Saradis, Roman
29/12 Romantso w/ Manfredas
22/12 Bar Rotterdam w/ Lena Willikens, Spekki Webu, Woody 92
21/12 Astron bar 
14/12 Boonefoi Brusells w/ dj SoFa
13/12 Aperomix, Le Bistrot de St So - Gare Saint Sauveur
06/12 Astron Bar
01/12 Bios Terrace Bar
24/11 Astron Bar
10/11 Positive Education Festival w/ Alexis Le Tan, Phuong Dan, Andre Pahl
05/11 Astron Bar w/ Mavridis
02/11 Esthetic Joys Moscow, w/ Odopt, Stevie Whisper, Yssue i96Y
06/10 Astron Bar w/ K100 Signal, Service Cost
27/09 Ypsilon Bar w/ Opioid Slot Machine
15/09 Astron Bar w/ Mavridis
09/09 Phormix Weekend, Astron Bar
01/09 Heatwave, Romantso Rooftop w/ Dynamons, Chevy
21/07 Astron Bar w/ Mavridis
02/06 Astron Bar w/ Devika
10/05 Astron Bar w/ Roman, Bekha Mujiri
21/04 Astron Bar w/ Dieter Flegel, Saradis, Roman
01/03 Astron Bar w/ Saradis
16/02 Papagalos Bar, Chalkida
27/01 Romantso w/ Zombie Zombie

2017:
31/12 Phormix NYE : Mick Wills, Blackmoon77, Dream Weapons, Morah
29/12 w/ Μίστερ Ενάρτο, Spinster
23/12 Tailor Made Cocktail Bar
25/11 SEED Prague w/ Aroy Dee
18/11 ELEVE night, Sameheads Berlin w/ Sigward and friends
9/11 FH presents Anatolian Weapons at Uberdooze, w/Phon
3/11 Dream Weapons w/Bekha Mujiri, Astron Bar
16/9 Phormix Weekend Astron w/ June, Kerri Le Bon, RR Hearse and more
04/07 Mylos Beach Bar w/ Reina
28/06 Nuits Sonores Closing party w/ Modeselektor, Maceo Plex, Ison
25/06 FH atTasaki Bar
07/06 Fasma Festival w/Jamie Tiller, Daniele Baldelli, Breakin' Moves
27/05 FH at Tasaki Bar
21/04 Dream Weapons W/ Calculus, Untiun, MRKN, Astron Bar 
07/04 Laura Palmer Anatolian Weapons w/ Ramzi 
31/03 Dream Weapons Astron Bar w/ Castro
24/03 Kormoranos Romantzo w/Acid Arab
23/03 FH at Tasaki Bar
10/03 Dream Weapons LIVE w/ Saradis, BMSK, Astron Bar
24/02 Anatolian Weapons Parakseno Tote w/ Felizol
17/02 FH at GR80s, Στεγη, curated by Six DOGS
16/02 FH at Tasaki Bar
09/02 FH at Tasaki Bar
05/02 Azul w/Octabot
04/02 Anatolian Weapons set at Kosmos 93.6FM

27/01 Athens Exotica w/ Fortuna Records, Romantzo



2016
29/12 FH at Tasaki Bar
24/12 Astron Bar, Phormix Supports victims of the Oakland Ghostship Fire, w/ Miltiades, ANFS, Terra Exotica, Morah

25/11 Dream Weapons w/Saradis, Castro, Astron Bar
27/10 Insomnia Festival Tromso, Norway
01/10 Tasaki w/Panos Isopoulos
17/09 Reworks Festival w/ Octabot
31/07 Orange Blue Presents Fantastikoi Hxoi
30/07 Orange Blue Presents Fantastikoi Hxoi
07/07 Dream Weapons w/ Koehler, Vazaki, Chania
02/07 FH at Nafpigeio, Crete
07/06 SIx DOGS w/ Panos Isopoulos
12/05 Astron Bar w/ Terra Exotica
23/04 Astron Bar w/ Outermost, Devika
22/04 Azul w/ Saradis
16/04 Dream Weapons w/EMG, Manu, Saradis, Astron Bar 
17/03 EMinent Lodge presents Dream Weapons, Astron Bar
23/01 Dream Weapons w/ Roman, Saradis, Astron Bar
09/01 w/ Red Axes, Morgan Hammer, Matt Walsh, Felizol, Romantzo, The Kids Are Alright

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Constantly trying to communicate something incommunicable, to explain something inexplicable, to tell about something I only feel in my bones...

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Max Schreiber
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owner of @confused-machines

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