Lia Hide – “ARISTOPHOBIA NERVOSA” (Full Album)
Released by The Institute for Experimental Arts – Records // April 2025
Lyrics/Spoken Word : Lia Hide
Music : Lia Hide
Produced by : Lia Hide
Co-produced by : Aki’Base, George Rados, Thanos Kaleas
Arrangement, programming, piano, keys, guitars : Lia Hide
Bass : Aki’Base
Drums : George Rados
Additional Guitars : Dennis Morfis
Mixed by : Thanos Kaleas at Studio Kyriazis, Greece
Mastered by : Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering, Thailand
Duration : 43′
Language : Greek
Genre : Dark Pop / Avant Pop / Progressive / Spoken Word
Digital Release : Available April 2025 on Bandcamp & all major streaming platforms
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Lia Hide is the head, heart and soul, composer, arranger and producer of her same titled band. Her music is fusing jazz with avant-garde, cinematic with dark wave, glitch with baroque pop, weaved with strong words and versatile vocals, powerful pianos, screaming trumpets and guitars on top of a rigid rythm section.
After a very busy collaborative discography (2007 – 2012) and her debut HOME (2013) from EMI-Universal, she pursued to work with indie labels only onwards (the Sound of Everything, Amour Records, B-Other Side Records, Hidden Track Records and US based Conch Town Records) releasing 4 studio albums, a remix album and an instrumental work (music commissioned for Pavlos Kourtidis’ dance drama “Genoktonia” – ΠΚ Theater & Aisxlyleia Festival 2019, released by Ιδαλγός Publications).
She’s multi-awarded at numerous International Video and Short Film Festivals and Competitions for the video-clips from the Missing Fourth Guest album – her 4th album, a concept album themed and influenced by Plato’s ‘Timeaus’. Working with aclaimed video creators Thanos Liberopoulos and Yiannis Margetousakis of Kiss the Frog team, she made it to the 2nd ballot for the Best Music Video for the 2023 Grammy Awards. She is also a video creator and editor herself, filming and dressing her music and live performances with video art.
She’s performed in Europe, 5 multi dated tours in 16 countries since 2019, having performed at major and minor festivals (Dark Malta (MT), Station Street Festival (BG), Forest Jam Festival (FR), Nisville Jazz Festival (SE), Wfest (BE), KraKra International Jazz Festival (BG), Athens International Jazz Festival (GR), Fekete Zaj (HU), Varusha South 48 Hours (BG) and more, and alongside famous artists (Tricky, Die Krups, Kadebostany, Kovacs, Front242, March Violets, the Jesus and Mary Chain, Blak Uhuru, Karen Souza, Ida Nielsen and more). Representing Greece she performed at Berklee University and the Ancient Nemea Games Revival and at SoAlive (BG), MMB (RO), PIN Music Conference (MK), Athens Music Week (GR), Melodrama (PL) and Future Echoes (SE) conferences and showcases
She was the Greek finalist for the 2023 HEMI Awards, and a Culture Moves Europe beneficiary for 2024. In March 2025 she joined MadebyGrey to sing at CAN festival in Zhoushan, China.
She’s teaching songwriting, musical and popular music vocals, and is a London College of Music collaborator since 2005 (she holds an MMus in Songwriting – Bath Spa University, Licentiate in Piano Performance – GSMD, Bachelor of Arts & Associate in Business – Deree College and Greek soloists Diplomas in both Classical Singing and Classical Piano) and is composing music for theater & dance productions.
Lia Hide is endorsed by Se Electronics Microphones.
ABOUT THE ALBUM
“ARISTOPHOBIA NERVOSA” marks a turning point in Lia Hide’s prolific creative journey. This is her first album entirely in the Greek language.
In this contemporary spoken word mixed with singing and exciting musical landscapes, Lia Hide narrates the perils of an Athenian girl becoming a woman, becoming a ghost of herself while struggling against the hostility of her reality, wearing her scars as jewels for all to see.
Following her 4th album’s widespread critical acclaim with international awards and major festival appearances, this 5th album pushes the boundaries of what is labeled ‘pop’ with the ‘avant’, ‘progressive’ and ‘dark’ adjectives combined : while her song vocabulary remains songlike somehow, it surprises in arrangement, duration and structure while joggling between singing and theatrically narrating. With the influences of favorite cinematic composers (Ennio Morricone, John Williams, Manos Hadjidakis) evident, Lia Hide adds dark-wave and post flavors mixed with jazz and 80s electronic music to the blender, creating a unique and mesmerizing work.
The title “ARISTOPHOBIA NERVOSA” is a word play – ‘Aristos’ is the greek adjective that characterizes one who is accomplished, crowned with honorary titles of distinction, excellence and brilliance. Lia created this compound word -Aristos+phobia- that teamed with the term ‘nervosa’ – a term borrowed from medical psycosomatic disorders that are often triggered, related or even enhanced by stress – expresses her aversion of the term’s frequent and in vain use, lately, from social & politically involved Greek personas. Similar word-plays are to be found throughout the album, both in the titles as well as in the lyrics.
ABOUT THE LABEL
The Institute for Experimental Arts, established in 2008 in Athens, Greece, is an international cultural organization dedicated to creative expression and research across theater, performance art, digital media, installation, music, poetry, and art theory. The collective includes members from Greece, USA, England, Ireland, Tunisia, Iceland, and Germany, fostering cross-cultural collaborative innovation.
QUOTES:
“There’s hints of Tori Amos, Bjork, and Evanescence in her vocals, and dramatic instrumentals that could be straight out of a silent movie”– Reader’s Digest
“Carving out a truly unique space for herself in the world of music, mind-bending, sure to have listeners in a trance” – Wonderland Magazine
“completely mesmerising. It is an incredibly well-put-together album of beautiful songs. Lyrically they are excellent, and musically, they are outstanding. If you like dark pop-infused with jazz, orchestral and classical, this is a perfect choice” – Darker Side of Music
LIVE PERFORMANCES
Lia Hide’s live performances are marked by exceptional musicality, theatrical depth, and an unmistakable artistic signature. With her full band, she has toured extensively across Europe and beyond, presenting her work with great success in 16 countries since 2019. Her appearances at prestigious festivals and venues—ranging from jazz institutions like Nisville and the Athens International Jazz Festival to dark wave and alternative gatherings such as Dark Malta and Wfest—confirm her rare ability to transcend genre boundaries. Sharing the stage with iconic artists including Tricky, Die Krups, Front 242, and The Jesus and Mary Chain, she continues to affirm her position as one of the most compelling and accomplished performers of her generation.
Watch Lia Hide (quartet) perform live at Station Street Festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 2023
Watch Lia Hide (trio) perform live at Urgence Disc Records, Geneva, Switzerland, 2023
Watch Lia Hide (quintet) perform live at Athens International Jazz Festival, 2022
LINKS:
Official Website | Bandcamp | Facebook | Instagram | Linktree
Lia Hide is an extroverted and communicative artist, always open to live bookings, festival invitations, interviews, and media features. For press inquiries, collaborations, and live performance opportunities,
PRESS CONTACT – CONTACT INFORMATION- LIVE Bookings- Invitations e.t.c. : HERE
