Les cycles de Thanatos
by Vortex
- Type: Album
- Released: 1979
- Label: FLVM
- Country: Norway
- Community rating: 4.14/5 from 6 ratings
Artists on this release: Maurice Sonjon, G茅rard Jolivet, Jean-Michel Belaich, Alain Chal茅ard, Jacques Guyot, Togo-Saga, Jacques Vivante, Michel Boissel, Sunny James, Vortex, Christian Boissel, Jean-Pierre Vivante
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Building heavily upon the intricate architecture of the zeuhl movement, this French ensemble crafted a dark, entirely instrumental suite. The dense compositions interweave complex jazz-rock rhythms with menacing chamber music arrangements, largely driven by woodwinds and angular basslines. It stands as a highly respected, deeply complex obscurity within the European avant-prog scene.
Genres
Descriptors: Fusion, progressive, complex, technical, instrumental, avant-garde, dissonant, atonal, experimental
Tracklist
Credits
- Michel Boissel - bassoon
- Jean-Michel Belaich - drums, percussion [skins, accessories], gong
- Christian Boissel - oboe, cor anglais, electric piano [fender], synthesizer, composed by
- Jacques Guyot - soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone
- G茅rard Jolivet - soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, contrabass clarinet
- Alain Chal茅ard - timbales, xylophone, tubular bells, vibraphone, percussion [skins, accessories]
- Maurice Sonjon - vibraphone, xylophone, tubular bells, percussion [skins, accessories]
- Sunny James - violin