"Les Cycles De Thanatos" (released in 1979) is the name of the second studio album by the French band, Vortex. The group was founded in Lyon in the mid-1970s and was composed of: Jean-Pierre Vivante on guitar, drummer Francois Gerald and flutist Jean-Francois Trouillet. The band's musical style is very much in line with the sounds of the canterbury scene cultivating a pristine and elegant jazz rock comparable to bands like Soft Machine and Gong (Expresso I and II) ... =)
Album, released in 1979
Tracks:
- God Is Good For You, John (4:28)
- Prolegomenes (11:43)
- Les Cycles De Thanatos (25:16)
- Hipopotalamus Negrus (5:16) [bonus tracks]
- Ivanoe (4:14)[bonus tracks]
Total Time: 51:29
Musicians:
- Jean-Pierre Vivante / Fender Rhodes & Yamaha e-pianos, Yamaha organ, piano
- Christian Boissel / Fender Rhodes, oboe, cor Anglais, synth
- Gérard Jolivet / / alto, tenor, soprano, baritone & bass saxophones, contrabass clarinet
- Jacques Guyot / alto, tenor, soprano, baritone & bass saxophones
- Jacques Vivante / bass guitar
- Jean-Michel Belaich / drums, percussion, gong
- Alain Chaléard / percussion, timbales, vibes, xylophone, tubular bells
- Maurice Sonjon / percussion, vibes, xylophone, tubular bells
With:
- Sunny James / violin (1)
- Michel Boissel / bassoon (3)