Cortex

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Hey all,

I was looking for information on a 70s  French band called Cortex. I'm very new to them, but apparently they only have one or two albums. The main one, called Troupeau Bleu is very jazzy/funky with lots of vocal harmonies (slightly reminiscent of  Samla Mammas Manna). 

Check out some of the songs...

EDIT: Not sure why the videos are not working, but some good old copy-n-paste addresses: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w39wfqs4NPk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVhadQocG7A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngcTfQBQjF8

These are a few that I like but really the whole album is quite unique, and has been sampled endlessly by hip-hop artists and the like. Thought it might be appreciated here. 

Does anyone know more of them? Similar bands? 
Cheers!

Edited by Dreamer - April 20 2014 at 18:24

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Dreamer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 13 2005 Location: Amsterdam Status: Offline Points: 297	Topic: Cortex Posted: April 20 2014 at 18:20
	Hey all, I was looking for information on a 70s French band called Cortex. I'm very new to them, but apparently they only have one or two albums. The main one, called Troupeau Bleu is very jazzy/funky with lots of vocal harmonies (slightly reminiscent of Samla Mammas Manna). Check out some of the songs... EDIT: Not sure why the videos are not working, but some good old copy-n-paste addresses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w39wfqs4NPk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVhadQocG7A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngcTfQBQjF8 These are a few that I like but really the whole album is quite unique, and has been sampled endlessly by hip-hop artists and the like. Thought it might be appreciated here. Does anyone know more of them? Similar bands? Cheers! Edited by Dreamer - April 20 2014 at 18:24

yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Crossover Team Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 7062	Posted: April 21 2014 at 03:43
	You'll probably find all the info you could wish for about Cortex in this interview with the band's mastermind - ie. pianist Alain Mion: http://www.frenchattack.com/PopUpFile/filepopupalainmion.html. I'll embed a few of the tubes of their most well-regarded album, 'Troupeau Bleu' (1975) here, and we'll see what others might think about their relevance (or otherwise) to the site: That's pretty well the whole album apart from the last track 'Madbass' There were three other albums - Vol.2 (1977), Pourquoi (1978), and Inédit '79 (2006). Edit: If you're having trouble embedding videos, then my reply to someone else who found themselves in the same situation can be read here: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=97597&PID=4962653#4962653. Edited by yam yam - April 21 2014 at 04:11