Vangelis: Prog-Related or Progressive Electronic

El Greco and Voices are also 'hidden' gems in my view but he has so many! Probably my favourite is Direct though. Just perfection from start to finish. If I recall correctly that was his first recording after returning to Greece in the 80's . Perhaps not so well known that most of his albums from 1975-1985 were recorded in West London (Shepherds Bush) . I remember reading a very interesting article online from his recording engineer at the time. Apparently they had to be very careful not to upset the local residents as the studio (which no longer exists sadly) was very close to a block of flats! 

richardh wrote: El Greco and Voices are also 'hidden' gems in my view but he has so many! Probably my favourite is Direct though. Just perfection from start to finish. If I recall correctly that was his first recording after returning to Greece in the 80's . Perhaps not so well known that most of his albums from 1975-1985 were recorded in West London (Shepherds Bush) . I remember reading a very interesting article online from his recording engineer at the time. Apparently they had to be very careful not to upset the local residents as the studio (which no longer exists sadly) was very close to a block of flats!

richardh wrote: Rosetta is really good indeed. What about the soundtrack for Alexander?

Thanks to Steve Wyzard for this entertaining thread. It's inspired me to check out all of Vangelis' albums and share them with everyone here. I always like to start from the beginning, before things Spiral out of control, so here's the first Vangelis album and I'll See You Later. By the way, it's a spooky coincidence that my points are currently on 14492, which brings to mind Bounty coconut bars and the Conquest of Paradise.  

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - June 10 2021 at 15:44

^ A small correction Logan. 'Chariots of Fire' (the suite on side 2 of the album which is not part of the soundtrack) is brilliant but often people refer the piece of music called 'Titles' as Chariots of Fire.

richardh wrote: Anyway Vangelis didn't start using traditional modular synths until about 1975 that were housed in a customised recording studio in West London. It was either Ignacio or Heaven Hell that was his first 'proper' electronic synth album.

Unlike Chariots of Fire, the Cosmos TV series narrated by Carl Sagan was my gateway to Vangelis. Excerpts of Pulstar, Alpha, and Movement 3 were used in the series. Albedo 0.39 is also my favorite album from him.

Progishness wrote: Hrychu wrote: I don't think Vangelis is prog at all. I'm not so sure Aphrodite's Child are either, to me they sound poppy with psychedelic leanings.

richardh wrote: ... Anyway Vangelis didn't start using traditional modular synths until about 1975 that were housed in a customised recording studio in West London. It was either Ignacio or Heaven Hell that was his first 'proper' electronic synth album.