untouchables 0 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Vangelis has released his first concert in Doha (Qatar) with new work after Mythodia in 2001, this is an exclusive interview with Aljazeera Channel and some footage from this event:http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/talktojazeera/2012/01/201211895013885489.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC1 3,565 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 5,273 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Awesome, thanks! I wish he wasn't so damn retired. He's not THAT old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC1 3,565 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Retired? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 5,273 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Yeah, isn't he -- more or less? This is the first (non-film music) thing he's done in 10 years, and before that, there was another huge gap. That qualifies as semi-retirement, at the very least. Not much film music either, except ALEXANDER and EL GRECO. That sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 44 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 He's pretty much retired. No way you can count his current output as being "semi-retired". It's more like "Fully-retired but with a musical hobby".Any sign of his "El Greco" soundtrack ever getting a wide release? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,088 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 He's pretty much retired.Are you sure PT? He was on Shooting Stars only last year performing his latest work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 1,931 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Very interesting interview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 44 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 He's pretty much retired.Are you sure PT? He was on Shooting Stars only last year performing his latest work. That's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC1 3,565 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Vangelis really knew his shit back in the day. Listen to this track from 1979, the long intro would be perfect for the opening scene (some kind of vista of an industrial city) of Blade Runner 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 44 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Great opening, but it's such a bizarre track once Jon joins in! For me their second album (The Friends of Mr. Cairo) was LIGHT years ahead of all their other efforts. It's an incredible album. State of Independance is a real highlight, but the whole thing is superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC1 3,565 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Great opening, but it's such a bizarre track once Jon joins in!Really? I think it's beautiful, especially the harmonies created with ring modulation. The music is so open and dynamic. I like The Friends Of Mr. Cairo too, even though it tends to be more poppy and radio friendly. The only album of theirs that I didn't buy into was Page Of Life. I don't even have it.Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 44 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 It's more Jon's self-conciously sincere singing style and lyrics. Haven't heard Page of Life in years, but I remember it having some good moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC1 3,565 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 True, I like it when Jon is not singing sincerely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 44 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Aside from the entire Friends of Mr Cairo album (which I love), I think the most successful Jon and Vangelis material is Jon's contributions to the 1980 album "See You Later". He only sings on the two long tracks (side two of the vinyl version), and even then he only sings for a couple of minutes on each song, but it's terrific stuff. I also think his harp playing on the last track of Opera Sauvage is beautiful. Thet entire track, Flammants Roses (or something like that) is extremely lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC1 3,565 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I feel like a Chaac, but those little contributions on 'See You Later' are my least favorite moments on what is otherwise an interesting musical venture for Vangelis. When the album was released in 1980, I wasn't a fan of Vangelis' futurama (hope you know what I mean) but now I am. I can't take it anymore ... Too loud, too loud ... Love it! Heck, I even bought a sampled Korg KR55 (vintage drumcomputer) from http://www.forgottenkeys.co.uk/ because of it!Ah yes, Opera Sauvage. Flammants Roses is a good track indeed. It somehow reminds me of Blade Runner*, just like my favorite moment on the album does, which is Rêve (the very big Fender Rhodes piece). Does Jon sing on this album too? I know he plays harp on it, like you said.* it's because of similar sounds and soloing, of courseAlex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 44 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 He doesn't sing on Opera Sauvage (unless there's something I'm forgetting). I really love the whole See You Later album. It is all very obviously Vangelis, and yet the overall style is something he has never done before or since. It's a unique album. Have you heard the out-take tracks from that album? One of them (called Fertilization) is wonderful stuff. You can find it on You Tube with a rather interesting video someone created for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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