Spiral is a 1977 album by the Greek artist Vangelis. The sleeve design was by Vangelis himself (mentioned on the cover). The recording engineer was Keith Spencer-Allen, assisted by Marlis Duncklau.
All songs written by Vangelis.
Side A:
Side B:
Track 3 is subtitled "(inspired by the Dervish dancer who by his whirling realises the spiralling of the universe)".
The album is entirely instrumental, apart from Vangelis' processed vocals on "Ballad" (o...
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Spiral is a 1977 album by the Greek artist Vangelis. The sleeve design was by Vangelis himself (mentioned on the cover). The recording engineer was Keith Spencer-Allen, assisted by Marlis Duncklau.
All songs written by Vangelis.
Side A:
Side B:
Track 3 is subtitled "(inspired by the Dervish dancer who by his whirling realises the spiralling of the universe)".
The album is entirely instrumental, apart from Vangelis' processed vocals on "Ballad" (one of the few occasions where his voice can be heard on his albums). Vangelis plays synthesizer, sequencers, electric piano, drums and percussion. It is the first album on which Vangelis used the Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer, on which he relied heavily in subsequent work.
Spiral is a futuristic album, and Vangelis makes extensive use of the synthesizer technology of the day; this album is probably the most sequencer-based on his recording career. Each piece has a unique style, and deserves individual treatment.
"Spiral" builds on an arpeggio chord...
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