Vortex
Vortex was a French group from Lyon, active from 1975 to 1980 and led by the brothers Jean-Pierre Vivante (piano, keyboards) and Jacques Vivante (bass). The band started from jazz rock in the vein of Soft Machine and moved toward composed chamber rock on its second album, Les Cycles De Thanatos, which took a Messiaen work as its starting point. Most of the first line-up came from Testu Band, a Soft Machine cover group, and the new band was first called Urantia.
Acéphale
With Acéphale, German ritual ambient project Vortex delves deeper into the mythic undercurrents of philosophy, ritual, and sound. The album continues the band’s ongoing exploration of aural mythology through subtle drone compositions, ritualistic percussion, and an overarching sense of psychosexual tension. Taking inspiration from the work of Georges Bataille, Acéphale evokes the forbidden energies at the heart of human experience. In the 1930s, Bataille founded both a journal and a secret socie…
Les Cycles De Thanatos
*250 copies limited edition. 3LP Box Set* Vortex, a creative pioneer of French avant-garde jazz rock, who endlessly disassembled and reconstructed the genres, created their own unique style by blending various musical elements; such as the aggressive heaviness of Zeuhl, the complex yet elegant ensembles of chamber rock, the polytempic and polyrhythmic structures of free jazz and the profound experimentation of 20th-century contemporary music.
In terms of dense composition and excellent performan…
Vortex
2025 stock. First time Reissue. Gatefold cover - 4 page insert with rare photos and the liner notes. Obi-like Sticker on shirink Runouts are stamped. Vortex, a creative pioneer of French avant-garde jazz rock, who endlessly disassembled and reconstructed the genres, created their own unique style by blending various musical elements; such as the aggressive heaviness of Zeuhl, the complex yet elegant ensembles of chamber rock, the polytempic and polyrhythmic structures of free jazz and the profo…
Complete Recordings 1975-1979
*250 copies limited edition. 3LP Box Set* Vortex, a creative pioneer of French avant-garde jazz rock, who endlessly disassembled and reconstructed the genres, created their own unique style by blending various musical elements; such as the aggressive heaviness of Zeuhl, the complex yet elegant ensembles of chamber rock, the polytempic and polyrhythmic structures of free jazz and the profound experimentation of 20th-century contemporary music. This three LP box set consisted of the 2nd studio alb…
The Sarajevo Spiral
*300 copies limited edition* Nam-Khar and Vortex, two of the most prolific bands in the German occult underground, have joined forces to create their latest album, "The Sarajevo Spiral." Both bands have developed their respective ritualistic styles over numerous concept albums, making this collaboration a natural progression amidst the rising global conflicts of the current 'new 1920s.' The result is a martial and meditative album, unfolding eleven complex compositions that reflect on the human …
Nag-Hammadi
*200 copies limited edition* Deluxe vinyl edition of the 2022 album from German ritual ambient bands Nam-Khar (Winter-Light / Zazen Sounds) and Vortex (Cyclic Law / Tesco Organisation), joining forces to draw inspiration from the Nag Hammadi scriptures and their spiritual and cultural context. They fused their distinctive sounds to create a careful interpretation of the source texts from a pan-religious and spiritual perspective, resulting in hypnotic soundscapes and rhythmic patterns. The idea …