Eden - Aura (1979)

French keyboard/drums & percussion duo whose mix of prog and electronic music is close to that of Schicke Führs Fröhling and Bo Hansson.

The music of the duo was a Symphonic/Electronic affair with many Classical and symphonic elements, propelled by the solid drumming of Lyss, thus their sound often closed the more symphonic side of Progressive Rock.

The main man though here is Vrayance and his dual keyboard deliveries with a varied sound and a unique atmosphere, going from Baroque period to psychedelic textures.

His approach on romantic and sensitive arrangements comes close to the sound of LE ORME or 80's German oddity OCEAN, mixing the power of a Classical-influenced organ execution with the floating sound of synthesizers.

They kind of remind me also of TRIUMVIRAT and SCHICKE, FUHRS & FROHLING quite often, the display of dramatic, Classical keyboard arrangements with the rhythmic drumming and the changes between melancholic orchestrations to more powerful and grandiose themes is pretty rewarding.

Side A provides the more Classical side of the duo with the inventive use of organ next to the solina string and the synths, while the second is a bit more quirky and Electronic-drenched, still offering some pretty fast and accurate drumming, but the music becomes more abstract and updated with the solina string and the synths becoming the centerpieces of a more cinematic but still very dynamic sound

Rich keyboard rhythms and romantic soundscapes with a Baroque flavor. 

Track listing

1.  La Nuit Des Sorciers - 8:45

2.  Parures D'automne - 6:07

3.  Les Enfants - 2:50

4.  Amour 76 - 7:40

5.  Ouverture - 7:53

6.  Cauchemar - 4:43

7.  Thème O.V.N.I. - 3:43

8.  Arc-en-ciel - 5:42

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – A.A. Music Studio
• Mixed At – A.A. Music Studio

Credits

• Composed By [Compositions], Electric Organ [Orgue Hammond L 100], Pedalboard [Pédalier Bass], Synthesizer [Elka Rhapsody 610 String Ensemble, Solina String Ensemble, Synthétiseur Korg 700 S (Basse), Synthétiseur JEN Synthétone SX 2000], Vocals [Vocal] – Hubert Vrayance
• Cover [Pochette Recto] – Gerald Pesenti
• Drums, Congas, Percussion [Toutes Percussions] – Allan Lys
• Engineer [Ingénieur Du Son] – Alain Gandolfi
• Lacquer Cut By [Gravure] – Christian Orsini
• Producer [Production] – Eden

Enregistré et mixé en juillet 1979 au [Recorded and mixed in July 1979 at] studio A.A. Music
Noisement, 77176 Savigny-le-Temple

Notes

Released: 1979 

Genre:  Electronic, Rock 

Style:  Ambient, Prog Rock 

Length: 48:02

Label - Oxygene