Cortex

There's been quite a few bands with the name Cortex. One of the most obvious to mention is the Swedish post-punk act fronted by Freddie Wadling, but the best of them all must be the obscure Belgian project made by Alain Neffe of Bene Gesserit-"fame". This is highly experimental electronic music made with the assistance of synthezisers, rhythm boxes and - as far as I understand - tapes. Most of the tracks has got a women resiting French poetry written by Neffe, and, together with the instrumental part and various sounds, it creates a romantic and melancholic mood one could compare to a Truffaut film from the sixties. There's definately a nouvelle vague feel to this and I feel certain that a lot of the inspiration has been taken from French cinema. I am not sure how to categorize this project; Is it minimal wave, is it ambient or is it musique concrete? It's probably all and nothing, but all I know for certain is that it serves well as the soundtrack for the early cool days of spring.