This album is
the only album from a dutch band to be released on the Vertigo "Swirl"
label. It is also the only album Panthéon ever released. Panthéon made
music similar to Focus and Solution. Jazzy, canterbury like progressive
rock. They started as a fivepiece highschoolband and won a recording
session at a national talent scout festival. The recorded single gave
them attention and this paved the way to record an album. The album
opens with Daybreak, which resembles Focus' House Of The King a bit. The
melody is played by the flute and it has a guitar solo in the middle.
There are also some wordless vocals like Thijs van Leer could have done.
Anaïs also reminds me of a softer song by Focus, again the song is
driven by flute and guitar. It is a very peaceful track. With Apocalyps
the sound changes more to the Solution direction. The main instruments
are saxophone and organ, although the flute appears on this one also.
This is a very sunny and jazzy track. The Madman is a funny short
warm-up piece that leads to the highlight of the album, Orion. In this
track both the Focus and the Solution side come together. It contains
great melodies. Panthéon have an unique sound of their own, it is just
to point out in which corner of the proglandscape Panthéon can be
found.The CD contains three bonus tracks, who were released as singles
in 1972.
Line-up / Musicians
Ruud Woutersen/organ,spinet,piano,ARP synthesizer,vocals
Albert Veldkamp/guitar,bass
Hans Boer/flute,saxophone,vocals
Rob Verhoeven/drums,percussion
Discography
Orion 1972
1.Daybreak
2.Anais
3.Apocalyps
4.The madman
5.Orion
Bonus Tracks:
6.I want to know
7.Masturbation
8.Anais Listen or download Pantheon Anais for free on Pleer
Listen or download Pantheon Daybreak for free on Pleer
Labels: Canterbury Scene, Netherlands, P
