1. A French jazz funk group from the seventies.
Key members were Alain Mion (Piano) and Alain Gandolfi (drums, percussion). Cortex recorded several albums and singles for the Sonodisc label. 2 albums got re-issued: 'Troupeau Bleu' (on 'Dare-Dare') and 'Volume 2' (on 'Follow Me').
2. A Swedish punk or post-punk band from Gothenburg.
Freddie Wadling sang the songs, played bass and wrote all the songs. Freddie Wadling had earlier played in many important swedish punk-bands as Liket Lever, Rukorna, and The Leather Nun, But Cortex was his own creation. Best Album is "Spinal Injuries" from 1980, with standout track "The Freaks" a song that should be worldfamous! It's the absolute pinnacle of swedish post-punk!
Cortex became Blue For Two (Freddie Wadling and Henryk Lipp) a New Wave-Synth Duo. After that Freddie Wadling worked with Fläskkvartetten, a string quartet concrete, then he went totally solo, and release albums in swedish as Freddie Wadling. He also did a full album with interpretations (covers) of Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart). There's loads more from this unique swedish artist. Check out this adress for more: http://www.freddiewadling.net/
3. A Spanish [Torrelavega (Cantabria)] metalcore band, playing since 1997. They released two albums "¿QUECOJONES ME PASA?" (2002) and in 2007 "LA DIGNIDAD DE LOS AVASALLADOS"
4. Cortex was Alain Neffe’s musical project before he started Bene Gesserit in 1982, his duo with partner Nadine Bal aka Benedict G. In 1981-82, the latter was then manager for Belgian New Wave band Digital Dance. Cortex was active between 1978 and 1982, their music focusing on electronic ambient tonalities and female poetry reading (in French), with tracks merely numbered by their respective letters – so presumably the entire Cortex output amounts to 26 tracks. Cortex A, B and C appeared on Insane Music For Insane People #01, 1981. Other tracks appeared on other compilations on Insane or elsewhere. ‘Souvenir/souvenirs’ is probably Cortex’s only full length release. The Belgian label Grafika Airlines published this tape as a joint release with Insane Music in 1984. My copy is the undated, Insane Music issue. Music-wise: The unsettling, metaphysical synth washes make one feel uneasy with their menacing tonalities, not unlike the 1972 Solaris soundtrack by Edward Artemiev. The readers are very young women just out of teenagehood. Their poetry deals with day-to-day concerns of late night cafés, neon lights, jukeboxes, the difficulty to find one’s place in society, lost love and lack thereof.
5. Cortex is a Macedonian death metal band that started playing in 2012. Short biography taken from their Facebook page: The story began in 2012 when the vocalist gathered up the drummer and the lead guitar player.We started to play thrash but we were not that type of guys,so after our first 2 songs we were struggling to write thrash metal and we simply turned into more brutal and darker stuff then before. That's the story behind us and here we are,making good music for our pleasure and the scene.
Keep it real, stay metal! https://www.facebook.com/cortexmk
6. Cortex is a spirited combo that plays energetic jazz of the finest brand. They have been active since 2007, and have performed over two hundred live-performances and released five critically acclaimed albums. The quartet consists of Thomas Johansson - trumpet, Kristoffer Alberts - saxophones, Ola Høyer - double bass, and Gard Nilssen - drums. The band positions itself as one of the strongest additions to the Norwegian jazz scene, and the members are amongst the most sought after young jazz performers in Norway today.
They all have also marked their position in several other constellations such as: Bushman’s Revenge, Puma, PNL Large Unit, SAKA, All Included, Zanussi 5, Friends & Neighbors, Honest John, and The Heat Death.
For some reason the Australian rapper ‘Cortext’ redirects here also?
La Rue
Cortex Lyrics
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Qu'est-ce qu'il y a ce matin dans la rue?
Une impression que rien ne va plus
Les gens n'ont rien à faire
Ils sont libres comme l'air
Ils se jettent des regards éperdus
La rue
Elle est comme je ne l'avais jamais vue
Je suis nue et je marche sans but
Et mes os sont en papier
L'herbe pousse sur les pavés
L'air est plein de parfums inconnus
Depuis demain
Jusqu'à hier, partout, toujours, que l'amour
Ivre de vie
Je m'envole et je crie, crie
La rue
Ce bruit sourd qui monte de la rue
Cette rumeur de la foule qui remue
Elle me presse, me soulève
Elle me tire de mes rêves
Me ramène à la réalité
The song "La Rue" by Cortex portrays the feeling of restlessness and disillusionment in the midst of a bustling street. The opening lines, "Qu'est-ce qu'il y a ce matin dans la rue?/Une impression que rien ne va plus" ("What's going on in the street this morning?/A feeling that nothing is going well"), set the tone for the song's melancholic theme. The singer observes the people in the street and notices their aimlessness, describing them as "libres comme l'air" ("free as the air"). The singer then reflects on the surreal nature of the street, feeling as if she is walking aimlessly and with a sense of vulnerability. She describes herself as "nue" ("naked") and her bones as "papier" ("paper"), implying her frailty and susceptibility to the fast-paced world.
The refrain of the song, "Depuis demain/Jusqu'à hier, partout, toujours, que l'amour/Ivre de vie/Je m'envole et je crie, crie" ("From tomorrow/To yesterday, everywhere, always, with love/Drunk with life/I fly and scream, scream"), seems to serve as an escape for the singer from the mundanity of the street. The singer is enthusiastic and joyful about the prospect of living life to the fullest, indicating a desire to break free from the confinements of the street and embrace the possibilities of life.
Overall, "La Rue" is a contemplative song that delves into the complexities of urban life. Cortex tackles themes of feeling lost, disillusionment, and the search for meaning, but ultimately suggests that love and a zest for life can offer a way out of the chaos.
Line by Line Meaning
La rue
The street
Qu'est-ce qu'il y a ce matin dans la rue?
What's happening in the street this morning?
Une impression que rien ne va plus
A feeling that nothing is going well
Les gens n'ont rien à faire
People have nothing to do
Ils sont libres comme l'air
They are free as air
Ils se jettent des regards éperdus
They throw each other frantic looks
Elle est comme je ne l'avais jamais vue
It's like I've never seen it before
Je suis nue et je marche sans but
I'm naked and aimlessly walking
Et mes os sont en papier
And my bones are made of paper
L'herbe pousse sur les pavés
Grass is growing on the pavement
L'air est plein de parfums inconnus
The air is full of unknown scents
Depuis demain
From tomorrow
Jusqu'à hier, partout, toujours, que l'amour
From yesterday to tomorrow, everywhere, always, only love
Ivre de vie
Drunk with life
Je m'envole et je crie, crie
I soar and I scream, scream
Ce bruit sourd qui monte de la rue
That dull noise coming from the street
Cette rumeur de la foule qui remue
That murmur of the shifting crowd
Elle me presse, me soulève
It presses me, lifts me up
Elle me tire de mes rêves
It pulls me out of my dreams
Me ramène à la réalité
Brings me back to reality
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Alain Mion
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