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?
L'Enfant Samba
Cortex Lyrics
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Le ciel écume qui renaît soudain
Ces moteurs qui s'éveillent au souffle de ta vie
C'est la rumeur de ton été sans fin
Ton enfant qui rythme le temps de ses pieds nus
Sourit tout seul et d'un air ingénu
Portant en lui le testament de la tristesse
Comme une vierge, un enfant est nu
Ba baa babam baa
Ba baba babam waa hya fawee ya fawee ya babam fa babam faaaa
La nuit ton corps harassé et à moitié
nu, plonge dans l'eau de l'amour éperdu
Un garçon brun qui te sourit et qui t'enlace
Semblant tu m'aimeras jusqu'au matin
The lyrics of the song "L'Enfant Samba" by Cortex evoke a sense of awakening, renewal and endless summer. The opening lines describe a red-glowing stone and a foaming sky that are suddenly reborn into life, accompanied by the awakening of engines that breathe with the same rhythm as the child's bare feet. The child represents innocence and youth, but also carries the weight of sadness like a testament. The child's rhythms and smiles are the only constant in this world of change and uncertainty.
The chorus of the song contains a nonsensical refrain of sounds, which adds to the playful and carefree tone of the song. The second verse describes a night of passion and love, where the singer's tired and half-naked body dives into the water of unbridled love. An embracing brown-haired boy smiles at them, seeming to promise a love that will last until the morning. Overall, the lyrics of "L'Enfant Samba" convey a sense of joy, freedom, and sensuality, while touching on the deeper themes of transience and melancholy.
Line by Line Meaning
La pierre vide qui rougeoie dans le matin
The empty stone that turns red in the morning
Le ciel écume qui renaît soudain
The sky froths and suddenly revives
Ces moteurs qui s'éveillent au souffle de ta vie
These engines that awaken at the breath of your life
C'est la rumeur de ton été sans fin
It's the noise of your endless summer
Ton enfant qui rythme le temps de ses pieds nus
Your child who sets the rhythm with their bare feet
Sourit tout seul et d'un air ingénu
Smiling alone with an innocent air
Portant en lui le testament de la tristesse
Carrying within them the testament of sadness
Comme une vierge, un enfant est nu
Like a virgin, a child is naked
Ba baa babam baa
Musical interlude
Ba baba babam waa hya fawee ya fawee ya babam fa babam faaaa
Musical interlude
La nuit ton corps harassé et à moitié nu, plonge dans l'eau de l'amour éperdu
At night, your worn-out and half-naked body dives into the water of passionate love
Un garçon brun qui te sourit et qui t'enlace
A dark-haired boy who smiles at you and embraces you
Semblant tu m'aimeras jusqu'au matin
Seeming like you will love me until morning
Contributed by Keira G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.