Evangelos Papathanassiou – Ignacio (NM/NM) – LP, FR 1977

Ignacio is an LP by Evangelos Papathanassiou from 1977 released on the Egg label.

About this album

Ignacio is a searching early Vangelis album that highlights his move from progressive rock towards ambient and experimental electronics. Issued in 1977, it distils his fascination with mood, repetition and synthesis into a compact two-part work, with the title piece unfolding as a meditative electronic suite. The record captures a pivotal moment before his later international breakthrough, when he was refining the atmospheric style that would make him one of electronic music's most influential figures. For listeners tracing the development of ambient music, Ignacio shows Vangelis shaping a distinctive voice from texture, melody and extended form.