Direct
Studio album by Vangelis
Released	October 18, 1988
Genre	Electronic
Length	57:38 (LP), 66:16 (CD)
Label	Artista
Producer(s)	Vangelis
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1]
Vangelis chronology
Invisible Connections (1985)	Direct (1988)	Themes (1989)

Direct is a 1988 album by the Greek synthesizer artist Vangelis. The album marks a new development in Vangelis' music, employing a somewhat more popular format. After Mask (1984) and Invisible Connections (1985) there was a brief pause of album work, during which Vangelis moved his creative base from London to Greece, and was involved in theatre work. Image File history File links VangelisDirect. ... A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... Greek electronic composer Vangelis in 2001. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Artista was an art gang formed in Marin County, California, by a group of underground comics and rock poster artists. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... Greek electronic composer Vangelis in 2001. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Greek electronic composer Vangelis in 2001. ... Invisible Connections is a 1985 album by electronic music/new age musician Vangelis. ... Themes is a 1989 compilation album of works by Greek electronic composer and artist Vangelis. ... A synthesizer (or synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument designed to produce electronically generated sound, using techniques such as additive, subtractive, FM, physical modelling synthesis, or phase distortion. ... Greek electronic composer Vangelis in 2001. ... Mask (sometimes The Mask) is a 1985 album by the Greek artist Vangelis. ... Invisible Connections is a 1985 album by electronic music/new age musician Vangelis. ...

The album sleeve mentions that Vangelis called the album "Direct" to reflect his way of composing. Rather than preparing the music on paper or sequencer tracks, he works from a synthesizer workstation that is controllable real-time (something considered quite novel in the late 1980s). Occasionally, though, some of the album's tracks belie sequencer use.

According to the sleeve, Direct was to be the first of a series of albums along the same concepts. For no clear reason, there is no more mention of this on following albums (e.g. The City, 1990). Yet, Page of Life by Jon & Vangelis closely follows Direct in style. The City is a 1990 album by the Greek artist Vangelis. ... Jon & Vangelis is the collaborative effort between the singer Jon Anderson and the synthesizer artist Vangelis. ...

This album is one of the fans' favorites because the wide range of styles covered, all flavored with a distinctive, heavily synthesized late 80's sound.

Track listing

1. "The Motion of Stars" - 4:17
2. "The Will of the Wind" - 4:41
3. "Metallic Rain" - 6:10
4. "Elsewhere" - 5:39
5. "Dial Out" (CD Bonus track) - 5:20
6. "Glorianna (Hymn a la Femme)" - 4:20
7. "Rotation's Logic" - 3:27
8. "The Oracle of Apollo" - 3:55
9. "Message" - 7:07
10. "Ave" - 5:04
11. "First Approach" - 4:58
12. "Intergalactic Radio Station" (CD Bonus track) - 7:44

The album is almost completely instrumental, employing mainly (perhaps exclusively) synthesizers and drum machines. Operatic vocals on 6 are by Markella Hatziano. The mumblings of a young child on 9 are most likely from a highly processed Vangelis voice and the male narrative on 12 is from Casey Young, a Los Angeles studio musician .