Eros is the name of the first (and, to date, only) recording made by the French progressive rock band Dün. The record was self-released as a vinyl LP; a thousand copies were printed and sold by the band at concert. The band failed to find a record label for a further, international distribution. The concept of the album was based on Frank Herbert's novel Dune, which particularly fascinated Geeraerts and Vandenbulcke.
Track listing
Original 1981 album "L'épice" (Jean Geeraerts) - 9:30 "Arrakis" (Pascal Vandenbulcke) - 9:40 "Bitonio" (Vandenbulcke) - 7:15 "Eros" (Geeraerts) - 10:28
Bonus tracks on 2012 re-issue "Arrakis" (1979 version) - 5:44 "Bitonio" (1979 version) - 10:24 "Arrakis" (1978 version) - 5:12 "Eros" (1978 version) - 7:16 "Acoustic Fremen" (Geeraerts, Vandenbulcke, Philippe Portejoie; 1978 recording) - 6:26
Reception The LP was re-released and remastered several times, including in 2000 by Soleil Zeuhl as a CD with eight tracks, in 2012 with 12 tracks and in 2020 with nine tracks, with bonus tracks added to the original four tracks on the LP.
The album received 4.25/5 points, at 518 votes on the progressive music portal Prog Archives. It is rated as one of the best instrumental progressive rock albums to date and recommended as a unique masterpiece. Also on the German-language progressive rock portal Babyblaue Seiten, the 2000 and 2012 CD editions of the album were rated very positively and received 12.67/15 points. It is praised as a worthwhile rediscovery of a forgotten work, due to its "decidedly virtuoso and varied prog-jazz and zeuhl touch".
Personnel Jean Geeraerts: electric & acoustic guitars Bruno Sabathe: piano, synthesizers Alain Termolle: xylophone, vibraphone, percussion Pascal Vandenbulcke: flute Thierry Tranchant: bass Laurent Bertaud: drums Philippe Portejoie: saxophone (7 & 9)
Production Recorded & Engineered by Etienne Conod at Studio Sunrise in Kirchberg, Switzerland. 2012 remaster by Udi Koomran for Soleil Zeuhl Records
References
External links "Eros" by Dun at progarchives.com