Beaubourg

Beaubourg is a 1978 album by the Greek artist Vangelis. It is entirely synthesizer-based and highly experimental; together with Hypothesis (recorded in 1971 and unofficially released in 1978) it is often considered to be one of Vangelis' least accessible works. Invisible Connections (1985) is also often included in this category; however, as it was intended to be a work based on experimentalist classical music (released on the Deutsche Grammophon... more

Beaubourg is a 1978 album by the Greek artist Vangelis. It is entirely synthesizer-based and highly experimental; together with Hypothesis (recorded in 1971 and unofficially released in 1978) it is often considered to be one of Vangelis' least accessible works. Invisible Connections (1985) is also often included in this category; however, as it was intended to be a work based on experimentalist classical music (released on the Deutsche Grammophon label) this view should be amended. Beaubourg contains experimental, atonal and jazz elements, and even elements of musique concrete. The album is meant to reflect life in the Beaubourg district of Paris, when Vangelis lived there in the early '70s. Beaubourg is a musical representation of the Centre Pompidou in Paris. The music on this album was created largely on the Yamaha CS-80, the ring modulator of which he uses extensively. The sleeve design of the album is by Vangelis himself. The recording engineer was Keith Spencer-Allen, who was... less