Beaubourg (album)

Beaubourg
Studio album by Vangelis
Released	1978
Recorded	Nemo Studios, London, 1978
Genre	Electronica, experimental music
Length	39:14
Label	Windham Hill RCA (LP) # INTS 5158
Producer	Vangelis
Vangelis chronology
Spiral (1977) Beaubourg (1978) Hypothesis (1978)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Piero Scaruffi	(6/10)[2]

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 the latter 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 improvisations.

The album is meant to reflect life in the Beaubourg district of Paris, when Vangelis lived in the early '70s. Beaubourg is a musical representation of the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

The music on the album was primarily improvised on one or more 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 assisted by Marlis Duncklau.

Track listing

All songs written by Vangelis.

1. "Beaubourg, Part I" – 18:09
2. "Beaubourg, Part II" – 21:05

References

Sources

• 'Vangelis Movements' webpage entry
• 'Vangelis interview - 1979'
• 'Elsewhere' webpage entry