Tangerine Dream - Le Parc (1985) [Reissue 1991]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 233 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 98 MB | Covers - 10 MB
Genre: Traditional Electronic, Progressive Electronic | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Zomba Records (WD 75215)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 233 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 98 MB | Covers - 10 MB
Genre: Traditional Electronic, Progressive Electronic | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Zomba Records (WD 75215)
Featuring shorter compositions and an increasingly lyrical lexicon of electronic sounds, Le Parc has more in common with the burgeoning new age movement than Tangerine Dream's earlier, eerier work. The songs are essentially musical postcards from great parks around the world, though the focus is on the mood generated by these places rather than a literal translation of geographic qualities. Thus, "Yellowstone Park" is rendered with an American Indian spirituality, "Zen Garden" is peaceful and mysterious, "Central Park" highly stylized and danceable. Tangerine Dream's music in recent years had shifted toward more accessible and melodic arrangements, so coming from the vantage point of a Phaedra or Stratosfear, the music on Le Parc could be viewed as a considerable "dumbing down" of their artistic origins…