Le Parc (album)

Le Parc is the twenty-sixth major release and fourteenth studio album by electronic artists Tangerine Dream. Each track on the album is inspired by parks from around the world. Le Parc marked Tangerine Dream's last studio release with Johannes Schmoelling; he left the band in October 1985.[2] The title track "Le Parc" was used as the theme for the short-lived U.S television series, Street Hawk. A video was produced for "Tiergarten". The track "Central Park" was used as the opening theme for the movie Diamond Ninja Force directed by Godfrey Ho.

Le Parc
1985 LP album cover
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1985
RecordedJanuary–February, 1985, in Berlin, Vienna, and London
GenreElectronic music
Length39:45
LabelJive Electro
ProducerChristopher Franke, Edgar Froese, Johannes Schmoelling
Tangerine Dream chronology
Heartbreakers
(1985)
Le Parc
(1985)
Green Desert
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Bois de Boulogne (Paris)"5:07
2."Central Park (New York)"3:37
3."Gaudi Park (Guell Garden Barcelona)"5:10
4."Tiergarten (Berlin)"3:28
5."Zen Garden (Ryoanji Temple Kyoto)"3:07
6."Le Parc (L.A. - Streethawk)"2:56
7."Hyde Park (London)"3:50
8."The Cliffs of Sydney (Sydney)"5:20
9."Yellowstone Park (Rocky Mountains)"6:10

Personnel

  • Christopher Franke
  • Edgar Froese
  • Johannes Schmoelling
  • Clare Torry – vocals on "Yellowstone Park"
  • Katja Brauneis – vocals on "Zen Garden"
  • Robert Kastler – trumpets on "Bois de Boulogne"
  • Christian Gstettner – computer programming
  • Steffan Hartmann – computer programming
  • Monica Froese – sleeve design

References

  1. Connolly, Dave. Le Parc - Tangerine Dream at AllMusic
  2. Berling, Michael (29 September 2016). "Le Parc". Voices in the Net.
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