Name: Albedo 0.39
Brand: Vangelis

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

MOVL6202190.1

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Colour

Black

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

180 gram audiophile vinyl

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-01-28

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

8719262021907

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Vangelis

Genre US

Modern Composition

Label US

Music On Vinyl

A vinyl only record label that releases high quality 180g LP and 7" vinyl pressings of titles licensed from a wide range of record companies and artists who control their own repertoire.

Vangelis was a Greek composer and arranger known for his work in electronic, progressive, ambient, and classical orchestral music. Born on March 29, 1943, in Agria near Volos, Greece, he began writing music at the age of 4 and performed his first live concert at just 6 years old.
He started his career as a member of *Evangelos Papathanassiou*. In the sixties, he co-founded *Aphrodite's Child* alongside Demis Roussos and Lucas Sideras. He also found success as part of *Jon & Vangelis* in the early eighties. A talented composer, producer, and musician, Vangelis is renowned for composing soundtracks to films such as 'Blade Runner', 'Chariots Of Fire', and '1492: Conquest of Paradise'. With over 60 albums to his name, many of them collaborations.
His unique style has influenced artists such as Jean-Michel Jarre, Kitaro, Mike Oldfield,and Tangerine Dream among others. Despite his passing on May 17th ,2022 due to complications from COVID-19 treatment in Paris France at the age of 79,his musical legacy continues to inspire generations.

Greek electronic composer Vangelis created his piece Albedo 0.39 while influenced by blues and jazz music. The concept album is themed around space physics. The title is based on a planet's albedo; the proportion of the light it receives that is reflected back into space.

Albedo 0.39 features tracks “Pulstar” and “Alpha” and became his first album that reached #18 of the UK Album Charts. Vangelis played every instrument on the record, which resulted in effective and versatile synthesizer passages. Critics describe the tracks as mesmerizing trips of assorted rhythms that include elements of jazz and mild rock.

The multiple-award winning composer of electronic, progressive, orchestral and jazz music Vangelis started his career working on numerous successful projects, such as Aphrodite's Child, a collaboration with Yes lead singer Jon Anderson and award winning soundtracks for Missing (1982), Chariots of Fire (1981), Blade Runner (1982) and 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992). He composed over 50 albums and is still creative in developing new concepts.

Albedo 0.39

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