''Comparsa'' is the third studio release by the musical group
Deep Forest
Deep Forest is a French musical group originally consisting of two French musicians, Michel Sanchez and Éric Mouquet. They compose a style of world music, sometimes called ethnic electronica, mixing ethnic with electronic sounds and dance ...
in January 1998.
Deep Forest III: Comparsa
/ref> This album mixes world music and ethnic sounds, including Cuban rhythms, mixed with electronic instruments. After the release of the album Deep Forest arranged a highly successful world tour. Comparsa became #8 French export album of 1998 and was certified Platinum by SNEP Export Awards, with more than 500,000 albums sold outside France.
Track listing
# "Noonday Sun" – 4:59
# "Green and Blue" – 4:53
# "Madazulu" – 3:23
# "1716" – 1:03
# "Deep Weather" – 4:54
# "Comparsa" – 4:58
# "Earthquake (Transition 1)" – 0:48
# "Tres Marias" – 4:53
# "Radio Belize" – 3:58
# "Ekue Ekue" – 5:20
# "La Lune Se Bat Avec Les Étoiles (Transition 2)" – 2:27
# "Forest Power" – 2:47
# "Media Luna" – 4:32
# "Alexi" (Japanese Edition Bonus Track)
# "Freedom Cry" (Japanese Edition Bonus Track)
Bonus Disc:
# "Sweet Lullaby (Remix)"
# "Deep Forest (RLP Trance Mix)"
# "Marta's Song (Armand's Muslim Moose Mix)"
# "Madazulu (BBE Harmonic Club Mix)"
Personnel
*Eric Mouquet – arrangement
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, keyboards
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, and programmation
*Michel Sanchez – arrangement, keyboards, and programmation
*Ana Torroja
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– vocals on "Media Luna"
*Jorge Reyes (musician)
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– percussion, vocals and the flute. (Mexican Musician).
* Joe Zawinul
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- synthesizer on "Deep Weather"
Reception
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1997 albums
Deep Forest albums
550 Music albums