Accident in Paradise

1992 studio album by Sven Väth

Accident in Paradise

Studio album by

Sven Väth

Released| 1992
Genre| Ambient, trance, ambient techno
Length| 66:52
Label| Eye Q/WEA Records
4509-93989

Warner Bros. Records
45442
Producer| Sven Väth
Ralf Hildenbeutel
Sven Väth chronology
|  | Accident in Paradise
(1992)  | The Harlequin, the Robot, and the Ballet-Dancer
(1994)

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Alternative cover

US version

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
NME| 9/10[2]
Select| [3]

Accident in Paradise is the debut album of DJ and producer Sven Väth. It was originally released in 1992 by Eye-Q, a German record label that Väth co-founded. A re-release in 1993 featured two bonus tracks. A remix CD was also released in 1993, featuring remixes by Spicelab, Spooky and William Orbit. In 1995 Mixmag rated An Accident in Paradise one of the top-50 dance albums of all time. The most popular songs on the album are the title track and "L'Esperanza," which were both played in clubs during the 1990s and were remixed several times.

Although the title track is a fast techno piece, several other songs are far more sedate, as Väth experimented with a variety of ambient and ethnic sounds. For instance, "Merry-Go-Round Somewhere" is an entirely ambient piece of merry-go-round sounds. The track "Sleeping Invention" features sounds of the deep forest accompanied with bass drums and harpsichord. The track "Coda" is especially minimalist, using only a flute and a harpsichord.

## Track listing

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1992 AlbumNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Ritual of Life"| 13:08
2.| "Caravan of Emotions"| 12:28
3.| "L'Esperanza"| 10:25
4.| "Sleeping Invention"| 3:20
5.| "Mellow Illusion"| 9:10
6.| "Merry-Go-Round Somewhere"| 1:27
7.| "An Accident in Paradise"| 6:24
8.| "Drifting Like Whales in the Darkness"| 6:42
9.| "Coda"| 1:23

1993 re-issue bonus tracksNo.| Title| Length

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10.| "L'Esperanza (Single Edit)"| 3:45
11.| "Ritual of Life (The Tribal Acid Mix)" (remixed by Ralf Hildenbeutel)| 8:31

## External links

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* An Accident in Paradise at Discogs
* L'esperanza music video

## References

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1. ^ Bush, John (2011). "An Accident in Paradise - Sven Väth | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
2. ^ Needs, Kris (29 May 1993). "Long Play". NME. p. 32. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
3. ^ Howe, Rupert (July 1993). "New Albums". Select. p. 95. Retrieved 31 December 2024.

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