TD’s performance of all 13 new songs - including a bonus song -, shows the Band in a very cool and relaxed atmosphere. Additionally you’ll see some ‘making of images’ as well as a 6 minutes Intro. It is probably the most intimate and private session the Band has done so far. Sit back and relax while watching parts of a very different world of Tangerine Dream’s musical universe. Madcap’s Flaming Duty is true to Tangerine Dream’s form, full of hollow sounds and spacey atmosphere. It is dedicated to former Pink Floyd member Syd Barrett, and the lyrics of each song are taken from the poems of British and American poets, ranging from William Blake to Ralph Waldo Emerson to Walt Whitman. Depending on your tolerance for such kitsch in your music, the idea is either insufferably pretentious or delightfully frivolous. Either way, the poetry fits perfectly with the layered landscape of the music.
Chris Hausl, the vocalist, inflects the poems with despair, although at times he sounds like he’s doing an impression of Ian Curtis. However, for a band that has often been criticized for failing to integrate vocals effectively within the music, Madcap’s Flaming Duty is a coup. Hausl uses his voice in an understated way, and his reservation manages to mesh with the ambience of the album. This DVD was originally recorded in January 2007 in Vienna.
The lyrics for each of the songs on the new album are adapted from English and American poets from 17th and 18th century literature by Bianca F. Acquaye.
The music is written by Edgar Froese and Thorsten Quaeschning.
Edgar Froese - Keyboards, E-Guitar, Dobro, Blues Harp, Bass
Thorsten Quaeschning - Keyboards, V-Drums, Steel Drums, Recorder, E-bow Guitar
Chris Hausl - Vocals
Bernhard Beibl - Electric+Accoustic Guitars, Violin, Mandolin
Linda Spa - Flute, Didgeridoo, modified Bagpipe
Iris Camaa - Percussion, Drums
Gynt Beator - Irish-Bouzouki, Bodhran
Thomas Beator - Irish-Bouzouki
