Tangerine Dream

Artist: Tangerine Dream
P: 2004
“East” contains 80 minutes of typical late-eighties/early-nineties TD. The set mainly consists of material from “Optical Race”, “Lily on the Beach” and “Destination Berlin”. Only “Gaudi Park”, from the album “Le Parc”, is a kind of musical flashback within this finely balanced set, which would provide the basis for the English tour later that year.
The extremely positive mood of the material played by the band is very apparent. “Nomad’s Scale” is dominated by the guitar duel between Edgar and Jerome. This version is much more beautiful than the one on “Rockface”, even though Froese junior occasionally leans too much towards Malmsteen- or Satriani-like guitar pyrotechnics, and performs at break-neck speeds. However, his playing does not contribute anything to the essence of the piece. After that, the band continues with the “Canyon Dreams”-like “Daybreak on the river” and “Longing for Cashba” both of which appeared earlier in the 7“I-Box” set. This all fits perfectly into the whole set, especially when Paul Haslinger is given the opportunity to fully indulge himself on a custom-built Akai keyboard. When the sets ends, after several pieces featuring the characteristic sax playing by Linda Spa, the listener will grasp the future direction of the evolving TD sound.
Like the 1980 Berlin concert this concert marked an important point in the development of TD. “Berlin summer nights” is the bonus track on the cd. Apart from a copy autographed by Edgar and Jerome, the first 200 buyers received a special TDI cd-r that contained three extra bonus tracks (“Alchemy of the Heart”, “Alexander Square” and “House of the Rising Sun”). With this, the regular “East” CD contains an almost complete recording, barring a few pieces. Because of its brilliant sound quality (even better than “Rockface”) “East” is another real must-have for TD fans. I can’t deny that these are expensive times for buying cds. The fact of the matter is that these releases are simply too nice and beautiful to miss, especially as the material is of such importance musically. Now, let’s see if new releases of the pre-1988 recordings become available.

Artist: Tangerine Dream
P: 1970 / 2002
Electronic Mediation is a significant album for two reasons: it is the first album released by Tangerine Dream, and it marks the first album appearance of Edgar Froese, Klaus Schulze, and Conrad Schnitzler – a nexus of musicians who would individually go on to influence and shape the sound of electronic music in Europe for the next several decades.
The group had been in existence for almost three years with members rotating in and out regularly. Tangerine Dream was still not entirely stable even at the time of this recording as Schulze and Schnitzler both bowed out soon after for other projects, and Froese would hook up with more permanent musicians as well. Thomas Keyserling and Jimmy Jackson also appear playing flute and organ respectively.
Musically, the album is interesting as it shows a band that is still in a very experimental and transitional phase. However, a bit of warning: Electronic Meditation is not recommended for laid-back listening and drifting. This is not an album that the casual electronic music fan ­ or even casual TD fan –would enjoy. This is avant-garde rock and roll bordering on the psychedelic. The music is sometimes harsh, abrupt, and reckless in it’s approach. The recording is also not of the best of quality, even after remastering. However, what the album lacks in polish and pure novelty (as other bands had tread most of the ground before), it imbues the chaotic sounds with a subtle underlying direction. This is not music for madnesss’ sake – there is promise of things to come.

Artist: Tangerine Dream
P: 1970 / 2012
Electronic Mediation is a significant album for two reasons: it is the first album released by Tangerine Dream, and it marks the first album appearance of Edgar Froese, Klaus Schulze, and Conrad Schnitzler – a nexus of musicians who would individually go on to influence and shape the sound of electronic music in Europe for the next several decades.
The group had been in existence for almost three years with members rotating in and out regularly. Tangerine Dream was still not entirely stable even at the time of this recording as Schulze and Schnitzler both bowed out soon after for other projects, and Froese would hook up with more permanent musicians as well. Thomas Keyserling and Jimmy Jackson also appear playing flute and organ respectively.
Musically, the album is interesting as it shows a band that is still in a very experimental and transitional phase. However, a bit of warning: Electronic Meditation is not recommended for laid-back listening and drifting. This is not an album that the casual electronic music fan ­ or even casual TD fan –would enjoy. This is avant-garde rock and roll bordering on the psychedelic. The music is sometimes harsh, abrupt, and reckless in it’s approach. The recording is also not of the best of quality, even after remastering. However, what the album lacks in polish and pure novelty (as other bands had tread most of the ground before), it imbues the chaotic sounds with a subtle underlying direction. This is not music for madnesss’ sake – there is promise of things to come.

Artist: Tangerine Dream
P: 1970 / 1996
Electronic Mediation is a significant album for two reasons: it is the first album released by Tangerine Dream, and it marks the first album appearance of Edgar Froese, Klaus Schulze, and Conrad Schnitzler – a nexus of musicians who would individually go on to influence and shape the sound of electronic music in Europe for the next several decades.
The group had been in existence for almost three years with members rotating in and out regularly. Tangerine Dream was still not entirely stable even at the time of this recording as Schulze and Schnitzler both bowed out soon after for other projects, and Froese would hook up with more permanent musicians as well. Thomas Keyserling and Jimmy Jackson also appear playing flute and organ respectively.
Musically, the album is interesting as it shows a band that is still in a very experimental and transitional phase. However, a bit of warning: Electronic Meditation is not recommended for laid-back listening and drifting. This is not an album that the casual electronic music fan ­ or even casual TD fan –would enjoy. This is avant-garde rock and roll bordering on the psychedelic. The music is sometimes harsh, abrupt, and reckless in it’s approach. The recording is also not of the best of quality, even after remastering. However, what the album lacks in polish and pure novelty (as other bands had tread most of the ground before), it imbues the chaotic sounds with a subtle underlying direction. This is not music for madnesss’ sake – there is promise of things to come.

Artist: Tangerine Dream
P: 1970 / 2004
Electronic Mediation is a significant album for two reasons: it is the first album released by Tangerine Dream, and it marks the first album appearance of Edgar Froese, Klaus Schulze, and Conrad Schnitzler – a nexus of musicians who would individually go on to influence and shape the sound of electronic music in Europe for the next several decades.
The group had been in existence for almost three years with members rotating in and out regularly. Tangerine Dream was still not entirely stable even at the time of this recording as Schulze and Schnitzler both bowed out soon after for other projects, and Froese would hook up with more permanent musicians as well. Thomas Keyserling and Jimmy Jackson also appear playing flute and organ respectively.
Musically, the album is interesting as it shows a band that is still in a very experimental and transitional phase. However, a bit of warning: Electronic Meditation is not recommended for laid-back listening and drifting. This is not an album that the casual electronic music fan ­ or even casual TD fan –would enjoy. This is avant-garde rock and roll bordering on the psychedelic. The music is sometimes harsh, abrupt, and reckless in it’s approach. The recording is also not of the best of quality, even after remastering. However, what the album lacks in polish and pure novelty (as other bands had tread most of the ground before), it imbues the chaotic sounds with a subtle underlying direction. This is not music for madnesss’ sake – there is promise of things to come.

Artist: Tangerine Dream
P: 1977/ 1985   
Tangerine Dream's second live album, this time a double, would also be the final album of the Froese-Franke-Baumann line-up. It was recorded during the band's North American tour of March-April 1977. Unlike Ricochet, which though technically a 'live' album had basically no audience presence, on Encore the audience makes their presence known at certain points, lending the recording proper live ambience. This was one of the main albums, where the Berlin School style was invented and so often copied after this style here.
All written and played by Chris Franke, Edgar Froese and Peter Baumann.

Artist: Tangerine Dream
P: 1977/ 2009
Here the Japan version.
Tangerine Dream's second live album, this time a double, would also be the final album of the Froese-Franke-Baumann line-up. It was recorded during the band's North American tour of March-April 1977. Unlike Ricochet, which though technically a 'live' album had basically no audience presence, on Encore the audience makes their presence known at certain points, lending the recording proper live ambience. This was one of the main albums, where the Berlin School style was invented and so often copied after this style here.
All written and played by Chris Franke, Edgar Froese and Peter Baumann.

Artist: Tangerine Dream
P: 1977/ 1985   
Tangerine Dream's second live album, this time a double, would also be the final album of the Froese-Franke-Baumann line-up. It was recorded during the band's North American tour of March-April 1977. Unlike Ricochet, which though technically a 'live' album had basically no audience presence, on Encore the audience makes their presence known at certain points, lending the recording proper live ambience. This was one of the main albums, where the Berlin School style was invented and so often copied after this style here.
All written and played by Chris Franke, Edgar Froese and Peter Baumann.

Artist: Tangerine Dream
P: 2009    
The first and maybe the only time you will hear Edgar Froese performing his solo compositions created from the mid seventies until today.
So many TD friends were giving us some headaches over the last months about the release of this double CD. After having the DVD out a while ago we did not run hot to print this product after the pictures of the gig and the download went on sale. But obviously we were wrong as far as people’s opinion have been concerned – so here it is! Edgar’s unique and flowing compositions with an extra fresh and new mastering!
The Tangerine Dream line-up gave Edgar a wonderful support at the Technical University of Eindhoven in the Netherlands on April 13th 2008. As a lot of Edgar's music had been composed during his worldwide journeys you will listen to his experiences transferred into soundscapes which are telling stories about his laptop-mini-keyboard adventures from the deserts to the oceans. So after many of you enjoyed the DVD, here comes the Double Audio Release for your timeless comfort in a different area of music – relax and listen wherever you are.
 

Artist: Tangerine Dream
P: 2009    
The first and maybe the only time you will hear Edgar Froese performing his solo compositions created from the mid seventies until today.
So many TD friends were giving us some headaches over the last months about the release of this double CD. After having the DVD out a while ago we did not run hot to print this product after the pictures of the gig and the download went on sale. But obviously we were wrong as far as people’s opinion have been concerned – so here it is! Edgar’s unique and flowing compositions with an extra fresh and new mastering!
The Tangerine Dream line-up gave Edgar a wonderful support at the Technical University of Eindhoven in the Netherlands on April 13th 2008. As a lot of Edgar's music had been composed during his worldwide journeys you will listen to his experiences transferred into soundscapes which are telling stories about his laptop-mini-keyboard adventures from the deserts to the oceans. So after many of you enjoyed the DVD, here comes the Double Audio Release for your timeless comfort in a different area of music – relax and listen wherever you are.
This is the Purple Pyramid Label version.