RAUM

And the answer is yes, the Tangerine Dream is still being dreamed by Edgar Froese's worthy succesors, and their sonic universe, born more than 50 years ago, continues in expansion. According to Thorsten Quaeschning, Froese left a good batch of musical and conceptual ideas behind, and this is the second instalment built on that posthumous material.

Anyway, is there here more than a homage due and finally paid by the disciples to their mentor? I think there is really good music in this album, inviting to immersion in a space clearly recognizable as bearing the TD sonic signature, but without reaching its previous heights.

Let's take for example the longest track, In 256 Zeichen (In 256 Signs). It can be roughly divided in thirds: on the first one, we get layers of oscillating and scintillating synths, inducing a meditative mood, appropriated for the contemplation of the Cosmos. On the second one, a set of percussive patterns comes in, producing a mutating and unstable sequence of combinations, in which we can almost "see" the holes and displacements come and go (really tasteful interplay!). On the third one, a more traditional approach takes place, with somber overtones mainly given by chords formations in a fashion reminding of some Klaus Schulze's work in the Eighties.

We can find also some less memorable stuff, like the track 4 You're Always on Time, nothing to write home about really. Even so, I would say this is a very good to excellent effort, with some minor flaws.