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philippe 
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Posted: December 20 2007 at 17:41 |
 micky wrote:
ooohhhh.. I love this album.... highly recommended...
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I hope this is not humour  It's exactly the one I would like to recommend with Alpha Centauri: the ultimate visceral electronic ceremony with long droning sequences and fantastic trance-like effects...pure electronic abstractions & atmospheres with no sequencers and no rythmical patterns. Music for the BRAIN!
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Posted: December 20 2007 at 17:29 |
I started my TD journey with Phaedra, then got Rubycon, Alpha Centauri, Stratosphere, Ricochet, and Atem in that order.
Rubycon is probably my favorite. I might say that Phaedra is tied for first, or is a close second. It's changed over time.
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Posted: December 17 2007 at 20:02 |
Hard to choose a fave album... Phaedra, Ricochet, Stratosfear, Force Majeure, Tangram... later live albums are also great... Maybe Force Majeure, but I'm not sure... can't really compare such heights!
Edited by Thandrus - December 17 2007 at 20:03
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Posted: December 17 2007 at 19:32 |
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I prefer the pre-sequencer Ohr albums, especially Alpha Centauri and Atem.
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Posted: December 04 2007 at 21:15 |
1-logos
2-tangram
3-pergamon
in other words, the schmoelling albums!
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A B Negative
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Posted: December 03 2007 at 10:36 |
My favourites are: Zeit, Atem, Phaedra, Rubycon, Ricochet, Stratosfear, Sorcerer, Encore, Logos, Poland. I can't pick one overall favourite, they're all superb albums (and very different from each other).
Second division: Electronic Meditation, Alpha Centauri, Green Desert, Force Majeure, Tangram, Thief, Exit. I don't rate these as highly but I'll listen to them occasionally.
Don't like: Cyclone, White Eagle, Hyperborea, anything after Poland.
Edited by A B Negative - December 03 2007 at 10:37
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"The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time."
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Posted: November 25 2007 at 11:01 |
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I like Rubycon. It was my first venture into TD.
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Posted: November 25 2007 at 10:57 |
richardh wrote:
Tangram
2 excellent 20 minutes symphonic/ electronic tracks. |
Yes, Tangram is a masterpiece. Although I love their earlier stuff, Tangram is on the top for me. It's got a very nice structure and flow.
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Posted: November 25 2007 at 10:05 |
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I like pretty much everything of theirs up until the mid 80s. The 3 I listen to most are Zeit, Force Majeure and Poland. Edgar Froese solo deserves a mention as well, especially Aqua and Epsilon in Malaysian Pale.
Edited by Syzygy - November 25 2007 at 10:06
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Posted: November 25 2007 at 09:55 |
Peter wrote:
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I can't choose. I think either Tangram or Force Majeure. |
Don't worry, Stonesy -- I'll choose for you then. Force Majeure it is! 
(More gee-tar, real drums.) 
(deploys hypno-ray) Tangram is good, but you really like FM better. (Hear me now, believe me later.)  |
I'll go for a neutral option, then. Phaedra 2005 it is!  
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Posted: November 25 2007 at 09:54 |
stonebeard wrote:
I can't choose. I think either Tangram or Force Majeure. |
Don't worry, Stonesy -- I'll choose for you then. Force Majeure it is!
(More gee-tar, real drums.)
(deploys hypno-ray): Tangram is good, but you really like FM better. (Hear me now, believe me later!)
Edited by Peter - November 25 2007 at 09:55
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stonebeard
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Posted: November 25 2007 at 09:46 |
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I can't choose. I think either Tangram or Force Majeure.
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Posted: November 25 2007 at 05:07 |
Tangram
2 excellent 20 minutes symphonic/ electronic tracks.
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micky
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Posted: November 25 2007 at 00:28 |
ooohhhh.. I love this album.... highly recommended...
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Posted: November 23 2007 at 21:04 |
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Ricochet above all, then Rubycon, followed by Force Majeure, Phaedra and Stratosphere.
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Posted: November 23 2007 at 20:53 |
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if you ever need a definition of underrated: Edgar Froese, Guitar Hero  |
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Peter
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Posted: November 23 2007 at 20:47 |
Force Majeure is my overall fave -- see my review if you want to know just why. 
Of those you listed, it would perhaps be a tie between Phaedra and Rubycon.
Ricochet is very good too -- TD have loads of great albums, especially during the classic Virgin years. 
Edited by Peter - November 25 2007 at 09:44
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Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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Posted: November 23 2007 at 14:08 |
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I have Phaedra, hard to swallow thouh, need to listen to it a bit more.
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Posted: November 23 2007 at 14:02 |
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Posted: November 23 2007 at 12:54 |
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I really like Alpha Centauri, Phaedra, Rubycon, Stratosphere, Poland and Madcap's Flaming Duty... but am torn between Ricochet and Force Majeure as ultimate all time favourite
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