IRRLICHT

Needless to say that if you happen to be in "Tangerine Dream", you'll like this album very much. In terms of release date, "Irrlicht" saw the light at the same time as "Zeit", but this one is more accessible IMHHO.

"Zeit" was quite a hermetic (double) album which was quite like a hate - love affair. "Irrlicht" is more melodic, yet cold and dark. It holds richer sounds and offers a more diversified landscape. Like TD, dear friend Klaus was quite a pioneer in those remote days of electronic music (no wonder since he shared the bill on "Electronic Meditation", their first album).

This is particularly true during the moving and second half of "Ebene". A powerful and very long church organ passage illustrates this feeling: it is indeed a lovely part. As good as the same type of passages during "CTTE". The closing part is quite frenetic and the listener is submerged by an ocean of powerful keys. In one word: great!

But the whole of this album conveys the same feeling to me. It's like TD, I might be biased, I guess while I listen to such pure beauty. This album is essential for anyone who is into electronic music. The beautiful and ambient "Exil Sils Maria" is just a proof in the pudding. Simple, tranquil and superb. This album is not a masterpiece, but a solid four stars album.

If you don't have enough music; the remastered edition holds a bonus track of about twenty- four minutes. A nice gift for the fans. "Dungeon" is more upbeat than the rest of the original album, at least during its initial phase. After the intro, it is quite in line with "Irrlicht", although it was recorded later on (some sources mentioned 76, but this is not really clear). Anyway, it is a good bonus track which should please any electronic music freak.

It is only a pity that only ten commented reviews were posted before mine. Such a seminal album deserves much more interest on such a site as PA.

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