Tangerine Dream

This thread pushed me into plugging a couple more holes in the collection.  Bought Force Majeure and Stratosfear today.  Force M is good but I need a couple more listens.  But Stratosfear has already got hold of my brain and three spins already.  In a perverse way I am glad I didn't buy them at the same time as others as it gives them a proper chance to melt in as well as its quite exciting !  Whooo Hoooo! 

Guldbamsen wrote: I get what you are saying. I felt the same about Magma, when I finally bought an album of theirs. Cyclone is the black sheep, but frankly I don't get all the hate it receives. Yes it has grainy vocals on a track, plus drums and percussive ornaments, but like Dean pointed out earlier, many of TD's records feature other instruments than the synths - a lot of acoustic as well. Plus the big 'epic' is as powerful and poignant as any of their later pieces.

Edited by colorofmoney91 - June 28 2012 at 20:38

I get what you are saying. I felt the same about Magma, when I finally bought an album of theirs.

Cyclone is the black sheep, but frankly I don't get all the hate it receives. Yes it has grainy vocals on a track, plus drums and percussive ornaments, but like Dean pointed out earlier, many of TD's records feature other instruments than the synths - a lot of acoustic as well. Plus the big 'epic' is as powerful and poignant as any of their later pieces.

I am so glad you like it Steve.
TD hold a very special place in my heart, and for some reason it just makes me love them even more, when people like yourself suddenly fall under their spell.
Stratosfear is a very good way of introducing oneself to latter day TD, and I always thought that it was THE most influential of all their albums - including Phaedra. Hundreds of electronic artists have ever since tried unsuccessfully to duplicate that feat. A large portion of the 80s, at least prog electronic speaking, sounds uncanny like that album, albeit with a soapier and more plastic feel to it.

I am definitely spinning my version of it tonight

Stratosfear on now. Quiite brilliant.

Yer home has just been burnt down and you can negotiate aesthetic appraisal in such a selfless and objective manner - I bow in supplication  Steve

CDs arrived today, so I have lots of new TD music to get through

T Dream is a special trip to say the least. I have a whopping 34 titles in my collection and I must say , I found the music particularly thrilling while driving, as its at the polar extreme of what one might hear through an open window on a highway! Rainstorms are particulaly evocative , somehow giving the sounds a special aura. I suggest you give it  a whirl and let me know if this works for you.

Man With Hat wrote: I haven't seen Encore be mentioned, and it just might be my favorite.

I was just about to recommend the self same album - of the huge range of live albums available, this is by far my favorite (followed closely by Logos, Poland, Ricochet, Pergamon etc etc...); the sound may not be exacty crystal clear, but the music is marvellous.

Dean wrote: ^ Phaedra, while excellent, maybe a little too somber as an introduction to TD.