AQUA

"Aqua" is effectively a Tangerine Dream album by another name. From the opening ambient washes of liquid sounds and the floating synths, we are presented with an album which mirrors the early 70's work of the Tangs. If anything, the overall impression is that there is even less in the way of composition here, and more in the way of waves of sounds. While most Tangerine Dream albums have sections where a melody is at least hinted at, the title track here never develops from the predictable introduction.

"Panorphelia" and the two further tracks on side 2 redress the balance and find Froese in full Tangerine Dream mode. Indeed, much of the music here could have formed a second disc for "Rubycon", such is the similarity with the content of that album and its peers.

The sleeve notes bear the instruction "To appreciate fully the revolutionary artificial head system developed by Gunther Brunschen listen to side 2 on stereo headphones". This refers to some rudimentary sound effects which have been added to "NGC891". To be honest those effects, while mildly diverting, are superfluous to the integrity of the track.

For those who enjoy the albums of Tangerine Dream from the early 1970's and who seek more of the same, "Aqua" is something of a forgotten gem. For the rest, there is nothing here to make this an essential acquisition. If you have the opportunity to hear it though, it is worth the effort.

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