I remember a Dreyer's Tangerine Dream ice cream flavor back in the 90s when I worked in a grocery. Talk about a double take! I don't partake myself, but I know of a Tangerine Dream 'Mary-Jane' strain. Regards, Dave
Did you check out the 4-CD set of Froese's Virgin Years? All the albums in there were remastered in 2012. Edgar Froese - Solo (1974-1983) The Virgin Years
Coincidentally listening to this at work. I already have most of Edgar's albums but the cheap price for what I didn't have was fine. Regards, Dave
I agree. I was very lucky to get a copy of the limited Manikin release in the 90s. Even though it's not a Virgin album, I think it could've been included in 1974-1983. The original 1974-1979 compilation, Beyond the Storm and the misprint of 1974-1983 all had music from MT. All are Virgin releases... Regards, Dave
Yes I love this track. Always imagine this should be the finale of some epic movie. It wasn’t the actual last song performed at the concert but it makes sense as a closer here.
Maybe of interest ... an album of Tangerine Dream covers: State Azure - Dreams: A Tribute To Tangerine Dream -- fairly faithful but with a modern touch. Some may wonder why bother but the 23 minute version of Remote Viewing (from Exit) is quite interesting. --Geoff
Speaking of covers ... There is also the unlikely entity of an Tangerine Dream album called Under Cover, quite an unexpected album of ... covers. REM, Bowie, Kraftwerk, Beatles, Eagles, Cohen, Pink Floyd, Depeche Mode ... Some covers worked better than others, very much a mixed bag, but Cohen's Suzanne is amazing IMO. Under Cover, by Tangerine Dream Under Cover – Chapter One - Wikipedia
It's confusing, there are two Tangerine Dream accounts on bandcamp. I wonder who's behind the not-official one. Tangerine Dream Tangerine Dream
"Thru Metamorphic Rocks" is one of the most incredible things I've ever heard, period. I don't say things like that a lot. I get a thrill from this one, like "A Day in the Life" type of thrill. What's so great about Tangerine Dream in their absolute heyday is that they could play a melodic virtuoso guitar piece and make it sound like they were playing the national anthem in a stadium for four convincing minutes, and then suddenly evolve into a crackling electro landscape that still, 40 years later, sounds state of the art. If the guys knew how to do anything, it was stay a transition from one genius piece to another that shouldn't fit together at all.
tangerinedream.bandcamp.com is the band's official Bandcamp page. tangerinedreamofficial.bandcamp is run by Purple Pyramid Records. TD licensed some albums to them in the early 2010s (for US distribution, I assume), which is why the most recent releases on it are Island of the Fay and Ultima Thule.
On my Ebay page there is a new listing for pre-order Mondo Records - Thief Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on 180 gram vinyl. Can't say if I've ever heard of Mondo records. I noticed Confrontation was on it. In case anyone is interested. No affiliation with Mondo records. Looks like it's cheaper on the Mondo website than on ebay.
I would really like more info on the slides Tangerine Dream were using during their concerts in the 70s and 80s. I have information about the ones Kraftwerk used but not TD. I wonder if there is a resource regarding this.
Very prominent collectors label of soundtrack reissues, usually on colored vinyl, limited stuff. Their imprint Death Waltz did all the Twin Peaks stuff a few years ago. Straight licenses, so this is most certainly just licensed from Elektra which is why it has "Confrontation." The ones I've heard have been gorgeously produced and packaged but sometimes have fill and other flaws in the sound.
I have a question about Edgar's solo song Tropic of Capricorn. I noticed on the version in the Solo 1974-1983 CD set that in the first section there are some 'spluttering' accents in the melody, which I hadn't heard before. I have the Virgin 90s CD release of Ages and Beyond the Storm, and the melody doesn't have that effect there. It seems like there might be hints of it but it's smoothed over. Is the remaster on the Solo set just that much better defined? Are the 'spluttering' accents present in the original vinyl release? Regards, Dave
Disagree. When the kids started passing their clocks and triggers around the sequencing got dangerous.
Enjoying the two recent box sets immensely. Actually delving into newly arrived Purple box as I type. Incredible collections!
Could not sleep tonight. Cued up Zeit from the Pink Years box. Am still mesmerized, almost through the album yet another time now, wow. It did take me a long while to get into TD, but ... it feels like I had to learn to cope with that much freedom first. Honestly, what an album. Not easy, by no means, not one album that fits all moods, far from that, but if it fits, it an amazing journey. I was hoping to learn a bit more about it's ceation from the autobiography, but except for one or two passing mentions there seems to be not much. Well, possibly there isn't much to tell anyway. I am about to hit the button to get get that 2011 double CD for the Klangwaldt live tracks.
I have a kinda funny story about Zeit. I had just started to get into TD, being more familiar with the late 80s music, but also had Rubycon and Exit. I was still buying tapes back then so there was little if any info to read. The insert had the year 1985 and had cool cover art so what else would I think? The shock kept me from listening to it for a while. Eventually I learned to appreciate it, and it's one of my faves. Regards, Dave
I started out listening to Tangram and White Eagle and it took me 30 years to warm up to Atem. Finally did, tho.
