Tangerine Dream

I ask myself sometimes what's so distinctive about TD's 70s albums...is it really the use of electronics, or is it the fact that so much of it is improvised? Both. I would say that TD's days of true improvisation (on studio albums, not live or soundtrack albums) ended as early as 1975. From 'Strato...

Michael Hoenig 'Departure From the Northern Wasteland' - an absolute classic of the genre.

Ashra's 'New Age of Earth' will also probably delight you, though I prefer the underated 'Belle Alliance' - especially the second side.

I wonder if they'll credit Johannes Schmoelling instead of Peter Baumann .... just to redress the balance.

Been playing 'Livemiles' a lot recently. Always loved it. Just been reading reviews on www.progarchives.com - interesting how many contributors have been fooled into thinking Edgar plays guitar on the album. Franke's Emulator surely? Yes. I suppose they must also think that it's Edgar playing guita...

Been playing 'Livemiles' a lot recently. Always loved it. Just been reading reviews on www.progarchives.com - interesting how many contributors have been fooled into thinking Edgar plays guitar on the album.

He doesn't actually say he LIKES Tangerine Dream, only that he has a large number of tracks downloaded. It could be that he's a new listener, but I would hazard a guess that he does like TD. I like the way he once drolly announced a game on 'Match of the Day' .... "Wigan v Bolton.......WAKE UP....

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Marakesh wrote:I believe PCH was the promised solo LP of 1977.

Are you saying then that the material on PCH was written 14 years earlier?

You've just got to buy Michael Hoenig's 'Departure From the Northern Wasteland' if you like classic 70s TD and Schulze.

bigmoog wrote:do TD have any tribute bands?

Deserves its own thread.

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Yes thank you very much... :) It is also very interesting for me, who always wondered, already as a kid, how each sound on a rock album was produced... And God knows Rubycon puzzled me maybe more than any other TD album. I keep wondering about Pink Floyd too.. They never talked much about their tri...

Could it be that former band member Paul Haslinger introduced this typical input? Are there TD fans here who could confirme or not confirme this suggestion? I've read in a few places that Chris Franke is the 'main' composer on this album. I agree it's strange that Paul Haslinger is credited as a co...

TangFanIRL wrote:Myself and Peter Beasley were there on the day and helped out backstage with the set-up.

That's right Conrad. An enjoyable day. I can confirm that the modular system Chris had behind him was purely for show and that most of the sound was from a DAT machine.

I very much agree. I discovered Camel in 1974 when I was 16 and was able to follow them around the London gig circuit with regularity. I must have seen them about 40 times. They are deserving of greater recognition. An album like 'Mirage' fits neatly between the hardrocking, jazz tinged style of Dee...