Guy Berger Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 In college I picked up six Tangerine Dream albums -- Alpha Centauri, Zeit, Atem, Phaedra, Rubycon, Stratosfear. Alpha Centauri is great -- late 60s Floyd taken to the next level. "Fly and Collision of Comas Sola"! Zeit -- wow. I don't know if I have ever listened to it closely the whole way through, but it's an experience. Sort of the equivalent of Ascension for this (very different) style of music. Those moaning cellos on the first track. Atem I have not gotten into that much, but I picked it up after the previous two and haven't listened to it as closely. Phaedra and Rubycon are classics. Perhaps not as raw as the earlier albums, but there is something about the combination of those throbbing synthesizer lines and the dissonant mellotron backdrop. Stratosfear -- geez, their music got a lot worse and only one year had passed since Rubycon. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Phaedra and Rubycon are classics. Perhaps not as raw as the earlier albums, but there is something about the combination of those throbbing synthesizer lines and the dissonant mellotron backdrop. Phaedra and Rubycon are from 74-75. Aqua by Edgar Froese is 74 - highly recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 was klaus schulz a member of the original group? i have his moondawn recording from the early 70's which was and is a jewel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Went through a little bit of a, to use the description of the guy who got me into the stuff in the first place, "non-glandular music" phase back in the day and had Electronic Meditation, their very first album. Just looked on the shelves, and it's still there, even though it's been 30+ years since I played it (or even thought about it!). That one's not at all like their later stuff, but I remember it having a little something different. The later stuff, the more overtly electro/trance/minimal/whatever I remember as being very well done and quite thoughtful, even if it didn't really click with me. But no disrespect here, they had (have?) their own thing, and you gotta respect that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 was klaus schulz a member of the original group? i have his moondawn recording from the early 70's which was and is a jewel. He's on Electronic Meditation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 was klaus schulz a member of the original group? i have his moondawn recording from the early 70's which was and is a jewel. He's on Electronic Meditation. I passed on an original Ohr first pressing of it because of the price, 50 Euros, in retrospect I shouldn't, I love this record, on a cd reissue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 In the 70's I was absolutely devoted to this stuff (and a lot of other German music). Often streaming from my bedroom at home and in the dorm rather loudly accompanied by swirling, pulsating kinetic art. Lost interest in TD in the 80's because after making some serious cash on soundtracks, they changed their sound too much for my taste. Never lost my love for Schulze and have every release of his - well over 100 CD/LPs. He's managed to keep his wonderful sense of time intact throughout the years while still keeping a personal style. His latest, Kontinuum, begins as a real nod to his 70's roots, and cruises thru styles he's developed over the past 38 years. It fits like a glove. Next summer, I'll be going to see both of them at Loreley in Germany. Tho no longer a fan of the recent TD, it'd still be nice to see Edgar Froese play. If this were 1974/75, I'd be peeing my pants over this lineup, but I'm in that inbetween phase in my life when one doesn't pee their pants (if they can help it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 I had Phaedra when it was new, and I'm pretty sure I got Moondawn as a cutout. I haven't thought about them in decades! If I ever come across them I'll put them on. Old times! Thanks, Guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 So how many Marshmallow Skies records you folks got? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 enjoyed Zeit! any recommendations for my next TD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 I liked Phaedra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted April 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 Some recs: Alpha Centauri, Atem, Phaedra and Rubycon. I thought Stratosfear was too cheesy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 thanks gents! i'll report back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 Love early TD. If y'all haven't heard it, here's my tribute to Rubycon from my solo disc. http://www.organissimo.org/mp3s/2412_04.mp3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 wow jim that was great! i'm going to go over to the big "O" store to order me a copy!hmm - not on sale at the big "o" store! please remind me where to order this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 am enjoying phaedra atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 I got to know TD through Ricochet. That's 1975 so therefore 'early' but no-one mentioned it (I think). I liked it and played it often though never went further. Now I see there is masses of TD early and late on my streaming service so I'm giving it another go.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 ... and turning to amazon we discover that a colossal edition of about 60 TD CDs is about to be released (May 3 in UK) with a few vinyls for good measure. Caveat emptor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 wow jim that was great! i'm going to go over to the big "O" store to order me a copy! hmm - not on sale at the big "o" store! please remind me where to order this! It's here: http://www.big-o-records.com/zen-cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 enjoyed Zeit! any recommendations for my next TD? I've got about a dozen TD on vinyl & cd and tend to prefer the material that runs from the late-70's through about '86 or so. 'Underwater Sunlight' w/ the catchy 'Dolphin Dance' would be a good one to check out imo. 'Green Desert' (recorded early 70's) is another fine one.....or, if you want something 'live' -- try 'Pergamon' which was recorded in either '79 or '80 at the Palast Der Republik in East Berlin. For some boneheaded reason (oh yeah, I wanted some quick cash for jazz cds!), I sold my original cd copy of 'Green Desert' (w/the old cover art) to some guy over at the Hoffman forum a few years ago. Wish I hadn't done that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 cool beans! thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 Enjoying Rubycon atm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wallace Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 Early Kosmische period TD doesnt really light my candle. (I suppose "Atem" is the best.) The period that followed is their best with brilliant sequencer work. My fav lps are "Tangram" & "Force Majeur" because they are quite busy and the band seems to be pulling proggy moves. Of the solo lps, favs would be: Schulze - "X" Baumann - "Romance...summat" (his first) Froess (probably spelt incorrectly) - generally considered that his second, "Epsilon In Malaysian Pale" is clearly the best, Somewhere on this forum I wrote that , compared to lps cds are not very collectable. Well, apparently if you have Froess' 3rd, "Macula Transfer" on cd its worth a few sheckles. Franke - Ive only heard the London thing and its quite good Schmoelling - first lp has newage moments, but overall is very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 am now enjoying "Exit" - i am really digging TD!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 am enjoying stratosfear at the moment. great stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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