"TANGERINE DREAM" Who are they? &; what influence have they had in Electronic music?

[AGR]

"TANGERINE DREAM" Who are they? &; what influence have they had in Electronic music?

From time to time; Electronic Music is mentioned here. Many consider Edgar Froese responsible for really getting it started when he formed his group; TANGERINE DREAM. It's quite a story, and it goes back to the mid 60s. Although; in the beginning, there was no percussion perse, later it evolved, and now with over 100 albums (including countless soundtracks), TD is still going strong. Their use of synthesizers is unheralded.

Some of their music is so laid back, it really is meditational. But some; is incredibly upbeat, and fantastic for motoring, or just plain Cranking Up!

Some of my favorite 'newer' releases are...

Melrose
Goblin's Club
Lily on the Beach
Rockoon
Tyranny of Beauty
Turn of the Tides
220 Volt Live


Here's more >>>>

http://www.tangerinedream.org/mod.php?mod=userpage&menu=1004&page_id=11

http://www.tangerinedream.org/mod.php?mod=userpage&menu=11&page_id=4

 

[MSPinVA]

my GF listens to Tangerine Dream. I think they did the soundtrack to that movie Legend, where Tom Cruise looks like he's 5. They are pretty good.

 

[AGR]

my GF listens to Tangerine Dream. I think they did the soundtrack to that movie Legend, where Tom Cruise looks like he's 5. They are pretty good.

You, my friend, have an amazing girlfriend. I know few people that even know who TD are.

Other soundtracks of theirs, that are excellent:

Firestarter
Miracle Mile
Thief
Sorcerer (incredible, incredible movie!)
Risky Business (most people don't know that)

 

[Greg S]

You, my friend, have an amazing girlfriend. I know few people that even know who TD are.

Other soundtracks of theirs, that are excellent:

Firestarter
Miracle Mile
Thief
Sorcerer (incredible, incredible movie!)
Risky Business (most people don't know that)

Damn, I was going to mention that they did Risky Business. I haven't listened to them in years almost since Risky Business came out and a few years after that. And yes, I am dating myself with that statement.(sssh)

 

[TampaBlackMSP]

I'm not sure you'll get a lot of responses here Greg - - I'd be surprised if a quarter of the members here knew half the music from just a few yrs. back (I know, vague statement, just saying)...but yeah, TD is cool....

 

[AGR]

I'm not sure you'll get a lot of responses here Greg - - I'd be surprised if a quarter of the members here knew half the music from just a few yrs. back (I know, vague statement, just saying)...but yeah, TD is cool....

Yeah, I can dig that. Nice thing is though; they can go out there and sample some. Cool!

 

[TampaBlackMSP]

Good point...music is timeless! (2thumbs)

 

[AGR]

Good point...music is timeless! (2thumbs)

Absolutely! (thumb)

 

[norman]

Ahh Thief, a really great movie and soundtrack. That is what turned me onto TD. I amashamed that I forgot about them in your jazz thread. Though not jazz a relaxing music none the less.

 

[AGR]

Ahh Thief, a really great movie and soundtrack. That is what turned me onto TD. I amashamed that I forgot about them in your jazz thread. Though not jazz a relaxing music none the less.

"Thief" is a great movie. James Caan & Jim Belushi.

If you haven't seen "Sorcerer" - GET IT!!! It was their first soundtrack. The movie, and the music is phenominal! Words cannot describe this fantastic film!

"Sorcerer" was a fantastic Movie! It was a remake of the foreign film "The Wages of Fear" (1954) with Yves Montand. It's still comes on occasionally. It's sub-titled. "Sorcerer" was TD's first soundtrack, too!

William Freidkin (the director of "Sorcerer"), said; had he known of TD when he directed "The Exorcist", he would have asked them to do the soundtrack to that movie.

What was really amazing is; they wrote the entire score to "Sorcerer" by only reading the screenplay! Apparently; no film clips were involved.

I will never forget when I first heard "Phaedra" (1974 or 1975). The Rolling Stone ad for the album called it 'music that melts'. Nothing quite like it. I was hooked. I had already been listening to ELP, so I loved synthesizers already. But; TD was truly unique.

Kraftwerk (another early German synth band) offered "Autobahn", and lots of my buddys and I got into it. But really' not too much else of theirs, I really remember. Although; I do remember "Trans Europe Express", a little.

I have never seen TD in concert, but I have always wanted to. It seems; they always played cities like L.A. or N.Y. Places, I never were, at the time.

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