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Tangerine Dream

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In addition to being a fan-run Tangerine Dream profile, the nature of this profile is to help promote independent electronic music (click on the moving pics to the left). It is because of this, that a lot of the Top Friends List will be rotated, so please don't be offended if you no longer appear there. The only intent this profile has is to compliment, and to help promote good music--never to offend or hurt anyone.Thanks to capistrano, DJ Sunshinexy 10, Barbara, and LiA/ALiEn TRiBe. Special thanks to Jerome Froese for his support.Tangerine Dream: A History--Tangerine Dream was founded in September of 1967 by guitar player Edgar Froese. Froese teamed with drummer Klaus Schulze, and Conrad Schnitzler on cello, violin, and flute to record the group's first album, "Electronic Meditation." Jimmy Jackson also played organ on this recording, but for some reason is rarely credited. This recording was strictly experimental, and was never intended for release, but land them a recording contract it did, and the rest as they say, is history. One rumor I’d like to put to rest right here is that the name “Tangerine Dream” was not taken from The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper” album. I have heard Edgar Froese personally deny this backstage at a concert in 1988—add to this that the line is “tangerine trees,” and not “tangerine dreams.” It’s obvious just from the sound of “Electronic Meditation,” that the recording had little, or nothing to do with the group’s original intended output, as no other album they have released since comes even remotely close to so much as approaching the general feel/atmosphere of “Electronic Meditation.” Klaus Schulze then left the group to pursue a lucrative solo career in electronic music, and Schnitzler also departed. Their next album was 1971's "Alpha Centauri," recorded in 1970 and '71, and introduced drummer Christoph Franke (who has since changed his first name to Christopher) to the group, who would become a powerful mainstay with Tangerine Dream for the next seventeen years. Steve Shroyder joined the line-up of the group for this album and appeared as a “guest” on the follow up, 1972’s “Zeit,” which also introduced band member Peter Baumann, who would remain with Tangerine Dream for the next five years. At the end of 1973, they landed a recording contract with the newly forming Virgin Records, which had recently achieved success with Mike Oldfield’s “Tubular Bells,” famous for its use in “The Exorcist.” Their first international recording with Virgin Records was “Phaedra,” recorded in December of ‘73, and released in 1974. This recording is a landmark for electronic music, utilizing new sounds in a previously unheard-of style. In the same vein as “Phaedra,” “Rubycon” and the live album “Ricochet” were both released in 1975. It was during these years that Tangerine Dream developed their trademark sound: improvised melodies played over a repetitive bass sequencer rhythm with a syncopated delay. “Stratosfear,” released in 1976, broke with that tradition, in that it employed the use of more recognizable instruments, such as harmonica, guitar, and piano. It also contained four shorter pieces, as opposed to two long segments. In 1977, they were asked to do the music for William Freidkin’s movie “Sorcerer,” before any filming began. The movie was shot based loosely on the music they had provided. The soundtrack album contained several shorter pieces, with the same basic sound as “Stratosfear.” The double live album “Encore” documented their North American Tour of that same year, and was the last album to feature long-time member Peter Baumann. This time, the traditional style was once again visited on vinyl. In 1978, Tangerine Dream released "Cyclone," experimenting with the vocals of Steve Jolliffe, and added a live drummer, Klaus Krieger. Fan reaction was mixed however, and Jolliffe did not return. The following year, Froese and Franke released the classic “Force Majeure,” with Krieger appearing once again on drums. This album was more along the lines of instrumental “progressive rock,” but has some stunningly beautiful passages as well. Shorter themes are contained within longer tracks, adding a more disciplined structure to the music. “Tangram” is the title of Tangerine Dream’s offering of 1980, and introduced new member Johannes Schmoelling. Comprised of two dynamic twenty-minute “Sets,” “Tangram” is more consistent than “Force Majuere,” with more than a hint of mellowness. In the 1980’s, Tangerine Dream had a markedly different sound: the repetitive sequencer bass lines were gone, having been replaced with electronic drums and polyphonic sequencer chord melodies. The invention of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) obviously had much to do with this. Tangerine Dream has always been at the forefront of the latest synthesizer technology, developing what will eventually set the standards for future synthesizer music. The 80’s saw the line-up of Froese, Franke, and Schmoelling doing a lot of film soundtracks, “Risky Business” being the most popular among them. “Legend,” “Thief,” and “Firestarter” were also popular movies among their film music of the 80’s. Tangerine Dream did the music for “The Soldier” in 1982, featuring Ken Wahl. Although the music to this movie was very good, no soundtrack album has ever been released, however a lot of the music composed for that film can be heard on the live albums “LOGOS,” and “Poland,” with a snippet or two appearing on 1986’s “Underwater Sunlight.” In 1985, Tangerine Dream did the music for the TV series “Street Hawk.” A toned-down version of the theme from this show can be heard on their studio album “Le Parc,” released that same year. The music of 1986’s “Legend,” marks one of the band’s furthest departures from the straight-forward “synthesizer” sound they had become so well know for, instead being more along the lines of a typical film soundtrack with sampled orchestral sounds. This was also the last album to feature long-time member Johannes Schmoelling. It was that same year that classically trained Paul Haslinger joined the group. The first fruit of this relationship was “Underwater Sunlight,” marking a new sound for Tangerine Dream. In 1987, three film soundtracks (“Near Dark,” “Three O’Clock High,” and “Shy People”) came out, one video soundtrack—“The Grand Canyon,” and the studio album “Tyger,” once again featuring vocals, set to the poems of William Blake. As with the release of “Cyclone” nine years earlier, fan reaction was mixed. One thing is for sure though: Tangerine Dream has never bowed down to critics, or even their fans concerning the direction in which their musical style will go. They have and always will put out the music they are feeling at a given time, regardless of the public’s expectations or desires. Probably the most drastic change to the group’s sound came in 1987, when Chris Franke left the band. The last album to feature him was 1988’s “Livemiles,” consisting of “The Albuquerque Concert” of 1986, and “The West Berlin Concert” of 1987. “Optical Race” followed in that same year, with Froese and Haslinger doing the composing. Ralf Wadeful co-wrote one piece—“Sun Gate,” on that album, and toured with them. Edgar and Ralf composed and recorded some music together while on the road in 1988, but due to various reasons, the album's release had a delay of over seventeen years. This music can be heard on the 2006 offering, "Blue Dawn." In 1989, “Lily On the Beach” was released, again by Froese and Haslinger, but with Edgar’s son Jerome playing guitar on the last piece. Jerome Froese officially joined the group in 1990 for the release of “Melrose,” an album more along the lines of progressive rock than its predecessors. In 1991, they recorded “Rumplestiltskin,” narrated by Kathleen Turner. “Rockoon,” released in 1992, saw the departure of long-time member Paul Haslinger. They toured North America with lots of new music, which is documented on their album “220 Volt Live,” with Edgar and Jerome, Linda Spa on keyboards and saxophone, and Zlatko Perica on guitar. In 1995, “Dream Mixes,” the first of what was to become a series of albums, was released. This contained upbeat versions of previously recorded compositions, plus a couple of new tunes. TDI music, the group’s own label, was formed in the late 1990’s, and saw the release of some ten or more albums. It would appear that they were able to release older material they had composed but were never able to put out. In 2003, DM4 (“Dream Mixes 4”) came out—a seventy minute nonstop set of music from the 70’s and 80’s, much in the same way it would be performed in concert. A couple of new pieces were also included, and some of the older music is refreshingly reworked to the extent where it sounds like new music altogether. Throughout the early to mid-2000’s, Tangerine Dream based a series of three albums on Dante’s “Inferno,” featuring vocals in an opera-like setting. “Jeanne D’Arc” was released in 2005, and is an eighty-minute nonstop suite, with musical characteristics/dynamics not present since Chris Franke left the group. Even to this day, many characteristics used in electronic pop music can be traced back to elements that were more or less “invented” by Tangerine Dream. They are responsible for so much of what the electronic music of today is, that imagining a world without their musical influence is rather difficult…if not impossible! ~JeSSe ClaRk ~|~~|~~|~~|~~|~MUSICIANS--keep your show listings/ads of any kind coming in!

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Member Since: 4/15/2006
Band Website: tangerinedream.org
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