Fav Tangerine Dream studio albums bet 70-83
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Topic: Fav Tangerine Dream studio albums bet 70-83
Posted By: zoviet
Subject: Fav Tangerine Dream studio albums bet 70-83
Date Posted: June 05 2011 at 22:45
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covering the kraut/kosmiche and Virgin years:
1. Alpha Centauri
2. Force Majeure
3. Atem
4. Rubycon
5. Richochet (put together from live shows wasnt it)
6. Zeit
7. Electronic Meditation
8. Phaedra
9. Cyclone
10. Tangram
11. Stratosfear
12. Hyperborea
13. White Eagle
14. Green Desert
i have yet to hear Exit, so can't rate it...............
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 06 2011 at 01:57
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I'll just do ten1 Tangram 2 Force Majeure 3 Ricochet 4 Exit 5 Pergamon Live 6 Stratosfear 7 Hyperborea 8 Logos live 9 Firestarter 10 White Eagle |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: June 06 2011 at 02:10
That's my favourites as well
 , but not in the same order and I'm too lazy to put them in order  (but I erased three)... I really don't like Exit, BTW
Those are studio albums
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zoviet wrote:Posted By: zoviet
Date Posted: June 06 2011 at 03:26
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seems Force Majeure is quite a fav despite it not being among the ones critics usually fete i.e. Phaedra, Rubycon.
i just can't get enuff of Through Metamorphic Rock, to me its the best use of sequencers ever
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Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: June 06 2011 at 07:58
| Listening back to Cyclone is a nice experience, some stuff from Sorcerer is very good too but can't stand Electronic Meditations any more, my first favourite is Athem, stll enjoy Exit |
Posted By: Green Shield Stamp
Date Posted: June 06 2011 at 11:54
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I'll do it in three:
1. Stratosfear
2. Tangram
3. Rubycon ------------- Haiku Writing a poem With seventeen syllables Is very diffic.... |
Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: June 06 2011 at 14:35
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1. Zeit
2. Rubycon
3. Phaedra
4. Stratosfear
5. Alpha Centauri
6. Sorcerer
7. Exit
8. Electronic Meditation
9. Force Majeure
10. Tangram ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 06 2011 at 14:54
DOH!!
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: June 06 2011 at 15:17
Funny. I used to like Electronic Meditation so much more. Now its degraded to my second division of albums. First among the the ones I don't really care about. From Fantastic to Great: 1. Alpha Centauri 2. Zeit
3. Phaedra
4. Atem
5. Rubycon
6. Stratosfear
7. Green Desert
8. Force Majeure
from Decent to Boring: 9. Electronic Meditation 10. Sorcerer 11. Quichotte
12. Cyclone
13. Tangram [/QUOTE]
14. White Eagle 15. Hyperborea I don't count the live Ricochet (or Logos) |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: June 06 2011 at 16:01
| I only have Electronic Meditations, and love it to pieces! |
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: June 06 2011 at 16:34
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If you count Ricochet then Ricochet Love it to bits. If not then Zeit comes first.
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Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: June 06 2011 at 17:21
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Rubycon
Force Majuere
Atem
Alpha Centauri
Phaedra
Hyperborea
Stratosfear
...the rest
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 07 2011 at 02:01
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1 Tangram 2 Force Majeure 3 Exit 4 Stratosfear 5 Hyperborea 6 Firestarter 7 White Eagle 8 Rubycon 9 Cyclone 10 Phaedra think I managed to avoid live albums this time
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: June 07 2011 at 02:04
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Exit that's enough ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: June 07 2011 at 11:36
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Zeit Electronic Meditation Alpha Centauri Atem Phaedra Stratosphear Rubycon Force Majeure the rest |
Posted By: Bonnek
Date Posted: June 07 2011 at 14:08
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That's an easy question, everything from 71 to 78 + a couple of tracks from 79-83 |
Posted By: idoownu
Date Posted: July 02 2011 at 05:23
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Zeit Alpha Centauri Rubycon Richochet Phaedra Cyclone Tangram Atem |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: July 02 2011 at 05:49
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I am soooo bad at listing things like these... I will say that pretty much everything they did in this period, I just love to pieces. My fave studio album? Hmmm - probably between Rubycon, Force Majeure and Alpha Centauri. I could listen to the likes of TD and Schulze for weeks on end, - and eventually reducing my language to Bib Bib? Aaaahh Bib, bi bib bi bibi bi bibibibi BIB! Well bib, Bib Bib bib, hmmmm beeeeb bib bibibibibi bib. Bib bib beeeb? ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: July 02 2011 at 05:55
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Tangram....wow followed by Force Majeure ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: July 02 2011 at 09:28
just noticed your avatar ..poor Mike Oldfield , not that bad looking a chap surely?
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: July 02 2011 at 12:15
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1. Rubycon 2. Stratosfear 3. Cyclone 4. Phaedra 5. Sorcerer 6. Alpha Centauri 7. Atem @idoownu: If Ricochet was not a live album, it should appear on top of my list. ------------- 
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Posted By: tdfloyd
Date Posted: October 08 2013 at 00:47
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1 Phaedra 2 Rubycon 3 Tangram 4 Force Majeure 5 Hyperborea 6 White Eagle 7 Zeit 8 Stratosfear 9 Cyclone 10 Atem 11 Alpha Centauri 12 ELectronic Meditiation |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 08 2013 at 01:34
interesting order not just stacking all the older stuff at the top and leaving the later stuff down the list as many do. However was the ommision of Exit deliberate or did you just forget about it?
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: October 08 2013 at 23:10
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Stratosfear
Phaedra
Rubycon
Zeit
Atem
Force majeure ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: October 09 2013 at 03:47
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I loved Stratosfear and Rubycon but you TD fans put me to shame - only heard 4 albums and have trouble getting into Phaedra ------------- 
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: October 09 2013 at 03:51
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I think Rubycon is my favourite of TD albums I have heard. It only has two tracks so it did not intimidate me in the same way that their longer albums have done. It begins with chimes and electronic atmospherics that are ethereal and rather weird. The opening section sounds a little like Pink Floyd's 'Shine On' intro and has washes of Moog and swathes of electro keys. The grandiose soundscape is akin to the soundtrack of a space epic such as '2001: A Space Odyssey' or 'Marooned'. This electronic meditation simply flows organically and develops into shapes building upon each other rather than intervening. There are no rhythms at all until the surprise inclusion at 7and a half minutes. It reminds me of the Pink Floyd sequencer on 'On The Run' or the 'Midnight Express' soundtrack of 'The Chase' in some ways though more subtle. It was certainly a welcome embellishment for my tastes. Now it begins to sound like Mike Oldfield or Jean Michel Jarre. I am certainly glad it is not as dreary as 'Phaedra', and I guess this is an improvement over other TD I have heard so that is a nice change. I love the section at 10 and a half minutes as it builds into heavier electronic percussion that has a http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=840854#" rel="nofollow - hypnotic effect. The end sounds like the Arabian fish music from 'Fantasia'. The synth swells sound akin to Pink Floyd's 'One of these Days'; and overall this is a good TD track worth checking out and one of my favourites. Side two is part 2 of this epic. Again it swallows the whole vinyl side, and is gradually building exploring spacey meditation with synthesizer elegance. It begins with howling wind that has a haunting ethereal quality. The music is organic and developing naturally growing in intensity and volume. This is creepy at first like the middle section of Pink Floyd's 'Echoes' or '2001: A Space Odyssey''s Monolith discovery scene. It builds into a wall of sound then an electronic rhythm pulse locks in and the music lightens up. The pulse is http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=840854#" rel="nofollow - hypnotic and there is a beauty about the synth washes. The sequencer varies in signature and melody as synths meander over creating that odd electro ambience. The soundscape is polarised in the last 4 minutes with waves crashing on a beach and spooky Tron over a droning ghostly vibe. This fills you with a sense of impending dread, and is perhaps the creepiest TD I have heard. Thats my review of it anyway. Are there any other TD albums along the same lines? Hard to rate bands that are not exactly to my taste but I try to keep open minded about this - and recognise the importance of TD and how much influence they have on the genre and continue to inspire upcoming artists. -------------
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Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: October 09 2013 at 04:25
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^ ACR....there are so many ' mood altering' albums. Rubycon is not a bad start in terms of two sides/movements. But also try Ricochet, Tangram, and as you have already discovered, Stratosfear. Problem is they are all excellent in my book up to White Eagle ( 82'). I think Invisible Limits off Stratosfear is one of their finest pieces as is the entire Tangram Suite/s and Force Majeure. Phaedra is definitely a different beast....ah jeez could ramble on for hours Also Edgar Froese's solo albums from the 70's and I would say Madcaps Flaming Duty, a beautifully vocalized release in 2007 in honour of Syd Barrett ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: October 09 2013 at 10:01
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I haven't heard either Tangram or Ricochet in years.....my friend used to love those.
I'll have to pick those up since they are getting such high marks. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 09 2013 at 12:31
Glad you have the b@11s to put Firestarter on your list! It's a spectacular album by the FFS line-up. It's a film score that sounds like an album. However, you can't have that on there and not Thief.  ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 09 2013 at 15:43
I thought that and Risky Business were not full TD soundtracks and featured other artists? My first TD album was Dream Sequence btw which includes chunks of those soundtracks.Shows the value of a good compilation in breaking a band. I still love the selection of music on that album to this day.
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 11 2013 at 01:49
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The finale of Thief does feature "Confrontation" by Craig Safan (very cool piece, IMO). Up till those final minutes, it's all TD. I regard Thief and Exit as companion albums because they share certain sounds and some overlap to their compositional approaches.
Risky Business is indeed stocked with rock songs, plus Jeff Beck's "The Pump." When TD's music is used, especially the excerpt from Side 1 of Force Majeure, it has an effect in those scenes that the rock stuff can't touch. "In The Air Tonight" was well-placed, though. Overall great soundtrack. Like Thief, a classic film! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Toaster Mantis
Date Posted: October 11 2013 at 01:57
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Ricochet's a live recording so I'm not sure it belongs. I'd pick either Rubycon or Zeit myself, but it then occurred to me that I have yet to hear Alpha Centauri in its entirety and will suspend judgement until that's the case. Really, the styles of their Pink/Ohr and Virgin Records eras are so different it's basically an apples/oranges situation. ------------- "The past is not some static being, it is not a previous present, nor a present that has passed away; the past has its own dynamic being which is constantly renewed and renewing." - Claire Colebrook |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 12 2013 at 05:47
Get the 2011 Esoteric remaster which adds as bonus tracks "Oszillator Planet Concert" and "Ultima Thule Part One" + "Ultimate Thule Part Two." Those have been available on various compilations for ages but it was nice of them to include them on that particular CD, considering the era. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: October 12 2013 at 05:53
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In no particular order Alpha Centauri Rubycon Atem Force Majeure Phaedra Alright a little order then.... Electronic Meditation Cyclone Hyperborea Stratosfear Ricochet is one of the most beautiful things out there though, and it sounds like a studio album to me. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Toaster Mantis
Date Posted: October 12 2013 at 09:51
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Agree on Ricochet being the peak of the Virgin Records era, that's why I started a separate thread to discuss fav TD live records. Which reminds me that http://rateyourmusic.com/list/Tropylium/tangerine_dream__a_ranking/" rel="nofollow - over at RateYourMusic one diligent soul has ranked the group's entire discography . The author makes some pretty surprising choices. ------------- "The past is not some static being, it is not a previous present, nor a present that has passed away; the past has its own dynamic being which is constantly renewed and renewing." - Claire Colebrook |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 12 2013 at 17:36
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Ricochet is great but Stratosfear is, IMO, a sublime recording. The title piece is one of the band's finest works. The music of the Stratosfear is otherworldly, transporting, and nothing else sounds like it, whereas there are lots of albums that sound like Rubycon (though the vast majority of them can't get near it, with one chief exception being Arc's Fracture). ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |