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Points: 7951 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 30 2015 at 01:23
Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:


^ Indeed , and also this from the 2013 album Finnegan's Wake but a return to the classic TD sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J6r-jiwDqg


Has curious about that album, Richard! I'm way add to to an upcoming order from the TD store (the Melbourne concert triple CD set is due in the next couple of weeks).

I hope you ended up enjoying `The Castle' album.
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^ Indeed , and also this from the 2013 album Finnegan's Wake but a return to the classic TD sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J6r-jiwDqg


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Originally posted by mwood mwood wrote:

Yeah, I've been listening to almost exclusively TD and Froese solo stuff since I heard the bad news.  Still depressed...

Thanks for posting the "Sun Gate" video - that was great!  A real highlight from Optical Race.  I haven't purchased anything by TD since "Mars Polaris".  I might consider some of the more recent releases that have received high ratings here on PA.



Oh I wouldn't totally write off anything of the past 15 years. Here's one of my favorite TD tracks:
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Points: 7951 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 29 2015 at 23:10
Verslibre, it's strange, I sort of went the other way - I kind of withdrew from playing any TD/EF albums for the last week. I wanted the first TD album I played after to be something really special, then I just kept overthinking it and building it up in my head!

In the end I played my CD of `One Night in Africa', much better than I expected. I kind of dreaded it was going to be full of clichéd tribal chants/Lion King sounds . It's very melodic, with lots of variety to the beats, made it the perfect background listen to wind down to.


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Originally posted by mwood mwood wrote:

Yeah, I've been listening to almost exclusively TD and Froese solo stuff since I heard the bad news.  Still depressed...

Thanks for posting the "Sun Gate" video - that was great!  A real highlight from Optical Race.  I haven't purchased anything by TD since "Mars Polaris".  I might consider some of the more recent releases that have received high ratings here on PA.

 
That '88 video is great. It just sucks that I didn't see it till 25 years after the tour!
 
Also have listened to only TD and Froese solo since the bad news...and will continue to do so for the time being.
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Yeah, I've been listening to almost exclusively TD and Froese solo stuff since I heard the bad news.  Still depressed...

Thanks for posting the "Sun Gate" video - that was great!  A real highlight from Optical Race.  I haven't purchased anything by TD since "Mars Polaris".  I might consider some of the more recent releases that have received high ratings here on PA.
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Points: 7028 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 29 2015 at 20:37
I am still grieving over this loss. Such a beautiful soul.....
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Points: 29452 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 29 2015 at 14:38
^I have now watched that video. Really nice stuff.


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Points: 29452 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 29 2015 at 13:53
Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Yep I always rated Edgar as a decent guitarist. 'Exhibit A' would be Underwater Sunlight and the track Song Of The Whale. Lovely stuff!
 
That, and "Cloudburst Flight," "A Dali-esque Fuse," "Pizarro and Atahuallpa," "Ride on the Ray," "Magic Lantern"...the list goes on. Did you watch the videoclip of "Sungate" from '89 I posted? I think Ed was definitely underrated in the guitar dept.
 
I haven't yet mainly because I usually listen to a CD when I come on PA so I would need to turn it off or otherwise there is a clash. I will give it a listen at some point I'm sure.
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Yep I always rated Edgar as a decent guitarist. 'Exhibit A' would be Underwater Sunlight and the track Song Of The Whale. Lovely stuff!
 
That, and "Cloudburst Flight," "A Dali-esque Fuse," "Pizarro and Atahuallpa," "Ride on the Ray," "Magic Lantern"...the list goes on. Did you watch the videoclip of "Sungate" from '89 I posted? I think Ed was definitely underrated in the guitar dept.
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Yep I always rated Edgar as a decent guitarist. 'Exhibit A' would be Underwater Sunlight and the track Song Of The Whale. Lovely stuff!

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Points: 18576 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 28 2015 at 14:24
Excellent article/reflection, eh? I know of no other musical pioneer (of course, my brain is currently fogged) who was equally at home on guitar or synthesizers/electronics, and as he fervently devoted himself to creating music to the latter, he never forsook the guitar, either.
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Points: 29452 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 28 2015 at 13:39
^ Edgar started out as a blues guitarist. Would never have guessed!
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http://www.billboard.com/articles/6450952/michael-mann-edgar-froese-tangerine-dream?mobile_redirection=false
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

EM great Jean-Michel Jarre has chimed in.
 
"Today electronic music is orphaned of one of its most important father figures, Edgar Froese, the soul of Tangerine Dream - Band.
Edgar and I always followed each others work. We started electronic music at the same time. We spent some time together recently and we became instant old friends. I remember his vision of Life, his humor, his mysterious smile.
Edgar, wherever you are in the weightlessness of space and time, be sure that you will always remain with me and with all of us through the timeless and unique sound of Tangerine Dream."

What an obituary.....Fond thoughts of Oxygene but always thought of it as second best next to TD. Feel like spinning some Popol Vuh......
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Points: 887 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 27 2015 at 17:32
He was a great influence in my life.  The side "Monolight" from Encore showed me at a really early age that new music could sound beautiful that was all electronic.  To this day, the melodic section at around 5 minutes is one of the most beautiful expressions of the power of electronic music.  He will be remembered as one of the towering greats of electronic music.
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Points: 18576 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 27 2015 at 10:47
EM great Jean-Michel Jarre has chimed in.
 
"Today electronic music is orphaned of one of its most important father figures, Edgar Froese, the soul of Tangerine Dream - Band.
Edgar and I always followed each others work. We started electronic music at the same time. We spent some time together recently and we became instant old friends. I remember his vision of Life, his humor, his mysterious smile.
Edgar, wherever you are in the weightlessness of space and time, be sure that you will always remain with me and with all of us through the timeless and unique sound of Tangerine Dream."
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Points: 29452 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 27 2015 at 01:21
Originally posted by Wakeman's Birotron Wakeman's Birotron wrote:

Demis Roussos also died this weekend. It's a very sad week for progressive music..
 
Indeed and the BBC devoted a small spot on its main news bulletin for Demis quite rightly. However nothing as yet for Edgar. However I wouldn't say this is totally about ignorance and by complete coincidence they ran a report about the legacy of Kraftwerk almost the same day that Edgar died. A little bit ironic. I expect the BBC will do something on Tangerine Dream in the next few weeks ( he said hopefully).
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Points: 7028 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 26 2015 at 21:33
Saw them at the Coulston Hall, Bristol , UK, 1997 - Man what a night!
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Points: 18576 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 26 2015 at 20:33
Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Saw them live at the Center Stage Theater in Atlanta during the Optical Race tour.  The best light show I've ever seen.  Alas, I don't still have the t-shirt anymore. Cry
 
San Diego, California Theater in '88! I don't have my tour shirt, either. Cry
 
It was a killer show. We saw a unique line-up!
 
Check out this cool "Sungate" TV clip filmed right after the tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu261-AZ8mw&feature=youtu.be
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