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3 stars 1997: TimesSquare: Dream Mixes II
 
TimesSquare is Tangerine Dream's 57th album and their second of five albums of dance remixes from Jerome Froese. This fairly unmemorable dance album is unlikely to make anyone's top list of Tangerine Dream albums they'd like to Keep, unlike the next album recorded many years earlier when Jerome Froese was still at school in short trousers (or lederhosen). Smile
 


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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

3 stars 1997: Oasis (soundtrack
 
Oasis is Tangerine Dream's 22nd soundtrack and their 55th album overall. Oasis represents an ocean of calm in a troubled world, unlike the Gallagher brothers, who represent a whole world of trouble. Tongue

Worthy of another star, IMO. Oasis was a very nice surprise when it arrived, demonstrating the second half of the decade was proving to be more interesting for the band than the first half.


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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Tournado is Tangerine Dream's 8th Live album and their 56th album overall. Tournado  was recorded in Poland during their 1997 European tour. Unlike previous Tangerine Dream Live recordings, this album doesn't include any new compositions. Tournado represents a wind of change for Tangerine Dream with Linda Spa having just left the band, the album features Edgar & Jerome Froese with Zlatko Perica on guitar. Tournado ultimately fails to whip up a storm of enthusiasm from me, especially when compared with Tangerine Dream's previous superb Live albums featuring all new material, nor does it compare well with some of the later Live shows with Linda Spa, Iris Camaa (drums & percussion) & Bernhard Beibl on guitar.

Tournado was a misstep at the time with its silly title pun (as if Rockoon needed a chum), oddball drum intro, and a few dud tracks.

In 2020, Jerome released a download-only remaster with four additional tracks (from various other shows on the tour) that significantly improve the program.


11Girl on the Stairs - Thief Yang and the Tangram Seal (Live - Encore)12:34
12Waterborne (Live @ L'Ancienne Belgique - Brussels 19.04.1997)6:16
13Stratosfear 95 (Live @ Beethovenhalle - Bonn 11.04.1997)8:28
14Lamb with Radar Eyes (Live @ Circus-Krone-Bau - Munich 12.04.1997)7:03
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^ I'm already missing Linda Spa's sax appeal, so I'm looking forward to 2005 when she rejoins the TD line-up. Heart
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4 stars 1997: The Keep (soundtrack, recorded in 1983) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lM5UJe0JesRw7bQLfR80KFo39hTINYYMM
 
A very belated release for the soundtrack to Michael Mann's dark fantasy horror movie, The Keep. This is Tangerine Dream's 22nd soundtrack and their 58th album overall, recorded back in 1983 by the classic TD trio of Edgar Froese, Chris Franke & Johannes Schmoellng.  This superb soundtrack makes for a nice nostalgic Keepsake, as it's good to remember what a fine trio Tangerine Dream were back in the early 1980's, long before the current crop of less than memorable Dream Mixes and Ambient Monkeys' albums, which seem tedious (or TD-ious) by comparison. Smile
 


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^ Your link is to only half of the soundtrack. This is my favorite Tangerine Dream soundtrack and amongst my top five TD albums overall.




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Originally posted by Hugh Manatee Hugh Manatee wrote:

^ Your link is to only half of the soundtrack. This is my favorite Tangerine Dream soundtrack and amongst my top five TD albums overall.

Paul's linking official releases only. Kit Rae's uploads have not been officially released under the Tangerine Dream imprint.
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by Hugh Manatee Hugh Manatee wrote:

^ Your link is to only half of the soundtrack. This is my favorite Tangerine Dream soundtrack and amongst my top five TD albums overall.

Paul's linking official releases only. Kit Rae's uploads have not been officially released under the Tangerine Dream imprint.

That's fair enough but I do think the whole thing is worth a listen (regardless of its source).
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Originally posted by Hugh Manatee Hugh Manatee wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by Hugh Manatee Hugh Manatee wrote:

^ Your link is to only half of the soundtrack. This is my favorite Tangerine Dream soundtrack and amongst my top five TD albums overall.

Paul's linking official releases only. Kit Rae's uploads have not been officially released under the Tangerine Dream imprint.

That's fair enough but I do think the whole thing is worth a listen (regardless of its source).

I cannot agree more. It's the most complete version there is!
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2 stars 1997: Ambient Monkeys - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-1fHC2WKys
 
Too much monkey business..... The jungle drums are beating for Tangerine Dream's 59th album: Ambient Monkeys. As the album title suggests, the music features the sounds of the rainforest overlaid with some of Tangerine Dream's mellower tunes, where you can expect to hear Tarzan swing by at any moment. Smile
 

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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

2 stars 1997: Ambient Monkeys - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-1fHC2WKys
 
Too much monkey business..... The jungle drums are beating for Tangerine Dream's 59th album: Ambient Monkeys. As the album title suggests, the music features the sounds of the rainforest overlaid with some of Tangerine Dream's mellower tunes, where you can expect to hear Tarzan swing by at any moment. Smile

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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by Hugh Manatee Hugh Manatee wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by Hugh Manatee Hugh Manatee wrote:

^ Your link is to only half of the soundtrack. This is my favorite Tangerine Dream soundtrack and amongst my top five TD albums overall.

Paul's linking official releases only. Kit Rae's uploads have not been officially released under the Tangerine Dream imprint.

That's fair enough but I do think the whole thing is worth a listen (regardless of its source).

I cannot agree more. It's the most complete version there is!
With the rare exception of Tyranny of Beauty, it seems the only Tangerine Dream albums worthy of a 4-star rating in the 1990's were those that were recorded a decade earlier. Tongue
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

2 stars 1997: Ambient Monkeys

Too much monkey business..... The jungle drums are beating for Tangerine Dream's 59th album: Ambient Monkeys. As the album title suggests, the music features the sounds of the rainforest overlaid with some of Tangerine Dream's mellower tunes, where you can expect to hear Tarzan swing by at any moment. Smile

Another weird one. This consists of "sound collages" the band assembled for pre-show playback while the venue was filling up. Then Edgar chose to release it. Confused
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Thank you Paul for this awesome thread!

If it hasn't been mentionned yet, I recommend the two first albums of Redshift (especially Ether), a band formed by Mark Shreeve as an hommage to the classic mid 70s' Berlin-school genre.

If you enjoy TD's Phaedra and Rubycon, this is for you Wink
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

With the rare exception of Tyranny of Beauty and Oasis, it seems the only Tangerine Dream albums worthy of a 4-star rating in the 1990's were those that were recorded a decade earlier. Tongue

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Originally posted by Modrigue Modrigue wrote:

If it hasn't been mentionned yet, I recommend the two first albums of Redshift (especially Ether), a band formed by Mark Shreeve as an hommage to the classic mid 70s' Berlin-school genre.

See page 15 of this thread! Thumbs Up
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Originally posted by Modrigue Modrigue wrote:

Thank you Paul for this awesome thread!

If it hasn't been mentionned yet, I recommend the two first albums of Redshift (especially Ether), a band formed by Mark Shreeve as an hommage to the classic mid 70s' Berlin-school genre.

If you enjoy TD's Phaedra and Rubycon, this is for you Wink

Thanks Modrigue. Incredibly, that's the first time I've heard of Redshift and they sound amazing!  I'll add them to my Progressive Electronic A-Z playlist in place of RealTime (another German Berlin School band). By the way, we're fast-approaching Tangerine Dream's 60th album, so I reckon we're about a third of the way through their vast discography now.... And there was me thinking listing Rick Wakeman's vast backlog of albums would be my biggest challenge. At least I'll never have to listen to Rick's dreadful collaboration with Norman Wisdom again. Still, As Long as They're Happy, eh.  Tongue


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2 stars 1997: Der Meteor (audio book)
 
Der Meteor is Tangerine Dream's 60th album and also one of their rarest, having been recorded for a series of German audio books for children, so you won't find this album in the record stores. Ultimately, Der Meteor fails to make much of an impact. Smile 
 


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I recommend Mars Polaris, my favorite TD album of the 90s' Wink:
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Originally posted by Modrigue Modrigue wrote:

I recommend Mars Polaris, my favorite TD album of the 90s' Wink:

Thanks for the recommendation! Mars Polaris is Tangerine Dream's 67th album, so there's just seven more albums to go before I feature it here. Thumbs Up
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