ROCKOON

Tangerine Dream

Progressive Electronic

2.45 | 80 ratings

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Like father, like son

While by no means a 100% accurate thermometer, it is often possible to gauge how much effort has gone into an album by the quality of the associated packaging. On that basis, "Rockoon" has all the feel of an album churned out as quickly as possible. The cover image of a cog bearing the album name, the complete lack of a booklet as such, and the basic sleeve notes all combine to give the feel of an album which neither the band or the record company wished to promote with any great enthusiasm.

This 1992 album represents one of the many new phases in the life of Tangerine Dream. Here we find Jerome Froese, son of founder Edgar Froese, signing up as a fully fledged band member. Jerome is broken in pretty gently through some ambient, almost new age compositions which tend to be pleasant but unremarkable.

The addition of lead guitar (Zlatko Perica) and flute plus sax (Richi Wester) on "Red Roadster" make this one of the standout pieces, but even here the ubiquitous synths of Edgar are the dominant sounds. Perica's lead guitar work can be found on several other tracks too, at least offering an element of variety in the sound. His guitar work here tends to be largely improvisational. The sax returns on "Lifted veil", lighting up the track and setting it apart as a real highlight. Unfortunately, this turns out to be the shortest track on the album at 3� minutes.

With the incredible number of albums released under the Tangerine Dream moniker, it is inevitable that some will seem ordinary and largely superfluous, while remaining a pleasant listen. That sums up "Rockoon" perfectly.

Easy Livin | 3/5 | 2008-8-6

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