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Jammer

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Posted: Aug. 28 2000, 18:48

While I was searching for related artists to MO on www.allmusic.com (very good site for this topic) I came across Tangerine Dream which I have heard fans mention before.

What are they like?
Which album would you recommend of theirs? I'm mostly after long instrumental tracks with a lot of change in them played on real instruments as much as possible

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Posted: Sep. 10 2000, 20:24

I certainly hope that’s sarcasm I hear. Long instrumentals yes. Real instruments well keyboards are real aren’t they? Plenty of changes, try repetitive drones with occasional whoosh of static. If that’s your thing go for it. Rather you than me though.

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Posted: Sep. 23 2000, 11:03

Well, Tangerine Dream is quite good! Sort of like Jarre, only I think Jarre is much and much better wink

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I heard a song from their album Canyon Dreams, called "Shadow Flyer", and I really liked it!! So I recommend it! smile

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Posted: Sep. 24 2000, 18:38

Just a note on allmusic.com...be very careful with it, there's a lot of wrong information there.

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Posted: Oct. 21 2000, 05:46

Yeah. I don't think they're the right band for me then.

There are loads of CDs still to get before I get on to related artists

I wasn't being sarcastic, just ignorant

Thanks for telling me not to trust allmusic

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Posted: Nov. 13 2000, 07:15

I don't know, to me Tangerine Dream are like so many experimental electronic artists (Vangelis, Jean Michel-Jarre even some of Philip Glass's work) when they get it right the results are amazing, when they get it wrong they are unbearable.

I think that, like Vangelis, Tangerine Dreams best work has been in the field of motion picture soundtracks.

The soundtrack they did for William "Exorcist" Friedkin's cinema classic "Sorcerer" is brilliant, and oozes a sinisterly spooky minimalist ambience. If you liked "The Killing Fields" you would probably like this one.

You also might want to check out the soundtrack they did for "Legend" which features Jon Anderson (who sang "In High Places" and "Shine" for Mikey Boy).

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Posted: Nov. 16 2000, 09:35

Funny you should mention "Sorcerer," bennyboy. I was listening to it (on vinyl--gads!) yesterday, and noticed the note from director William Friedkin on the back sleeve.

To wit, it said, "I first heard Tangerine Dream when working on 'The Exorcist.' If I had heard them first, I would have asked them to score that film."

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Posted: Feb. 15 2001, 12:09

Well I have a different opinion about Tangerine Dream here.
I would recommend "Atem". The sound of Tangerine Dream can simply be discribed as "organic". It is mainly based upon synthesizers. They often made use of repetitive arpeggios, improvising on guitar, flute or synth over them. The music often appears very soothing, meditative or atmospheric, it´s quite simple and minimalistic. However there are tracks which are totally awesome. One of the is "Wahn" on mentioned "Atem"-Album. I can only say, that it is a must to listen to this. It is really consternating... cool

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Posted: May 28 2001, 10:40

I'm a serious fan of Tangerine Dream and I have to say something important here about them.

Tangerine Dream is the kind of music, you will not like the first time you listen to. It require many listening to fully appreciate the music. Some album are easy listening, especially the most recent. Since 1985 they almost stop to made experimental music. Also the music they did these last year are not very interesting, not powerful as they were before 1985.

I know many fans of MO love album like Ommadawn, Hergest Ridge, Incantations, TB, Amarok because they are powerful and full of loud ambiance. I was myself a great fan of MO before I knew TD. I'm still a great fan of MO again, but also a great fan of TD. If you like album like Ommadawn, you'll like TD music, especially which they did under the Contract with Virgin from 1974 to 1983.

Don't be afraid of the first listening. It's like Hergest Ridge which require a lot of listening for fully appreciate.

I'll recommend you some great album.

- Ricochet (1975)
- Force Majeure (1979)
- Sorcerer (1977) soundtrack
- White Eagle (1982)
- Logos (1982)
- Phaedra (1974)
- Rubycon (1975)
- Hyperborea (1983)
- Stratosfear (1976)

Start with that. Anyway this enough for starting. No ?

Atem is also a great album made in 1973 but don't start with that. Difficult for beginner.

The main thing to remember is : BE PATIENT, YOU WILL NOT REGRET. wink

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Posted: June 01 2001, 14:13

Tangerine Dream music changes depending on who is with them. If you like Oldfield, check really anything from the 80's. On Optical Race ('88) They use some realy instruments, specificall, an electric guitar and flutes. Amazon has 30 second samples on most cds that they sell on their site. Another group you might like is Mannheim Steamroller.

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Posted: June 04 2001, 09:14

I only have Tangram (and even then, a poor copy onto one side of a tape), but I still think that it's good, even inf the first few minutes suggest a similar structure to TBpt.I - 5 minutes, modulation with short connection, new theme

Also, very clever how the first theme is 7 notes (ostinato), and a tangram being 7 pieces.

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Posted: Dec. 05 2001, 05:58

I'm a fan of TD and would like to say something...

Tangerine Dream is (if compared to Jarre) a lot darker music. If you have heard Evacuation from Killing Fields, you can tell little what TD sounds like.

Few suggestions:

Rubycon (1975)
1. side is the best. After 6 minutes of watery sounds you'll get the darkest, bluest bass sequence you've ever heard :-)

Logos (1983)
One great live album. No more "same dull droning", but the plastic sound (which is the pain of the eighties) is only a faint shadow.

Visit "http://www.tangerinedream.de". There is many RealPlayer samples.

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Posted: Mar. 08 2002, 18:00

I'm a fan of TD and Debussy

Rubycon (1975)
1. side is the best.
Then listen to a prelude by Debussy called The Engulfed Cathedral (The story about Thekindom of Ys) and you hear the sam watey sounds! It's called in french: La cathédrale engloutie. That's the source!

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Posted: Mar. 10 2002, 19:58

I now have Tangram on official CD - (with "set 2" on it as well!). I have "The Best of TD" and "Livemiles", but listening to Tangram set 1 you will find remarkable similarities with TBpt.I:

30 note ostinato (EAEBEGAECEDEBCEAEBEGAECEDEBCEBE) in TBptI

56 note ostinato (aADGAEBaADGAEBbBDGAEBbBDGAEBcCDGAEBcCDGAEBbBDGAEBbBDGAEB) in Ts1

Bridge after about 4 minutes in both (El.Guit. moving on to Mandolin in TB, sounds like pipe and drums moving to arpeggios in T)

(probably typical of this sort of work, but the particular nature of the similarities here struck me the first time I heard T)

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