Name: The Virgin Years: 1974-1978
Brand: Tangerine Dream

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2011-01-21

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Tangerine Dream

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Virgin

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Founded by the late Edgar Froese, Tangerine Dream is a German group that played a significant role in introducing synthesizer- and sequencer-based electronic music to the Western rock world. They started as a "free-rock" band in the krautrock scene before evolving into a synthesizer-based trio signed to Virgin Records. During the mid to late 1970s, their spacey, pulsing music gained them a devoted cult following. In the late Seventies, their lineup and musical style changed towards more conventional rock music. By the early 1980s, they focused on releasing influential soundtracks before transitioning into New Age content.

Tangerine Dream was formed in Berlin in 1967 with an initial lineup that included Edgar Froese, Conrad Schnitzler (cello), and Klaus Schulze (drums). Their experimental improvisations were influenced by London's psychedelia but had a unique krautrock twist. The addition of Christopher Franke replaced Schulze for their second album, Alpha Centauri, while Peter Baumann joined for Zeit. Their signature style emerged with Phaedra released under Virgin Records in 1973 - long melodic pieces featuring understated keyboard and guitar melodies intertwined with ambient electronic textures created using synthesizers and sequencers.

The band went through various lineup changes over the years but maintained their focus on rhythmic textures during the first half of the 1980s. This shift divided fans as Tanger

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tangerine dream - the virgin years (1977-1983) is the follow up to last years tangerine dream: the virgin years: 1974-1978, starting with the live album 'encore' (1977), recorded on their american tour with the line-up of chris franke, peter baumann and edgar froese, followed by the single 'monolight' b/w 'hobo march', available on cd for the first time. 'force majeure' (1979) reduced to the duo of christopher franke and edgar froese, recorded at hansa studios in berlin. the bands fourth biggest selling studio album, force majeure reached number 26 in the uk album chart.'tangram' (1980) the band were joined by johannes schmoelling. the album comprises two lengthy, 20 minute pieces and became their fifth biggest selling album (charting at number 36 in the uk album chart. 'exit's (1981) first track 'kiew mission' features a female voice chanting in russian, set with the backdrop of the cold war era. the voice chants the names of the worlds continents, pleading to end the threat of nuclear war. exit charted at number 43 in the uk album chart. the album is complemented by two bonus tracks. 'white eagle' (1982) charted at number 57 in the uk album chart. white eagle (1982) reached no.57 in the uk. also had great success in germany where a remix of the title track became theme music for the german tv series 'tatort'. 'logos' (1982) is a live two part album; 50 minutes taken from the 2 hour concert recorded at london's dominion theatre in november 1982. 'hyperborea' (1983) completes this seven album collection. hyperborea's album title refers to an idyllic land in ancient greek, where the sun shone 24 hours a day.

The Virgin Years: 1974-1978

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