Name: Aqua
Brand: Edgar Froese

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LLM783537.1

Colour

Blue

Colour details

Blue / Black / Brown Vinyl

Discogs ID

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Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

2000

Release date

2022-11-25

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

3700477835378

Total Cap

1 / Blue / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Edgar Froese

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Culture Factory

Black Friday 2022

Edgar Froese was a German artist and electronic music pioneer. Born on June 6, 1944 in Tilsit, East Prussia (now Sovetsk, Kaliningrad region, Russia), he began his musical career in 1965 with the rock group The Ones. After the group disbanded in 1967, Froese co-founded Tangerine Dream within the same year. Over the decades, he remained the only original member of the band and composed numerous works.
Froese was married to Monique Froese from 1970 until her death in 2000. He later married Bianca Acquaye. With his innovative contributions to electronic music, Edgar Froese influenced a generation of artists and left an indelible mark on the genre.
Some similar artists to explore include Peter Baumann, Klaus Schulze, Johannes Schmoelling, Robert Schroeder, Software, Ashra, Isao Tomita, Cluster,
Roedelius,
Michael Rother,
Redshift,
Harmonia,
Harald Grosskopf,
Kosmischer Läufer,
Moebius,
Popol Vuh,
Tim Blake,
Joël Fajerman
and Conrad Schnitzler.

Released in 1974 - Aqua is the 1st solo album by Tangerine Dream's frontman Edgar Froese. It is known as his most influential release as his entire advance was invested in the acquisition and development of the then unknown sequencers and modular synthesisers."Aqua is a work of creation that has opened many doors to the sound exploration and to the parameters in a fusion between abstract and harmony". This release has been out of print and unavailabe on vinyl until now. This deluxe package includes an OBI strip, Gatefold album jacket, Printed inner sleeve, Original record labels and special blue smoke color vinyl.

Aqua

Music US