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I've always had a soft spot for "Exit" and "phaedra". How can you not like the band picture on the former? Someday I will be so lucky to have my mug in german motorcycle goggles looking new-agey hardcore, arms crossed, looking blankly at the camera. But then again, a music major friend of mine bought "Exit" as a joke for $.99 and said he had a good laugh at it. Maybe I just can't seperate my fondness for it from the fact it sucks. (YMMV) "Encore" (double LP live) is also quite good - old twinkly synth material. They have more releases - "official" live, bootleg and LPs than you would believe, so if you really dig it, you'll have almost as much to buy as if you were to get really into Atom Heart. Unlike Atom Heart, however, you have a good chance of finding Tangerine Dream @ the local thrift store. Oh, and above all else, for gods sake stay away from the releases which include vocals. (esp. non-new-agey folks) Andrew -| Andrew Schrock | aschrock@cs.brandeis.edu |- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

Here's a reply to the message "[idm] Tangerine Dream (was Re: [idm] tortoise standards)" written on Wed, 7 Mar 2001 22:35:03 -0500 (EST):

quoted 2 lines Oh, and above all else, for gods sake stay away from the releases which

>Oh, and above all else, for gods sake stay away from the releases which >include vocals. (esp. non-new-agey folks)

For some reason, I found the *original* "Tyger" to be quite listen-to-able. The 1991 (-ish) remixed version (which now, bizarrely, is the defintive version) was complete and utter shite though. Why is Edgar Froese determined to completely rewrite TD history? In 200 years time, the likes of Franke, Schmoelling and Bauman are going to be the stuff of myth. We'll have FAQs that'll look something like: Q) Whilst I don't disagree with the fact that Tangerine Dream formed in 1987 and that their debut release was "Optical Race", I'm pretty sure my great-great-great-great grandfather recalled there used to be a line-up that existed before then. I was in the attic the other day and found an old, decaying CD sleeve (the CD itself had long since deteriorated). The writing's a bit hard to make out, but I can definitely make out the words "rine Dream" and another word: "Headra?" underneath it. On the back I can make out the names: "oese, Franke and Baum" Is this a lost TD album? A) No, what you have there is a very clever fake. Back in the early 21st century, Edgar Froese warned TD fans about some very clever fakes that had been in circulation for much of the 1990s. Whilst these may look valuable, according to Froese they are actually quite worthless and are the work of fools, wanna-bes and charlatans, trying to cash in on the Tangerine Dream name. Tangerine Dream always has been and always will be a family business. According to Tomas Froese, who now carries on the Tangerine Dream legacy with his two sons, Dieter and Hans, there never were any other members in the group besides Edgar and his direct offspring. When questioned about the very obvious presence of Linda Spa in the 1990s TD line-up, Tomas usually goes quiet, stares at his feet and mumbles, "They never found the body! It was never proven!" before storming out of an interview. -- Mark Stevens http://www.headspin.clara.net/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

Speaking of exit- Kenny Larkin's war of the worlds is a nice remix of this track. I lot it when i first herd that cause i was into TD long before tech existed and its such a nice fusion. Rubycon is my all time TD fav though. I think all up they have about 60 albums, sighh thats 30 more to go. Quest -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Schrock [mailto:aschrock@cs.brandeis.edu] Sent: 08 March, 2001 14:35 To: JShupester@aol.com; cesar.laia@netvisao.pt Cc: idm@hyperreal.org Subject: [idm] Tangerine Dream (was Re: [idm] tortoise standards) I've always had a soft spot for "Exit" and "phaedra". How can you not like the band picture on the former? Someday I will be so lucky to have my mug in german motorcycle goggles looking new-agey hardcore, arms crossed, looking blankly at the camera. But then again, a music major friend of mine bought "Exit" as a joke for $.99 and said he had a good laugh at it. Maybe I just can't seperate my fondness for it from the fact it sucks. (YMMV) "Encore" (double LP live) is also quite good - old twinkly synth material. They have more releases - "official" live, bootleg and LPs than you would believe, so if you really dig it, you'll have almost as much to buy as if you were to get really into Atom Heart. Unlike Atom Heart, however, you have a good chance of finding Tangerine Dream @ the local thrift store. Oh, and above all else, for gods sake stay away from the releases which include vocals. (esp. non-new-agey folks) Andrew -| Andrew Schrock | aschrock@cs.brandeis.edu |- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org