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/
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