Tangerine dream rym9/1/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() While moments like this are a thrilling blend of old and new, one of the record's best tracks is much more in line with vintage Tangerine Dream. The horizon clears for a stunning burst of light, which gives way to the album's sweetest, most hopeful melodies. ![]() Raum's centerpiece is the 19-minute "In 256 Zeichen." Following a nebulous intro, Yamane's mesmerizing violin loops emerge, and they become swept away in a current of percolating synths and intricate beats. Notably absent is Ulrich Schnauss, who joined the band in 2014, yet curiously enough, the album often sounds more like his own work than Tangerine Dream's - glimmering opener "Continuum" and the downtempo crawl "You're Always on Time" are both easy to mistake for Schnauss, or contemporaries such as Tycho. For this recording, Thorsten Quaeschning, Hoshiko Yamane, and recent addition Paul Frick (of Brandt Brauer Frick) were given access to Froese's archive of Cubase arrangements and tape recordings dating back to the 1970s, so like their previous studio album, 2017's Quantum Gate, he's still present in spirit. There’s an very old saying: force creates force.Raum is Tangerine Dream's second studio full-length since founder Edgar Froese died in 2015, though the group has additionally released several live albums and EPs. Besides that, force and the unlimited power of using it even on a virtual level will sooner or later destroy all these very sensitive feelings within you. What my concern is, is very simple to explain: you have to devote your artistic, mental and emotional skills to something which in most cases isn’t even worth a dime. Killing, fighting, monsters against monsters, does anyone cool and intelligent need that at the outset of the 21st century? I’m not talking about this from a moral or ethical point of view nothing is really ethical on this planet. ![]() I don’t want to see all of the violence and crap that characterizes most of the games that exist. There is definitely good earning potential in that, but the price you have to pay as an artist is far too high in my eyes. Why TD did never get into making scores for video games or music for PC entertainment in general? Answered by Edgar Froese 'Raum' was released on Februand is available as a CD, gatefold double LP and digitally. Watch the video for the title track 'Raum': A heavy Moog bass marks the beginning and the end of this 15-minute piece. An ambient rave Moog Minitaur sequence highlights the final peak, till the violin slowly transports the listener out. The title track Raum makes a nod towards the early live studio performances like Zeit and Phaedra - the melody accompanied by a chorus-like Roland Jupiter 8 part. You're Always On Time is built on PPG wavetable sounds and eerie field recordings. Continuum, with its repetitive sequence and broken beat shows glimpses of acid sounds and increasing choral atmospheres. With the 17-minute In 256 Zeichen they lay the fundament of this record. Composed and produced with full access to Edgar Froese's Cubase arrangements (and Otari Tape Archive with recordings from 1977-2013), Thorsten Quaeschning, Hoshiko Yamane and Paul Frick deliver late-night real time compositions combined with classic studio productions, sequencer driven haunting soundscapes alternate with anthemic warm synthesizers.Ĭomposed in a time of social distancing and cancelled shows, the tracks cannot exactly be recreated (or will at least need significant re-instrumentation for a live performance). On their new album, Tangerine Dream develop the concept of its precursor EP ( Probe 6-8) further. Tangerine Dream are happy to announce their latest studio album 'Raum' which was released on February 25, 2022. ![]()
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