Raum Tangerine Dream

• 1Continuum07:09
• 2Portico06:42
• 3In 256 Zeichen19:07
• 4You're Always On Time08:07
• 5Along The Canal05:29
• 6What You Should Know About Endings06:55
• 7Raum14:54
• Total Runtime01:08:23

Info zu Raum

Auf ihrem neuen Album Raum entwickeln Tangerine Dream das Konzept der Vorgänger-EP (Probe 6-8) weiter. Komponiert und produziert mit vollem Zugriff auf Edgar Froeses Cubase-Arrangements (und das Otari Tape Archive mit Aufnahmen aus den Jahren 1977 - 2013), liefern Thorsten Quaeschning, Hoshiko Yamane und Paul Frick nächtliche Echtzeit-Kompositionen kombiniert mit klassischen Studio-Produktionen, Sequenzer-getriebene, eindringliche Soundscapes wechseln sich mit hymnischen, warmen Synthesizern ab.

Komponiert in einer Zeit sozialer Distanzierung und abgesagter Shows, können die Tracks nicht wirklich nachgebaut werden (oder müssen zumindest für eine Live-Performance erheblich neu instrumentiert werden). Mit dem 17-minütigen 'In 256 Zeichen' legen sie den Grundstein für diese Platte. Continuum" mit seiner repetitiven Sequenz und dem gebrochenen Beat zeigt Anklänge an Acid-Sounds und zunehmende chorale Atmosphären. You Are Always On Time" baut auf PPG-Wavetable-Sounds und unheimlichen Feldaufnahmen auf. Der Titeltrack 'Raum' macht eine Anspielung auf die frühen Live-Studio-Performances wie 'Zeit' und 'Phaedra' - die Melodie wird von einem chorusartigen Roland Jupiter 8-Part begleitet. Eine Ambient-Rave-Moog-Minitaur-Sequenz unterstreicht den letzten Höhepunkt, bis die Violine den Hörer langsam nach draußen befördert. Ein schwerer Moog-Bass markiert den Anfang und das Ende dieses 15-minütigen Stücks.

Raum ist das zweite Studioalbum der Band nach dem Tod des Gründers Edgar Froese im Jahr 2015. Mit tiefem Respekt vor dem Sound der vergangenen fünf Jahrzehnte setzt dieses Album den sich ständig weiterentwickelnden Weg von Tangerine Dream fort.

Tangerine Dream:

Thorsten Quaeschning, Synthesizer, Sequencer
Hoshiko Yamane, Violine, Electric Viola
Paul Frick, Synthesizer, Sequencer

Tangerine Dream
Very different from your standard 'Heavy Metal Records' band, 'Tangerine Dream' are a German Electronic group that were first founded in 1967. There mix of Electronic, New-Age, Ambient and even Psychedelic has created a unique and iconic sound that has helped them to have a very successful career. In terms of line-up, the group have undergone many changes over the years, with founding member Edgar Froese being the only continuous member of the group until his untimely death in January 2015. During the peak of their career, the best known and most constant line up featured Froese as well as Christopher Franke and Peter Baumann, before in the late 70's keyboardist Johannes Schmoelling replaced Baumann. Over their incredible 49 year career, they have released over a hundred albums and have been hailed by many as key influential figures in the development of popular sub-genres of Electronic music including "Krautrock", "Berlin School", "Electronic Dance Music" and "New Age Music".

The group however are perhaps most famous for their work in film, and over the years they have composed and recorded the soundtracks for a number of big Hollywood films, most of which were released in the 1980's. These included the films "Sorcerer", "Risky Business", "Legend"and "Firestarter". They also composed the score for the fifth instalment of the extremely popular "Grand Theft Auto" series, "Grand Theft Auto V" which has gone on to receive worldwide critical acclaim and has won hundreds of game of the year awards. And it's film soundtracks where their association with Heavy Metal Records comes in, in 1984 the group composed and recorded the soundtrack for the film "Flashpoint" starring famous actor and musician Kris Kristofferson. The soundtrack was released through Heavy Metal Records that year with the film making $3,854,833 at the box office. In fact many of their soundtracks have gone to be more successful than some of their studio albums and in the years since, it's clear that many composers have taken influence from the groups iconic and revolutionary take on Electronic music for film scores.

Dieses Album enthält kein Booklet