The bestknown lineup of the group was its mid70s trio of froese, christopher franke, and peter baumann. Optical race is one of tangerine dream s most accessible releases. Stick with the original 88 version, dont waste your money on this, unless you listen to your music on a mobile phone. Possibly due to the loss of frankes considerable studio stash, optical race is the first td album to be largely programmed on computer. The complete album optical race was rerecorded in 2002 and released as part of the 3cd set the melrose years, together with rerecordings of the albums lily on the beach 1989 and melrose 1990. Go to the tangerine dream official site, and find rockface in their mp3 downloads. It is, however, a largely solid collection of melodic electronic pieces which are often pretty and charming. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. It was their first album without christopher franke since 1971s alpha centauri and the bands first to be. Optical race full album tangerine dream 1988 youtube. Stream tangerine dream mothers of rain state azure cover by state azure from.
Listen online 6 songs from tyger 1987 tangerine dream daily updates. Optical race is the inaugural album of the melrose years era. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Tangerine dream sohoman live in sydney 1999 tangerine dream white eagle.
Tv footage of froesehaslingerwadephul playing the title track from their 1988 album. Optical race is a music studio album recording by tangerine dream progressive electronicprogressive rock released in 1988 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Optical race is a truly great album by tangerine dream. You can buy album three oclock high 1987 tangerine dream. Tangerine dream, optical race, 1988, iso tomita, storm from the east, tangerine dream, vangelis, spring rain storm, new age. Tangerine dream biography formed in berlin, germany in 1967 still active as of 2018 edgar froese first formed the ones in 1965. Tangerine dream are unquestionably one of the most influential electronic groups of all time. Virgin records 7243 8 39444 2 2 tangerine dream experiments with an everwidening lexicon of sound on white eagle, though the arrangements tend to suffer for it. Rubycon further develops the berlin school sequencerbased sound they ushered in with the title track from phaedra. Released in august 1988, optical race offers some of the most accessible, beguiling melodies that tangerine dream laid down in the 80s. It includes the three studio albums optical race 1988, lily on the beach 1989 and melrose 1990, all completely rerecorded in 2002 nevertheless the release is subtitled the rerecordings 2003.
Pared down to the duo of founder and visionary edward froese and fellow synth wizard paul haslinger, the music is complete yet questioning, the hallmark of all the best tangerine dream recordings. After several private concerts notably at salvador dalis house, the band changes its name for tangerine dream. Stratosfear is the eighth major release and seventh studio album by the german group tangerine dream. Tangerine dream is a german electronic music band founded in 1967 by edgar froese. Tangerine dream has never produced anything calculated to make the masses jump off their chairs and start screaming top 40 tunes, but they have managed to. Shop 14 records for sale for album optical race by tangerine dream on cdandlp in vinyl and cd format. This was a period of rapid lineup changes, beginning with the departure of christopher franke, and ending with the departure of paul haslinger and the introduction. Download stratosfear mp3 stratosfear of tangerine dream. Optical race also marked a reunion of sorts with former dreamer peter baumann, then head of the private music label, which for a time became known for its edgy, electronic music by the likes of yanni, azuma, eddie jobson, and tangerine dream.
Download tangerine dream mp3 songs and albums music. Tangerine dream collection 197020 free download hi. Storm from the east, tangerine dream, vangelis, spring rain storm, new age, electronic music. Optical race a studio release by tangerine dream artist band. Founded as a psychedelic rock group in 1967 by edgar froese, the group pioneered the use of sequencers with classic albums like 1974s phaedra and 1975s. Download flac tangerine dream optical race 1998 flac. Download tangerine dream mp3 songs and albums music downloads. The group has seen many personnel changes over the years, with froese having been the only continuous member until his death in january 2015. Dream music the movie music of tangerine dream 1996 zoning 1997 oasis 1997 the keep. Listen free to tangerine dream optical race atlas eyes, cat scan and more. Download rubycon part two mp3 rubycon of tangerine dream. Optical race is not a particularly original or forwardthinking album, nor is it recommended for listeners who arent already familiar with much of tangerine dreams 1980s output.
Now, if youre not disappointed with not getting the original like i was, its an ok disc, the fundamentals of the optical race lp are still there. Following its purchase by fellow new age label windham hill, private was reborn as a blues label. Tangerine dream optical race vinyl records, lp, cd on. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. In late 2002 tangerine dream released a set of three cds, titled the melrose years. Optical race is one of tangerine dreams most accessible releases. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the. Stream tangerine dream mothers of rain state azure cover by state azure from desktop or your mobile device. Finally the 2002 rerecordings were released in march 2009 as a single disc as part of an extensive digipack series consisting of a total of more. Ten tangerine dream albums to blow your mind echoes. Their music has made an immeasurable impact on ambient, new age, techno, trance, and progressive rock, as well as modern filmscore composition. But i find that the songs arent as nice with the different arrangement. Find tangerine dream discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
Optical race is the inaugural album of the melrose years era, as it is the first appearance of the band on the private music label, founded by former tangerine dream member peter baumann. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. Furthermore each cd includes one bonus track that was not released on the original albums. Tangerine dream mothers of rain state azure cover by.
Tangerine dream has progressed through a full three dozen lineups froese being the only continuous member with staying power and four distinct stages of development. Here you can buy and download music mp3 tangerine dream. Optical race is the thirtyffith major release and eighteenth studio album by tangerine dream. The original that is, and a remastered version of the original back in 2002 would of been a far better output, than this rerecorded trash. Optical race, released in 1988, was the first tangerine dream album to appear on old bandmate peter baumanns private music label. Tangerine dream download electronic album tangerine dream. Rubycon is the sixth studio album by german electronic music group tangerine dream, released in 1975.