This list of popular Tangerine Dream CDs has been voted on by music fans around the world, so the order of this list isn't just one person's opinion. The list you're viewing is made up of many different albums, like their sophomore effort Alpha Centauri (1971), one of their acclaimed soundtracks, Near Dark (1988) and Finnegans Wake (2011) which is part of the Eastgate's Sonic Poems series. Make sure you don't just vote for critically acclaimed albums if you have a favorite Tangerine Dream album, then vote it up, even if it's not necessarily the most popular. They're now considered pioneers of electronic music. Swaying from ethereal new age-y space music to harsh, abrasive electronic dance tunes, Tangerine Dream formed in Germany in 1967, and released their debut, Electronic Meditation in 1970. If you think the greatest Tangerine Dream album isn't high enough on the list, then be sure to vote for it so it receives the credit it deserves. Edgar Froese was a Lithuanian who loved classical music, surrealism and The Rolling Stones with equal fervour. To make it easy for you, we haven't included Tangerine Dream singles, EPs, or compilations, so everything you see here should only be studio albums. Since they’re such an influential band, let’s rank the best Tangerine Dream albums, with the help of your votes. The upcoming studio album will be released in 2021 and performed on their tour 'From Virgin to Quantum Years 2022'.This Tangerine Dream discography is ranked from best to worst, so the top Tangerine Dream albums can be found at the top of the list. Every performance ends with a live session, a real-time compositionthat can last from 20 minutes to two hours. So it was not even my role to say I would continue as Tangerine Dream without it being like an order or request from Edgar. Edgar made plans, visions and scenarios for every situation that could happen before he sadly passed away in 2015. Tangerine Dream recently played live concerts at Dekmantel Festival Amsterdam, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and the Barbican Hall in London. Thorsten: So the good thing about it is that it was never our decision to carry on with Tangerine Dream. The band has now returned to the classic sequencer driven sound and Quantum Gate (2017) is their best-selling album since 1987. Tangerine Dream produced various tracks in Grand Theft Auto V which can play during Wanted Levels of 3 stars or more, Missions or during random events. The band collaborated with The Alchemist, Woody Jackson, Oh No, DJ Shadow and METZ to produce various tracks for the Grand Theft Auto V Official Score. In 2013, Tangerine Dream composed the original score for Rockstar's video game Grand Theft Auto V.Īfter Edgar Froese's death in 2015, Tangerine Dream's line-up now consists of Thorsten Quaeschning (since 2005) as musical director, Hoshiko Yamane (since 2011), Ulrich Schnauss (since 2014) and Paul Frick (since June 2020). Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music band founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese.
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These and later albums were influential in the development of electronic dance music.Īlthough the group released numerous studio and live recordings, a substantial number of their fans were introduced to Tangerine Dream by their film soundtracks, which total over sixty and include Sorcerer (William Friedkin), Thief (Michael Mann), Risky Business, The Keep, Firestarter, Legend (Ridley Scott), Near Dark, Shy People, and Miracle Mile. Their 'Virgin Years' albums helped define what became known asthe Berlin School of electronic music. Their early 'Pink Years‘ albums had a pivotal role inthe development of Krautrock. Over the last 53 years, Tangerine Dream released more than one hundred albums. Tangerine Dreams music was born as a psychedelic journey in the heavens, and, aided by the new electronic keyboards, transformed into a contemplative survey of the universe. The recording became a milestone in electronic music. Their groundbreaking record Phaedra, released in 1974, reached gold status in the UK, and as the band‘s first success on the Virgin Records label to whom they had recently signed. Tangerine Dream are an electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese in Berlin.