Tangerine DreamTangerine Dream (orange dream) was founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese (✝ January 20, 2015) and was one of the teachers or role models of the Berlin School of the first hour. Pink-Floyd, Kraftwerk and just Tangerine Dream started their careers with free improvisation, but over time found different ways to find their sound and thus the mass audience. Krautrock was the term used in German, which alone defined the listeners. A lot of listening tolerance was necessary and soon it was clear to Edgar Froese that he could not be satisfied with the guitar alone. So they invested a lot of money in synthesizer systems, which at that time quickly cost half a million German marks. The investment quickly paid off and Tangerine-Dream became the epitome of industrial scoring of its time, though never as successful as the two other bands mentioned above. Tangerine Dream's music was much more intellectual and more attributable to art, though opinions differ on this. Each concert was definitely worth listening to and seeing, because inner images were triggered without big visual bells and whistles! Lugging all the instruments there made a gig not exactly cheap, but the music freak paid kindly. Unfortunately Edgar Froese passed away on January 20, 2015 and leaves behind an orange dream by becoming one himself. RIPhttps://www.phonogen.com/de/blog/web-tips/tangerine-dreamhttps://www.phonogen.com/de/blog/web-tips/tangerine-dream/@@download/image/Tangerine Dream.jpg
Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream (orange dream) was founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese (✝ January 20, 2015) and was one of the teachers or role models of the Berlin School of the first hour. Pink-Floyd, Kraftwerk and just Tangerine Dream started their careers with free improvisation, but over time found different ways to find their sound and thus the mass audience. Krautrock was the term used in German, which alone defined the listeners. A lot of listening tolerance was necessary and soon it was clear to Edgar Froese that he could not be satisfied with the guitar alone. So they invested a lot of money in synthesizer systems, which at that time quickly cost half a million German marks. The investment quickly paid off and Tangerine-Dream became the epitome of industrial scoring of its time, though never as successful as the two other bands mentioned above. Tangerine Dream's music was much more intellectual and more attributable to art, though opinions differ on this. Each concert was definitely worth listening to and seeing, because inner images were triggered without big visual bells and whistles! Lugging all the instruments there made a gig not exactly cheap, but the music freak paid kindly. Unfortunately Edgar Froese passed away on January 20, 2015 and leaves behind an orange dream by becoming one himself. RIP
Tangerine Dream (orangeroter Traum) wurde 1967 von Edgar Froese (✝ 20. Januar 2015) gegründet und gehörte zu den Lehrer oder Vorbilder der Berliner Schule der ersten Stunde. Pink-Floyd, Kraftwerk und eben auch Tangerine Dream haben ihre Karrieren mit der freien Improvisation begonnen, fanden aber im Laufe der Zeit verschiedene Wege ihren Sound und somit das massentauglichen Publikum zu finden. Krautrock war die Bezeichnung auf Deutsch, was die Hörerschaft schon alleine mit dieser Bezeichnung definierte. Viel Hörtoleranz war nötig und schon bald war Edgar Froese klar, das er alleine mit der Gitarre nicht zufrieden sein könnte. Also investierte man viel Geld in Synthesizer-Systeme, die zu jener Zeit schnell mal eine halbe Million deutsche Mark kosteten. Die Investition zahlte sich schnell aus und Tangerine-Dream wurde der Inbegriff der industriellen Vertonung seiner Zeit, allerdings nie so erfolgreich wie die oben erwähnten zwei anderen Bands. Viel mehr war die Musik von Tangerine Dream intellektuell und mehr der Kunst zuzuschreiben, allerdings gehen die Meinungen diesbezüglich auseinander. Jedes Konzert war auf jeden Fall hörens- und sehenswert, weil innere Bilder ausgelöst wurden ohne grossen visuellen Schnick-Schnack! Die ganzen Instrumente hinzuschleppen machte einen Auftritt nicht gerade billig, aber der Musikfreak zahlte freundlich. Leider verstarb Edgar Froese am 20. Januar 2015 und hinterlässt einen orangroten Traum indem er nun selber einer geworden ist. RIP
