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Edgar Froese: Aqua

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On June 27, 1974, “Virgin” and “Brain” labels released “Aqua”, the debut Edgar Froese album. It was recorded November 1973 – March 1974, in Berlin, and was produced by Edgar Froese. It was released in two different mixes, one by “Brain” in Germany, and the other by “Virgin” in the rest of the world.

Personnel:

  • Edgar Froese – piano, keyboards, synthesizers, mellophonium
  • Gunther Brunschen – sounds with artificial head system
  • Tonstudio Pfanz – lacquer cut
  • Monique Froese – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Edgar Froese.

Virgin album

  1. Aqua
  2. Panorphelia
  3. NGC 891
  4. Upland

Brain album

  1. NGC 891
  2. Upland
  3. Aqua
  4. Panorphelia

Tangerine Dream: Alpha Centauri

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In March 1971, “Ohr” label released “Alpha Centauri”, the second Tangerine Dream studio album. It was recorded in January 1971, at “Dierks Studio” in Köln, Germany, and was produced by Edgar Forese and Christopher Franke.

Personnel:

  • Edgar Froese – guitar, organ, bass
  • Christopher Franke – drums, percussion, flute, zither, piano, VCS3
  • Steve Schroyder – voice, organ, echo machines, iron stick
  • Udo Dennebourg – voice, flute
  • Roland Paulick – synthesizer

All tracks by Edgar Froese.

  1. Sunrise in the Third System
  2. Fly and Collision of Comas Sola
  3. Alpha Centauri

Tangerine Dream: Electronic Meditation

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In June 1970, “Ohr” label released “Electronic Meditation”, the debut Tangerine Dream album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Edgar Froese, Klaus Schulze and Conrad Schnitzler.

Personnel:

  • Edgar Froese – six- and twelve-string guitar, organ, piano, sound effects, tapes
  • Conrad Schnitzler – cello, violin, addiator
  • Jimmy Jackson – organ
  • Thomas Keyserling – flute
  • Klaus Schulze – drums, percussion, metal sticks

Track listing:

All tracks by Edgar Froese, Klaus Schulze and Conrad Schnitzler..

  1. Genesis
  2. Journey Through a Burning Brain
  3. Cold Smoke
  4. Ashes to Ashes
  5. Resurrection

Tangerine Dream: Le Parc

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In May 1985, “Jive Records” label released “Le Parc”, the twenty-sixth Tangerine Dream album. It was recorded January–February, 1985, in Berlin, Vienna, and London, and was produced by Christopher Franke, Edgar Froese and Johannes Schmoelling.

Personnel:

  • Christopher Franke
  • Edgar Froese
  • Johannes Schmoelling
  • Clare Torry– vocals
  • Katja Brauneis– vocals
  • Robert Kastler– trumpets
  • Christian Gstettner– computer programming
  • Steffan Hartmann– computer programming
  • Monica Froese – design

Track listing:

  1. Bois de Boulogne (Paris)
  2. Central Park (New York)
  3. Gaudi Park (Guell Garden Barcelona)
  4. Tiergarten (Berlin)
  5. Zen Garden (Ryoanji Temple Kyoto)
  6. Le Parc (L.A. – Streethawk)
  7. Hyde Park (London)
  8. The Cliffs of Sydney (Sydney)
  9. Yellowstone Park (Rocky Mountains)

Tangerine Dream: Tangram

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In May 1980, “Virgin” label released “Tangram”, the thirteenth Tangerine Dream album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Polygon Studios” in Berlin, and was produced by Chris Franke and Edgar Froese.

Personnel:

  • Edgar Froese— keyboards, guitars, design, cover photography
  • Christopher Franke— keyboards, electronic percussions
  • Johannes Schmoelling— keyboards
  • Eduard Meyer — mixing
  • Monika Froese— design, cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Tangram Set 1
  2. Tangram Set 2

Tangerine Dream: Atem

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In March 1973, “Ohr” label released “Atem” (Breath), the fourth Tangerine Dream studio album. It was recorded December 1972 – January 1973, at “Diekers Studio”, and was produced by Edgar Froese, Peter Baumann and Christopher Franke.

Personnel:

  • Edgar Froese – voice, mellotron, organ, guitar, painting, desugn
  • Peter Baumann – organ, piano, VCS3
  • Christopher Franke – voice, VCS3, drums, percussion, organ

Track listing:

All tracks by Edgar Froese, Christopher Franke and Peter Baumann.

  1. Atem
  2. Fauni-Gena
  3. Circulation of Events
  4. Wahn

Tengerine Dream: Force Majeure

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In February 1979, “Virgin” label released “Force Majeure”, the twelfth Tangerine Dream album. It was recorded August – September 1978, at “Hansa Studios” in Berlin, and was produced by Chris Franke and Edgar Froese.

Personnel:

  • Edgar Froese– keyboards, acoustic and electric guitars, effects, mixing
  • Christopher Franke– keyboards, sequencers, mixing
  • Klaus Krüger– drums, percussion
  • Eduard Meyer – cello, engineer
  • Monica Froese – painting, design

Track listing:

  1. Force Majeure
  2. Cloudburst Flight
  3. Thru Metamorphic Rocks

Jean-Michel Jarre: Electronica 1: The Time Machine

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On October 16, 2015, Columbia” label released “Electronica 1: The Time Machine”, the seventeenth Jean Michel Jarre studio album. It was recorded 2011 – 2015, and was produced by Jean Michel Jarre.

Track listing:

  1. The Time Machine (with Boys Noize) – Jean Michel Jarre, Alexander Ridha
  2. Glory (with M83) – Jean Michel Jarre, Anthony Gonzales
  3. Close Your Eyes – (with Air) – Jean Michel Jarre, Nicholas Godin, Jean-Benoit Dunckel
  4. Automatic (Part 1) (with Vince Clarke) – Jean Michel Jarre, Vince Clarke
  5. Automatic (Part 2) (with Vince Clarke) – Jean Michel Jarre, Vince Clarke
  6. If .! (with Little Boots) – Jean Michel Jarre, Victoria Hesketh
  7. Immortals (with Fuck Buttons) – Jean Michel Jarre, Benjamin Power, Andrew Hung
  8. Suns Have Gone (with Moby) – Jean Michel Jarre, Richard Melville Hall
  9. Conquistador (with Gesaffelstein) – Jean Michel Jarre, Mike Lévy
  10. Travelator (Part 2) (with Pete Townshend) – Jean Michel Jarre, Pete Townshend
  11. Zero Gravity (with Tangerine Dream) – Jean Michel Jarre, Edgar Froese
  12. Rely on Me (with Laurie Anderson) – Jean Michel Jarre, Laurie Anderson
  13. Stardust (with Armin van Buuren) – Jean Michel Jarre, Armin Van Buuren
  14. Watching You (with 3Dof Massive Attack) – Jean Michel Jarre, Robert Del Naja, Euan Dickinson
  15. A Question of Blood (with John Carpenter) – Jean Michel Jarre, John Carpenter
  16. The Train & The River (with Lang Lang) – Jean Michel Jarre

Tangerine Dream: Rubycon

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Rubycon

On March 21, 1975, “Virgin” label released “Rubycon”, the sixth Tangerine Dream studio album. It was recorded in January 1975, at “The Manor” in Shipton-on-Cherwell, and was produced by Edgar Froese. Peter Baumann and Christopher Franke.

Personnel:

  • Edgar Froese – bass, gong, guitar, keyboards, mellophonium, mellotron, organ, synthesizers
  • Peter Baumann –  voices, ARP synthesizer, keyboards, organ, piano, piano technician, synthesizer, arrangements
  • Christopher Frank – gong, Moog synthesizer, organ, piano, piano technician, synthesizer, arrangements
  • Mick Glossop– engineer
  • Monique Froese – photography
  • Roland Paulick – technical assistance

Track listing:

  1. Rubycon, Part One – Edgar Froese, Christopher Franke, Peter Baumann
  2. Rubycon, Part Two – Christopher Franke, Edgar Froese, Peter Baumann

Tangerine Dream: Phaedra

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Phaedra

On February 20, 1974, “Virgin” label released “Phaedra” the fifth Tangerine Dream studio album. It was recorded in November 1973 at “The Manor” in Shipton-on-Cherwell, England, and was produced by Edgar Froese. In the magazines “Q” and “Mojo” Classic Special Edition “Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock”, “Phaedra” was ranked at number 38 in its list of “40 Cosmic Rock Albums”.

Personnel:

  • Edgar Froese – mellotron, guitar, bass, VCS 3 synthesizer, organ, cover painting, design
  • Peter Baumann – organ, electric piano, VCS 3 synthesizer, flute
  • Christopher Franke – Moog synthesizer, VCS 3 synthesizer

Track listing:

  1. Phaedra – Edgar Froese, Christopher Franke, Peter Baumann
  2. Mysterious Semblance at the Strand of Nightmares – Edgar Froese
  3. Movements of a Visionary – Froese, Christopher Franke, Peter Baumann
  4. Sequent C – Peter Baumann