Tangerine Dream is a seven-time Grammy nominated German electronic music group band, and a phenonemon of synth music. The group, founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese, right, has gone through multiple changes over the years, but has managed to stay active and relevent in the world of synth music, releasing 100+ CDs, including studio, live… Read More Tangerine Dream Bio
Composer and arranger Gregory Kyryluk has been composing music since acquiring his first professional keyboard, a Moog synthesizer, back in the early 1980s. Primarily a self-taught musician, Gregory has recorded as Alpha Wave Movement since 1992. According to Kyryluk, Alpha Wave Movement’s musical style can be considered an amalgam of classic 1970s period German style… Read More Gregory Kyryluk (Alpha Wave Movement) Artist Profile
Obsessive Surrealism, the latest CD by Parallel Worlds, is a synth lover’s dream. The release is the fourth CD by Parallel Worlds, the first on the DIN label. We’ve been impressed by previous DIN releases, and Obsessive Surrealism is no exception. The CD is a dense blend of very electronic-sounding elements with very organic-sounding ones.… Read More Parallel Worlds – Obsessive Surrealism
Mota Atma is a 2003 soundtrack by Tangerine Dream to a very obscure movie. While the movie may have disappeared into oblivion, though, the soundtrack is classic Tangerine Dream. On first listen, Mota Atma seems like it could be a long-lost recording from TD’s glory days. The tracks strongly recall TD’s classic soundtracks from 20-25… Read More Tangerine Dream – Mota Atma
Nomads is the latest release from Belgian composer and synthesist Frank Van Bogaert. Bogaert is one of the leading artists working in the symphonic electronica style pioneered by the likes of Vangelis and Jean-Michelle Jarre. Bogaert is carving out his own territory, though, using his own unique palette of synth orchestral sounds and effects. Previously,… Read More Frank Van Bogaert – Nomads
Here’s a great video that features Klaus Schulze in his 70’s heyday:
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Tangerine Dream will celebrate their 40th Anniversary in 2007 with the release of their latest album, Madcap’s Flaming Duty. To be released April 2nd, the album is dedicated to former Pink Floyd guitarist Syd Barrett, who died in July 2006. The lyrics for each of the songs on the new album are adapted from English… Read More New Tangerine Dream Album A Tribute To Pink Floyd’s Syd Barret
Belgian composer and synthesist Frank Van Bogaert’s latest CD, One Out of Five, is a greatest hits collection that brings together tracks from his five previous CDs, Colours (1998), Geographic (1999), Docking (2000), Human (2002) and Closer (2004). Bogaert’s music is in the symphonic electronica tradition of synth artists like Vangelis, Jean-Michel Jarre and Deep… Read More Frank Van Bogaert – One Out Of five
Futureworld, the latest CD from Miles MacMillan, features melodic synth music in the tradition of Jean-Michel Jarre and early eighties Tangerine Dream.From the title of the CD and the track names, it’s clear that MacMillan is aiming for a futuristic, sci-fi sound. The instrumentation is entirely electronic. Macmillan doesn’t list his keyboards, but is credited… Read More Miles MacMillan – Futureworld
